Efficiency Over 40 Brings Mature Workers to Forefront
Business sources note a shift toward retaining workers past age 40 with Ford, Westinghouse, and General Electric touting the value of experienced staff. Civil service reforms spread, Wadsworth leads New York middle aged reemployment talks, and unions press to end fixed age limits. A Republic Steel Buffalo study shows 38 percent under 40, 62 percent over, as surveys by Henry Simler of American Writing Machine seek to persuade skeptical executives.
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Henry Ford
Westinghouse Company
General Electric Company
Business Week
New York State
James 5. Wadsworth
Wadsworth
U. S. Senate
House
Pacific Coast
Republic Steel
Buffalo
Henry Simler
New Yorks
American Writing Machine Co
Anniversaries and Today in History Featured Figures
A retrospective list notes birthdays and deaths of notable figures from 1796 to 1938 including George Catlin William J Florence William Rainey Harper Edward Mandell House James K Vardaman George Barr McCutcheon and others. It also marks Today in History events from 1788 to 1937 and includes a reflection on moral training and lifelong learning.
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George Catlin
Wilkesbarre
Jersey City
N. J
William J. Florence
Albany
N. Y
Philadelphia
William Rainey Harper
University of Chicago
New Concord
Ohio
Edward Mandell House
Wilson
Houston
Texas
James K. Vardaman
Jackson
Tex
Birmingham
Ala
George Barr McCutcheon
Tippecanoe Co
Ind
New York
Hunt Morgan
Vimy Ridge
North Bank
Maine
Food Board
Boston
William Jennings Bryan
Cleveland
Rayburn and the 1937 recession debate analysis
Walter E Spahr argues Rep Sam Rayburn blamed business leaders for the 1937 downturn, while the New Deal and federal policies are blamed for creating expansion and inflation. He traces forces from 1933 to 1937, cites April 2 1937 price actions as tipping point, and emphasizes flawed government promises to raise prices to 1926 levels.
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Sam Rayburn
Texas
House
Rayburn
Answef
New Deal
A Job For Mr Hopkins In Clothing Relief Program
Government buys 10 million dollars of men’s overcoats and 3 million in women’s winter coats to distribute through local relief agencies. Aims to move surplus inventory, restore production and put thousands to work while ensuring fair, need based distribution and preventing market distortions. Critics warn of political influence and misallocation risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Mr. Hopkins
Civil Service Gains Move Toward Merit System Reform
The Congress extension of civil service to 100000 federal positions and postmasters, plus funds for research, is cited as progress by the Civil Service Assembly. Fourteen thousand postmasters join civil service under the 1938 act. Several municipalities and states adopt civil service incl Lincoln Nebraska Grand Forks Minot Miami Beach Alameda Huntington Park Taft Cheyenne. Montana Minnesota Louisiana begin civil service in welfare unemployment and labor programs.
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Congress
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Assembly
United States
Canada
Senate
Federal Civil Service Commission
Department of Labor
Civil Service
Lincoln
Nebraska
Grand Forks
Minot
North Dakota
Miami Beach
Florida
Alameda
Huntington Park and Taft
California
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Montana
Minnesota
Louisiana
Five hard-eyed business men study a GM World’s Fair model
A remarkable New York photograph shows five men not smiling. The group includes the designer of the World’s Fair building for General Motors and four company officials. They examine the model, a corporate rather than taxpayer funded display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Motors
Pot graters and public interest in business growth
The New York Sun criticizes certain building promoters as pot grinders who try to attract the public, create employment, and pay dividends but do not secure federal state or city funding. They are described as poor, serious devils and not part of official payrolls.
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Washington
New York Sun
State Department
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Spain
Stock Market Pulse Outpaces Real Business Trends
Washington observers say the stock market runs ahead of actual business, reacting to news and radio reports with swift swings. Roosevelt’s aim to smooth peaks and valleys remains elusive as the market’s psychological impact shapes perceived recovery and policy responses across the nation.
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Washington
Hoowever
Starket
Halln
New York Exchange
Roosevelt
United States
Kentucky
Supreme Court Justice Mc Reynolds in San Francisco Visit
The piece notes Justice James Mc Reynolds vacations in San Francisco signing as J C McReynolds, AFL CIO feuds in California overshadow state races with Parson Abbott and Ellis Patterson favored by labor groups. It highlights Brennan’s failed bid for Attorney General amid Mooney case tensions and ends with George Dutton, 84, surviving the River Severn rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
James McReynolds
San Francisco
Robert P. McReynolds
Toca
J. C McReynolds
Washington, D. C
Afl-Cio
Robert W. Kenny
Los Angeles
CIO. A. F. of L
Ellis Patterson
Kenny
Patterson
AFL
California
James Brennan
Warren K. Bulings
Brennan
Billings
Tom Mooney
Distret
Mooney
A. F. of L
U. S. Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Alameda County
Hoover
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
The Laws of Forgiveness and Moral Consequence
The article argues that moral laws mirror natural laws, stating that the forgiving are forgiven while the unforgiving are not. It emphasizes that God cannot forgive the unforgiving, as the offender shuts the gate to divine mercy, and notes a tangential remark about milk bars on wheels touring rural England.
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Milk Bars On
England
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John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Michigan Ave
Fifth Ave
Detroit
Ella A. Boole
Brooklyn
van Wert
Dixie Bibb Graves
Alabama
Sergio Koussevitsky
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Russia
Walton S Tower
Amertron and Steel Institute
Bridgewater
Mass
Paul W. Litchfield
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
George Bernard Shaw
Britain
Dublin
FENN
United Feature Tm. Reg. U. §. Pat
Ans
Alben Barkley
Happy” Chandler
Barkley
Falings
Chandler
Ickes
Pan-American Union
Chaco
Les §. Rowe
Dr. Rowe
Bolivia
George Dutton
Sydney
Elyria Feed & Coal Co
Monty
MR. Merlin
Ethyl Corp
THE
Lorain County Savings & Trust CO
Elyria, Ohio
Amherst, Ohio
Lorain County
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