Expect A F O L To Vote Boycott Of Japanese Goods
Denver report shows American Federation of Labor leaders predicting an overwhelming convention vote in favor of boycotting Japanese manufactured goods. The push grows after U S charges against Japan and a Nine Power Treaty violation. Leaders like William Green and Matthew Woll back the boycott, with potential participation by 3.8 million American families.
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Denver
American Federation of Labor
United States
Japan
Wiliam Green
A. F. of L
Ornburn and Woll
Daniel J. Tobin
Marmola Fat Reduction Treatment Promises Easy Weight Loss
A vintage ad touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple method to shed excess fat by correcting a sluggish gland. It claims dieting and hard exercise fail, and the remedy speeds fat burn by nourishing a small gland, with the formula stated in every box.
Elyria Minister Presides At Amherst Meeting
The ninth annual conference of the Evangelical and Reformed churches of the Cleveland region met at St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed church Amherst with over 100 delegates and visitors. Rev. Ernst Iron of Elyria presided. Notable speakers included Dr. Charles E. Miller of Heidelberg College, Rev. Walter A. Scheer of Louisville, Rev. L. H. Lammers of Newark, and Rev. Warner H. Siebel of Detroit. Departmental conferences and union events, with choir solos by Mrs. F C Moore and R Bowlus, marked the program.
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Amherst
Evangelical and Reformed Churches
Cleveland
St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ernst Iron
Elyria
Charles E. Miller
Heidelberg College
Tiffin
Walter A. Scheer
Louisville
L. H. Lammers
Newark
Ohio
Labor union rifts at federation convention and CCC growth noted
The Truck Drivers Union and Woll as president of the Union Labor Department face charges of ecommunistic influence amid AFL disputes overboard rulings. The convention backed amendments to the Wagner Act or repeal, rejecting C I O reconciliation. Alabama CCC enrollment set to rise to a record high, with July totals possibly tripling 459 enlisted. Coca Cola world consumption has surged fivefold in 30 years.
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Woll
Union Labor Department
Green
National Labor Relations Board
General Steel Castings Corp
Granite City, ‘Ii
A. F. of L
Lewis
Joseph Padway
Labor
Alabama CCC
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Civilian Conservation Corps
A. H. Collins
State Public Welfare Department
Firemen Taking Annual Inventory In Elyria
Elyria firefighters near completion of the annual inventory with East Side West Side done and Central Station ahead of finish. Fire Chief W N Bates notes items are counted even small items like soap bars, but value is not estimated due to unknown current worth. Some equipment dates back to old volunteer days and remains in use, with articles also transferred from other city departments. The store room stock is tallied from a running inventory, easing the overall process.
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Elyria
East Side
West Side
W. N. Bates
Mrs. Hopkins Dies at Garfield Hospital in Washington
Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins wife of the Works Progress Administration head died at Garfield Hospital after months of pulmonary illness. She was at her bedside when he husband learned of the death. The former Barbara Duncan of Detroit, a Detroit social work partner, leaves a four year old daughter Diana a sister Mrs. Richard Stephens of Hawthorne New Jersey and a brother Naval Commander John Duncan assigned to the West Coast.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
Garfield Hospital
Diana
Richard Stephens
Hawthorne
N. J
John Duncan
West Coast
Memorial Gateway Dedicates Oberlin Women Pioneers
Oberlin Ohio marks the centennial of admitting women to Oberlin College with a daylong celebration. Four pioneering alumnae Mary Hosford Mary Kellogg Elizabeth Pratt and Caroline Rudd are honored for enrolling in 1837 as the first to seize Oberlin’s educational plan. A memorial gateway will be unveiled by donor R T Miller Jr to Dr Ernest Hatch Wilkins, bearing the inscription on the entrance of women into higher education. The event includes a processional with four women in period dress and four men in contemporary attire and a day of international scope.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Ite
Mary Hosford
Mary Kellogg
Elzabeth Pratt
Caroline Rudd
R. T. Miller, Jr
Chicago
Ernest Hatch Wilkins
Mildred H. MecAfee
Wellesley Col
Oberlin convocation to honor leaders at Finney Chapel
Oberlin College will confer honorary degrees on three men and six women during a convocation in Finney Memorial Chapel. A luncheon in Warner Gymnasium will feature a Scotland radio address by Sir James Irvine and a Hollywood talk by Dr. Robert A. Millikan. The event includes unveiling a central monolith by Miss Barbara Foret and a plaque for Adelia A. F. Johnson, first woman professor and former dean of women.
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California Institute of Technology
Gafeway
Barbara Foret
Brooklyn
N. Yu
Oberlin
Mary Kelley
Adelia A. F. Johnson
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