House Passes Wage Hour Bill in Nation’s Capitol
The wage hour bill cleared the House 314 to 97 amid southern Democratic opposition. It heads to a Senate with a different measure and possible filibuster. The bill sets initial wages at 25 cents then 40 cents in three years and a 44 hour week, with exemptions for agriculture, intrastate retail, fishing, and rural newspapers under 3,000 circulation.
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House
Mary Norton
Senate
Farm State
Norton
Labor Committee
Supreme Court Tightens Intergovernmental Tax Immunity
The Supreme Court, in two decisions by Justice Stone, narrowed intergovernmental tax immunity. The court upheld federal income taxes on Port of New York Authority employees and federal admission taxes on tickets to football games run by the University System of Georgia.
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United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Justice Stone
Port of New York Authority
Justice Roberts
University System of Georgia
Labor Board orders Kuehne plant to reinstate 164 AFL strikers
The National Labor Relations Board ruled the Kuehne Manufacturing Co in Flora Illinois must reinstate 164 AFL sit down strikers with back pay. This marked the NLRB's third major sit down decision and its first involving an AFL union.
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National Labor Relations Board
Kuehne Manufacturing Company
Flora, Il
American Federation of Labor
NLRB
A. F. of L
Labor Board
Ford Motor Company
United States
Covington, Ky
Thomas Corcoran
Benjamin V. Cohen
John L. Lewis
Homer Martin
Ford Company
Pennsylvania signals shake up in Democratic ranks
The Florida and Pennsylvania primaries redefine power within the party. Jones rises to head Pennsylvania Democrats, threatening Guffey’s boss hold while aligning with conservative national figures. Ant New Deal forces fear a Kentucky reprise led by Barkley against Chandler as labor’s drive falters.
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Florida
Pennsylvania
Claude Pepper
Townsend
James Roosevelt
J. Mark Wilcox
Dave Shultz
Farley
Democrats of
Harmony
Earle
United States Senate
State Committee
S. Davis Wilson
Philadelphia
Wilson
Lewis-C. I
John D. M. Hamilton
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Hamilton
House of Representatives
Representative Stack
Father Coughlin
Crosby
Stack
James J. Davis
G. Mason Owrett
Republican State Committee
Arthur H. James
Git
Ford Pinchot
Mr. Kennedy
New Deal
House
Pepper
Organized Labor
John Lewis Brand
White House
Kennedy
Senator Guffey
Guffey
Jones
Pat Harrison
Garner
Kentucky
Barkley
Senate
Alben
A. B
Chandler
Western Newspaper Union
Presbyterian General Assembly Votes to Omit Predestination Passages
In Meriden Mississippi the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States voted 151 to 130 to strike from the confession of faith the sections declaring predestination for everlasting life or death and stating the number is fixed and unchangeable.
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General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In
United States
Meriden
Miss
Carrying Lace Squares
A sewing pattern offer explains how to crochet a simple square from inexpensive string to create pieces like cloths scarves bedspreads or pillows. Pattern 6030 provides complete instructions a square illustration stitches material needs a photo and costs 15 cents via The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 259 W 14th St New York NY.
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Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Hero Diver Survives Rescue Amid Pier Water Crowd
At a busy pier a man faltered in the water while spectators urged help. A young man leapt in fully dressed and saved the life, earning cheers and calls for recognition. He quipped that his only question was who pushed him off first.
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O. K
Men Love Girls With Pep in Daring Advert Pitch
An old advertisement urges women to boost charm with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It claims pep and a lively demeanor attract men at dances and parties, while urging women to overcome discomforts from female disorders and to buy the product from their druggist.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nature
Pinkham
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