Juneau merchants back President's employment code
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Juneau, business leaders including B. M. Behrends and Gunnar Blomgren voiced strong support for the President's voluntary employment code and the grocers’ retail-food code. They reported small signups already adding jobs while noting some costs and hours adjustments. The aim is higher employment and stabilized prices, with no boycott urged. buy from compliant firms only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Chamber of Commerce
M. Behrends
G. H. Walmsley
Hugh 8S. Johnson
Mr. Behrends
Gunnar Blomgren
Walmsley
Donald Armour
Alaska Piggly Wiggly Chain
W. 5. Pullen
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company
Gen. Johnson
Chamber
W. R. Scott
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Chambers of Commerce
States
Oliver
Stock market slips amid erratic trading on Aug 10
Volume shrank as markets swung and closed lower after United States Steel announced higher unfilled tonnage. Major losers included United States Steel Bethlehem Steel United Aircraft Case Allied Chemical U S Smelting and American Telephone and Telegraph. Closing quotes show mixed results with several names down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel
United Aircraft
Case
Allied Chemical
U. S. Smelting and
American Telephone and Telegraph
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Amaconda
City Stores
American Telephone & Telegraph
Fox Filiny
American Giting
General Motors
National Harvester
Kennecott
Missouri Pacific
Packard Motors
Radio Corporation
Standard Brands
Alen
Western Union
Ward Baking
Curtiss-Wright
Trade Code for Grocers Has Special Provisions
Secretary G H Walmsley of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce relays Seattle NRA instructions on how 48 hour code compliance slips should read. The code defines food and grocery distributors and outlines employee rights to organize, hours and wages, with provisions varying by city size and store type. Page Seven continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Walmsley
Juneau Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
NRA
Food and Grocery Distributing
Film stars in Juneau aboard private yacht plot royal shift
In The Hague Otto of Hapsburg, 20, heir to the Austro Hungarian line, reappears in European headlines as Empress Zita seeks support for an Austro Hungarian Croatian empire with Otto on the throne. Disclosures suggest Rome Vatican City Paris and London would resist, while four other states might accept with economic compensation.
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Hague
Holland
Otto of
Mapeburg
Rome
Vatican City
Paria
London
Czechoslovakia
Rumana
Poland
Yugoslavia
Barrymore Family Arrives in Juneau Aboard Taranta Yacht
Mr and Mrs John Barrymore with Dolores and John Jr and guest Katherine Hunter docked at Cole Dock after fueling at Union Oil. They plan a brief Alaska visit then cruise toward Skagway, Icy Straits, Lemieusurier Island, and Glacier Bay seeking fishing and salmon stripping with guide Joe Ibach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barrymore
Dolores
John, Jr
Katherine Hunter
Juneau
Barrymore
Union Oil Company
Cole Dock
Barrymores
Skagway
Infanta
Icy Straits
Lemieusurier Island
Mr. Barrymore
Joe Ibach
Glacier Bay
Average American Citizens to Speak at Legion Convention
The fifteenth Annual American Legion Convention opens October first in Chicago with a religious memorial service and a public address by Judge Philip L. Sullivan. Delegates from across the United States and territories will attend, carrying the voice of citizens and the sense of national duty into local communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip L. Sullivan
Comet
Cook County
Illinois
Chicago
Union
Alaska
Port Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Tlapes Americar
Canada
In Police Ee
Italy
Wiekbie Force 1
Amerva
The
American Legion
Miners Demand Five Dollar Day Wage for 30-Hour Week
United Mine Workers led by President John L. Lewis has demanded a guaranteed five dollars daily basic wage for a 30 hour work week in the bituminous coal fields. Lewis presented the demand at a hearing today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Mine Trouble Patched Up in Washington
The National Labor Board settled the Pennsylvania coal strike issue over employing check weighmen, bringing employers and miners to agreement in Washington. The board also set hearings for the Reading hosiery strike and the Pottsville shirt mill dispute, with sessions planned for today and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Board
Pennsylvania
Reading
Pottsville
Flood of 300 Villages on Yellow River Devastates North Henan
Dispatches report three hundred villages along the Yellow River in North Henan Province flooded with thousands dead. The Yellow River has remained at flood stage for weeks as heavy rains continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Yellow River
Henan Province
Former Empire Boy Now Aboard Yacht Infanta
James, once a boy who sold papers for The Empire in Juneau, is identified as tester and CHIEF Engineer on the yacht Infante. The story notes his transition from Empire paper boy to key crew member aboard the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Boy
Infanta
Tester James
Infante
Juneau
The
Governor Troy Heads to Nome on Public Works Visit
Gov. John W. Troy and the official party left Pairbanks Alaska for Nome. A dinner was held in his honor with a large turnout where he pledged that no Arktan will want for food or shelter during his governorship. He said he will study unemployment and push federal public works aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Nome
Pairbanks
Alaska
John W. Troy
Official Party
Govenor
RANS-PACIFIC AIRMAIL ROUTE TO BE STARTED
Three Pan American Airways fliers H M Bixby W S Grouch and William Ehmer announced a Shanghai to Hongkong and Manila seaplane flight to begin an airmail and passenger service. The route may join a trans Pacific line via Honda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Shanghai-Manila
Pan-American Airways
Hongkong
Manila
H. M. Bixby
W. 5
Grouch
Wiliam Ehmer
Honda
Crisis in Cuba as Machado Decree Sparks Protests
Raw, Cubs Aug 10 reports a state of unrest in Cuba following Machado's decree and general strike. Public tension rises with bread and milk shortages, armed guards at distribution, and upcoming conferences. Roosevelt urged unity. Hyde Park confirms support for restoring order. Cuban Ambassador Cintas met Hull to relay Machado’s retirement plan reaction.
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Sumner Welles
Center
Cuba
Gerardo Machado
Carlos de la Torre
New York
Machado
Havana
RAW
Cubs
Uba
Ashve
Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Representative Pish
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United
Oscar Cintas
Cordell Hull
Department
Hull
Perry, Shearer in upset at Alabama amateur golf
Sam Perry, holder of a record ten medals at the Alabama State amateur golf championship, was defeated in the first round by Walter Shearer of Moody. The result followed Perry's name as a former State and Southern champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stirmingham
Ala
Sam Perry
Walter Shearer
Moothe
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B. M. Behrends
Aaron Sapiro
Oscar Nelson
Benjamin M. Squires
University of Chicago
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Gapiro
Ball
Associated Press
Hapburgs
Otto
Big Powers
Salmor
Legion Convention
Prohibition Bureau and Shipping Board
Bod
Prohibition Unit
Bureau of Investigation of Naturalization
Ohio
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