Labor Code Pacts Reach Appalachian Coal Fields
Aug 30 report from Washington says union leaders and coal operators moved toward signing labor contracts across the Appalachian bituminous fields. John L. Lewis calls it the greatest forward step in recovery. Terms set a 45.9 hour week for six months and minimum wages of 4.50 in the north, 4.36 in the Fairmont region, and 3.20 elsewhere, with dues check-off abandoned. Nonunion operators assented after resistance, signaling a rare consensus amid ongoing labor tensions.
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Washington
Appalachian
Recovery Administration
John L. Lewis
United Miz Workers of America
Termis
Welds
Fairmont
West Virginia
Taxpayers Can Save Discount on County Taxes
County Treasurer John G. Bower noted that delinquent taxpayers may receive a three percent discount on county taxes if paid by Friday. After September 1 no discount is allowed. taxes due after January 11 are retroactive to September 1 with back interest.
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John G. Bower
Church code idea proposed by Rev Stubblebine
In Tarentum Pennsylvania on August 30 a church leader pasted a red cross on an NRA sign at his church and sent a photo to President Roosevelt. He urged churches to adopt a code of fair competition and impose strict duties on every member.
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Tarentum
A. N. Stubblebine
Roosevelt
Gets All His Money Back
San Jose California August 30 G L Gins market manager dropped an envelope with one hundred ninety dollars in currency on a street wind scattered the bills for about a half block passersby recovered the money and returned it to Gins who counted it and claimed it was exactly one hundred ninety dollars.
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San Jose
Calif
Gina
Dog Owners Warned to Get Tags Before Fines
Board of County Commissioners warns dog owners to obtain licenses by September 1 to avoid penalties. Delinquent counts reach hundreds. arrests to begin after the deadline. License funds pay sheep-killing claims, about 290 pounds paid since July 1, with scrutiny over inflated values and high assessments.
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Board of County Commisers
Doge
Ase
Rush Warships Into Foochow Amid Red Menace
American and Japanese warships moved toward Foochow Fukien to shield nationals after Communist advances in north Fukien and Yenping. US consuls asked the state department to deploy Asiatic fleet ships while Tulsa and Sacramento stood near Swatow Hong Kong. Japanese destroyers and a cruiser sped to protect the large Japanese colony and interests. All foreigners reportedly evacuated Yenping before the invasion. JURISTS RESIGN Havana Aug 29 All members of the Cuban Supreme Court except Chief Justice Edelman handed resignations to President Cedpedes.
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Foochow
Fukien Province
China
North Fukien
Yenping
Kiening
United States
State Department
Tulsa
Sacramento
Swatow
Hong Kong
Havana
Cuban Supreme Court
Juan F. Edelman
Carlos Manuel de Cedpedes
Deaths Edward Ludwig 72 at home in Virginia and Maryland ties
Edward Franklin Ludwig died at his home in Walnut Springs Va at 3 15 this morning aged 72 He was a member of the U B Church Walnut Springs Orands Va Survived by wife Carrie children William Chambersburg Mrs James T Bull Glen Rock Pa John Mrs Raymond Hoffball Parkton Md brothers Arthur James C B C K Ola Arthur Osceola John Rio W Va George Kevner W Va Rev S R Ludwig Winchester sisters Mrs Bertie Bradfield and Miss Fannie Rio W Va Funeral Friday with short services at the house by Rev Holdcraft and at Gun Powder Baptist Church Middletown Md Rev Harry Fell of Rayville Md officiating Body may be viewed Thursday at home 2 to P M
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Edward Franklin Ludwig
Greenmont Avenue
U. B. Church
Walnut Springs
Orands
Carrie
William
Chambersburg
James T. Bull
Glen Rock
John
Raymond Hoffball
Parkton
Arthur
James
Ola
Osceola
Rio
W. Va
George
Kevner
S. R. Ludwig
Winchester
Bertie Bradfield
Fannie
Holdcraft
Gun Powder Baptist Church
Middletown
Harry Fell
Rayville
In Memoriam for Daughter Died 1932
In loving remembrance of our dear daughter and sister who died August 30, 1932. One year has passed since that sad day, God took her home to rest. Those who think of her today are the ones who loved her best. By her parents Mr. and Mrs. R Klick, brothers and sisters. Adv.
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R. Klick
Adv
Mae West Changes Style In New Silhouette Talk
New York August reports fashion expert Mrs George Palen Shaw says Mae West will influence a bold hourglass silhouette this winter. Back from Paris she predicts styles will fit tightly and reveal much less imagination, with a frankly romantic line sparked by West.
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New York
Washington wets win in Washington state repeal vote
Washington voters supported repeal, delivering a sweeping victory for the wets while drys concede limited impact on delegates. J. C. Herbsman calls it a popular expression and a step toward orderly liquor regulation under the President's Recovery program.
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J. C. Herbsman
Tepeal
Washington
Vets Host To 500 At Camp F135 Natural Bridge
Conservation Corps veterans held a card of thanks event at Camp F135 near Natural Bridge Virginia to honor 500 attendees. The gathering featured a Wynchburg Dramatic Club trio of plays and West Point cinema, with a Buchanan band and a colored quartet providing entertainment.
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William
Bridge
Leba Marks
Buchanan
Wynchburg Dramatic Club
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Fortress Monroe
Lients
Waters
Dawson
U. S. Engineers
Cavalry
Mardi Gras Opens Second Week At Willow Lane Grounds
Big crowds are expected as Hagerstown's Summer Mardi Gras enters its second week at Willow Lane show grounds. Danceland features a new orchestral lineup this week, with John Funk's Potomac Club appearing Thursday. Max Dartz' Rhythm Boys perform tonight and Friday, Harlem Night Club continues with ten colored entertainers, and Harvey Smith leads the show as it travels to top eastern venues.
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Hagerstown
Willow Lane
Danceland
John Funk
Potomac Club
Max Dartz
Rythm Boys
Harlem
Harvey Smith
East
Woman to Try World Flight by A Woman Aviatrix
Nashville actress and aviatrix Hianche Wilcox Noyes announced plans for a round the world flight next year to prove a woman can do it. She will depart Harbor Grace Newfoundland in late May or June, following a route similar to Wiley Post, in staged legs. The Myersville school narrowly escaped a fire caused by an overheated basement stove, saved by quick action from workers and a reporting boy.
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Nashville
Tenn
Hianche Wilcox Noyes
Myersville
Ill luck follows film production halts stars cut sick
Hollywood August 29 con stances in the film Broadway Through & Keyhole cause star Constance Cummings to be ordered from the set by physicians for a heavy cold. Peggy Hopkins Joyce quits after only two days of a six week contract. Lilyan Tashman replaces Joyce but is hospitalized for anaemia. Jefferson City August 29 Missouri ratifies proposed 21st Amendment, 21st state to do so.
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Hollywood
Walter Winchell
Constance Cummings
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Lilyan Tashman
Miss Joyce
Jefferson City
Missouri
United States
Marshall Field to open new unit in September
Chicago August 29 Marshall Field & Co department store announced a new manufacturing and converting mill unit will open in September. About 400 persons will be employed at the plant.
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Chicago
Marshall Field & Co
New Interpretation of NRA Says No Rations In August
In Cheraw South Carolina an elderly Black woman explains the meaning of NRA as she learns relief funds for August have been exhausted. She was told RF. C. relief funds were issued and no food would be available until September.
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Cheraw
Dress rental trade moves to adopt industry code
New York reports the dress rental sector deciding on a formal code as Lou Harris notes last year’s business was weak. The item mentions weddings and fixtures, while a separate brief records Mrs H J Harp fracturing a shoulder after a fall at home on Virginia Avenue.
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New York
Lou
Harris
H. J. Harp
Virginia Avenue
Spencer Family Holds Reunion
The fourth Spencer reunion was held at Locust Grove with morning Scripture and singing. Afternoon talks featured Rev. H. C. Erdman Burkittsville Randolph Peacher Sandy Hook and others. Women won singing contest honors for quartets solos and recitations. Officers elected: President J A Spencer Vice President C W Spencer Treasurer Mrs Annie McGolerick. Attending visitors included Rev. Erdman Peacher Mrs Stanley Depree Donald Washington D C Howard Jones Garretts Milt Mr and Mrs F G Mirley Sandy Hook Miss Virginia Holder and Miss Esther Himes.
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Locust Grove
H. C., Erdman
Burkittsville
Randolph Peacher
Sandy Hook
J. A. Spencer
C. W. Spencer
Annie McGolerick
H. C. Erdman
Randolph ' Peacher
Stanley Depree
Donald
Howard Jones
Garrett
Milt
F.G. Mirley
Virginia Holder
Esther Himes
Fried Chicken Dinner Notice at Beck's Restaurant and Arcade
Thursday August Zist lunch 23 cents dinner 35 cents from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and dentistry services offered at 106 North Potomac Street by Dr Richard B Prather in the Becks Restaurant and Arcade listing.
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Zist
Richard B. Prather
N. Potomac St
Beck
Tinting Koon
Endeavor To Rescue Trio From Cliff In Adirondacks
Three Plattsburg youths aged 18 to 21 were trapped on a narrow ledge 400 feet below a sheer drop on Wall Cliff mountain near Lake Placid after an ascent failed to find a path up or down. Rescue teams and an Adirondack Lodge crew aided by a plane spotted them. they wore shirtsleeves and lacked food or blankets as freezing air swept the ledge.
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Lake Placid
N.1
Wall Cliff Mountain
Plattsburg
William le Due
Robert Glenn
Tyler Gray
Adirondack ‘Lodge
Lake Placid Club
Robert la Due
William
Fred McLane
Indian Pase
Adirondack Lodge
Johnson backs NRA drive and blue eagle symbolism in Washington
President Roosevelt and business backers push for mass buying to counter price rises from higher costs as NRA leaders hint at inflation risks. Johnson speaks with enthusiasm at a capital parade honoring the blue eagle, promising measures to strengthen purchasing power while a Mount Vernon sapling is planted as a symbol of enduring efforts.
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Johnson
NRA
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Capital
Washington Monument
Mount Vernon
Brothers Proud Papas Same Day in Lancaster
Two Lancaster couples welcome daughters born within hours of each other. At 2 A.M. a daughter arrived to Mr and Mrs Edwin K Bare, and at 8 P.M. the same day a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Elgin K Bare.
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Lancaster
Edwin K. Bare
Elgin K. Bare
Cigar Industry Under NRA Pact in Pennsylvania
York Pennsylvania August 30 One hundred percent operation of the 167 cigar plants in Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania and Maryland before week end is forecast by CO M Ehehalt secretary of the York County Cigar Manufacturers association He says the entire group has signed the NRA re employment agreement and will operate under a modified case pending a final hearing on the industry pact Many factories closed since last Friday for adjustments to meet code requirements will reopen immediately and others are expected to follow rapidly
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York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
CO. M. Ehehalt
York County Cigar Manufacturers’ Association
NRA
Bhehal
Hunt for trio is abandoned
The coast guard suspended the search for the sloop Postcript missing since August 20 after private efforts failed. More than twenty Coast Guard vessels and planes scoured the coast from Portland to the Delaware Capes with no trace found. The missing trio includes Pierce Pr Irving, son of J Du Pont Irving, and Charles L and John J Niles, sons of Dr Walter L Niles.
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New York
Coast Guard
Agust
New York City
Roosevelt
Manasquan
N. J
Nantucket
Coast’ Guard
Portland
Maine
Delaware Capes
Pierce Pr Irving
J. du Pont Irving
Charles L
John J. Niles
Walter L, Niles
Chicago Grain Market Report from The Sticker Sales Corp
Quotations show wheat and corn futures with open high and low prices at 1 p.m. trading. The data lists Dec and May wheat and various corn and oat figures with crooked OCR entries reflecting bid and ask levels and percentage changes.
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Sticker Sales Corporation
Washington St
Hagerstown
Death by self-inflicted chloroform ends Mullineaux case
Coroner's jury verdict found Mrs. Myrtle Mullineaux died from inhalation of chloroform, self inflicted, after she was found in a trunk at 2012 Gay Street Halfway. Dr. J H Beachley noted a chloroform bottle in the trunk and said she had been dead since Saturday night. Neighbors testified to statements about preferring death and self harm. Funeral set for White Hall Harford County Thursday. services at First Christian Church.
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Myrtle R. Mullineasax
Joseph
Mullineaux
Gay Street
Halfway
J. H. Beachley
Mullinéaux
Richard
H. Sweeney
Mullineau
Roy White
Clarence C. Startzman
Albert Stockslager
W. W. Wolford
H. S. Kreps
W. M. Phillips
Samuel Barnes
William Steffey
Mra. Mulineaux
James Homer Mullineaux
Leslie F. Wright
James G. Wright
Harford County
Ray Duncan
Baltimore
First Christian Church
White Hall
Scott F. Minmich
Earnshaw Retires From Baseball on Manager Mack Request
Philadelphia pitcher George Earnshaw announces retirement for the season at Connie Mack's request. He says Mack asked him to retire and he received the letter yesterday, noting the decision was made for the season.
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