Chamber Answers Many Queries On Blanket Recovery Code
The Chamber of Commerce office at the Hotel Alexander is fielding questions on the new blanket recovery code. Early inquiries address conflicting dates in the code and whether paid vacation affects minimum wage calculations. Small businesses seek guidance and a rapid response is promised as the information bureau proves valuable.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Alexander
Hugh 8. Johnson
Bureau of Information
Shirley Declines Virginia Public Works Board Seat
Richmond July 28 Acting on legal advice State Highway Commissioner Henry G Shirley telegraphed President Roosevelt declining appointment to the Virginia advisory board under the Federal Public Works Administration He said he would resign his highway post to serve but could be more valuable supervising Virginia’s 7 400 000 federal aid expenditure than serving on the board Jay W Johns of Asn awla and Richard Crane of Westover were named in Washington as board members.
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Richmond
Henry G. Shirley
Roosevelt
Virginia Advisory Board
Federal Public Works Administration
Highway Commission
Virginia
J . Shirley
Jay W.johns
Asnlawa
Richard Crane
Westover
Washington
Zinc and Read Mills Near Picher Readied to Reopen
Thirteen zinc and lead mills in the tri state district around Picher Oklahoma were prepared for reopening as demand showed signs of picking up recently.
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Tri-State
Picher
Okla
Glacial Ice Sheets and the Ice Age Timeline
The article explains that Washington County was never fully covered by ice sheets during the last Ice Age, outlines four to five glaciation stages with dates from Nebraskan to Wisconsin, and notes that ice advanced from Canada into the northern US. It discusses causes such as volcanic activity and mountain uplift, and describes how ice sheets formed, moved, and shaped landscapes across North America, including the St. Lawrence valley evolving into the Great Lakes.
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North America
Washington County
Canada
United States
Ilinois
Susquehanna Valley
Harrisburg
Rocky
Tropics
Earth
Polar
W. J. Humphreys
United States Weather Bureau
Space
Hudson Bay
St. Lawrence River
W. C. Hotchkiss
Grea
Great Lakes
Humphreys
Roosevelt expands cotton textile code to more industries
Washington, July 27 Roosevelt signed orders broadening the cotton textile industrial code to include cordage twine hosiery garments and pajamas. In a separate telegram Maryland tobacco dealers pledge support for the recovery program and urged a code to stop price cutting by distributors and retailers to raise wages and improve conditions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Attesram
Maryland
Aode
Residents Gather at Cearfoss and Nearby Homes
A social roundup from Cearfoss and nearby areas notes visits among the Myers, Kellers, Cunninghams, and Sugden families, with Mildred Spickler returning home from Hagerstown, and several local exchanges recorded. The Reading Times reports it has accepted the WRA blanket code, with all departments complying.
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Harvey Myers
Elmer Keller
Mike Baise
Hagerstown
Walter Cunningham
D. W. Cunningham
Charles Stokes
Greencastle
Stokes
F. C. Myers
Mildred Spickler
Thelma Spickler
Miner Myers
V. D. Rice
Caseytown
David Milburn
A. H. Hose
Chalmer Myers
Nova, Pa
Danzer
Reading
Reading Times
The
Newspaper Adopts 40-Hour Week and New Wages
The publication will implement a 40 hour workweek with a minimum wage of 14 dollars for full time staff and 40 cents per hour for part time workers.
Bee growers move hives to Sierra cedar belt summers
Some bee growers in the Bacraxmento valley California imitate stock men by transferring their bow colonies to the High Sierra mountains in summer to range in the cedar belt.
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Bacrax Mento Valley
Calif
Bslerra Mountains
Cedar Belt
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General Johnson
Shirley
the House of
BUY Arma Stores
Frigidaire
Potomac Edison CO
Washington CO
Associated
Greenland
Iceland
Antarctic
Dearfoss
John Keyser
Wade Keyser
Fairview
Harry Myers
Ethel McLanathan
Edward Koogle
Leslie Mummert
Imogene Koogle
Cearfoss
Ooh For Vocal
Ther Fall An Yan
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Kelloggs
Darbey
Sunshine
Earlis
Barbey's
Ceran
Barbey
Barbry
Barbey's, Inc
Reading, Pa
Try-Me Bottling Co
Frederick Road
Hagerstown, MD
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