Federal recovery program clarifies pay raises and re employment
Washington July 24 The recovery administration said the Presidents voluntary re employment agreement is not a plan to spread wages from current workers to more employees. It will not guarantee higher pay for all when hours shrink. readjustment is allowed with a general upward trend, unless employers see a sense of justice prompting adjustment. Officials warned wage increases depend on individual cases and the administration will enforce the agreement to preserve its spirit. The stream of signed agreements continues as postmasters tally returns for several industries, with hearings anticipated on coal and auto codes.
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Washington
The
Recovery Administration
Thousans
Johnson seals aim as auto code readied in recovery drive
Gen. Johnson returns from the Middle West to push the auto industry code and speed up the unemployed relief campaign. He asserts he achieved his goal after landing at Bolling Field with the pink drafted code in hand.
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Washington
Hugh 8
Johnson
National Recovery
Middle West
Miss Perkins Visits Sparrows Point Mills in Baltimore
Miss Jances Perkins Secretary of Labor arrives in Baltimore from Pittsburgh to inspect Sparrows Point mills of Bethlehem Steel. She stops at a station restaurant for coffee before taking a taxi to the plant. France Defeats Britain in Davis Cup doubles at Roland Garros with Borotra Brugnon pairing defeating Hughes Lea 4 8 6 -2.
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Baltimore
Jances Perkins
Sparrows Point
Bethlehem Steel Company
Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
France
Roland Garros
Auteuil
Jean Borotra
Jacques Brugnon
Nsland
George F. Hughes
H. G. X. Lea
Five Typhoid Fever Cases Reported in County
Washington county health officials warn of typhoid season with five confirmed cases and one suspected case. In Hagerstown two cases traceable to Pennsylvania. Halfway Smoketown and Pinesburg each have one case. Immunization efforts include 100 children in Pinesburg and 350 Byron Tannery workers. August and September are peak months with local drives ongoing.
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Washington County
Health Department
Hagerstown
Pennsylvania
Halfway
Smoketown
Pinesburg
Byron
Dentists Back New Hospital in Hagerstown
The Washington County Dental Association endorsed the proposed hospital by resolution at a meeting last night, with Dr. R. S. Schloster presiding and Dr. P. L. Russell serving as secretary. The group voiced full backing for the project.
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Washington County Dental Association
Hagerstown
R. S. Schloster
P. L. Russell
Barrow Gang Leader Dies of Wounds in Hospital
Marvin Buck Barrow, 31, alleged leader of the Barrow gang, dies in Perry Iowa after two gun battles. He was wounded in Platt City Missouri last week and in Dexter Iowa Monday. Police seek other gang members. Barrow and four others fought 20 officers at Dexfield Park. Barrow wounded, wife Blanche captured, three others escaped.
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Perry
Marvin
Buck) Barrow
Barrow
Texas
Platt City
Dexter
Dexfield Park
Blanche
Sears Son Wesley Sears Hires Bodyguard After Threats
Chicago July 29 The Tribune reports Wesley M. Sears 31, son of late Richard W. Sears, has hired a bodyguard after receiving threatening letters. He checked out of his hotel and left no forwarding address amid ongoing public interest in his $800000 estate later reduced to about $400000 before his wife restored control.
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Chicago
the Tribune Today
Wesley M. Sears
Richard W. Sears
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Sear i
Henry Horner
Gov. Horner
Anna L. Sears
Lillian Carroll Sears
Horner
Kinsey Barn Destroyed by Fire near Greensburg
A frame barn on Peter Kinsey’s farm near Greensburg in the Smithsburg district burned completely Wednesday evening. The blaze likely started from brush sparks from a passing freight engine. Smithsburg fire department saved two dwellings and several outbuildings on the farm.
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Peter Kinsey
Greensburg
Smithsburg
Smithsbury
Car Loadings On Increase Across Freight Divisions
The American Railway Association reports freight loadings for the week ended July 22 at 648 914 cars, up 708 from the prior week and 147 002 from the same week last year. Most commodities rose except grain and grain products and miscellaneous freight. Every classification showed higher figures than a year ago.
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Washington
American Railway Association
Williams Dismissed for Lack of Evidence in Larceny Case
Fred Williams, who faced Magistrate Richard Sweeney on a larceny charge of a cock stave, was dismissed this morning as no evidence linked him to the crime.
Seven race followers held in narcotics probe at Arlington Park
Seven men including former jockey Ivan Parke and veterinarian Dr Edward Nelson were arrested by federal agents in Chicago on Harrison Narcotic Act charges. The group, seized at Arlington Park after a monthlong probe, faces drug possession findings of 400 to 600 grains. Parke, once a star rider, had his riding license revoked and has no ties to Arlington Park stable operations.
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Chicago
Ivan Parke
Edward Nelson
Louisville
William Payne
Charles Mitchell
William Cooney
Hinton Parks
William Jones
Arlington Park
Ralph H. Oyler
Federal Narcotic Division of
Chicago Park
Park
National Hunt and Steeplechase Association
Belmont Park
New York
Governor Ritchie Suffers Nose Bleed at Ocean City
Ocean City Maryland July 29 Governor Albert C Ritchie suffered a slight nose bleed after arriving for a series of conferences. Physicians were called to stop it and he was said to have no ill effects today. State Comptroller William Gordy Jr notes the Governor arrived after a hard day’s work and began bleeding.
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Ocean City
Albert C. Ritchie
William 5. Gordy, Jr
Hurricane Near Isle Abaco Warns of Westward Move
The Weather Bureau reports a tropical storm approaching the southern end of Great Abaco Island near Nassau. The disturbance moves westward or northwestward at about ten miles per hour and is accompanied by shifting gales and hurricane force winds over a broad area.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Abaco Island
Nassau
Carbaugh Held In Spud Theft Case
Russell Carbaugh charged with larceny of potatoes was held on 250 bail for the November grand jury after appearing before Magistrate Richard Sweeney. Harry Sprankle and Anne Carbaugh were dismissed from the case. no warrants or evidence linked them to the theft.
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Russell Carbaugh
Richard Sweeney
Harry Sprankle
Charlton Avenue
Anne Carbaugh
Missing cow found in Ross Tiger woods
A cow lost from Russell Hoffman’s herd 17 days ago was found in a deep pit in Ross Tiger woods New Jersey. William Beam, collecting blackberries, spotted the cow which had not been milked or fed for several days.
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Califon
N. J
Russell Hoffman
Ross Tiger Woods
William Beam
Middleburg Pike resurfacing contract awarded to Cumberland
The State Roads Commission awarded Cumberland Contracting a 3.82 mile paving contract on the Middleburg Pike for 26 696.25 dollars. The widened road with new shoulders will open to traffic around September 1 and work will be rushed to finish. Detours during reconstruction sent tourists via Cear toss and Williamsport, drawing concern from the local Chamber of Commerce to speed completion.
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State Roads Commission
Cumberland Contracting Company
Middleburg Pike
Mason & Dizon
Trafic
Ceartoss
Huyetts Crossroads
Williams‘port
Cearfoss
Hagerstown
Chamber of Commerce
TWO BANKERS SHOT AS BANDITS FIRE ON BANKERS IN TAYLORSVILLE
In Taylorsville North Carolina two bank officials at Merchants and Farmers Bank were wounded by two robbers who fled empty handed. Cashier T C Barnes was hit in the arm and side while assistant cashier Solon Little was wounded in the abdomen. They were taken to Statesville hospital. A former bank official Charles E Echerd aided in handling the incident. A divorce suit follows as Vesta N Kuhn seeks divorce from Harry C Kubin on grounds of unfaithfulness.
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Taylorsville
N. C
Merchants and Farmers Bank
T. C. Barnes
Solon Little
Statesville
Charles E Echerd
Vesta N. Kuhn
ID. K. McLaughlin
Harry C. Kubin
Presidential letters reach Hagerstown employers in three pouches
President Roosevelt's letter to Hagerstown employers arrived early yesterday and was largely distributed by afternoon. The three full pouches signal the national recovery administration program underway through a Chamber of Commerce appointed committee. Letters target employers with more than two workers, adding duties for postal staff.
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Roosevelt
Hagerstown
National Recovery Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Moffett Vows Alignment With Roosevelt Oil Policies
James A. Moffett, who resigned as vice president of Standard Oil of New Jersey, is expected to be named petroleum administrator under the National Recovery Act. He says his views align with Roosevelt's stabilization plan, differing with the New Jersey board including Walter Teagle and W. S. Farish who remained silent.
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Cornright
Associated Press
Washington
James A. Moffett
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Walter C. Teage
Hugh S. Johnson
W. S. Farish
The
New Jersey Standards Oil
Moffett
Teagle
New Jersey Company
Occupation of Isles Approved by United States
Paris dispatch reports secret U S approval of French occupation of seven Philippine islands. A hint emerged that Japan might prepare a diplomatic protest.
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Paris
United States
Philippines
Japan
President Roosevelt Returns Home for Brief Parkside Stay
President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives at Hyde Park for a two week visit. He greets locals at the station and heads to Krum Elbow as he plans rest and continued oversight of national affairs. The White House signals ongoing talks with Standard Oil’s James Moffet to bolster the industrial campaign and wage reforms. Roosevelt intends to stay until August 10 to direct government reorganization and later return for Labor Day events.
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Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Sam
Krum Elbow
James A. Moffet
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Moffet
Hugh Johnson
Icial
Standard Oil
Moffett
White House
Iin
Washington
Martial law declared in Fayette county strike crisis
Governor Pinchot dispatched 300 state troops to Brownsville to enforce order amid a miners strike. The action followed Sheriff Hackney’s refusal to remove deputies from the area and comes as 16,000 miners press for union recognition. One death and several injuries are reported as clashes continued.
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Harrisburg
Pinchot
Fayette County
Cook Fields
Pittsburgh
Mt. Gretna
National Guard
Browneville
112Th Infantry
Kenneth Momeyer
Erie
Harry E. Hackney
Hackney
Brownsville
Proad
Thue
Mattern Auto Collision Near Winnipeg
Jimmie Mattern, en route to New York after a Siberia flight, was unharmed when the car he rode in near Winnipeg from Regina collided with another vehicle last night. He quipped that it would have been a strange climax to his journey if he had broken his neck in an automobile accident.
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Winnipeg
Jimmie Mattern
Regina
Aim Port
Mattern
New York
Siberia
Strikers Call on President Over Movie Studio Dispute
Hollywood labor action nears end of first week as producers and employers remain at loggerheads over salary and hours. Five locals telegrammed President Roosevelt protesting NRA emblems use by studios and theatres linked to them. Early in the notice, W H Groff reports unusually early laying chickens hatched March 4 begin laying at four months.
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Hollywood
Calif
Roosevelt
NRA
H. Groff
Tilghmanton
Weekly Weather Outlook for North and Middle Ports
Weather outlook begins Monday for North and Middle ports. A period of showers midweek with possible showers near the Caudien border Monday. Otherwise generally fair with warm first half and cooler second half of week.
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Casedien
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Kinsey
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Walter McGee
Mary McElroy
McGee
Parke
Ritchie
Isle
Carbaugh
Chicorann
Mass
Fish Rubber Corporation
Thies Aupeeee Gee
Ivan Reed
Downsville Pike
Reed
Richard Renner
Pike
Cumberland
Carolina Bank
OWL
Isles
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