Henry Ford stirs debate as NRA codes near final form
NRA chief General Johnson pushes to bring coal and automobiles under the blue eagle code amid open shop tensions. Henry Ford reserves public stance while unions watch Edgewater plant organizing for AFL. bankers urged to resume ordinary credit with safety assurances from Johnson and Jones.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Johnson
NRA
Basic Industries
Blue Eagle
Donald Richberg
Henry Ford
Ford
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Edgewater
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Federal Reserve Board
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
General Johnson
Fiat
Meredith Nicholson Named Minister to Paraguay by Roosevelt
Meredith Nicholson of Indianapolis is appointed by President Roosevelt as minister to Paraguay. He will reside in Asuncion with pleasant people and leave for his post soon after preparatory conferences in Washington. Leo R. Sack is appointed minister to Costa Rica.
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Robert H. Gore
Puerto Rico
Liberal Party
Roosevelt
Gore
Orman Davis
Hyde Park
Geneva
Mr. Davis
Eredith Nicholson
Indianapolis
Paraguay
Asuncion
Meredith
Washington
Leo R. Sack
Costa Rica
Oil code to take effect Labor Day and boost wages
The oil industry generally backs the code with limited price fixing for gasoline. Standard Oil of Indiana implemented code hours and wages across refineries, abandoning part time work and raising total wages by 13 percent. Base pay varies by plant, with Whit ing 52 cents, Wood River 52, Sugar Creek 48, Neodosha 48, Casper 50 for common labor. skilled labor adjusted accordingly.
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Standard Oil
Indiana
Whiting
Ind
Wood River
Sugar Creek
Neodosha
Kan
Casper
Wyo
Welles to Return as Assistant Secretary of State
Sumner Welles completes duties in Cuba and returns to Washington to resume leadership of Latin American affairs. Jefferson Caffery will succeed him as ambassador to Cuba and bring long diplomatic service as minister to Colombia prior to his new post.
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Sumner Welles
Washington
Island Republic
Jefferson Caffery
State Department
Welles
Caffery
Colombia
Louisiana
Huey Long
Havana
de Cespedes
Machado
Parristas
Antonio Anicart
Mario Menocal
Carlos Mendieta
Nationalist Party
Birth control program for pigs launched at six markets
George N. Peek, administrator of the agricultural adjustment act, implements a pork contraction plan at six principal livestock markets. The scheme aims to reduce about 5,000,000 animals, raise prices, and has the Emergency Relief Administration purchasing 4,000,000 pigs and 1,000,000 brood sows in Chicago, Omaha, Sioux City, St. Paul, Kansas City, and St. Joseph. A $55,000,000 processing tax fund pays farmers the difference between a fixed price schedule and actual receipts. Purchases to expand to other major markets soon.
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Eorge N. Peek
Chicago
Omaha
Sioux City
St. Paul
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Emergency Relief Administration
Gandhi Wins Challenge as Fast Unto Death Nears
Mahatma Gandhi wins release for his wife and Madeleine Slade after a week long fast to death threat. He rejects freedom offered only if he stops civil disobedience and vows to continue aiding Hindu untouchables from prison. He insists on full freedom to campaign and begins the fast.
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Ahatma Gandhi
India
Madeleine Slade
Ahmedabad
Gandhi
Poona
Austrian chancellor mobilizes to counter Nazi border threat
Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss mobilizes more than a thousand home guard marksmen and readies to rush troops to the Bavarian frontier as Nazis threaten invasions of Austrian territory next month. Vienna mobilization includes two battalions with thousands of volunteers in eastern and southern Austria.
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Tngelbert Dollfuss
Austria
Dollfuss
Vienna
National Guard of Ireland Defiance Sparks Prohibition
President De Valera bans the Owen O Duffys blue shirted National Guard of Ireland as illegal. A military tribunal under public safety act will arraign nonresigning guards with possible death and Ai arms import charges cited by Justice Minister Ruttledge who claims dictatorship aims and heavy armament.
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Owen O’duffy
National Guard of
Ireland
de Valera
Free State
Public Safety Act
Ruttledge
Atlantic Storm Ravages Atlantic Coast Residents and Yachts
A powerful Caribbean origin storm swept the Atlantic coast from Virginia to New Jersey. It caused about a dozen deaths and widespread property damage. Yachts were wrecked and liners endangered as coastal resort towns from Atlantic City to Cape May faced floods and marooned beach hotels. Ocean City lost rail linkage to the mainland.
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Caribbean
Atlantic
United States
Virginia
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Cape May
Ocean City
N. J
Missourians Vote To Repeal Prohibition In 1933
A 3 to 1 vote by Missouri decided to repeal prohibition, making it the twenty second state to join the wet column. Ratification by fourteen more states was needed to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment, in 1933.
Washington News Items of Interest
Market and business notes from Seattle and Yakima regions cover wheat prices butterfat eggs hogs cattle and lambs. Reports include Pendleton Woolen mills expanding Washougal payroll, Sunnyside grocers opposing early hours, and local actions on schools taxes and highway funding.
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Big Bend
F.o.b
Portland
Yakima
Northwest towns report varied harvests and industry
Across Washington and Oregon, reports detail storage pressures as Prescott and Pacific Coast Elevator face full warehouses. Sheep and cattle shipments move toward Chicago and Spokane, while labor and infrastructure projects expand in Wenatchee, Kelso, and Olympia. Local boosts include pipeline funding, road levies, and resumed lumber mill operations amid recovery.
Long Wait in Prospect Clash Over Manager Absence
A young man demands to see the manager in a Prospect office but is told the manager is away on business. The visitor waits nearly an hour and insists, only to learn the manager will be gone for about two weeks. The clerk remains calm, delivering the brief, sharp exchange.
Not Radishes or Icicle Talk Sparks Child’s Preference
A Richmond six year old, Nancy Vera, compares ice pops and icicles in a curious exchange with her mother. The child prefers a white icicle over the darker icicles from the car fender, prompting a small domestic moment captured by the Indianapolis News.
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Nancy Vera
Richmond
Daddy
Indianapolis News
Even Split Sealed By Witty Card Bluff
A London Tatler quip frames a card game moment where one player remembers prior losses and proclaims the current exchange even as the other questions the math. The scene captures sharp banter over a fortune swap at the table.
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London Tatler
Papa's Doubt and a Quip on Piano Notes
A brief exchange plays on musical skill as a father questions if his daughter plays piano by ear. The daughter replies she uses both hands and feet, implying formal technique rather than innate auditory talent.
No Cause for Worry Doctor and Patient Steak Exchange
A humorous interchange unfolds as a doctor confronts a patient about eating a porterhouse steak, arguing it breaches orders. The patient reveals the meal is paid for by a friend, shifting the responsibility away from the patient.
Setting Her Right in a Curious Exchange
Mrs Cornwallis comments on health with praise while Mrs Nurich replies that health has waned yet spirits remain strong in a wary chat. The dialogue hints at social norms and propriety in a domestic scene.
Not a Pleasing Thought Exchange Questioning Love
A witty exchange unfolds as one speaker asks if they could learn to love. The reply, with humor, muses that being an acquired taste would complicate affection if roles were reversed.
Lost Doctor and Patient Cold Banter
A humorous exchange shows a patient asking about advice and sleep with windows open. The doctor confirms the patient has lost the cold but mentions losing the best suit and watch in the process.
Mrs Smith Prefers Ending to Previews at the Picture Show
A humorous observation notes Mrs Smith attends films mainly to see how they conclude. The quip contrasts her preference for endings with the main feature already viewed in part.
Slight Mistake Visitor to a Hotel
A hotel manager jokes about an overly thin wall, quipping that the window is the wall seen by a guest in a light exchange. The exchange highlights humor in hotel design and customer experience.
The Mean Thing Aired in a Dueling Domestic Scene
A brief dialogue portrays a tense home dispute between a wife and husband. The wife admonishes her partner while he acknowledges the blunt tone, reflecting a frank exchange about communication in the marriage.
Seven days holiday plus foggy excuses
A business manager confronts his clerk for taking eleven days off though told seven. The clerk calmly explains that three of the days were foggy.
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Smithers
London
No Bouquets Remembered by Senator in War Song Exchange
The dialogue features Senator Sorghum dismissing a wartime lyric about flowers as irrelevant to current events. He says none of the international choir members is actively involved in throwing bouquets amid the ongoing conflict.
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France
Senator Sorghum
Bride’s Father Present? A Check For $500
A quip cuts to the wedding joke where the bride’s father allegedly gives a wedding present a check for 500 dollars. The punchline suggests the giver is financially insolvent and still gives the gift.
Lost Dime Prompts Kind Lady’s Lament in Montreal
A young boy explains to a kind Montreal woman that he lost a dime this afternoon. His mother sent him out to search and warned that a nickel would suffice if he cannot find the coin. The exchange reflects simple daily hardship in the Gazette’s light, human-interest tone.
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Gazette
Mon Real
Father pays fine with pennies after arrest in Kansas City
A Kansas City man arrested for passing another car on the intercity viaduct paid his $5 traffic fine in pennies brought by his eight month old son. He borrowed the money from the boy's bank and promised to repay on payday.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
Vancouver
Harold's Acknowledged Greeting Before Entering Stalls
Politeness Harold habitually greets horses before entering stalls as his father advised. He agrees to say good morning to them to improve safety.
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Harold
Absurd Marriage Proposal Delivered in Comic Exchange
A humorous snippet shows a suitor asking for marriage while the response quips that he cannot even support his airedale in its accustomed style, highlighting a witty clash over finances and status.
Cynic Husband and Wife Exchange Across Foreign Stations
A humorous caption from Stutt garter Illustrierte features a husband noting sci atica and a wife doubting the couple’s understanding of foreign stations, reflecting playful misunderstandings in a German illustrated periodical.
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Jovel
Stuttgarter Illustrierte
William Jackson Stops Wearing Glasses Aboard Spouse Dispute
In a domestic exchange highlighted by a wife objecting to her husband William Jackson's missing glasses, Banks notes she believes his change is to hide wrinkles and gray hair. The clash centers on appearance and spousal control.
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Wilkliam Jackson
Banks
Trench Collapse Rescue Talk Between Foreman and Worker
A work crew discusses a trench incident as the foreman asks if the trench has fallen in and a worker admits they are digging to reach and tell him. The exchange highlights on‑site communication during a rescue operation.
Still Hope Smith Brown Dialogue On Family Strife
Still Hope expresses concern about a five year gap in communication with his wife. Brown counsels patience noting the spouse may soon break silence. The exchange centers on marital strain and the hope for reconciliation.
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