Wage gains boost millions as steel code hearing opens
Hundreds of thousands of workers will see higher wages this week while in Washington a long awaited hearing on a steel code tests the national recovery machinery. Secretary Perkins will participate as industrialists and labor leaders prepare for a clash over the code amid Roosevelt’s wage and hours appeal. The recovery administration reports strong public response but will not yet release totals of new jobs or wage increases. A new set of interpretations accelerates the president’s agreement by paragraph.
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Washington
America
National Recovery Administration
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
Recovery Administration
Montana Merchants Work Toward National Recovery Code
Helena reports opening steps toward a voluntary fair practices code under the national recovery act. Over 150 Montana retailers formed the Associated Merchants of Montana to implement the code, with a 12 member board and one vote per firm.
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Montana
Helena
Associated Merchants of
Associated Merchants of Montana
Robert C. Line
School of Business Administration
Montana State University
Dean Line
Darkness forges Hunters 10 halt quest for youth
A fragmented news item notes Hunters 10 story continues on another page. Lacking details, the brief highlights a halt in a youth quest tied to the Darkness forges Hunters group.
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Darkness
Mattern cites Russian oil as cause of Siberian crash
Aviation pioneer Jimmie Mattern returned from his world flight attempt and blamed poor Russian oil for the crash in Siberia on June 14. He said oil burned at two gallons per hour and a blocked transfer from rear to forward tank amid Arctic fog prevented a safe landing.
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New York
Jimmie Mattern
World
Siberian Wilds
Arctic Circle
Official Wheat Allotment Figures for Treasure State Counties
Bozeman July 30 Special The official figures for Montana county wheat allotments under the adjustment program total 24,390,201 bushels with Silver Bow the only county without an allotment. Each county receives a share based on three year average production and benefits include a fall 20 cent per bushel payment and a spring 8 to 10 cent payment pending acreage reductions for 1934 and 1935.
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Bozeman
Montana Extension Service
Chouteau
Mineral County
Silver Bow
Secretary of Agriculture
Bush
Deer Lodge
Flathead
Granite
Lake
Lincoln
Mineral
Missoula
Powell
Ravilli
Sanders
Beaverhead
Gallatin
Jefferson
District Convention of Vasa Order Held in Butte
Eight Butte residents were elected to new officers as the District No 14 convention from Montana Idaho and Wyoming met at Scandia hall in Butte Hosts Linnea lodge. More than 209 attendees from 10 cities attended the banquet and dance. Delegates unanimously voted to consolidate District 14 with District 13 Pacific Northwest, a move officers say strengthens the district. The proposal goes to the grand lodge for approval. John Karlberg of Missoula is named in coverage.
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Order of Vasa
Scandia Hall
South Main Street
Linnea Lodge of
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
No. 13
Pacific Northwest
Grand Lodge of
Order
John Karlberg
Missoula
Tornado Strikes Oak Cliff Dallas One Dead Twenty Injured
A small tornado hit Oak Cliff in Dallas Texas killing I G Searcy 22 and injuring 20 others. Victims include Loraine Hanson 16 struck by a falling flue and several members of local families. Widespread property damage reported across the southwestern Dallas area.
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Teaag City
Dallas
Texas
Oak Cliff
Trinity River
I. G. Searcy
Loraine Hanson
D. L. Abercrombie
Arthur
W. A. Thorp
A. E. Gill
W. Pendergrast
Charles Kinser
R. W. Landrum
J. B. Hanson
H. Clay
Gandhi to Launch New Civil Disobedience Campaign
Mahatma Gandhi announced a new civil disobedience drive to start Tuesday with a march through Indian villages opposing British rule. He said he would preach noncooperation even if arrested, emphasizing pure sacrifice as the path forward.
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Gandhi
Ahmedabad
India
U.P
Mahatma
M. K. Gandhi
United Press
Montana Forecast: Fair This Monday and Tuesday
The Montana outlook calls for continued fair skies on Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change. Highs and lows remain steady across the period as the region experiences calm conditions.
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Montana
Four-nation wheat talks inch toward resuming parley
Frederick E. Murphy of Minnesota will visit Berlin Prague Rome and Paris to rally importers for a resumed round of wheat restriction talks. Henry Morgenthau sails home as the United States delegation hands off to Murphy with Canada and Argentina backing acreage cuts and Australia open to export reductions.
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United States
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Australia
Argentina
Ters
Frederick E. Murphy
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Berlin
Prague
Rome
Paris
Henry Morgenthau
America
Murphy
Hope for wheat pact renews farm officials mood
Washington July 30 Farm administrators, hopeful for an international wheat agreement, discussed prospects tonight as they considered options and strategy. The report indicates continued focus on securing an accord to stabilize markets and supply.
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Washington
Hope
Cool Sunday Ends Heat Wave After A Week Of High Temps
After a week of near record heat, Butte enjoyed a cool Sunday with a high of 61 at the airport weather station. The 24 hour low reached 45, barometers stayed high, and hundreds headed outdoors for various outings including a large police picnic.
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Butte
Government Weather Bureau
Teagle pledges full support for Roosevelt recovery plan
Walter C. Teagle president of the company said the organization is anxious to carry out Roosevelt policies to lift the country from its slump. The note followed James A. Moffett senior vice president resigning and stating support for the Roosevelt recovery program, which differed from other officials. Teagle called Moffett’s resignation a matter of great regret and said if named administrator of the oil industry he would receive full cooperation and cordial support from New Jersey Standard.
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James A. Moffett
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Walter C. Teagle
W. 8. Parish
Washington
Roosevelt
Teagle
Moffett
Jemey Standard
Oklahoma Governor Threatens Army to Stop Texas Dam Plan
Oklahoma Governor William H Alfalf a Bill Murray arrives in Washington to oppose a proposed dam at the mouth of the Ashita river near Denison Texas. He plans to seek to stop the project arguing it would ruin hundreds of miles of farmland and flood control would be better pursued elsewhere. He says he will urge the public works administration and Secretary Ickes to reject the plan.
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William H.alfalfa
Bill Murray
Oklahoma
Texas
Murray
Ashita
Denison
Public Works Administration
Ickes
Missouri
Kidnap Plot Rumor Ties Floyd To Malibu Plot
LA report says outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd linked to a movie star kidnapping plan. Guards placed around Malibu Beach colony as federal and local officers search across southern California for Floyd and accomplices after a Texas flyer claimed a $250000 ransom and midnight abduction.
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Los Angeles
Charles Arthur Floyd
Oklahoma
Pretty Boy
Malibu Beach
Here
California
Jesse James
Mexico
Department of Justice
Floyd
San Diego
Malibu
Joseph Dunn
Bakersfield
O Connell Jr. Kidnappers Release After Ransom
John J. OConnell Jr. a 24 year old Albany scion was released to an intermediary for 40000 dollars after being held since July 7. He was unharmed though shocked and exhausted. An automobile delivered him to his father John J. and his uncle Dan Ed, county Democratic chairmen, at the OConnell camp.
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Albany
N. Y
John J. O'Connell, Jr
O'Connell
Young O'Connell
Louis Snyder
Manny Strewl
John J
Solly
Dan
Youth Identified as Cody Youth Killed in Train Hop
A 19 year old Cody Wyoming resident has been confirmed as Bruce Dowd after a fatal attempt to hop a fast moving east bound passenger train just after leaving the Northern Pacific depot. The identification came when Mrs R R Crawley of Cody called Butte police with details matching the victim and his clothing.
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Northern Pacific
Bruce Dowd
Cody
Wyo
R. R. Crawley
Butte
Two Chicago Officers Shot as Crime Drive Opens
Chicago reports two policemen shot in separate incidents as federal and state authorities launch what is billed as the largest crime crackdown. Louis Schuetz, 50, of Lombard, was killed trying to stop a cafe holdup near Villa Park. three armed suspects fled.
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Chicago
Louis Schuetz
Lombard
Villa Park
Roosevelt Welcomes Flying Mollisons at Hyde Park
At Hyde Park New York on July 30 President and Mrs Roosevelt hosted Captain and Mrs James Mollison of Britain. Amelia Earhart Putnam and her husband joined the party arriving with the Mollisons. The Roosevelts later attended a quiet St James Church service. The president plans to resume state duties and pursue the national recovery drive as Hull’s London meeting looms. The Roosevelts expect a visit from their daughter Mrs Curtis and her children.
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Great Britain
James Mollison
Roosevelt
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Atlantic
Amelia Earhart Putnam
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