Cotton Textile Code Set for Public Hearing June 27
General Hugh S. Johnson announced that the cotton textile industry tops the national recovery act line and a code of fair competition would face a public hearing on June 27. The code sets minimum weekly wages of 10 dollars in the South and 11 dollars in the North with a 40 hour work week, signaling a 30 percent wage rise and a 20 percent cut in hours.
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Washington
Hughs. Johnson
Industrial Control and Public Works
Snce
Johnson
Navy
Former American Legion Commander Dies After Gas Explosion
O. L. Bodenhamer former national commander of the American Legion died in Shreveport after burns from a gas explosion in an east Texas oil field near Henderson. He had traveled from El Dorado to Houston for business and stopped to confer about reopening five wells with assistant R. C. Cook when the blast occurred.
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O. L. Bodenhamer
Shreveport
el Dorado
Ark
American Legion
East Texas
Henderson
Bodenhamer
Houston
R. C. Cook
Cook
Administration Intervenes in Railroad Wage Dispute
Joseph B. Eastman acting unofficially will meet tomorrow with leaders of the railway labor executive association in Washington to discuss wage tensions. He will also confer with the railroads committee later that day. Officials indicate the action aims to serve the public interest though Eastman notes no wage authority. The unions and carriers have been told of a 10 percent wage reduction set to expire November 1, with a further 12 4 percent cut planned.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Railway Labor Executive Association
Eastman
Railroad
Chicago
W. F. Thiehoff
Burlington Railroad
Lamson to Stand Trial for Slaying Stanford Wife Allene
A three day preliminary hearing in San Jose bound David A Lamson 31 a representative of Stanford University Press over for trial on murder charges in the death of his wife Allene The state presented evidence including charred blood on a pipe and blood traces in the Lamson home and on clothing Lamson showed emotion during the proceedings and acknowledged that the case looked bad for him but insisted he did not kill her
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San Jose
Cal
David A. Lamson
Stanford University Press
Allene
Superior Court
Justice of the Peace
Grandm H. Miller
A. P. Lindsay
Lamson
Frederick Proescher
Samson
Proescher
Scout convention notes growing national interest in Boy Scouts
Dr J A Donovan reports from Kansas City that the national Boy Scouts of America convention drew hundreds of delegates and saw thousands of new troops formed. He attended executive board sessions and enjoyed a city jamboree that entertained delegates and spectators.
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United States
J. A. Donovan
Kansas City
Silver Bow Council
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scout Movement
Donovan
National Executive Board
Kansas City Council
Blustery Nor'easter Holds President's Yacht in Port
President Roosevelt remains aboard the Amberjack II in Nantucket harbor as a nor'easter rages. The schooner bucked heavy seas for hours, weather forcing the president to seek shelter after leaving Martha's Vineyard and Provincetown.
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Nantucket
Mass
Marthas Vineyard
Provincetown
Knights of Kadosh names Lyle E Downed as commander
Lyle E Downes was elected commander of Butte council Knights of Kadosh at a meeting last night in the Masonic temple. Carl Engel installed the new officers, with August Grunert as first lieutenant commander and W E Thirloway as second lieutenant commander.
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Lyle E. Downes
Butte
Knights of Kadosh
Masonic Temple
Carl Engel
August Grunert
W. E. Thirloway
Charles C. Hickcox
Floyd Fluent
George T. Wide
G. B. Perier
F. L. Melcher
W. M. Loring
T. C. McCauley
Turcopilier
J. H. Thomas
Draper
Rod H. Kemna
R. T. Williams
S. C. Darlington
Beauseant
C. A. Nixholm
C. B. Lippett
E. M. Kean
Royal Arch Masons
Montana
York Rite
Order of High Priesthood
Montana Forecast Sees Fair Weather Next Two Days
The Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday with little change in temperature. Highs remain moderate and nights cool as high-pressure holds over the region.
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Montana
Kalispell Boy Two Drowns At Lost Creek
The two year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Hill drowned in Lost Creek, fifteen miles northwest of Kalispell. The child fell into the swollen water while playing at the edge and his body was recovered about an hour later.
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Kalispell
Robert Hill
Lost Creek
Jackie Cooper Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Hollywood reports boy film actor Jackie Cooper was rushed to hospital with acute appendicitis. Surgeons said the operation was successful and his condition was good.
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Hollywood
Calif
Jackie Cooper
Forest Fire Report Near Mount Fleece Sparks Investigation
Forest officials reported a blaze near Mount Fleece with an observer sent for survey. no details available late last night. Earlier a small fire on Elk Ridge west of Deer Lodge burned 1 to 10 acres, quelled after over 24 hours of work by four men.
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Mount Fleecer
R. T. Ferguson
Deer Lodge National Forest
Elkridge
Deer Lodge
Region No. 1 National Forests
Comely Dressmaker Found Murdered in Film Capital
Gabriel R. Andrieux, a 28 year old dressmaker, was beaten with a beer bottle and shot three times. Neighbors found the body in Hollywood California. Inspector Davidson questioned witnesses and ordered Cliff Sherwood, a local newspaper man and admirer of the victim, brought in for questioning after a furious struggle preceded the shooting.
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Hollywood
Cal
Gabriel R. Andrieux
David Davidson
Cliff Sherwood
Sherwood
Idaho legalizes 3.2 beer in special session
Idaho lawmakers approve a bill legalizing 3.2 percent beer in a special session with a 48 to 14 house vote and 35 to 8 in the senate. Governor Ross delays signing until an acceptable taxing measure is passed, as debates over revenue revisions continue.
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Boise
Idaho
Ross
Senate
Bank crisis relief extends tax payment deadlines
Washington June 19. Persons with funds tied up in closed banks will receive an extension on income tax payments if they present evidence of their plight to the Internal Revenue Bureau.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Montana Supreme Court invalidates gasoline regulation law
Montana's 1933 legislature failed as the state supreme court struck down the gasoline as public utility measure and barred its enforcement. The ruling held the act confiscatory and unworkable, with Lewistown named as the proposed base point for rate decisions. The H Earl Clack Company challenged the law, claiming it would destroy business. The decision also issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of the law.
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Helena
Montana
State Supreme Court
L. L. Callaway
H. Earl Clack Company
Lewistown
State Public Service Commission
Silver Plan Sparks US Delegation Tensions At Economic Conference
Dissension within the US delegation to the world economic conference deepened as Senator Key Pittman proposed a silver backed currency plan to accompany gold. Hull’s name appeared linked to the tariff cut idea, though officials stressed it was not formally US policy.
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London
U.P
United States
Key Pittman
Nevada
Monetary Committee of the Economic Conference
Pittman
Cordell Hull
United States Group
Hull
Economic Committee
Hendrickus Colijn
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
Economic Commission
Roosevelt
Henry Chalmers
Local First Class Postage Rate Slashed to Two Cents
Washington on June 19 reports an order signed by Postmaster General Farley restoring the two cent local rate for first class postage starting July 1. The cut from three cents aims to boost postal business and prevent furloughs, with local delivery letters at two cents per ounce or fraction, while letters to other cities stay at three cents and cards at one cent.
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Washington
Farley
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