Roosevelt Ties Push For Wage Hikes To Chamber Campaign
Recovery administrator Hugh S. Johnson moved to rally employers nationwide to join the wage-raising effort. He sent telegrams to chamber presidents in large cities asking local committees to manage community aspects of the re employment drive while President Roosevelt monitored reactions. Deputies advanced hearings on shipbuilding lumber electrical manufacturing and women's cloak and suit industries as codes for fair competition and labor reform proceeded.
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Hugh
Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Hutton Happy in Vaudeville
Long Beach California July 21 David Hutton third husband of Aimee Semple McPherson performs a vaudeville ballad show on his own as he prepares to launch a divorce action against the evangelist. He describes his year and ten months of single engagements and readiness to resume his career.
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Long Beach
Cal
Aimee Semple McPherson
Hutton
David
Angelus Temple
Four Square Gospel
Officers Arrest Kansas Resident Near Boise Bus Station
A. L. Evans of Glen Elden Kansas was arrested near the Idaho National Lab bus terminal by Deputy Sheriff C. R. Paulsen on an order from Idaho official Emmitt Prost. Evans allegedly offered to transport a Boise woman to Kansas for pay in violation of Idaho law. He was released after buying Idaho car licenses and paying five dollars per seat, totaling a $40.40 shortfall. Prost ordered sheriffs statewide to monitor such violations.
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Glen Elden
Kansas
O. S. L. Tle
C. R. Paulsen
Emmitt Prost
Idaho
Boise
Evans
Pocatello
Prost
British Davis Cup rout stuns U S team in interzone
At Autuil France July 21 British stars Henry Austin and Fred Perry delivered straight set wins over Ellsworth Vines and Wilmer Allison. The upset leaves the U S needing three straight wins to reach the challenge round against France with doubles to come tomorrow and two singles to close Sunday.
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France
Fred Perry
Wilmer Allison
Henry W
Bunny” Austin
Hengishman
Ellsworth Vines
United States
Austin
Vines
Allison
Perry
Elliott Roosevelt to wed Ruth Googins in Burlington
Elliott Roosevelt son of the president will marry Ruth Googins of Fort Worth tomorrow in Burlington. He will arrive by plane with his sister Anna Roosevelt Dall, who will be the bride’s attendant. The wedding will take place at the home of George C Swiler with only immediate families present and a western honeymoon planned.
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Iowa
Elliott Roosevelt
Ruth Googins
Fort Worth
Texas
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Anna Roosevelt Dall
Dall
Miss Goggins
George C. Swiler
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New York society leader Madeleine T. Force Astor Dick divorces William K. Dick
Mrs Madeleine T Force Astor Dick widow of John Jacob Astor and New York society figure is divorced at a private hearing in Minden Nevada from her second husband William K Dick.
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Nev
Madeleine T. Force Astor Dick
New York
John Jacob Astor
William K. Dick
Roosevelt urges mass employer pledge to raise wages and cut hours
The July 21 notice from Franklin D. Roosevelt calls over 5 million employers to join a national recovery plan. It asks signatories to raise wages and shorten hours to lift the economy, prevent unemployment, and ensure fair competition while avoiding overtime limits and child labor, with Aug. 31 as a key date.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Recovery Administration
Franklin D. Roosevelt
De Mille Hosts Stars At Hollywood Banquet
In Hollywood a barn turned studio lore as Cecil B. De Mille hosted a banquet with famed partners and stars. Guests included Eleanor Fair Lois Wilson Leatrice Joy Lila Lee Jack Holt Estelle Taylor Raymond Hatton and Ben Alexander who recalls the first baby star moment from his age three.
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Lemon Grove
Eas
Cecil B. de Mille
de Mille
Eleanor Fair
Lois Wilson
Leatrice Joy
Lila Lee
Jack Holt
Estelle Taylor
Raymond Hatton
Ben Alexander
Alexander
Two Members of Utah Family Die
In Salt Lake City two members of the Fullmer family died within a day. Verne M. Fullmer, 26, a creamery truck driver, was found unconscious beside his vehicle and died shortly after. His mother Katherine Fullmer, 63, died last night, apparently from shock after Verne's death. Police cite a head wound as a possible trigger for Verne's collapse.
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Salt Lake City
Verne M. Pullmer
Katherine Fullmer
Fullmer
Redskins Take To the Warpath In City Bust
Five Fort Hall Indians were booked for intoxication and fighting after a Thursday evening altercation in an alley behind 433 North Fourth Avenue. Philip Lavatta Leland Marshall Larnose Edmo Charley Stone and Charley Broncho faced police charges with Marshall pleading guilty and Lavatta Edmo failing to appear. Stone had charges dropped Broncho’s case continued to Saturday at 9 30 AM.
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Philip Lavatta
Leland Marshall
Larnose Edmo
Charley Stone
Charley Broncho
North Fourth Avenue
Lavatta
Edmo
Marshall
Stone
Broncho
Stock Market Rally Follows Wild Session in New York
After the worst break since 1929 stocks rallied substantially reducing extreme losses. Volume reached about 9,750,000 shares, largest since Oct 1929. Major names moved heavily with United States Steel at 52.50 down 5, Union Pacific 111.75 down 3.25, American Telephone 120 down 3.75, General Motors 24.62 down 4.37, Homestake Mining 210 down 17.
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New York
United States Steel Common
Union Pacific
American Telephone
General Motors
Homestake Mining
Turkish Temblor Kills 20 Persons
An earthquake near Denizli Turkey killed at least twenty people in Tehivril and damaged many homes. Rescue teams removed bodies and carried the seriously injured from the ruins as aftershocks continued. Denizli reported shaking but no damage.
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Tehivril
Denizli
Turkey
Tehixril
Tennessee votes to repeal prohibition by about ten thousand
Tennessee becomes the nineteenth state to approve repeal with unofficial returns showing repeal ahead by roughly 10 000 among 1962 of 2232 precincts. Delegates to a state convention will be elected August 11 as Tennessee has been dry since 1909.
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Tenn
Tennessee
Today's Scores From The National League And American Circuit
Baseball scores show Chicago and Detroit offense in mixed results as American games feature early lead changes. Notable pitching and fielding performances include Wyat Gaston Berry Rhodes Ferrell and DRS players for Cleveland New York and Philadelphia. In the National League New York Pittsburgh and Brooklyn post tight games while Cincinnati and St Louis rack up runs with late innings.
Fair management committee to modify nudity program
Chicago July 20. The fair management announces a program to modify nudity amid reformer protests and concessionary backlash. Lenox R Lohr as censor ex officio sets minimum clothing rules for performers while Col J Franklin Bell adds that actors must not be vulgar or obscene.
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Fair Management Committee
Chicago
Century of Progress
Lenox R. Lohr
Ol. J. Franklin Bell
Daring Oklahoma Pilot Still Ahead of Old Record
Wiley Post, the Oklahoma flier, resumed his world circumnavigation from Fairbanks Alaska circling east toward Edmonton after refueling. He remains ahead of the 1931 globe record set with Harold Gatty, despite a damaged landing gear and propeller from a 3000 mile Siberia flight and foggy conditions near Nome.
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Wiley Post
Oklahoma
Fairbanks
Joe Crosson
Post
L’airbanks
Edmonton
Harold Gatty
Khararovsk
Siberia
United States Army Signal Corps
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Anti kidnapping drive shows results across the country
A nationwide anti kidnapping push yields arrests and confessions. Chicago investigator Captain Daniel Gilbert cites reliable leads tying three of four Tuohy gang members to the Factor abduction in Elkhorn Wisconsin and cites releases on Hamm and other cases. Officials report progress in Luer case while Mayors near Alton plan action against undesirables as federal racketeering probes widen. Meanwhile John J O Connell Jr remains missing in Albany after a July 7 abduction.
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Daniel Gilbert
Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Chicago
Roger Tuohy
Elkhorn
Wis
John Factor
Elknorn
Tuohy
Willie Sharkey
Alton
Louis Murphy
Iowa
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Aduetors
Albany
N. Y
Will Rogers Proposes Charitable Tax to Aid Hungry
Beverly Hills July 21 Will Rogers argues for a nonkick tax tied to liquor revenue. He suggests a 50 percent levy with all proceeds directed to charity and relief for the unemployed, claiming higher prices for beer and champagne could fund aid without harming drinkers.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Jackson Hearing Set for August 7
United States Senator Gerald P. Nye said hearings into the Snake River Land Company operations in Jackson Hole Wyoming were postponed to August 7 to allow all committee members to attend. An organization meeting is set for Yellowstone Park the day before.
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Mammoth Hot Springs
Wyo
United States
Gerald P. Nye
Snake River Land Company
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park
Day's Trade in Grain Futures Is Suspended
Trading in grain and provision futures was halted across major boards in Chicago St Louis Kansas City Minneapolis and Duluth after one of the wildest selling sessions in history. The holiday was declared by Chicago directors and approved by Secretary Wallace to allow brokerage staffs rest. Prices had dropped sharply with wheat and rye limit at eight cents, corn at five, and oats to follow.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Duluth
Boards of Trade
Chicago Board
Wallace
Washington
Salt Lake City Prohibition Leader Predicts Wet Victory
Former Salt Lake City mayor John F. Bowman, now head of Utah prohibition allies, predicts the state will adopt the 21st amendment by a large majority and that Utah will repeal its state prohibition laws by a substantial margin. He urged resubmission on repeal vs retention of the bone dry amendment and called for a straight repeal or retain vote.
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Salt Lake City
John F. Bowman
Utah
Bowman
Denver Parents Detest Child and Abandon Infant
In juvenile court Judge George Lerg ordered a 6 week old boy committed to the state home for dependent and neglected children after his parents said they detested the child and did not want it around. The mother Mrs Margaret Erken beck and the father Maynard I testified they could not care for the infant, citing family history. The judge said the action aimed to save the baby from parental neglect and to insure protection for the infant.
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Margaret Erkenbeck
Terg
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