United States Steel leads CIO drive with wage gains and 40 hour week
John L Lewis and the CIO push to organize industry sights major steel firms and others. Carnegie Illinois leads by recognizing bargaining with employees while limiting exclusive power to a spokesman plan. General Electric and others reserve right to deal with other unions as AFL opposes Lewis. Textile and shoe industries become CIO targets amid strikes and wage demands.
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Big Steel
Lewis
Philip Murray
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Carnegie-Illinois Corporation
General Electric Company
United Electrical Workers
C I. O
United Shoe Workers of America
New England
General‘ Electric
Green
Americart Federation of Labor
New Kensington
Aluminum Company of America
Chicago
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing’ Company
Pittsburgh
Chrysler Motor Company
United Automobile Workers of America
Detroit
B. E. Hutchinson
Hudson Motor Car Company
Edward and Wally May Lease Maryland Home
Edward, duke of Windsor, and Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson may live in the United States after their May marriage. The Cloisters near Brooklandville, Maryland, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Sumner A. Parker, is described as the preferred option with a one year lease and two extra years review, while other Maryland and Long Island estates were options but not chosen. Improvements have been ordered to fit the duke’s specifications.
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Philadelphia Record
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
United States
Sumner A. Parker
Brooklandville
Baltimore
Carroll County
Maryland
Long Island
Parker
Death of Dr William T Hornaday noted
Dr William T Hornaday American zoologist and first director of the New York Zoological Park died at his Stamford Connecticut home aged eighty two He championed wildlife conservation and federal game refuges Recently Mark L Requa California political leader and U S fuel administration official died in Los Angeles The report also notes potential trials of Soviet ex leaders and President Roosevelt planning a tarpon fishing trip aboard the Potomac along the Texas coast
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W. T. Hornaday
William T. Hornaday
America
Stamford
Conn
New York Zoological Park
Doctor Hornaday
Republican Party
Mark L. Requa
Los Angeles
California
Herbert Hoover
West Coast
Roosevelt
Tarpon
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Texas
Roosevelt threatens court packing amid New Deal crisis
The speech urges immediate social and economic reform to help the common man and warns of a dictatorship if obstruction to the New Deal persists. Roosevelt emphasizes he does not seek a third term, while critics within the party lambast the address as pharisaic demagogy and accuse the President of misleading rhetoric against the Supreme Court. Senator Burke counters with a bitter radio critique.
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Oosavelt Dal
Washington
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
White House
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Conference on Sources of Raw Materials Opens
Fifteen nations attend a Geneva conference on distribution of raw materials sponsored by the League of Nations. United States delegate Henry F Grady attends while Japan is represented. Germany and Italy are absent. Brazil joins, alongside America and Japan, though outside the league. The communique notes needs for coal petroleum iron copper lead zinc tin aluminum nickel sulfur rubber cotton wool silk and other commodities.
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Geneva
League of Nations
United States
Henry F. Grady
Japan
Germany
Italy
Brazil
America
Man Warns Woman Fire Breaks Out In House
A bystander rushed to alert a deaf resident as flames and smoke poured from a house. He rang the electric bell, the door opened, and a startled woman asked what was wrong before realizing the danger. The man exclaimed the house was on fire and could only react with shock.
Old Grouch Remarks on Hammerhead Shark Behavior
A fragmented quote shows a character nicknamed Old Grouch disapproving of a hammerhead shark. The exchange suggests ongoing complaints about the animal’s disruptive actions and someone’s frequent disturbances.
Knit blouse and skirt pattern 6635 in new shades
A vintage sewing tip promotes a gay addition to year round wardrobe. It describes a blouse with a pointed yoke in stockinette, ribbing at hips and sleeves, and suggests knitting with soft colored yarn. Pattern 6635 includes blouse and skirt in multiple sizes.
Howchold on Woolens and Food Storage Tips
Howchold discusses washing woolens with lukewarm water and a warm rinse, and suggests dried fabrics. Peroxide helps remove stains from linen. Shellfish should be stored in a mild salt brine to reduce spoilage. a little ice in cold water adds comfort to fevered brows. Daily dish washing saves time. two tablespoons of shortening in griddle cake batter eliminates greasing.
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Associated Newspapers
WNU
Freedom of the Seas Debate Divides Senate and City
The senate passed a resolution preserving the presidents wartime powers to bar arms shipments to belligerents. Key Pittman led for the foreign affairs committee while Borah Johnson opposed, with only four others backing them. In New York, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia faced German backlash after proposing a Hall of Horrors at the 1939 world fair to lampoon Hitler. The State Department urged restraint on free speech and German papers denounced La Guardia, drawing mixed local reactions among New Yorkers of German descent.
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Senate
Key Pittman
Foreign Affairs Committee
Borah
Johnson
Austin
Bridges
Gerry and Lodge
Fiorella H. la
Hull
la Guardia
New York
Supper for a Snack Noted in Lesson Test
A teacher asked pupils to name the three foods required to keep the body healthy. After silence one girl answered breakfast dinner and tea, highlighting a humorous miscue about meals and nutrition from the classroom.
What Wor That I Saw Yer Boy Mike Carrying Yesterday
Mr Dolan asks about a boy Mike’s appearance and golf outfit. Mr Rafferty replies that it was his golf attire and jokes that it would need a pick and shovel to be a fine kit of tools.
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Mike
Mr. Dolan
Mr. Rafferty
Considerate of Him: a late return stopped the clock
A stray magazine blurb presents a short vignette where a partner excuses lateness by claiming the clock was about to strike 11, but was halted to avoid disturbing the other. The fragment evokes domestic irony and quiet tension in a compact, period-tinged voice.
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Stories
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Laxative Ad
An old advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as an effective laxative. It notes sugar coating makes them appealing to children and urges readers to “Buy now.”
More Mature Reflection Finds Taxicab Preference
In a witty exchange Miss Cayenne rejects childlike nostalgia for sled play and favors the practical edge of a taxicab over a sled, highlighting adult practicality over childish whimsy with a seasoned retort.
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Miss Cayenne
Constancy Completes Virtue Quote by Mazzini
A concise quotation notes that constancy completes virtue as the complement of all other human virtues, attributed to Mazzini.
Tail of Wee Joe-Is It Possible to Have Too Much
Sapp-Well describes the short tail cat with the least chance of stepping on it. The verse ponders whether excess of a good thing can apply to tails and critters.
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Sapp
Family: Is Your Mother Engaged in Marriage Debate
A fragment shows a caller asking a boy if his mother is engaged, with a terse reply confirming she is married, reflecting a casual, era-specific social exchange. Entangled names or places are not present in readable text.
Dealer-Normal Coal Trade Sparks Friendly Exchange
A brief exchange captures a dealer's line about anthracite shortage and only soft coal in stock, while a householder quips about demand and customers. The humorous banter highlights market tension and daily trade in a local coal market context.
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Householder
War Department Buys Six Autogyros for Army
The War Department announced six autogyros will be procured for military use at a cost of 238,482 dollars. The Kellett KDL wingless planes have top speed 125 mph, minimum 16 mph, cruising 103 mph, and range about 341 miles, powered by a Jacobs I4 engine.
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War Department
Army _ UK
Woodring
Timekeeper Joe Jones Watched by Bosses
A tense exchange reveals Joe Jones as the timekeeper. The boss questions the accuracy and the expert confirms Jones as the man responsible for monitoring pace and efficiency. The scene highlights friction over time management in the workplace.
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Joe Jones
Vacationing Boy Says Meaning Of Delegate At Large
A dialogue explains that a man traveling as a delegate at large to a convention implies his wife did not accompany him. The exchange uses a playful tone to illustrate the concept in simple terms.
Boy Life fragment quotes Mr Chairman interruption
A fragment from Boys' Life presents a speaker complaining about interruptions while on stage for nearly ten minutes. A voice from the rear reassures him, saying he is not missing much.
Soda College Cake and Coed Exchange Odd Claim
A Baltimore Sun item notes a quirky exchange about drinking soda and eating sponge cake. The brief mentions Soda College and a coed, illustrating a humorous gossip-style scene with unnamed local characters.
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Baltimore Sun
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