Roosevelt weighs flexible wage plan to curb low pay
Washington reports President Roosevelt weighing a flexible plan to outlaw excessively low wages and long hours under revised fair trade and anti trust laws. A new wage and hour board would set industry standards, with collective bargaining supplementing rules. Voluntary agreements would target false advertising and unfair discounts, while non signers risk losing benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
NRA
Board
The
Trade Commission
White House
Commerce Department
Commission
Agreements Could Allow Voluntary Price Understandings
Officials said voluntary understandings among businessmen to refrain from selling below cost might be possible. Anti trust laws would be revised to authorize these agreements to facilitate cooperative pricing.
Value of Texas Livestock Up on Jan One 1937
Texas Jan 1 1937 livestock value totaled 354,376,000 a 7 percent rise from 1936 and 52 percent above 1935. Hogs declined in value per head though headcount rose to 1,658,000 at 8.60 each totaling 14,185,000. Cattle summed 164,690,000 at 21.80 each for 7,547,000 head. Sheep reached a record 8,920,000 at 5.40 each totaling 47,771,000. Mules fell to 787,000 at 102 each totaling 80,586,000 while horses grew to 707,000 at 67 each totaling 47,144,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Crop Reporting Board
United States Department of Agriculture
The Favorite on Utility Appliance Competition
The Favorite recalls worrying that gas and electric utilities entering appliance sales could create a monopoly. It notes the feared harm did not occur as utilities’ appliances can be bought from local merchants in towns.
West Point of Air to Begin Training at Randolph Field
Randolph Field in Fort Sam Houston will start a March class of 150 cadets for pilot training in the West Point of the Air program. A July class begins preliminary training nearby. Cadets are 20 to 27, well educated, and physically fit. Upon completing training they are commissioned as second lieutenants in the air corps reserve with a three-year active tour and bonuses, with potential promotion and further active service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sam Houston
Army
West Point
Randolph Field
United States
San Antonio
Air Corps Reserve
Air Corps
United Sates
Hawaii
Phillipines
Panama
Utilities not harming market in appliance sales say Bonham editor
The Bonham Favorite argues there is no effort to freeze out customers by price cutting and notes appliances are sometimes cheaper than utility rates. The editorial opposes a legislative bill to ban utilities from selling such items, saying fair conduct and non monopoly aims justify their right to sell within legitimate business practices. A light moment follows with a child and a penny dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Amon G. Carter Heads Frontier Fiesta Leadership
Fort Worth officials named Amon G. Carter president and William Monnig chairman of the executive committee for the 1937 Frontier Fiesta, with Ben E. Keith and Stanley A. Thompson as vice presidents and John N. Sparks as treasurer. Executive committeemen include W. L. Bevan, R. C. Bowen, and others. Funds are seen as readily raised due to last year’s success, and Billy Rose is expected to be engaged again with a Pan American themed show highlighting Western Hemisphere history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks
Thompson
Don E. Weaver
Billy Rose
Monnig
Rum Dumped in Water Boosts Oyster Business
Ocean City Maryland reports that liquor dumped overboard near the mayor’s oyster beds eight years ago has unintentionally aided the local oyster industry. Dredges now haul up bottles and sealed casks alongside Sinepuxent Bay oysters, attracting more boats and boosting production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean City
W. Thomas Elliott
Moody Ordered to Two Beers Daily for Thirty Days
New York. Webster Moody, arraigned in Magistrate's Court Tuesday on a charge of calling his wife names, was sentenced to sixty beers. Moody admitted he drank and didn't want to quit entirely. Magistrate Nicholas Pinto ordered him to return home and limit consumption to two beers per day for thirty days, then report back on progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Webster Moody
Moody
Nicholas Pinto
Literary Lecturer and Critic Clash Over Fire in Verse
A literary lecturer argues poets of today inject fire into their verses while a voice of criticism counters that some poets fail to put enough passion into their work. The exchange highlights differing views on intensity and craft in contemporary poetry.
NYA Aids 7412 Texas Students To Attend College
Texas NYA reports 7,412 students gained part time college employment this year, with 26,555 applying, 19,143 rejected, and 7,412 hired. Nationally 215,334 sought 98,995 jobs. Williams notes NYA serves about 10 percent of college students at an average monthly cost of 1,869,000 dollars while many applicants lose chance at college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
National Youth Administration
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Aubrey Williams
Johnson
NYA
Williams
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Point OF Air
Flying
Teague
Ford Hatchery
G. F. Teague
Whitewright
Armstrong’s
Quaker Rugs
Pabco
Columbia Venetian
Rollier
Waldo Furniture and Undertakin
Jackie
Floyd Harris
Alice Amos
Ambrose
W. J. Barbee
Remington
Floyd Bassett
R. D. Ford
H. A. James
Flitt
Rawleigh
Rawleigh’s
Dept
Memphis
Tenn
Allis-Chalmers
John Hollingsworth
G. H. Jackson
Elm St
Dallas
Manning, Clark & Meador
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mer
S. Travis St
Sherman
Amon G. Carter
Frontier Group
Hubby
Pascal Farley
Sun
Uuid
Cvcaye
BIG Brother
Sanforized
Little Brother
Socks
T. W. Ayres & Son
Whitewright, Texas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!