Quebec raises minimum pay extends plan
Quebec's Fair Wage Board ordered wage increases for about 80 percent of the province's 670 000 workers, extending minimums to men and women in most industries. The rise could reach 30 percent for some, with time and a half for under 30 hours a week and four hours pay for short calls.
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Montreal
Province of
Quebec
Fair Wage Board
Women’s Minimum Wage Board
C. H. Cheasley
Ferdinand Roy
Canada
Southwest Shows Little Recession Says Rail Head
St Louis report quotes Matthew S Sloanchairman and president of the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad saying recession signs are less in the Southwest than elsewhere with ongoing building and a general spirit of optimism after an inspection trip over Katy territory.
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ST. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Matthew S. Sloan
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Sloan
Katy
Land lands and oil leases raise question of state gamble
The Texas General Land Office under Land Commissioner McDonald leased submerged coastal lands for oil with small cash bids and high royalties, often delaying drilling. A Senate Investigating Committee examines these deals, noting one lease sold for 315 dollars with a 3/16 royalty versus a 69 thousand dollar bid for 14/16 oil.
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Texas
General Land Office
Gulf
McDonald
Senate
Air conditioned autos may become common soon
Detroit reports air conditioning expert L L Child outlined a scheme using a non toxic gas and an engine driven compressor to cool cars in 100 degree heat. New York official Charles Harnett warned of obstructed vision from hood height seats and windshields and endorsed rear engine placement for better sight. More than 1400 workers are building the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition.
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Detroit
L. W. Child
Society of Automotive Engineers
America
Charles Harnett
New York
Motor Vehicles
Society
Cardus Claims Relief for Monthly Discomfort in Women
Many women with weak run-down conditions report relief after taking Cardus a medicine for women. It increases appetite improves digestion and strengthens the body reducing monthly discomfort as the system is regulated. If no benefit is seen a physician should be consulted.
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Cardus
Survey Shows Half of People Lacking Medical Care
Washington reports the Public Health Service inventory of 2 800 000 people in 19 states reveals about half of the population lacks adequate medical care. The study notes higher illness and death rates among low income families and cites costs for cancer, appendicitis, diabetes, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and heart disease as barriers to treatment. Health officials warn many die needlessly due to unaffordable care and emphasize early cancer diagnosis.
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Washington
United States
United States Public Health Service
WPA
America
Public Health Service
Government Health Survey Pushes Aid Decision For Poor
Five federal departments stated the health survey has raised the question of medical care for the poor to a point where the Government must decide whether to aid the indigent and the physicians within a near future timeframe.
Two and Three-Quarter Billion Dollars Paid In Insurance Benefits
Hartford reports Americans received about 2.783 billion dollars in life casualty and fire insurance benefits last year. Travelers vice president B D Flynn notes five dollars paid for human life per dollar on property, driven by life and accident growth, value shifts, and fewer fire losses. Auto accidents supplied over 35 percent of casualty benefits with more than 40,000 deaths and over a million serious crashes.
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Hartford
Conn
American Life, Casualty and Fire Insurance Companies
B. D. Flynn
Travelers Insurance Company
Perfect Husbands Aboard Suburban Train Conversation
A man on a suburban train asks about perfect husbands and a fellow passenger replies that they are usually married to the woman next door, adding a smiling quip.
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Sweetheart OF
T. C. U. Swing Band
Texas Christian University
Frances Buster
Fort Worth
Buster
Roundup Club
West Texas
James V. Allred
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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