Wage Cuts Seen At 13.9 to 20.3 Percent Across 1930s
The National Industrial Conference Board reports average wage reductions from 1930 to 1932 with a 13.9 percent drop in wage rates, 20.3 percent in executives pay, and 15.9 percent in other salaries. Employment fell 26.6 percent from 3,258,666 in 1929 to 2,391,009 in 1932 among 1,718 firms covering 16 percent of the 1929 workforce. The study notes it measures rate of pay, not actual money received after time reductions or unpaid leave.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Candidates Must File Monday For Democratic Primary
All candidates for county and precinct offices must file with B F Gafford, county Democratic chairman, by Monday June 6. Names filed after that date will not appear on the official ballot for the July primary elections. Stock-What has made Gamble so round shouldered Bond-Keeping his eyes on his low stocks.
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B. F. Gafford
Murray Declares Oklahoma Will Not Back Roosevelt
Gov. W H Murray affirmed Oklahoma will keep its 22 national Democratic votes for his presidential pick. He dismissed Roosevelt support plans as irregular and vowed not to release the delegation. He said he may shift votes to another candidate at the convention but not to Roosevelt.
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Murray
Roosevelt
Oklahoma City
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Pet pythons vanish into house walls in St Louis
Mrs Dee Aldrich and Mr Dee Aldrich report two pet pythons twelve and fourteen feet long disappeared from a Washington Avenue rooming house. They say the snakes crawled through a bathroom hole into the house structure while they were away. Zoo snakekeepers inspect the hole for a solution.
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ST. Louis
Washington Avenue
Dee Aldrich
St. Louis Zoo
Surprising Odd Facts From History and Folklore
A collage of curious claims spans science, philosophy, and culture. Included are notes on asylums in New York, hippopotamus blood, Schopenhauer, Moroco customs, Nero, hydrophobia, crow sentinels, George M. Cohan, gold in water, quicksand, embalmers on juries, Oscar Wilde, human body value, Olympic finances, elephants' tears, Raleigh fashion, thin people, gunpowder use, Eiffel Tower expansion, living portraits on banknotes, Spain's servant gifts, clergy longevity, and Tartars’ saddle baiting.
Against the Law Disputed Prohibitions Across States
A wry list notes odd prohibitions in various states including lions at large in West Virginia and two people in a Los Angeles bathtub. It cites outdated rules about horse theft in Kansas and tobacco use in Connecticut, contrasting penalties and absurdities across locales.
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Alderson
W. Va
Los Angeles
Texas
Michigan
Sturgis
Mich
Kansas
Missouri
Connecticut
Boston
Snake Bite Accident While Collecting Venom in Houston
Carl Bleyl biology student recuperates after rattle snake venom exposure. He punctured his hand with a needle while extracting venom from the snake to use in anti venom experiments. The snake was an innocent bystander in the incident.
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Houston
Carl Bleyl
Bleyl
Emory College Memorial Sparks Flower Seed Tribute
A memorial event recalls a father's death with flowers scattered from an embankment. Newsome explains ashes were spread from the same location, linking memory and place in a quiet observance.
Insurance Against 10 000 Hazards Explored in Plain Talk
An article details unusual policies from ructions in a New York garment plant to insuring travel paths, crops, pets, and even twins. It explains risk assessment through averages, actuaries, and odds, citing examples from Chaplin to Paderewski and a 1932 Popular Science feature.
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New York
Racketeer
Indiana
Paderewski
Charlie Chaplin
Bobby Leach
Niagara Falls
Louis Strang
Dare-Devil
The
Speedway
Finance
Popular Science Monthly
Freeman E. Patterson
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New York State
Schopenhauer
Nero
George M. Cohan
States
Oscar Wilde
United States
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England
Eiffel Tower
Spain
Thomasan
Count de Buon
Stamford
Robert Bow
Bow-Wright Pharmacy
Reeves
Westinghouse
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