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Dates: during 1930-1939
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These words riled Mr. Wallace, because they sounded very like the words of a decision last month in which the Court held that the Secretary of Agriculture, when fixing commissions to be charged on sheep in the Kansas City stockyards, should have permitted the commission, firms to hear and oppose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUDICIARY: Second Stage | 5/30/1938 | See Source »

Smoldering over the decision, because farmers would have to hand over $700,000 in contested fees to some 50 Kansas City commission men, the Secretary burned up for fair over the Hughes speech. He had already written a letter to the Chief Justice, last week reiterated it in a public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUDICIARY: Second Stage | 5/30/1938 | See Source »

"In view of the elections conduction on Friday," stated the Federation leader in a letter to the State Labor Commission, "I have come to the conclusion to withdraw accusations against Harvard officials for intimidation and coercion of maids and caretakers in favor of the inside union."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AF OF LABANDONS UNIONIZING WRECK OF HARVARD DRIVE | 5/24/1938 | See Source »

Note. Broker Paul Shields, pleased with his success in being "the man behind" the reform of the New York Stock Exchange (see p. 51), several weeks ago set out to do as much for the utilities. He invited Wendell Willkie, Chairman C. E. Groesbeck of Electric Bond & Share and President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: No Death Sentence | 5/23/1938 | See Source »

For five months the Texas Railroad Commission, which fixes Texas oil allowables, has been whittling away at the figures, in January began requiring all wells in Texas to shut down Sundays. Last week fearing that Mr. Boggs might be only the first firecracker in a package, the Texas Railroad Commission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Mr. Boggs's Ultimatum | 5/23/1938 | See Source »

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