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Forward pass work received a good deal of attention at this practice, which was one of the shortest and snappiest of the year. By 4.15 o'clock the gridsters were meandering homeward, though still not definitely certain about tomorrow's starting lineup...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VARSITY "A" AND "B" ELEVENS SHOW EXCEPTIONAL PEP | 11/2/1934 | See Source »

...monthly crop report of the Department of Agriculture was released three days early to give relief officials a clearer picture of the catastrophe. On the basis of June 1 estimates the U. S. would have its shortest wheat crop since 1893, not more than 500,000,000 bu. of winter and spring wheat. The winter wheat estimate was 61,000,000 bu. below the previous month's report. Oats, barley, rye and hay were correspondingly about 45% of normal. In spite of the week's rains, wheat was still breaking around $1 on the Chicago Board of Trade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FARMERS: At Last, Rain | 6/18/1934 | See Source »

...middle"' transcontinental route developed by Transcontinental & Wrestern Air ( ················), stretching from Newark to Los Angeles via Philadelphia, Columbus, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Albuquerque. This, the "Lindbergh" line, is the shortest route from coast to coast. Connecting the United and TWA transcontinental routes in two places are Western Air Express routes, one from Cheyenne to Albuquerque and the other from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles ( ). On the former route, a new mail contract will be awarded only from Cheyenne to Pueblo. Down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Farley's Deal | 4/23/1934 | See Source »

...Shortest stockholders' meeting of the week was Western Union's: ten minutes. Re-elections of directors were unanimous with one exception. A stockholder controlling 125 shares refused to vote for Bankster Albert Henry ("Al") Wiggin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Stockholders' Meetings | 4/23/1934 | See Source »

...agreement with most of the Appalachian operators providing for a seven-hour day, a five-day week and a basic wage scale of $5 per day. By administrative order General Johnson promptly made it effective for the whole bituminous industry, thus making Coal's work week the shortest for any major industry. It was estimated that, including the cut in hours, the wage increase amounted to about $100,000,000 annually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RECOVERY: Wages of Steel | 4/9/1934 | See Source »

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