The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-05-19
STATE CAPITAL NEWS
(From Department Of State)
EARL GRIFFITH, Secretary

i III kSt p1Ats
Republican Democrat
Dewey Garner
/ Taft Hull
Vandenburg Fariey
President Roosevelt will make
what promises to be his most i'm
portant economic speech OF the 80
on May % at convention of the
! American Retail federation, cna.a
| store national organization. Afts
| declining an invitation from U. y.
Chamber OF Commerce, lac presl-
| dent accepted this invitation, ex.
| tended by Louis e. KRISTEN, Chair
| man of the American Retail Board
aud owner Of Bostons largest chain
store where the Presidents son John
| is employed. Theme of the meeting
will be the relationship of the re-
| taller to national policy and IN his
i speech, the President expects TO re-
VIDAL his current attitude Upwards
| business. The A. X. federation,
with reported membership of 200,-
| 900, was formed by the chain stores
| to compete for national recognition
/ with the Il. s. Chamber Of Com
mercc, which has not always gone
| along with New Deal policies. Al
| tho a comparatively new organiza-
| ION, the Al RS put fast one over
/ the U.S.G.C who had to take on
i III s. Sena OF Pat Harrison as their
| .hief speaker at their national con-
tention held in Washington May
| 3-5. Many Ohio units have recently
oeen added to the A. r. federation
| Ind it is reported that approximate
/ 80 per cent Of these units are
,tficered by chain store employees.
| casual poll reveals that only about
en- per cent Of Ohio newspapers
carry chain store advertising.
On account Of the national coal
miners strike and shortage of
fuel, coal was being issued only on
] Doctors prescription in Pittsburg,
effec i've May 10th.
President Roosevelt has proclaim
ed the week beginning May 81 as
National Flood Prevention Week.
FL called upon the leopIe Of the
United i ate 70 cooperate and aid
in lie W TX Of flood prevention.
The State Division of Foods and
Daitics reports q list Of eight meat
dealers WAC have been fined S25.o0
ard costs for selling adulterated
i gtr an done retail dealer for
selling adulteratea butter
Apps . imately 1000 live stock
ea!ers md brokers III Ohio will be
q red to secure dealers license
rom Ill State Department Of Agri-
culture and file a bond in coanpli-
nee with a state law recently en-
acted. The law provides for inspec-
tion AM disinfection Of stock yards,
pens and vehicles used in transpor-
tation Of live stock.
A supplemental mortgage on all
real and personal property Of the
Inter County Rural Electric Cooper
ftve, Inc, in Clinton, Adams,
Brown, Clermont, Fayette, High
land, Piekway, Warren and Ross
counties has been filed in Clinton
county By the federal Reconstruc.
tion Finance Corporation. The in
strument was given as security for 8
fourth note Of $230,000 and interes
y at 2 73 per cent, payable in 25 years
So far, this cooperative has borrow
! ed $8l1, 200.
TIE Ohio Supreme Court held OF
May 10th that candy is a food pro
: duct and the three per cent stat,
sales tax does not apply. The Stat
Tax Commission estimates the de
IN sni lessen sales tax revenue
about 100000.
Governor Chandler of Kentuck
issued a statement tina he woul
i lace state troops in the field unles
! the coal mines of the state wer
! permitted to operate without mic
lestation by May 18th.
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