The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was the primary New Deal agency established by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in 1933. The goal was to eliminate "cut-throat competition" by bringing industry, labor and government together to create codes of "fair practices" and set prices. The NRA was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) and allowed industries to get together and write "codes of fair competition." The codes were intended to reduce "destructive competition" and to help workers by setting minimum wages an… read more
The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was the primary New Deal agency established by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in 1933. The goa… read more
The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was the primary New Deal agency established by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in 1933. The goal was to eliminate "cut-throat c… read more
William Jennings ‘‘Billy’’ Cox (August 4, 1897-December 10, 1968) was an American early country singer, harmonica player and guitarist. Ranked as one of West Virginia’s premier country music vocalists and songwriters during the 1930s. Born near Charleston, Cox learned to play guitar and harmonica in his youth and started performing on WOBU (later WCHS) radio in 1928. He recorded for Gennett, 1929–31, and from 1933 to 1940 for American Record Corporation, which later became Columbia. From 1936, Cliff Hobbs (1916–61) of Cedar Grove sang harmony on Cox’s records, to provide the popula… read more
William Jennings ‘‘Billy’’ Cox (August 4, 1897-December 10, 1968) was an American early country singer, harmonica player and guitarist. Ranked as one of West Virginia’s premier country musi… read more
William Jennings ‘‘Billy’’ Cox (August 4, 1897-December 10, 1968) was an American early country singer, harmonica player and guitarist. Ranked as one of West Virginia’s premier country music vocalists and songwriters during the 1930s. … read more