Million Put Out of Work Report Says AFL
The American Federation of Labor reported that at least one million workers nationwide have had wages cut or hours lengthened since the Supreme Court struck down NRA codes. The federation urged immediate passage of Wagner labor disputes, Connery 80-hour week, and Guffey coal stabilization bills to curb unemployment and unrest.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court
Federation
Executive Council
NRA
Schechter
Black Connery
Guffey
Ogburn
Chieftains
Labor
Opurn
Toware
Council
Green
Labor Relations Board
Vacations Offered in Letter Contest of Thirteen Weeks
The Colgate Palmolive Peet Company announces a 13 week series of free vacation checks worth 250 each for the best 25 word letters answering I like Crystal White Soap because. Send letters with soap wrappers to Crystal White Soap Kansas City Kansas by a judging panel including Mrs Carl Liesch Miss Freda Victor and Ben H Henthorn.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Colgate-Palmolive- Peet, Company
Crystal White Soap
Kansas City
Kans
Carlliesch
MUNGER GOLDSMEN ENTER GOLF FINALS IN CORSICANA
Corsicana June 6 Jack Munger the national Interscholastic champion and David Spec Goldman finalist last year advanced to the 36 hole title match at Corsicana Country Club after Munger beat Don Schumacher 3 and 1 and Goldman defeated Reuben Albaugh 1 up in 19 holes to reach the finals.
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Corsicana
Jack Munger
David
Spec) Goldman
Goldman
Reuben Albaugh
Dallas
Munger
Don Schumacher
Ten Million PWA Requests Placed From Texas
June 6 Fort Worth reports 26 PWA loan and grant requests totaling about 10 million dollars under the new work relief program. The applications were received at the Texas office of acting state PWA director Julian Montgomery and cover a 45 percent grant with 55 percent loan split.
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Fort Worth
Texas
New Work Relief Program
PWA
Julian Montgomery
Indian quake toll put at sixty thousand in Kalat state
Simla reports reveal a staggering death toll from the recent quake with about 60 000 dead across the devastated region. More than 100 villages were wiped out across the district around Quetta, 120 miles long and 20 wide, with Kalat state accounting for 24 000 fatalities.
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Simla
India
Quetta
Kalat
Panhandle Cities Host Confederate Veterans Reunion in Amarillo
Panhandle communities join Amarillo to host a Confederate Veterans general reunion from September 3 to 6. An estimated 15 000 to 20 000 attendees are expected. underwriting nearly all of the 10 000 dollar budget is secured. The event will feature the United States Marine Band and support from the army quartermaster general with housing and feeding provisions.
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Blackburn Brothers
Amarillo
Panhandle
New Mexico
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
Houston
South
United States Army
Convention
Wilbur C Hawk
Charles T. Ware
Amarillo Nations Bank
Carl Hinton
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Panhandle Plains
Singer Kisses Byrns in Office as Tiff Shares Lipstick Mark
Rosa Ponselle kissed Speaker Byrns in his office during a surprise performance with Lawrence Tibbett. The pair sang "Annie Laurie" and "O Sole Mio" to spur action on Rep. Sirovich's bill to create a federal department of science literature and art, leaving Byrns with a red lipstick mark and laughter.
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Washington
Rosa Ponselle
House
Rep. Sirovich
New York
Department of Science, Literature and Art
Houston Robbery Trio Sentenced to Long Terms
District Judge Langston King imposed a total of 145 years on three robbers after a January gun battle that seriously wounded city detectives Owen Martin and J. D. Broussard. FE G Biddell received 80 years, H J Turney 45 years, and Ernest Myers 20 years for multiple robbery and assault to murder counts.
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Houston
Langston King
Owen Martin
J. D. Brousard
FE. G. Biddell
H. J. Turney
Ernest Myers
Martin
Broussard
Riddell
Turney
Myers
Beaumont
Local Rotary Hears Mexico Program at Amarillo Luncheon
Amarillo Rotary Club heard a program on Mexico featuring Jose and Marie Ramos a popular Amarillo duo who perform Mexican songs. Jim Williams chaired the On To Mexico committee. Jimmie Ortez a Santa Fe youth and West Texas State Teachers College student spoke. Mason King Will R Winch discussed the Rotary International convention in Mexico City and Dale Smith showed motion pictures from a special trip to Mexico City in 1939.
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Jim Williams
Jose and
Marie Ramos
Amarilla
Jimmie Ortez
Santa Fe
West Texas State Teachers’ College
Canyon
Mason King
Will R. Winch
Mexico City
Dale Smith
Death of Viscount Byng of Vimy End of WWI Leader
Field Marshal Julian Hedworth Byng dies at 72 in Thorpe Hall after emergency surgery. The famed Vimy Ridge hero, former governor general of Canada, led the Canadian corps in the great war and reorganized London's police. He had health issues in recent years and leaves no heir. His death follows the recent passing of Lawrence of Arabia.
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Thorpe-Le-Soren
Esex
Eng
Great Britain
Lord Allenby
Julian Hedworth Byng
Viscount Byng
Vimy
Vimy Ridge
Candian Corps
Canada
London
Metropolitan Police
Thorpe Hall
Byng
California
Texans abandon codes amid wage hour changes report
Ernest L Tutt of the NRAA says many Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico businesses lengthened hours or cut wages after the blue eagle's death. In a quarter of cases codes were abandoned on wages or hour schedules. John Erhard says the AG ordered dismissal of NRA code litigation in this district.
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Dallas
Ernest L. Tutt
NRAA
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Blue Eagle
Tutt
Dallas man bitten by dog as animal is tested for rabies
A Dallas man was bitten on the leg by a dog belonging to Jack Davis. The dog was killed and its head was sent for rabies examination.
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Dallas
U.P
Jack Davis
Jack
NRA Workers Lose Favor With Capitol Hill Solons
Washington dispatch reports NRA employees seeking new jobs via senators and congressmen are snubbed on Capitol Hill. A Texas representative notes ex-saddle riding snobbery has flipped to begging for permanent positions, while others say the brain trusters are out and the lawmakers remain.
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Washington
NRA
Capitol Hill
Rep. Maverick
Texas
White House
Oklahoma Young Demo President Leads Amarillo Delegation
Jess Larson head of the Oklahoma State League of Young Democrats arrives in Amarillo with nearly 50 state and county officials aboard two Rock Island Pullmans. The group attends a five state Young Democrats meeting where James Roosevelt speaks. Other prominent Oklahomans include Ralph Chambers Eugene Mapel and leaders close to Governor Marland.
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Amarillo
Texas
Jess Larson
State League of Young Democrats of Oklahoma
Chickasha
Rock Island
Oklahoma City
Young Democrats
James Roosevelt
The
National Organization
Ralph Chambers
Picher
Young Democratic
Kansas City
Eugene Mapel
Oklahoma Organization
Larson
Erosion Expert Resigns From John Tarleton College Post
H N Smith resigns as professor of animal husbandry at John Tarleton Agricultural College effective today. A soil erosion specialist, he leaves after joining the U S Department of Agriculture and will work on the Lindale project north of Taylor. His work improved the college dairy herd to one of the best in the United States and he has broad agricultural experience.
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Stephenville
U.P
H. N. Smith
John Tarleton Agricultural College
Smith
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lindale
Tayior
United States
Change in pardon law sought in Wisconsin
Madison, Wis a June 6 A bill would shift the governor s pardon power to a specially created board pending constitutional amendment. The move aims to ease the chief executive burden but constitutional changes require lengthy passage and several years.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Prince of Wales Sends Relief to Alberta Settlers
The Prince of Wales aided Western Canada settlers near his E. P. ranch in Alberta by directing 70 clothing packages from his relief society. Eva Hasell led the送packages home to Canada, delivering them via the Church of England Sunday School Motor Caravan Mission.
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Montreal
U.P
Prince of Wales
Canada
Alberta
Eva Hasell
Church of England
England
Britain
Prince
Regents Urge Federal Fund for Museum at Texas University
Regents of Texas University flew to Washington to secure plans for a Centennial museum on campus. They aim to obtain about 300000 dollars from a 3 million federal appropriation, with Mrs. I. D. Fairchild, H. L. Stark, and Leon White among the attending party.
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Austin
Regents of
Texas University
Washington
American Legion Centennial Museum
I. D. Fairchild
Lufkin
H. L. Stark
Orange
Board of Regents
Leon White
Martha Randal Buried in Meridian Texas
Rites for Mrs. Martha Randal mother of Oscar D. Randal were held yesterday as she was laid to rest at Meridian Texas. The 83 year old woman died Wednesday in a Dallas hospital with Mr. and Mrs. Randal at her bedside. Mr. Randal is president of the Randal Drug Stores.
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Martha Randal
Oscar D. Randal
Meridian
Texas
Dallas
Randal
Mr. Randal
Randal Drug Stores
Shamrock Traffic Officer Job Ended
County officials ended the special traffic officer position in Shamrock as of June 1, with enforcement to revert to regular peace officers. E. W. Poole had served as county traffic officer for several months under county expense.
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Shamrock
W. O. Puett
County Commissioners Court
E. W. Poole
Patterson Loyal Patient Reaches 18 Surgeries at St Joseph
Omaba Nebraska reports C F Patterson, 45, is St Joseph Hospital's most frequent patient with 18 surgeries, traced to a rare bone disease from a bruised knee at age nine. The article notes his long hospital association and repeated operations.
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Omaba
Neb
C. F. Patterson
St. Joseph Hospital
Thieves Steal Rug From LDS Church Relief Society Room
In Provo Utah on June 6 burglars broke into the Relief Society Room of a local L D S church and stole a rug. Police said the theft occurred within the church building posing no immediate danger to parishioners. Investigators requested tips from residents of the area.
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Provo
Utah
U.P
Relief Society
Housekeeper Wins Over Wife of Late Merchant Farmer in Land Dispute
In Houston on June 6, a federal judge awarded 700 acres in Waller County to Irene Smith, the Texas housekeeper who helped ailing George Scott. Flora Scott, his widow, had argued for title. the court found she had no interest in the land valued around 10000 dollars with oil potential.
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Houston
U.P
Arkansan
Texas
Waller County
T. M. Kennerly
Flora Scott
George Scott
Irene Smith
Scott
Arkansas
Film shows aborigines of stone age culture
A film depicting the Wororas tribe of Australian natives was shown to the school of Tropical Health. The Wororas, about 350 survivors, speak a language with 440 verbs for to be and over 1 300 words meaning to kif, a complexity that challenges learners. In Zan ee ille Ohio a girl in a sports suit robbed a filling station operator of 400 dollars with a revolver while a young man and another girl waited in a car.
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London
School of Tropical Health
U.P
F. S. Culhan
Culhan
Fragments of Meteorite Found Near Summer Nebraska
Fragments of a meteorite were found on a Summer Nebraska farm after spring plows uncovered a 14 foot burned area. The pieces are very light and float in water and show traces of sulphur.
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