Rail executives seek drastic wage cuts amid labor push
New York reports rail carriers plan a 32 percent wage reduction on top of a 10 percent voluntary cut, targeting a 22 percent overall drop in basic pay. Notices go out tonight as the Association of Railway Executives prepares a Chicago meeting to decide on a broader wage strategy, while labor leaders vow a vigorous response and oppose further cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Association of
Railway Executives
Chicago
A. F. Whitney
Railway Labor Executives Association
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Cleveland
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Robertson
Cleburne Woman Guilty of Murder
Mrs. ula Gage convicted of murder for the April 27 shooting of her husband Lee Gage. She received a five year suspended sentence after a three and a half hour jury deliberation. Defense witnesses testified Gage abused her and threatened her life.
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Cleburne
Ula Gage
Lee Gage
Gage
Indictments for Immigration Law Return in Austin
Twenty five indictments charging violation of immigration laws were returned today by a federal district court grand jury. The cases will be transferred to Del Rio and San Antonio for trial. Indictments also were returned against three Rio Grande Valley men alleging income tax evasion. They had not been arrested.
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Austin
Federal District Court
del Rio
San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
Miller Died in Fort Worth After Auto Crash
The body of Charles L. Miller 47 of Abilene division manager of the Frigidaire Sales Corporation is being held in a Fort Worth mortuary pending funeral arrangements. He died last night of pneumonia while in a hospital for treatment of an injured hip from an auto accident near Lapan last Friday.
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Fort Worth
W.ap
Charles L. Miller
Abilene
Miller
Frigidaire Sales Corporation
Lapan
Mrs Ballard testifies in poisoning case amid cross examination
The defense questions Mrs Ballard about long term strychnine use and death blamed on natural causes possibly pancreatitis. She recounts statements by Dr W T Ballard and says the prosecutor pressed her with threats of the electric chair and coercion over a note she admitted writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton S. Burks
W. T. Ballard
Burks
Falling Baby Boys Spark Window Screen Incident
In Kerrville Robert Laverne Myers ten months old fell twenty feet from a second story window yesterday but landed on a pillow he carried and was unhurt. In Denton Joe Lindeman twenty two months old fell from a second story but escaped injury as physicians found no scratches or bruises.
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Kerrville
Robert Laverne Myers
Denton
Joe Lindeman
Gulf Oil Head in Tax Action
A federal suit filed in Pittsburgh charges William L. Mellon president of Gulf Oil and nephew of Andrew W. Mellon with evading about 2 million dollars in income taxes. The action by David A. Olson alleges that 73,000 Gulf stock shares valued at over 8 million dollars were omitted from tax reports for 1926 through 1930.
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Pittsburgh
William L. Mellon
Gulf Oil Company
Andrew W. Mellon
David A. Olson
Senate Banking Committee
Charles A. Russel
Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Gulf Stock
Plainview Form Roads Group Forms Texas Highway Route Board
A Plainview meeting formed the Texas Highway Association No. 9 to push paving gaps from the Oklahoma line to the Gulf Coast. J. E. Vickers was named president, Carl Rountree vice president, and W. J. B. Gouldy secretary. Directors will be named from each county along the route. Resolutions urge contract preference for unpaved sections in the listed counties.
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Plainview
Texas Highway Association No. 9
Oklahoma Line
Gulf Coast
Sherman
Moore
Swisher
Lynn
Dawson
Martin
Howard
Glasscock
Concho
McCulloch
Roosevelt to sign bill creating 1000 plus public works projects
Johnson forecast order would be brought within a few days. The bill will be signed by President Roosevelt after Congress adjourns and the posts created by it will necessarily be filled by interim appointments. The administration was understood to be hoping to start work on 1 000 or more projects by the latter part of July.
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Johnson
Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt Girl Threat Rumor Denied By Roosevelt Family
Secretary Stephen Early said President Roosevelt heard no truth to kidnap threats against his granddaughter Sarah Delano Roosevelt after James Roosevelt reported circulating rumors. Secret Service and local police noted no substantiated danger.
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Welt
New Hampshire
William Puzzo
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Sarah
Katherine Murray
Secret Service
McCormack
Portsmouth
N. H
Washington
Sarah Delano Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
James Roosevelt
James
Early
Tribute to Old Glory in Flag Day rites
Hans on Post of the American Legion held a Flag Day ceremony at Legion Hall Municipal Auditorium with Major F E A Simpson speaker and J F Mead organizer. Harriett Holman won first prize for her essay Clyde Scott won runner up honors. The program included a concert by the 142d Infantry Band and a Star Spangled Banner finale.
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Harriett Holman
Legion
Hanson Post
American Legion
Legionnaires
J. F. Mead
The
Post
Legion Hall
Municipal Auditorium
Simpson
F E. A. Simpson
Fred E. Young
Buck” Holman
Harriett
Clyde Scott
Soney
C. M. Hott
142D Infantry
Jack Leveritt
H. A. Shaw
Gaston Foote
Elks
Ross D. Rogers
Rogers
Congress Near Adjournment Over Veterans, Hawaii Governor Vote
Lawmakers moved toward final adjournment as the veterans issue tied to a sine die adjournment and the extra session. The $3.6 billion appropriations bill for business stimulus awaits Senate conference approval. An administration plan to name a non resident Hawaii governor lingers, with leaders hopeful of completing work tomorrow.
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Congress
Senate
Hawaii
Drought Relief Loans Set With Stock Security Rules
The program offers monthly payments per head for horses and cattle over a year old at 2.50, 0.30 for sheep, and 1.00 for brood sows. Maximum per individual loans 250 dollars, 1.00 per head for cattle, 4.00 for brood sows, with August 31, 1934 maturity. First mortgage on livestock secures the loan, initial payment covers one month.
Fragmentary note on summer home fire and kidnapping threats
The text mentions a fire at a summer home and notes there had been no intimation of any threatened kidnapping. It references a person speaking about the events but provides no clear names or dates.
Merchants Offer Prizes For Dance At The Nat
Amarillo merchants join Benton King in offering prizes at The Nat Opportunity Dance for shoppers. The feature event occurs Friday night with a Saturday dance planned for out-of-town guests. Johnny Floyd's orchestra will provide music.
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Benton King
Dance Palace
Amarillo
King
Johnny Floyd
Convicts Returned To Bars After Memorial Day Escape
Two guards from the Kansas state penitentiary escorted Billie Woods and Clifford Dopson back to Lansing from Austin with extradition papers. The two convicts, part of an escape on Memorial Day, were captured 20 miles south of Junction. Woods and Dopson were handcuffed and in jovial mood, claiming they enjoyed their time in Junction jail.
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Junction
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Billie Woods
Clifford Dopson
Woods
Kansas
J. H. Sherman
Wesley Crew
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Kansas Penitentiary
Sherman
Dopson
Panhandle Landowners Meet to Discuss Farm Relief Law
Urgent meeting called by Amarillo and Panhandle citizens to examine national farm relief legislation. Delegates from 24 counties will discuss how federal loans evaluations and appraisals apply to Panhandle landowners. Organizers include Paul and Callaghan of Panhandle, Hill of Amarillo, Winder Loyd Donegan Vega, Perryton, Dalhart, Dumas leaders.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Frank A. Paul
Alberry Callaghan
Grover Hill
Wilbur C. Hawk
John E. Hill
J. Howard Paul
C. E. Winder
O. H. Loyd
Frank Donegan
Vega
Carl Ellis
George M. Perry
Perryton
Lon McCrororey
Andy James
Dalhart
W. J. Morton
Dumas
Plains Wets Campaign Plans District Drive
PLAINS WETS Continued from Page 1 Col. 6 A speaker argues prohibition is a farce as the beer campaign advances. Mrs. Hal C. Peck co chairs the district meeting and will oversee the drive. Men and women groups will organize in each county to carry on the effort. Potter County forms a district committee to choose a chairman and co chairman.
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Hal C. Peck
Potter County
Klutch Holds False Teeth Tight Ad
Klutch forms a comfort cushion that stabilizes the denture, preventing rocking and chafing. Eat and speak as well as with natural teeth. Ad claims 25c and 60c boxes at Devs Stores.
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Devs
Free gasoline for shoppers during Amarillo Opportunity Days
Out of town shoppers during Amarillo Opportunity Days receive free gasoline with a $5 purchase. Gas amounts depend on distance up to 75 miles, at stations of listed brands or those displaying their signs. Offer valid for residents outside Amarillo only. In Childress, Wade Stepp's robbery trial proceeds as jurors begin deliberations.
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Continental
Magnolia
Phillips
Gulf, Texas
Texas and Pacific
Gibson and
Sinclair
Amarillo
Bankers Hear Debate on New Deal and Tax Policy
The assembly discussed opposition to government tax collection methods on checks and praised the New Deal led by the new administration. Speakers defended livestock paper as bank investments, warned of real estate loan pressure from low rates, and urged fair service charges for small banks.
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America
Owens
Panhandle
W. L. Pier
Stockyards National Bank of Fort Worth
Clovis National Bank of
Lary
Government Boots Economy With New Bank Powers And Deposit Plan
The government runs 52 financing institutions with 40 owned outright and engages in broader financial activities. A banking bill grants unprecedented presidential powers and includes deposit insurance. Glass Steagall deposit guarantees spark debate, supporters citing public confidence and opponents warning of economic risk. only time will tell which approach is correct.
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Glass-Steagall
Debts and Debates Over Wartime Payments
The article reports on a $10,000,000 British debt payment to the United States with an acknowledgement of pending settlement. It covers reactions on Capitol Hill, including Senator Robinson and President Roosevelt, and notes plans for silver payments and possible partial settlements from Italy France Czechoslovakia Romania Belgium Poland.
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London
Capitol Hill
Robinson
Indiana
Arkansas
Jeader
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
India
United States
Congress
Iruly
Roosevelt
Italy
France
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Belgium
Patek
Poland
Moley
State Department
Britain To Start US War Debt Talks In Washington
June 14 report from London says Britain will begin formal negotiations with the United States over the Great War debt while a $10 million silver payment on $75.95 million due is made as a partial settlement. Neville Chamberlain announced the move and the U S delegation welcomed it as a possible step toward economic rehabilitation. Cordell Hull urged collective action and rejected economic nationalism at the Washington conference.
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London
Great Britain
United States
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
Washington
Roosevelt
World Economic Conference
Cordell Hull
Assembly of Economic and Monetary Leaders
Hull
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Roosevelt Girl
James O. Cade
Legion Auxiliary
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Spears
L. G Whitney
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Amerillo Rubber Stamp
U. S
Steel
Eable
Fifth and
Tyler
Elliott-Greer CO
Taylor St. Ph
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Doctor Bill
Gatlin Glass Co
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Empire Cafe
Polk Street
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Kwitcherkikkin
Tateeta Amarllo
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