Amarillo Chamber Sees Unprecedented Renewal Response
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce reports a flood of renewal notices after letters were sent to all members urging renewal by April 15. By noon Monday 38 renewals arrived, with more expected, and most included appreciation letters praising the year's work. T. W. Gotten and C. W. Vernon praised results and predicted membership to exceed previous years, listing early renewals including J. J. Hastings and R. P. Eastland among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
T. W. Gotten
C. W. Vernon
J. J. Hastngs
R. P. Eastland
I. D. Swaim
J. J. McCollum
Elmer E. Keen
Clarence M. Eakle
W. T. Leachman
Thos. Currie
Hagy-Harrington & Marsh Co
W. A. Fisk
W. C. Boyce, Jr
W. W. Ellison
Chester Adams
R.S. Killough
C. W
Privilege of Encore Debated in Paris Theaters
Paris officials and artists clash over encores in operatic houses. Encores to Pagliacci and La Vie de Boheme stretch performances, with one Opera Comique tenor resisting requests. Audience bows are seen as enough. others push to keep programs intact.
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Paris
Opera Comique
Rail consolidations debated amid worker protections and vast rail plans
John Moore argues consolidation aims to form a few large systems but warns against eliminating competition and harming workers. AFL and four unions press for compensation and seniority protections for 1.7 million employees, fearing displacement. 1929 tax gains, Frisco equipment spending, and line expansion proposals across Texas and nationwide are noted alongside major rail projects and ICC reports.
Local names listed in business directory snippet
A fragmentary OCR list shows individuals and firms including H. Hargett Solon C Byrd Williams- Boyce Agency R. H. Lynn L. Raymond Reed Ross D. Rogers Z. E. Doshier W. M. Rippey Odell Carleton Dr. Clark Buckner Stone Gulerie Johnson Davis P. H. Co. Max Baer Guy A. Carlander L. W. Bussey Oriental Shop and Drs Hendrick Lemmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Hargett
Solon C. Byrd
Williams- Boyce Agency
R. H. Lynn
L. Raymond Reed
Ross D. Rogers
Z. E. Doshier
W. M. Rippey
Odell Carleton
Dr. Clark Buckner
Stone & Gulerie
Johnson Davis P. & H. Co
Max Baer
Guy A. Carlander
L. W. Bussey
Oriental Shop
Drs. Hendrick & Lemmon
Three-in-One Oil: superior lubrication for home devices
A lubrication expert promotes 3-in-One Oil as a scientific blend of animal, mineral and vegetable oils. It cleans, protects and lubricates household machines, costing more to make yet cheaper to use, available in 15¢ and 80¢ sizes with a red 3-in-One trademark.
From the Locomotive to Supreme Court Ambition and Rail Safety
A railroad worker's career rises from hand to engineer and air brake inspector with union ties, showing lifelong ascent. He notes ongoing rail safety concerns as motorists hinder progress, while W B Storey of Santa Fe reflects on 1950 business mood after peak 1929 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firemen's Union
Business College
Water Bay
Supreme Court of the United States
W. B. Storey
Santa Fe Railway
Illinois Central Sets Coal Fueled Train Record to New Orleans
The Illinois Central ran the New Orleans Limited 921 miles from Chicago to New Orleans with a single locomotive and no hand lubrication, a new coal burning passenger performance record. Radio telephones are increasingly used on railways, linking locomotives to cabooses, switch towers, and moving trains since 1924. Labor-saving devices proliferate as button presses replace manual work. Forty percent of grade crossing accidents involve motorists hitting trains. A total of 15,610 automo...
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Tlinois Central
New Orleans
Chicago
Railroads Sink Cash Into Cars Locomotives And Rails
Railroads push toward large orders with Pacific Fruit Express seeking 1500 refrigerator cars and Rock Island contracting 14 Pullman coaches. Texas and New Mexico line plans an April 19 Hobbs celebration expected to draw 10000 attendees as part of a broader 19th century program backed by 1.06 billion dollars in total expenditures for 1919.
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Texas and New Mexico
I Ber of Commerce
Cel Hobbs
Cham Brate
Tela
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American Federation of Labor
Transportation Brotherhoods
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Frisco
Pullman Car Manufacturing Co
Birmingham
Ala
Yale
Tenn
Texas Short Line
Texas and Pacific
Grand Saline
Van
St. Louis
Panhandle
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Mexico and
Orient
Texas
Galveston
Harrisburg
San Antonio
Paisano
Water Boy
Frank McManamy
Walter Irvin
Paint & Body Works
Pittsburgh Proof Products
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Commercial Body Building
Pickering Lumber CO
West
6Th Dial
Amarillo Hardware CO
Dial
Wagner
Jewelry Shor Fair Theatre
Cors
Canada
Hawaii
Mexico
Pacific Fruit Express
Rock Island
Pullman Car Works
James Murdock
Brotherhood of Railroad
Music Defense League
Music Deafterformation League
America
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Joseph N. Weber
Defence League
Broadway
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Walter
Lambert Pharmacal Co
U.S. A
Amarillo Plate Glass & Mirror Co
Amarillo Owned
East Sth
the Westmoreland CO. Inc
Taylor St. Dial
Mosehart - Schreeter Company
Dependable
Houston, Texas
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