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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1929
Page
9
Wisconsin moves to repeal the Severson act and 2.75 percent beer penalties as wets cite large referendum votes. Results from 2,109 precincts show 292,207 for repeal and 152,363 against, with 261,821 for beer legislation and 135,480 against. The issue shifts to Madison as legislature weighs next steps.
Pastors and professors from the Missouri Synod Texas district are arriving in Austin for the triennial conference, a five day session beginning tomorrow.
Absent delegates including John Bauer and W H Wiggins travel from Denver Chicago El Paso and Foster Neal to assess conditions of employment and construction in the South Plains with a report to Washington. Amarillo labor groups plan to host next year’s state convention as Beau mont hosts current sessions. several local unions send delegates to the Beau mont meeting on April 8.
Labor union notes urge townspeople to support local merchants to sustain community prosperity. Articles describe purchasing at home as a civic duty, warn against out of town shopping, and note rivalries between home town retailers and distant suppliers. The item also records union meetings and social events with speeches and entertainment.
The Humble Oil Company of Houston, part of Standard of New York, reported just eighteen million dollars in the last fiscal year amid overproduction low prices and rising operation costs. The Amarillo Monitor enters the scene as a new weekly labor paper led by Georg T. Haubrich, debuting Friday with twelve pages focused on union labor. Craft unions on the Southern seaboard have voted to strike and seek higher wages aligned with other carriers. General Motors hits a four billion dollar milestone as stock tops 4 160 0. A Texas city hearing considers an apportionment plan for street improvements to balance burdens and benefits among frontage owners.
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