Business and labor clash over price cuts in wage crisis
American business urged government and labor to share responsibility for rising living costs as President Truman urged price reductions. Industry spokesmen argued government policies support prices, while wage negotiations stall steel contracts and labor costs rise. The Justice Department signaled it will not sue price-cutting pacts aimed at lowering living costs unless used to squeeze weaker rivals.
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Washington
Truman
U. S. Steel
Justice Department
Tornado Fund Drives Huge Local Help Push
Hundreds respond to Texas Panhandle disaster with rapid giving to the News-Globe Tornado Fund. Donations pour in by telephone and mail as relief efforts by Red Cross and local committees structure distributions. List shows numerous individuals and firms contributing, with Governor Beauford Jester named to appoint disbursing agencies.
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News- Globe
Texas Panhandle
Red Cross
Elaine Hale
News-Globe
Beauford Jester
Globe News
Globe
Texas
Panhandle
The
Globe-News
Community rally fuels Panhandle tornado relief drive
Generous outpouring from Panhandle towns follows devastating tornadoes. Red Cross reports excess supplies while Globe News fundraising soars from 5 000 to over 33 000 dollars as residents donate anonymously and publicly for storm victims in Woodward Higgins Glazier and surrounding areas. Government officials oversee disbursement to ensure aid reaches those in need.
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Panhandle
Red Cross
Globe
Associated Press
United Press
Glazier
Higgins
Woodward
First registrant signs in at Panhandle Press convention
Mrs. Allen Hodges of The Littlefield County Wide News leads the thirty-eighth Panhandle Press Association convention registration at the Herring Hotel. The Canyon News staff assist with duties while Clyde Warwick presides. Open house, square dance, and annual dinner highlight evening activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Press Association
Allen Hodges
Littlefield County Wide News
Nell Jennings
The
Canyon News
Clyde Warwick
Gladdis Samples
Tri-State Fair Association
Ernest O. Thompson
Globe News
Kerr Paper Company
Herring Hotel
Panhandle Sees Warm Up After Stormy Weather Spell
H. C Winburn notes rising temperatures after a hectic weather bout in the Panhandle. Yesterday peaked 62 degrees, today slated to reach 74 with a warm 80 expected tomorrow. A hazy sky and rain reports incomplete due to storm disruption. Local hail accompanied the moisture in the storm area.
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Panhandle
H. C Winburn
Elk City
Okla
Little Oklahoma
Pampa
Claude
Childress
Memphis
Miami
Shamrock
Guyman
Winburn
Press convention urges truth and unity in journalism
At the Panhandle Press Association annual convention in Texas, leaders urged financial strength to sustain independent reporting and said truth builds freedom. Speakers noted changes in newspapers, the value of local human-interest stories, and the evolving use of AP services by weeklies.
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Roy Ann Cullum
Clarion
W. R. Rutherford
Dumas
The
Panhandle Press Association
Mr. Rutherford
Salerno
Corregidor
Rutherford
George H. Quarterman
Episcopalian Missionary District
North Texas
Aeolian Choir
Tennie Thompson
Pinkey Vineyard
J. C. Phillips
Burger Herald
Ralph N. Eaton
Western Newspaper Union
Wichita
Kan
Frank H. King
Dallas
Associated Press
Forrest Weimhold
Hockley County Herald
Levelland
van W. Stewart
Ochiltree County Herald
Perryton
Oklahoma City bus strike paralyzes transit again
Public transportation in Oklahoma City was halted by illegal secondary picketing as Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen struck the Oklahoma Transportation Co. Drivers refused to cross the line, leaving thousands stranded while the railway company sought a court injunction to stop the action.
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Oklahoma City
The
Oklahoma Railway Co
Brotherhood of Railway
Oklahoma Transportation Co
M. D. Mills
Railroad Brotherhood
Telephone repair crews halt strike to fix tornado damage
AT and T reports 10 construction crews interrupted their strike to restore circuits torn by a Texas Oklahoma Panhandle tornado. In Woodward Oklahoma volunteers restored 20 of 58 circuits as two thirds of lines remained out in the region.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Texas-Oklahoma Panhandle
Woodward
Okla
Weather Forecast Amarillo Area and West Texas
The Weather AMARILLO AND VICINITY: Continued high thin cloudiness and warmer this afternoon, tonight and Saturday. WEST TEXAS: Fair this after noon, tonight and Saturday with rising temperature. High for 24 hours ending at 6 30 AM, 62 degrees, low 39 degrees, noon 61 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Tipps Resigns Denison Post to Take Pampa Head Coach Role
Thomas L. Tipps, assistant to head coach Les Cranfill, resigns at Denison to become head coach at Pampa. He will report Monday. Tipps and Cranfill started coaching together at Temple in 1942. Tipps previously coached at Sea Graves before joining Denison after Army discharge.
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Denison
Thomas L. Tipps
Les Cranfill
Pampa
Tipps
Cranfill
Temple
Seagraves
Storm Wrecks Higgins Town Braces for Rehab
Casualty list and storm reports show tarpaulins needed after roofs failed and homes were destroyed. Bulldozers and road equipment arrive to clear rubble as hundreds become homeless and jobless. only one building remains standing as guards supervise a nearly deserted Glazier.
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Higgins
Strikers Seek Face to Face Talks With Officials
Washington April 11 strike leaders press for direct negotiation with union officials AT&T and the Labor Department. Secretary Schwellenbach pledges a quick reply after talks with NFTW president Beirne. the union plans to take their case to President Truman if refused.
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Washington
Schwellenbach
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Labor Department
Schnellenbach
Joseph A. Beirne
NFTW
Beirne
Truman
Labor
National Federation of Telephone Workers
At&t
Tarps Urgently Needed After Glazier Higgins Disaster
Globe-News reports an urgent call for tarpaulins in the Glazier Higgins disaster region. Residents fear rain with no protection for people or salvaged property. Borden Company will provide trucks and a collection point at 609 Grant’s south dock. One tarp helps. several hundred are in demand.
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Glazier- Higgins
Globe-News
Borden Company
South Dock
Wainwright ships emergency relief to Panhandle after tornado
Gen Jonathan M Wainwright reports 300 cots and mattresses 500 blankets and a water purification unit headed for the Panhandle from Fourth Army stocks. Crowell Texas residents begin a relief fund after the April 9 1942 tornado. Oklahoma Woodward tents rise a New Woodward camp amid ruins. Mass funeral plans are announced as water famine worsens conditions.
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Jonathan M. Wainwright
Jester
Panhandle
Fourth Army
Crowell
Tex
Oklahoma
New Woodward
Woodward
R A. Bosch
Relief Goods Overflow Storage Prompt in Amarillo
Amarillo residents donate clothing and food causing storage strain as two large moving trucks depart for tornado areas. Red Cross officials relocate items to the city auditorium foyer with support from business groups and volunteers. Florists and contractors offer aid including thousands of flowers and two days of building repairs while community leaders coordinate transport from nearby towns and Army units.
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Amarillo
Franklin D. Davis
Potter County
Red Cross
Cal Farley
Davis
Nall
Freeman's Flowers
Globe News
Denver
Furrow & Co
Guthrie
Okla
Walter Wirtz
Associated General Contractors
Jefferson
Higgins
Dimmitt
Dumas
S. B. Sanders
East Twentieth
Hidden Resources tale ends with tragic South Side death
August Richter a 78 year old night watchman and his blind sister Amelia 89 lived in poverty in a South Side flat. August died of a heart attack and Amelia led Detective Edwards to an old trunk containing 21000 in cash and 22159 in stocks and bonds.
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Chicago
August Richter
Amelia
South Side
August
Thomas Edwards
Edwards
Richter
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Mata DA Tata
Truman Price
Robert A. Taft
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Joint Congressional Economic Committee
Wees
Amarillo National Bank Pinkney Packing Company
Pan Globe News Publishing Co
Shamrock Oil & Gas Co
John Hayden Sanenee
B. M. Colline
Casera Spl
J. W. Nicholson
Oeekie
Claude Morton
Be. Snc Eee
Jack C. Thomas
Powell & Irene Combs
B. Ernest Smith
Rasennd
B. B. Perry
Ix's Ark
Gilley Floor Landing Co
Elizabeth C. Boyd
Oon
E. R. Fowler
Coon
Pete Chilton Beeak Oto
Hardin
Amarillo Hardware
Addie R. Whitcomb
Wales F. Madden
Amarillo-Borger E Borden Company
G. C. Cdom
Bobby
Steve Sparks
S. Cates
Norris Ewing
Insurance Agency
B. M. Benesch
J. R. Barnhill
R. B. Masterson Estate
Louis Webster
Bob Blair
A. D. Steed
Otis Clark
Miriam Clark
J. H Wishcamper
Verne W. Seiger
Lubbock
R. L. Hulett
C. O. Jones
Robert Moody Foundation
Hollywood
Robert Moody McKinney
Geo. E. May
W. Zimmerman Carpenters
Maureen van Buskirk
Blackburn Bros
Ee Poe
McCartt
J. ©. Williamson
Hedwig Pomerenk
STN Og Te An Ge Ae
Betty Lou Tollesor
Horace E. Watkin
Leon L. Hoyt
Anton
Albert Craig
Craig Bintoabeweees
Elice Traffic Club
Penhandle Trailways
H.C. Doleater
Nunn Electric Supply
Charles Kelly
Ted Teak
M. F. Wirtz
Drs
Evelyn
Geo Ce Powers
W. E. Hill
Bryan Meyer
H. S Mason
E. V. Harria
A. Keeter Candy Company
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