Railroads Seek Special Treatment amid Rate Debate
The editorial argues railroads deserve special treatment due to government control that caps returns and prevents profits during good years. It contrasts private business flexibility with railroads constrained to cover operating expenses and paid investment interest, while reserves are restricted. The piece notes Rock Island lines operate a special employee train Amarillo to El Paso with a $9 round trip and lists staff movements in Amarillo and surrounding depots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Railroads
Rock Island
Amarillo
el Paso
M-System
Piggly Wiggly Grocery
Periodical Pains Relieved In 3 Minutes
A North Carolina druggist formula named B C promises rapid relief from headache neuralgia and menstrual pains. The ad states the product acts in minutes, calms nerves and allows women to resume duties without pain, claiming it is harmless and unmatched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Nurito
Trains, Officials, and Travellers Signal Shifts in Amarillo
Rock Island and Santa Fe operations show staffing changes as train masters offices in Amarillo are abolished and reassigned. J S Jones, Amarillo claim adjuster, visits Fort Worth. Teddy Kellar vacations at Carlsbad while family plans travel to Wichita Falls. J B Briscoe makes a company trip to Clinton division then plans to join family elsewhere.
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J. 5. Jones
Rock Island
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Sanford
C. Fertig
Oklahoma City
F. O. Harrison
Mr. Harrison
el Reno
Teddy Kellar
Carlsbad
Valentine
J. B. Briscoe
Santa Fe
Clinton Division
Mr. Briscoe
John Renegar
Rail and highway notices precede more local transports changes
The report lists railroad personnel shifts at Rock Island including assignments and medical leave, along with a pension retirement for Santa Fe engineer Milton Smith. New Mexico highway officials plan stricter signboard enforcement at curves and intersections and two rail line abandonment petitions are reviewed for lossmaking sections from Van Vieck to Hawkinsville and Luling to Gonzales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Highway Commission
Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific
van Vieck
Hawkinsville
Victoria
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Luling
Gonzales
Automobiles Seen As Social Menace In Modern Times
The article argues that while cars were meant as a social convenience and business necessity, they have become dangerous in the hands of children, nervous women, and reckless men. It laments drivers who ignore traffic rules and threaten pedestrians and even locomotives, casting walking as a shadow of death.
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Wade
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California
H. E. McMullen
Dalhart
C. A. LaRue
Childress
W. A. Stegall
Chil
Texline
South Texas
Louisiana
Colorado
North Western
J. H. Stegar
South Taylor Street
Wichita Fall
Grove
Grove’s
TGRIC
Columbia Ace System
KRLD
ACO
Essex
New Essex
Detroit
Amarillo Motor Company
Pacific Coast
J. M. Murray
J. B. Cummins
Rock Island General Yard
Milton
Smith
North Pole
Raymond Foster
Tulsa
Raymond
Foster
R. R. News
Star Lumber CO
5Th & Jackson Sts
Americas
Allstate
Sears
America
Ford
Chevrolet
Buick
Pontiac
Whippet and
Durantee
Chrysler
Studebak
Hudson
Hupmobile
Packard
de Soto
Willys
Iscota
Seis
Nationall Panson
Ite
National Letter Business Bureau
Clarantee
Wwe
Ileage Co
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Polk
Sears’ Stores
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