Army life wages and unions debated in dialogue
George Spelvin and his son Dummy discuss army pay hours and the idea of a union. They question whether soldiers have rights and compare army life to WPA conditions, noting pay around 21 dollars a month and potential jail for strikes. The Old Man insists the army is government and national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Board
Tham
la Follette Committee
Mr. Spelvin
Westbrook Pegler
New York
George Spelvin
Dummy
WPA
Union
Paw
British Flying Boat Clare Lands at Flushing Bay
The camouflaged British flying boat Clare landed on Flushing Bay in New York after a wartime resumed Transatlantic flight from England. It was escorted across the Irish Sea by Royal Air Force fighters and stopped at Eire Botwood Newfoundland and Montreal before its final leg to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clare
Flushing Bay
England
British Overseas Airways
Irish Sea
Royal Air Force
Great
Britain
Flont
Eire
Botwood
Newfoundland
Montreal
Que
Amarillo Railway Roundup Marks Statewide Assignments
The August 5 1940 Amarillo Globe item lists Santa Fe and Burlington staff changes with engine and switch assignments between Amarillo Waynoka Pampa and Fort Worth plus Rock Island moves at Hutchinson Shamrock and Dalhart. It notes births, local officials and political wins in Dallam County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas
Santa Fe
W. L. Hain
Wichita Falls
Tenth Street
Robert Fields
J.H Kinney
Burlington
of Childress
Waynoka
P.M. Hustling
Fort Worth FE
B. Mims
F. £. Warren
M. A. Cottshall
Pampa
Jean Scoresby
Stono
Hutchinson
Kansas
Rock Island
Thelma Moon
F. EB. Stevens
Shamrock
L. G Thorp
W. L. Lewis
WK. Sparks
Panhandle
E. L. Chamblin
Childress
Fort Worth
Denver
J. P. Harrison
Burl Henwood
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Henwood
Harry Schultz
Dalhart
Dallam County
Harry
Answers to Cranium Crackers on Editorial Page
The fragment lists geographic and historic items including annexation references covering parts of Wyoming Oklahoma Kansas New Mexico and Colorado. It mentions Russia Spain and 1803 with a sum of 15 440 000 and a year 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Colorado
Russia
Spain
Mexico Nabs Three In Ballot Plot
Police raided the Pedro Ponce family house in Mexico City and seized 21 packets of fraudulent ballots and related documents from the July election. Officers also found five carbines and a submachine gun. One woman and two men are jailed on electoral law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Pedro Ponce
Fisherman Finds 11 Mountain Trout in Roadside Creel
In Worland Wyoming Lloyd Heron a bank cashier on a Sunday fishing trip spotted a creel along the highway. He stopped and opened the basket discovering eleven large freshly caught mountain trout inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worland
Wyo
U.P
Lloyd Heron
Bank Cashier
Heron
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Orion
British Flying Boat
Round Town
Pal W. C. Garver
F. L. Power
C. W Gwin
Texline
Banta Fe
W. J. Daley
F. F. Hillin
J. D. Clark
Pan~handle
Bradley Bynum
Leona Cody
Darrell Gant
Noel Coward
Shou
Lette
Big Bill
Clark
Lois
Public Deb NO
Ida
MR. G-Man
Helga
Werself
Willie
Sugar
Alley Ood
Ooola
DR. Bronson
Ancient
Egypt
Ead
Tr Nile
Doc
NEA Service
Pop
AM I
Willie Alont
Mexico
Floyd V. Studer Life Insurance and Annuities
Mers Chiver OF
More & i
Johnson Price Co
Fillmore
Vik
Reyal Crown
ROYAL
East Sth St
CROWN
Royal Crown
Nebi Corp
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