Weather notes and community items from Amarillo column
Light rains on the high plains contrast with upcoming fall lake filling rains. A letter asks Texas secession rights and a prize shows for essays on Germany after the war. Local remarks praise Bill Flenniken, recounts a veteran driver, and urges calm after Armistice Day style celebrations. Instructions urge law and order and civic duty. A lost wallet with $56 is missing and to return it to Mrs. Bryan.
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High Plains
Labor and Management United Against Poor Practices
President of the Chamber of Commerce outlines mutual faults of labor and management, urging reform and unity. He warns workers of the forward burden, lists seven deadly sins from both sides, and calls for stronger job security and unemployment support to sustain America's economy.
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Eric A. Johnston
Chamber of Commerce of
The
United States
West
Washington
Insull
Hopson
Musica
Congress
Browne
Bioff
Scalise
Anti-Trust
America
Burglar Was So Large Grocer Couldn’t See It
A local grocery store on West Seventh Avenue experienced a noon alarm when a moving house brushed the burglar wire and triggered the system. Grocer J. W. Johnson checked customers and cash register before realizing the cause. The house was being moved down West Seventh Avenue at 411 West Seventh Avenue and set off the warning.
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J. W. Johnson
West Seventh Avenue
Lost brown billfold near Whiteway Grocery Aug 19
Maie Tack reports losing a brown billfold on North Buchanan Street near Whiteway Grocery Saturday Aug 19 containing $56 in bills and $1.50 in change. A generous reward is offered. Call 21709 or write Mrs Bryan at 320 North West Twelfth Avenue. Mrs Lemons offers a male puppy to a child. Call 9396.
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Mrs. Bryan
North West Twelfth Street
White Way
North Buchanan Street
Bryan
Box 17
Amarillo
Whiteway
Buchanan Street
North West Twelfth Avenue
Tack
Mrs. Lemons
Bell Talks affect 500 Amarillo workers
Negotiations between Southwestern Bell and union officials may impact about 500 Amarillo employees. A wage offer of 2 1 2 to 5 3 4 cents per hour for 33,000 workers was rejected in St. Louis as inadequate. The union seeks 17 1 2 cents per hour to reach the regional wage level.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Amarillo
Cora Miller
St. Louis
Southwestern Bell
Labor Department
Chcago
D. L. McCowen
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Bell Operated
Miller
Rites for Mrs. J. M. Russell This Evening
Funeral services for Mrs. J. M. Russell die last night at 6 at the First Christian Church. She was 72, born Feb 19, 1872 in Indiana, moved to Amarillo in 1916, widow of J. M. Russell a civic leader. She is survived by a sister, three brothers, three step-daughters, two step-grandchildren, and a sister to accompany the body to Brazil for burial.
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J. M. Russell
First Christian Church
Amarillo
Tavior Street
Russell
Indiana
de Pauw University
Green Castle
Ind
R. C. Snodgrass
Boxwell Brothers
Brazil
Miss Bard
R. L. Rogers
Hugh Doak
Otis Clark
Floyd Zollars
H. E. Billingslea
J. C. Winn
Roundup Draws Hundreds to Tri-State Fair Barbecue
Several hundred old time cowboys and families gather at the Merchants Building for the John Snider barbecue at the Tri-State Fair. H M Timmons reports crowd size up to expectations as a brief program and memorial service follow. E C Britain remains president with Mel Armstrong as VP and Timmons as secretary treasurer, Mrs H E Brady chairs membership.
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Merchants
Tri-State Fairgrounds
John Snider
Snider
H. M. Timmons
Western Cowpunchers Association
E. C. Britain
Mel Armstrong
Timmons
H. E. Brady
Association
George Hayden
Sev
Knight Daughter of Mr and Mrs Willis
Mrs Knight is introduced as the daughter of Mr and Mrs Willis in the family notice.
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Home
Mrs. Knight
Mrs. Willis
The Road To Berlin Front Line Distances
The Associated Press reports distances to Berlin from major fronts. Russian front 322 miles from Warsaw outskirts, Northern France 519 miles east of Sens, Italian front 601 miles from Florence outskirts.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
France
Sens
Florence
Polio Patient Jimmy Meek Jr Resting Well in Amarillo Hospital
Jimmie Meek Jr, age 11 months, treated for infantile paralysis, was reported resting well by attendants after admission Monday. No further polio myelitis cases reported in Amarillo.
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Jimmy Meek, Jr
Jimmie Meek, Jr
Amarillo
Daughter for Janak at St Anthony’s Hospital
A daughter weighing seven pounds four ounces was born this morning to Mr and Mrs Clifton Janak of the Greenhaven community at St Anthony's Hospital. The baby has been named Joan Irma. The Janaks also have a son, James Clifton.
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Janak
Clifton Janak
Greenhaven
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Joan Irma
James Clifton
Bill Flenniken and Family Visit Amarillo Mother
Bill Flenniken and his family are visiting his mother Mrs. M. B. Flenniken in Amarillo. The former Amarilloans came from Houston to spend a few days with him. He works for Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company and travels through 23 states every two months.
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Bill Flenniken
Amarillo
Flenniken
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