Labor Union notes and city trades events summary
A weekly Central Labor Union meeting notes absence of leaders and a Kiwanis invitation to a Labor Day program. Reports from Painters and Decorators Local No. 544 cover small attendance, Denver talks, and growing hall dances. Plumbers Local preparations include Amarillo projects, Chicago convention plans, and New York Montreal Niagara Falls excursion. Numerous local workforce movements, boating humor, and social events accompany reports from various unions and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Thomas
W. W. Finch
Sam Norton
Central Labor Union
John B. Gilvin
Kiwanis Club
Amarillo Athletic Club
Painters and Decorators Local No. 544
Denver
Painters Hall
Vernon
F. F E. Townsend
The
Plumbers Union
Amarillo
Chicago
New York
Montreal
Canada
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Townsend
Louis Swift Named Head Denver Plant
Louis F. Swift, famed bronco busting member of the Swift family in the meat business, has been appointed general manager of the Swift and company plant in Denver. He has long been a known figure at the stockyards, rising from drover to buyer as he learned the business from the ground up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Denver
Louis F. Swift
Swift
Swift and Company
Tri State exposition draws crowds to Charleston region
At the Charleston convention a typographical union parade draws four to five thousand delegates while the Ladies Auxiliary also meets. The Exposition features a winter garden revue, a cowboy and cowgirl pageant, and food vendors. Travel deals and local activity promise a full week of events as reporters return from a two week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Typographical Union
Charleston
South Carlina
Ladies
Calotabs Purification Boosts Health Claim Ad
Advertorial copy urges Purification of the system as the foundation of health. Recommends a Calotabs course once or twice weekly for several weeks, claiming it cleanses the body and improves vitality. Includes offer of a family package with directions at 35 cents in drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Musicians Stir Oklahoma and Nearby Regions in Festive Tune
Eight labor disputes were brought before the Department of Labor for settlement in the week ended August 24, totaling 59 strikes and eighteen pre-strike controversies. Six disputes were adjusted last week. An aviation fall study notes a maximum velocity of 118 miles per hour before impact, with emphasis on abrupt deceleration rather than top speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor For Settlement
Department For Settlement
Gratitude for Kindness After Bereavement
A. S. Kenyon and family express thanks for sympathy, floral offerings, and support following the loss of their son, Clifton Strother Kenyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Strother Kenyon
A. SS. Kenyon
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Masons, Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias, Elks
the Whittle and Split Club
Bill Thompson
P. O. Shelvie
Stinnett
Harve Cliver
Clarendon
Post Office Department
Davis Plumbing and Heating Co
M. Baer
Mosher Steel and Foundry Company
Plumbers
Charles Griffith
Casper
Wyoming
Ohio
Painters Union
North Highway
Jack French
Colorado
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Norman
W. H. Rogers
News-Globe
Liberal
Kansas
F. F. Ballard
Globe Mechanical Department
R. A. Babb
Creed
E. &. Clayton
Louis Swift
Tri- State Exposition
W. E. and Gaston Camp
News Globe Identification
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Oklahoma
East
Texas
Arkansas
Dave Derden
Exco-Corn Laboratories
Pram
FOX Drug Co
Ae Girls
Gruen Guild
Gruen
Hugh Whitcomb
Mer
Polk
Ajax
Belmore
Brunswick
Columbus
Cooper
Denman
Dunlop
Fidelity
Fisk
Grant
Goodrich
Goodyear
Hartford
India
Kelly
Springfield
Lambert
Lee
Leviathan
Mansfield
McClaren
Ead
Directos Iral
Rubber Institute
Ina
Michelin
Murray
Norwalk
Overman
Racine
Revere
Samson
Seiberling
United States
Victor
America
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