Laborers Striking Amid Ongoing Construction Walkout
Union Local No. 688 members remain on strike with no settlement in sight. About 150 workers walked off yesterday after wage demands of 25 to 30 cents hourly were rejected. Negotiations reported ongoing, but no new talks scheduled as cold weather inhibits outside work and picketing.
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Construction & General Laborers Union Local No. 688
Association of General Contractors
Local No. 688
J. L. Henslee
Russell A. Ramey
AGC
Plan City Wide Yule Party In Amarillo
Plans for a city wide Christmas party sponsored by the Amarillo Community Council were to be presented to the city commission for approval this afternoon. The event would feature carol singing a Nativity tableaux a Christmas tree and a visit from Santa Claus with nuts candy and toys for children coordinated with the city Recreation Department and possibly repaired by firefighters if damaged toys are collected by boys and girls organizations.
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Amarillo
Santa Claus
Recreation Department
Services Held For Druggist William Ray Wilson
William Ray Wilson Amarillo druggist died while traveling home from Ohio and West Virginia at age 68 His services were to be held at 4 PM in Ivy Chapel Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Rev Eugene Slater officiating Pallbearers named Paul Jones Virgil Haskins W T Leachman Jr Cecil Hazlewood H C Gibson John Smithee Burial at Llano Cemetery Survivors include wife Anna Wilson two sons W R Wilson Jr of Denver Gaylord Gates Albuquerque and three daughters Mrs W J Garrison Marietta Ohio Mrs Lynn Kelso Parkersburg West Virginia and Mrs Joseph O Connor San Antonio He was former owner of Wilson Drug Stores and past president of the Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club He belonged to Polk Street Methodist Church and resided at 1627 Ong Avenue.
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William Ray Wilson
Amarillo
Ivy Chapel
Boxwell Brothers Funeral
Eugene Slater
Polk Street Methodist Church
Paul Jones
Virgil Haskins
W. T. Leachman, Jr
Cecil Hazlewood
H. C. Gibson
John Smithee
Wilson
Wilson Drug Stores
Washington
Ohio
West Virginia
The
Methodist Church
Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club
Anna Wilson
W. R. Wilson, Jr
Denver
Gaylord Gates
Albuquerque
W. J. Garrison
Marietta
Lynn Kelso
Parkersburg
W. Va
Joseph O'Connor
San Annio
Llano Cemetery
Cold offices halt work at Municipal Auditorium
Heating failure at the Municipal Auditorium leaves second floor north wing offices including personnel, purchasing, park, recreation and electrical departments nearly at a standstill. City shops supplied a gas stove to help the steam system but temperatures remained uncomfortable this afternoon. Lou Gehrig belted 23 home runs with the bases loaded, a major league career record.
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Municipal Auditorium
Lou Gehrig
Timmons Joins Amarillo Legal Firm Formation
J Blake Timmons retiring Amarillo legislator and Judge D I Slough announce a new law partnership in the Johnson Building 606 Taylor. Slough has practiced since 1927. Timmons studied on the GI Bill and recently passed the October bar exam. The firm will handle general civic law and commercial collections. Venezuela fish canners seek higher duties as unsold stock grows.
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J. Blake Timmons
Amarillo
D. Slough
Johnson Building
Taylor
Judge Slough
Ardmore
Ohlo
Mississippi
Bonham
Timmons
Panhandle
University of Texas
Texas Supreme Court
Congress
Austin
House Commerce Committee
Morris Cobb
Slough and Timmoffs Law Firm
Rites Tomorrow For Smith Cox Retired Nar Visa Rancher
Last rites for Smith Cox 76 a Nar Visa NM resident for about 35 years will be held tomorrow at 4 oclock in the chapel of N S Griggs Sons Rev H B Coggin of Buchanan Street Methodist Church will officiate Pallbearers named Fred Coots Gene Edgerton George Hanna Jim Alford Tom Burks and Ira Ward Burial will follow in Liand Cemetery under N S Griggs Sons direction Net tie Cox died Monday at St Anthonys Hospital after a several days illness
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Smith Cox
Nar- Visa
Griggs & Sons
H. B., Coggin
Buchanan Street Methodist Church
Fred Coots
Gene Edgerton
George Hanna
Jim Alford
Tom Burks
Ira Ward
Cox
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Nara Visa
Nettie Cox
Liand Cemetery
N. S. Griggs & Sons
API election set tonight in Panhandle chapter banquet
New officers of the Panhandle chapter of the American Petroleum Institute will be elected at the annual banquet in the Bona Vista cafeteria tonight. Principal speaker will be Jeff Williams, nationally known humorist from Chickasha Oklahoma. A social hour will begin at 7 o'clock with dinner served at 8.
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Panhandle
The
American Petroleum Institute
Bona Vista
Jeff Williams
Chickasha
Oklo
Nehru Says Communism Can't Surpass Asian Nationalism
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru argues that communism cannot succeed in Asia as it cannot overcome the stronger force of nationalism. He asserts nationalism will shape Asia's political future.
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Asia
India
Pandit Nehru
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