Railroads Face Wage Cut Talks and Texas Freight Ties
In Chicago officers of railroad unions meet with railroad officials to consider a voluntary wage reduction to save the rail system from ruin. Texas officials attended Amarillo meetings on motor truck permits and tax support for schools. Several named executives and inspectors from Santa Fe, Rock Island, and other lines testified or attended dinners. The Rock Island pays all school taxes in full to aid public schools amid the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas Railroad
Amarillo
Texas Railroad Commission
Mark Marshall
J. A. Glen
Galveston
Joyce Cox
Herbert Smith
Railway General Managers Association
Austin
Fred L. Wallace
Fort Worth
Denver
W. L. Richardson
Quannah
Earl Drake
D.C
Ben H. Stone
C. B. Davis
Rock Island
W. B. Putral
J. J. Lane
Santa Fe
E. H. Shauffer
Wichita Kans
R. W. Prentice
George Criley
G. A. McLelland
Santa Fie
Rock Island Division
Amarillo Traffic Club
Texas
Attorney Railway General Managers Association
H. W. Allen
Amarillo Cotton Oil Company
Cc. B. Davis
Rock Island Lines
Spann
Board of Education
Dalhart Schools
A. C. Johnson
Dalhart Public Schools
Romance Reports Tie Annie Ondra to Max Schmeling
Berlin papers report a romance between German film actress Annie Ondra and heavyweight boxing champion Max Schmeling. The unusual pairing drew wide public interest through press photos and gossip pages across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Ondra
Max Schmeling
Berlin
Sad words and Christmas trust fund tale from old notice
The item notes a reduction of force in Amarillo from 1927 numbers to 1931 with 2,528 employees. It also mentions Henry Wood of Carson City who saved 27000 to provide 10 dollars per child each Christmas via a state trust for orphans. It adds William Pichwood as manager of Anto fagasta and Bolivia with 3000 miles of line reaching 16000 feet at Condor Bolivia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wood
Carson City
Nev
William Pichwood
Mr. Pichwood
Antofagasta & Bolivia
Condor
Bolivia
Monkey Trained To Open Doors For Theft Gang
CHICAGO December 8 Jocko the monkey was placed on probation and returned to owner Mrs Anna Jans who plans to retrain him. Four boys were arrested yesterday and admitted stealing the animal and training it to climb transoms and release door catches to enter apartments. The youths will stand trial on six burglary and larceny charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jocko
Anna Jans
Panhandle Secretaries Plan Semiannual Meeting
Members of the Panhandle Secretaries Association will meet at 11 AM Wednesday at the Amarillo Hotel to discuss chamber of commerce problems. Topics include Welfare Work, overorganization, and conducting an annual meeting with talks by local and regional leaders. Visiting secretaries will attend lunch at the Amarillo Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas General Passenger
Fort Worth
Panhandle Secretaries Association
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Guy Hill
Shamrock
T. D. Moss
Perryton
George W. Briggs
Pampa
Fay Guthrie
Tucumcari
Henry Reed
Memphis
J. W. Ratekin
Spearman
Ed Bishop
Dalhart
Mason King
Henry Ansley
Como
Amarillo Hotel
Two Workmen Injured In Fall From Truck Near Amarillo Creek
J. Caffee and Egbert Hughes of the McClung Construction Company were admitted to St. Anthony's hospital after reportedly falling from a truck near the Amarillo Creek camp on the North Highway. Their injuries were described as not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ©. Caffee
Egbert Hughes
McClung Construction Company
Amarillo Creek
North Highway
St. Anthony's Hospital
Patrolman’s self-inflicted bullet blamed in burglary clash
In Los Angeles Patrolman L E McDerman, long praised as a hero, claimed a fight with two burglars and wore a bullet in his cap emblem. A ballistic expert determined the bullet originated from the officer, complicating the hospital discharge plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
L. E. McDerman
C E Entertainers Stage Chintz Cottage Tonight
Amarillo readers learn the C E Entertainers present the three act farce Chintz Cottage tonight at Fellowship Hall Central Presbyterian Church. Minty is played by Katherine Duncan with Maxine Gregg as her maid and Fairman Dee as Peter the root of trouble. Other cast members include Jean Walker Mrs. Sidney Watts Raymond Wright and Hattie Mae Wood. Proceeds benefit a local cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
C. E
Chintz Cottage
Fellowship Hall
Central Presbyterian Church
Minty
Katherine Duncan
Maxine Gregg
Woman Loses 64 Pounds of Fat with Kruschen
Mrs H Price of Woodside L I reports dropping from 190 to 126 pounds after taking Kruschen daily for a year. She says she looks younger, with friends calling the change marvelous, and recommends a half teaspoonful in hot water each morning. A 65 cent bottle lasts four weeks and a money back guarantee is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Drug Co
City Drug Co
Post Office Drug Store
America
Blind educator Helen Keiler envisions Empire State view
New York noted blind educator Helen Keiler reflects on the Empire State Building ascent. She believes her imagination enhances the view, saying she feels suspended in mid air over the city while considering the panorama. Admission details mention changes to the year budget with 36 cent adults and 20 cent children fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helen Keiler
Empire State Building
Misses' Dress Designs in Sizes 16 18 and 20
Pattern notes specify size 18 uses 4 yards of 89 inch material with a contrasting yard for collar and belt. Without the collar 8% fewer yards needed. Price list and UP-TO-DATE BOOK OF FASHIONS Winter 1931 available for 15 cents. Send orders to News-Globe 11 12 Sterling Place Brooklyn NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Globe
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
N. Y
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John Moore
J. W. Mode
John D. Harrington
Mr. Mode
A. B. Stegall
Lubbock
Quanah
Or. R. Bodeen
St. Josephs Hospital
Mrs. Bodeen
H. W. Clutter
Rock Island City
Booker, Okla
R. R. Bragg
W. H. Danver
The
Maxie
Associated Press
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
M. N. Logan
Kentucky
W. J. Bulow
South Dakota
Marcus A. Coolidge
Massachusetts
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
J. W. Bailey
North Carolina
Panhandle
C.E
COE & Parks Lumber Company
Llth
Lincoln Sts
Dial
Heywood Shoes
Heywood Oxfords
Nashua
Paniel Green House
Sue Price
Polk Street
CBS Ettractive
Von
Edd Sproul
Missouri Valley
Iowa
Mr. Sproul
Omaha
von Company
Keeline Bidg
Omaha, Neb
Pierce
Buchanan
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