CIO Wins Closed Shop Decision in Captive Coal Mine Arbitration
The United Mine Workers win a 2 to 1 arbitration board decision awarding a union shop in captive mines owned by major steel producers. John L. Lewis and Steelman join in the majority. Fairless dissents. The ruling obliges signatory companies to apply the Appalachian wage agreement and define the union shop as automatic union membership upon hiring.
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CIO
Steelman
John Lewis
New York
United Mine Workers of America
CTO
John R. Steelman
U. S Conciliation Service
John L. Lewis
Benjamin F Fairless
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
Recruiters Busy as Guns Boom Draw Navy Enlistment Surge
Amarillo naval recruitment offices swarmed with enlistment applications after Japan's attack. A Borger recruit moved to depart today, John Lamey sought immediate service, C M Norman faced requests from multiple applicants, and others like C E Kitner wired in. News followed the navy relaxing physical standards, prompting renewed applications from prior rejections.
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Amarillo
Japan
Panhandle
KGNC
C. M. Norman
John Lamey
Borian First To Answer War Call
Howard Morris Robison of Borger becomes the first Panhandle recruit to join the armed forces after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He enlisted as radioman second class, will train in Los Angeles unless called to active service, and plans to leave Borger for Dallas at 10 30 this morning. He is 21, married with a seven month old daughter, and a former yardman at Alamo Refinery Company.
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Howard Morris Robison
Borgeroll Company
Panhandle
Japan
Robison
Navy
C. M. Norman
Amarillo
Norman
Dallas
Los Angeles
Alamo
Howard
Wincie
Borger
A. R. Robison
Trinidad
Colo
Phillips High School
Ege
Johnny Boy
Windc
Venus
Telegraph Workers Vote Tomorrow In Amarillo Local Issue
Amarillo local of Western Union Telegraph Company employees vote tomorrow to choose the Telegraph Workers Federal Labor Union as their bargaining agent. Local president G H Millican leads 13 locals in the ballot with officers Earl Kent and Glenn Armstrong in key roles.
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Tee Amarillo
Western Union Telegraph Company
Telegraph Workers Federal Labor Union
Amarillo
G. H Millican
Earl Kent
Glenn Armstrong
Treaser
Forgotten Soldier Honored After 30 Hours at Crossing
Private Victor Golas of Camp Edwards served at a railroad crossing for 30 hours directing a convoy through rain and darkness. Major A H Kratzke praised his obedience and arranged a train ride home to Massachusetts. He slept 12 hours at a military police dormitory before returning.
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Baltimore
Victor Golas
A. H. Kratzke
Camp Edwards
Mass
Golas
Massachusetts
Company H
104Th Infantry
Idaho Objects To Duck Menu
Idaho farmers protest a $25 000 daily bill for a million ducks threatening corn and seed crops near Lake Lowell. Rex Jensen, president of Melba Farmers Protective Association, says seed fields on 4500 acres adjoining the reservoir underpin a crucial hybrid sweet corn seed industry.
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Melba
Idaho
Lake Lowell
Rex Jensen
Melba Farmers Protective Association
United States
Surface Lake Hands Surprise to Couple
After heavy Panhandle rains, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Reynolds of 711 Alabama Street were stranded nine miles northeast of Amarillo when their car drove into a lake mistaken for weeds. They walked to town for help, and Mrs. Reynolds suffers exposure and near pneumonia while Mr. Reynolds is sore but active.
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Panhandle
H. B. Reynolds
Alabama Street
Amarillo
Tri-State Singers Hold Large All Day Song Fest
Amarillo residents filled the Municipal Auditorium for the Tri-State Singers all day event drawing participants from Texas New Mexico Colorado Oklahoma and Kansas. Notable segments included the Stamps Baxter Songfellows from Wichita Falls and the Amarillo Community Singers quartet led by T R Wingrove Eula Mae Bittick Doris Bittick and W T Copeland.
Stockmen Look to Future at January Conventions
Salt Lake City hosts two major gatherings as the American National Live Stock Association and the National Woolgrowers Association prepare their programs. They aim to address long term stability amid Argentine competition and freight-rate concerns, shifting focus from present issues to the industry’s future.
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Salt Lake City
American National Livestock Association
National Woolgrowers Association
Postoffice Opens in Amarillo to Sell Bonds and Stamps
Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi opened Amarillo postoffice windows on a Sunday for defense bond and stamp sales. The event began with brisk activity as a $25 bond was sold within one minute, marking the first Sunday opening of postoffice windows in the city.
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W. D. DeGrassi
Amarillo
Labor Critics and the Challenge of Unions and Press
A columnist vents at a friend who blames labor disputes on unions, arguing most labor critics misread labor and overfocus on capital. He cites congressional investigations, racketeering, and the need to balance defense production with workers’ rights amid a shifting public press.
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Amarillo Daily News
Gerald Shaughnessy
Seattle
Shaughnessy
Philadelphia
United States
America
Safety Directors Meet Tomorrow
Amarillo Safety Council directors will meet Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the Amarillo Coca Cola Company offices. President Maynard Drake calls the gathering to hear reports and discuss important matters. Attending will be Drake, Bob Wilson, Vernon Hancock, J W Harris secretary, Guilford Branson, Byron Ellis and Tom Troth.
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Amarillo Safety Council
Amarillo Coca-Cola Company
Maynard Drake
Mr. Drake
Bob Wilson
Vernon Hancock
J. W. Harris
Guilford Branson
Byron Ellis
Tom Troth
High Elk Officer to Visit Amarillo Elks Lodge
John S. McClelland Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks will official visit Amarillo Lodge Tuesday night. A large class will be initiated with visitors from West Texas and Eastern New Mexico lodges. Cadets from Amarillo College will attend a 7 pm barbecue arranged by Ed Pittman. Judge McClelland is the first to visit Amarillo in seven years since 1934.
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Amarillo Elks Lodge
John S. McClelland
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo College
Young Soprano Dorothy Kirsten Stars With Grace Moore
In Chicago a 24 year old soprano Dorothy Kirsten, once scrubbing floors, co stars with Grace Moore in La Bohème at the Chicago Civic Opera House. Moore, her patroness, discovered Kirsten in New York and helped her train in Italy before war interruptions.
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Chicago
Grace Moore
Coincidence
Dorothy Kirsten
Miss Moore
Metropolitan Opera
Miss Kirsten
New York
Italy
Chicago Civic Opera House
Miss Kisten
Defense Guard Dance Scheduled Tonight
A benefit dance for the Amarillo unit of the Texas Defense Guard is set at the Nat starting 9 30 tonight. Sponsored by the Elks lodge, the event runs to 12 30 with proceeds buying winter equipment for guard members. Tickets sold well last week and a good crowd is expected.
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Amarillo
Texas Defense Guard
Nat
The
Elks Lodge
Defense Guard
Rails Returned to England After Colorado Buried Rail Boom
Narrow gauge lines built in Colorado during the mining boom used rails from England. Many lines were abandoned and the rails are now being shipped back to England for armaments after years in the ground.
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Denver, Colo
Colorado
England
Amarillo Guard Mobilizes Fast After Japanese Attack
Amarillo's Company A of the Texas Defense Guard mobilized in a rapid drill after an emergency alert. At 4 05 pm the call went out, 4 15 pm the first man arrived, and by 4 44 pm about 35 guardsmen were present, more than half the unit. Major Lou Roberts praised the prompt action and noted Borger's company also mobilized.
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Amarillo
Texas Defense Guard
High School
A. Peterson
Lou Roberts
Borger
Panhandle
Peterson
Robers
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