Railroads recruit for extra runs as holidays approach
Amarillo area rail lines announce bids for two engineers and two firemen for through freight runs from Amarillo to Clovis and Amarillo to Canadian. A holiday boost adds one conductor and two agents on passenger trains. Local personnel changes include promotions, transfers, and new trainmasters as unions and company posts plan for seasonal travel.
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Amarillo
Clovis
Canadian
Rock Island
Vandenberg pushes to cancel scheduled pension tax hikes
Sen. Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan urged Congress to cancel planned increases in old age pension taxes, arguing they would remove about 40 billion dollars from paychecks through 1980. He said current one percent rates suffice with a contingency reserve and supported government covering part of ultimate costs. The piece notes the sun’s annual arc between the tropics and explains the word tropic.
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Washington
Congress
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Social Security Advisory Council
Court Sees Theater Flair in Smuggling Case Enquiry
In New York the federal court building turned theatrical as stars testified in the Albert M. Chaperau smuggling case. Jack Benny Kenny Baker Jack Pearl Sophie Tucker Colette d Arville and Sally Eilers appeared or were interviewed as potential witnesses. Delaney plans further interviews with performers who may have owned goods linked to the alleged smuggling.
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Federal Court
Albert M. Chaperau
Jack Benny
Kenny Baker
Jack Pearl
Sophie Tucker
Colette d'Arville
Sally Eilers
Baker
Pearl
Miss Tucker
Miss d'Arville
Miss Eilers
U. S
Joseph L. Delaney
Delaney
Wool Labeling Held Necessary for Public Protection
Julius Forstmann president of Forstmann Woolen Co. testified before the Federal Trade Commission that proposed wool labeling rules are vitally necessary to protect the public and honest industry from unfair practices. J B Wilson for wool grower groups argued virgin wool fabric is superior to mixtures.
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Washington
Julius Forstmann
Forstmann Woolen Co
Passaic, N. J
Federal Trade Commission Today
J. B. Wilson
McKinley
Wyo
National Wool Growers Association
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Wool industry seeks plain talk on consumer purchases
A leader of the wool growing industry questions why manufacturers resist explaining to consumers what they are buying. The group represents a $100,000,000 sector urging clearer labeling and honesty in product descriptions.
Ex-in-Law of President's Daughter Weds New York Broker
The Haverford home of Katherine Miller Leas hosts her marriage to Curtis B. Dall, former husband of Anna Roosevelt. Ceremony at 4 p.m. conducted by Rev Rex S Cleme ents. After a Bermuda honeymoon, they plan to live in Philadelphia or the southwest.
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Haverford
Katherine Miller Leas
Curtis B. Dall
New York
Anna Roosevelt
Rex S. Clemeents
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
Bermuda
Southwest
First practical reaper built by McCormick in 1831
Cyrus Hall McCormick constructed the first practical reaper in 1831 in a log cabin smithy on his father’s farm near Steele’s Tavern Virginia. The work marked a milestone in agricultural mechanization and transformed farming practices in the region.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick
Steele's Tavern
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