Rock Island Names Herbert L. Lewis City Freight Agent
Herbert L. Lewis, longtime Rock Island freight clerk and Panhandle division veteran, promoted to city freight agent in Amarillo. He began as a December 1926 call boy and has served in nearly every clerical post along the division. The Lewis family resides at 2117 Pierce.
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Rock Island
Herbert L. Lewis
Amarillo
Mr. Herbert
Rock Island Railroad
Panhandle
Lewis
Pierce
New Year Observed Quietly by Amarillo Chinese
Amarillo's Chinese residents observe the lunar New Year in homes on Saturday starting the 4643rd year. The celebration omits large parades and grand feasts due to imported food shortages, harming traditional dishes like bamboo shoots and bird's nest soup. United China Relief sells New Chinese Receipts through its national headquarters in New York. County Clerk Hubert Cole of Amarillo serves as district chairman.
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Amarillo
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
China
United States Relief
Broadway
N. Y
Hubert Cole
United China Relief
Vet Senority Fight Goes On
DETROIT Feb 1 Federal officials said they would appeal Judge Lederle’s ruling that a returning veteran may not displace workers with equal or greater senority rights. The appeal on behalf of George A. Droste, a World War II veteran, cites Selective Service Act violations in denying super seniority over non veterans.
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Detroit
F. Lederle
U. S
Morris Zwerdhing
George A. Droste
Lederle
Droste
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Zwerdhing
Department of Justice and Selective Service
Congress
Color Television Expected Nationwide Within Five Years
Dallas reports that FCC vice chairman Paul Walker predicted color television and gray image TV will be widely used in the next five years. He said practical television is here now and costs for long distance calls will drop to a dollar. NAB session speakers included Justin Miller and C. E. Armey.
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Dallas
U.2
Paul Walker
Federal Communications Commission
Walker
National Association of Broadcasters
Nean
Justin Miller
NAB
C. E. Armey
National Group
Baxter Heads Committee For State Association
Rex Baxter secretary manager of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce has been named chairman of the attendance committee for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Association annual meeting He is in Dallas for a board meeting and due back in Amarillo Monday
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Rex Baxter
Amarillo
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