Wage cuts at Westinghouse restored for 5000 workers
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. restores a ten percent wage cut for 5000 of its 15000 workers citing improved business conditions. The move follows a $2,233,000 navy machinery contract and a $764,000 power generator order. Steel industry leaders anticipate a better 1939. Also Sears Roebuck reports record December sales of 60.86 million.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Pitts
Charleston
S. C
Roebuck and Co
Weatherman Predicts Rain After Midnight In LA
Weather forecast panel led by Mr Collman expects cloudy skies tonight with light rain likely around midnight and a possible snow flurry. Temperatures dip to near 36 degrees tonight and 39 at tire level last night, with Amarlo area rainfall near the monthly average of .51 inch.
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Mr. Collman
Pageantry marked O'Daniel inauguration in Texas
Austin prepares for Governor O'Daniel’s January 17 inauguration with a massed school chorus performing his song Beautiful Beautiful Texas. A high school holiday is granted, a radio hook up will air the singing, and night lights plus a multicolor arc will illuminate downtown Austin. Oath of office will be a new constitutional amendment replacing the old denial of dueling. Attendance expected at 190,000 with 40,000 in the stadium and the rest on surrounding stands.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
O'Daniel
L. A. Woods
Gregory Gymnasium
State Capitol
Colorado River
University of Texas
Citizens Entertainment Fund
Retiring County Officials Enter Private Pursuits
Retiring county officials begin private pursuits. Morris Browning leaves the surveyor's office for private practice and Browning Blueprint Co. at 117 Fast Third Avenue. County Attorney Howard Anderson resumes private law practice in the Amarlo Building. County Clerk W. E. Blackburn plans are not detailed. Hide and animal inspector T. J. Baldwin runs a Bushland area farm. Walter Ottinger, retiring constable, works in a Seventh Avenue shoe shop.
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Morris Browning
Bushland
Walter Ottinger
Seventh Avenue
Jews Begin Boycott Campaign in U S
The youth division of the American Jewish Congress began a nationwide pledge campaign to boycott German goods. A preliminary drive has distributed 150,000 blue and white lapel buttons bearing Boycott, Nazi Germany in New York.
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New York
American Jewish Congress
Secret Service Chief May Lead Houston Police
Mayor Oscar F Holcombe said Col E W Starling head of the White House secret service staff was considering the Houston police chief post. He offered Starling $10 000 a year and sought a department reorganization by the candidate.
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Houston
Oscar F. Holcombe
Col
E. W. Starling
White House
Secret Service
Holcombe
Starling
Washington
Nazis Can Call Em But Cant Take Em Trial Dragging On
Berlin reports that the high treason trial of Ernst Niekisch and 20 co defendants will extend several days more. The People's Court behind closed doors is expected to hand death sentences to nearly all defendants after a prosecution portraying Niekisch as speaking harshly about top Reich figures. Private Detective Confidential Service Trained Operators.
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Los Angeles
George J. Matowitz
Cleveland
Ohio
California
Kingsbury Run
D. C
Pasteur
Thoreau
Berlin
U.P
Ernst Niekisch
Hitler eyes Polish accord in drive to dominate Europe
Berlin reports say Hitler, in a long talk with Col Joseph Beck at Obersalzberg, signaled interest in Poland joining in Nazi aims to extend influence beyond the Rhine. Observers believe he tested Poland’s willingness to cooperate as Nazis seek access to Soviet Ukrainian resources and a continental sphere. Poland seen as likely objector amid talks of shared control and German minorities’ rights.
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Melvin K. Whiteleather
Berlin
Hitler
Europe
Rhine
Col
Joseph Beck
Obsersalzberg
Beck
Poland
France
Britain
Munich
Reich
Ukraine
Germany
Barcelona
Spain
Franco
Rome
Mussolini
Brave Texan Alvin Granger to receive Valor Award
Alvin Lloyd Granger of Orange will be honored with the Texas Department of Public Safety heroism award for rescuing five people from a submerged car after it plunged into icy water near Orange on December 29. Governor Allred proclaims Alvin Lloyd Granger Day in his honor.
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Austin
Alvin Lloyd Granger
Orange
Texas Department of Safety
James V. Allred
Granger
William Lea
Murphy Roden
Louisiana State Police
Alfred
Alvin Granger
Tex
Test of Oil Formations Begun Inside Amarillo City Limits
A 30-foot oil test rig operated covertly at 1603 Monroe Street in Amarillo drawing curiosity citywide. Real estate dealer E R Jameson said the test reached 20 feet, could extend to 200 or 300 feet, and may lead to a nearby well if results meet expectations.
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Amarillo
E. R. Jameson
Monroe Street
Mr. Jameson
Jameson
James
China
New Mexico
Building Permits in Amarillo Reach High Pace Early Year
Amarillo building permits for new homes show costs mounting at almost 10 000 daily and total estimates near 51950 since January. Notable permits include Richard Reeves 2116 Monroe Street four or five room brick veneer cost 4900 May E Taylor 709 West Fourteenth Avenue frame and stucco apartment cost 6200 R S Reeves 707 North Hayes Street five room frame cost 2500 and 835 Alabama Street five room frame. Daladier Arrives in Algiers for North Africa Defense Tour.
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Amarillo
Richard Reeves
Monroe Street
May E. Taylor
West
Fourteenth Avenue
R. S. Reeves
North Hayes Street
Alabama Street
Congress Clash Over Farm Program and New Deal Battles
Washington reports a six month contest with President Roosevelt as Congress weighs major farm policy changes and WPA funding. Senate probers urge repeal of the Johnson Act and anti-dumping measures while Secretary Wallace calls for workable substitutes and tax methods to support farm income. House committees set scrutiny of $875 million WPA relief amid nominations for Frankfurter Murphy and Hopkins.
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Washington
Senate
Henry A. Wallace
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
United States
Wallace
Smith
Marvin D. Jones
Amarillo
House Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
U.P
Congress
House
WPA
A. Woodrum
Virginia
Bad Year for Foreign Journalists in Italy 1938 Expulsions
Rome report notes that 1938 was a bad year for foreign newspapermen in Italy with 20 to 25 expelled or asked to leave. Among those affected were three American correspondents and two British correspondents.
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Rome
U.P
Italy
Drunk Waits Unit Officer Returns From Emergency Order
In Richmond Indiana state policeman Kenneth Marlin halted a slightly intoxicated motorist and ordered him to park. He then received an emergency order to go to Muncie miles away. Marlin returned hours later to find the motorist still there in a dazed state causing concern for local safety.
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Muncie
Tak
Marlin
OBrien guest at Capitol Luncheon in Washington
Texas delegation hosts first social gathering in the Capitol. Guests include Davey OBrien, Texas Christian University's football hero, coach Leo Meyer and Amon G. Carter publisher of the Fort Worth Star Telegram. Public Printer reports 1,352 tons of Congressional Record paper used in the last session.
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Washington
Texas
Capitol
Texas Christian University
Little Davey Obrien
TCU
Leo
Dutch) Meyer
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Jan
A. E. Giegengack
Congressional Record
Library bars Lindbergh book over publicity
New Hyde Park New York January 6 1950 Mrs Charles A Lindberghs new book Listen The Wind was dropped from the purchase list by the Library Club citing recent publicity. J Edwin Russell spokesman and Legion commander said he objects to buying this book and refuses to be part of any operation benefiting Lindberghs.
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New Hyde Park
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Hyde Park Library Club
J. Edwin Russell
Lindbergh
Russell
American Legion
Republican Club
Contempt Proceedings Against Rail Commissioners
Contempt actions were filed against Texas Railroad Commissioners Ernest O. Thompson Lon A. Smith and former Commissioner C V Terrell to be heard today by a three judge federal court The Texhoma and Cities Service Gas Companies say the December 19 order violated injunctions from San Antonio 1945 and also seek to enjoin the latest gas proration order Harry L Hopkins announced inaugurating conferences with business leaders to aid cabinet policy formation
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Jston
U.P
Texas Railroad
Ernest O. Thompson
Lon A. Smith
C. V. Terrell
Texhoma and
Cities Service Gas Companies
San Antonio
Roosevelt creates permanent Atlantic defense squadron of warships
President Roosevelt proclaims a 35 ship Atlantic defense squadron to deter foreign encroachment, dividing the U S fleet into Atlantic and Pacific sections. The Atlantic force includes four battleships eight cruisers eight destroyers and additional vessels, as part of a broader defense plan. The $2 billion program seeks over 100 new ships and more capital ships within a year, aiming to position the U S as the world’s top sea power.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Congress
Dr W H Flamm in Critical Condition
Dr W H Flamm remains very ill with a gall bladder infection at Northwest Texas Hospital as his partner Dr J H Robberson describes his state as very critical. His son Kenneth, an interne at Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio, arrived by chartered plane to Amarillo with a physician.
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W. H. Flamm
Texas
J. H. Robberson
Clock of Life: Father Faces Daughter’s Cancer Cure Hope
In Brooklyn a WPA carpenter and widower William Lewis weighs risky amputation for his eight year old daughter Dorothy whose cancer threatens her leg. Doctors say a 1 in 20 chance of cure exists if the leg is removed, while he clings to hope a doctor may yet find another treatment. Dorothy moves about on crutches under a Seeetat tree as the clock ticks on.
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New York
Brooklyn
William Lewis
Lewis
WPA
Dorothy
Pound Sterling Rebounds After British Gold Market Crackdown
London reports a sharp gains in the pound as banks are urged to refrain from aiding speculative gold and sterling trades. Paris cites France backing Britain in efforts to halt the pound attack, with government sources noting full moral support.
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London
Paris
France
Great Britain
Hendaye
Valsequillo
Spain
Andrews Rejects Hard Boiled Wage Hour Enforcement
Washington January 6 Elmer F Andrews says he will not act as a hard boiled wage hour administrator after his lawyers reviewed about 600 complaints of employer violations and found none ready for court cracking down. He emphasizes a cautious approach and defers decisive action.
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Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
Intense Cold and Blizzard Kill 32 in Anatolia
Severe cold and blizzards across remote Anatolia provinces have claimed 32 lives and left many people in distress. Authorities report continuing harsh conditions.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Anatolia
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity and West Texas
Cloudy tonight with unsettled Saturday and likely light rain. West Texas mostly cloudy with local rains Saturday and extreme west tonight. Southeast tonight warmer, colder in west and north Saturday. New Mexico cloudy tonight and Saturday with intermittent rain or snow, generally fair Sunday, colder north tonight and south Saturday. Neely-Greenhill Agey for Insurance.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Battle Rages on Hungarian Boundary Line
Hungary reports Czechoslovak artillery bombarded Munkacs in a pitched border battle. Budapest officials say Hungarian troops pushed back Czechoslovaks as fighting continues with losses among Hungarian officers and soldiers. Reports from Prague vary and Berlin watchers pace for broader eastern moves.
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Associated Press
Hungary
Munkacs
Europe
Germany
Rhine
Prague
Budapest
U.P
Eign
Vienna
Moving Picture Theater
Berlin
Court Fight Revived in Frankfurter Nomination Hearings
Washington January 6 court reorganization may come up again during Senate hearings on Felix Frankfurter the Harvard liberal nominee to the Supreme Court appointed yesterday by President Roosevelt to replace the late Cardozo he will not join the court until confirmation. Western senators regret lack of western representation while talks linger about retirement plans of aging justices Brandeis and McReynolds. Hearings also set for Pope Hopkins and Murphy nominations to TVA director secretary of commerce and attorney general respectively.
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Felix Frankfurter
New Deal
Harvard Law
Supreme Court
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Frankfurter
Frank Murphy
Harry L. Hopkins
Senate Commerce Committee
Murphy
Hopkins
Roosevelt
WPA
Washington
Senate
Harvard
Prankfurter
White House
Justice Cardozo
West
Thomas
Utah
Louis D. Brandeis
James C. McReynolds
Pope
Idaho
TVA
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
Sahiry
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Burgh Mills
George H. Bucher
Westinghouse
Chicago
Sears
Wheeling
Dun & Bradstreet
Weatherman
Denver
Teller Ammons
Joe Arridy
Arridy
U. S
Houston Police
People's Court
Niekisch
Jackson
Daladier
Algiers
Edouard Daladier
Algieria
French North America
Richmond
Ind
Kenneth Marlin
John Maynard Lobr. Co
Mrs. Lindbergh
Fdr
Chungking
Health Bureau
Siam
Russell Sta. Co
Andrews
Neely-Greenhill Agey
Estremadura
Matriad
Bo Milee
Cordoba
Ethiopia
Algeria
Tunisia
Shansi
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