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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1934
Page
12
Fort Worth car and bus operators threaten to strike unless collective bargaining rights are granted. Union leaders say every effort will be made to avert a walkout, but drastic action may be needed if the North Texas Traction Company does not reinstate all 15 workers.
Four of fifteen men allegedly discharged for union ties rally union supporters as North Texas Traction Company faces accusation of violating the National Recovery Act. A mass meeting is set for tonight with Edward Peyroux of the Amalgamated Association due to speak. The case has been appealed to the National Labor Board amid threats of a transit shutdown. Bulgaria reports 158 centenarians, 85 men and 73 women.
Federal Trade Commission officials prepare for an early inquiry into the Texas and Louisiana Power Company after Congress extended the public utility probe to January 1936. The Texas City and Arcadia Louisiana plants figure among sites, with focus on history, reorganization plans, salaries, bonuses, and operations. In Mountain Grove Missouri, Marshal Atkisson killed Ernest Green during a knife attack while attempting to free his father from jail, claiming self defense.
Cupid worked overtime in Potter County during June 1934 as 58 marriage licenses were issued by County Clerk Ted Blackburn's office. The list names twenty eight couples including Charles Knapp and Martha Thomson, Lee Edmondson and Lorena Roland, and many others, with several pairs designated as colored.
Potter County saw a four year high in June new car registrations as 277 vehicles were registered by county tax collector Miss Jewell Davidson. The year to date total reached 1028 since January 1 with more than ten cars already added by 9 am.
Dr. Guy Owens returns to Amarillo after a month visiting leading medical centers in the East with Mrs Owens and children. They toured Cleveland Johns Hopkins Boston Harvard New England hospitality praised and he notes pride in the Plains region home.
Sheriff Bill Adams said the investigation of a hijacking and hit and run in which Mrs. Carrie Morris was struck and injured remains in a blind alley. The two men who robbed and slugged Dock Aldridge near Amarillo have not been identified. Aldridge, who lost 19.75 dollars, was released from Northwest Texas Hospital after treatment. Scotland reports a population of 2,326,000 males and 2,517,000 females.
Rosenberg Texas July 2 UP A 40 year old farmer John Jakbuik died when his tractor rolled on a rise as he forced it forward for irrigation water. He was buried today leaving a widow and eight children.
Tomorrow is the final day for candidates for county and district offices to file campaign expense accounts as required by law. Deputy County Clerk John A. Staleup noted the deadline and urged filings promptly.
The Amarillo Transfer and Storage Company was granted a new trial in a lawsuit by Pete DeShong, a truck line operator. Judge Henry Bishop ordered the new trial after a motion by the storage company. last week he had issued a permanent injunction stopping operations between Amarillo and the Texas-Oklahoma line and awarded DeShong $500.
Mr Stalcup notes many candidates have filed while many have not. The period June 28 to July 3 was set aside to file expense accounts. The report also mentions London paper hats in a brief, unclear context.
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