No Strikes No Pay and Connection in Post Office Affairs
Post office workers signed affidavits stating non affiliation with any strike group and pledge not to join or participate in strikes. Pay checks were suspended pending Congress action on the salary appropriation bill, which faced Senate rejection of a silver price rider amid House controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
W. D. DeGrassi
Congress
Treasury Department
House
Senate
William C Foster Dies After Heart Attack in Amarillo
William Clay Foster 48 a longtime Amarillo resident and AFL business manager died at 11 15 this morning in Northwest Texas Hospital after a heart attack. Funeral services are pending at Blackburn Shaw with burial at the family home 2113 A Taylor. Survivors include his widow Ida Jewel Foster two daughters Claydean and Billie Joyce and son W C Jr in Korea five brothers and four sisters all named with residences in Amarillo Pampa Dallas Roswell and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clay Foster
American Federation of Labor
Amarillo
Northwest Texas
Blackburn Shaw
A Taylor
Ida Jewel Foster
Claydean
Billie Joyce
Korea
Negro Charged With Robbery by Assault
James Wade, 18, and Willie Mae Cross, 19, both described as negro, were arrested after R A Scott of Hobbs New Mexico reported a robbery by assault. Wade recently convicted for burglary and released on a five year suspended sentence. The incident occurred as Scott slept on an ante on West Third Avenue, with $200 in cash, a watch, and a diamond stickpin taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wade
Potter County
Wade
Willie Mae Cross
R. A. Scott
Hobbs
N. M
Scott
West Third Avenue
Border Patrol Officers Return Mexicans After Miami Arrest
Two U S Border Patrol officers ferried three Mexican nationals detained in Miami to Mexico. The men, employed as railroad workers, spent the night in Potter County Jail before crossing the border with patrol escort in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Border Patrol
Amarillo
Miami
Mexico
Potter County
Woodmen Circle Class Initiation Tonight at WOW Hall
Poplar Grove Woodmen Circle 171 holds a class initiation at its meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in WOW Hall. All team members are requested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Grove
Woodmen Circle
Wow Hall
Reopen WAC Ranks For European Duty
Reenlistment of former Women’s Army Corps members is open for assignment to the European Theater. Eligible roles include stenographers clerks typists and other administrative positions. Applications due by Aug. 7 at the Amarillo Recruiting Station Room 12 Post Office Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Army Corps
Eugene Safford
Amarillo
Wacs
Auto Boom Shows 2200 Plus U.S. Car Makes Since Start
The report notes that over 2,200 distinct car makes have been manufactured in the United States since the automobile industry began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Open Air Salvation Army Meetings Resume After Vacation
Open air Salvation Army gatherings at Sixth and Polk corners to resume this week. Meetings run 7 o'clock Wednesday Saturday and Sunday nights. Maj. F. J. Cherb and daughters Anna Carole and Margaret were away in Pecos New Mexico.
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Salvation Army
Sixth and
Polk
Maj
F. J. Cherb
Anna Carole
Margaret
Pecos
N. M
Benjamin Franklin Operated Print Plant in France
Benjamin Franklin once ran a printing plant in France during his diplomatic duties. The enterprise reflected his broader involvement in publishing, literacy, and cultural exchange between American and European circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
France
Expedition to South America to Study Orange Disease
The tristeza disease, devastating orange groves in the southern hemisphere, will be studied by a scientific expedition to South America. Florida's State Cabinet approved a $40,000 funding to support the mission, aiming to uncover the cause and possible cure before Florida crops are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
South America
Florida
Lambasts Political Housing Interference
Fred Seale president of the Amarillo Real Estate Board told Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce members that 200 to 500 percent more houses could be built next year if housing were free of political interference. He spoke at the Jaycee luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel with guests Harold Gallarneau Carroll Bridgewater Thomas Tutt Bill Mays Bill Shock and J N Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Seale
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Seale
Jaycee
Amarilo Hotel
Harold A. Gallarneau
Carroll C. Bridgewater
Thomas H. Tutt
Bill Mays
Bill Shock
J.N. Hudson
Arlie Hudson
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Border Patrol
Sears Map Blueprint CO
West Fifth
Boxwell
Ambulance Service
Dumas Perry Ton
Spearman
Kro-Mara
Glen L. Casey
Mgr
Hunsley
House OF Color
Trueton
CAG
FORD
DODGE
Sporting Goods
Western
Pennsylvania
Wardwood
Leah
di Ly
G. M
Western Auto
Polk St
Simoniz Liquid Cleaner
Davis Cleaner & Pollish
Cremium
Davis
yoLos
MATS
Amarillo L. A
Pittman
Mead Pittman
S. Arthur
Jay Pittman
Raymond Lawrence
Globe News
Southwestern Stationery & Bank
Union Bus
7Th and Taylor Streets
Greyhound Lines
T. N. M. & O. Coaches
New Mexico
Trans. Company
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