Market Turmoil Mirrors Labor Strife And Unrest
A harsh critique describes mechanization destroying jobs and wages, leaving workers without buying power as goods pile up. It likens the situation to Nero and argues education and civilization falter under distress. Election returns and Cyclone Davis hit attendance at the Central Labor Union meeting, with delegates welcomed and reports filed.
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Ted McGovern
Hersident
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Sam Norton
Reading
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James A. Ramsey
K. V. Willis
Duard Crafton
State Federation of Labor
Austin
George H. Slater
Mulhern
Oliver Wright
W. W. Finch
State Federation
Carpenters Host Candidate Meeting With Free Refreshments
A June 30 social for candidates hosted by the Carpenters and their Ladies Auxiliary offers free refreshments and a program with speeches music and dancing after all candidates speak. Guests will be treated without charge and welcomed by the union group and auxiliary. Palmer Black of the Globe-News chapel assists at Amarillo Printing Company.
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Dynamic Davis Denounces National Ills In Amarillo Rally
J H Cyclone Davis of Sulphur Springs addressed 700 supporters at the Municipal Auditorium urging change to what he called the nation’s misery. The veteran candidate, 78, served in Congress and as a Texas county judge, and pledged speaking stops in Hereford Plainview Tulsa and Lamesa as he warned of political decay and economic hardship.
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Congress
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Plainview
Tulsa
Lamesa
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Seek Realtor's Slayer Hollywood
Hollywood crime report states a bandit shot and killed Merton F. in a June incident. Police seek suspect notes describe a sought robber. investigation continues for identification.
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Merton F
Jenks Real Estate Operator Hunted Near Studio
Jenks, a wealthy realty operator, was hunted today near the Mack Sennett Studio in the Hollywood Hills, according to local reports. Police did not release further details as investigators canvassed the area.
Court Rules Against State in Wage Suit
An injunction restraining Labor Commissioner R. B. Gragg from enforcing a current wage scale on University of Texas construction work became permanent in Austin in June 1940. The ruling sides with UT in the wage dispute and ends state enforcement on the project.
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Austin
R. B. Gragg
University of Texas
Court Rules Texas Labor Wages Statute Unconstitutional
A three judge federal court yesterday struck down Texas labor statutes that require contractors on state government projects to pay current wages. Grage had charged university contractors underpaid their workers in the state project.
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Texas
Grage
Politician Survives Boat Ejection and Escape Attempt
Democratic delegates had chosen Long and the State Central Committee when three men forcefully removed him from a fishing boat after an argument. Police said he attempted to flee a Ward's Island hospital by swimming the East River through Hell Gate. Russia and Germany agreed to submit disputes to a commission.
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East River
Hell Gate
Rescue at Hell Gate Highlights Charles Young
New York reports describe rescuers pulling Charles Young from the perilous Hell Gate area, illustrating his courage and nerve during the dangerous incident. The narrative emphasizes near-fatal danger and a successful extraction by rescuers.
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New York
Hell Gate
Charles Young
Louisiana Democrats revolt against Long at state convention
In Shreveport on June 15, the state Democratic convention rejected Huey P. Long and the State Central Committee, electing 20 uninstructed delegates to the Democratic national convention.
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Shreveport
U.P
Huey P. Long
State Central Committee
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