Exans Will Play For Fun Ext Few Days
The Wichita Spudders clinched the first half with a doubleheader sweep over the San Antonio Indians 7 to 6 and 3 to 0 as Hal Wiltse soared to his 11th win. Fort Worth Cats edged Beaumont 6 to 4 behind a ninth inning rally and Paul Easterling's sixth inning homer. Rain halted Shreveport Waco game. Buffs and Steers rested after a prior doubleheader.
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Gayle Talbot, JR
Associated Press
Wichita Spudders
San Antonio Indians
Carl Williams
Warriors
Houston Buffs
Hal Wiltse
Indians
Spuds
Darrow
Hargrove
Fort Worth Cats
Beaumont
Holley
Baker
Panthers
Paul Easterling
Stuart Stadium
Hank Thornmahlen
Cats
Dick Whitworth
Katy Park
Dallas Steers
Inaugural Injunction Debate With Labor Leaders
Senator Wagner argues injunctions intrude on industry and hamper a future strong labor movement. He says more government restraint, not less, is needed to solve industrial conflict and protect workers rights. Carpenters Union at Carpenters Hall reports 65 attendees and minor business with updates on injured members and local employment.
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Sender Wagner
New York
Senate
Labor and Community Notices Highlight West Texas Events
The Amarillo area reports on union activities with new affiliations and officer nominations. S. C. Simpler joins the fraternity while R. S. Jones is reported ill. D. W. Tracey and Secretary Weillman visit from Houston on a business trip. A joint Texas post office convention is planned in Lubbock July 8 to 10. Tahoka becomes Western Benevolent Association headquarters with hundreds of members across five counties. Painters Hall dances attract large crowds raising funds for building. Z. W. Smith attends the National Typographical Convention in Houston. Mrs. R. B. Russell takes a two week vacation. Senator Clint Small advocates unemployment protections for workers in Denison.
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San Jacinto
D. W. Tracey
International
Weilleman
Mobeetie
Houston
Texas Post Office
Lubbock
Washington
Tahoka
Western Benevolent Association
West Texas
Department of State
South Plains
Charles Dee George Bivins
Miguel Sanches
Z. W. Smith
Amarillo
Carpenters Hall
Sweet Sayers
Jesse Rowe
Rock Island
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Buffalo
N. Y
Rowe
Switchmen’s Union
Jim” Mead
The
Switchmen's Union
Labor unity and dam project loom large in Amarillo region
The piece highlights labor leaders calling for fair hours and safe workplaces, notes a $10.6 million dam project, and cites union meetings in Amarillo and nationwide movements for shorter hours. It also mentions the Eighth Anvil Park Rodeo near Canadian and the Tri-State Exposition in Amarillo, plus broader labor developments in Cleveland and Buffalo.
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Canadian
Amarillo
Merry Men of Uncle Robby's Set Pace in National League Race
The Brooklyn Robins lead the National League by three and one half games as Giants and Cubs press from behind. Charlie Grimm powered the Cubs with a bases loaded homer in a 8 to 5 win over the Giants while the Pirates beat the Phillies 14 to 12 in a high scoring game.
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Merry Men OF
Uncle Robby
Orlo Robertson
Associated Press
Brooklyn Robins
Giants
Cubs
Robins
Grimm
Charlie Grimm
Chicago
New York
Terry
Jackson
Allen
Leach
Hogan
Pirates
Phillies
Chuck Klein
Reds
Grimes
Cincinnati Reds
Burleigh Grimes
Bruce Cunningham
Braves
Ray Phelps
Cardinals
St. Louis
Athletics
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Indians
A's
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Dale Alexander
Roy Johnson
Johnson
Alexander
Lyons Falla
Ted Lyons
Boston Red Sox
White Sox
Lyon
Jack Russell
Senators
St. Louis Browns
Browns
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Charney Grimm
New York Giants
Peculiar Tales Highlight Arid Texas and Odd Ventures
A quirky collage notes oddities from Texas history including a museum hoax with 30 cent admissions and a police payoff, Palo Duro Canyon origin from a dropped dime, and a hireless cook learning by mail while a hat with a yellow cane mocks both owls and eagles.
Fights Last Night Summary of Associated Press Report
In Chicago Ray Miller outpointed Sammy White. Renry Lenard knocked out Tony Leone in 1. Billy Tompkins stopped Billy De Foe in 7. Midget Wolgast outpointed Frankie Baumann in Paterson. Roy Wallace KOed Johnny Mason in Indianapolis. Tony Dominguez KOed Young Fred Killers in Miami. Curtis Brown outpointed Kid Kober in Tulsa. Eddie Anderson outpointed Joey Rivers in Des Moines. Hymie Wiseman outpointed Everett McClain in Des Moines.
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Associated Press
New York
Ray Miller
Chicago
Sammy White
Renry Lenard
Tony Leone
Cleveland
Billy Tompkins
Milwaukee
Billy de Foe
Canada
Jersey City
Midget Wolgast
Philadelphia
Frankie Baumann
Paterson
N. J
Indianapolis
Roy Wallace
Johnny Mason
Cincinnati
Miami
Tony Dominguez
Havana
Fred Killers
Louisville
Tulsa
Okla
Curtis Brown
Kid Kober
Dallas
Des Moines
Eddie Anderson
Joey Rivers
Kansas City
Hymie Wiseman
Everett McClain
Ford Wage Rate Abroad Survey Completion
Washington June 17 A Labor Department survey to set wages for Ford Motor Company workers overseas has been completed and sent to the International Labor Office in Geneva. The study aims to compare real living costs, with 17 European cities to follow, based on Detroit wages and a $7 per day baseline.
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Washington
Ford Motor Company
Labor Department
International Labor Office
Geneva
Ford
Bureau of Statistics
Detroit
St Paul Rejects Night Baseball Plan
St Paul in Minnesota bans night games after owner Robert J Connery says night baseball ruins the game and offers no benefits. Connery based his view on observations from Indianapolis and other eastern games.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
American Association
Robert J. Connery
Indianapolis
Mr. Connery
Youth Is Saved From Swirling River
Lacy Lee, 28, recently discharged from Fort Blies cavalry, rescued Francisco Pompian, 10, from the Rio Grande near El Paro. Lee, fishing nearby, saw the boy in a deep hole, sprinted 100 yards, and pulled him to safety.
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Associated Press
EL Paro
Lacy Lee
Cavalry
Fort Blies
Francisco Pompian
Rio Grande
Lee
St. Paul
Ambulance response times trim London accidents
London County Council ambulances reached accident scenes in under six minutes forty five seconds on average during last year. The service aimed to shorten response times and improve emergency coverage citywide.
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London
London County Council
Potential rise in living standards and altered world market
The statement argues that improving conditions in one region could lift living standards globally and reduce the competitive impact of cheap European labor on the world market.
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Carpenters Union
Gene Wright
North Polk Street
Ben Brooks
Northwest Hospital
Lodge No. 602
Electrical Workers Union
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W. G. Estes
A. M. Weilleman
Secre
Sack
Toa
Crotch
Nelson
Offtheworld
Pau Meekey
TS LO Fest
Jack Reynolds
Polk Street
Cal Farley
Pride and Joy
Reynolds
Butler Field
Farley
Cal
Otis Clingman
Joe Kopecky
Young Sampson
Rob Roy
Carl Neilson
Painters Hall
Joe Norman
R. B. Russell
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Painters’ Union
K. Griffith
Central Labor Union
James Ferris
Colorado
Clint Small
Denison
Commonwealth
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Ohio
Grand International Auxiliary
Mary E. Cassell
Wilbur
Mitchell
Boulder Dam
House Committee On Appropriations
Southern Pacific Railway “Company Union
Company Union
United States Supreme Court
Railroad Company
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Horace Greeley
Chicago Merchants Mart
Fowler’s
Fillmore
Prairie Dog Hole
Palo Duro Canyon
Polk
U. S
Henry Ford
Dr. Pepper Co
Dr. Pepper
Dalles, Texas
Packard
Toney Chisum, Inc. Distributors
Amarillo, Texas
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