Bravely Venturing the Texas Rail Strike Tales
Texas rail workers walk off during a strike paralyzing service across the state. Passenger trains run with volunteer crews while freights stay on sidings, terminals quiet, and bus and air travel surge. Officials report limited daily trains, with key routes operated by traveling engineers.
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Texas
Dallas
Big Union
M. L
Rock Island
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Missouri Pacific
Palestine
Texarkana
Texas and Pacific
Baird
Big Spring
California
Galveston
Chicago
Memphis
UNRRA Drive Fund Here Totals $403
The local UNRRA Emergency Food Campaign drives toward a final push as cash donations total $403. 93 concerns contacted by S. L. Shepherd reported cooperation, with Willborn Tank Company contributing $78 as the largest single gift. The drive aims to buy a carload of baby food for Europe’s starving, under Kiwanis sponsor Edwin Prewitt. Milford marks 60 years of barber partnership between Frank Thomas and Joseph McClure.
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UNRRA
S. L. Shepherd
Willborn Tank Company
Europe
Edwin Prewitt
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Protest Against Demo Certification in Dallas Ballot
The Dallas News reports several Democratic leaders plan a protest June 10 at Austin against Agriculture Commissioner J McDonald’s certification on the Democratic ballot. The protest cites McDonald’s alleged support for Republican nominees in 1936 and 1940 and Texas Regulars electors in 1944.
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Dallas
Dallas News
J. McDonald
Austin
McDonald
Texas
Army Board Identifies Epidemic Diarrhea on GI Bride Ships
A U S Army medical board in New York on May 24 said the disease causing six infant deaths and serious illness in 14 others on GI bride ships was epidemic infantile diarrhea. Tests continue to find the causative agent amid crowded conditions and limited medical care on transports Zebulon Vande and Brazil. Six of 14 babies at Fort Hamilton hospital were improving, eight remained seriously ill. the board noted the ailment occurs where many newborn and infant children live in close contact.
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New York
Army Medical Board
Zebulon Vande
Brazil
Fort Hamilton
Army Board
No Letup in Building Here
Building permits continue to surge in the city engineers office with nearly $60,000 in permits recorded in the last 24 hours. Seven residential permits and a $16,000 commercial permit were issued, including for a motorcycle sales and service building at 601 03 Ong. A foundation permit had been issued in January, removing the need for Civilian Production Administration approval for pre started projects.
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Eldon F. Beer
City hires Fred M. Vaughan to audit Amarillo books
The Amarillo city commission engaged Fred M. Vaughan a certified public accountant to audit city books. He will audit the period from October 1 1945 to September 30 1946 with Vaughan as senior auditor at 25 dollars per day and a junior auditor at 15 dollars per day.
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Fred M. Vaughan
City Commission
Amarillo
Vaughan
Fisk
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City Books
M. Darrell Grundy
Franklin Life Insurance Company
Damarillo Tree Service
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Amarillo National Bank
U. S. Depository
the Panhandle’s Largest Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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