Notable Labor Leader George Parr Passes Away
A tribute notes George Parr's life as a civic and church leader and his work for city building. It recalls his clear writings, steadfast rectitude, and impact on labor and community. The carpenters meet with reports from W. W. Frith and state council officials highlight gains for organized labor in Texas and pending school building work in Higgins.
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George Parr
Carpenters
W. W. Frith
Amarillo
State Council of Carpenters
Tyler
State Federation of Labor
Beaumont
Texas
A. B. Palmore
C. W. Terry
Lon Higgins
J. A. Woodlief
Walter Clemons
B. E. McCormick
Higgins
New Tariff Bill Passes House 264 to 147
Washington May 29 The administration's tariff bill won House passage by 264 to 147 and was sent to the Senate. Republican unity backed limited amendments while 12 Democrats voted yes. The measure follows President Hoover's request for few rate changes after 135 days of committee work.
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Washington
House
Senate
Longworth
Ways and Means Committee
Hoover
Cotton States Group
Free List
Union notices and carpenters event in Miller Hall
North Amarillo groups announce a meeting in Miller Hall next Sunday at 10 a.m. to discuss urgent matters, with strong attendance urged. The Central Labor Union reports success in the union label campaign as merchants show interest in cooperation. The Carpenters Union hosts a family night in Carpenters Hall Thursday with music recitations and a dance to close, following their five Thursday schedule.
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North America
Miller Hall
North Amarillo
Central Labor Union
Carpenters Union
Carpenters Hall
Local unions, painters, and industry notes in Amarillo
Reports from Amarillo and Borger cover Williams Sign Co painting Coca Cola signs on the South Plains under a national contract. Union meetings in Carpenters Hall note routine business, dances, delegates, and a strong local labor scene with several members traveling for work and wage discussion. A Houston Chamber bulletin promotes Texan textile mills and labor supply.
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Williams Sign Company
South Plains
Coca Cola
W. J. Moore
Amarillo
Texas
Houston Chamber of Commerce
New England
Houston
Rival Wives and a Turbine Train Tale
A fragmentary drama blends jealous romance with a note on Germany's first turbine locomotive between Nuremberg and Munich. The excerpt shows Bert under pressure from Alice and Nan, with Morgan's shadow at the door as a cliffhanger ends the scene.
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Germany
Nuremberg
Munich
Crawford
Alice
Bert
Momant
Kert
Nan
Morgan
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State Council of Labor
the Carpenters
E. P. McKenna
Tyler Chamber of Commerce
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Alfred. Iverson
St. Edwards
Nebraska
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W.M. Rippey and
J. C. Heyser
Claude Sherill
Kevens
Jackson Street
Bakers Loesl No. 405
J. B. Walker
T. C. Tompkins
Lew FE. Buckner
A-Loaf
J. C. Lester
Painters Union
Rollins
Art Nail
A. R. Copeland
Clovis
Santa Fe
Teri Baxter
The
Western Advertising Company
L. F. Hoarel
Hoarel Poster Company
W. R. Hill
Clinton
Office of Certified Statisticians
W. W. Finch
House of Whiz
Duco
Baltimore, Md
New York City
N. Y
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
E. R. Brame City Ticket Agent
T. B. Gallaher General
Amarillo, Texas
Gulf
Gulf Refining Company
Pittsburgh, Pa
Uwe
White Rock
Mrs
Marie Mattingly
Mattingly
General Electric Company
General Electric
Finklea Electric Co
Polk Street
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