Railroad Men Facing Crisis in Southern Pacific Dispute
Houston November 20 Railroad Brotherhood officials urged President Roosevelt to intervene in the 108 point dispute with Southern Pacific as 3000 workers in Louisiana and Texas vote on a strike. The company advertised for experienced railway workers in Houston El Paso and New Orleans with details to state name address experience and willingness to work under strike conditions. A railroad official condemned hard line tactics by some officials as unhelpful.
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Houston
Railroad Brotherhood
Roosevelt
Southern Pacific
Louisiana
Texas
Fl Paso
New Orleans
Brotherhood
Relief program shifts jobs from relief to civil works
Potter County officials report transfer of relief tasks to a new department as Julius Dorenfield Jr leads a delegation in Austin to push CWA projects. Officials say approval of large projects could absorb all Potter County relief rolls. Washington officials announce thousands at work under the civil works plan and aim to have 4,000,000 back on the job in a month with a White House conference on unemployed women.
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Potter County Relief Committee
Austin
Texas Relief Body
Potter County
Washington
Civil Works Plan
Civil Works Administration
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rehearsal Set for Chorus Messiah in Amarillo
The Amarillo Civic Chorus plans its ninth annual Messiah performance on Sunday afternoon December 17. Director Emil F Myers expects at least 150 voices and invites anyone interested to join, with the first rehearsal tomorrow night at the Amarillo College of Music.
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Amarillo Civic Chorus
Handle
Emil F. Myers
Amarillo College of Music
Elk Lodge to Host Wichita Falls Official Tonight
Local Elks assemble at 8 o clock to welcome Ernest P. Fluechte district deputy from Wichita Falls at the Amarillo lodge. Walter Irvin exalted ruler leads the event with varied entertainment planned.
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Ernest P. Fluechte
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
RFC Advances 71 Million to Bank Depositors
Reconstruction Finance Corporation President Jesse Jones announced that $71,000,000 has been made available to bank depositors under a plan to release up to $1,000,000,000 through reappraisal and new loans on frozen resources.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jesse Jones
Dupont Declares Extra Dividend in 75 Cent Payout
Dupont De Nemours & Co. announced an extra dividend of 75 cents a share along with the regular quarterly 50 cent dividend on common stock. The extra dividend will be paid December 15 to stockholders of record November 29.
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Wilmington
Del
E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co
Payghie
Stream-lined Bird Dominates Thanksgiving Poultry Trade
Amarillo housewives favor a broad heavy turkey with an underslung carriage for Thanksgiving. The type was bred on the Pacific Coast and is gaining Southwest popularity. Most buyers prefer a full breast and short drumsticks as growers report one of the largest November crops due to low moisture.
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Amarillo
Pacific Coast
Southwest
Letters to Tack Highlight Local Poor Family Struggles
A reader notes a very poor family in the city needing help with case work and support. The writer has just started and cannot afford much, urging Tack to address the situation in upcoming pages.
Balloon flight aims for 58,000 feet as Soviet record eyed
Commander Settle expects ascent to about 58 000 feet in a sealed gondola to protect crew from extreme cold and low oxygen. He may not beat the Soviet balloonists altitude record of 11.08 miles, noting the larger gas bag used by rivals. Delays due to weather postponed the launch from Friday. The craft carries oxygen tanks, a splash ring for water landings, and parachutes.
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Settle
Welles to Return to Havana Amid Cuban Tension
In Havana on November 20 Colonel Batista claimed real leaders of the November 8 revolution are alive and not imprisoned. He kept loyal troops ready as midnight gunfire and sniper activity were reported in Midtown Havana. A Communist meeting at Matanzas was broken up with 16 arrests.
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Grau San Martin
Havana
Pulgencio Batista
Matanzas
Two Men Arrested With Bad Money In Waco
In Waco on November 20, Angelo Rich aged 40 and Paul Rose aged 36 were arrested after $2,350 in counterfeit $5 bills were found hidden in an accordion in their car. Police say the men, from Detroit, denied producing the bogus currency but said they bought $3,000 in Chicago for twenty cents on the dollar. They were arraigned before US Commissioner A P McCormick and held on $10,000 bonds each for grand jury action.
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Waco
Angelo Rich
Paul Rose
McLennan County
Detroit
Mich
Corsicana
Robert van Wie
Axtell
Mount Calm
United States
A. P. McCormick
Chicago
Tragedy in Cleveland: Father Kills Family Then Ends His Life
In Cleveland on November 20, Jesse Kearney a 36 year old bakery truck driver poisoned his wife and three children with ginger ale when they asked for water then fatally shot himself. Two children died and the mother and one child remained in critical condition.
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Cleveland
Jesse Kearney
Treasury Position Report for November 17
Treasury noted receipts of 13,025,703.11 and expenditures of 24,369,512.05 leaving a balance of 1,265,482,637.38. Customs receipts for the month totaled 16,360,410.83 and fiscal year to date receipts reached 1,090,439,085.42 while outlays were 1,707,542,291.35 including 570,340,300.49 for emergency relief, net excess expenditures 617,103,205.93.
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Treasury
Washington
The
Two Die In Crash Near Roanoke Fort Worth
In a Sunday morning collision a mile east of Roanoke, Eu gene Jones 24 of Breckenridge and Clarence Raymond Lipsey 38 of Roanoke were killed when Lipsey’s car struck a stalled automobile and swerved into the path of Jones’ heavily loaded truck.
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Fort Worth
Eugene Jones
Breckenridge
Clarence Raymond Lipsey
Roanoke
Lipsey
Jones
Sylvia Sidney Explains Row In Adoption Dispute
New York, Nov. 20. Actress Sylvia Sidney publicized a letter detailing the divorcees legal fight over her adoption by Dr. Sigmund Sidney. Victor Kosow seeks to void the 1922 adoption claiming inadequate notice. a hearing began today.
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New York
Sylvia Sidney
Victor Kosow
Sigmund Sidney
Miss Sidney
Hollywood
Sidney
Kosow
Dr. Sidney
Benjamin Spellman
Blue Bloods At Livestock Shows Open Fifth Annual Royal
In Kansas City on November 20 the fifth annual American Royal Livestock and Horse Show opens amid aristocratic barnyard pomp. Groomed farm blue bloods await judges as women rivals enter the show ring for the first time this year.
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Kansas City
American Royal Livestock and Horse Show
Seven Die As Spain Holds Constitutional Election
Madrid reports seven deaths and about 300 wounded as Spain conducts its first constitutional election. Incomplete returns show a sweeping Rightist swing with less disorder than expected though troop tensions and leftist officers raise concerns of potential unrest.
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Madrid
Spain
Tear Gas Forces Mass Exit From Mexico City Theater
In Mexico City more than 5,000 people fled a protest meeting after tear gas bombs were reported in a theater where opposition speakers attacked former President Plutarco Elias Calles. Police denied involvement, but attendees claimed officers dispersed the gas.
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Mexico
D. F
Plutarco Elias Calles
Market summary from Kansas City and New Orleans reports
Kansas City livestock prices show mixed results with calves and cattle steady to lower while hogs and sheep ease. New Orleans cotton futures decline early on liquidation, later rally as gold firmed and demand improves. New York stocks mostly steady with a cautious tone as traders await monetary developments.
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Kansas City
D. A
Iowa
New Orleans
Seturady
Globe-Trotter Relies On Plain Talk About Asia
The Globe-Trotter recounts encounters with diverse peoples in Asia and Malay Islands. He criticizes Malay laziness, praises clean sanitation and cheap food, notes English ubiquity, and argues Japan lacks money and resources but fields strong battle ships. He warns Japan cannot conquer China and cites a push for a universal Chinese language.
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Mr. Evans
Hongkong
China
Japan
Aged Ranchman Honored on 80th Anniversary
John Dodson, who arrived in Collingsworth County in 1885, marks his 80th birthday with an informal gathering at the family home attended by old-time settlers. He began near Wellington, moved from Mansfield Texas, lived at a ranch near Miami Roberts County, and has resided in Amarillo for 16 years at 1306 Monroe Street.
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John Dodson
Colingsworth
Miami
Roberts County
Dodsons
Amarillo
Monroe Street
Einstein Property Seized by German Police
Berlin authorities issue seizure orders under confiscation law targeting Dr. Albert Einstein and his wife Mrs Einstein. The action is reported amid secrecy and cites Communist property provisions. Concurrently two minor Los Angeles earthquakes are recorded at 12:45 and 2:30 a.m. local time.
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Einstein
Berlin
Albert Einstein
Los Angeles
NRA Drives Record Business Improvement Gains
The Massachusetts economist warns that non cooperation or hostility could threaten NRA gains. A profiteering hearing next month will inspect complaints of gouging and prompt remedial measures. Three developments boost NRA officials: steel industry code satisfaction with payroll gains, New York retailers seeing optimism, and the national labor board resolving strikes and lockouts.
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NRA
New York
National Dry Goods Association
National Labor Board
Oil Probe Groups Meet Privately Over Price Fixing
Opposing groups on oil prices will be asked to meet privately to discuss the issue. Ickes remains convinced a price fixing is necessary but doubts a fixed schedule would endure.
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Ickes
Scottsboro Negroes Enter Not Guilty Pleas
Seven Scottsboro assault defendants in Decatur Alabama entered not guilty pleas today. Justice moves proceed as defense and prosecution prepare for trial.
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Scottsboro
Decatur
Ala
U.P
Feen–a–Mint Gum Laxative Promises Safe Action
A consumer ad touts Feen-a-mint chewing gum as a laxative. It claims gradual medicine delivery and a natural pace with a minty taste.
Indictment Challenge Raised At Chamlee Arraignment
At arraignment before Circuit Judge W W Callahan in a partially filled courtroom George W Chamlee of the International Labor Defense Counsel moved to quash the indictments and arguments on the motion were opened.
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W. W. Callahan
George W. Chamlee
Theternational Labor Defense Counsel
Rainfall Spreads Across South Plains Areas
Light to moderate showers moved east from southwest of Amarillo into the South Plains. Sterley reported half an inch, Clarendon saw a light shower, and Estelline to Electra recorded light rain. Sunday night totals ranged from a quarter to half an inch at Texico, Bovina, and Friona.
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Amarillo
South Plains
Sterley
Clarendon
Electra
Fort Worth
High Blood Pressure Quick Relief Trial Offer
An advertisement touts a post paid free trial for a blood pressure remedy promising rapid relief from dizziness ringing in the ears and sleep disturbances. It claims safe dieting no salts or opiates and charges only if significantly improved with a $1 trial fee.
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Hayes
Pe Hayes
Coates
Kansas City
Headache as a Symptom and Warning from the Body
The article explains headache as a common symptom signaling poor body function. It outlines bilious, rheumatic, and nervous headaches, stressing osteopathic evaluation to address underlying causes, and warns against habit forming remedies and ignoring early warning signs. It urges consulting an osteopathic physician to examine and identify the cause.
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