Local notices share moves and visits around Amarillo
Mrs. C F Cox travels from St Augustine to visit son in San Antonio then return home. Jimmy Tuttle, ex Vail Shipley, now with Westinghouse in Dallas, stays at Herring Hotel. Fort Worth duo Mr and Mrs Hubert Hanill visit Mrs Phyllis Stanfield in Amarillo. Several residents and visitors pass through local homes and hotels, with church women council board attendees in Dallas.
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C. F. Cox
E. B. Burgess
Hayden Street
San Antonio
St. Augustine
Hubert Hanill
Fort Worth
Phyllis Stanfield
Jackson Street
Hanill
Hallie Adams
This City
J. W. Sanders
Hughes Street
T. N Bledsoe
Arcadia
Calif
Wichita
Kan
D. M Wiggins
Fl Paso
Canadian
R. B. Wiggins
C. Seaman
Tyler Street
Seaman
Sanders
State Council of Church Women
R. F Railsback
Fountain Street
Bishop
Dallas
Mary
Humble Working Stiff And Rackets Criticized
Westbrook Peeler denounces labor rackets and compulsory contributions in unions. He cites San Francisco, Boston, New York World's Fair and California cases, accusing graft and coercion by executives and officials including Hillman, Scalise, Morrin and Dempsey, with workers penalized or forced to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook Peeler
New York
Musicans
Plgler
Boston
C.I.O. Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
Mr. Hillman
George Scalise
California
P. A. Morrin
Tron Workers
St. Louis
Morrin
Cincinnati
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Amarillo College Night Classes Enter Second Week
Amarillo College announces the second week of night school with public speaking and Spanish courses. Public speaking, led by Donald Clark, meets tomorrow at 7 p.m. with about 15 enrollees. Spanish class under Miss Wishta Nuss meets Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tuition follows regular rates and more subjects may be added if demand justifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo College
Donald Clark
Wishta Nuss
Department of Foreign Languages
Farm Administration
J. F. Mead
Union graft and unemployment rampant in New York reports
A letter from New York describes workers including a retail salesman and a carpenter detailing forced union membership, job losses, and graft payments. The salesman quotes from a union secretary threatening suspension over good standing while the carpenter alleges delegates allocate jobs for bribes and extract weekly payments. The writer claims hundreds of similar cases exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
KFDA Switches Frequency Stirs Panhandle Listeners
KFDA remains on air after moving from 1500 to 1200 kilocycles as planned by the FCC. The frequency change, aimed at removing interference with nearby stations, improved Panhandle coverage but disrupted pushbutton radio owners as many sets tuned to 1500 kilocycles now find nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KFDA
Federal Communications Commission
Panhandle
Pay Rise for Soldiers Raises Monthly Stipends
The Army increases enlisted privates pay from 21 to 30 dollars monthly, reversing a 15 percent cut since 1933. An established strength of 375,000 is expected to be reached this month, with recruitment slowing afterward. Recruiting at Amarillo notes a shift toward older conscription age, now averaging in the twenties. Also, Canada moves Coqualeetza Indian school from Fraser River Valley to Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, leaving the Kanaka dorms empty after 53 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Congress
R. A. Jackson
Amarillo
Panhandle
Sardis B. C
Canada
Fraser River Valley
Port Alberni
Vancouver Island
Coqualeetza Indian Residential School
Plumbers Propose City Health Department Merge
Amarillo master plumbers led by S. O. Callahan Jr propose the plumbing department join the health department to emphasize public health. They seek an assistant for city plumbing inspector John Guheen and ask for a comparison of inspection counts with other city departments. Charles L. Smith is secretary and C. G. Holman treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
S. O. Callahan, Jr
City Commission
Health Department
John Guheen
Ross Rogers
Charles L. Smith
C. G. Holman
Rev Fidel Reyes to Teach Practical Spanish Class
Reverend Fidel Reyes, pastor of the Mexican Christian Church, will lead a practical Spanish conversation class at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The session will be hosted by Mrs. Earl Wyatt at 1500 Jefferson Street. Anyone interested may join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidel Reyes
Mexican Christian Church
Earl Wyatt
Jefferson Street
Henry Thomson to Fort Worth Session
Henry Thomson attends the Texas Association of Insurance Agents midyear meeting in Fort Worth with the board and legislative committee. They will choose the 1941 convention city and plan 12 educational insurance meetings across the state and draft a legislative program to reform licensing for fire casualty and surety agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Thomson
Fort Worth
Texas Association of Insurance Agents
Mongrel Rover Receives Diploma in Braintree
Rover the 9 year old mongrel has earned a grammar school diploma from Braintree schools. The certificate reads that Rover satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study. Mrs. Wyatt can be reached at telephone number 23710 for more information. Rev. Reyes is noted as a native of Mexico and a University of Tulsa graduate.
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Mongrel
Braintree
Mass
U.P
Rover
Wyatt
Rev. Reyes
Mexico
University of Tulsa
Willkie Warns on Axis Pact During War Terms Tour
At Adrian Michigan Oct 2 Wendell Willkie warned that Germany Italy and Japan study the United States in war terms and would aid each other if at odds with the U S He criticized Roosevelt foreign policy saying the nation has little influence with three belligerent powers against it Brazil’s 1939 40 cotton crop was 296 295 tons.
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Willkie
Cleveland
U.P
Japan
Germany
Italy
United States
Wendell L. Willkie
Adrian
Mich
Roosevelt
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