Water Board Plans Weekly Conferences
The water advisory committee, chaired by Jeff Neely, will hold weekly sessions for several weeks to gather and study information on water sites before making recommendations to the city commission. The group heard Marvin Nichols present data linked to the two million dollar water supply bond expansion and will not act until all witnesses have spoken.
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Marine's
Jeff Neely
City Commission
Neely
Marvin Nichols
Nichols
Fort Worth
Joe Jenkins
Charlie Lambie
Frank Lille
Jerry Briscoe
Tom Wingate
Strikes Try for Settlement as Shipping and Power Work Stoppages Persist
Indications of progress emerge as Washington plans a fresh bid to end a four day shipping strike choking 54 ports. In Pittsburgh a 11 day walkout by 3,500 power workers pressures Duquesne Light Co. and 2,700 AFL streetcar operators vote on crossing picket lines. Other walkouts disrupt Chicago Columbus Ohio and New York transit while Hollywood faces a jurisdictional rift between stage employers and the AFL.
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Associated Pre
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Pittsburgh
AFL
Independent Power Union
Duquesne Light Co
Chicago
Columbus
New York City
Hollywood
Richard Walsh
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
American Federation of Labor
Hull's Condition Still Is Grave
The Navy reports former Secretary of State Cordell Hull had a more restful night but his condition remains grave. A morning bulletin offered little encouragement as Hull fights a grim battle for life at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
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Washington
U.P
Navy
Cordell Hull
Hull
Bethesda, Md. Naval Hospital
Funeral rites for Mrs. Emily Hall Amarillo pioneer teacher
Funeral services for Mrs. Emily Hall of Amarillo a longtime public school teacher were held at 4 this afternoon at the First Christian Church with Dr R C Snodgrass officiating. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery under N S Griggs Sons funeral direction. She died yesterday at St Anthony's Hospital after a major operation. She was 62 and had lived in Amarillo since 1889. Survivors include a son two daughters two sisters and two brothers. She had resided with her sister Mrs Thomas Currie at 2116 Van Buren for eight years.
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Emily Hall
Amarillo
First Christian Church
R. C. Snodgrass
Llano Cemetery
N.S. Griggs & Sons
Hall
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Thomas Currie
van Buren
Amarillo Firms To Close For Yom Kippur Observance
In observance of Yom Kippur twelve Amarillo businesses will suspend operations tomorrow with some opening at 6 PM to accommodate late shoppers. Services begin 6 30 PM at Temple B nai Israel with Rabbi Bluhm assisted by Cantor Stein Feferman and Braunig after which Hebrew and English services continue during the day. The article notes the first oil discovery in Indian Territory near Chelsea Oklahoma by Edward Byrd in 1889.
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Amarillo
Army and Navy Store
Bert Levy
Fifth Avenue Shop
Herring Furniture Co
Hollywood Dress Shop
Kline’s
Levine’s Department Store
Liberty Theater
Lucille Shop
Meyer & Meyer
the Diamond Shop
The
Trading Post
Indian Territory
Edward Byrd
Chelsea
Okla
Kiwanis Club Hears Talk on Pioneering
John McCarty spoke on pioneering at the San Jacinto Kiwanis Club noon meeting in the San Jacinto Methodist Church. Harold Vogel led the program with a boys band performance. New members Mack Hickman and W R Curtis joined, with visitors from several clubs and guests including two ministers and Douglas Spencer and Pat Wilson.
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John McCarty
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Harold Vogel
Bobby Robbins
Jack Basom
Bob Goodson
Don Lemons
Dick Brooks
Don Hill
Bennie Bruckner
Tom Hudgins
Mack Hickman
W. R. Curtis
J. B. McFarland
Bob Leeds
Bruce Autry
Neal Cross
J. W. Hill
Harry Moore
North Amarillo
Swede Swanson
Vega
Ralph Perkins
J. W. Fields
Douglas Spencer
Pat Wilson
Reclamation Bureau Economist in Amarillo for Talks
Miss Gladys Whitney an economist with the Bureau of Reclamation in Washington DC was in Amarillo for several days conferring with reclamation officials on agricultural land use. She leaves for Washington tonight.
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Gladys Whitney
Bureau of Reclamation
Washington, D. C
Amarillo
Whitney
Washington
Variety Show at Temple B Nai Israel in Amarillo
Jewish citizens of Amarillo can attend a New York City direct variety show at Temple B Nai Israel in Amarillo. The free performance starts at 8 p m Sunday and features Lillian Schechter with Morris Conrad and a third performer from the New York Yiddish scene.
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Amarillo
New York City
Temple B’nai Israel
Taylor
Lillian Schechter
Morris Conrad
New York
Theater and Miss Autry Lead National Legion Delegates
In Amarillo a theater gathering features Miss Donnie Autry and 3,800 attendees as delegates meet for a final session. A national commander and five vice commanders are named. Besides songs they plan a skit titled A Home for Mother and present two additional comedy skits.
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Amarillo
Texas
Donnie Autry
Mander
Legion
Paul H. Griffith Likely New American Legion Head
In San Francisco on October 4 the UPI reports Paul H. Griffith is the most likely choice to become head of the American Legion at the 28th national convention. Delegates gather to elect the next national commander amid expected leadership changes and policy discussions.
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Paul H. Griffith
American Legion
San Francisco
Uniontown
The
Legion
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