Union Chief Gives Order
The Associated Press reports a union chief issued an order affecting some workers. Details on scope and exact actions were not disclosed in the brief note.
05 Oct 1945
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1945
Page
1
The Associated Press reports a union chief issued an order affecting some workers. Details on scope and exact actions were not disclosed in the brief note.
A Wolflin School fifth grader Carolyn Smith asks The Globe editor for two L letters and an F to finish today’s banner. Her family at 2039 Ong is noted as her home. The editor grants the ask, printing the requested letters.
Adm Chester Nimitz returns from the war to a hero’s welcome in Washington. A 1000 airplane parade, Coast Guard dogs, and a Capitol address open a busy schedule with talks to Congress and a meeting with President Truman. Children greet him on arrival at Anacostia.
Claude Passeau pitched a complete game shutout as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers 3 to 0. Offense came early with two runs in the fourth inning, and the Cubs held Detroit scoreless, seizing a one game lead in the World Series with Game Four set for Chicago.
President Truman honored fourteen Medal of Honor recipients, eleven Marines and three Navy men, on the White House south lawn. Notables included Lt. Col. Gregory Boyington and 17 year old Pvt. Jacklyn Lucas, with others honored for heroism on Iwo Jima and in the Pacific. The event featured a hollow square crowd of military and civilian officials as citations were read by Vice Admiral Denfield.
About 7000 Texas telephone workers joined a four hour nationwide walkout of the National Federation of Telephone Workers. The protest targets a National Labor Relations Board ruling deeming the Western Electric Employees Association in New Jersey as company dominated and seeking CIO bargaining rights. Amarillo operators joined, arguing the right to independent unionization is at stake. Local calls and long distance service were limited with skeleton staffing at the Amarillo switchboard and emergency handling measures in place.
Overhead garage door hardware listed under Regal Co and Rest Estate and Loans. Refer to John Maynard Lumber Co located at 80 West Fifth for details.
Four men were arrested by State Rangers in Austin on justice court warrants for alleged property destruction during a workers strike at Lower Colorado River Authority power plants. Examining trials were set for today on charges of destroying property.
The U S Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy conditions in Amarillo and vicinity today with little temperature change. Tonight and Saturday stay partly cloudy with modest warming Saturday. West Texas mostly cloudy with light rain this afternoon from Pecos Valley eastward. New Mexico partly cloudy with scattered showers in the west and mountains through Saturday. cooler in the west this afternoon. Tonight low 40s to 50s, Saturday highs 75 to 85. 24 hours ending 6 30 A M: high 74, low 54, noon 62.
Roger Connellee, 16, was critically injured when a .22 rifle fired during target practice in River Road yard. He was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital after the gun discharged while he adjusted the weapon. his left lung was pierced and the bullet remains in the shoulder.
The Duke of Windsor returned to England and was greeted by about 1,000 women at Marlborough House, Queen Marys residence. Several women were knocked down as they waited up to five hours to glimpse him, the man who left the throne for love.
Vice-president James J. Grogan reports expeditious shipment of the large Panhandle potato crop to markets with smooth flow from Hereford to Monroe. George H. Nelson notes close cooperation with producers and shippers as a wartime and postwar rail traffic surge continues. A luncheon for visiting officials included many Santa Fe leaders as they survey system traffic and perishable handling.
Leaders report a first day collection of 1345 with goal of 12045 at Amarillo Hotel. Densel Dean directs the drive as general chairman as more than 1600 solicitors work since Tuesday. The drive ends next Friday with ongoing prospect contact. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
Premier Col Gen Enver Hoxha declared that Greek provocations on Albania’s southern border were worse than those of Italian Fascists, marking a sharp wartime rhetoric episode from Tirana on October 4.
Gen. George S. Patton Jr disclosed he learned nine days after the failed March 27 rescue that his son in law Lt. Col. John K. Waters was among Hammelburg prisoners. He said the mission aimed to recover 800 to 990 Americans and was undertaken to prevent possible murders by retreating Germans.
Tokyo moves to form a new government as Prince Konoye resigns. The Home Office ordered provincial police chiefs to hold MacArthur ouster orders in abeyance pending future steps. Shigeru Yoshida met with Sutherland amid a government shake up and emotions ran high.
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