Textile strike widens as 25 000 workers walk out on wage cuts
Boston dispatch reports mass strikes across Massachusetts as over 25 000 workers protest 10 percent wage cuts and poor conditions. Lawrence leads with about 22 000 leaving their mills, Lowell reports 300 striking employees, Northampton hosiery plants close, Boston longshoremen refuse to handle ships, and mill owners plead for reductions to match cheaper rivals.
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Honor Heroes of Science Recognition Names List
A brief listing of individuals including ton Mrs. Claude De Van Watts of Austin and Mrs. Josephine Collins of Dallas among others such as Mrs. William C. Jones of Brady and Mrs. W. M. Baines of Houston acknowledged in a science honor context.
W C T U Plans Counter Move In Demo Drive
Democratic women from the Southwest will be invited to Dallas February 12 and 13 to counter Roosevelt for President with a dry candidate. Delegates from Texas Louisiana Arkansas New Mexico and Oklahoma will attend the regional rally led by Mrs Claude De Van Watts. Selection of six Texas delegates to the national convention in Seattle next year was the final act of the 50th annual state convention.
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Claude de van Watts
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J. O. Ross
Test Tax Suit To High Court In Texas
A test suit to decide the validity of a tax penalty moratorium law seeks to allow delinquent taxes paid by January 31, 1932 with penalties and interest. Rep Vernon Lemens filed the case in Rainbow’s 98th district court to force County Tax Collector J R Williams to take $3.06 from Moses Jones, while Williams claims $1.61 more is due. Attorney General James V Allred said he will file an immediate answer for Williams, aiming for a ruling by late today and possible appeal to higher courts.
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Ross Sterling
Vernon Lemens
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J. R. Williams
Moses Jones
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James V. Allred
J. D. Moore
Lemens
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Mystery Mountains Hidden Beneath Panhandle Plain
Archaeologists note the Amarillo Mountains lie buried under sedimentary rock across the Panhandle, ancient granite formations possibly part of the Wichita Mountains, dating back 150000 years. Geologists say the range influences local oil pools by blocking penetration.
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Panhandle Plains
Panhandle
Amarillo Mountains
Palo Duro Canyon
Wichita Mountains
Oklahoma
Allred Declares Question Over Legislature Power
Allred stated that penalties may accrue in the future while the present suit questions whether the legislature has the authority to cancel penalties now. The remarks frame the ongoing legal dispute over legislative reach and fiscal penalties.
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Allred
Cotton Hands Grow Scarce in Amarillo Area
The free employment bureau at the Chamber of Commerce shows a sparse lounge as Childress County seeks cotton pickers elsewhere due to the cotton season shift. Miss Wilma Bell reports more jobs in Amarillo than a month ago with many single men seeking work and families sent to cotton farms on the South Plains. additional pickers are urged to contact Miss Bell.
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Amarillo
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Bureau
South Plains
Kingsford Smith Grounded By Doctors For Months
Wing Commander Charles Kingsford Smith, who failed to break the Australia England flight record last week, is grounded for three or four months due to nervous strain, according to doctors.
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Charles Kingsford-Smith
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England
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