Plains WPA Work Outlined
Plains WPA work report outlines September activity by 82 projects across the Panhandle, aiding 3,277 workers. Meridians include road improvements in Wheeler Ochiltree Dallam counties, air navigation roof signs in 23 towns, sewing rooms, sanitation work, and new highway and survey projects. Total WPA spend 74,023 with 25,849 locally funded, about 210 thousand man hours, and 325,106 future hours planned across 17 new projects.
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Works Progress Administration
Panhandle
A. A. Meredith
Meredith
Wheeler
Ochiltree
Dallam
Hall County
WPA
Childress
Swisher
City of
Deaf Smith
Carson
Milh
Randall
Donley
Hall
Nation’s foreign investments rise with market values
The commerce department estimated on October 13 that at the start of 1938 Americans held 11.795 billion dollars invested abroad and foreigners 7.036 billion dollars invested in the United States. The totals, especially foreign holdings here, likely are higher now due to stronger stock market values.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Exciting Mystery Drama to Aid Iron Lung Fund at Capitol Theater
Hans on Post of the American Legion presents the mystery drama Squadron of Honor next Tuesday to Thursday at Capitol Theater to raise funds for an Iron Lung at Northwest Texas Hospital. Tickets 25 cents in advance from Legion or Auxiliary members. a portion supports the Iron Lung fund. Mary Russell stars with Don Terry and others in the Columbia cast. Russell’s background and career noted.
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American Legion
Capitol Theater
Squadron of Honor
Han~son
Iron Lung Fund
Mary Russell
Columbia
Don Terry
Thurston Hall
Arthur Loft
Marc Lawrence
Oskaloost
Iowa
von Kalbach
Mary
Oskaloosa
University of California
San Francisco
Miss Russell
Richard Arlen
Fay Wray
Greenwich Village
Seamen Union Leader Declares War on Hiring Halls
Harry Lundeberg head of the Sailors Union of the Pacific says war is declared on government hiring halls and training ships as the AFL convention approves creating a new AFL international union for seamen. He would lead about 8,000 West Coast seamen and influence the planned federation that could enroll roughly 26,000 merchant and fishing boat seamen across Atlantic Gulf and Great Lakes regions.
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Houston
Harry Lundeberg
Sailors Union of the Pacific
American Federation of Labor Convention
A. F. of L. International Union For
U.P
Wnion
A. F. of L. Federal Seamen's Son
Atlantic Coast
Gulf and Great Lakes
Italians suffer heavy losses in Spain war report
Rome announced that 2,657 Italian officers and men were killed in Spain from the start of operations until October 10, with 278 regionalized deaths from service causes. The communique totals 12,147 killed, wounded, or captured, as Italy begins withdrawing forces.
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Rome
Italy
Spain
Lewis Green Feud Deep Roots in Labor Split
Washington Oct 13 The withdrawal of William Green and John L Lewis from their posts would not end the feud between the American Federation of Labor and the CIO Two decade long personal enmity and the split over industrial unions helped drive the rift The CIO grew from industrial union advocates and labor law changes deepening tensions between Green and Lewis at all levels
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Washington
William Green
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Green
Mussolini and Hitler Defy Western Powers in Pact Tone
Premier Mussolini joined Adolf Hitler in pledging unity against French and British anti fascist elements. An article in Informazione Diplomatica warned opponents of a preventive war, citing Hitler’s Saarbrucken speech about rearmament while seeking peace. The piece reflects foreign fear of Franco British anti fascist sentiment and shifts in labor alignment among unions.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Informazione Diplomatica
Il Duce
Italy
Hitler
Saarbruecken
Britain
Painful Corn Relief Through Iodine Discovery
A provocative ad claims a new iodine product ends corn pain in seconds. Wet the corn with 100-ISK to dry and loosen the growth with no cutting or filing. Safe antiseptic use promises satisfaction or money back, with a 35¢ bottle at local druggists.
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Pool Drug Co
Fox Drug Co
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Lewis, Green
H. V. Robertson & CO
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Ofiverfelde Bidg
Bell
Bell Tailors
Polk Street
Amarillo
Mussolini
A. F. of L
America
Hiram Walker
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria
Illinois
Walkerville
Ontario
Glasgow
Scotland
News-Globe
C.r.anthony
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