Let Production Power Set Wages PLEA of A F of LET
The American Federation of Labor convention in Atlantic City calls for wage increases and hours reduction in line with workers production power. It opposes wage cuts and urges management to cut waste to lower prices while raising wages. The union seeks nonpartisan support for pro union congressional candidates. Clerks threaten to surrender their charter rather than yield jurisdiction to the Teamsters.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Brotherhood
5 Acts Coast Time Vaudeville and Buck Jones at Amarillo
Five acts perform at Edwards Studio in Amarillo for Fair Friday and Saturday. Buck Jones headlines a program featuring vaudeville entertainment and local acts in the beauty spot showcase.
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Vaudeville
Buck Jones
Beauty Spot
Amarillo
Edwards Studio
Unnerving Missiles Plague Boston Theater
Police linked a decade rial disturbance at Keith's theater to Walter Matthews a longtime theater officer. Investigators observed him throwing missiles into the audience from a protected perch causing injuries as patrons endured ten weeks of "Impulse" disturbances with lights on.
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Ssorlaterl Presgm
Boston
Masa
Keith
Walter Mathews
Ertir
Matthews
Floydada Seeks New Q A P Railroad Link to Fort Worth
A mass meeting in Floydada with chamber officials, Sam Lazarus and C H Sommers discussed extending the Quanah Acme and Pacific line from McBain to Floydada, about 26 miles, to shorten routes to Fort Worth and eastern points. The plan costs about one million dollars and requires Interstate Commerce Commission approval. Resolutions were sent to the ICC, with petitions circulating to reach two thousand signatures.
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Floydada
Quanah
Interstate Commerce Coutmission
Lazarus
Floydada Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth
Interstate Commerce Commission
East
Half Minute Interviews and a Paris Legion Trip 1927
Bill Benton and Mrs Benton plan to attend the American Legion convention in Paris in 1927. They estimate under a month on the road and about 750 dollars in cost. Benton urges Legion members to bring wives and to marry if needed before the trip. A second fragment notes a world series attendance alongside the Paris trip as part of a life view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Benton
Sam Page
American Legion
Paris
Grim Reaper
American Beauty Bow to New Kind of Rose
Chicago florists declare the American Beauty rose has been displaced as the top cut flower by the Premier or Scott Key rose, favored for its deeper color and commercial appeal. Colorado growers supply roses. Chicago’s climate and rail access sustain the trade. Illinois exposit site highlights changing tastes and seasonal blooms.
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Chicago
P. H. Buthker
Amarillo
Mr. Buthker
Colorado
Associated Press
America
Illinois
Lake Michigan
Chicago Florist
Texas Folk Lore Society Publishes Texas History Works
The Texas Folk Lore Society showcases Texas history in its publications. Miss Fanny Ratchford notes ongoing efforts to collect and promote Texas folklore, including Mary Matlock Griffiths Westward the Course of the Empire and a Mexican Popular Ballad with music. The group, open to all, has issued several bulletins since 1916 and promotes works on the Alamo and missions around San Antonio.
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Globe
Austin
Texas
Texas Folk Lore Society
Fanny Ratchford
University of Texas
Mary Matlock Griffith
Republic of Texas
W. D. Whatley
Whatley
Mexico
Ohio State University
Louisana
John K. Strekker
Daylor University
San Antonio
Adina de Zavala
There There Everywhere Movie and Studio Notes
The note mentions Edwards Studio offering pictures at 710 and previews Zane Grey’s Wild Horse Mesa with a Mission Friday and Saturday. Dan Spencer visits from Dalhart to cheer for the Pirates. A stray line asks about a magic lantern for Christmas. Bob R. Clark cites Amarillo poultry trade at 750000 yearly. The Haynes display engraved wedding rings.
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Edwards Studio
Wild Horse Mesa
Zane Grey
Dan Spencer
Dalhart
Bob R. Clark
Amarillo
Stanley Hayne
Doctor urges milk for stronger babies bones
A doctor argues that babies need certain chemicals for teeth and bones and that cow's milk provides them. He recommends that every mother and prospective mother drink a lot of milk daily to ensure proper development.
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GEO. B. Mager
J. W. Clifton
W. B. Mecginty
Country Club District
J. L. Summers
West 6Th St
Tlemen
Olympic
Poth St
Bondy Highlands
County Farm
James A. Bush
Western Bldg
Afl
Joe Killough & Co
DERS
A. F
Polk Street
Edward's
M. & L. Transfer & Storage Co
Santa Fe
Show House
W. Seventh
Ogo
Blackburn Bros
Hart Shaffner & Marx Clothes
Emerson
Amarillo Greenhouse
Taylor St
Ray-Bynum Bldg
J. Ray
Amarillo Plate Glass and Mirror CO
East 5Th Street
Ae Excella
Excella
Adams Dry Goods CO
Polk
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