Railroads cite premises in wage case before Roosevelt board
Counsel for major railroads argue five points to President Roosevelt's wage and vacation board against demands by 1,260,000 organized workers. They assert limited current revenues, overall productivity gains from capital and management, and reduced labor effort due to better roads and equipment, with focus on yearly earnings trends versus other workers.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
J. Carter Fort
Forty and 8 To Install New Officers
Officers of Forty and Eight To Install New Officers at the annual installation dinner and dance at the Aviatrix Club. Dave Peters will be installed as chef de gar e with Maynard Drake stepping down. Flake George of Shamrock will preside. Entertainment includes a floor show by Dixie Dice and her Dancing Darlings.
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Honor Society of the American Legion
Aviatrix Club
Dave Peters
Maynard Drake
Flake George
Shamrock
Dixie Dice
Amarillo Jail Empty as Court Reports No Arrests
Amarillo's city jail stood bare with no arrests overnight and the jail door wide open. J A Kirkman, desk sergeant and corporation court judge, noted traffic violations were minimal. In Wilmington Delaware state police seized several confiscated slot machines and salvaged about 40 pounds of aluminum in a related bust.
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Amarillo
Mother Hubbard
J. A. Kirkman
Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Lucky Woman Finds Relief from Torture of Neuritis Pain
Thousands suffering from rheumatism sciatica lumbago neuritis and other muscular pains find relief with NURITO a quick acting non opiate formula. The ad promises relief within three doses or a money back guarantee urging readers to ask their druggist for NURITO.
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Nurito
Urito
Machines of war guard Iceland with US forces
The article describes U S troops stationed in Iceland backed by warships patrolling surrounding waters. It notes the torpedoed destroyer Kearny as a danger faced, and highlights planes and mechanized ground units, trucks, and jeeps adapted to Iceland’s rugged terrain.
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U. S
Iceland
Kearny
Thompson asks tankers for domestic shipping to Texas oil
Col. Ernest O. Thompson, chairman of the Texas railroad commission, telegrams Harold L. Ickes urging that 15 British tankers be diverted to move Texas gasoline or crude to the Atlantic seaboard. He argues this would increase tanker effectiveness and unlock nine days per month of shut in Texas fields, adding about 14 million barrels monthly if needed. He asks for a wire response on tanker allocation.
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Austin
U.P
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Petroleum
Harold L. Ickes
Great Britain
Texas Gulf
Atlantic Seaboard
Thompson
United States
Texas
Texas Gulf Ports
Texas 2
Cities Bid To Host Airline Conference At Meeting
More than half of the 12 cities in three states invited to send reps to a Saturday airline discussion have informed Rex Baxter, chamber manager, that invitations will be accepted. J Ben Critz, Dallas Chamber manager, will attend the meeting.
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Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
J. Ben Critz
The
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Mrs Alexander Taken by Death in Amarillo
Mrs. Sarah Jane Alexander age 179 died at her daughter’s home on Crockett Street in Amarillo after six months residence there. She is survived by three daughters Laura Smitker Flossie Holt and Mary Atkins two stepdaughters J C Stephens and John Glasgow three sons Webb Sam and Tarvis Alexander and a step-son John Gould. The body will be taken to Erick Oklahoma by N S Griggs and Sons for funeral services tomorrow in Erick.
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Sarah Jane Alexander
Frank Hastie
Crockett Street
Amarillo
Laura Smitker
Sweetwater
Okla
Flossie Holt
Chillicothe
Mary Atkins
Roslin
Tenn
J. C. Stephens
John Glasgow
Wellington
Webb Alexander
Erick
Sam Alexander
Tarvis Alexander
Berlin
John Gould
N.S. Griggs and Sons
Baracat Offers $25 Reward for False Representatives
A K Baracat of Baracats Oriental Shop posts a 25 dollar reward for information leading to arrests and convictions of people falsely posing as Baracats representatives. He warns no door to door sales and urges contacting police or the shop for reports of impostors.
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A. K. Baracat
Baracat
Oriental Shop
Baracat’ Oriental Shop
School Defense Drive Opens at Amarillo High
Amarillo High School launches a sale of defense stamps with funds advanced from the activity fund. A Student National Defense Counsel will promote and lead the sale. A stamp bank in the corridor and a film on shipbuilding and military life support the effort, shown at schools and local clubs.
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Amarillo High School
National Defense Counsel
Amarillo
Doctor Sees Hospital Need For Drinkers
Saratoga Springs New York Dr Lawrence Kolb assistant surgeon general of the U S Public Health Service tells health officers and nurses that alcoholics need medical treatment more than police intervention He notes alcohol causes more deaths in the United States than in any reported foreign country and that alcoholism is a major cause of insanity He cites high admission rates for alcoholic psychoses in New England and the Middle Atlantic States and urges a system of hospitals to treat chronic alcoholics who cannot pay.
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Saratoga Springs, N. Y
Lawrence Kolb
U.S. Public Health Service
United States
Kolb
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Good Neighbor Park Proposal Presented to City in Amarillo
Residents of South Amarillo unveiled a “good neighbor” park plan to the city commission, proposing purchase of four blocks south of Amarillo College for a new park. The united group, led by Col. E. A Simpson, aims to ease prior clashes over playground equipment at Oliver-Eakle. Mayor Joe Jenkins said the commission is considering the proposal.
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South
Amarillo
City Commission
Oliver-Eaklespark
Amarillo College
Joe Jenkins
Col. E. A Simpson
Now United Group
Flour Sack Technique Rid Bees in Hapeville
HAPEVILLE Ga U P Police Chief T D Clents describes a flour sack method to trap swarming bees using a sack two metal pieces and shaking to lure bees inside He claims it ends the problem after water remedies failed Mayor Eugene King confirmed the incident. In Fort Bragg North Carolina the 9th Division marked its first anniversary under Maj Gen Jacob Devers tallying 14000 men from 46 states plus DC Oregon and Nevada were renewing an all out roster with New York leading.
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Hapeville, Ga
U.P
T. D. Clents
Hapeville
Clonts
Eugene King
Police and Fire Department
ALL America
Fort Bragg
N. C
Jacob Devers
District of Columbia
Nevada
Oregon
New York
Amarillo
Denver
Rural America Urged to Guard War Time Roots
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Luigi G. Liguitti of Des Moines told 2,400 Catholics at a National Conference of Catholic Charities session that rural areas must be protected from postwar burdens. He warned against rural areas becoming a dumping ground and urged preserving liberty and self-respect rooted in country life. The talk followed a note on sound speed in water from the Commerce Department.
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Houston
U.P
Luigi G. Liguitti
Des Moines
National Conference of Catholic Charities
America
Father Liguitti
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Twelve More NYA Jobs Open at High School
R. B. Norman announces NYA authorities authorized adding 12 more jobs at Senior High School. Students in Amarillo schools will perform routine clerical work and assist maintenance for $6 a month. The active rehabilitation program of American railroads has returned many freight cars to service per the Department of Commerce.
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NYA
R. B. Norman
Nber
Amarillo
Department of Commerce
World War Planes Grow British Air Forces In France
At the outbreak of the war the Royal Flying Corps in France had 46 planes and 109 officers with 755 other ranks. By 1918 the RFC expanded to 3,600 planes and 280,000 personnel.
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Royal Flying Corps
France
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