War Labor Board clashes and Humble refinery action
Humble Oil defies a War Labor Board directive while a temporary restraining order halts government seizure of its Ingleside refinery near Corpus Christi. Judge Atwell cites Ickes as aiding interference with war production. Houston plants of Hughes Tool and Mosher Steel face seizures and strikes amid labor tensions.
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Houston
U.P
Humble Oil and Refining Company
War Labor Board
Montgomery Ward
William H. Atwell
Dallas
Humble
Ingleside
Corpus Christi
WLB
Oil Workers International
CIO
Judge Atwell
Harold L. Ickes
Chicago
Hughes Tool Company
Roosevelt
United Steelworkers of America
CSO
Mosher Steel Company
Frank Hardesty
Quartet Entertains The Optimist Club
The Taylor-Time Quartet entertained Optimist Club members at the noon luncheon in the Capitol Hotel. Performers were Palmer Wheeler Jim Hudson Ollie Dixon and Cecil Wheeler with Vesta Odell as accompanist. Nolan Crump attended as a guest and Matt Hudson led the program. John Sledge covered V Day activities and Palmer Black announced National Optimist Week October 17 with a meeting scheduled for October 2. A motorized infantry division uses 12 500 gallons of gasoline per 100 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Optimist Club
Capitol Hotel
Palmer Wheeler
Jim Hudson
Ollie Dixon
Cecil Wheeler
Vesta Odell
Matt Hudson
Nolan Crump
John Sledge
Palmer Black
Amarillo Field Prepares 40 Game Cage Schedule
Amarillo Field plans a 40 game cage schedule this winter facing top college and service teams in the Southwest. Sgt. James Pollard says the post Athletics unit is issuing winter cage dates and inviting college and service quintets. Current listed opponents include Texas Christian University Camp Berkeley Camp Luna South Plains Army Air Base West Texas State Teachers College. Pending teams include Norman Naval Air Station Okla Randolph Field Kelly Field Brooks Field Lowry Field Camp Logan Buckley Field Texas Tech.
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Amarillo Field
Southwest
James Pollard
NCO
Post
Amarillo Fields
Texas Christian University
Camp Berkeley
Camp Luna
South Plains Army Air Base
West Texas State Teachers College
Norman Naval Air Station
Okla
Randolph Field
Kelly Field
Brooks Field
Lowry Field
Camp Logan
Buckley Field
Texas Tech
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
University of New Mexico
Army Air Base
Lubbock Army Air
J. W. Stevens
Yi Base
Sheppard Field
WLBJ
A. L. Graham
Nacodoches
Denver
Col
F. G. Tye
Maryland Street
United
United Nations
Arnholz
Arnholz Coffee
Arnholz Coffee Company
W. 6Th Ave
Amarillo, Texas
Robert Owen
Glasgow
Scotland
Posey County
Indiana
America
Plains
Taylor
California
N. Fillmore
Sixth and
Mississippi
Folger's
Colorado
Elberta
Kuner
Sy I
Sunshine Cheez-It Nox
Nester Park
Skinner
Washington Bartlett
Home Canners
del Monte
Hershey's Cocoa
Cas
Pimento
Shortenin
Rae Ok
Quartet Entertains
Te Macau
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