Two Attending Labor Meet in San Antonio
F H Prock and Joe Gibson represent Amarillo Building Trades Council at a three day state meeting at the Plaza Hotel. Delegates come from Dallas Fort Worth Brownsville El Paso and others to coordinate wages hours and conditions of employment. H H Matthews of Beaumont presided with Eugene G Powers of San Antonio.
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San Antonio
F. H. Prock
Joe Gibson
Amarillo Building Trades Council
Prock
Amarillo Iron Workers Local 408
Gibson
Sheet Metal Workers Local
Plaza Hotel
Dallas
Fort Worth
Brownsville
el Paso
Abilene
Lubb
Plane Crashes After Striking High Line Near Houston
Three people were seriously injured when a light three seater plane hit a high power line near Jackson Flying Service field on Hempstead Highway. Pilot L C Rudd of Houston was unconscious on arrival. passenger George Menutes 24 suffered head and back injuries. Miss Jo Collis 19 had a broken leg.
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Houston
Jackson
Hempstead High Way
M. H. Jackson
Flying Service
L. C. Rudd
Rudd
Rio Grande Valley
George Menutes
Economists Sought For Federal Jobs
The Civil Service Commission announces an exam for economist positions in Washington DC and nearby Virginia and Maryland. Salaries range from 3397 to 5905 a year with no written test. Qualifications include five to seven years in economic research and a college substitute option via recognized institutions. Applications from HK M. Timmons, local Civil Service Secretary, room 21, post office building.
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US Civil Service Commission Today
Washington
Virginia
Maryland
HK. M. Timmons
Civil Service
Post Office
Santa Fe Carloadings Rise From 1946 Levels
Santa Fe system carloadings for the week ending Saturday reached 26 148, up from 22 944 in the same week of 1946. Cars received from connections totaled 10 948 vs 11 278 in 1946. Total cars moved were 37 004 vs 34 222. The previous week saw Santa Fe handle 40 497 cars. A cow's hoof is adapted for walking in soft ground.
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Anta FE
Santa Fe
Finds Young Kreneh Laborers Ideal Fodder for Communism
Charles Furr of Amarillo reports from Switzerland where a group of 15 Lille apprentices and wandering youths clash with expectations. He notes idle work, cultural shifts, and a rising communistic influence among hostel workers while forging ties with local iron workers.
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Switzerland
Tout de Suite
Lille
France
Pete Aubersister
Juras
Auberge de la Jeunesse
Iron Workers
Swiss Alps Visit Ends With Paris Sails Planned
The writer recalls a five day hitchhiking tour from Bern to Interlaken Zermatt and Montreux admiring clean towns, alpine scenery and chalets near the Matterhorn. The letter notes travel by jeep and train then mentions plans to sail from Paris on August 29. A Cleveland airport service expansion for helicopter routes is announced with Yellow Cab Co authorized to operate between the municipal airport and downtown and between the airport and Euclid Ohio via Shaker Square.
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America
Switzerland
Europe
Interlaken
Jungfrau
Furka Pass
Zermatt
Matterhorn
Bern
Rome
Paris
Eigergletcher
Eiger
Monch
Scheidegg
Grindewald
Pensione
Alps
Weishorn
Monte Rosa
Breithorn
Visp
Montreux
Chateau de Chillon
Byron
Cleveland
Yellow Cab Co
Cleveland Municipal
Euclid
Ohio
Shaker Square
Pazo Ointment Advertises Quick Relief for Piles
An advertisement touts Pazo Ointment as a fast relief for simple piles. It claims to relieve pain and itching, soothe inflamed tissue, lubricate dry parts, prevent cracking, reduce swelling, and stop minor bleeding with a perforated pile pipe for easy use.
Paro Suppositories Advertised in Drugstores
Doctor prescribed suppositories for specific cases and Paro Suppositories are sold in boxes of 14 at all drugstores for 85 cents.
Helicopter Service Gets Federal Okay
The Civil Aeronautics Board authorized helicopter passenger service for the first time approving experimental operation by the Yellow Cab Company of Cleveland between down.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Yellow Cab Company of Cleveland, Inc
Down
Bread mold destroys massive annual bread supply
A historical note details how bread mold ruins about 150 million pounds of bread each year, affecting bakers, merchants, and consumers and highlighting post harvest and storage challenges.
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Labor
Time
Polk
All In
MeNe
Charles Furr
Key Furr
Amarillo
Gol
Federal
Adie
Motorola Radio
Globe-News
National Distillers Prod. Corp
N.Y
N. Y
Montgomery Ward
Montgo
Cretonnes
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