Railroads add and reassign staff across Amarillo area
Chief clerk to assistant signal engineer posts filled by O. H. Jordan. J. B. Mieran vacationing in California. Various crew moves including Sandlin to extra passenger board and Burton outlining rail service's community role. Several executives and staff return from vacations across Colorado New Mexico Niagara Falls and California with updates on operations and staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Jordan
J. B. Mieran
California
M. C. Burton
Lions Club
O. M. Oliver
General Passenger Department
St. Louis
Around the Courthouse Theatrics Stir Potter County Politics
The Potter County courthouse scene breathes foreboding as Texas politics heat up with talk of a 1940 Democratic campaign. Texan figures like Ernest Thompson and Bill McCraw draw speculation on governor's race ahead of Allred third term questions. Bellwether discussions mix local and state intrigue with cemetery voting quirks and a brisk bowling league note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Nordyke
Potter County
Texas
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Garner
Uvalde
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jesse H. Jones
Houston
Roosevelt
Ira Butler
Fort Worth
Texas Democratic Executive Committee
Ernest Thompson
Bill McCraw
Thompson
James V. Allred
Downstate
Being Late to Work With a Second Cup of Schilling
A lighthearted note credits a second cup of Schilling coffee for keeping the narrator punctual and focused, framing the moment as a small ritual that offsets a slow morning. The piece plays on a routine that helps maintain daily work rhythm.
Rio Quesada Receives Third Death-Row Reprieve
Rio Quesada a Mexican national condemned to die by electric chair in Huntsville Texas received a reprieve until October 1 following a board of pardons and paroles recommendation. Acting Gov. Walter Woodul granted the delay while Mexican officials cited their Independence Day near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Rio Quesada
State Prison
Walter Woodul
Waxahachie
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Quesada
Ferando Ramirez
Willacy County
Contractor Dies in Bed in Laredo Home
Philip J. Digman, 65, a Tampico based building contractor for 20 years, was found dead in his bed at his Laredo home this morning. Authorities attributed death to natural causes. he had lived in Laredo for nine years despite spending much of his time in Tampico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Philip J. Digman
Tampico
Mexico
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R. L. Sandlin
J. B. Briscoe
Canadian
Clinton
Strong City
G. R. Miller
Colorado
New Mexico
John F. Gilkerson
Clerk
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
New York
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Harry V. Gill
Gladys Francy
Auditor's Office
Scott and White Hospital
Temple
C. E. Woodruff
Kansas City
Galveston
F. R. Huckabee
Clovis Hospital
Darry Winn
Clovis
Belen
Virgil “Sharkey” Thompson
Vivian Hart
Guthrie
Oklo
Association of American Railroads
L. L. Flynn
General Manager's Office
Missouri
P. A. Quarles
Joe Horn
Topeka
Illinois
J. B. Raymond
H. Guy
EF. L. Conner
Waynoka
L. W. Smith
Slaton
Harrison Street
Railway Express Agency
Air Express
American Air Lines
J.C. Proffer
Norman Proffer
W. B. Rice
Frank Cooper
Pampa
Wellington
George W. Hilton
The
Santa Fe
Plains
H. L. Long
H. W. Sherrick
Skellytown
J. A. Denton
A. J. Cooley
Division Accounts Bureau
Albuquerque
N. A. Harris
O. A. Wood
Frank Spann
Telegraph Office
Flaine Williams
Louisville
Kentucky
R. L. Swink, Switchman
Lubbock
Lloyd Betson
Claude Betson
Univeristy
R. F. LaBounty
Fred Harvey
Hutchinson
Kansas
Mr. LaBounty
Europe
Floyd Skelton
Ozarks
F. L. West
P. A. Masterson
West End
C. F. Locher
Los Angeles
R. R. Wheatley
A. J. Stump
A&b Department
J. W. Jones
T. A. Morgan
A. H. Wagner
C. O. Beeman
T. J. Arnold
W.W. Culp
Switchman
W. F. Walker
Pat McKee
H. Connell
Connell
Dallas
G. W. Tower
Hot Springs
Cox
R. W. Prentice
Trainmster
H. V. Morgan
FP. L. Snider
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Pusa
Manchester
England
Hugh Donnell
Golden Lights Coffee Company
Williams Hardware Co
Taylor
Golden Light Coffee CO
Adkisson-Baker Tire Co
Tyler St
Celer Ee
Jemima
Crisco
SOAP
Ius
Carton
Ee Sou
Joe Faylor
Schilling
Schilling Coffee
Delicatessen
Clorox Agarx
Fort Howard
Kuner's
Abe
Washington
Jonathan
Red Star Flour Son
Porto Ricas
She
Ife
Chepse—Shefford
Pimento, Olive
Relish
Ike
Ibe
al Austin
Bruce W. Bryant
Jarris Food Stores
Home Institution
Fillmore
Folger's Coffee
AUS
Joy Rz
Clorox
Sir Charles Brand
Armour’s Dog Food
Hooker Lye
del Monte
Chase & Sanborn
Niagara
Parsnips
Fresh Mountain
Green Bell Peppers
Finkney
Pinkney
Mutton
Bologna
Wes
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