Study Needs For Boxcars In Southwest Shortage Discussed
The Southwest Shippers Advisory Board and the Southwestern Industrial Traffic League met at Brownsville to assess the car shortage driven by military movement and defense production. Amarillo Chamber of Commerce traffic manager Greg Perry said total Plains needs reach about 40,000 cars with estimates for 6,000 in North Plains.
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Southwest Shippers Advisory Board
Brownsville
Southwestern Industrial Traffic League
Greg Perry
Perry
Chamber of Commerce
South- West
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Southwest
Panhandle
A. H. Gass
Car Service
Association of American Railroads
Washington
The
Southwestern Shippers Advis
Lift Quarantine On Mexican Citrus
Agriculture Commissioner J E McDonald has lifted Texas quarantine against Mexican citrus. Initiated February 14 to protect the industry from the citrus black fly, no fly has been found in Texas. The eradication of the incipient infestation in Matamoros, Mexico, shows cooperative federal and state quarantine success. The ban had barred import of oranges grapefruits tangerines limes or other citrus from Mexico except when moved interstate.
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Austin
J. E. McDonald
Texas
Matamoros
Mexico
McDonald
Hijacking Ends in Death of Bank Messenger in Brooklyn
In New York on Sept 22 a 49 year old bank messenger died of a heart attack moments after four armed masked robbers snatched a $16,000 payroll. The victim, Harry Schadkin, collapsed as he attempted to report the hold up to police. The other messenger, reported as companion, and the money were en route to a housing project near the Brooklyn Bridge. The messengers were employed by Bank Messengers Service Company of Manhattan and were headed to Concord Village in Brooklyn.
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New York
Brooklyn
Harry Schadkin
Schadkin
Bank Messengers Service Company of
Manhattan
Concord Village
Borough Hall
Demand Hike in Wages
Pittsburgh September 22 The CIO Steel Workers demand an almost immediate wage boost for its million members. Formal letters were mailed to 1400 firms after a meeting of the Steel Workers executive board led by Phillip Murray. Murray left dollar figures to the policy committee meeting October 4 and 5.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Phillip Murray
Steel Workers
Steel Workers’ Executive Board
Murray
Aluminum Company of America
ALCOA
Lilac Bush Bursts Into Bloom Despite Cold Weather
A cantankerous lilac bush in Mrs. H. S. McBride's yard at 1302 North Polk defied death this summer and, surprised by late September chill, has bloomed fully. The plant, once thought dead, surprised Mrs. McBride with a fresh display.
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H.S. McBride
North Polk
Childres Infant Dies in Hospital
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerald Childres of Sunray died last night at St Anthony hospital Services are pending with Boxwell Brothers obituary notice
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Gerald Childres, Sunray
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Boxwell Brothers
Four Great Rivers Head From Colorado Through West
The Platte, Arkansas, Rio Grande, and Colorado rivers rise in Colorado and flow west and south across the Western states, forming major watercourses that sustain agriculture, cities, and landscapes across the region.
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West
Colorado
Platte
Arkansas
Rio Grande
Warmer Weather Expected By Weekend Forecast
Weather bureau official in Amarillo reports warmer conditions for Saturday and Sunday after a cooler night. Partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with showers possible early next week. High tomorrow about 87, low tonight 53. yesterday’s high 74. Temperatures to average near seasonal normals over the next five days.
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Walter Watts
US Weather Bureau
Amarillo Air Terminal
Watts
US Time Zones Span Fifteen Degrees Each Across Nation
The United States divides its territory into time zones each roughly 15 degrees of longitude wide. This geographic standard ensures synchronized clocks across states, aiding travel, commerce, and broadcast schedules nationwide.
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United States
Mail orders for Summer and Smoke stage play
Mail order reservations are being accepted for the stage play Summer and Smoke to be presented at the Paramount Theater Amarillo Texas on October 6. Prices include tax range from 3.90 for the first 12 rows to 1.30 for the balcony remainder. Stars include Dorothy McGuire John Ireland and Una Merkel.
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Paramount Theater
Amarillo
Tex
Dorothy McGuire
John Ireland
Una Merkel
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