Railroad Rounds and Rumblings Near Amarillo
The column reports a proposed 20 percent wage cut by Class 1 railroads, to take effect Feb 1 1933 after expiring wage-reduction pacts. It notes unified railroad labor opposition, cites current pay scales for various roles, and mentions regional business visits, livestock and dairy operations, a Gentry Brothers show for charity, and rail industry movements including bridge funding and consolidations. It also covers ongoing carload increases, and the withdrawal of two famous passenger trains due to hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Standard Railroad
Washington City
Committee of Railroad Executive
Lee Strader
Hoover
Amarillo
Fourth
Jefferson
Freckles
Our Gang
Wilbur C. Hawk
Gentry Brothers
Globe-News
A. E. Walker
Rock Island
Chicago
Walker
Memphis-Tucumcari
Memphis
Little Rock
H. E. McMullen
Remedy for Itching Skin with Blue Star Ointment
Cautions against irritating liquids and promotes soothing relief. Blue Star Ointment coats skin with antiseptic medicine to kill germs end itching and heal rawness. Pleasant odor and easy to use. Guaranteed. Sold for $1.00 at drug stores or by mail from Blue Star Products Co. Houston Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Star Products Co
Houston
Texas
Senator Appoints Walter Walker to Waterman Term
Denver September 27 Gov. W H Adams appoints Walter Walker Grand Junction publisher as United States senator to fill the unexpired term of the late Charles W Waterman. Walker recently retired as chairman of the Democratic state committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
W. H. Adams
Walter Walker
Grand Junction
United States
Charles W. Waterman
Walker
Democratic State Committee
Important Political Dates as Voters' Calendar Nears End
A recap of key dates for the remaining year include October 1 poll tax for next year, October 19 absentee voting begins, October 19 candidate certification, November 8 general election, November 11 presidential elector returns, and January 3 1933 presidential electors meet. It lists timelines for tax receipts, voter lists, canvasses, expense reports, and state-wide canvassing by top officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Committee
Secretary of State
County Executive Committee
Expanding Universe Belief Meets Sugar Protests and Housing Plans
The week’s notes discuss astronomy affirming galactic recession as normal and the universe’s expansion while noting Earth’s future. A seven month sugar industry case ends with big sums paid. calls rise for US refined sugar to employ American labor. NYC plans 19 story housing projects costing 72 million, urging suburban homes. The piece touches wartime attitudes and inflationary concerns.
White House Hoovers: Ike Hoover Nears 41 Years at Mansion
In Washington, Ike Hoover, chief usher at the White House, faces retirement only if he chooses to leave after 41 years on the staff. He recalls starting after moving from Plainfield New Jersey to install electric lights and staying on as the mansion’s longtime fixture amid changing presidents.
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H. E. Hoover
Lee Strader
Clarence
Judge Hoover
T. McClesky
McClesky
Winnie Mae
Jersey
Herbert
Ike
White House
Washington
Hoover
Ike Hoover
Executive Mansion
East Lawn
Edison Company
Plainfield
N. J
New Jersey
Prince of Wales visits Hamburg amid European tour
The Prince of Wales, en route to inaugurate a British exhibit in Copenhagen, lands at Hamburg’s flying field and meets locals, while political commentary notes Roosevelt and Hughes campaigns and Johnson as a California factor in national affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Prince of Wales
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Roosevelt
Hughes
Hiram Johnson
California
Senator Johnson
Government Restores SP Mexican Rail Line to Owners
The government returned control of the Southern Pacific railroad of Mexico to its owners today after operating the line during a strike that prompted a national emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific Railroad
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Southern Pacific Railroad of
Mexico
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Santa Fe General
Clovis
Ben Hubby
O. E. Gould
San Jacinto
Hubby
Mrs. Gould
Bill Conway
West Nineteenth Street
Santa Fe
Big Four
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Helen Keller
Alabama
Mellon
Curtis
Ilineis Central
Frisco
Ozarks
St. Louis
Parker
Post Office
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden, Mass
Cuter
Our Gang” Comedy
Drs. Mayo and
Waller
Drs. Mayo
Polk
Cor. Polk
4Th
Massie Bidg
Randal Drug Stores
Sugar Institute
Mack
Peru
England
Green
American Federation of Labor
New York City
Poe
Kaiser
Hoovers
Mr. Hughes
Wyatt's
Dial
Bell Tailors
Seca
Thesco Pesca
Ford
Fowler
Fillmore
Hobson
D. C. Hobson
Tri-State Fair
Ney
Ice Supplies
Wille Ver
Nate
Johnson's
Johnson’s
Colorado
Blackeyed
Prunes
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