Ford and Hearst Pave Path to Eight Hour Day and Five Day Week
A historical recount notes W R Hearst and Henry Ford advocating shorter hours. Ford argues eight hour days and a five day week boost prosperity, while Hearst promotes worker rights and gradual adoption amid industry resistance. The piece credits industrialists who balance labor and machinery to reduce strikes and sabotage.
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Henry Ford
W. R. Heart
Congress
Hearst
Ford
America
Amarillo Population Report Shows Rapid Growth
The Hudspeth Directory Company reports Amarillo now has at least 42 500 residents with a near 75 percent gain in the past year. Centered on a 150 600 trade territory the figure uses a census style multiplier and reflects a booming city outlook. The new city directory appears about November 1 from 704 Jackson Street.
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United States
Amarillo
W. F. Florian
Hudspeth Directory Company
el Paso
Mr. Florian
United States Bureau of Census
Florian
Jackson Street
City Commission delays as parking ordinance awaits final drafting
The city has approved but not enacted a parallel parking ordinance pending a drafted set of traffic rules. Mayor Bivins and commissioners favor change, while City Manager Bartlett defers, citing need to review. Citizens’ committee urged removing parallel parking on cross streets and extending 30 to 60 minutes.
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Bivins
Bartlett
Citizens’ Committee
Fisk
Harris
Merchants’ Committee
City Commission
Mayor Bivins’ Car Stolen in Ama rillo Downtown
Mayor Lee Bivins reports his Chrysler Sedan was taken from a downtown Ama rillo corner during a brief absence. He notes a city fund for cross town communication on stolen cars exists, but little progress has been made in coordinating alerts.
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Lee Bivins
Amarillo
Bivins
High Powered Booze Seized After Hurricane Prompt
Police confiscate a sample of illicit liquor described as a mule with twenty percent fusel oil banana oil tobacco juice Jamaica ginger and ether. The rest of the content is reportedly normal aside from the listed toxic additives.
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San Francisco
The
Maine
Jamaica
Death on Wedding Day Shocks Amarillo
Miss Nella Mae Young dies at a local hospital at 7 o'clock the day she was to marry Fred D. Henley promoter of the Signal Hill townsite. She traveled from Mansford Oklahoma to wed after delaying to help her brothers through school. The Baptist church and Rebekah lodge member’s body sent to Mansford accompanied by her sister and the groom.
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Nella Mae Young
Fred D. Henley
Signal Hill
Miss Young
Amarillo
Mansford
Oklahoma
Mr. Henley
Baptist Church
Rebekah Lodge
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Ernestine Wilson
Henley
Miners Safe at Pabst Mine After Six Days Entombed
Ironwood Michigan reports that communication was reestablished with six miners trapped in the Pabst Iron Mine and all have been found alive after six days.
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Associated Press
Ironwood, Mich
Pabst
Texas Senate approves Davis substitute for school fund
Austin records the Texas Senate passing the Davis substitute bill by 29 to 6, allocating 2,750,000 dollars to the available school fund for apportionment. Funds release in thirds on December 1 1986 March 1 and May 1, superseding the Pollard and Field proposals.
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Associated Press
Austin
Senate
Davis
Davie
Pollard
Apenas
Epperthemteent
Evangeliist McPherson Hearing Sees Tense Court Moments
In Los Angeles on September 29, Minnie Kennedy collapsed in court, led out by Mrs. McPherson and attorney, as a recess was ordered. The third kidnapping investigation nears introduction of detailed documentary evidence and notes a Carmel-by-the-Sea cottage link to Kenneth Ormiston, with Benedict and Sielaff disputing alleged facts.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Minnie Kennedy
Angelus Temple
Evangelist
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Howard
Benedict
Lorraine Wiseman- Sielaff
Carmel
Ormiston
Miss X
McPherson
Sielaff
Aca Keyes
Milton Carlson
Cahees
Mire
MePherere
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Spuaruch
Amarillo Trio Named in Latest Who's Who
Three Amarillo residents appear in the biennial Who's Who in America edition. May Peterson Thompson, wife of Col. Ernest Thompson, is highlighted as a renowned opera and concert singer. Bishop E. Cecil Seaman leads the Episcopal diocese, and Congressman Marvin Jones serves ten years in Congress.
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Amarillo
America
May Peterson Thompson
E. Cecil Seaman
Marvin Jones
May Peterson
Ernest Thompson
Seaman
Episcopal Church
Lubbock
Panhandle
Paul W. Horn
Texas Technological College
Elizabeth West
James M. Gordon
John C. Granberg
Texas Speaker Card Manager Talks Tax Trip
The Texas House Speaker Lee Satterwhite declared he has no apology for trips to Washington funded by the American Bankers League. He and other Texas legislators backed protection measures amid protests and Senate revelations over recent appointments.
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Texas
Satterwhite
Mrs. Hornsby
Son
Associated Press
Austin
Lee Satterwhite
House
American Bankers League
Washington
Senate
Hurricane hits Vera Cruz causing heavy damage and flooding
Sept 29 Vera Cruz reports a hurricane with winds of 125 mph. Houses lose roofs, harbor tugs sink, a steamer wrecked, and seas flood the waterfront. No city fatalities. Cargo bound for the United States destroyed as warehouses flood. Jalapa city also experiences river flooding and property damage.
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
United States
Jalapa
Veratrun
Gantioge
Cell 13 Proves Lucky for Lelia Lake
Fragmented OCR shows a local item about Lelia Lake and a number 13 referenced as lucky. Limited readable context prevents full reconstruction of people, places, or events.
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Cell 13
Lelia Lake
Cose Pacme
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