Courthouse Raise Request Put On Hold Pending Judge
The request for a five dollar per month raise for courthouse elevator operators and janitors, from 78 dollars monthly, will be renewed when County Judge Charles W. Anderson returns from vacation. W. K. Jones of the Building Service Employees union denied plans for a courthouse strike and said a vote on the raise was taken last week with two commissioners voting against.
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Courthones
Charles Ww. Anderson
W. K. Jones
Hulkding Service Employes Union
A. of L
Anderson
Havert H. Uhr
Sam Anderson
Aise
JW. Donnell
R. W. Stappenback
Jones
Two Fliers Fail in Endurance Refueling Attempt
In Santa Ana California on August 20 Troy Colboch 27 and Jerry Kee tey 22 attempted a world non stop refueling endurance flight in a monoplane. Their aircraft touched ground during refueling after five hours of flight, nullifying the record attempt. The men landed the ship and planned to resume after a 30 day rest.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Banta Ana
Troy Colboch
Jerry Kee- Tey
Second Division Invasion Tests At Fort Sam Houston
The Provisional Second Division pressed into enemy territory to test speed and firepower as it seeks to reorganize after Saturday’s defeat. By Monday the area was cleared with reconnaissance indicating no resistance ahead. A public display in Doddfield and a full-strength review led by Maj. Gen. Walter Krueger are planned at Arthur Field, Fort Sam Houston, with Maj. Gen. H. J. Brees and numerous officials attending.
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Camp Bullig
Doddfield
Arthur Mace
Arthur Field
Fort Sam Houston
Walter Krueger
Mander
H. J. Brees
Eighth Corps
Lebrun Receives General Weygand in Paris
President Albert Lebrun met with General Maxime Weygand in Paris today. Weygand, retired former commander in chief of the French army, discussed matters of national interest during the audience.
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Paris
Albert Lebrun
Maxime Weygand
Study Finds Camels Pack More Tobacco by Weight
Researchers report Camels contain more tobacco by weight than the average of 15 other top selling brands in a recent impartial test. The findings highlight nicotine content differences across leading cigarette brands.
California relief plan proposes state run producer co operatives
Sacramento Aug 28 a plan for state financed production to aid unemployed emerged from a citizens relief committee. The program would create cooperatives that produce and sell goods to relief clients with direct production to supplement self help groups. A single unit would serve about 5000 relief cases with 450 working members and 50 others in active roles. Members would receive credits and dividends from profits, with warehousing and centralized accounts managed by the state relief administration. Costs and scope to be determined.
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Sacramento
California
Upton Sinclair
Aloost
Culbert J. Olson
Olson
State Relief Administration
State Relief Commission
Jerdera
Relef
Stete Unt
SRA
Hearst Magazine Profits Rise in First Half 1939
Hearst Magazines executive vice-president Richard E. Berlin reports a 20.4 percent profit increase for the first six months of 1939, with net operating profit reaching 188 077.37 dollars versus 215 363.08 dollars a year earlier. Advertising volume rose since January, and combined circulation now exceeds 4,025,000 copies monthly.
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Tha Hax
New York
Aue
Richard E. Berlin
Hearst Magazines, Inc
Today
Lata
Hearst Magazines
Wounding of Five Brings Troop Order in Kentucky
In Tineville Kentucky on August 24 five people were wounded, one seriously, prompting orders to move nearly 44 national guardsmen today into Bell County. The unrest followed clashes at two strike-affected coal mines where workers had returned to the job after a one-week halt. County Attorney Walter H. Smith said the shooting occurred late yesterday as troops assigned to the county by Brig. Gen. Ellerbe Carter arrived, part of about 1 950 guardsmen stationed nearby since May amid labor troubles.
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Tineville
Wioukml
Bell County
Connry
Walter H. Smith
Plex
Ellerbe Carter
Legion Told U S Should Be Neutral at Texas Convention
At the twenty first annual American Legion Texas department convention delegates opened business sessions in Waco on August 20. Baylor University president Pat M. Neff and National Chaplain Fr. Jerome L. Pritsche urged remaining within boundaries and keeping the nation out of war if Europe breaks out. Ernest Goene was elected grand chef de guerre as the proceedings continued with local officials and allied leaders in attendance.
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Legion
U.S
Waco
Ammerican Legion
Department of Texas
Pat M. Neff
Baylor University
Jerome L. Pritsche
Europe
United States
Wa Attairr
BR. Mantelly
Para
Chee de Gure
Borleles
Ernest, Goene
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N.Y
Corning Glassworks
Int'l. News Phelo
Dvision
Iwades
Hearst Magazine
Wolff & Marx
Hollywood
Yale
Princeton
Texas
Rice
Advance Fall
Yass
Os Goodman & Suss
Earl Craig
Eagle and Kurtzman
Hagia
Fruknut
Chester Barrie Malcolm
Kenneth
Wolll & Mara
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