Wage increases in woolen mills amid industry recovery
The American Woolen company and other textile mills raised wages after a previous 12 and a half percent cut in May 1938. The industry aims for wage growth aligned with earnings, with the American Woolen president hoping broader industry action to stabilize competitiveness. Sidney Hillman of Amalgamated Clothing Workers withdrew a mid season wage increase request. The piece argues for balanced real wages and collaboration between unions and management to boost jobs and production.
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American Woolen Company
Moses Pendleton
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Texan Wirtz Named Under Secretary of the Interior
A. J. Wirtz of Austin is appointed under secretary of the interior to oversee federal oil conservation public power and reclamation projects and public lands. Born in Columbus and raised in Seguin he served as state senator for eight years and led the lower Colorado river authority as general counsel. His career covers water rights floods riparian issues and oil industry work, signaling Texas influence on national resource policy.
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Guadalupe
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Love as Soil A King Feos poem reflection 1960
A King Feos poem from 1960 likens Love to soil an accumulation of common things shared acts experiences dreams and disappointments. It argues Love binds people from cradle to grave through shared sweat tears smiles triumphs and patience describing long love as patient brave and generous without pride or resentment.
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Feos
Man's Best Friend by Edwin C Hill
A rough tale recounts Stitch, a lifelong swamper, and his dog Herman. Through poverty and crime, Stitch finds a path to respectability with Herman’s loyalty, a new job in a keno hall, and a surprising rise in status with the Quinlan gang.
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Man's Best Friend By
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Stitch
Herman
Michael J. Quinlan Association
Quinlan
Bing Beas
Word Puzzle Echoes Incomplete Clues For Language Learners
A scrambled quiz lists many phrases and mis-typed prompts like three words for LAWYER and POWER, urging readers to guess equivalents, but the garbled items mix misspellings and illegible segments, yielding a baffling, error-filled challenge.
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Fation
Roosevelt hints at broader moves against Axis in new policy review
Washington observers see the president signaling possible actions beyond isolationist warnings as he revisits his annual message. Analysts weigh embargo extensions, credits, and naval options while noting political recalibration ahead of 1940 campaigns and criticisms of isolationists from GOP rivals.
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Roosevelt
Congress
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America
Senator Borah
Bricker
Daisy
Torr Dewey
White House
PDR
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Checking Up on Salaries in Public Bureaucracy Increase
A Washington report, part two in a series, surveys public payrolls across federal state and local governments. It cites 1938 figures: 919,651 public school personnel earned 1.2749 billion dollars. federal judges 227. Congress 6145 members and aides earning 13.185 million. overall executive payrolls around 1.5429 billion after education and other sectors are deducted.
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Office of Education
Department of Interior
Congress
Prohibition and lectures highlight 1930 LA light notes
A January 6 1930 item reports Dr Edward Howard Griggs speaking at Open Forum in Main Avenue High School on why Prohibition will fail. It also notes Maitland and Pranelsco to Hawnai Tier and a December 24 duty assignment, plus aviation lectures at Advanced Flying School. A 1920 item mentions the San Antonio Radio club, 40 members, open to boys 17 and older, affiliated with the American Radio Relay League. Army labor shortages delay border construction work in San Antonio with 36 carloads of materials waiting.
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Edward Howard Griggs
Main Avenue Senior High School
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Lester J. Maitland
Ban
San Antonio Radio
West Evergreen Street
American Radio Relay League
San Antonio
Taeut
Chamberlain
Odd Facts From 600 Fatal Road Accidents Report
An analysis from Belang shows danger ages for pedestrians cyclists and motorists. Child pedestrians 3 to 8, cyclists 14 to 49, motorcyclists 21 to 24, with average heights around 89 to 94 inches. First place goes to Sweden, where typical height is about 9 feet?
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Belang
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