Texas Labor In Good Shape Leaders say union gains in Texas
William Harris president of the Texas Federation of Labor reports record employment and low unemployment as the state convention, largest ever, opens at the Gunter hotel. Labor aims to boost turnout for July elections with committees in every city while AFL slate shows Case March for governor and Roger Evans for lieutenant governor. Harris, in his third year as state president, is a longtime Dallas musicians union leader and former vaudeville trumpeter with ties to local and national labor organizations.
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Texas
Harris
FIXHS
Jia
Gunter Hotel
Dele ‘Gates
AFL
Case March
Roger Q. Evans
Dallas Musicians Union
James Petrilio
James Petrilio, Dr’ . Harris
Majestic Theater
Wales
Southern Conference of Musicians
National Musicians Union
Petrillo
Dallas
American ‘Legion Post
Shrine
Texas Economy Commission
F. E. Swales
San Antonio Trades Council
William J. Harris
U. S Department of Labor
Keenan Attacks Labor Foes at Texas AFL Meet
Joseph Keenan, head of AFL political education, labeled opponents as lacking force in a San Antonio speech. He cited Pepper's Florida and Graham's North Carolina defeats as proof labor isn’t flush with money and urged Texas AFL delegates to push back.
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American Federation of Labor
Joseph Keenan
Washington
AFL League For Political Education
Sald
San Antonio
Texas Afl
Gunter Hotel
Keenan
Claude Pepper
Florida
Frank P. Graham
North Carolina
Graham
Truman
Willis Smith
U. S. Senate
America
Labor in War Subject of Talk at San Antonio Convention
About 600 delegates attended the fiftieth state convention of the Texas Federation of Labor at the Gunter hotel. Lt. Gen. LeRoy Lutes warned that war looks bad, but free labor offers strength, while District Attorney William N. Hensley praised labor as a key wartime weapon. The program included talks by Joseph Keenan and Harry O’Reilly, with committees named for credentials, organization, and education.
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San Antonio
Texas Federation of ‘Labor
Gunter Hotel
LeRoy Lutes
Fourth Army
Korea
Wiliam N. Hensley
Joseph Keenan
AFI
League For Political Education
Harry O'Reilly
J. L. Rhodes
John P. Redmond
International Association of Firefighters
Sey
Redmond
Keenan
O'Reilly
William B. Arnold
F. E. Swales
Jules
H. H
Reynolds
J. R. Winstell
Arthury
Lester Graham
Abilene
Hershel Dunn
Waco
Willard Barr
FE Worth
Ed F. Macelroy
el Paso
Bill James
Lubbock
W. L. Allen
Dallas
Harry Jersly
Chamber of Commerce
Kolor-Bak Advertisement for Gray Hair Solution
A vintage advert promotes Kolor-Bak to erase gray hair with drops on the comb. It promises gradual concealment and social benefits, urging daily use and offering a money back guarantee with purchase at drug stores.
Fisherman Search For Missing Bob Foster Near Red River
Paris Texas June 26. Search was under way for Bob Foster about 60 who disappeared while running four trot lines on the Red river yesterday. No trace of Foster or his boat had been found and he was last seen by Leonard Ingram near dark on the Oklahoma side. Foster's wife reported his disappearance when he did not return home in the Forest Chapel community.
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Paris
Texas
Bob Foster
Red River
Foster
Leonard Ingram
Oklahoma
Forest Chapel
Ridgway Named Manager of San Antonio Producers Assn
Joe W. Ridgway was named fulltime manager of the Producers Assn of San Antonio, earning 600 dollars monthly. He previously ran the San Antonio Livestock Exposition and has dairy industry experience. The group, chartered in 1949, has 170 members able to supply about 6 million pounds of milk monthly. Other officers are R. D. Handley, J. B. Ray, and J. T. Campbell. Sweet goldenrod yields colorless licorice-scented oil.
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San Antonio
Dan Quill
Charles W. Anderson
Owen Kilday
Raymond South
Henry Hein
Ray Davis
R. L. Reader
Fred Palmer
Joe W. Ridgway
Producers ‘Assn. of
Ridgway
San Antonio Livestock Exposition
Producers Agsn
Carl ‘Watson
R. D. Handley
J. B. Ray
J. T.J. Campbell
Mississippi
New Naval Head Arrives in San Antonio for Calls
Rear Adm. W K Phillips, new commandant of the Seventh Naval District, arrives in San Antonio for courtesy calls with local air force and army commanders. He will inspect naval reserve facilities at the arsenal, and Gen. Leroy Lutes will host a luncheon in the Fourth Army Officers Club.
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Naval District
San. Antonio
Adm
W.K. Phillips
San Antonio Naval Reserve
Arsenal
Leroy Lutes
Fourth Army
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Saevica
Beal
Main Cleaners
Souths
Martin
Producers Assn
U. S. Agriculture Department
New Naval
L.A
Amity
Apanes
Western Railroads
Switchmen’s Union of
North America
Western Rail
Roads
Switchmen’s Union
Switchmen’s Traion
Were
Apple-Cart
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railraid Company
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Denver & Rio Grands Western Railroad Company
Great Northam Railway Company
Western Pacific Railroad Company
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