Texas Trains Return to Normal After Strike
Texas railroads resumed operations Saturday night with officials predicting a return to normal schedules by Monday. Focus turned to moving livestock and perishables stranded since Thursday as passenger service was streamlined and travelers were dispatched from division points. Backlogs of mail and express goods were cleared with added baggage and mail cars, as orders arrived within an hour of 4 pm.
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Texas
Associated Pres
Southern Pacific
RAIL STRIKERS LINE UP FOR PAY
Rail workers prepare for weekend disruption as Frisco resumes service with regular crew after strike news. Katy Texas and Pacific Fort Worth and Denver and Cotton Belt vow use of all available staff to move freight. Mail service restored and delays noted in McAllen Waco and other cities. Olmo sidelined four weeks with knee ligament tear.
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Frisco
Paris
Katy
Texas
Pacific
Fort Worth
Denver
Cotton Belt
Europe Heralds End of American Rail Strike
European reaction to the settlement of the American railroad strike was celebratory as Parisians and editors praised the move. A French economy spokesman called it the biggest news since V Day and said the end of the strike affects postwar reconstruction and dependence on U S aid for recovery.
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John WH. Martin IX
Paris
Ministry of National Economy
United States
Truman
Weather Summary With Humidity and Sun Details
Humidity 84 percent for May and 69 percent noted. Precipitation 24 hours total 2.27 inches, month 0.50 inch, year 15.54 inches. Sun sets 7:25 p.m. Saturday and 3:56 p.m. Sunday with rise times listed. Moon last quarter. Winds from northeast to west, pollen levels including ragweed noted. Temperature readings include highs and lows such as 36 and 49 degrees.
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Geer
Indhes
Tom Netton
Trains Resume Normal Operations Across Texas Rail Lines
Southern Pacific crews prepared for runs from Browns ville to San Antonio and Houston via McAllen as Missouri-Kansas-Texas and other lines aimed to restore service. Officials reported crews returning, most trains back on schedule within 24 hours, with select freights and passengers moving via Corpus Christi and Laredo routes.
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Southern Pacific Lines
Brownsville
San Antonio
Houston
McAlen
Texas Citrus and Vegetable Growers Association
Harlingen
Austin Anson
Truman
Yye
Denison
Missouri- Kansas-Texas
Marshall
Fort Worth
Denver
Mexico
Laredo
Corpus Christi
SB. Larey
Generalreight
GO. K. Dowell
Pssenger
Missouri Pacific Lines
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