Lubbock real estate boom and regional outlooks in Panhandle
The piece notes a strong South Plains real estate surge with options on properties, Lubbock aiming to be a major North Texas city, expanding hospital facilities and a livestock industry push. It mentions a Fort Worth Fat Stock Show, local radio town meetings, and civic optimism.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Bio
Fort Worth
Ance the
News-Globe
Amarillo
Lumpkin Woman Recovering In Local Hospital
Mrs. A. F. Lumpkin of 1100 Tyler is doing nicely at Northwest Texas Hospital where she receives treatment. She is the mother of District Attorney Jim Lumpkin.
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A. F. Lumpkin
Northwest
Texas
Tyler
Northwest Texas Hospital
Jim Lumpkin
Victory Command Girls to Receive 175 Hour Pins
St Patrick's Day events feature a 175 hour pin presentation for 76 Victory Command members at a 3 30 pm tea dance in the USO Auditorium 501 Buchanan. A prelude formal dance with Floyd Cooper's band follows the previous night.
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St. Patrick’s Day
Victory Command
Auditorium
USO
Buchanan
St. Patrick's Victory Command
Floyd Cooper
Anne Echols
Stella Adkins
Mary Minnich
Victory Command Council
Gt Patrick
General Mills
Beatrice Adams
Catherine Atkinson
Lottie Barrow
Amaryllis Beard
Gloria Bishop
Margaret Brage
Margaret Bromert
Rosemary Burris
Jean Burnett
la Rae Griffin
Mary Jane Griffin
Jean Hampton
Lucille Heath
Ethel M. Henry
Margaret Holland
Wilma Holmes
Thelma Houston
Kathryn Jones
Betty Leveritt
Audrey Lightfoot
Jean McDermott
Nita McGourick
Maxine Marteney
Sylvia Martin
Julia Mertel
Lindalie Mack
Ramona Morrison
Edna Mae Nutt
Nita Oates
Justine Parrish
Minnie Lee Popham
Leola Reeder
Edna Reeves
Bobbie Reitman
Phyllis Rowland
Lillian Saunders
Neva Mae Smith
Ruth Steele
Mildred Sturch
Margaret Tipps
Willie Vermillion
Ella Viney
Margaret Weatherly
Laura Webster
Joy Wheeler
Margaret White
Mary White
Winifred Wilmeth
Margaret Wilson
Joyce Wilson
Harriet Yelin
Master Sgt Lang Sheppard Assigned to Local Recruiting
Master Sgt Lang M Sheppard is the first Amarillo man assigned to the local Army recruiting station since its start last September. He reenlisted for three years here yesterday, bringing nearly eight years of service. Previously he was stationed at Lubbock Army Air Field as a flight instructor with the rank of first lieutenant.
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Amarillo
Lang M. Sheppard
Mississippi
Sheppard
Lubbock Army Air Field
Indonesians to reject Dutch independence settlement offer
An Aneta dispatch from Batavia reports Premier Sutan Sjahrir will tell Dutch representatives this afternoon that their proposals for Indonesian independence settlement are unacceptable. The Dutch offer Commonwealth status with promise of eventual independence.
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New York
Aneta
Batavia
Sutan Sjahrir
Amarillo Firm Wins Bid for Highway 136 Surfacing
The Texas Highway Department accepted Bell & Braden’s low bid of $225,436.32 to grade, structure, and repair the dirt road between Amarillo and Fritch, converting it to a hard surfaced route designated as Highway 136. The project covers grading and related improvements along the corridor.
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Amarillo
Fritch
Texas Highway Department
Bell & Braden of
Bell & Braden
Lost Forty Year GLA pin at Woodmen Circle Installation
In January at the Woodmen Circle Installation of Officers in the W.OW. Building a Forty Year GLA membership pin was lost. The owner, Mrs. Lindblo0, offers a reward and provides contact details. Also seeking return of plastic rimmed glasses and a red billfold lost last week with a reward offered.
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Woodmen Circle
W.ow
Tack
Boy Hurt in Wreck Leaves Hospital
Billy Bob Martin 12 was released from the hospital after treatment for facial injuries from an automobile crash at Third and Buchanan. His mother Juanita Martin, of Olney, drove the car that collided with James R. Kitchen 19 of North East Eighth, with both cars demolished.
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H. G. James
Madison
Juanita Martin
Olney
Billy
Third
Buchanan
James R. Kitchen
North East Eighth
Kitchen
Rumor Says Smoe May Move To Amarillo Air Field
Rumors claim Smoe will join Amarillo Army Air Field as it possibly shifts under the Second Air Force. The mythical figure is described as an AWOL prankster who signs lamp posts and walls, tracing a quirky career from Sioux Falls to unconfirmed postings.
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Smoe
Amarillo
Amarillo Army Air Field
Second Air Force
Kilroy
Eighth Air Force
Sioux Falls
S. D
Caracter
Veterans urged to check ceiling prices before cafe purchase
Veterans planning to buy a cafe or restaurant should consult the local price control office in Potter County Court house to confirm ceiling meal prices. Ama rillo price control board clerks say records are on file at the local office to help gauge potential profits.
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Potter County
Amarillo
Lake Black Joins City Police Department
Lake L. Black, 506 Bowie, has begun work in the police department. He was a railroad switchman, four years in the Army, and studied agriculture at Texas A&M for two years. Flora Terhune found an extra sack of sugar at home and later discovered her husband had placed white sand in the cupboard as part of a prank.
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Lake L. Black
Bowie
Texas A. & M
Indianapolis
Flora Terhune
Manhunts End As Houston Man Is Captured
Lawrence L. Cobb, sought in a murder case, was captured in a Lake Charles La rooming house after a four day flight. He surrendered when police spotted his 19 year old brother Kenneth en route to Cobb’s wife to deliver money. Cobb described self defense in the auto court killing of Lee Orvill Minton and said he feared a Minnesota record would ruin his chance to beat the rap.
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U.P
Gulf Coast
Lawrence L. Cobb
Lake Charles
Kenneth
Cobb
Lee Orvill Minton
Hinton
Auto Court
Minnesota
New Orleans
Ann Marie
Leon
Convalescents urged to rest and follow doctor’s orders
The article stresses that convalescents face a difficult recovery with slow strength return and urges strict adherence to rest, diet, and regular medication. It recommends choosing a trustworthy druggist and provides two local contact points at No 1-24th and Polk and No 2-700 West 16th with phone numbers.
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24Th and
Polk
West 16Th
Sergeant Myers Returns to Amarillo Recruiting Station
Sergeant Thornton W. Myers resumes duties at the Amarillo Marine Corps Recruiting Station after a 15 day special furlough to be with his mother in Roanoke Virginia who underwent a major operation.
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Thornton W. Myers
Amarillo Marine Corps
Roanoke
Neutron Fire Risks in U-235 and Plutonium Link
University of Oklahoma physicist Dr. William Schriever warns that a stray neutron hitting uranium-235 could ignite an atomic fire like dry hay. He explains how subcritical pieces must be kept small and separated to prevent chain reactions and how plutonium-239 offers a substitute in bombs. Panama City, founded in 1519, is noted as the oldest mainland European settlement.
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Norman
Okla
William Schriever
Department of Physics
University of Oklahoma
Schriever
Panama City
Telegraph poles to vanish under radio relay plan
Spokane manager W R Green of Western Union predicts ugly telegraph poles will disappear in years as a radio beam network relays telegrams between major cities. Towers on hills will carry signals up to 50 miles, forming a wide area grid.
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Spokane
Wash
Northwest
W. R. Green
Western Union Telegraph Co
Telegraph Service Demonstrates Speed and Reliability
A public demonstration showcases telegraph lines delivering messages across regional distances with fast delivery times. Officials highlight dependable operation, quick error correction, and readiness for urgent communications in business and government contexts.
Titian Painted Lepanto at Age Ninety Eight
The renowned artist Titian, aged 98, created the historical canvas The Battle of Lepanto, revealing extraordinary longevity and enduring creativity in late life.
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Titian
Battle of
Lepanto
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