Bikini blast close up may come over radio
Washington June 7 Operation Crossroads will place a live microphone on the battleship Pennsylvania in the target area to report the atomic test. An electric metronome will tick in front of the mic as the bomb explodes. listeners may hear the blast only after the ticking stops. The event will be broadcast across major networks with a running account from ships at increasing distances.
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Washington
Operation Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Bull’s Eye
No Texas business failures in Feb to Apr report
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports no business failures in Texas for February, March, or April. Only January showed a single failure.
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Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Jet Propelled Plane Set for Lubbock Air Show
South Plains residents will see the Army Air Forces Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star at the Lubbock National Aeronautics Association air show on June 23 at Lubbock Municipal Airport beginning 10:00 a.m. Major Victor G Modena says at least two P-80s will attend. Other aircraft include A-26 B-25 P-47 P-51 AT-6 and AT-7 with potential additions. The program also features private aircraft displays and a model airplane show with a $25 prize. The Army flying exhibition runs at 2:00 p.m.
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Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
Army Air Forces
Victor G. Modena
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
NAA
Air Force
Veterans Affairs guidance on benefits for women and noncitizen veterans
The guidance confirms that honorably discharged women can receive hospital care at Veterans Administration facilities on the same basis as male veterans. It explains no restrictive provisions limit National Service Life Insurance and outlines the disability waiver for six months of continuous total disability. It also covers naturalization for veterans and World War II pension eligibility, noting requirements and disqualifications.
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Women’s Army Corps
Veterans Administration
National Service
Hereford hailstorm hits wheat growers hard
Regional report notes an estimated one million dollars in losses to local wheat growers from Hereford hail. Other items include Canyon Texas bond vote, Carlsbad school bond approval, Lubbock municipal bond election, and weather related flood impacts.
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Hereford
Brownfield
Canyon
Texas
Quanah
Texarkana
Beeville Visitors Signal Weeklong Family Time
N G Watkins and son Billy from Beeville Texas visit N E Watkins this week planning several weeks stay. Clyde Turnbow and Rankin Texas family visit H P Turnbow and wife. Leo Davis returns from Burkburnett with uncle S E Anglin of Andrews visiting here. Woolam family returns from Oklahoma visiting relatives in Granite and Sayre. Betenbough and Roberts families attend Midland rodeo. Moody Gibson of O'Donnell visits sister Mrs Guy McGill.
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N. G. Watkins
Billy Watkins
Beeville
Texas
N. E. Watkins
Clyde Turnbow
Rankin
H. P. Turnbow
Leo Davis
Burkburnett
S. E. Anglin
Andrews
M. O. Woolam
Oklahoma
Andrews County News Budget Shortfall Prompts Chamber Action
The Andrews County News in Post Texas reports a budget shortfall of about six thousand dollars for the chamber of commerce. The secretary-manager notes efforts to raise funds and stabilize finances to date.
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Andrews County
Post
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Local Medical Staff Directory Listing
General Surgery and Orthopedics include J T Krueger J H Stiles H E Mast. Eye Ear Nose Throat features J T Hutchinson Ben Hutchinson E M Blake. Infants and Children M C Overton J B Rountree Arthur Jenkins. Obstetrics O R Hand Internal Medicine W H Gordon R H McCarty. General Medicine R K O Loughlin G S Smith. X ray and Laboratory G Barsh sideline D C Lindsey L M Altaras.
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J. T. Krueger
M.D
F.A.C.S
H. Stiles
H. E. Mast
M. D
J. T. Hutchinson
Ben B. Hutchinson
E. M. Blake
M. C. Overton
J. B. Rountree
Arthur Jenkins
O. R. Hand
W. H. Gordon
R.H. McCarty
R. K. O'Loughlin
G. S. Smith
G. Barsh
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Texas Cafe
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Paul A. Rix
Rix Funeral Home
Odessa, Texas
Mutt Lonis
Midland
E. W. Williamson
Roscoe
Denver City
Odd Fellows
Colorado City
Deep Creek
Snyder
Krueger, Hutchinson and Overton Clinic
D. C. Lindsey
M. D, L. M. Altaras
U. S
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Clifford E. Hunt
J #. Felton
Sparks Welding Works
Old Courthouse Square
Faur Abe
Humble
United States
Mexico
Canada
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Houston
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Lonis Bros
Humble Products
Jeff Lonis
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