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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1946

Page

3

Stormy Sessions Forecast For Big Four Foreign Ministers Meeting

United Press reports Paris hosts the four foreign ministers starting April 25 to ready the May 1 European peace conference. Italy dominates talks with colonies, reparations, and Trieste sparking potential clashes among Britain United States Russia and France.

Louis F. Keemle United Press Paris Europe Britain Mediterranean Middle East Italy UN Security Council New York Spain Iran Russia Truman Chicago Moscow Latin America Philippines Palestine Transjordan Greece Great Britain London United States France Tripolitania North Africa Soviet Union Dodecanese Islands Eritrea Red Sea

Deadline Set For April 23 Competitive Examinations

Applications for Merit System council exams in Texas will be due April 23. Tests will be held in multiple cities at 9 a.m. for jobs with the Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission State Department of Public Welfare and the United States Employment Service. Openings include clerks stenographers typists claims examiners interviewers field workers child welfare workers and bookkeeping machine operators. Salaries range from 1380 to 2415 yearly. Application forms are available at the Employment Compensation commission office.

Merit System Council Texas Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission State Department of Public Welfare United States Employment Service Unemployment Compensation Commission

Feeding Of Poultry Proving Too Costly

Los Angeles April 13 report shows thousands of chickens slaughtered weekly as feed costs rise and prices paid fail to cover costs. Farm experts say the slaughter is widespread nationwide and may worsen. UC extension official L. D. Sanborn warns there may be no chickens or eggs this fall. A government 20 percent feed cut to send grain to Europe blamed for the trend.

Los Angeles Southern California L. D. Sanborn University of California Extension Service

Navy installations cut by a quarter after war end

Navy reports a 25 percent reduction in U S Navy and Marine Corps installations from 4400 on V J Day to 3400 on April 1 1946 including bases posts camps airfields at home and abroad about 500 facilities in Europe Pacific and Asia inactivated over 500 vessels declared surplus since July 1944 with about 100 ships inactivated and 29 000 planes under contract still being built.

Navy Marine Corps United States Aval Maze Pacific

Winner Wonders Who Really Was Winner

HOLLYWOOD a press agent Paul Snell recalled a friendly gin rummy game with a friend and claimed the 1928 locomotive pieces a cow catcher boiler and bell as his prize but now faces a $55 monthly storage bill for the model train parts and locomotive.

Hollywood Paul Snell Snell

War economy curbs cut deep into aircraft and public works

The postwar cutback report shows about half of the planned aircraft reductions completed, with 15,000 planes terminated or in process, totaling 12.3 billion dollars. Public Works construction is trimmed 42 percent from 314 million to 181 million since war’s end.

U S Plans Large Food Aid for Germany Japan

The United States plans monthly expenditures near 60 million dollars to feed occupied Germany and Japan through mid 1947. About 700 million is earmarked for the 12 months from July 1. Food already ships into Germany and Japan at tens of thousands of tons monthly, financed by War Department funds to prevent disease and unrest.

Washington United States Germany Japan War’ Department U. S.-occupied War Department Lucius D. Clay

German Youth Gang Breaks Up in Hanover

British authorities say the Edelweiss Pirates, a postwar anti Nazi youth gang formed in 1933 and active in terrorizing Poles and refugees, has been completely broken up. The group largely consisted of men ages 18 to 22 and used an Edelweiss badge and marching song.

Hanover Germany Edelweiss Tle Edelweiss Wehrmecht

Avance Pvt George Wilson Arrives in Italy

Pvt George S. Wilson husband of Mrs Irma L Wilson Hale Center Texas and son of Mr and Mrs James A Wilson Hale Center arrived safely in Naples Italy assigned to the 1086th Engineer Depot Company Peninsular base section Army Service Force in Italy He attended Lubbock High School and entered the Army June 20 1945 He took basic training at Camp Roberts California Community Seder to be held Monday at Congregation Shaar eth Israel Temple Avenue Q and Twenty third at 7 pm Reservations may be phoned to Mrs Jerry Jarett The service is conducted by members

Leghorn Italy George S. Wilson Irma L. Wilson Hale Center Texas James A. Wilson Naples 1086Th Engineer Depot Company Peninsular Base Army Service Force Wilson Lubbock High School Army Camp Roberts California Congregation Shaareth Israel Temple Avenue Q Jerry Jarett

Women barred from ancient Olympic participation and spectatorship

A historical note explains that in ancient Greece women were prohibited from both attending the Olympics and competing as athletes, reflecting the era's gender norms and restrictions.

Ancient Greece

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