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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1947
Page
8
A 1947 Avalanche Journal poll in Texas examined public views on how state courts handle criminal cases. Results show varied opinions from stringently applying punishment to favoring probation for first offenders and using psychiatry to analyze criminals.
The Sears Foundation launches a 1947 garden program for 15 county clubs under assistant home demonstration agent Mrs. Dora McGehee. Girls enter by using approved garden practices and keeping planting records. tomato and onion plants are issued, with clubs led by Betty Mason Doris Marie Prater Janelle Judd. Entrants include Shallowater Roosevelt Esacado Idalou Slaton Cooper New Deal and others.
The text argues that weak enforcement lets criminals escape punishment or be pardoned before serving sentences, enabling them to repeat offenses after release. It notes ongoing cycles of crime due to lenient or ineffective justice.
Brahma calves arrive for the Littlefield roping club event with 25 calves shipped from Salt Flats to Littlefield Texas. The Fort Whatley duel tickets flow in from West Texas and eastern New Mexico as events on April 27 include bronc riding wild cow milking and open jackpot roping.
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce will hold its twenty first annual meeting in Henderson Monday April 21. Speakers include W G Vollmer of Dallas president of the Texas and Pacific railroad Col W B Bates Houston attorney and banker and Paul Carrington of Dallas president of the Texas Association of Commerce.
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