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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1946

Page

6

Russia Seeks Quick Action on Franco Regime, Soviet View

Moscow presses for swift move to oust Franco and aid a Communist Spain. The dispatch outlines aims to curb British influence, test world opinion, and rally democratic forces while signaling potential force if diplomacy fails. Britain and the United States oppose intervention and expect Spaniards to replace Franco without bloodshed.

Louis F. Keemle United Press Russia Spain France Franco Mediterranean Gibraltar Great Britain Moscow Security Council Poland M. S Iberian Peninsula Britain United States

Two Pens With But One Type Writing Mana

Louie awsvure county clerk examined the index to discharged service men and found all entries written by a single hand. He noted the handwriting of Gracie Ewen and Dorothy Sledge matches exactly, making it impossible to tell where each author begins or ends. Neither woman learned to write from the other.

Louie «Awsvure Moore Gracie Ewen Dorothy Sledge Miss Sledge Ewen Brownettee

Marine sergeant re-enlists for three-year cruise in Dallas

W. R. Gross a 27 year old Marine from 1920 Sixth Street is re-enlisted by Marine Staff Sergeant George Shrader at the Dallas district recruiting office. The nine year veteran is restored to sergeant and will return to recruiting duty in Dallas, with possible assignment to Lubbock after a 30 day furlough.

Mac W. R. Gross Sixth Street Marine Staff George Shrader District Marine Corps Dallas Gross Leathernecks Marine Corps Lubbock

Marine Re-Enlists In Corps May Be Assigned In City

W. R. Gross 27 of Greenville Texas recently re-enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for three more years and is on a 30 day furlough. He is to report after the break to a district recruiting office for duty within a 107 county area. possible assignment to Dallas. Gross served in the South Pacific, aboard the USS Oklahoma, with sea and land duty including Bremerton Navy Yard and posts in Houston San Antonio and Santa Fe. He earned the Purple Heart at Okinawa and is married to Virginia Battle of Beaumont. He has also served in the National Guard and Marine Corps Reserve.

W. R. Gross United States Marine Corps Dallas U. S. Marine Corps Lubbock Gross Leathernecks South Pacific U. S. S. Oklahoma United States Bremerton Wasington Houston San Antonio Santa Fe New Mexico Peking China 5Th Marine Regiment First Marine Division Okinawa Otto Gross Greenville Texas Virginia Beaumont National Guard Marine Corps Inactive Reserve

Definition of joke stumps top comics on court case

In Huron South Dakota a will offers 50 000 to anyone best defining the word joke. C C Richardson whose will is being contested died after years in a sanatorium left 10 000 to 50 000 for the best explanation of why the four letter word joke captures the meaning of life and humor.

Jack O’brian Associated Press New York C. C. Richardson Huron S. C Joe Miller South Dakota Teberestesis Jeke Clarence Richardson Long Beach Calif

Railroad commission to hold May 17 oil pro ration hearing

The Railroad Commission announced the next statewide oil pro ration hearing will be held May 17 in the State Highway Department hearing room instead of the Austin hotel. The report also notes cancer as an uncontrolled growth of cells in parts of the body.

Austin The Railroad Commission State Highway Department

Ten Firemen Burned As Canopy Collapses In Houston

In Houston an emergency at the Continental Trailways depot left ten city firefighters injured, one seriously, as a canopy collapsed during a blaze. Firefighter R. T. Greer, driver for District Chief Herman McLean, was reported most seriously hurt. The depot building previously saw a deadly canopy collapse during an Armistice Day parade in 1941.

Houston U.P Continental Trailways R. T. Greer Herman McLean

Labrador: The easternmost part of North America

The text asserts Labrador holds the easternmost position in North America, highlighting its geographic status as the continent's far eastern point. It emphasizes Labrador's role as a distinct land area within the broader region.

Labrador North America

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