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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1947
Page
1
A disrupted session halted after lawmakers examined Hughes bills and a confrontation arose over proposed measures. The dispute paused proceedings with officials detailing ongoing questions about bill language and legislative intent.
Avalanche-Journal reports a brisk start to 1947 with City Building Inspector J. Hamilton noting over $2,000,000 spent on homes and repairs in January through July. Permits covered 409 new houses, about 70 apartment units, and 339 repair jobs, totaling investments of $2,284,901 and $334,400 in repairs.
Four people were injured in a wreck near the city as emergency crews treated victims at the scene. One driver remained at the scene while authorities investigated, with the incident delaying traffic for hours.
Wreckage of a private plane sighted six miles east of Agua Fria New Mexico and seven miles south of Eagle Nest is believed to hold two missing Clovis men Jim Gressett and John Hardes who left Clovis a week ago for a fishing trip. No signs of life were reported.
The CIO United Auto Workers authorized a strike of 107000 Ford production workers over pension and Taft Hartley issues. Negotiators meet again Sunday morning in a last bid to avert a shutdown that could ripple the auto industry amid material shortages.
Dutch naval communique says landing parties swarmed ashore at Tjilatjap on the south coast to save the burning port. Indonesia reportedly agreed to stop hostilities if Dutch forces pull back to pre July 20 lines in Java and Sumatra. The town and harbor were said to be heavily damaged by scorched earth tactics before occupation.
Manila reports officials identifying Macao as the headquarters of a broad gold market used by inflation wary Chinese to pay premiums for bullion Mexican pesos and other gold coins. The item notes dealers and prices with a brief wedding ad fragment at 110 dollars and a Broadway address.
The United States may follow Britain in reducing European occupation forces as manpower strains grow. Army leaders warn 150,000 troops in Europe are a rock bottom minimum amid ongoing manpower shortages since the end of the draft, with total authorized strength at 1,070,000 shrinking as enlistments fall.
Johnny Scott Irwin 16 of Lubbock drowned at Buffalo Lake about 11 miles west of Canyon while attempting to catch a drifting boat he and a companion planned to use for fishing. He disappeared about 2:20 pm. body recovered about 4:55 pm. Funeral set for Central Baptist Church in Lubbock.
Citizens in Lubbock cooperated to ease the city's water crisis amid heat waves and a pending rain. Officials urged continued lawn and garden watering restrictions while a public survey noted strong June weekend support and standpipe water gains. The article mentions odd even irrigation schedules and a sweep of streets showing cooperative spirit.
Chicago plans a 19600 mile solo world flight by William Odom in the Bombshell A 26 bomber. Stops include Paris Karachi Shanghai Tokyo and Fairbanks Alaska. Odom aims to beat Wiley Post 18 hour record and will drop a wreath over Winnie Mac site. Odessa crash report notes Henry Hastings dies and several injured.
German foremen from two shuttered plants testified some products from the Askania works reached a Russian controlled recipient in Germany’s eastern zone. U.S. guards at one plant blocked removal. Gen. Clay said evidence would guide any protest to the Allied Central Council.
A 100 member Lubbock Exchange club received its charter at a dinner dance in the Lubbock Hotel. Roger L. Kuykendall accepted as president and pledged pride in future civic service. T. H. Underwood of Dallas called it the start of useful community work and traced the Exchange organization history from 1911. Amarillo officials Al Frantz and Dr. Robert Fowler were honored for extension work. Page 12, Column 7.
Sheriff J J Pierce of Crosby County is found shot to death in a vacant lot near Crosbyton. The incident occurred around midnight as officers from nearby Plains counties investigated a bootlegging case. Louis Flowers allegedly confessed to shooting Pierce in the head, and an inquest was prepared by Justice of the Peace J C Byerley. Pierce had begun his first year as sheriff in January.
A U S government alert warns of two P-43 and five P-51 aircraft suspected to have departed the United States without permission. Dominican Republic officials cite months of revolutionary plots but report no concrete sightings.
The Rev. C. Oscar Johnson, noted pastor, was unanimously elected today to a five year term as Baptist leader in Copenhagen. The Rev. Washington was reelected. Poppy Trai Potters priced at $5.00 and a sale at King’s, 120 Baws 8 is noted in the same brief.
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