Housing Agency Seeks More Homes For Rent To Veterans
Washington reports the National Housing Administration moves to expand rental housing under the Veterans Emergency Housing program. A new formula raises allowable rents beyond 20 percent of comparable units when justified by construction costs and other factors. FHA aims to push at least 1.0 million of rental housing within a $2.0 billion mortgage insurance program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housing Agency
Washington
National Housing Administration
NHA
Raymond H. Foley
FHA
Foley
Tragic Backing Accident Kills Boydstown Girl
In Ashland Pennsylvania a two year old girl, Shirley Ruth Hartz, died after she tripped and fell beneath a back moving automobile in the Hartz family yard. The baby’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Hartz, reported the incident occurred a few hours after the birth of a baby girl to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
George R. Hartz
Shirley Ruth
Here
Precinct 4 Commissioner Thanks Voters After Election
A local resident thanks friends and neighbors for the vote received in the Precinct 4 commissioner race. The message highlights gratitude and community support following the election.
Evicted family of 11 takes shelter in jail in Appleton
Theodore Burnette, 46, his wife and nine children were evicted from their Appleton home after the new owner moved in. With housing relief unavailable, Sheriff Lyman Clark housed the family in four jail cells, allowing them to stay as long as needed and arranging meals in the women's quarters. Curtains were hung for privacy.
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Appleton
Wis
Outagamie County
Theodore Burnette
Lyman Clark
Clark
Tickets On Sale For Beauty Show In Lubbock
Tickets for the beauty revue and talent show to be held at the Supper Club on the Brownfield highway go on sale this week at the Hilton, the Supper Club, and the Junior Chamber office at 1656 Broadway. priced at 1.80 including tax. The winner will be crowned Miss Lubbock and go to Port Arthur for a Texas beauty contest to compete for Miss America honors in Atlantic City. James H. Kimmel Jr., chairman, said Pat Marcus’s entry brought 17 contestants. Deadline is Monday afternoon. Contestants will perform in non bathing suit costumes and be judged on pulchritude in private with judges only.
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Brownfield Highway
Lubbock
Croquet And Washer Winners Announced
Winners of croquet and washer tournaments held Friday on city playgrounds were announced Saturday by Mrs. Randolph Billingsley, playground director for the City Recreation department. In Carlisle Keith White led washers with Billy Nicholson second, and Charles Lackey won croquet with Keith White second. Other results list multiple players across washers and croquet events at Washington and Wading pools.
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Randolph Billingsley
City Recreation Department
Carlisle
Keith White
Billy Nicholson
Charles Lackey
Wagner
Dale Landrum
Ronald Edawards
James Box
Burns
Orvil Rae Lightfoot
Milburn Edge
Billy Amburn
Red” Amburn
Washington
Charles Kerr
O. D. Gary
James Smith
Jerry Hobbs
Robert Winsett
Talmadge Promises To Continue Hunt
Georgia Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge vowed on a national radio forum to pursue the apprehension of an armed band connected with the Monroe incident even if it takes years. He again charged Governor Ellis Arnall with Klan ties and said evidence exists from House un-American activities. Other panelists included Ernest K. Lindley and Arthur Sylvester.
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Washington
U.P
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Monroe
MBS
Talmadge
Ernest K. Lindley
Arthur Sylvester
Newark
N. J
Evening News
Lorraine Nelson
Atlanta, Ga
Constitution
Lawrence Spivak
American Mercury Magazine
Polio Death Toll in Nation Rises to 53
Minneapolis and St. Paul saw four more polio fatalities as the nation faced its worst epidemic. The two cities reported 520 confirmed cases, Minnesota about 620 total, while Health Commissioner F. J. Hill urged parents to keep children under 15 at home. Since January Minneapolis had 429 infantile paralysis cases and St. Paul 91.
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Minneapolis
U.P
St. Paul
Minnesota
F. J. Hill
Case March Declines Run in runoff for Texas governor
Case March of Waco finished sixth in the Democratic primary field of 12 and said he would not participate in the runoff. He stated he did not want any part of either Beauford Jester or Homer P. Rainey and would run again in two years, thanking Texas voters for their support.
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Dallas
U.R
Jester
Rainey
March
Operation Of Cars In Bermuda Okayed
Hamilton Bermuda August 3 The legislative council approved the general use of automobiles on the island for the first time since 1908. American residents requested the change after a bus disaster. One private car per family allowed, 8 to 10 horsepower. Small trucks vans and taxicabs permitted with a 20 mile per hour limit.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Legislative Council
March Praises Texas Press Coverage of First Campaign
A political figure said he would vote but would not name his choice and praised March for Texas press coverage of the initial campaign.
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March
Texas
Knights of Pythias to Host Picnic at Mackenzie Park
Knights of Pythias lodge plans a 4 pm picnic in Mackenzie park near East Broadway. Barbecue and melons are on the menu for lodge members, their families, and invited guests attending this afternoon. Jessie Lee Parks has returned from Fort Worth after completing an advanced hair styling course. City Manager Homer Hunter and Homer Maxey depart for Austin for housing-committee meetings today and Monday.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge
Mackenzie Park
East Broadway
Jessie Lee Parks
Beauty-Aire Salon
Fort Worth
Isbell’s
University of Beauty Culture
Homer Hunter
Homer Maxey
Austin
Maxey
Hunter
Daily Allowable Oil Production Drops in Texas
The Texas Railroad Commission reports a weekly drop in daily oil allowable to 2,284,816 barrels for Aug 3, from 2,414,030 the prior week. Drilling applications total 168 for the week, 4,303 year to date. oilwell completions reach 2,722 for the year, up from 2,380 last year. Iowa's domestic food output note appears as a separate line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
Oiwell
Carnival ride goes out of control injuring mother and workers
In Mount Vernon Illinois a merry-go-round ran at top speed for seven to eight minutes injuring two carnival workers. Russell Garren 33 suffered brain concussion and broken ribs while Raymond Yoakum 18 was lightly hurt. Five children were thrown from the ride but escaped serious harm. Garren said the speed hit about 60 miles per hour.
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Mount Vernon
Ill
U.P
Russel Garren
Maron, Jr
Seveen
Raymond Yoakum
Monequea
Carnival
Garren
J. L. Walton
Variety of Seasonal Bargains Across Apparel and Home Goods
A sale list features girls shorts and swim suits in multiple sizes, boys polo shirts, men’s house slippers and ties, plus drapery, glassware, rugs, cookie jars, vegetable bins, photo albums, garbage cans, auto parts, tools, lawn edging and cleaning products. Prices show broad discounts and bulk offers, with items tied to specific sizes and colors.
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Silvertown
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Joosten
Lubbock Wholesale Drug
W. C. Rutledge
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Lubbock Automotive
Automotive Machine Shop Service
NAPA
Lubbock & Surrounding Territories
J. B. Clement
Wm. C. Mingus, Jr
Andy King
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