Floydada Man Faces Death By Electric Chair In Dramatic Spectacle
Floydada grocer W. Fred Jones prepared for execution after a last interview with reporters. His father Edgar Jones sought clemency in Austin while relatives pressed protests and telegrams. The Board of Pardons and Paroles refused mercy, and witnesses noted Jones remained calm as midnight approached.
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Anderson
Jones
Rev
Fort Worth
Jone
Edgar Jones
Stockton
Calif
Austin
State Board of Pardon and Paroles
Pardon Board
Pardons Board
Hale County
Court of Criminal Appeals
Crosby County
Death Row
East Texas
Lord
Chariot
Edgar
Ralph
Floydada
Board of Pardons and Paroles
W. Fred Jones
Fred
Ed Brown
Cedar Hill
Board of Pardons and
Parales
Thelma Jones
Glenn
Huntsville
California
Floyd County
H. C. Love
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Harold Brown
Brown
Petersburg Festival Draws Over 3000 Attendees
More than 3,000 residents joined the annual Petersburg celebration. A morning parade down Main Street to the race track led by the Lubbock County Sheriff's Posse opened the day. Horse racing barbecue and rodeo followed, with the event closing in a dance.
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Petersburg
Main Street
Lubbock County Sheriff's Posse
Vandenberg Urges Fresh Look at China Policy
Senator Vandenberg calls for a fresh look unhampered by past prejudices and urges resistance to Communist aggression in China’s neighborhood. Acheson to involve outside advisers as America seeks realistic policies toward China and the Far East with three likely action lines outlined. Hurley blasts the State department and white paper, blaming pro Communist elements for undermining Nationalist China and aiding Communist victory.
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Vandenberg
Acheson
China
Burma
Indo- China
Korea
Japan
Philippines
India
Hurley
United States
Tehran
Yalta
Russia
Patrick J. Hurley
Roosevelt
State Department
New Appeals Granted in Austin for 90 Day Appeal Period
Judge Blair granted a request to extend the 90 day period to prepare and present the appeal at Austin. The Court of Criminal Appeals remains McGee's last hope to avoid the electric chair, unless a pardon or life sentence is chosen by the state governor.
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Austin
Blair
Court of Criminal Appeals
McGee
Portugal Produces 6 000 Brassieres From Imports
Portugal produced six thousand brassieres last year using mostly imported materials. The report notes reliance on imported inputs for the lingerie production sector.
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Portugal
Swans Shot For Food Claims By Whittlesey Man
NM'Kenzie Thorpe fined 20 at Whittlesey Isle of Ely after telling police he had shot 250 swans since the war and earned six dollars each. The report notes licenses are typically required to hunt bullfrogs in most states.
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Kenzie Thorpe
Whittlesey
Isle of Ely
States
Parity program details shape new farm bill talks
Anderson outlined changes in the promise bill affecting oil seeds for crushing including cottonseed now eligible through government loan programs. Mohair would gain price support for wool matched at 60 to 90 percent. Wool loan stocks could be sold at a loss to curb storage costs as the subcommittee plans a early next week redraft and aims for full agriculture committee approval.
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Anderson
Brannan
Full
Agriculture Committee
Hung Bakers in Constantinople Bread Prices
A late eighteenth century note explains that when bread cost soared to famine levels in Constantinople bakers were hanged as punishment. The Britannica cites this practice as part of historical price shocks and social unrest in the Ottoman capital.
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Constantinople
Istanbul
Opedia Britannica
Skiing movie shown in Aspen by Wichita Falls student
Pierce Langford of Wichita Falls a Southern Methodist University student premiered a 40 minute color skiing film in Aspen. The screening at Mr. and Mrs. Paul Faulkner home showcased resort activities. Langford leaves today after two days hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gray.
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Pierce Langford
Wichita Falls
Southern Methodist University
Aspen
Colo
Paul Faulkner
Langford
George W. Gray
Arms aid details urged for Western Europe
Senator Tydings pressed military leaders to specify in guns tanks and planes the arms aid Western European signers of the North Atlantic treaty need. He said Truman’s 1.45 billion dollar request hinges on detailed chief’s of staff figures and the revised measure faces scrutiny by Senate and House committees.
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Solon
Washington
Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Chiefs of Staff
State Department
House
Senate
State Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
Garza County Youths Shine in Encampment Events
Floyd Youth Carter White takes second with 217, Garza County 169 earns third by Barry Ford. Jimmie Benton of Terry posts 185 for third. Baseball standings place Lubbock County first, Palmer second, Floyd third, Castro fourth. Washer pitching counts Latimer Hale and C K Simmons first, Mason Gilbert Steinhouse second, Ferrell Hammond third. Horseshoe finds Wayne Hackney first in Lubbock, Benton Terry second. A total of 310 boys registered for the encampment.
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Carter White
Garza County
Barry Ford
Jimmie Benton
Terry
Lubbock County
Palmer County
Floyd County
Castro Country
John Latimer
Hale
C. K. Simmons
Crosby
John Mason
Gilbert Steinhouse
Lynn
Edward
Education bill stumbles as Spellman Roosevelt feud fails
In Washington on August 6, Francis Cardinal Spellman and Eleanor Roosevelt sought to end their dispute over the federal aid to education bill. Congressional sources say the effort came too late in the session to secure passage of the $300 million measure.
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Washington
INS
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Earthquake toll and raid details emerge in scattered Ecuador and Texas notes
Central Ecuador suffered a series of earthquakes Friday that killed more than 80 people, recorded on five seismographs at Texas Technological College observatory. Dr. Leroy Patton reports the quake began about 1 10 p m and lasted over 20 minutes. In a separate note, Deputy Sheriff Frank Mitchell described a raid where 36 cans of beer and a quart of wine were seized at a house, with Rosa Chaves Laurence 45 charged, and Cruz Aleman 39 and Maciel Macielino jailed. The report also mentions a court hearing and other local incidents, including a feud tied to a peace bond and a judge-led proceeding.
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Central
Ecuador
Texas Technological College
Leroy Patton
Frank Mitchell
Rosa
Chaves Laurence
North, Ave. N
Cruz Aleman
Monroe
Maciel
Macelino
Lubbock
Ds’ Matthews
Tras Ev Scott
James ‘Atchison
Mitchell
Slaton
Homer
Whittenburg
Ted Ee
Furgeson
Robertson
W Bonds
Burleson
George Eubank
Mary Rossum
Nezro
Gilberto Sai
Hedrick To Design Plainview School
Plainview will hire architect Wyatt C. Hedrick to design a proposed 900000 high school building. Superintendent W. H. Avenger announced Hedrick accepted the contract after a meeting of the Plainview Independent School Board. Hedrick’s fee will be six percent of the total cost, about 54000, with no completion deadline set.
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Plainview
Wyatt C. Hedrick
Fort Worth
W. H. Avenger
Hedrick
Plainview . Independent School Board
Littlefield school bonds pass by wide margin
Voters approve a $500000 school building project by 423 to 102. District trustees meet Monday to canvass the election and set bond sale policy. Architects are James Atcheson and Atmar Atkinson of Lubbock. The two story facility will have 18 classrooms a 900 seat gym and a 1000 seat auditorium.
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Littlefield
Joe Hutchinson
James Atcheson
Atmar Atkinson
Lubbock
Lubbock Man Held In Alleged Beating
A Lubbock man is held in connection with an alleged beating. The notice reports multiple births at various Texas hospitals this Saturday with details on parents occupations and baby weights.
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Lubbock
Local cafe confrontation on College Avenue reported
A victim described a confrontation in front of a cafe on College Avenue involving a person of interest. Police investigate the incident and seek additional details from witnesses.
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Hig Stooker
Ave
Jones Calm As Death Neared
Fragmentary reminiscence from a court scene where a man reflects on killing a boy. He claims remorse and cites a dying declaration, while insisting he acted from love and sought honesty on the witness stand.
Fragmentary Bible Note Mentions Death Row Figure
OCR fragment describes a Bible inscription amid personal notes. It references a wife, a signed name W. Fred and A. Craig, and a death row context, though text is garbled. It hints at a mournful message and seeking reassurance.
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W. Fred
Flames Ravage Mountain Fire Far in the Gates of the Mountains
More than 400 forest service parachutists and other crews battled the Gates of the Mountains blaze joining a second fire nine miles away. A mid afternoon thunderstorm offered light rain as crews manned fire lines and evacuated areas while foremen and workers recounted a hazardous retreat up the mountain.
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Forest Service
Housing projects aim to ease shortage with Modern Manors
The article notes apartment projects under construction to ease the housing shortage by September. A $2,500,000 293-unit development named Modern Manors will begin soon and is expected to finish in the fall. Private builders report many military personnel have already bought homes in Lubbock.
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Lubbock
Turbines Quake Distances Reported Across Oceans
The report notes disturbances 2,505 miles away and a second quake in the Kurile Islands north of Japan recorded Friday around 7 p.m. Patton stated the times and locations.
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Kuriie Islands
Japan
Patton
Wits, Young Lubbock Boy Injured in Car Crash
An eight year old boy from Lubbock was struck by a southbound car on Avenue A while crossing the street. He was taken to Chatman Hospital Center with a fractured skull, a dislocated right shoulder, and multiple facial and body injuries. Police report state Welton C. Roberts of Lubbock Route Six could not see the child in time to stop. The incident occurred during a hot day with wind gusts.
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Tteier Chatman Hospital
Ave
Welton C. Roberts
Lubbock
Welton
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