Majority Across Nation Expect Prices To Rise Six Months
A Gallup poll shows over 90 percent of Americans expect higher prices in the next six months, with blame for rises spread between Congress big business and government officials. The survey notes timing after OP A suspension and cites AFL and CIO blame dynamics.
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United States
Congress
O.P.A
Truman Administration
American Federation of Labor
A.F.L
C.I.O
Steel Workers
Annual Hockley Show Set for October Fifth
Levelland August 10 Special The annual Hockley County Livestock and Crop show will be held Oct. 5 at the Hockley county fairgrounds. Open to all county residents the one day event features four classes beef cattle dairy cattle swine and crops. Prizes include cash and ribbons and an appointed list of officers with D W Sherrill as general superintendent.
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Levelland
Hockley County
County Board of Development
D. W. Sherrill
Hockley County Fairgrounds
Sherill
Richard McChristian
Sundown
Artie B. Forehand
J. S. Bridges
Anton
W. Murphy Boyd
Whitharras
Fire destroys Dallas manufacturing plant and speaking tour plans
Fire early today wiped out the main shops and storage sheds of the Things Wire and Manufacturing company in Dallas. Damage estimated at 20000 dollars. Legion officers named at Littlefield with installation set for Aug 19. Rainey and Jester announce statewide speaking schedules for governor campaign visiting multiple Texas cities next week.
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Dallas
Things
Illinois Company
Taylor
San Marcos
Seguin
San Antonio
Floresville
Cuero
Rainey
Rio Grande Valley
South Plains
Harlingen
Corpus Christi
Paris
Longview
Harvin Named VA Loan Guaranty Officer in West Texas
C. M. Harvin is appointed loan guaranty officer for the newly formed VA loan guaranty division at the Lubbock regional office. A World War I and II veteran and Texas A M graduate, Harvin was formerly in county agent work and postwar VA rehabilitation. He will be assisted by W. J. Wilkerson as loan guaranty officer. The division will examine and decide on loan guaranty applications for homes farms or businesses and urges veterans to use this privilege wisely within a ten year window.
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C. M. Harvin
Lubbock Veterans Administration
Robert W. Sisson
Harvin
Army
Texas A. & M. College
West Texas
Production Credit Association
Dalhart
Plainview
Lubbock
Littlefield
Lamesa
W. J. Wilkerson
Veterans Administration
Plains Ginners To Meet In City
Plains ginners plan their annual convention at a Lubbock hotel starting at 10 a.m. with about 300 expected. W. O. Fortenberry of Monroe presides, with J. H. Plemons as vice president and B. B. Barron secretary.
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Plains Ginners Association
Lubbock Hotel
W. O. Fortenberry
Monroe
J. H. Plemons
B. B. Barron
Douglas Witt
Cliff Dean
R. D. Holmes
Curtis Boyd
Sam Reed
O’brien
H. I. Robinson
First Methodist Church
Vaughn Wilson
Earl Hobbs
Forthberry
T. C. Root
Texas Technological College
J. C. Stilley
Texas Ginners Association
C. B. Spencer
Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Association
Dallas
John C. Thompson
Merkel
Muleshoe Retail Merchants Group Affiliates with State Bodies
L S Barron manager of the Retail Merchants association of Muleshoe announces affiliation with the Retail Merchants association of Texas and the Texas Credit Bureaus.
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Muleshoe
L. S. Barron
Retail Merchants Association of
Man Found Dying By California Highway
Fort Worth police were asked to aid California authorities in a murder and robbery investigation. Alfred Silvertre Maya was found dying beside a highway east of Los Angeles after being robbed of 2900 dollars. A witness may be sought in Fort Worth tied to a travel bureau car with Mrs. D W Davis as a destination passenger Clinton Beirne was also listed with a San Antonio destination.
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Fort Worth
California
Los Angleles
Alfred Silvertre Maya
Los Angeles
D. W. Davis
Travel Bureau
Maya
Clinton Beirne
San Antonio
Thieves take car then leave parking tickets
Fort Worth police report Coy Belt's car stolen after he left work. The vehicle was recovered a block away with tools missing and two parking tickets placed on the windshield for parking on the left side and more than 18 inches from the curb.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Belt
Baptist Revival Set in Baileyboro August Dates
The Baileyboro Baptist church schedules a revival from August 21 to September 1 led by Rev. Lloyd Garrison with services by Rev. Arvel Richardson of Gainesville, announcing the event.
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Muleshoe
Baileyboro Baptist Church
Lloyd Garrison
Arvel Richardson
Gainesville
Illinois issues thousands of building permits in April
Report from Lubbock notes that 4 984 building projects were permitted in Illinois during April. An acre of corn loses about 438 tons of water daily to evaporation, the article states.
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Lubbock
Texas
Illinois
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George Galluf
American Institute of Public Opinion
Rinceton
N. J
Benjamin Franklin
Gallup
Supreme
Karl Supreme
Cosmetic
Notion
Hockley
Legion
Hugo Beyer
Richard Newpost
American Legion
T. Wade Potter
W. E. Lavender
Otto Jones
Fred Wright
Art Mueller
M. W. Phillips
Hugh Rice
John H. Nail
Jester
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Division
Kuykendall Chevrolet CO
13Th Street
Grossman’s
Broadway
Plains Ginners
Powers Sporting Goods
19Th ST
Dunlap
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