Tech Adds Twenty Eight New Faculty To Staff
Tech welcomes 28 new faculty members across departments including architecture biology child development civil and electrical engineering and mathematics. New instructors include Miss Ballew in home economics and Dr. Beck in foreign languages joining veterans and returning staff as the 1946 summer term continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tech
Periment
Willham H. Baker
Art Institute of Chicago
Department of Agriculture and Allied Arts
Santa Ana
Calif
Sealey
University of Texas
Nisse Charlotte Ballew
Miss Ballew
WPA
San Antonio
Texarkana
Region Five
Fort Worth
Southeaven Louisiana College
George A. Whetstone
Amarillo Junior College
University of Washington
Ivan L. Latte
Archie J. Bahm
University of Enver
Little
University of Nebraska
Woodson High School
Charles E. Houston
University of Houston
Byron J. Bennett
United States Navy
Marie Miles
Lappock High School
United States Marine Corps
Emmett Hazlewood
Army
Robert Mason
Navy
Floyd Williams
J. W. Day
Lubbock
Hardin- Simmons University
George O. Elle
Maxine Craddock
Georgia
Bodr
Col
C. E. Gatlin
Veterans Affairs
Revolt Thwarted in Quito. 80 Arrested
Government sources said a coup attempt in Quito was frustrated early today and 80 people were arrested. No further details were released about the insurgents or their aims.
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Quito
Ecuador
Abernathy to Celebrate World War II Veterans Homecoming
Abernathy hosts a veterans homecoming Tuesday with Lions Club sponsorship. A softball game, parade, float and saddle horse prizes, barbecue, and evening folk and square dancing follow speeches by John McCarty and Robert Sisson. Veterans are urged to wear uniforms or service caps.
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Abernathy
Lions Club
J. P. Nystel
Tuco
John McCarty Amarillo
Robert Sisson
Veterans Administration
Lubbock
Nystel
Two Held In City For Burglary Spree
Two men confessed to burglaries at McGuire’s drive in Downtown Motor company and Tony Gilson’s service station on 2801 Texas Avenue. Entry used a hidden key. cash losses totaled about 550 dollars with 5 dollars in hand cash. Safe at McGuire’s damaged. Downtown Motor no loss reported beyond a broken rear window. Other break ins included Spic and Span cleaners and a fruit stand on Ave Q with minor take. Bond set at 1000 dollars each. cases to be reviewed by a 99th district grand jury convening September 15.
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McGuire
Thirteenth
Downtown Motor Company
Ave. J
Tony Gilson
Texas Avenue
Fraser McGuire
McGuires
Lubbock
Tohoka Highway
Spic and
Span Cleaners
McGuire's
Block Ave. Q
Justice Court of C. E. Lynn
Davidson
Burton S. Burks
Burks
Lynn
Price
Walker
99Th District
Texas Poll Shows Jester Gain Despite Undecided Voters
A Texas poll found about 13.5 percent undecided in the governor race, with most swing to Jester rather than Rainey. Undecided also stood at 28.1 percent for lieutenant governor and 17 percent for attorney general. Polls showed Jester’s steady rise from 11 percent in May to 31.2 percent by early July, continuing after the final poll.
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Jester
Rainey
Dallas Abolishes City Welfare Department
Dallas officials announce the city welfare department will be abolished on October 1 and its functions merged with the city county welfare board to centralize activities. City Manager W R Smitham cites efficiency and public convenience. since the war the department has limited itself to free legal aid and fund solicitation reviews.
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Dallas
W. R. Smitham
Smitham
Several Negroes Held After City Shooting and Raids
Police jailed three men in connection with a shotgun shooting of Tonnie Harrison, a 17 year old, and a rape investigation of a 10 year old girl, while a third man faced liquor law violations. Officers also reported a raid in the Flats resulting in beer, gin and whisky seizures.
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Tonnie B. Harrison
East Avenue 1
West Texas Hospital
Chatman Negro Hospital
Harrison
Bill Mabray
Gilbert Newton
Bob Adkinson
Hubert L. Krueger
Newton
Liquor Control Board
Drough t In State Read Shows Widespread Hardship Across Texas
Reports from San Angelo Amarillo and Fort Worth describe drought stricken ranges poor feed shortages and depleted moisture. Spotted showers offered temporary relief but overall conditions worsen with dry hot spells and scarce water. Cattle and sheep herds face heavy culling and shipping delays while pasture and crop losses threaten winter feed supplies.
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Gulf of Mexico
Florida
San Angelo
Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
Fort Worth
West Texas
Labor Day Parade Plans In Lubbock Details
Labor Day plans in Lubbock invite participation with a parade float and union participation. Music is a concern as school bands are not organized yet efforts to secure bands continue. The Red River Motorcycle Club will join with a float and stunts. Women from several labor auxiliaries will march, led by Judge Walter Davies as grand marshal.
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Red River Motorcycle Club
Mackenzie State Park
Lubbock
Labor Temple
Labor
Ladies Labor Council
Walter Davies
Organized Labor
Fire and theft briefs report city incidents
Two fire calls Saturday reached 1612 Avenue D the home of Mrs Pearl Jones at 11 05 a m when a trash box caught fire and 2218 Tenth the home of R E Huckaby at 6 17 p m where an upholstered chair was damaged. A negro suspect was named in the theft of a lawnmower owned by Dr J T Hutchinson 1519 Broadway per Simmie Moore employed by the doctor. The mower valued at 35 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenue D
Pearl Jones
R. E. Huckaby
J. T. Hutchinson
Broadway
Simmie Moore
Hutchinson
Italy seeks parity on Venezia Giulia as frontier debate rages
The article reports De Gasperi faulting the Franco Yugoslav frontier plan as political expediency leaving 180000 Italians in Yugoslavia and 59000 Slavs in Italy. He recalls offering to abandon Alpine borders for Wilson's 1919 line and notes Italy's cautious approval of an Ethnic line with reservations. Molotov protests in a multilingual session as Vishinsky fights for floor while Tsaldaris cites Albanian support.
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Julian
Trieste
Venezia Giulia
de Gasperi
Italy
Yugoslavia
Alps
Wilson
Molotov
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Albania
Evatt
Constantin Tsa Idaris
Tsaldaris
Nasha Pijade
Crops in Petersburg Area Seen Healthy Despite Dry Spell
The Petersburg Journal reports irrigated crops in good condition with cotton production expected to be heavy this fall. Feed crops are growing rapidly and a large acreage has been planted. Dry land crops are fair but need rain soon to avert damage.
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Petersburg
Petersburg Journal
Wheat shipments from Petersburg area total 365 cars
Three hundred sixty five cars of wheat were shipped from Petersburg and nearby towns, including Barwise and Becton, along with five cars of barley and fifteen cars of alfalfa reported for the 1946 season.
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Petersburg
Barwise
Becton
Unions Grow to Twenty Total Members Reach about 2200
The report notes expansion as new unions form, raising the total to 20 and the combined membership to roughly 2,200. The development signals broader organizational growth within the sector.
Pioneer Airlines Plans Big New 24 Passenger Planes
Pioneer Airlines will unveil its 24 passenger Douglas airliners with courtesy flights at South Plains Army Airfield on Tuesday. About 50 government, city and civic officials and media will attend the initial flights. The ship named Sam Houston will be christened by Mrs. Price Daniel in Austin Monday.
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Pioneer Airlines
South Plains Army Airfield
Sam Houston
Price Daniel
Austin
Houston
Amarillo
San Angelo
Lubbock
Abilene
Civil Aeronautics Board
Texas
Texas Cities
Seventh Victim of Plane Crash Found
Great Falls Montana August 10. Identification of six of seven victims in a collision of two Army A 26 Invader bombers at the North Montana State fairgrounds was announced. Captains Howard McElroy George Ocgood and Lt George Colwell Jr named among the dead. One body found in ashes of a horse barn, fire set by a burning plane.
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Great Falls
Mont
North Montana State Fairgrounds
Sanford Moats
Great Falls Army Air Base
Howard C. McElroy
Lake Charles
George F. Ocgood
Agnes
Rotterdam Junction
New York
George B. Colwell, Jr
Mary
Luling
Texas
Harold Mady
Fair Booth Planned Muleshoe
Bail ey county plans a booth at the Panhandle South Plains fair in Lubbock October 7 to 12 under county agent J. K. Adams supervision.
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Muleshoe
Panhandle- South Plains Fair
Lubbock
J. K. Adams
Fund Near Goal for Blind Vet James Sanders Home
Houston reporters note the drive to fund a home for James Sanders, a blind war veteran, is within $200 of the $4,000 goal set by the Disabled American Veterans organization. Local donations continue as the deadline approaches.
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Houston
James Sanders
Millikens Welcome Daughter In Lubbock Hospital
Congratulations go to Mr. and Mrs. B G Milliken of Tohoka route 4 on the birth of a daughter weighing 6 pounds 6%4 ounces at 8 40 am Saturday in Lubbock Memorial hospital The father is a farmer Also Mr and Mrs T R Young of 211 Hub Homes on the birth of a daughter weighing 4 pounds 1134 ounces at 10 15 pm Friday in West Texas hospital The father is a well driller
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B. G. Milliken
Tohoka
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
T. R. Young
Hub
West Texas Hospital
Paper Drive in Lubbock Continues Monday
Scrap paper in the business district of Lubbock will be collected Monday as part of the Optimist club paper drive led by Clifton Cummings. The Saturday residential pickup was a success, with proceeds to fund improvements for the Junior Optimist Boys club building in the Arnett Benson addition.
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Lubbock
Optimist Club
Clifton Cummings
Optimist Boys Club
Arnett-Benson
John H Cox Named Principal At Gerry Elementary Tyler
John H. Cox named principal of Gerry Elementary in Tyler. A former Lubbock Junior High teacher he holds a Bachelors from Denton and a Master's from Texas Tech. He taught in Olney and Lubbock and served as a high school principal in Olton and Perryton.
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Ing
Army
Col. Gatlin
University of Tennessee
Texas Tech
Texas A. &M. College
Miss Earlene Center
North Texas State Teachers College
R. N. Craig
Calif
Margaret Stuart
Tech
Midland
Sterley
Floydada High School
Donald Wilson
University of Oklahoma
Fay Hattox
University of Texas
Kountze
Neva D. Barousett
Thor J. Beck
Sorce College
University of Copenhagen
Columbia University
Arkansas A. & M. College
Miami University
Howard E. Golden
Hardin-Simmons University
West Texas State Teachers College
University of Missouri
Margaret .M. Henderson
Lubbock High School
Marine Corps
D. R. Larson
Navy
Leo C. Riethmayer
University of Colorado
Larson
John Moore Penick
Jane Watson
Marguerite Bailey
Lubbock
Southeastern State Teachers College
Bob Parker
John H. Cox
Gerry
Tyler
Cox
Denton
Olney
Olton
Perryton
Singing Convention Set at Littlefield Church
The Lamb County Singing convention will meet at 2 o clock Sunday afternoon at the Littlefield Fundamental Missionary Baptist church one block south of the courthouse. The president invites the public to attend.
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Littlefield
Lamb County
Littlefield Fundamental Missionary Baptist Church
Mrs Flora Barker To Be Buried Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Flora Barker 31 of Orange are set for 3 p m at First Methodist Church with Dr H S Robinson officiating. Burial follows at Littlefield Cemetery under Bryan Mc Donald and Son funeral home direction. Mrs Barker daughter of Mr and Mrs T H Turner of 1511 Tenth died early Friday in a Houston hospital.
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Flora Barker
Orange
First Methodist Church
H. S. Robinson
Littlefield Cemetery
Bryan McDonald
Lamesa Public Schools Set to Open in September
Lamesa public school will open for classes on Monday September 9 according to the board of trustees. Holidays are planned for Armistice Day November 11 Thanksgiving November 26 and a Christmas vacation from December 20. Superintendent W Z Rogers reports a faculty of more than 66 members is nearly complete with only final acceptance of two or three contract offers outstanding.
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Lamesa
Board of Trustees
W. Z. Rogers
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Page & Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Chism
Chism’s Bakery
Ave. Q
A.S.T.M
Texas Concrete Block CO
Plainview
Vapo-Path Mineral Fame Bath
Glen Rose
Marlin
Cook Health Institute
Ave. Dia
Drouth
Cortes Tire
Brown Tire CO
H. Lubbock
Levelland
Crosby County
Billie Jean Webb
Ralls
Lubbock Steel Works
Edgar G. Lewis
TH Ave. O. Dial Sin
Lloyd Phillips
Super Scot
Tommy Armour
Frank Turnes
14Th and Ave
Broadway Osteopathic Hospital and Clinic
Broadway Clinic
Mary Leone McNeff
Edw. S. Davidson
Fellows
What
Crescent Fountain
Silex Coffee Makers
Silex
Wideneck
Pestroy
Winchester
Everready
Builders Hardware
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