Wounded GIs Learn Unity of UN Principles in Tokyo
Hundreds of badly wounded American soldiers in Tokyo's general hospital confront the cost of UN unity as they recover from battle injuries. Chaplain Maj Julian Ellenberg guides morale and meaning, while soldiers piece together their wartime purposes beyond prior exposure to the UN charter.
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Bob Considine
Okyo
Army
General Hospital
Julian
Ellenberg
Normandy
Tokyo Hospital
Derby Racers Slated Today
Eddie Bell an 11 year old Idalou 4 H Club member heads to the All American Derby in Derby Downs competition drawing about 50 000 spectators. With 147 youngsters from North America and one from Germany vying for honors the crowd includes 13 Lubbock fans and visitors Roger Kuykendall and Bud Nichols arriving by plane.
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Eddie
Eddie Bell
Lubbock
Akron
Ohio
Alfred Haenle
Germany
Mayflower Hotel
Texas
The
Stars and Stripes
U. S. Army
Haenle
GYA
Army
C. W. Ratliff
ranche-Journal
Kron, O
Homer Bell
Idalou
Boydom
North America
Roger Kuykendall
W. R. Bud Nichols
Lubdock
North American
Celebri
Lubbock Building Permits Reach $16 Million Benchmark
In Lubbock during 1950 a steady flow of residential and small commercial permits pushed the year toward a $16 million total. By August, 101 698 figures were tallied with Lloyd Ross, building inspector, noting no unusually large permits that week. The year’s permits stood at 946 085 147 near a total of 16 755 000 for 1949, signaling progress toward the full year’s goal.
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Lubbock
Ady
Lloyd Ross
Proposed Cut Could Cost Area 50 Million in Cotton Revenue
Cotton men expressed cautious optimism Saturday that the South Plains may avoid a quota slash and harm to local markets as officials weigh a proposed cut. The report notes industry concerns about potential financial impact and futures.
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Washington
Stephen Pace
Georgia
West Texas
South Plains
Texas
W. R. Poage
Waco
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Reserve Groups Here Are Alerted
Approximately 80 members of two Lubbock Army Organized Reserve corps units the 411th Transportation Battalion Headquarters have been alerted for active federal duty and will be ordered to report on Sept. Major James Samsel said the units have been ordered to active duty. The 411th unit strength is seven officers and 39 enlisted men already. An attempt will recruit the remaining 27 enlisted men from other Reservists in the Lubbock area.
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Lubbock
James Samsel
ORC
Texas Militaryistrict Headquarters
Austin
411Th Transportation Battalion
Samsel
Improvement program pushed for Panhandle-South Plains fair
Plans for the 33rd annual Panhandle-South Plains fair October 2 to 7 move forward with three announcements. The event will feature premier cotton exhibits, top queen prizes of 500 dollars or an all expense Havana trip for Miss South Plains and Miss Lubbock County, and a 25 thousand dollar improvement program including over a mile of street paving led by George Samson of Post as agricultural superintendent. Gov. Allan Shivers likely to crown the queens.
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United States
Allan Shivers
George ‘Scotty? Samson
Post
Panhandle-South Plains Fair
Tech Awards Contracts For $438,436 In New Buildings
EXAS Tech's board of directors approved a $354,436 contract with R F Ball Construction for a new agricultural engineering building and authorized a contract with Lord and Burnham for college greenhouses not to exceed $84,000. Plans for a new student union unit were authorized. Reinstatement of arcades to connect the science building to the library and chemistry building was approved at $35,000, with anticipated savings of about $30,000.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Exas Tech
R. F. Ball Construction Company
Houston
Lord and Burnham
Irvington
N. Y
Atcheson
Ball Company
Chang
James T. Taylor Company of
Fort Worth
Demos Speed Up Tax Boost Bill
Democratic leaders in Congress push to pass a 5 billion dollar tax increase by Labor Day to implement an 18 percent withholding tax on wages by October 1. House Ways and Means Chairman Doughton expects a Senate House conference to finalize the measure after Senate passage.
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Washington
Congress
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
House Conference
DEMOS
All One God Prayer Amid Life’s Storms and Blessings
A fragment praising one God and eternal worship. It speaks of blessings, shelter, and security granted by God. The text urges believers to love the Lord and live as faithful followers despite life’s storms. The wording reflects devotional and archaic phrasing.
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James
Metcalfe
Huge Oil Deals Revealed In South Plains Lands
Major oil land transactions surfaced Saturday with reports of up to 3.5 million dollars changing hands. A mineral deed conveyed 13.60 percent of rights on 30 625 acres of the Mallet ranch to Southern Methodist University for a ten dollar consideration and a 1 650 dollar revenue stamp indicating 1 500 000 in play. A separate U Bar lease tied to Magnolia Oil involving Bailey Palmer Lamb counties and Roosevelt New Mexico was also noted though not yet consummated.
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Bill Clark
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Best
Hockley
Cochran, Terry
Yoakum
Bailey
Palmer and Lamb
Roosevelt County
N.M
E. K. Warren
H. E. Cliftgan
Levelland
Helen Devitt Jones
W. Tom Jones
Lubbock
Southern Methodist University
Republic National Bank of Dallas
Summer Parks Program Editorial Page Note
Brief mentions of municipal summer parks initiatives appear across multiple sections including an editorial note and radio program listings. The material references city programs and local media without detailed outcomes or dates.
Johnson urges price controls as military necessity
Sen Lyndon Johnson declares immediate price controls vital for defense needs. He cites recent price hikes on military goods reducing purchasing power, warns taxpayers may lose half the value of defense funds if unchecked. He notes Army Navy and Air Force officials warn of planning complications.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Associated Press
Y 'Ashington
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Lubbock Man Injured After Levelland Crash
H. E. Bogard a 54 year old Lubbock cotton broker remained in critical condition at Phillips Dupre hospital after a single vehicle crash east of Levelland about 10 p m He was en route home from a Levelland area business trip and veered off the road into a tree. He suffered a severe chest injury a deep facial laceration and possible skull fracture and had not regained consciousness by nightfall.
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Levelland
H. E. Bogard
Lubbock
Phillips-Dupre Hospital
Here
Bogard
Lubbock-Levelland
Phillips- Dupre Hospital
George C. Price Funeral Home
Non Farm Jobs Grow In Brock Area Says TEC Official
27,600 people are employed in non farm work in Brock and nearby areas up 156 from last month and 2,575 year over year. August marks the fifth straight month of rising employment with gains driven by broad business activity and heavy construction. paving and other engineering work have boosted job totals in the region.
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Brock
B. T. O'Connell
Lubbock
Office of
Texas Employment Commission
TEC
O'Connell
60 000 Invaders Set For Drive On Taegu
60 000 North Korean troops pressed toward Taegu along a 20 mile front near Waegwan as tanks and artillery moved forward. 12 000 fighters had crossed the Nak tong in a confused situation at the critical point, according to MacArthur headquarters.
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MacArthur
Waegwan
Taegu
Naktong
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
U. S
Pohang
Yongdok
South Korea
Chinju
Naktong River
Taksong
Changnyong
U.S
UN Aide Says War Serious Not Critical in Korea
A UN military observer says the Korean battle situation is serious but not critical for the defenders. Col Alfred Katzin and Andrew Cordier report to Gen MacArthur as UN forces reinforce Korea with men ships planes and supplies amid a stalled Security Council.
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Success
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Korea
Lake Success
Andrew Cordier
Alfred G. Katzin
Trygve Lie
Col. Katzin
Tokyo
Gen. MacArthur
Associated Press
Security Council
Jakob A. Malik
Council
MacArthur
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