Council meet slated Tuesday to press NATO arm program
Atlantic Treaty specialists head to London for North Atlantic council talks opening Tuesday to urge Britain France and other Western European allies to boost extended rearmament as U S defense spending totals about 35 billion annually. Britain cites a nine and a half billion three year plan while France seeks heavy expenditures and more allied troops.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
Truman
London
America
Charles M. Spofford
New York
State
Defense Department
North Atlantic Council
Spofford
Brittain
France
U. S
U.S
Acheson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Atlantic Council
Council
North Atlantic
United States
Europe
Korea
Atlantic
Britain
Three Friends Prepare for Navy Induction
Three neighbors on Twenty-ninth Street near each other expect to enter military service soon. Roy T. Grimes, 2415 Twenty-ninth, will begin Navy service today, while Joe Pate and Pete Choban, 2416 Twenty-ninth, await induction after passing their physicals. An informal dinner honoring the trio was held Saturday at the Pate home hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy T. Grimes
Navy
Joe Pate
Pete Choban
Joe
J. B. Pate
Grimes
Pate
Queens To Be Named in Lubbock Fair Pageant
The pageant will feature two main queens from Lubbock County and other South Plains counties with identical prizes of either 500 dollars cash or an all expense Havana trip for each queen. Princesses from 16 counties will also win prizes and appear in the Panorama of the Plains pageant nightly with a cast around 1000. Entries from Lubbock and nearby areas list numerous contestants, with emphasis on popularity over beauty and no bathing suit requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lunbock
Keeney
Lubbock County
Havana
South Plains
the Plains
Lubbock
Curtis Taylor
Texans Listed Among Korean Casualties
The Department of Defense reports Texans among Korea casualties. Killed in action include Army Second Lieut. George W. Rodgers of Waco and Second Lieut. Robert H. Wood of Texarkana. Wounded are Sgt. Albert S. Austin of Beaumont, Sgt. First Class Thomas Morris of Houston, Cpl. Joe Torres of El Paso, and Navy Hospital Corpsman 3/c Arthur Singleton Jr. Missing in action include several Army privates and corporals from San Antonio, Beaumont, El Paso, Dallas, Tyler, and Freeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Defense
Army
George W. Rodgers
Lela J. Rodgers
Waco
Robert H. Wood
Mable Etta Wood
Texarkana
Albert S. Austin
Peggy J. Austin
Beaumont
Thomas Morris
Amice Morris
Houston
Joe Torres
Ana Torres
Box 45
el Paso
Navy
Arthur Singleton, Jr
USN
Marguere Singleton
Ricardo Garza
Herminia Garza
San Antonio
James W. Kirk
Jewell M. Kirk
Padilla Returns To Mexico After Exile
Ezequiel Padilla ends four years of self imposed exile by crossing into Mexico returning to his homeland. Former wartime foreign minister spoke of feeling connected to Mexico's destiny and plans to visit the U S frequently. He traveled with his wife six children and two chauffeurs.
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Laredo
Ezequiel Padilla
Mexico
United States
Miguel Aleman
Births in Lubbock and area list many families and weights
A long notice lists numerous births at Lubbock Memorial West Texas and Porter hospitals. It records parents names and addresses, dates and times of birth, weights, and fathers' occupations, including service station workers, bakers, farmers, and a preacher. The piece ends noting one doctor per 983 people in New Zealand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Bickham
Levelland
West Texas Hospital
City Paving Plans May Extend Into 1952
City officials outline a 1951 paving program funded by nearly 200000 from city funds with 10 percent local share and 90 percent from property owners. Average fronting 30 feet of a 50 foot lot may cost about 175 dollars with three installments at 8 percent. By year end the paving fund is healthy after last year’s loans, while annexed areas push demand beyond available funds. First come, first served policy aims to allocate limited paving resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldham
Lubbock
Needles of Sugar Pine Grow in Clusters of Five
Sugar pine needles appear in bundles of five and measure three to four inches in length, forming distinctive clusters.
Regligent Homicide Charge Filed Against Houston Truck Driver
Houston notice says George Droddy, 35, charged with negligent homicide after his truck collided with a train killing switchman Robert E. Crukce, 45, and passenger Guy T. Pitman, 32. Droddy suffered minor injuries in the crash occurring late yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
George Droddy
Robert E. Crukce
Cawcatcher
Guy T. Pitman
Droddy
Sugar Pine Trees Reach Heights Up To 250 Feet
Sugar Pine trees are described as the largest pines, with occasional heights around 250 feet and trunk diameters near 12 feet as noted in the report.
Raids by marauding bands sweep plantations in Java
Reports from Java describe marauding groups raiding plantations and killing European workers. The unrest continues to disrupt colonial estates as authorities seek control and safety for expatriate staff.
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Java
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D. L. Hockensmith
J. J. Lumpkin
Robbie Burnette
Carolyn Chick
Ann Schnell
Norma Jean Everett
Patty Reynolds
Temptes Schneider
Annett Petty
Mary Morgan
Beverly Smith
Winnie Alien
Pat Turner
Jean van Seyoe
Mary Beth Wells
Edith B. Reed
D.hindman
Jean Peters
Bilile Robinson
Esther
Allenen Moore
Connie Lemond
Wanda Barrett
Davene Thompson
Marijanna Corry
Ruby Cannon
Helen Fuller
Barbara Brownd
Melba Nicholson
Peggy Arthur
Darlene Short
Phylis Thrush
Nancy Agnew
Emma Jane Applewhite
Catherine Shadden
Isla Dutton
George Ligon
Arlene Johnson
Ruby Reliff
Klis Ann Benson
Rallis
Merten
Beth Winder
Helen Taylor
Lara Taylor
Grace Ann Hawkins
Billie Lee Williamson
J. C. (Blackie) Reynolds
Abernathy
Morelle Owens
Janell Stambaugh
Jerry Norris
Mary Hix
Pat Dyer
Jo Ann Halford
Littlefield
B. N. Stephens
Connie Hopping
Mary Helen Keith
Othell Caddell
Carolyn DeSantiago
Shallowater
Joan Henry
Plainview
Dean Myatt
John A. Cornell
Clara Cowan
Emmett White
Margaret Bush
Revena Roach
John E. Vaughn
Brownfield
Gienna Winston
Donna McIlroy
Carolyn Brady
Dickens
Josla Varnell
Vansella Johnson
Wynell Moss
Petersburg
Joan Lambert
Sper
Myra Alice Ratliff
Post
Marshall Tipton
Talmedge Tipton
W. B. Sheppherd
Tahoka
Laguita Robertson
Jo Hogan
Patsy Locke
Wanda Marlin
Rita Jo Hogan
Slaten
Ira Ruth Crowley
Joyce Pember
First Federal
First Federal Savings € Loan Association
Padilla
Uganda
D. D. Chapman
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Chapman and Armstrong Auto Service
B. R. Milner
Brownfield State Bank
J. H. Smith
Richard P. Haney
Lowell Houston
Snyder
Alton W. Beaty
Sunray
John T. Ellis
Ave. R
Holsum Baking Company
Paden
Tech
J. C. Dobbins
Grinnel
R. A. Buchanan
B. L. Baldridge
Ithaca
Baldridge Bakery
Billie Scott
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Willie Wilborn
Kim
Porter Hospital
Diagenes Enrique Ville
North Ave
New Zealand
Chiropody Clinic
Marshall Harvey
Julian A. McDonald
DIAL
Lubbock National
Tex
Avalanche-Journal
Sun
Panhandle-South Plains Fair
Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens
Floyd
Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley
Lamb
Lynn, Terry and
Yoakum
Queen's Contest Committee
Texas
Citizens National Life
South Plains Old Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance Company
Lubbock, Texas
West Texas
Myrick Building
Jim Witt
Tom Garner
Roper
MNA
KeyStone-Fleming, Inc
19Th St. Ave
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