Ginners Elect Officers at Area Convention
Area ginners elected officers at a morning meeting in Lubbock led by president J Ho Plemone and secretary N. V Fr Mork. Directors, associate directors, and officers were chosen amid talks on prices for gin services and seed cotton.
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Lains Ginners
The
Plains Ginners Association
Approay Sa
Asociation
Curtis Boyd
Petty Reef Smyer
Plemons
MH Dean
Lubbock
N. W. Ray
Monroe
Leon Allen
Brownfield
Hugo Lecielg
James Dallas
A. B. Slagle
Repre
Petian
Texas Ginners
Sagar
Plemone
Ne Presidents and N.V Fr Mork, Reelected Secre Peere Ans Cure Boyd
Sverre
Building Amendment Margin Slashed in Regional Vote
Fragmentary text notes changes to a building amendment margin and references Briscoe and a state race. The readable items mention a margin cut and possible amendments affecting pricing or rates, with unclear dates or parties.
Cotton Prospects Boosted By Rain Across South Plains
Avalanche-Journal reports H S Kiefer notes 52 000 bales added to area crop prospects after recent rains. Anderson Clayton & Co area manager K N Clapp pegs 18 county minimum crop near 702 000 bales worth 125 000 000 to 150 000 000 dollars. A general rain by Sept 10 could lift yield 15 20 percent, with future months key to reaching higher totals.
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H. S. Kiefer
Avalanche-Journal
Noaincease
South Plains
Anderson, Clayton & Co
K.N. Clapp
Clapp
Lubbock
Changes In Bus Routes Sought In City Hearing
Fortenberry of Lubbock Bus 60 announced new bus routings and fare changes to be heard Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the city hall council chamber. Proposed fares: 16 cents cash ride, five tokens for 35 cents, and 3 cents for school students. present 6 and 3 cents. The plan aims for more frequent service and fewer left turns while keeping most intervals unchanged. A new Ellwood and Green Acre line would replace parts of the Texas Tech Fourteenth street route, offering 20 minute headways instead of 30.
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Fay Commission
Do A. Fortenherry
Operattor
Lubbock
Eulyed
Aleniy
Commion
Eouneil Chamber
Sty
Hall
Fortenberry
Texas Tech
Dutch Leader Calls End to Indonesian Authority
Batavia Aug 30 Dr Huvertus I Van Mook acting governor general of The Netherlands Indies urged ending the authority of the Indonesian Republican government on the eve of his departure for Holland to report on the situation. Sources say he planned to curb Dutch drive on the Republican capital. The United Nations Security Council ceasefire order effective Aug 5 is not resumed.
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Batavia
Ula
Huvertus I. van Mook
Gimemor
Nether End
F Indie
van Mook Mawie
Holland
United Nations Security Couns
Seven Year Old Girl Rescues Mother From Slag Pit
In Castle Shannon a seven year old girl pulled her mother from a burning slag pit after neighbors ignored her cries. Mrs Lucille Zurenski, 29, sank to the waist during a back yard cave in and suffered third degree foot burns and abrasions before Catherine aided her escape.
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Pittsburgh
Lucille Zurenski
Castle Shannon
Catherine
Mrs. Zurenski
Swedish Delegate Proposes Palestine Partition Boundary Compromise
Delegates to the United Nations special committee on Palestine report that Swedish alternate Paul Mohn suggested a boundary plan for partition between Arabs and Jews. The proposal is expected to win majority approval from the committee tomorrow amid the Geneva discussions.
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Palestine
Geneva
Switzerland
uPi
United Nations Special Committee On Palestine
Paul Mohn
Prison Board Denounces Unjustified Charges
The Texas Prison Board and Governor Jester condemn criticisms of the state prison system as unjustified. They describe Texas prison farm conditions as unparalleled, while Jester cites private telegrams from Austin MacCormick alleging escapes, violence, and poor prison personnel.
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State Prison Board
Mac Roy Rasor
Associated Press
Jstin
Texas Prison Board
Gorford H. Jester
Texas
Jester
Austin H. MacCormick
Muick
MacCormick
Osborne Assoc
New York
Tun Teregrams
Parade to mark Labor Day in Lubbock with floats and speeches
About 1,000 labor union members will march in a Labor Day parade in Lubbock forming in the 600 block of Texas Avenue and proceeding to Avenue L. Local unions prepare floats, a loving-cup prize, and a noon program at Mackenzie Park with Attorney Lloyd Croslin as speaker. Music and a evening dance follow at the labor temple as unions coordinate barbecue and entertainment.
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Earl McClellan
Central Labor Union
Texas Avenue
Avenue G
Avenue L
Lubbock
S. M. Mitchell
Roy Weber
Cecil Turner
Ecue
Mackenzie Park District
Lloyd Croslin
Hop Halsey
Labor Temple
Avenue JJ
David C. Fawcett
H. Kilpatrick
Carpenters
Electricians’ Union
Painters’ Union
Soviets Score Recovery Plan For Germany
Marshal Wassily D. Sokolovsky accused the United States and Great Britain of dismembering Germany and rupturing the Potsdam agreement with a new program to boost western Germany production. Gen. Clay defended U.S. aims and urged continued economic unification, while Soviet and Russian press warned the plan could isolate the Ruhr and turn western Germany into a U.S. protectorate.
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Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Erlin
United States
Great Britain
Wassily D. Sokolovsky
Germany
State Department
Morgenthau
Gen. Clay
Sokolovsky
Allied Control Council
Tacius D. ‘Clay
Britain
Ruhr
Nacht Express
U. S
Berliner Zeitung
Moscow
Legion Delegates In Huge Parade
New York hosts a massive American Legion parade marking the 29th annual convention. Some 51,500 Legionnaires marched two and a half miles along Fifth Avenue before an audience of about 2,000,000 spectators ending at 7:45 p m CST. Veterans from World War I and II recalled battles from Argonne to Iwo Jima as crowds cheered in the Empire State.
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New York
American
Argonne
Chateauthierry
Anzio
Iwo Jima
Normandy
Empire State
Home Building Sets New All Time High Here In August
August set a new all time high for Lubock home building with 97 residential permits valued at 53850 issued by City Building Inspector H R Hamilton. An additional 52 home improvement permits totaling 46097 and three apartment structures valued at 10359 were authorized. Total new dwellings authorized since January 1 reached 504 with permit costs 3023151 and repairs plus alterations totaling 320661. Apartment authorizations reached 413159.
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Lubbock
H.R. Hamilton
Mantz Wins Bendix Race In Close Finish At Cleveland
Mantz powered his P-51 Mustang to the Bendix Trophy at Cleveland with a course time of 4 hours 26 minutes 57 seconds and an average speed of 460.423 mph. Joe DeBona finished second in a P-81 with 4 hours 28 minutes 15 seconds, while Edmund Lunken took third in a P-51, earning $3,000. Jacqueline Cochran’s plane placed fourth. her prize went to the Air Forces Aid society.
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James S. Strebig
Associated Press
Sleveland
Paul Mantz
Hollang
Swisnod
Cleveland
Air Force
Mantz
Joe DeBona
Thomas Ail
Los Angeles
Edmund Lunken
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bruce Gimbel
Jacqueline Cochran
Floyd Odlum
New York
Gimbel
Americas Defense Pact Approved at Laeter American Conference
Nineteen American republics unanimously approved a mutual defense treaty at Quitandinha Brazil. The pact creates a western hemisphere security zone and calls for immediate aid to attacked states, with consultations on threats outside the zone. Nicaragua and Ecuador abstained. Canada may join. President Truman to address signing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
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Associated Presay
Quitandinha
Brazil
North
South America
Deleites
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Canada
Western Hemisphere
South Pole
Truman
Samaraty Palace
Rio de Janeiro
Domingo Esguerra
Bogota
Tominister Armed Defense Pr
Lubbock Women's Club House Plans Approved For Construction
Final architectural plans for the Lubbock Women's club house get board approval, raising the building prospect after two years of dreaming. A mass meeting at St. John's Methodist Church will hear reports from the building and finance committee and discuss features of the contemporary design to be built on Avenue S and Thirty fourth Street. The project centers on a 180 by 240 foot lot with a 40 by 40 foot open court, including a main lounge nine club rooms lobby kitchens and caretaker quarters. Estimated cost is 60000 dollars.
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Dream of
Lubbock Women's Club
St. John’s Methodist
Alfred Crosby
Mary Boyd
Avenue S
Thirty Fourth Street
James Atcheson
J. C. Rigney
Lubbock Women’s Club
54 Feared Killed In Paris Theater Fire
A Paris suburb theater fire killed about 54 people with 24 bodies recovered. A short circuit in the second balcony sparked the blaze as 600 patrons were inside. Fire crews battled the flames while portions of the building collapsed around the audience.
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Paris
Rewi
Abe
Oise Department
Pars
Weather forecast for Lubbock and vicinity
Fair today and Monday in Lubbock and vicinity with mild to warm temperatures. Skies remain mostly clear with light winds and no precipitation expected.
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Lubbeck
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Rsetey
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