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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1946
Page
5
In Lubbock, stores display a broad toy assortment as Christmas nears. Dolls, wind up toys, electric trains, and games fill shelves while shoppers hurry, some avoiding wartime patterns and seeking larger quantities of metal toys and bicycles for children.
Twenty five complaints against seven defendants filed by state and local liquor control officers under J T Morton of Big Spring staged a series of buys. Three defendants, all black, pleaded guilty and were fined 751 dollars total including costs. The others, all white, posted 200 dollar bonds. Pleas entered before County Judge Ed Hairston. Crackdown described as the largest here in years.
A 1937 Texas Tech dairy husbandry graduate sent a five month old bull to I J Riorda of Managua Nicaragua. The animal moved by rail to New Orleans and air express to its destination. Riorda plans additional bulls by the same method as they mature. The story highlights breeders seeking superior strains from distant locations.
Officials of Mid-Continent Airlines granted a certificate to open a new route from Tulsa to Houston. President J. W. Miller stated the company hopes to begin service by February 1.
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