Public support for peacetime military training fluctuates
A Princeton New Jersey survey shows 70 percent overall favor peacetime military or naval training for one year, with support highest among nonfarm groups and lowest among farmers. The poll notes congressional mail opposition running over ten to one against the program and highlights the political impact of minority defections on elections.
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Pople Opielen
Scrinceton
N. J
Truman
Local servicemen return home as others discharged
Mrs Altus Sansom visits Galveston for her son A B Sansom student at University of Texas medical school after an emergency operation at John Sealy hospital. Wade A Wallace discharged after 30 months overseas service in North Africa Corsica and Italy. Cass Walker discharged after five years service. planned to resume at Texas Technological College. Five Baileys discharged none wounded. Also a truck crash killed six of ten cattle on highways 62 and 82 near Mackenzie state port.
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Altus Sansom
Galveston
A. B. Sansom
John Sealy Hospital
University of Texas Medical School
Wade A. Wallace
W. M. Wallace
Tenth
Army
1633Rd Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Division
Wallace
North Africa
Corsica
Italy
1176Th Armored
1633Rd
States
Cass Walker
Walker
Boston
Europe
San Antonio
Texas Technological College
Felix Walker
Randolph Field
Lubbock Army Airfield
U. S
Mackenzie State Port
State Highway Patrol
Johnnie Calvin Fields
Frank Zachary
Lubbock
Postwar World Reflects Brass Hats Girdles and Gloom
United Press dispatch notes a quirky postwar scene with comments from Congress and President Truman. Items include surplus white naval suits, girdles from wartime stocks, relaxed prices rules, and a stain proof gown. The piece highlights shortages, fiscal talk, and a Bellefonte Pa collision as village proof the postwar era may resemble the old one.
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Frederick C.othman
United Press
Washington
Office of
OPA
Robert A. Seidel
Financial Drive To Finish Museum At Tech Is Outlined
West Texas Museum association outlines a campaign at Texas Tech to raise sixty thousand dollars to finish the building skeleton and house current and promised art pieces. C E Maedgen announces the drive starting Monday with McMillan as chair and Allen as vice chair along with 18 committee members. Garlic noted as a lily family reference appears unrelated to the drive.
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Tech
Texas Museum Association
Texas Tech
C.E. Maedgen
Association
W. G. McMillan
Hubert L. Allen
Roy Riddel
W. G. Alderson
G. H. Nelson
F W. Grace
R. P. Fuller
Elmer
McMillan
Overseas Troop Arrivals List For New York Newport News Seattle
Scheduled arrivals of troops include T/Sgt Billy R Lytle Plainview Pfc Fred McCreker Brownfield Pfc Hope Hardt To hoka Pfc James Q Hart Spur S/Sgt Cecil J McMillan Plainview Pfc Otis Justus Crosbyton on the Lawson due Dec At Newport News on the Woodrow Wilson due Dec 8 Lt Col Harold Griffith 2128 Twenty ninth At Seattle on the USS Crockett due Saturday T/S Thurman E Davis of Lubbock
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New York
Billy R. Lytle
Plainview
Fred McCreker
Brownfield
Hope Hardt
Tohoka
James Q. Hart
Spur
Cecil J. McMillan
Otis Justus
Crosbyton
Newport News
Harold Griffith
Seattle
T/S
Thurman E. Davis
Lubbock
Services Set Today For Slaton Woman
Funeral services for Mra. R. L. Kirksey 58 who died in Mercy hospital Friday morning will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday in the First Baptist church with Rev W F Ferguson officiating assisted by Rev Luther Kirk of the Methodist church Burial will be in Englewood cemetery under direction of Williams Funeral home Survivors include the husband and four sons Robert Kirksey of Los Angeles Calif and C C Kirksey Byron Kirksey and James Kirksey all of Slaton
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Byron Kirksey
James Kirksey
Slaton
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