New Housing Plan Aims to Curb Profiteering in Texas
Director John W. Snyder studies a regulation to ensure veterans and other home buyers get value from government aided housing. The plan uses a materials priority system, earmarking half of building supplies for homes under 10 000 dollars and includes later checks on sale prices. Officials warn enforcement may be challenging and field opposition to price ceilings.
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John W. Snyder
Truman
Snyder
National Housing Agency
Vilian Production Administration
OPA
Patman
Hatchery Moves to New Address Expands Capacity
Quality Hatchery relocated from 347 Ave H to 1829 Ave H announcing the change Saturday. Owner L J Akers said the plant’s capacity rose from 35 000 to 100 000 eggs, creating a major regional hatchery. His son Charles N Akers returns from service to join in wholesale and retail baby chick business.
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L. J. Akers
Akers
Charles N. Akers
Wm McKelvey Returns From Pacific Duty On Terminal Leave
Wm H McKelvey a former indoctrination instructor and Army air corps pilot arrives in the United States on November 28 from the Pacific and is on terminal leave in Lubbock with his wife and two year old daughter Carel Ann. He served from 1943 through 1945 with the War Training Service first and later the Army Air Forces including duties in India Okinawa and Tokyo. He began in Sheppard Field and earned wings at Ellington and Randolph before ferrying B 25s and flying B 24s and C 46s with several units overseas before returning to California and home.
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Pacific
Wm. H
Bill) McKelvey
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Sheppard Field
Randolph Field
Ellington Field
Fairfax Field
Kangay City
St. Paul
St. Joseph
Moe
Miami
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Azores
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Tripoli
Cairo
Iran
Calcutta
India
20Th Bomber Command
Burman
Okinawa
Eighth Air Force
Philippines
Tokyo
San Francisco
McKelvey
Lubock
Local News Bits From Midland Area
Forrest Gambill a Midland High band instructor visited aunts Fanny Gambill and Mrs Mat tie Jones in Lubbock after attending a Tech Lubbock High band clinic. Annual bangles sale for Lubbock County Tuberculosis Association held with booths at First National Bank, Lubbock National Bank, Lindsey and Tower lobby. Girls from Sub Deb club sold bangles. booths open today at both theaters. Cecil Boggs 24 of Levelland in hospital with fractured skull after Thursday’s accident. condition listed as fair. An 8th district jury panel meets Monday at 10 am before Judge Pardue. two felony indictments slated, one rape charge against J B Jackson, another forgery against L T Crawford. desertion charge possible.
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Forrest C. Gambill
Midland High School
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Tech
Fanny Gambill
Mattie Jones
Ave. M
Lubbock County
Cecil Boggs
Levelland
West Texas Hospital
G. V. Pardue
J. B. Jackson
L.T. Crawford
Tech Receives Surplus War Goods From Government Stocks
Texas Tech has obtained equipment and materials valued at 55000 from government surplus. A portion has arrived on campus with the rest en route. No purchase price is paid beyond shipping, charged to the college. Named items include a screw machine welding machines presses and several metalworking tools from the Chemical Warfare Ordnance and Army Engineers departments.
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Texas Tech
S. T. Cummings
Tech
Cummings
Chemical Warfare Department
Ordnance Department
Chemical Warefare Department
Army Engineers Department
Rebel Indonesian Leader Criticizes U S Policy in Java
Batavia December reporting quotes Sutan Sjahir of the unrecognized Indonesian government asserting Americans are not eager to maintain strict neutrality in the Indonesian problem. He warns U S training of Dutch Marines could be seen as support for the Dutch, risking more clashes after a Java expeditionary landing. He notes Dutch plan to deploy 27 battalions and says U S aid remains unconfirmed.
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Sutan Sjahir
United States
Java
Jaws
Sjahrir
Bandoeng
Mas Sutardjo
Western
Djamin
Absinthe House Bar Linked to Historic Figures
The Absinthe House Bar in New Orleans is noted as a historic haunt associated with Andrew Jackson and Jean Lafitte in days of yore.
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New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
Jean Lafitte
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