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29 Dec 1946
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal in Lubbock, Texas
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1946
Page
1
Texas holiday violent deaths rise to 74 in weeklong toll
Associated Press tally shows 74 funeral deaths in Texas from Dec 20 to now. Fatalities include Delle Wall of DeLeon after an accident near Baird, sister Cora Wall of Lott and Delia Wall of San Antonio, and Billy Nally killed downtown Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Billy ‘Nally
Houston
William N. Davis
San Juan
Sdinburg
Teresa
Rejino
San Luis
Santa’ Rees
Tex
Brigido Perez
Owens
Brownwood
June Coonrod
Brady
Neal Kisor
Joe McMurry
Jim Mitchell
Snyder
Robert Morrow, Jr
San Antonio
Billy Strane
Victoria
Texas
Sudden Cold Wave Sweeps Texas Adversely
A rapid cold front spread through the south field region with temperatures dropping from the 60s to the mid 20s within hours. Record lows were logged at multiple Weather Bureau stations as a wave moved southward, freezing water tubs and hindering railroad service in Crosbyton Slaton division and Sweetwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetwater
Fragmentary regional notice from high plains Tex area
Partial OCR fragment references Castro county Lamb county and a regional organization. No clear event date or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Plains
Tex
Panthers Escape in Rail Express Car Near Big Spring
A loaded express car near Big Spring released two captive panthers after they chewed through a wooden cage. They fled the car Friday, with authorities planning to recapture them before their trip to Camarilla, California. Dr Noble Hamaites reported delayed rescue efforts in El Paso arrival late Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ser Hot
Noble Hamaites
Mt ‘Haniter
Arive
EL Paso
Camarilla
Calif
Big Spring
Soviet asks UN Security Council for three month arms cut
The Soviet Union proposed a three month time limit for drafting a world wide arms reduction program and asked that the plan be placed on the Security Council agenda for Dec 31. Gromyko urged action as the AEC faced a key report on atomic control and the General Assembly's December 14 decision on arms limitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
York
Russia
United Nations Security Council
United Nations ‘Atomic Energy Commission
Council Ane
Assembly
Fourteen Said Hurt In Rail Collision
At least 14 people were injured in a head on collision between a Southern railway passenger train and a freight train at Auburn eight miles east of Raleigh. None of the injuries were serious and only three were hospitalized. The trains were slowing to stop when they collided. Conductor J B Creech of the No 14 Greensboro to Goldsboro passenger train estimated a speed of about five miles an hour at impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Southern Railway
Auburn
Greensboro
Goldsboro
Republican scramble for committee posts in new Congress
Washington observers note intra party friction as Republicans vie for Senate committee assignments and a House leadership post. The contest shapes early 1948 legislation and flags presidential campaign dynamics ahead of the 80th Congress convening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
I House
Meeday
Senate Republicans
Talmadge poised to claim Georgia governorship this year
Herman Talmadge asserts strong backing as the 257 member Georgia General Assembly convenes January 13. He says 155 legislators pledge support for his term, while Lt. Gov elect Thompson reports poll results show 47 prefer Thompson, 32 favor Talmadge, 28 undecided and three favor a special election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jromney
Wheeler
Herman
Talmadge
Gene ‘Talmadge
Georgia
Case
Senate
Thompson
General Assembly
Oe i Gove
Ellis
Arnall
Weather expert predicts 1947 will be a rough year
Arthur Edson of the Associated Press notes 1946 had mild spells but cites numerous extreme conditions. He warns that even in average years 16 million thunderstorms occur annually and 250000 storms are expected in 1947, with floods droughts blizzards and fires likely somewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Denver
Tannehill
U. S
Fragmentary OCR item on wartime policy and interviews
Fragmentary text references Truman mission weighing the impact of scientific warfare on universal training. Mentions interviews and proposals, Congress discussion, and names such as Bush and Joan, within a vague wartime policy context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
New
Congress
Bush
Joan
Local voters eye beer sale in first county election
In Littlefield on December 28 the turnout is expected to exceed 4337 votes as Lamb voters decide on beer sales in the first local option election. The county has 16 precincts and ballots will determine if beer sales are approved or rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlefield
Lamb Oters
Yance
Vath
Erin
Fire destroys Brooks Elevator company building and grain stocks
The Brooks Elevator corporation building and its grain inventory were destroyed by a fire. Initial estimates suggest losses could exceed 1 million dollars, excluding the building. The blaze halted operations and damaged surrounding grain and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLIS
Brooks
Elevator Corporation
Eacei Toy
Cupol
Curren Grain
Explosion Kills 12 in Shannon River Seaplane Crash
The Paris to New York Star of Cairo luxury liner operated by Trans World Airlines crashed on approach to Sharmon airport island in the Shannon river. Twelve dead and eleven injured, six critically, as a fire and blast tore through the fuselage and bog mud slowed rescue for hours. Eleven survivors include four month old Bruce Waterbury and his mother Edith Delaby Waterbury, rescued from the wreckage. Page 4 Column 7 notes an ongoing three way inquiry by US Civil Aeronautics, Ireland’s Department of Industry and Commerce, and TWA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star of Cairo
Shannon River
TWA
U.S. Civil Aeronautics Authority
Eire Department of Industry and Commerce
the. Sead
Pierre
N. Dreyfus
York Ane
Bruce Waterbury
Edith Delaby Waterbury
Newark
N. J
Charles
Vina Ferguson
Dell. Rapids
South Dakota
de Pauw University
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Miss Ferguson
Arrest of G P Blakney in Baldwin death probe at Lubbock
G P Blakney of Quanah was jailed in Lubbock County on Saturday for questioning in the December 14 death of Fred Baldwin, a nightwatchman at South Plains Army Airfield. Autopsy cited head injury from beating. Authorities say Blakney was arrested on information linking him to the Dec 19–20 trip and investigated in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quanah
Lubbock
Fred.Baldwin
Dance Place
Grady Harrist
Blakney
M.C. Owen
Hardeman County
Harrist
Raymond Waters
Atate
Oklahoma
Almot
Raymond Land
Baldwin
South Plains’ Army Airfield
Plainview Highway
W. Ober
Blakney Tee
Ollthe
Sharith Earl
Stewart Brown County
Freddi
Wreck Victim Cantrell In Critical Condition
Vernie Earl Cantrell 34 of Sudan remained partly conscious in Amherst hospital after a truck train crash Friday that killed his son Billy Roy. Cantrell suffered head and internal injuries while Billy Roy died within hours at the scene three miles south of Sudan. The grain truck owned by D. Nix of Sudan was on the tracks when struck by a passenger train, investigators stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Vernie Earl Cantrell
Sudan
Amherst Hospital
Billy Roy
Cantrell
D. Nix
De Gaulle Declines French Presidency Citing Impotent Government
Gen Charles de Gaulle announced he would not accept the presidency of the French Fourth Republic, saying he would not govern impotently. The election was set for January 16 by Parliament at Versailles, leaving Vincent Auriol as the leading declared candidate among others discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Gaulle
French Republic
Robert C. Wilson
Associated Press
Charles de Gaulle
Free French
France
Napolleon
Republic
Versailles
Popular Republican Movement
Aviation Group Opposes Expanding Flight Lines
Austin aviation representatives condemn a proposed extension of air routes and gasoline tax refunds for private flyers. The dissent centers on reducing funds to schools and coastal programs while maintaining current aviation perks. Private flyer J Jones of Lferia and Fred Lindell voice concerns at the State Aviation Commission hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Aas
Nautics
Commission
Aeronautics Commission
Cer Ei
Laferia
Fred Lindell
Weather Regions Sparse Report From Texas Panhandle to Del Rio
A fragmented weather note covers the Panhandle zones 10 to 16 and 16 to 24 with the South Plains 27 to 32 and Del Rio Eagle Pass 34 to 41. It mentions Monday partly cloudy conditions and a recording by UT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
South Plains
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Also Mentioned on This Page
Othe
James
U.S
Bill Mitchell
Lloyd Newman
Crosbyton
Cary of Agriculture
Andereon
New York
Associated
Castro County
Lamb County
KFYO
Avalanche-Journal Station
Apd
Pembina
N. D
Duluth
Seemon
Eire
Trans-World
Constellation
Sharmon Airport
Hollywood
Attuck
Vincent Auriol
Edouard Herriot
Leon Blum
Bidault
Lelarecord
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