Stassen Emerges as Rival to Dewey in 1948 GOP Race
Harold E. Stassen announces his candidacy for president well before the convention, drawing mixed public recognition and solid support from independents. Poll data show he trails Dewey but holds strength in the West Central and Pacific regions, with notable veteran and labor views shaping his appeal.
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Stassen
Dewey
Middle Atlantic
East Central
New York
Ohio
Electricker
Taft
Ichibess
Vanenberg
Ot Dewey
Republican Party
Dwight Fisenhower
Births in West Texas Hospital Details
At 4 a.m. Saturday a daughter weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces born to Mr and Mrs W A McDonald of 1407 Avenue N in West Texas hospital. The father works for Western Electric. Also born Saturday in West Texas hospital a daughter to Mr and Mrs Ted Taylor of Shallowater weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces at 3 30 p m. The father employed by Co op Gin. Everton Nevll and wife of Tahoka report a daughter weighing 11 pounds 1 1/2 ounces born at 10 29 p m at Lubbock Memorial hospital.
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Cand
W. al. McDonald
Avenue N
West Texas Hospital
Western Electric Company
Ted
Taylor
Shallowater
Co-op
Everton Nevell
Tahoka
Lubbock
Memorial
Funeral services for Mrs Iva Barton in Ralls Texas
Funeral services are set for Mrs Iva Barton 33 who died of a heart ailment at Lubbock Memorial Hospital. The service will be at 1 pm Sunday at Rails Methodist Church with Rev Noel Bryant assisted by W R Dale. Burial follows in Snyder. Survivors include her parents Austin Spivy and Mrs. Spivy of Ralls sisters B C Dyess of Ralls and Mrs Ring of Pinmore Penn brother LeRoy Spivy of San Francisco. The body will be transported by Marr Funeral Home of Ralls.
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Ralls
Iva Barton
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Snyder
Austin Spivy
George
C. Dyess
Rallis
Ring
Pinmore
Penn
Anda
LeRoy Spivy
San Francisco
Calif
Will
Wilson Spikes
Bud Stephens
Ralph Ray
Pioneer Minister Obedigh Dodson Robinson Dies in Muleshoe
Rev. Obedigh Dodson Robinson, 95, longtime Baptist minister who rode to missions in West Texas before settlements, died at his Muleshoe home. Survived by his wife, six sons including J H Ira and A K, and six daughters. Born June 18, 1851 in Rusk County. Last rites planned at local Baptist church. arrangements incomplete.
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Muleshoe
Obedigh
Dodson
Robinson
Texas
Rusk
Baptist Church
Steed
Carge
J. H
Ira
Onam
A. K
Phoenix
Ariz
Gustine
Republican Strife Over House Leadership Shapes Congress
The story outlines a polarized fight for Republican House leadership with Reed challenging party harmony and an oligarchy claim, a four way race for speaker including Brown Dirksen and Jenkins, while Democrats back McCormack for floor leader as Rayburn endorses him. The 80th Congress opens with routine session and rapid move to major peacetime agenda.
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Sen. Reed
R-Kas
Reed
Committee On Committees
Senate Democrats
Sen. Barkley
Rep
Martin
Massachusetts
House
Ouse
Halleck Rin
Dewey
C Brown
Ohio
Tor
Dirksen
McCormack
Rayburn
D-Tex
Fragmented OCR fragment on political purge attempts
An unreadable OCR snippet references labor, purge attempts, and legislators. Mentions Harry P. Cain and a dated political context, but lacks clear events, dates, or outcomes.
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Harry P. Cain
Women resolve to go to church more and be nicer
The article quotes several workers in Lubbock area shops about New Year resolutions. One clerk plans church attendance and prayer meetings, another argues it is easier to be pleasant, and others reflect on resolutions and aging perspectives.
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LB. P. Millsap
Abernathy
Nokia
Lankagelerk
Seti
Tomers
J. E. Powers
Walker ‘Hotel
Baldridge
Sydwell; Lubbock’ Real Estate
W. M.armer
Stephens
Lubbock School District Receives Surplus Property Awards
The Lubbock Independent School District acquires 364 hospital mattresses and 364 pillows plus 40 percent discount from fair market value. Awards include beds cots instrument tables and related items, totaling a $398.31 listed amount. Public schools in Texas including Seam key and Claude divisions noted in the distribution.
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Wee Akat Sal Biat Ean Oht
Teturplus
Lubbock
Lubbock Board
Texas
Seamkey
Claude S
Calvary Baptist to Host Student Night Tonight
Rev. C. J. Mes announces a student-night program at Calvary Baptist tonight at 7. The event, titled Students: Surrendering for Life Service, aims to engage local students with faith and service opportunities.
Security Council Plans Immediate Arm Reduction Proposals
The document urges establishment of a ten nation advisory commission on the Security Council to prepare and submit concrete proposals within three months. It notes potential arms reductions until basic agreements are reached on atomic control.
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Security Council
Fragmentary OCR Note Yields Sparse Local Detail
A partial OCR item contains little readable context with stray characters and omitted names. The fragment mentions no clear event date place or organization, rendering a definitive summary impossible from the available text.
Local Residents News and Hospital Updates
Mrs. T. E. Davis of 1719 Avenue K was transported to St. Anthony’s in Oklahoma City Friday for treatment after a cerebral hemorrhage. Elton Plowman and daughter Kara of New York visit Abilene before returning to Lubbock to settle here. The Woman’s Society of Christian Service extent of work will be discussed at noon Monday at the Methodist Men’s Club. John C. Welf Waller of Ralls had his right arm amputated at Lubbock Memorial Hospital after an industrial accident at Crosbyton’s West Texas Gin.
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Nyian
Harold
E. Stassen
Msélf
Ptasseri
Mary
Dewey
New York
Stassen
T. E.davis
1719
Avenue K
St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Oklahoma City
Elton Plowman
Kara
B. C. Plowman
Abilene
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Men’s Club
Hotel Taubbock
Charles C. Ross
C. C. Coffey
Ross
Coffey
John C. “Welf” Waller
Ralls
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
West Texas
Crosbyton
Severe Cold and Snow Sweep Panhandle Texas
A winter storm, from Utah and Colorado, drives subfreezing temperatures across West Texas and the Panhandle. Snow and ice roil highways while cold winds reach 60 mph. Amarillo reports snow as Pampa and Wichita Falls record near freezing. officials warn livestock owners and note airline delays and terminal stopovers.
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Utah
Colorado
Panhandle
West Texas
Texas
Associated Press
Amarillo
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Pampa
Gage
Okla
Ardmore
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Big Spring
Fort Worth
Dallas
Wink
Waco
Plainview Pampa
Plainview
el Paso
Braniff
Trans- World
Ardsy
Borger
Aviation Interests Seek Tighter Texas Regulation of Airports
A Texas aviation briefing urges stricter state rules to curb accidents and oversee airport managers and instructors. Delegates, including O C Palmer, Lin dall Joe Moore, and Jean H Dubuque, argue for wider airport zoning and allow cities to join in creating airports, with financing via fuel tax waivers. Weather notes predict cold Panhandle and South Plains, with scattered showers in East Texas.
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Nion
Texas
Houston
Dallas
O. C. Palmer
Tyler
Lindall Joe Moore
Conroe
Jean H. Dubuque
Palmer
Texans favor Republicans to win 1948 presidential race
A Texas Poll of eligible voters shows 64 percent expect a Republican victory in 1948 while 21 percent favor Democrats and 18 percent don’t know. Among 1944 Roosevelt voters the split is 76 to 24 in favor of Republicans, with trends indicating dissatisfaction with the Truman administration.
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Alex
Louis Austin
Texas
White ‘House
Dr. George
Gallup
Roosevelt
Aecene
Beaumont
Congress
Joe Belden & Associates
Thefts and Burglaries Probed in City Holiday Spree
Lubbock county and city officers investigate three burglaries and two break-ins reported last night. Victims include R B Wills and V F L Young and E R Guinsey, with items stolen ranging from a pistol and ammunition to watches, a penny bank, a silver dollar, a camera, and bicycles. Police also report break-ins at K Carter and Sanders, with windows used for entry and losses still being tallied. A recovered 1941 Ford coach and a bicycle were returned to owners, while a motor scooter was found stripped and claimed.
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Lubbock
R.B. Wills
F. Young
E. R. _Guinsey
Young
Guinsey
K. Carter
J. C. M. Barnes
Avenue S
George R. Bean
Sanders
Cliff Cogenougher
Broadway
Homer Strickland
Avenue E
Emery Howell
Avenue B
Avenue H
Wilson Holden
Twenty
Olan Key
Eighteenth
Bill Truman
Sixteenth
Avenue J
Fourteenth
Harry Smith
N. H. Lassiter, Jr
Youth Linked In Burglaries Here
Jimmie Liggett an 18 year old from Abilene and Slaton and from Gatesville state reform school admitted to 19 burglaries in the fall of 1945 and 1946. Assistant Chief Mabray and Sheriff Land recovered the suspect and identified multiple residences including the Terry Risinger Autry homes. He sold stolen property locally and said more burglaries would be pursued as investigations continue.
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Jimmie Liggett
Abilene and
Slaton
Gatesville
Liggett
Colo
Mabray and Waters
W. W. Campbell
Decek
O. A. Terry
Tweety
L. Vv. Risinger
Roy Eatey
Terry
Risinger Place
Autry
Mabray
Riegels
Youn
Airliner Crash Warning and Rescue Details
Flight Service Officer Joseph Logan reported from St John’s Hospital that survivors remained strapped in their seats after the crash. Rescuers fought through bog and mud to reach swamp boats and ferry victims to ambulances. Dead include Allan Lanyon and Clementine Pugh among others. crew members listed with authorities citing weather as the likely cause.
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Joseph Logan
Atlantic City
N. J
St. John’s Hospital
Limerick
Allan Charles Lanyon
Mayfair Hotel
Washington
D. C
Clementine Jeanne Pugh
Philadelphia
Alexander Haim Pekelis
Larchmont
N. Y
Columbia Law Review
Walter McBride
Alexandria
Robert A. Osterburg
New York
TWA International Division
Shannon
New Year’s Eve Celebrations Planned in Lubbock
City wide observances include church watch night programs, midnight previews, private entertainments, and dancing at Arcadia Lindsey and Palace theaters. Cactus Town will feature dancing and dinners. Cotton Club opens with the Varsitonians. Pee Wee Lynn and his Men of Harmony provide music. Admission drops to $3 at one venue while others stay the same. several clubs plan dances.
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Lubbock
Arcadia
Lindsey
Palace Theaters
Cactus -Thn
Pee-Wee
Lynn
Men of Harmony
Cotton Club
Varsitonians
Surplus Barracks Sold to Texas School District
The War Assets Administration announced the sale of two surplus barracks from the Hereford prisoner of war camp in Deaf Smith and Castro counties Texas for 336 dollars to Texaco Municipal School District Number Two. The purchase funds aim to replace a school building destroyed by fire.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
Hereford
Water Group May Form District to Fight State Controls
A Water Group convened in Plainview with delegates from local units to plan strategy against proposed state water controls. Hale county leaders elected Tarwater as temporary chair and Raymond Lee Jones as temporary secretary as they oppose state notices and seek localized control.
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Ber
Audi
Plainview
Fortenberry
Tarwater
Hale County Association
Raymond Lee Jones
Hale County
Lubbock
Self
Chamber of Cecmebee
Lubbock County
West Texas
State Board of Water Engineers
Meoia
Arthur Duggan, Jr
Littlefield
Duggan
L. A. Howard
Lu County
McAllen Debuts City Two Way Radio System
McAllen authorities announced the new city two way radio system is now on the air for the first time. The deployment aims to improve communications across city departments and public safety operations.
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Mcallen
New City Patios
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