Industry Disputes Slow Reconversion Progress Now
Washington reports that reconversion progress is slowing due to labor management disputes. CPA chief John D. Small says full speed ahead awaits settlement of widespread differences. uneven demand and material shortages persist. He outlines industry by industry prospects and notes a pending steel strike could cripple nationwide production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John D. Small
Civilian Production Administration
Europe
Small
CPA
iFarm
GM Hurls Charges in Labor Walkout Threats
The Employe association sets 11 a.m. Thursday for a walkout by about 19,000 workers in New Jersey and New York Western Electric plants after rejecting a 30 percent pay raise. Union leader Beirne presses for presidential intervention as possible nationwide sympathy action looms. CIO glass and silica workers weigh proposals. NLRB suspends strike ballots due to lack of funds, stranding about 600 petitions including New York City carpenters.
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Employe Association
Ind
New Jersey
New York
CIO Federation of Glass, Ceramic, and Silica Sand
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
Truman
NLRB
AFL Building and Construction Trades Council of
New York City
Department of Isabor
Prompt Action Sought On Freedom Of Press
Washington officials say American delegates to the United Nations will push for a prompt international study on freedom of the press. They favor a commission under the Economic and Social Council rather than the General Assembly, with a group of experts studying human rights promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Nations
State Department
Edward R. Stettinius
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Economic and Social Council
General Assembly
Assembly
Overseas Troop Arrivals Listed at Newport News
Scheduled arrivals of overseas troops shown for Newport News with expected dates in late December. Two units are noted with brief ranks and hometowns, including 2/Lt Morton Marshall from Lubbock and Pic. Op. Grigg from Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Bardstown
Victory
Morton Marshall
Lubbock
Newport Newson
J. Trumbull
Pic
Op. Grigg
Lubbork
Welcome Home Back In Civvies
A list of service members from various towns and units including Army Navy Marine Air Corps and Coast Guard names such as Oris Lester Bates Thomas L Baker William H Carter Delton Holt Jr and several others with cities like Dallas Hobbs Slaton Slaton Edith Oklahoma and Los Angeles. The notice confirms their return to civilian life and their service branches.
Oldest Man In U S Buried At 120 In Vidalia
James Walter Wilson, born a slave on a Georgia plantation, is buried at St. Joseph's Colored Baptist church. Official record lists his age at death as 120 years seven months seven days. He gained recognition as the nation’s oldest citizen after applying for a pension in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vidalia
Census Bureau
St. Joseph's Colored Baptist Church
James Walter Wilson
Georgia
Wilson
Byrnes Plans Talk After U S Moscow Trip
Byrnes says the four motor plane returned to Washington via Naples Casablanca the Azores and Newfoundland following a snow bound Moscow visit. He notes all party members stayed healthy plans a news conference soon and rest before cleaning up. Foreign ministers Molotov Bevin to meet next in Washington under Big Three quarterly plan with possibly March 15 start event.
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Moscow
Naples
Casablanca
Azores
Newfoundland
Washington
Byrnes
Molotov
Russia
Bevin
Britain
Michael McDermott
State Department
Yalta
McDermott
United Nations Assembly
London
UNO Assembly
U. S
U S Commander Plans More Chinese Front Reinforcements
U S forces in China will be expanded to repatriate Japanese from Manchuria and secure rail and port facilities. Wedemeyer heads a 2000 strong advisory group to organize postwar aid as American troops won’t return home soon. Chinese forces destined for Manchuria will receive winter equipment from the United States. The Valentine custom noted as a medieval bird-mating belief.
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China
Chungking
Manchuria
U. S
United States
Wedemeyer
LAAF to Close as War Base Ends Service Itself
The LAAF near Lubbock will shutter with a six to seven man standby staff. Only one AT-7 remains as the base transitions toward a San Angelo sub-base status, with records and supplies nearly shipped out and most personnel discharged or reassigned. Decades of training, famed pilots, and wartime roles are recalled as demobilization proceeds.
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LAAF
San Angelo
War Department
SAAF
AAF
Brooks Field
San Antonio
Normandy
Philippines
Italy
Germany
Japan
Naples
Merseburg
Hamburg
Cologne
Rhine
New Guinea
Solomons
Tarawa
Iwo Jima
Wake Island
Guam
Okinawa
Hump
Burma
Emperor's Palace
Tokyo
Lubbock
South Plains
Bgan
Thomas I. Gilbert
Ralph G. Holmes
Holmes
Howell M. Estes, Jr
Harold N. Holt
Europe
Col Snaith
Holt
RAF
News Briefs From Lubbock Area Include Thefts Fires And Marriages
A tan leather jacket gray and brown trousers and a tan billfold with $12 were stolen from Howard Caddell. H M Sheats reported theft of a tan Jumbo saddle valued at 0. Firemen logged three runs including a gas meter crash at 2420 Ave K a garage fire at 1212 Eighteenth and a downed highline pole blaze on the Lubbock Plainview highway. A car stolen from Hale Center Friday was found abandoned in town. Dr L N Lipscomb spoke at Morton Whiteface Pettit and Sundown with scheduled stops. Uptown Washington 38 faced aggravated assault charges with bond set at 400. Raul Garcia 31 was fined 100 and jailed 10 days for theft. A tower fire near an irrigation well damaged four feet of the structure. A 15 year old boy was held for juvenile authorities after raping a 5 year old girl. Robert W Wooldridge and Juanita B Brown of Lubbock married in Justice of the Peace D W Robertson’s office. CPO T C Madden, overseas 22 months, phoned his parents I E Madden from Honolulu at 2:30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Caddell
Lubbock
Ave. K
John G. Kilkerson
Lubbock-Plainview
Washington
Raul Garcia
Five Die In Flaming Truck Trolley Crash In Philadelphia
Officials in Delaware County identified five victims in a blazing wreck between a Philadelphia trolley and a fuel oil truck. The fatalities include five year old Peggy Ray and three members of the Ashton family, with the truck driver Abraham Benowitz among the dead. Six others escaped from a rear door while four remained trapped. The crash followed an explosion of three gasoline tanks on the truck after impact. Benowitz, a recent Navy dischargee, was among the dead.
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Philadelphia
Delaware County
Elmer McCausland
Peggy Ray
Howard Ray
Lester, Pa
Abraham Benowitz
Philip J. Ashton
Essington
Alice
Phip, Jr
Benowitz
Navy
Texans Observe Date Of Union Statehood
Texas marked the hundredth anniversary of statehood with a sparsely filled House ceremony in Austin. Gov. Coke R. Stevenson praised pioneers and democracy, while Joseph J. Lawler presented first day stamp albums to officials, including Lyndon B. Johnson and Mayor Tom Miller.
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Austin
House of Representatives
Texas
U. S
Coke R. Stevenson
Joseph J. Lawler
Lawler
Coke Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Centennial Commission
Garland Adair
Buchanan Winn
Ray E. Lee
Lee
Tom Miller
Congress
Republic
Capital
Adair
Miner Victims Named After Kentucky Mine Explosion
Albert Bennett, 64, a Pineville miner, identified as the first fatality from the shaft disaster. A second victim remained unnamed due to severe burns. Survivors totaled eight, with Tom McQueen listed as critical. Charles Lingar, 30, Four Mile, suffered a leg fracture among injuries. Other Pineville residents included Bud Towns, Bill and John Branstutter, Ivan Philpot, Joe Hatfield, Huey Miller, and eight more. A wood log shows the group barricaded themselves at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, and claimed they could still walk at 11:30 p.m. Thursday before rescue.
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Albert Bennett
Pineville
Tom McQueen
Charles Lingar
Four Mile
Bud Towns
Bill Branstutter
John H. Branstutter
Pineville Brothers
Ivan Philpot
Joe Hatfield
Huey Miller
Broken Power Line Causes Lubbock Area Blackout
A 24 000 volt line fell after being cut by a bullet two miles north of Lubbock on the Plainview highway at 5 30 p m Saturday cutting service to 40 or 50 customers. Southwestern Public Service Co vice president Hubert L Allen said a person may have been target practicing. Power was restored soon after with automatic circuit breakers isolating the area and some oil switches and underground cables blew at the plant. The Lindbergh Law of 1936 imposes a ten year federal term for kidnapping ransom cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Plainview Highway
Hubert L. Allen
Southwestern Public Service Co
Allen
Propaganda Plans Spur Debate Over U S Influence
Special correspondent Junius B. Wood argues in Nation's Business that the State department plans a global propaganda and intelligence network, mixing spies and press agents. He notes fears of eroding trust abroad, high costs, and questions about impact on U S prestige and diplomacy.
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Parker LA Moore
Washington
State Department
America
Junius B. Wood
Nation’s Business
Chicago Daily News
Wood
Balkan States
South American
Mongolia
Manchuria
United States
Department
Mr. Wood
Office of War Information
OWI
Moscow
Algiers
Russia
Balkans
Flying Tigers to Return Home from Shanghai aboard Alderamin
The 23rd Fighter Group known as the Flying Tigers are en route home and will arrive in Seattle aboard the U S S Alderamin from Shanghai about a week from tomorrow. Army authorities said today.
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Seattle
Flying Tigers
U.S.S. Alderamin
Shanghai
Miner Rescue Efforts Hampered by Family Safety Concerns
Around 2 p m Friday rescue calls were issued as Secretary George Ward of the Harlan County Coal Operators association noted many experienced miners hesitated to volunteer without assurances of family protection in case of an accident.
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George Ward
Harlan County Coal Operators Association
Bats Use Echoes Like Radar To Navigate Darkness
Bats detect obstacles by sensing echoes from their high pitched calls, a natural radar system. This biological method helps them navigate in darkness and locate prey with remarkable precision.
Redeployment Of Homebound Men
Paris dispatch lists U S Army units moving homeward from Europe with ships sailing to the United Kingdom and United States. Principal movements include 100th Infantry division on high seas and 82nd Airborne shifting to the UK for shipment home. 80th Infantry division begins first shipment to the US. 29th Infantry moving into Bremerhaven. 2nd Armored in Calais staging. 84th at Camp Morris as main body closes by Dec 31. Alerted: 94th division and 22nd Corps.
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Paris
U.P
179Th General Hospital
100Th Infantry Division
82Nd Airborne Division
United Kingdom
le Havre
80Th Infantry Division
United States
29Th Infantry Division
Bremerhaven
2Nd Armored Division
Calais
84Th Infantry Division
Camp Philip Morris
94Th Division
22Nd Corps
Six Feared Drowned In Oregon Floods
Six people were missing and feared drowned as western Oregon floods swept valleys on Saturday. Rivers began to fall late, with clearing skies giving hope. Coastguardsmen patrolled the Willamette River between Corvallis Albany and Salem as the crest neared. Four were missing and possibly drowned after a wrecked empty car was found off the Willamette River highway 48 miles south of Eugene.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
Williamette River
Corvallis
Albany
Salem
Willamette River
Eugene
Railway Yard Goat Gives Way To Diesels
In Omaha and Council Bluffs Union Pacific has replaced most steam yard goats with diesel switchers. Thirty two are in use and more are planned. The goats are kept on standby as diesels take over the yard work.
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Omaha
Ned
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific Railroad
Dairymen Seek OPA Milk Price Increase in Amarillo
Amarillo dairymen plan a Wednesday meeting with the city commission to prepare a new appeal to the OPA for a higher milk ceiling. They warn that failure to act could trigger a strike.
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Amarillo
City Commission
OPA
Turkey seeks loan from United States for 300 million
Nurullah Esat Sumer Turkey finance minister will travel to the United States to press for a 300 million dollar loan. The report notes early impeachment of Tennessee senator William Blount in 1797 for allegedly aiding Britain and seizing Florida and the Louisiana Territory. the case ended when he was expelled from the Senate.
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Turkey
Ankara
Nurullah Esat Sumer
United States
William Blount
Tennessee
Great Britain
Florida
Louisiana Territory
Senate
Lubbock Bids Farewell to 1945 with New Year Observances
Observers in Lubbock prepare for a holiday as 1945 ends and 1946 begins. Federal and many local offices will close Monday and Tuesday, with county offices undecided. New Year services will be held at 11 15 p m Monday night at First Presbyterian and include choirs of high school students among participating churches.
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Lubbock
Retail Merchants Association
Truman
U. S
First Presbyterian Church
Ave. N
First Methodist
First Presbyterian
First Christian, Nazarene
St. Paul’s Episcopal
St. John’s Methodist
Asbury Methodist
Cumberland Presbyterian
Ed Mock of Slaton Community Mourned
Ed Mock 55 a farmer who lived in the Slaton area for 16 years died at 8 30 p m after a heart attack he suffered earlier Services will be held at First Baptist church Monday at 3 p m Rev B E Ferguson will conduct burial in Inglewood cemetery Plains Funeral Home Lubbock directed Survivors include his widow two sons Robert and Loyd of Slaton two daughters Nelda Jean and Janis of Slaton and one grandchild
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Slaton
Ed Mock
First Baptist Church
B. E. Ferguson
Inglewood
Plains Funeral Home
Lubbock
Robert
Loyd
Nelda Jean
Janis
Vet Tires Of Delay Heads For Discharge
San Francisco dispatch reports a Pacific veteran, tired of waiting for transport, left a note to his captain saying he will be at Fort Bliss awaiting discharge. Army officials listed him as AWOL en route to discharge station and said Fort Bliss authorities would handle any disciplinary action. Name withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Fort Bliss
Texas
Religious affiliation in U S tops sixty seven million people
A census style note states 67,227,719 persons in the United States are affiliated with churches or other religious bodies. The sentence about Poland describes it as a great European power from the 14th to 17th centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Poland
Births Recorded in Lubbock and Nearby Hospitals
A series of birth notices lists several families from Spur Crosbyton Plainview and Lubbock. Included are Estep Tadlock Watts Bell Lloyd Ford and Essary, with newborns ranging from 4 pounds 15% ounces to 8 pounds 8 ounces. Fathers’ occupations noted include trucker teacher and farmer.
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Leslie Estep
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
D. W. Essary
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Clyde Crausbay
Crosbyton
William C. Watts
St. Mary's Hospital
Lubbock Senior High School
W. H. Bell
Route 1
Porter-Listrand Clinic
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U. 5
Loch Ryan
Scotland
Bloody Foreland
Ireland
Hitler
Royal Navy
Hale Center
L. N. Bartley
M. M. King
L. N. Lipscomb
Morton
Pettit
Lubock
L. W. Fristoe
Bob Adkinson
Police Department
Robert W. Wooldridge
Juanita B. Brown
Justice of Peace
D. W. Robertson
Robertson
Cpo
T. C. Madden
I. E. Madden
Honolulu
Slick Chick
Veronica Contes
Cleveland
Ohio
Great Lakes
Ill. Naval Hospital
Slaton Community
E. L. Tadlock
J. F. Ford
Lubbock National Farm ‘Loan Association
The
Lubbock New Car & Truck Dealers Assn
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