Texas Cities Build More In 1950 Permits Record Growth
Texas cities posted new highs in 1950 building permits as postwar expansion and home construction fueled gains in Houston Midland San Angelo Dallas and others. Fort Worth and Jacksonville nearly doubled 1949 totals while Amarillo Corpus Christi and Lubbock also reported record sums.
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Texas
Associated Press
Corsicana
Houston
Midland
San Angelo
Dallas
Fort Worth
Jacksonville
Continental National Bank
Fort Worth National Bank
Jesse Jones
San Antonio
Amarillo
Gainesville
Denison
Corpus
Corpus Christi
Port Arthur
Paris
Wichita Falls
Lufkin
Odessa
Lubbock
Waco
Bryan
Sherman
Kilgore
Marshall
Galveston
McAllen
Orange
Acheson Calls for Unified Front Against Soviet Expansion
In a firm 1951 forecast, Secretary Acheson urges renewed American resolve to back allies, curb Soviet imperialism, and strengthen defenses. He warns against appeasement, pledges UN-led peace efforts, and stresses full mobilization to support Korea and deter communist threat.
Pickup collision injures sheetmetal worker in Norman
James E Stanley 63 suffered head injuries and bruises when his truck was struck by a pickup at Broadway and Ave N. The 18 year old driver, Don Keith Sharp of 1902 Sixth, was arrested for failure to leave information. Stanley, treated at a local hospital, had a recent heart attack history. Police traced Sharp from a radiator leak and motorist clues to his home. Additional charges possible.
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James E Stanley
Ave. M
Broadway
Ave. N
Stanley
Ave N
Don Keith Sherp
Rix
Martin Sheet Metal Works
L. W. Woodson
Glenn A Fletcher
Everett F Fety
Candii UN
Woodson
Young Sharp
Sharp
Rau Cancels 12 Nation Meeting on Korea Peace Settle
India's Sir Benegal Rau called off a late meeting of 12 nations aiming to secure a Korean cease fire in exchange for Red China political settlement. No reason given. speculation says Rau may be in top secret talks with the United States and Communist China to bridge gaps.
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India
Sir Benegal N. Rau
Red China
Rau
United States
China
Truman Seclusion During Icebound State of the Union Cruise
President Truman, aboard the yacht Williamsburg, stayed in his quarters as his entourage navigated ice and fog on a brief cruise. He continued work on the state of the union message for the new Congress amid the voyage.
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Essage
Lexington
Truman
Congress
Lubbock Leads Texas in Construction Per Capita
The year’s city buildout shows Lubbock at 360 per person with 25,736,000 total for the city and 14 million in new dwellings. Dallas follows with 307 per person and 133,134,887 total. Corpus Christi posts 259 and El Paso 192 per capita in this AP compiled statewide survey.
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Lubbock
Associated Press
Dallas
el Paso
Texas
Amarillo
Waco
Beaumont
Corpus Christi
Texas Tech
Canyon View
Plainsman
San Jose
West Texas Hospital
Lloyd Ross
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Austin
Wichita Falls
Galveston
Two Arizona Women Die in Car Crash Near Seven Rivers
Two Phoenix women were killed and a third injured in a two car collision near Seven Rivers between Carlsbad and Artesia New Mexico. Mrs Alice Longbacker 55 and her daughter Janice 24 died. Mrs Kitty C Aitken of Phoenix driving the other car was critically injured with multiple fractures and internal injuries while the pickup driver Paul Breithaupt of Tucson sustained undetermined injuries.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Phoenix
Ariz
Seven Rivers
Artesia
Alice Longbacker
Janice
Longbackers
Kitty C. Aitken
Paul H. Breithaupt
Tuscon
Breithaupt
Man in Slaton Suffered Stroke Found at Broadway and Ave E
A Slaton man, identified in a bank deposit slip as WT Driver, was found unconscious slumped at the wheel near Broadway and Ave E. He was taken to Lubbock Memorial Hospital around midnight after patrolmen found him and summoned an ambulance. Hospital staff believe he suffered a stroke.
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Slaton
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Broadway and
Ave. E
McMillin denies rumor of Kansas State athletic director post
A. N. Bo McMillin said there is nothing to the report that he will be named athletic director at Kansas State College. He noted the rumor is just guesswork. McMillin, former Detroit Lions coach, previously coached at Kansas State.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. N
McMillin
Kansas State College
Detroit Lions
Kansas State
Reds mass on Korea front as UN holds line near 38th parallel
UN forces strengthened along Korea's midline while Reds probing east and west reached 10 to 13 miles south of the 38th parallel. Inje and Taegok reported as flare of activity grows. MacArthur warned of a full-scale attack expected between Jan 1 and 10 as Chinese artillery augments the Red push toward Seoul.
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Eighth Army
United Nations
Korea
Inje
Taegok
Seoul
Chunchon
38Th Parallel
William C. Barnard
MacArthur
North Korea
Manchuria
Red Army
Red China
Kaesong
Manchurian
U. S
New Cotton Oil Mill Plans in Lubbock Facing Big Investment
The Western Cotton Oil project in Lubbock seeks over 2 million dollars for land and development with a 360 ton daily crushing capacity. The plant will include a cotton oil refinery concept similar to Matamoros, Mexico, and will employ about 200 locals with skilled outside specialists.
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Matamorros
Mexico
Brownsville
Peterman
Lubbock
Paymaster
Western Cotton Oil Company
Slaton
Little
Growth Of City Utilities Shows Busy Year Of Installations
Readings from city offices indicate thousands of new connections in phones gas electric and water across 1949 to 1950. West Texas Gas reports about 2 907 new gas connections in 12 months with much of the activity inside the city. Electric and water departments log over 1 000 and 2 323 new connections respectively while Southwestern Public Service notes about 2 000 installations since year start bringing total utility connections near 10 500 in city limits.
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West Texas Gas Company
C. I. Wall
Lubbock
Wall
City Electric Department
Municipal Water Department
Southwestern Public Service Company
Farm department outlines 1951 production outlook
The department expects higher output in meat and cattle in 1951 to meet rising demand. It notes a labor and weather impact, with cotton and wool showing divergent production goals since 1941. A 60 million bale target for the 1951 cotton crop is set to meet urgent needs amid tighter wool stocks and reduced domestic production.
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U. S
Plant expansion eyed for Lubbock as five sites eyed
Brownfield and Plainview on the South Plains are joined by a proposed fifth plant in Lubbock. Company officials praise the city’s highway and rail system and progressive attitude. Construction would be by Brown & Rent of Houston with Panhandle Construction of Lubbock likely to participate.
Birth Announcements From Hale Center to Lubbock
Congratulations to multiple families. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Flores welcomed a son at Porter Clinic Hospital weighing pounds 14 ounces. Alalis Salazar welcomed a son at Porter Clinic Hospital weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce. J. H. Dickey welcomed a daughter at Lubbock Memorial Hospital weighing 5 pounds 10.5 ounces. Billy Stone welcomed a son at Lubbock Memorial Hospital weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces. C. D. Brock welcomed a daughter at West Texan Hospital weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces.
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Paul Flores
Hale Center
Porter Clinic
Alalis Salazar
North Ave. N
Porter Clinic Hospital
J. H. Dickey
Lubbock
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Billy Stone
Post
Congress Eyes Expanded War Powers for Truman
Congress confronts proposals to let President Truman reshape executive agencies, renegotiate defense contracts, and expand war powers amid debates over civil rights opposition and broader mobilization. The incoming Senate and House show slim Democrat margins as tax rises and high defense spending loom.
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Truman
Mr. Truman
Senate
House
Congress
McFarland
D- Ariz
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
White House
America
Konstanty Honored by Philadelphia Sports Writers
Jim Konstanty ace relief pitcher of the Philadelphia Phillies is voted the outstanding athlete of 1950 by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. The National League MVP will receive the trophy January 29.
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Philadelphia
Jim Konstanty
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Sports Writers’ Association
Konstanty
Venezuelan government eases security after assassination
Caracas reports an easing of security measures imposed after President Carlos Delgado Chalbaud was assassinated on November 13. The announcement comes as authorities shift from heightened guard protocols to normal posture amid ongoing political tension.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
Naval leader dies in Washington at 64
Vice Admiral Lyal A. Davidson who commanded a naval attack group in the allied landings in North Africa during World War II died last night inWashington He was 64 and served prominently in World War II operations.
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Washington
Lyal A. Davidson
North Africa
Hospital System Reforms Urged By Texas Board
The Texas state hospital board urged a broad legislative program to create a modern hospital system. It demanded changes to liability for reimbursement, allow rates near actual costs, give superintendents power to discharge patients, and remove furlough limits to aid rehabilitation. The report also called for salary, authority, and certification reforms affecting state hospitals and psychiatric recognition.
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Austin
State Hospital Board
Allan Shivers
Board of Control
Texas School For the Blind
Texas School For the Deaf
Hospital Board
American Medical Association
American Psychiatric Association
Ralls Woman Hurt In City Car Collision
A 40-year-old Lizzie Smith of Ralls sustained unspecified injuries in a two car crash at Thirty fourth and Ave A just before midnight Saturday. She was taken to Lubbock Memorial Hospital in cautious condition with the extent of injuries not yet determined. The vehicle was struck as it traveled south on Ave A with family members inside. Police and emergency responders, including Rixambu, were on the scene.
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Ralls
Lizzie Smith
Thirty-fourth
Ave. A
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Rixambuere
Lubbock Couple Plan Alaska Wedding Amid War-Era Moves
A Lubbock girl engaged to Corporal Noblett of the U S Army awaits a wedding in Anchorage. Noblett, a supply corporal, rented an Alaska apartment and recalls Texas as his preferred future home. The couple’s relatives in Alaska and Lubbock describe travel plans, a long separation, and prior related family service.
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Corporal Noblett
Anchorage
Alaska
Lawson
Reno Barnett
Secrcy
Ark
U. S
Butane Company
Lubbock
Pioneer Airlines
Seattle
Sky Coach
New Year Celebrations From Lubbock To Levelland Dances And Plans
New Year events span country clubs hotels and clubs in Lubbock Levelland and nearby areas with dances at Playmor Cotton Club and Hi Hat Club plus midnight previews. Texas hosts three New Year bowl games while big city venues charge steep cover fees and a New York quiet observance contrasts with a nationwide watch night church service and a rising casualty toll as 1951 arrives.
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Country Club
Lubbock
Hi-Hat Club
Rodeo Hall
Levelland
Playmor
Cotton Club
Texas
Dallas
Tennessee
el Paso
West Texas State
Cincinnati
Galveston
Wharton County Junior College
San Angelo College
Los Angeles
Boston
New York
Swank
Copley Plaza
Champaigne
Hildegarde
Cocoanut Grove
Leone
Gene Leone
Japan Faces Red Threat and Paths to Peace
General Sees Threat tensions, this land has been an oasis of tranquility and progress. It has fully merited the respect and faith of men of goodwill everywhere and proved its right to equal partnership in the family of free nations of the earth. MacArthur credited the Japanese with political, economic and social gains and said they have met the challenge of a flaming Asia with calm deliberation. Premier Yoshida's Liberal party called for an early peace treaty to allow Japan to play a role in defense against Communist aggression. The party rejected termination of the state of war by allied proclamations. Ryutaro Nemoto warned Russia and Red China will resort to palace moves to turn Japan Red in 1951. Two leading newspapers favored rearming, and the National Democratic party urged rearming, an early treaty and end of military occupation.
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Japan
MacArthur
Asia
Yoshida
Liberal Party
Red
Ryutaro Nemoto
Newsmen
Russia
China
Hoshida
The
Nippon Times
Mainichi
National Democratic Party
Richardson Balbiers Reach Sugar Bowl Finals in New Orleans
Hamilton Richardson from Baton Rouge Louisiana and Ricardo Balbiers from Chile advanced to the Sugar Bowl Invitational tennis final in New Orleans. Richardson defeated Henri Rochon of Montreal 6 1 6 0 in the semifinals while Balbiers beat Straight Clark of Pasadena 6 4 2 6 6 3. The pair will contest the championship.
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New Orleans
Hamilton Richardson
Baton Rouge
Ricardo Balbiers
Chili
Richardson
Henri Rochon
Montreal
Canada
Balbiers
Clark
Pasadena
Cal
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