South Plains 1950: Census, Oil Boom, Fire, and Growth
A summary of 1950 on the South Plains highlights: census and economic shifts amid crop and oil developments, major bond for utilities, and Congress approving the Canadian River water project. Cotton, grain sorghum, and oil drove prosperity, while fires caused over $1.5 million in damage and notable weather events shaped the year. Lubbock saw major political races, a large dry vote, and rapid growth at Texas Tech with new buildings and a Johnson visit.
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Will Rogers
Tech
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Chile
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Weaver City
Condition Of Youth Rescued From Cave Remains Critical
A 17 year old high school senior Edward Ball Jr. remained in critical condition after a fall in Higginbotham cave near Mc Minnville Tn He was dragged from the cave and placed in an iron lung after surgery to remove a brain blood clot Ball had been exploring the cave Thursday with three friends when he slipped from a rope and fell into a deep chasm The incident follows a busy year in the region noting various crime and local events including sports teams performances and civic changes.
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Nashville
Tenn
McMinnville
Edward Donald Ball
Higginbotham Cave
Young Ball
Associated Press
Tennessee
Record High December Sales in 11th Federal Reserve District
December department store sales in the 11th district set new records due to early Christmas shopping and one fewer shopping day. Non farm employment in the Southwest peaked in mid-December with a four percent rise from 1949. Construction contracts fell in November though year over year rose 32 percent. The 11th district drought and December freeze damaged crops and livestock. Harvest of 1950 is nearly finished as bank demand deposits rose while total deposits fell slightly.
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Dallas
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
Southwest
Million Refugees to be Evacuated to Kuhje Island
Pusan officials plan to move about one million refugees to Kuhje Island 30 miles southeast as sea transport and accommodations lag. More than two million have poured into southern Korea in three weeks amid the Pyongyang fall. Estimates say 30 000 dead from cold famine and disease on the trek.
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Korea
Kuhje Island
Pyongyang
Kuhje
South Korea
Asia
Typhoon Hits Luzon Two Dead Two Missing
A Philippine typhoon left two dead two missing and over 1 million dollars in property damage on Luzon island. Manila received heavy rain with floods feared northeast east and south of the capital while winds in the storm center battered the Sierra Madre mountains before easing.
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China Sea
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Warlick Recalls Grading Avenue Q Firm Blamed For Metal Shortage
Warlick, longtime Lubbock street department foreman, recalls grading Avenue Q in early days and notes city growth. He describes equipment changes, street builds, and maps needed to navigate an expanding Lubbock.
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Avalanche-Journal
Sun
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Lubbock
Martin S. Ruby
Bill Pickenson
J. Bryan Miller
Gus McC
May
H. J. Crawford
Roy McCravy
R. D. Woulard
Pretty Bell
Scar Warlick
Twentieth
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Ave. A
Mystery surrounds fatal plane crash near Buenos Aires
Seventeen people died when a government DC-3 airliner crashed after taking off from Mar del Plata on a 23 mile run to Buenos Aires. A charred pilot cabin held a loaded 45 caliber revolver, prompting speculation about the crash as an eight year old girl survived severely injured. Airline officials could not explain the weapon's presence or its role.
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Buenos Aires
Aerolinea
Mar del Plata
Soldier Killed Two GIs Three Wacs Hurt In Crash
One soldier died and two GIs and three WACs from Fort Sam Houston were injured in an auto crash early today. The deceased is Pfc. Joseph F. Lloyd, 23, of Trenton New Jersey, driver of the overturned car. Injured are Pfc. Raised Fist 21 Indian Pfc. Del bert Lee 21 Cpt. Mary L. Love, Pfc. Marie S. McCormick 19 and Pvt. Phyllis Teal 21.
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Fort Sam Houston
Joseph F. Lloyd
Trenton
N. J
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Raised Fist
Delbert Lee
Mary L. Loveall
Marie S. McCormick
Phyllis Teal
Defense Fund appeal urged as armed forces expand
Secretary of Defense Marshall appealed for public support of the United Defense Fund today, calling it the modern wartime U S O as the armed forces grow.
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Washington
Marshall
United Defense Fund
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