Greater Shortage Of Meats Eggs And Poultry Foreseen
Washington reports and government surveys predict a larger shortage of meats eggs and poultry a year ahead or more than officials expect. Reforms in price policies and reduced demand for hogs and cattle aim to curb production, while forecasts show fewer cattle fed and a drop in beef and poultry output likely next spring and into 1948.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
War Food Administration
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Agriculture Department
National Livestock Producers’ Association
Association
Crop Reporting Board
Local Service Notes and Early War Draft News
Cpl Loven J West of Farwell visited in Lubbock with his wife living with her parents while he attends aerial gunnery school at Ft Meyers Florida. John W Curtis 17 enlisted in the Army Air Forces reserve and will be called to active duty after his 18th birthday. Bond of $500 posted for Day charged with aggravated assault. Air Force training tour includes Lt Jane Ritter Pvt Lauie Walsh and S Spi Mecuen Heresis visiting towns this week. A faulty flue caused a fire at a Mexicans’ home on Avenue O and a second fire near the courthouse on Avenue J. Felton fined $250 for liquor violations. 22 pints seized at a College Avenue shop. Condition serious for 12-year-old Elbert M Lane at Lubbock General Hospital with poliomyelitis.
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Cpl
Loven J. West
Farwell
Lubbock
L. A. Peeples
Ft Meyers
Florida
West Woos
Kingmen
John W. Curtis
AL. Curtis
Avenue A
Army Air Forces
R of Hammone
Curtis
Labbocok High School
J. D. Felton
Artesia
Plains
Mexico
Elbert Mlen Lane
O'Donnell
Lubbock General Hospital
R. Lane
Bond Campaign Totals And Quota Details Report
The article continues details of the bond campaign financials with sums around twenty thousand dollars and totals including a larger figure over one hundred thousand dollars. It references bases, quotas, and progress toward completion with mentions of agencies and personnel.
Grass fire scorches central Spade ranch area
Fire damaged 12 sections of grass on the Spade ranch in the Summer area. Firemen from Lubbock and Levelland, aided by a seismic crew and water wagons, worked to bring the blaze under control. The fire is thought to have started about three miles north of Smoyer, with damage centered in the ranch core.
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SPO
Fie
Saindas Attoiteun
Smver
Lubteah
Fae Gyards
Lillibiee
Levelland
Smoyer
Twitty
Big Ranch
Germans Hold Ground In Cassino Street Fighting
Allied dispatches report Germans retaining a full section of Cassino after heavy bombardment and house to house combat. They also cleared the town jail ruins and occupied the Pape palace grounds as Nazi resistance stiffened. The enemy claimed a single Allied assault on Carroceto Aprilia was repelled.
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Gles
Cassino
Pape Summer Palace
Caeres G Candnolta
Carroceto
Aprilia
Pais Besan
Khee
Stalingrad
Nineteen Die In Three Way Crash At Greenville
Nineteen men were killed when three planes collided during a Saturday morning review at Greenville Army Air Base in Greenville South Carolina. The accident occurred when planes touched wings in midair and crashed about three-quarters of a mile from the ground. flames were seen as the craft went down. Among the dead was Sgt. James W. Lott, 2, engineer-gunner, of Trinity Texas.
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Greenville, S C
Greenville Army Air Base
James W. Lott
Trinity
Texas
Plains Areas Rally Behind War Bonds Drive
Plains residents show strong support for the war bond drive with regional totals surpassing the quota. Truett Smith of Tahokassin county led sales efforts reporting a county tally well over targets as other local committees praised the effort and noted continued solicitation and community involvement.
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South Plains
Lynn Sanity
Truett Smith
Tahokassin County
Bard
Smith
Suota
Roosevelt
Parea
Value Charman
Fook Proctor
Joe Allspaugh Ape
CNB Morton
Anzio Greeting Continues Amid Shelling and Welcome Home
The narrator recalls a welcoming beachhead at Anzio interrupted by enemy bombardment. He greets Lt. Car Duelk of War ren and Lt. Reward Davis of Baltimore, reaches Villa Virtue, and notes ongoing shelling, air raids, and the chaos of wartime reporting while reflecting on missed loved ones and the difficulty of capturing events for publication.
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Car. Duelk
Warren
Reward Davis
Baltimore
Villa Virtue
Timengo
Notre Dame
Villa Virtue Thenkina
Tvat
Pupine Relations
Youxe Neen
Ranier
Conflicting Spaniards and Allied Moves Loom in War News
The report outlines Spain's cautious stance under Franco as World War II tensions rise. It notes Spain’s potential aid to Germany and the risk of Allied political leverage. Observers in Washington view Franco’s choices as pivotal, shaping European stalemate and propaganda dynamics.
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United States
Caribbean
Spain
Francisco Franco
Germany
Ciospano
Battle over wartime legislation splits Congress and White House factions
The House debates a 10 million dollar wartime tax bill while the White House pushes for 2.3 million in funding. Key leaders press to modify or delay the measure as parties clash on veterans benefits and labor preferences. The administration argues for quick action ahead of June sunset provisions.
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Mel Scouice
Vascoostae
White House
Ino Ad- Loamee
Hayee Apereses
Waitth
Pnet
Power Poathans
Ayer
Sheen
Senate
Serco
Hasse
Brighti
Pete
Hopkins Son Stephen Hopkins Killed in Action
Washington reports Stephen Hopkins 18, son of Harry Hopkins, killed in action in the Marshall Islands and buried at sea. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Hopkins confirmed the death, and Hopkins was en route by train to recover his health when notified. The administration conveyed a telegram of condolence.
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Washington
Harry J. Hopkins
Stephen
Marsal Islands
Hopkins
Tri Sain
Sian
Service Station Man Robbed Saturday
A roughly dressed man about 30 robbed T. B. Taylor, night attendant at East Broadway Service Station, of between 40 and 50 dollars. He demanded cash from the register after asking for 10 gallons of gas and wiped the scene for fingerprints before leaving in a car. Aubrey Facever, chief inspector, said no arrest had been made and officers were pursuing leads.
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T. B. Tayior
East Broadway
Taylor
Aubrey Facever
Leawromore
Japanese Radio Reports Raid On Hong Kong
The Hong Kong English service said Allied planes raided the city yesterday. It claimed two fighters and one bomber were shot down and noted no details about resulting damage.
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Hong Kong
Goverldpen
Births Reported for Howell Bales Buster and Christian Families
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Ray Howell Route 1 O Donnell on a son at 9 50 p m weighing unspecified pounds 12 ounces at St Marys hospital The father is a farmer Corp and Mrs Malcom Bales of Lubbock Route 4 announce a daughter weighing 8 pounds 15 ounces at 3 39 p m at West Texas hospital Cpl Bales stationed in Los Angeles Set and Mrs Dude Buster of U18 Fourteenth Street welcome twins born at 8 30 and 8 37 p m Friday night weighing 5 pounds 5 ounces and 5 pounds unspecified ounces at West Texas hospital Set Buster stationed at South Plains Army Air Force Mayo and Airs JB Christian announce a son weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces at 4 10 a m Saturday at West Texas hospital The father works for South Plains Electric Co.
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Ray Howell
O'Donnell
Sear Iby Yee
St. Mary's Hospital
Set
Dude Buster
U18
Fourteenth Street
West Texas
Buster
South Plains Army Aur
RAF Out Again After Yanks Pound Coast
Heavy RAF bombers crossed the channel after American Liberators hit the French Pas de Calais invasion coast. The four engines flew 43 minutes each way in strong force, escorted by Mustangs and Thunderbolts, returning without loss after completing their 13th operation in 16 days. The fliers reported no enemy center in the sky.
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London
RAF
Channel
Continent
Pas-De-Calais
England
Eighth Airforce
Improper Sulfa Dosage Claimed In San Ana Death
A San Ana man dies after reportedly taking an improper dosage of sulfa tablets as a remedy. He leaves parents Mr and Mrs George McMichael and brothers Jud, Ted, and Jack. Ted and Jack are linked to public performance roles.
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Santa Ana
Mighiael
George McMichael
Bertide
Ais
Jud and
Ted
The
Merry Macs
Jack Aoradin
San Francesa
Woman admits killing her 3-year-old daughter
Police report Mrs. Chris Teed Mary Ovencia confessed to fatally striking her three-year-old child with a chair after the infant cried. The admission was made today in Washington.
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Washington
Christeed Mary Ovencia
Grain Theft Probe Ties Theft to Local Farms
The incident spans Hockley and Lubbock counties with suspected theft of thousands of pounds of grain and potash. Investigators link tires from a Seymour truck to grain loads taken from farms north of home place and three miles north of Slaten. Sheriff Abdelsain notes possible connections to recent cottonseed and thresh grain thefts.
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Eption
Tive Marke
Alf
Lubbock
FOC
Hockley
Oliver Janes Place
Russians Threaten Nazi Supply Route From Lwow To Odessa
Russian forces maneuver on both sides of recaptured Shepetovka and threaten the Lwow Odessa rail line, a principal Nazi supply and escape route for lower Dnieper troops. German reserves are moved from Bessarabia to meet the attack as Vatutin consolidates a line from southwest Lutsk to north of Uman with Shepetovka as hub.
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Poland
Sheptevka
Lwow-Odessa
Dnieper
Bessarbia
Nikolai Vatutin
Lutsk
Uman
Shepetovka
Lutsi
Rovno
Shepedovka
Bereichev
Vatutin
Moscow
Vatatin
Orlessa
Auctioneers In Area Hold Banquet Here
Seventeen West Texas and Panhandle auctioneers attended a banquet Saturday night in a Lubbock hotel where W A Robertson of the Lubbock Office of Price Administration was principal speaker. The banquet was hosted by Ken Seth Boeemen and Don Estes of Lubbock.
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West Texas
Paniendle
Lubbock
W. A. Robertson
T Re
Fatal kitchen fire claims Dallas resident after 20 years
A Dallas woman died today in a kitchen fire that spread from an exploding appliance. The victim, identified as a longtime resident, was found in her home with severe burns. Fire officials are investigating the incident.
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Dallas
Fee
Jo Eeotee Cee
Opeen
Paca
Two Die in Cabin Fire Near Abilene Coastline
A cabin on the outskirts of Abilene burned with both occupants fatally trapped. Authorities report a child among the deceased, the blaze discovered at dawn in a rural area. Fire crews battled the flames but could not rescue the victims. Investigators will determine the cause and identify the dead in this tragic accident.
Turks and Britain discuss staff talks amid pension concerns
A Cairo dispatch cites indications of Turkish reluctance to grant Allied air bases after prior favorable intimations. It says Allied leaders who had visited Turkey returned to Cairo quietly with no sign of renewed war hopes, while Turkish officials reportedly opposed full entry and favored staying out of the war.
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Cairo
Turkey
Police Probe Two House Burglaries in Lubbock
Police investigated burglaries of two Lubbock homes. At 1308 Avenue Wowas a entry Wednesday with items valued around 47 dollars. Later, Mrs. Sparks home on Fifteenth Street was broken into and jewelry and clothing items reported stolen.
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Lubbock
Avenue Wowas
Poltay
L. E. Sparks
Fifteenth Street
Woman Hit And Run Driver Reported In City
A woman was involved in a hit and run near Main Street and Avenue Hy. Investigators identified three drivers William C. Wise of 811 Seventh Street JD M. Zinn of Bat Broadway and Carl C. Gias with no full addresses. The incident followed a traffic collision with a vehicle on eighteenth Street. The suspect vehicle reportedly lacked a rear license plate.
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Mas Atpoentes
Main Street
Avenue
Witliam C. Wise
Seventh Street
Jd. M. Zinn
Bat Broadway
Carl C. Gias
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