15 Feb 1948
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1948
Page
1
Lawmakers hear of possible need for immediate emergency aid to Europe as April 1 draws near. Senate committee backs 5.2 billion over a year, with some critics arguing the amount remains too high. Debates to begin March 1 in the Senate and late March in the House.
Washington February 15 Gen Dwight D Eisenhower warns that if Mediterranean nations lose independence to totalitarian rule war would be near. He omits Russia by name but signals the threat and warns Western Europe in straitened circumstances could become pawns of totalitarianism endangering American security.
King's Jewelry advertises a bridal set featuring six diamonds priced at $9.75.
Washington Feb 14 Rent controls win backing from GOP leaders in Congress as 500 federal rental zones faced possible decontrol. Senator Wherry and Senator McCarthy urged a 30 day extension with local boards gaining final say, while Morse warned rents might double if controls end abruptly. House and Senate committees hold closed talks ahead of early week decisions.
Mississippi Democratic leaders in conflict with national authorities plan a statewide gathering in Jackson to set a date for a nationwide meeting of true white Jeffersonian Democrats. About 5,000 Democrats met to denounce anti southern legislation and voice opposition to the national party.
Hugo Warren Lynn 71 retired businessman and longtime Ballinger Cotton Oil Co. manager died in a Ballinger hospital after a prolonged illness.
U S officials expect relations with Russia to worsen in the next three to six months before improving later. Officials foresee spring as a crisis period due to western plans to unify western Germany, reorganize Marshall Plan economies, and form a western European union with U S backing. Senate Foreign Relations approved the program, but its fate in Congress remains uncertain.
Prices softened then cotton led a modest rebound after a 10 day downturn. Wheat futures halted declines as volumes stayed light. cotton rose $2.15 to $2.75 a bale in New York, while New Orleans saw a $1.65 gain. The Associated Press wholesale index edged up to 188.56 as inflation concerns persist.
Police probing the $418 holdup at People's Finance and Guaranty Co. Amarillo halted after two suspects from Seymour were questioned in Dickens by Lubbock authorities. Victims Mr and Mrs Reed failed to identify them. no link found to a similar Amarillo theft. Detectives report no burglary signs and other minor crimes noted on the front.
In Jerusalem today sixteen people were killed in the ongoing Palestine partition war, raising the death toll since November 29 to 1,187. The report cites a Jew shot in Jerusalem, four Arabs killed by a road mine at Kastina, another Arab shot in Jerusalem, and a gunfight near Tulkarm that left five dead.
Several Dallas county dealers report butane gas supplies running short again. An emergency reserve of about 200000 gallons is needed immediately to maintain rural customers. Ladies 28 diameter dinner ring set in platinum priced at 725 dollars from King’s. Adv.
Tech directors meeting eight hours approve more than 250000 in facilities expansion and a 50 000 museum building appropriation with space for classrooms. A ten year beautification program aims to make the campus a Texas beauty spot while funding includes traffic lights book store expansion and street paving.
Seventeen year old Hubert Lance of route 2 Petersburg was fined $100 by magistrate J Solon Lea after his car struck Mrs Ernestine Ohnemus 57 of 1717 Main at Broadway and Ave R at 1208 pm Saturday. The pedestrian suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and will spend about three weeks in bed. Lance was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian.
Achille Van Acker the Belgian transport minister blamed Communist agitators for widespread strikes involving about 100000 workers. He warned he might fire postal workers and sue gas and electric workers who joined the walkouts. In Brussels about 1500 postmen joined a wildcat strike in solidarity with 16000 of 23000 utility employees who struck the prior Thursday.
A high official indicated the administration plans a broad tax law revision to aid both business and individuals. The strategy centers on easing excise taxes and double taxation of dividends, with aims to spur small business and allow offset of losses in lean years against profits in boom years.
Latrobe Pennsylvania February 14 A quadruplet birth is expected tonight at Latrobe hospital to Mrs Barbara Zavada 25 wife of a man earning 1.20 per hour The mother already has a four year old son from a previous marriage Her first husband was killed in the Normandy invasion in 1944 The patient is reported in excellent condition
A 1948 building pace nearly doubles last year’s by the end of Saturday with permits totaling 1 166 754. Major items include a 68 000 hospital annex at Lubbock Memorial, a 60 000 business building at Nineteenth street and Avenue M, and eight residences totaling 73 750.
Weary searchers continued dragging the Pearl river for wreckage of a plane that killed four last Wednesday. No trace found of the Beechcraft Bonanza. Roy E. Martin of Columbus Georgia, two of his employees, and the pilot died. The bodies of Martin and Dorothy Lou Robertson, 16, have been recovered.
ELL ADDINGTON a 22 year old Lubbock student at the University of Texas says he serves as secretary of the Communist Party of Austin in a University magazine likely to release Monday. His mother, Mrs. Woolard of 2510 Twenty-sixth, says he is a senior studying economics and served 32nd Infantry in the Pacific. She denies endorsing his beliefs, calling herself a New Deal Democrat.
A steep cold wave follows severe floods across eight states as rain ends and arctic air dives southward. Minnesota and North Dakota face 10 to 15 below zero, Chicago near zero, New England 5 to 15 above, and Washington to New York 15 to 25 above. LaGuardia cancels 93 flights and thousands evacuate homes as flood crests reach record levels.
Warm spell sweeps the South Plains with Lubbock readings near 60 degrees after a frigid spell. Overnight low 26 to 30 degrees, as a stationary cold front shifts eastward and winds calm.
In Fulton Mississippi on February 14 1948 flood waters of the Tombigbee river overwhelmed a 1926 earth mound built by local farmers as a live stock refuge. The rising river covered the mound washing away all livestock in the area.
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