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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1944

Page

2

Changeover plans for postwar economy begin to move

Roosevelt signals start of reconversion steps from the Baruch Hancock blueprint to shift America from war to peace. X day concept calls for a detailed plan for industry, work directors, surplus property control, and legislative measures to curb chaos and aid debt reduction.

John M. Hightower Associated Press Washington Roosevelt Bernard M. Baruch John M. Hancock Germany Japan White House War Department Tal Hill Penny War and Navy Departments Maritime Commission

Levelland Trial Slated Monday

Judge Dan Blair and District Attorney Burton S Burks travel to Levelland Monday for the trial of Do W Ware a Negro charged by a 72nd district indictment with robbery. ware is accused of stealing money and property from four Clavene men and additional items from John McCormick Pat Medford Albert Medford and Fred Medford. Two Negroes Arrained In Lubbock Saturday will plead to indictments for murder and face trial the week of Feb 28.

Dan Blair Burton S. Burks John Edmisson Levelland Do. W. Ware Blair Ware John McCormick Pat Medford Albert Medford Fred Medford Lubbock Cliff Spears Lubbock Flats Hood Abercrombie Odile Brown Dane Bennett L. ©. Crump Eldon Newton Glenn Monk Delmar Ford Noble Burns W. E. Owens Odie McAfee J. C. Brooks Jimmie Bear Harvard M. Brown Utah Maples

Tahoka plans post war projects by planning board

Tahoka chamber of commerce and Tahoka Rotary Club form a planning board chaired by J. K. Applewhite with W. B. Slaton and W. E. Happy Smith assisting. The group will study highway and road projects airline connections peace time readjustment and other town and county interests and may expand membership.

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Solons Applaud Baruch's Aims

Congress praised the Baruch postwar report objectives including rapid postwar government shrinkage and debt handling while warning that tax bill timing and wartime price subsidies will trigger future legislative battles. Controversy over extending wartime powers and food price controls looms as Congress weighs reconversion steps.

Washington Congress George D-Ga Senate Finance Committee Baruch Taft Ohio

Mrs. J. J. Smelser Dies Here At 61

Mrs. J. J. Smelser, 61, of 1680 Fourteenth Street and longtime Lubbock resident, died Saturday morning at 10:30 in West Texas hospital after a three week illness. Funeral services at 2 this afternoon in First Methodist Church with Dr. C. A. Bickley and Rev. Duane Bruce officiating. Rix Funeral Home in charge. Survived by husband, two daughters Mrs. S. R. Watson of St. Louis and Mrs. Finis Jordan of Pampa, six sisters and one brother. She worked in Levine's piece goods department since the store opened in Lubbock.

J. J. Smelser Fourteenth Street Lubbock West Texas Hospital First Methodist Church C. A. Bickley Asbury Methodist Church Duane Bruce First Methodist Rix Funeral Home S. R. Watson St. Louis Finis Jordan Pampa Smelser Levine's

Foster Decorated and Promoted for Marauder Squadron Service

First Lt. Chilton M. Foster, 21, pilot of a Marauder squadron in England, earns four Oak Leaf Clusters to his Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Foster, reside at 2220 Tenth Street. Foster praises B 26 bombers as the hottest airplanes.

Chilton M. Foster England S&c A. A. Foster Tenth Street

Four LAAF Grads Return As Instructors At Base

Four graduates from Class 44 A of Lubbock Army Airfield have been reassigned as flying instructors after completing training at Ran dolph Field Central Instructors School. The instructors are Lt Hugh D Applequist of Jamestown New York Lt Joseph K Fischer of Chicago Illinois Lt Rodney TY Kaienlen of Oklahoma City and Lt Melvin A Siedschlag of Walkeska Wisconsin. Siedschlag is married and his wife accompanied him.

Lubbock Army Airfield Central Instructors School Randolph Field Hugh D. Applequist Jamestown N. Y Joseph K. Fischer Chicago Rodney TY. Kaienlen Oklahoma City Melvin A. Siedschlag Walkeska Wis Siedschlag

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