Millions gain lifetime insurance protection under Social Security
About 8.2 million wage earners in the United States gained lifetime insurance protection for themselves and families by year end 1946, per Elliott W. Adams of the Lubbock field office. The program marks ten years of operation with 40 quarters of coverage. Some beneficiaries already draw monthly benefits while others await age 65. In the Lubbock area 1,142 retired workers and dependents received $15,663 monthly on Jan 1.
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United States
Lubbock
Elliott W. Adams
Adams
Birdville High School Destroyed by Fire
Fort Worth January 4. Birdville High School between Fort Worth and Dallas was left as brick walls after a blaze caused by a faulty gas heater. Estimated replacement costs reach 200000, with 228 students affected. Firefighters and officials saved equipment. classes resume Monday in nearby church buildings.
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Birdville
Fort. Worth
U.P
Birdville High School
Fort Worth
Dallas
W. G. Thomas
Thomas
Man Burns To Death In Rooming House
Dallas dispatch reports George Merck aged 42 burned to death when a two story frame rooming house caught fire Ellis Bogard 38 suffered serious burns Police say Merck died trying to warn other residents He occupied a ground floor room and was trapped Merck's body was to be transported to Jacksonville today
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Dallas
George Merck
Ellis Bogard
George John
Merck
John
Jacksonville
Snow forces Pan American highway closure in Mexico
A heavy snowfall in Monterrey Mexico stops traffic on a mountainous stretch of the Pan American highway. This is reported as the first snow in 20 years impacting travel plans and regional transportation.
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Monterrey
Mexico
U.P
Texas' Leading Blind Citizen Hosts Quiet Yule for Friend
Fort Worth dispatch profiles Miss Hattie Belle Riblett born blind and crippled after a 4 year old auto crash. Recognized by the Commission for the Blind as an outstanding example, she treks through recovery from a leg injury while planning a Christmas with a Seeing Eye dog owner guest who faced ban at his landlord.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Hattie Belle Riblett
McEvoy
Commission For the Blind
Miss Riblett
Jordan
Rex
Texas pardons reform bill set for introduction
Representative George Parkhouse plans to introduce a Texas legislature bill to reform pardons and parole and to establish adult probation. The measure would form a board of pardons and paroles with experts in penal treatment and criminal justice administration and receive backing from state wide adult probation led by Judge Langston King.
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Austin
George Parkhouse
Dallas
Texas
Langston King
Houston
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Parkhouse
National Probation Association
Trash Fire At Dallas Hotel Quelled With Minor Damage
A trash fire in the basement of the Adolphus Hotel downtown Dallas was extinguished late Friday without risk to residents. The blaze started when a cigarette was tossed into the trash chute from an upper floor and was confined to one basement room lined with sheet metal. Most residents remained unaware as firemen doused the flames in about a quarter hour.
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Dallas
Adolphus
Ten men lift mule after icy slip in Ada Oklahoma
In Ada Oklahoma on January 4 the saying strong as a mule gained new meaning as ten men hauled a trash wagon mule back onto its feet after it slipped on ice. The incident highlights human effort in a small town during winter.
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Ada
Okla
Lubbock Students Honor Roll Themed At Abilene Christian College
Two Lubbock boys attending Abilene Christian College earned places on the school's honor roll for the first five weeks of the term. Curtis Taylor, 1939 Mangum High School graduate, senior majoring in business administration, was rated superior in two subjects. A. J. Curry, son of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Curry, sophomore majoring in Bible, was rated superior in one subject. Miss Laneta Bechtol of Lubbock will join the U S State Department and depart for Washington D C. she is a graduate of Lubbock High School and Texas Technological College.
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Lubbock
Abiléne Christian College
Siants
Curtis Taylor
Mangum
Okla
Mary R. Taylor
Twenty-second Street
A. J. Curry
George T. Curry
Laneta Bechiol
U. S. State Department
Washington, D. C
Miss Bechtel
Lubbock High School
Texas Technological College
Mexico Cattle Facing Threat
U S officials plan strict moves to keep foot and mouth disease from crossing the border as Mexico reports three more deaths. Mexican rural teachers and agricultural workers offer help, while air travel delays slow U S aid efforts. Congressman Rees urges keeping the disease out with possible new laws on animal movement from Mexico. Dr. Kern from Laredo joins U S veterinary survey in Mexico City.
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Associated Press
United States
Mexico
United State
Washington
Mexico City
Mexican Federation of Labor
Federal District
Miguel Aleman
U. S
Ed H. Rees
Kansas
Congressional
Clinton
Anderson
Rees
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Southwest
S. O Fladness
Bureau of Small Industry
Harry F. Kern
Laredo
Tex
U. S. Veterinary Commission
Kern
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