Winter Hurls New Blast At Plains Area Youth Killed In Mishap
Willie Joe Hendrix eighteen of Sundown died from injuries after a Ford sedan driven by Sam Finley overturned several times on the Levelland Sundown highway in Hockley County. Finley suffered minor injuries and both men were traveling from Sundown to Levelland when the crash occurred near a sharp S curve amid drifting sand. Sheriff Charlie Bullock said investigation would continue and funeral services were planned.
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Avalanche-Journal
Evelland
Willie Joe Hendrix
Sundown
Lubbock
Texas Highway Patrol
Phillips- Dupree Hospital
Levelland-Sundown
Hendrix
Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil Company
Levelland
Sam Finley
Finley
Hockley County
Charlie Bullock
Bullock
Bullock Andcatee
New Blizzard Roaring Over Stricken Area
A second blizzard swirled over the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains states following a three day storm that killed at least 22. Forecasters said the new storm spread through Wyoming Utah Nebraska and the Dakotas and would threaten eastern Colorado and western Kansas tonight.
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International News Service
Colo
Rocky Mountain
Great Plains
Wyoming
Utah
Nebraska
South
Dakota
Colorado
Kansas
California
Alaska
Canada
Associated Press
U. S
Denver
Cheyenne
Wyo
Montana
Gordon
Neb
Chadron
Chiang Kai-Shek Moves Nationalist Capital to Formosa
Reports say Chiang Kai-Shek's government will relocate from Nanking to Formosa as Communist forces close on Nanking and Shanghai. General Chen Cheng reportedly urged the retreat with ministries including the communications office ordered to move by January 22.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Formosa
Shanghai
Chen Cheng
Ministry of Communications
Peiping
Chiang
Asa Mann Dies at 82 in Slaton After South Plains Life
Slaton obit for Asa Mann age 82, longtime South Plains resident and former Blacksmith owner, died at home of son W. E. Mann. Burial planned in Englewood Cemetery beside wife. Survivors include 2 sons, 7 daughters, 37 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, plus a brother. Williams Funeral Home directs burial.
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Slaton
Asa Mann
South Plains
W. E. Mann
Mann
Englewood
Williams Funeral Home
W. E.* Mann
Nezzie Mann
Hobbs
N. M
L. E. James
H. P. Pritchett
Lubbock
W. H. Sanders
Ethel Mann
O. B. Baker
Houston
Mattie Mann
Big Spring
Oklahoma City
Israel Downs British Planes in Frontline Clash
Israel announced that its air force and anti air units shot down five RAF planes and a fifth aircraft identified as Egyptian during fighting over the Israel Egypt front. Britain condemned the attack as unprovoked and urged pilots to act against Jewish aircraft over Egypt. An Israeli UN spokesman accused Britain of violating the UN truce. Britain also moved troops to Aqaba, while Cyprus and Trans Jordan warned Israel near the Palestine border.
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Associated Press
Israel
London
British
Air Ministry
Egypt
United Nations Security Council
New York
Tel Aviv
Britain
Lake Success
United Nations
Middle East
Aqaba
Red Sea
Trans-Jordan
Kyrenia
Cyprus
John Roderick
Palestine
Roderick
Suez Canal
Midland Man Killed in Highway Wreck Near Midland
Thomas J. McWaters a Midland building contractor was killed when the car they rode in overturned two miles west of Midland on U S Highway 80 at about 430 am. Paul B. Jones and Howard B. Jones brothers of Midland were injured in the crash. An advertisement for a diamond engagement ring appears in the text.
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Midland
Thomas J. McWaters
Here
Paul B. Jones
Howard B. Jones
State department shift may reshape Truman foreign policy
Critics expect Dean Acheson to press changes in foreign policy after taking over from Marshall. GOP anger grows over eight new Democratic Foreign Relations seats while Senate Republicans threaten resistance to administration plans. Supporters cite continued aid for Europe and containment in key regions amid a broader policy debate.
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Acheson
Dean Acheson
Hoover Commission
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Sec
George Marshall
GOP Solons
HST
Senate
John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Ashington
State Department
James E. Webb
Truman
General C. Marshall
Marshall
GOP
Many
Japan
China
U.S
United States
Netherlands
Indonesia
Congress
Capehart
R-Ind
Robert A. Lovett
Europe
Russia
Berlin
Greece
Turkey
Republican Halleck assails Truman spending plan
Representative Halleck of Indiana attacked President Truman’s spending program as unfulfillable and risk of bankruptcy. He warned the budget, set to be released for the next fiscal year, would total about 41.9 billion dollars, the largest peacetime plan, and would add over 12 billion dollars annually to costs. He predicted a several hundred million dollar gap between expenditures and revenues even without new projects.
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Washington
Truman
Representative Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Congress
Republican National Committee
Texas Legislature opens with debt, taxes and reforms in sight
Solons meet Tuesday facing dozens of major issues centred on revenue and state needs. The 51st Texas Legislature could push plans for education reform, constitutional revision, election law overhaul, prison and juvenile corrections modernization, and broader funding.
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Dave Cheavens
Associated Press
Astin
Texas
House
Senate
Legislature
Pege
Quake and Heavy Rain Hit Hawaii Island
A sharp quake jolted Hawaii as a foot of rain fell in 24 hours flooding districts near Mauna Loa. No quake damage reported though communications to the interior were disrupted. The Hilo airport logged 9.94 inches with heavier showers closer to Mauna Loa.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Weather Bureau
L B Watson Dies of Heart Attack at Home
L B Watson about 70 died unexpectedly of a heart attack Saturday morning at 2117 Thirteenth in Lubbock where he had lived ten years. Funeral services are at 3 PM in First Baptist Church with Dr J Ralph Grant and Rev Travis White officiating, burial in Tech Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs J N Caviness of Lubbock two sons Winston Watson Amarillo and T J Watson Sacramento four brothers and a sister.
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L. B. Watson
Thirteenth
Lubbock
First Baptist Church
J. Ralph Grant
Travis A. White
First Christian Church
Tech Memorial Park Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
J. N. Caviness
Winston Watson
Amarillo
T. J. Watson
Sacramento
Calif
Rev
J. W. Watson
Robert Abexpath
J. D. Harris
W. W. Snodgrass
W. W. Stafford
Dexter McCarty
Elmo Adair
City awards sewage plant contract to Cullum & Hodgson
Lubbock city commissions let a contract for a sewage disposal plant expansion to be completed in 150 calendar days at a cost of 165 251.75 dollars. The bid by Cullum and Hodgson of Lubbock was the lowest and fastest of five proposals, with unanimous commission approval despite absences.
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City Commission
Lubbock
Cullum & Hodgson
Lubbock Emerges as West Texas Banking Leader
Lubbock strengthens its role as a regional financial center with higher deposits than Abilene and San Angelo and nearing Wichita Falls. El Paso remains the top banking city, while Lubbock's growth has persisted for 20 to 25 years, aided by a network of correspondent banks and local government backing.
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H. L Kiefer
Avalanche-Journal
Ubbock
West Texas
Lubbock
Abilene
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
el Paso
Chamber of Commerce
Area Banking Picture Good Despite Drought Losses
Despite a third straight year of below normal rainfall cutting crop output, deposits in South Plains banks remained steady with a 5 percent drop for 1948 compared to 1947. Total deposits on December 31, 1948 stood at 220,520,701.40, while 1947 ended at 231,572,363.81.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Lubbock
Hale Center
Levelland
Olton
Seminole
Abernathy
Amherst
Brownfield
Crosbyton
Littlefield
Lockney
Lorenso
Matador
Morton Muleshoe O'Donnell Olton
Petersburg
Sidon
Sudan
Tohoka
Postal Receipts Here Again Set Record
Lubbock postal receipts continued to set a record pace for 1948. Postmaster Amos Howard reported Saturday that receipts for the past year totaled $593,185.85, up from $519,230.89 in 1947 and $425,000 in 1946, an increase of about $168,000 or more than 30 percent over two years.
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Lubbock
Amos Howard
Amarillo approves 350000 stadium bond in election
Amarillo voters approved a $350000 revenue bond issue to finance a new high school football stadium by a vote of 623 to 59 in a special election.
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Amarillo
Prospects Brighten for Lubbock Auditorium Project
City officials led by Mayor W. H. Rodgers and Commissioners say start of the long delayed auditorium coliseum and library project could occur in 1949 if two main problems are solved. Finance remains a hurdle as Lubbock carries heavy bonded debt while seeking authorization to sell bonds already voted.
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Lubbock
W. H. Rodgers
W. B. Price
John Spikes
E. K. Hufstedler,Jr
Clarence Whiteside
Chamber of Commerce
Cold wave to bring freezing temps and light snow
Panhandle and South Plains brace for near freezing temperatures and light snow as a blizzard system moves across the Great Plains. Lubbock area expect 5 to 10 degree lows, winds to 25 mph, with eight degrees forecast Monday night. Stockmen urged to shelter cattle and protect pipes.
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Avalanche-Journal
Panhandle
South Plains
Lubbock
U. S. Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Weather Bureau
Plains
Burglaries Target Dr Porter Home and Drug Store Truck
Police investigate a Saturday burglary at Dr G G Porter 2806 Twenty second Street in which $300 in cash disappeared from a bedroom drawer. Separately $1933 was stolen from a Mark Halsey drug stores panel delivery truck near Broadway and College. Several suspects questioned. detectives continue work to identify a definite suspect. Elisa Garcia, 34, says a Friday shooting in hospital was an accident.
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G. G. Porter
Mark Halsey
Dr. Porter
Pat Davidson
Juan Marino
Gruen Automatic Wind Watch For Him Ad at $67.50
King's Jewelry runs an advertisement for a Gruen Automatic Wind wristwatch priced at 67 dollars and 50 cents. The note targets male buyers with a focus on affordable classic timepieces. The ad underscores value and brand name to attract customers.
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Gruen
King’s Jlry
Adv
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