Air Force May Stage Show at Lubbock Dedication
City plans a February 19 dedication at Municipal airport to unveil a $360000 terminal. Officials include Ed L Colby as airport manager and the airport board members Robert H Bean Ray F Hinchey and Bob Walker. Attending are Army Air Forces Civil Aeronautics Authority WAA Braniff Continental Pioneer and private pilots from the Southwest with a possible B 36 display and a closing dance with a top band.
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Municipal Airport
Texas
City
Chamber of Commerce
Robert H. Bean
Ray F. Hinchey
Bob Walker
Ed L. Colby
Colby
trans-Atlantic Air Transport Service
War Assets Administration
Dallas
Lubbock
South Plains Army Airfield
Air Force
Army Air Forces
Civil Aeronautics Authority
WAA
Braniff
Continental
Pioneer
Southwest
Births Reported From Porter Clinic And St Marys Hospital
Mr and Mrs James B Belcher Rochelle courts announce the birth of a son James Bennett Jr 6 pounds 14 ounces at 655 pm Friday Porter clinic hospital Father is a stone mason Mr and Mrs James T Williams Lubbock route 1 announce a daughter 7 pounds 8 ounces at 358 am Saturday Porter clinic hospital Father is an oil field worker Mr and Mrs Harold G Fowler 2514 Walnut announce a daughter 6 pounds 2 ounces at 1240 pm Saturday St Marys hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Belcher
Rochelle Courts
James Bennett, Jr
Porter Clinic Hospital
James T. Williams
Lubbock
Harold G. Fowler
St. Mary’s Hospital
UN mediator to visit Rhodes for Israel Egyptian armistice talks
Dr Ralph Bunche prepared to travel to Rhodes for armistice discussions between Israel and Egypt as Britain protests Israel’s shooting down of planes. Egypt agreed to negotiate a Palestine armistice while an Arab league official warned the truce may not endure amid disputed troop positions and prior lines. No incidents were reported in the cease fire period though sporadic shelling near Jewish positions was noted earlier.
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Egypt
Trans-Jordan
Ralph J. Bunche
Rhodes
Britain
Israel
Cairo
Palestine
Arab League
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Azzam Pasha
Falujah
Tel Aviv
Negev
City Lets Contract Faces Bid Timelines for Next Summer
The city commission met Saturday to review bids and revised time limits for the disposal plant project. Substitutions for hard to obtain valves were approved, with bidders asked to seal new time estimates without altering bids. Collum and Hodgson moved from 120 to 150 days, Panhandle quoted 160 days, while Lancaster & Shield proposed 180 days, Harrison 180 days, and Sherman no time limit with 300 days after changes.
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Frig
Collum & Hodgson
Panhandle Construction Co
Lubbock
Lancaster & Shield
Dallas
Waco
Sherman Machine & Iron Works
Oklahoma City
Ginners Meet Fort Worth at Texas Ginners Convention
The Texas Co-Operative Ginners association with about 400 cotton gins and over 100,000 farmers plans its annual convention in Fort Worth on Monday and Tuesday.
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Fort Worth
Texas Co-Operative Ginners Association
Bond Issue Approved in Ector County Vote
Unofficial returns from a special election show Ector county voters approving a 1,950,000 county fee bond issue by 123 votes to unknown. The report notes the defeat or support status of the measure with county results pending full tally.
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Odessa
Ector County
Burglary and Theft Report from Courthouse Park Incident
Police report a burglar fired a small pistol during a theft attempt while showing the weapon. A juvenile was detained for questioning after resisting officers during a bike stop near the courthouse park. Additional thefts and drunken driving penalties are noted, including three-day jail terms and fines for several defendants, with embezzlement and car theft charges filed in related cases.
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Page One
John W. Wilson
John S. Schenk
Leon J. Hanlon
Courthouse Park
Bob Dillon
Trailer
George Hall
Peter Hubbard
Walter Davies
Waggoner Carr
Edgar Cook
A. L. Hays
Davies
Willie Rogers
J. A. Jones
Anton
Jack Henry
D. W. Robertson
Justice of Peace
Jones
C. E. Lynn
Richard A. Woodring
Oklahoma
Woodring
H. A. Lee
Hub Lee
Lee
Hub Hicks
Tohoka Highway
Seventeenth
Ave H
Howard Stroud
Tech Judging Teams to Compete at Denver Show Friday
Two Texas Tech judging teams will travel to Denver for the National Western Livestock Show. Led by Ray Mowery, the teams include Bob Fee and several others from Sterling City, Winters, Pampa, and Lubbock. They will judge carlot and livestock contests across beef cattle, hogs, sheep, and quarter horses, with stops at ranches on the way back.
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Texas Tech
Denver
Ray Mowery
Division of Agriculture
College
Bob Fee
Sterling City
J. E. Layton
Enochs
E. F. McEntire
Charles Mitchell
Winters
Don W. Morrison
Pampa
Bill G. Rodgers
Lubbock
Tech
Professor Mowery
Roy Neeley
Dean W. L. Stangel
M. J. Williams
Mowery
T O Livestock Ranch
Raton
N. M
Allen Cattle Co
Colorado Springs
Legislature Faces Four Month Session With High Tension
Gov Beauford Jester prepares to deliver his first message as lawmakers convene aimed at Gilmer Aikin school reforms and higher funding. Lt Gov Allan Shivers heads Senate setup as members seek seating and pay while lobbyists file points for early action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauford H. Jester
Gilmer-Aikin Committee
Senate
Allan Shivers
House
Game and Fish Commission
Youth Is Killed Funeral Service At Sundown Church
A youth is to be buried in Pyron's southeastern Scurry county after a 1:30 p m Sunday service at Sundown Church of Christ. Plains Funeral home of Levelland guides arrangements. Survivors include Edgar Lee Hendrix and spouse of Sundown two brothers Wendle and Curtis and sister Mrs Maxine Teague. Grandparents listed are Mr and Mrs W M Hendrix of Snyder and Mr and Mrs J M Lester of Blum.
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Sundown Church of Christ
Pyron
Scurry County
Plains Funeral Home
Levelland
Edgar Lee Hendrix
Sundown
Wendle
Curtis
Maxine Teague
W. M. Hendrix
Snyder
J. M. Lester
Blum
Thomas visits family and to relocate Midland office
Charles E. Thomas a 1934 Texas Tech graduate and CPA with Garvin Welborn Thomas and McCulloch visited his mother Mrs W A Thomas and brother Hugh Thomas this weekend in Midland Dallas area. He is in charge of the Midland office and will move his family there this week.
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Thomas
Charles E. Thomas
Texas Tech
Garvin, Welborn, Thomas, and McCulloch
Certified Public Accountants
Midland
Dallas
W. A. Thomas
Hugh Thomas
Auditorium site polls shift as city weighs future project
City officials explore optimal locations for a proposed auditorium coliseum and library with a $200000 target, weighing fairgrounds versus central sites and possible land swaps. Public hearings and mayoral input planned to gauge citizen opinion before action.
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Ninth Street
Avenues J
Chamber of Commerce
Rodgers
Fair Grounds
Official Records 90th District G V Pardie Judge
Divorce and injunction suit involving Ann Maurine Swenson and Gene Carl Swenson among others. 2nd District Dan Blair presiding. rent and injunction suit against Lon A Mulli and others. Divorces granted Henrietts Horn versus W J Horn. Jack D Fertsch vs Bonita KE Fertsch. Building permit for a one story frame residence on concrete blocks at 2817 North Third costing $1,500.
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G. V. Pardie
Ann Maurine Swenson
Gene Carl Swenson
Dan Blair
R. C. Ellison, Jr
Lon A. Mullican
Henrietts Horn
W. J. Horn
Jack D. Fertsch
Bonita
KE. Fertsch
R. G. Cannon
North Third
Architects Institute Holds Panhandle Chapter Dinner
About 35 members and guests attended the Panhandle chapter American Institute of Architects annual dinner at Hub Homes in Lubbock. Officers were re elected President Henry Fowler Amarillo Vice President L H Kirby Lubbock Secretary Robert Hucker Amarillo Treasurer Edward Bliss Amarillo and director W R Kaufman Jr Amarillo for a three year term. Sound movies by U S Gypsum Co. were shown and twelve Tech architecture graduates attended. Special guest was Bob Scruggs Midland.
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Panhandle
American Institute of Architects
Lubbock
Amarillo
U. S. Gypsum Co
Lubbock Housing Authority
Department of Architecture At
Tech
Bob Scruggs
Midland
Chiang May Move to Formosa as Nanking Abandoned
Pro government dispatches say Communists control Tientsin limits and that Nanking may be abandoned as Chiang Kai-shek’s government shifts. General Chen Cheng named commander for Formosa and surrounding provinces with headquarters planned there. Madame Chiang adviser Huang Jen-Lin travels to Formosa to prepare for Chiang’s arrival. A truce is deemed unlikely to halt the move.
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Ent
Spencer Mousa
Tientsin
North China
Central
Nanking
Chiang
Chen Cheng
Formosa
Fukien
Chekiang
Kuangsi
Kwantung
Chen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Huang Jen-Lin
Combined Service
Red
Examination To Name Wellman Postmaster in January
Brownfield Texas January 8 Special A Civil Service examination on January 20 selects a postmaster for the Wellman fourth class post office in Terry county. Salary 1350 dollars. Open to US citizens residing in the post office territory aged 21 to 64. Officials plan a broad outreach for applications and a large turnout is expected at hearings resembling prior chamber of commerce events.
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Brownfield
Wellman
Terry County
U. S. Civil Service Commission
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock
Auditorium - Coliseum
Lubbock Banks Expand Regional Ties and Growth
Lubbock banks serve 150 to 200 correspondents in a widening area as new banks form and existing smaller institutions shift correspondence to Lubbock. The city gains an enlarged role in lending to farmers, ranchers, residents, businesses, and industry, with visiting bankers and their accompanying families boosting local activity.
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Lubbock
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
el Paso
Abilene
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Critics press Acheson and Webb as Senate confirmation looms
The Co operative League of the USA released a State department letter denying international Ruhr ownership to aid European recovery. President Murray Lincoln and leaders faced pessimism yet found renewed hope with announced policy shifts. Washington also weighs China aid limits and Europe recovery questions ahead of January 20 arrivals.
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Acheson
Webb
Senate
U. S
Co-operative League of the USA
League
State Department
United States
Department
Ruhr
Beam
Murray Lincoln
China
Marshall
Lovett
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chiang
Indonesia
Asia
Netherlands
Europe
Origin Of Shop Fire Not Yet Determined
Police and fire marshal said origin of the Saturday morning blaze at 1816 Ave. R had not been conclusively determined. The Modern Beauty shop and an adjoining infants wear shop suffered smoke and water damage, with estimated losses up to 3000 dollars. A hot water heater in a shared bath damaged the scene, while the south side living area sustained heavier damage.
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B. Black
Ave. R
Lubbock
Adams Gin
Shallowater
W. FE. Twitty
North Ave
Army Draft Takes Two Month Holiday
Army Secretary Royall announced that the Army will draft two women in February and March due to rising enlistments. He said the no draft policy will continue as long as voluntary enlistments keep the force strong.
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Army Draft
Washington
INS
Army
Royall
Blizzard Strikes as New Storm Hits Central Plains
A second polar front dumps snow and wind on Wyoming South Dakota western Nebraska western Kansas and northeastern Colorado paralyzing towns and roads. Rescue efforts pause as frigid temperatures below zero and 50 mile hour winds menace isolated communities and threaten livestock feed and supplies.
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Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Rapid City
Weather Bureau
Cheyenne
Plains Area To Feel New Blast
West Texas will see cloudy skies and much colder, windy conditions today and Monday. Snow possible in the Panhandle and South Plains Sunday into Sunday night with temperatures dropping to four to 12 degrees in those regions. The cold front stretched from Wichita Kansas to Trinidad Colorado by 8:30 p.m. Saturday, with forecasts showing the line reaching Fort Worth Midland and Roswell by 7 a.m. Striking winds created dust and reduced visibility across the South Plains while gusts reached 45 mph. The cold air is expected to push into the Red River valley tonight and into northeast Texas, bringing subfreezing temps and possible light snow in El Paso and adjacent areas.
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West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Wichita
Kansas
Guymon
Okla
Trinidad
Colo
Weather Bureau
Fort Worth
Midland
Roswell
N. M
Plains
Mercury
Municipal
Clarendon and
Childress
Lubbock
Red River Valley
Texas
Associated Press
el Paso
East Texas
Halleck Warns Against Reckless Government Spending
Halleck outlines plans totaling over 15 billion dollars including wage and price controls and a government stake in steel, then trims projections to 12 billion. He warns the public to scrutinize potential revenues and warns that bold promises risk bankruptcy and harm to the nation’s productive economy.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Halleck
United States
Auckland landlord ordered to refund furniture overcharge
A landlord in Auckland, New Zealand, must refund 976 to a tenant after an overcharge on furniture. The decision highlights enforcement of fair billing practices in rental agreements and consumer protections for tenants.
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Auckland
New Zealand
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Schenk
Jewell B. Harris
1818 Ave. B
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Coliseum
City Commission
Fairgrounds
Official
R. Patterson
Aherns' Salyers
R. McDaniel
Iss W. Pinney
Lubbock Courts
Architects Institute
Abell Sanatorium
R. Z. Abell, Jr., D. O
R. Z. Abell, Sr
D. C
Mineral Wells
Glen Rene
Broadway
I Credit Corp
Maazi
C. M. Neel
Optometrist
Chas. C. Murray
Swart
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