Multiple Fatal and Serious Injuries From New Mexico Ice Roads
A January 1947 surge of icy roads in New Mexico leaves one dead and several seriously hurt. Daniel Apodaca died when his car hit a bridge near Las Cruces. Robert Cannaday is in critical condition after a U S 70 overturn near Alamogordo. Telva Mays, riding near Albuquerque, breaks her neck in a skid and overturn. Mrs. John A. Bryan suffers a brain concussion after a head on collision near the Rio Puerco bridge. Roads remain dangerous across northern and central New Mexico with crews clearing U S 66 east of Albuquerque and other bad stretches toward Gallup Grants Vaughn and Cline's Corner.
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United Press
New Mexico
Daniel Apodaca
Las Cruces
Robert Cannaday
el Pascutal
Alamogordo
U. S. 70
Oklahoma City
Telva Mays
Redlands
Calif
Albuquerque
U. S. 66
John A. Bryan
Rio Puerco Bridge
Gallup
Grants
Vaughn and
Cline’s
Vicini
Marshall to Leave State Department in Farewell
General Marshall departs with Byrnes staffers amid farewell at the State Department. Speculation points to a possible return to the Supreme Court, Senate, or other duties under Truman. Changes eyed include Hornbeck leaving the Netherlands post and Baruch moving Lisbon to The Hague.
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Byrnes
State Department
Washington
Supreme Court
Senate
Truman
Stanley Hornbeck
Netherlands
Herman Baruch
Lisbon
Portugal
Hague
Texas Storm Damage Lingers Across State Weather
Freezing weather gripped northern and western Texas with lows ranging from 19 in Amarillo to 39 in Lufkin and 42 in Houston area. Rain and wintry mix affected southern Texas while north and extreme west saw continued precipitation heavy in places such as Lufkin 3.02 inches and various towns recording over an inch.
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Amarillo
Abilene
el Paso
Brady
Waco
de Rio
Fort Worth
Lufkin Spring
Houston
Port Arthur
Brownsville
Everdale
Lufkin
Austin
Cameron
Conree
Crockett
Dublin
Hiko
McGregor
Rainbow
Taylor
Temple
Lis Located On The Forty Third Line Between Equator And Ses
The note places Lis on the forty third parallel midway between the equator and the ses. It provides a terse geographic cue without additional context or qualifiers.
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Lis
Equator
Ses
Public Works Bid Notices From Texas Counties
Several historical contractor notices announce bids for county highway, water storage, and sewer projects across Texas. Items include a 214.235 mile farm to market route in Lynn County with 5000 deposit, and a 500000 gallon water storage facility in Tohoka, with certificate requirements and 10 day bid acceptance. Entities cited include Hasie and Green Engineering Co. and the City Secretary offices in Wilson and Tohoka.
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Tecas
Henrietta Texas
Hasie and Green Engineering Company
Wilson Rest Page
Ee P. OC
Latbock
Wilson
Garsa
Lynn County
Condions
Shalty
Hasie & Green Engineering Co
Wilson Buildings
P. O
Lubbock
Texas
Tohoka
Trans
Habsie & Green Engineering Company
Weeen Building
P.O
Louppork Texet
Redistricting Plan with Texas Counties and Cities
A fragmented list details redistricting pairings and districts across Texas. It names counties and cities such as Lamar, Dallas, Harris, Travis, and Bexar among many others, outlining multiple cross county groupings and potential two place or multi place districts.
Wall Street gains as market opens higher on small weekly loss
Stocks extended gains at the open with the Associated Press composite up about 0.5 points to 68.4 as investors hold margin trading and profits cashing. Leaders rose while some industrials fell. bonds showed selective improvements and grains softened with Chicago wheat down about 1% and corn lower. New Orleans reports average middling prices easing in a mixed agricultural snapshot?
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Can
Philip Goodrich
Poll Tax Payments Lag in Lubbock County
About 3,000 poll taxes remained unpaid amid a 25 percent completion rate. County tax assessor J. B. Johnston reported payments were slow as the deadline approached. He noted state and county tax payments faced similar delays.
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Lubbock
J. B. Johnston
Johnston
County Place List From Texas Regions
A catalog of counties and multiple locations, listing counties such as Karnes Wilson Nueces Duval Jim Wells Cameron Hidalgo Willacy Hidalgo Zapata Webb Frio Atascosa Live Oak McMullen Maverick Zavala Dimmitt La Salle Edwards Real Kinney Uvalde Medina Reagan Irion Schleicher Sutton Menard Kimble Concho McCulloch Tom Green Howard Mitchell Glasscock Sterling Ward Pecos Brewster Crockett Terrell Val Verde Loving Winkler Ector Midland Upton Crane El Paso Presidio Jeff Davis Reeves Culberson Hudspeth and El Paso with multiple places per county.
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Karnes
Wilson
Aransas
Refugio
Bee
Goliad
Nueces
San Patricio
Duval
Jim Wells
Cameron
Hidalgo
Willacy
Kenedy
Zapata
Bisa Hogg
Brooks
Starr
Klerg
Webb
Frio
Atascosa
Live Oak
McMullen
Maverick
Zavala
Dimmitt
la Salle
Edwards
Real
Kinney
Uvalde
Medina
Reagan
Irion
Schleicher
Sutton
Menard
Kimble
Concho
McCulloch
Tom Green
Howard
Mitchell
Glasscock
Sterling
Ward
Pecos
Brewster
New York Market Report Highlights Bond and Grain Shifts
On January 18 trading notes show improved bonds failing in demand while cotton falls on profit taking. Chicago wheat stays easy amid government buying uncertainty. corn remains steady as shipping interests buy. Hog prices are largely steady and cattle hold nominal steadiness.
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New York
Chicago
Livestock Prices Report From Kansas City and Fort Worth
Kansas City notes mixed cattle bids with steers and yearlings down about 1.00, cows and bulls weaker, hogs uneven with some gains, and sheep lambs down. Fort Worth summarizes week trends: beef steers weak to lower, yearlings down, calves soft, hogs mixed to higher, lambs firm to higher, with weekly top prices and bulk ranges. Grain market activity highlights large Wheat purchases by Commodity Credit Corp totaling 43.76 million bushels and mixed movements in corn and oats.
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Kansas City
USDA
Fort 2
Ty Commodity Credit Corporation
Fort Worth
Port Worth
Wien
Ex parte change of name and assorted district actions
The Lubbock and nearby district dockets list ex parte Osta Wrivet Odom and others seeking a name change. Additional matters include suit to try title and damages, divorce actions, foreclosure of chattel, and several property improvements with stated costs. Names include Patracino Satella, Anna Setelia, Joe Anne Payne, Judd Lee, A B Clark, Mary Bell Graves, and D W Hackney among others. District judges include Dan Blair.
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Wnd
Dan Blair
Osta
Soth
G. Vv
Kate Moltkart
Anna John
Dam- Patracino Satella
Anna Setelia
Joe Anne Payne
Judd Lee
A. B
C. B. Clark
Broorhg
Elien
Thomas A. Graves
Mary Bell Graves
Suspect Sought in Mutilation Slaying of Elizabeth Short
Police broadcast to California and Nevada officers a description of a man known as Red or Bob, sought for questioning in the 22 year old Elizabeth Short case. In Merced, Edward Glen Thorpe, Los Angeles cowboy, was detained for questioning after arrival by bus. stains on a jacket in his suitcase are being examined.
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Los Angeles
California
Nevada
Red
Bob
Elizabeth Short
Miss Short
Jack Donahoe
Merced
Edward Glen Thorpe
Mason Stanley
Thorpe
Stanley
Ad valorem tax collection drives stay brisk despite discounts
Officials report ad valorem taxes remain brisk even after the October November and December discount period. Jan 31 is the deadline to pay without penalty and interest with delinquency starting after July. The total amount collected will be issued by the office on Monday, officials said.
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Johnstone
Area Traffic Deaths Explained by Patrol Chief
Stroud outlines common factors in 1947 fatal wrecks including careless driving, speed, DUI, defective equipment, and fatigued conditions. He calls for a public attitude shift and notes 21 county district coverage with 12 patrolmen plus administrative staff and selective enforcement in high traffic areas.
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Capt. Posey
Sgt. Stroud
Lubbock
T. C. Laws
Sam Fort
J. R. Whitmire
Rowland
James E. Riddles
Brownfield
A. A. Eggen, Jr
Maurice G. Cole
Plainview
Calvin Silvas
Lamesa
Roy
M. King
Big Spring
John Strother
T. D. Whitehorn
Mrs Rogers Die On Bus Trip After Accident
Mrs Rogers died after an afternoon bus crash on the Claude to Lubbock route. The injured, including Roger’s husband, received care en route to Amarillo hospital where Mrs Rogers was pronounced dead. Funeral plans place the couple’s service at the First Christian church in Claude with Rev H G Gantz presiding.
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Lubbock
Claude
Rogers
Terry & Childress Hardware
Ed Rodgers
C. C. Simpson
Honolulu
T. H
Rix Zmnetel
Dr. Simpson
Snow and accidents across plains point to light incidents
Snow blanketed the plains with minor crashes reported in several counties. In Lubbock 10 collisions occurred with one near Monroe and another near Lamesa. in Post three inches of snow and a car rollover but no injuries. Tahoka and Crosbyton logged little or no snow while Lorenzo and nearby towns saw varying totals and a gas fume accident hospitalized J. J. Little Jr.
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Lubbock
Monroe
Lamesa
Post
East Canyon Hill
State Highway Department
J. D. Wilson
Tahoka
Crosbyton
Lorenzo
Fostered Crime Probe Tied to Lubbock Case, Odessa Robbery
Freddye Baker, a woman charged in Lubbock county court with check law violation, is held by San Angelo authorities on a forgery complaint. Police seek a black 1940 Chevrolet sedan tied to an armed robbery in Odessa where two victims were shot and between 4000 and 6000 dollars were taken. A stolen black 1940 Chevrolet five passenger coupe with license EF 3811, owned by F W McLaughlin, was reported missing from 1611 Avenue O.
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Freddye Baker
Lubbock
San Angelo
Sheriff’s Department
Odessa
F. W. McLaughlin
Avenue O
Decontrol News Firms Lift Scarce Cloth and Cattle Hide Controls
White House officials expect removal from minimum controls as decontrol spreads. Commerce paces ease. prices near peaks reduce hoarding urge. CPA now Office of Temporary Controls relaxes inventories, wiping out or expanding limits on textiles and electric irons. Wartime stock rules shift to practical minimum inventories.
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White House
Georgia Governor Crisis as Arnall Quits and Thompson Takes Over
Thompson declares acting governorship after Arnall resigns with funds handed over. He plans to push legal action to block Talmadge and names Stonewall Dyer and W. R. Neal to key posts, forming a new 12 man highway board and naming Phillip Landrum as executive secretary. Talmadge supporters vow full four year term. White supremacy platform reiterated.
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Thompson
Talmadge
Arnall
Stonewall Dyer
Newnan
W. R. Neal
Atlanta
Dyer
Charles Redwine
Fayetteville
Neal
James L. Gillis
Soperton
Senate
Dcting
Phillip Landrum
Gainesville
Benton Odum
Newton
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia Democratic Party
Georgia
Former French Official Leaves For Texas Speaking Engagement
Camille Chautemps, ex premier of France, who is to be tried in absentia by the French High Court of Justice, departed Los Angeles today for Laredo, Texas, where he will speak tomorrow. He served as vice premier under Marshall Petain at Vichy and now resides in Washington.
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Byrnes
Justice Vinson
Marshall
Donald Russell
Spartanburg
S. C
Honolulu
Awaii
Truman
Ina
Los Angeles
Camille Chautemps
France
French High Court of Justice
Laredo
Tex
Chautemps
Marshall Petain
Vichy
Washington
West Texas Hospital Births Reported
Mr and Mrs W E Tredway of O D en ne report the birth of a child 7 pounds 11 1 2 ounces at 12 Saturday in a Texas hospital. The father is a parts eater. Mr and Mrs EB H Montgomery of 1016 Fifteenth report a daughter 7 pounds 6 ounces at 9 08 am Saturday in West Texas hospital. The father works for the Veterans Administration. Mr and Mrs Pete M Wilshoit of Spur report a son 8 pounds at 7 02 pm Saturday in West Texas hospital. The father is a farmer. Mr and Mrs L J Alford of Abernathy report a son 7 pounds 8 ounces at 11 30 pm Saturday in West Texas hospital. The father is a butcher. per Brown of Abernathy is a grandfather.
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L. B. Copenhaver
Cavantes
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
W. E. Tredway
O’denne On
Texas Hospital
EB. H. Montgomery
West Texas Hospital
Veterans Administration
Pete M. Wilshoit
Spur
L. J. Alford
Abernathy
Per Brown
Brooklyn gang led by Salvatore Imperiale seized shipments
Salvatore Imperiale alias Salvatore Westo 34 of Brooklyn named director of the Westo gang. Two other leaders Romeo Garafola and Frank Gagliardi, both Brooklyn, were arrested. FBI says Imperiale and Gagliardi are notorious hoodlums. A Miami hold is Sam Friedman 40, linked to two New Jersey shoe factories. The gang staged hijackings with drivers and a two-drop system in Brooklyn.
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Salvatore Imperiale
Salvatore Westo
Brooklyn
Scheidt
Imperiale
Gagliardi
Frank Gagliardi
Miami
Sam Friedman
FBI
New Jersey
Chinese Reds Refuse New Peace Gestures
In Nanking on January 18 the Communists rejected government overtures for new peace talks. Sun Fo, head of the Legislative Yuan and peace effort leader, said the door would stay open but the government will continue fighting if the Communists seek a protracted civil war.
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Nanking
Sun Fo
Legislative Yuan
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Frank McCarthy
Motion ’ Picture Industries Control Organization
Hollywood
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Broadway Clinic
Mary Leone McNeff
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Unit. Corp
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Gae U & Gypoun
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Rad & Ash Kelv
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Telcolen
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Beth Stee
Braniff Airw
Curtiss Wright
Greyhol Corp
Int Harvester
Montsm Ward
No Am Avia
Packard Motor
Panholl P & R
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Piym Ol
Radio Corp of Am Oe
We Are
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Vacuum
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Il Tex Gulf Tide Water
Tex Pac C&o A
Humble One
Leneatar Gas
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Official
Wi. R. Pete
Lorense
Coziene
Ben Jobvita Bargas
Lupberk
Wwwson
Marie Bradley
Norman James Shaw
Wynone Ann White
Lubbock Courts
D. W. Hackney
R. BE. Wimberly
Twenty-fourth
Terrell Bragg
Ave. N
Leonard McGowan
Us Corp
T.N. Russell
Stroud
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Motley
Ockley
Yoakum
Ce Terry
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Aneee
Borden
Mar
J. J. Little, Jr
Tokio
McGuire
Ralls
Little
Melissa
McKinney
J. W. Rust Grain Company
C. M
Shorty) Jennings
Jennings
Denver City
Clark Drug
W. T. Brooks
Fourteenth
Midland
T. B
P. H. Harris & Sons
Mac McDonal
Tom Jeffreys
Senate Chamber
Glenn D. Gay, D.D.S
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Dr. Hutchinson
Myrick
Knox
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