West Texas Chamber of Commerce launches two year farm and livestock contest
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce announced a two year regional agricultural and livestock contest across West Texas counties. Entries come from county chambers with a prize of 1000 dollars to be distributed among four winning counties for junior agricultural work. A five year plan and new funds are planned for 1948.
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Abilene
The
West Texas
M. C. Ulmer
WTCC
Chambers of Commerce
Postwar Economy and Planning Commission
C. W. Meadows
San Angelo
Chambers
AAA
Chamber of Commerce
Allied Landing Opens Rome Advance Across Italian Front
Allied forces struck along the Fifth Army front driving inland toward Rome after landing cues on the Italian coast. British American forces seized rivers and villages while German units faced entrapment with 12 to 13 divisions engaged below the scene. Naval command assigned Rear Admiral Frank J. Lowry to lead the naval phase of the operation.
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Ing
Fifth Army
Rome
Tenth Army
Salerno
Sant’ Elia
Pontine
Italy
Harold Alexander
Medierranean
Frank J. Lowry
New York
Thomas Troubridge
Air Force
Guidonia
Marseille
Rapido
Garigliano
Eighth Army
Vichy Radio
Ortona
Democrats Offer Support for Roosevelt Second Term Move
The Democratic National Committee backed a Roosevelt second term, praising the president and pledging unity. Hannegan, Missouri born, was chosen to head the party and urged teamwork while avoiding any Fourth Term reference. Republicans were guaranteed funds for their Chicago convention.
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Chicago
Detroit
Edward J. Kelly
Hannegan
Democratic Committee
Moissouri
Frank C. Walker
Internal Revenue
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Harold N. Graves
National Committee
Farley
New Yorker
St. Louis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Flint Banker Arthur Bishop Dies at 92 in Flint
Arthur Giles Bishop a 92 year old banker and-hupanthopist and General Motors director died at his Flint home. He served as a director at GM and was known for his banking work and personal philanthropic efforts in Flint. The death occurred at his residence on a January night.
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FLINT
Flint, Mich
Arthur Giles Bishop
General Motors Corp
Local Birth Announcements From West Texas Hospitals
Multiple families welcome daughters with weights and times noted at West Texas hospitals and military facilities. Carron Ann Mahle Linda Joyce Watts birth details and guardians listed along with service connections. Weitere entries include newborns for Nesbitt Mahle and Lackey families with hospital times.
Russians push on toward main railway link in push to Moscow
Soviet forces seized Mga and closed in on Tosno and Voskresenskoye as a new rail corridor from Leningrad to Moscow emerges via Mga Kursht and Onmshche. Red Army advances place 12 miles northeast of Tosno, aiming for the double tracked line between Leningrad and Moscow.
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Kalinkovichi
Pripet
Mega
Leningrad
Moscow
Mga
Volkhov
Vologda
Yaroslavl
Kursht
Onmshche
Kolpine-Tosne
Kalinin
Soviet Union
Red Army
Tosno
Voskresenskoye
Boy in critical condition after boiling water accident
Four year old Romero Pena fell into boiling water and lye while his father prepared to butcher a pig in McAllen on January 22. He remained in critical condition as the incident was reported.
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Mcallen
Romero Pena
Wall Street Ends Week Higher After Mixed Trading
The stock market opened the week with a modest gain on balance as investors paid down rasa and specialties. The Associated Press average rose 0.1 point to 451 and the week’s rail composite climbed to 358, a July peak. Several names including Santa Fe and Southern Pacific showed strength, while railway loans led bond activity amid a late surge in crude prices.
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New York
Atock
Associat
Pean
Weec
Sinclair Standard
Barnsdale
Pure
Houston
Engineers Public Service
Santa Fe Southern Pacific
Morris and Essex
Delaware and Hudson
Distillers Corp
Parc and
Tilford
Tron
Electric Boat
Oliver Farm
Open market cotton buys spark futures rally in New York
New York reports that the lend lease program will purchase 322,600 bales of cotton, triggering an 80 cent rise in futures to about 108 per bale. New Orleans notes the Federal surplus Commodities Corporation bids for over 300,000 bales, with contracts steady or higher as markets price possible spot shortages and ongoing buying.
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Apnw York
New York
New Orleans
Shorts
Federal
6Urplus Commodity Corporation
Tech parade review for Clifford B Jones at Lubbock campus
The article details a parade and review at Tech with President Clifford B Jones, Texas State Guard officers, and the detachment. A marching line of ten squadrons forms around the reviewing stand, the band performs, retreat and national anthem follow, civilians admire from stands, aviation students to assemble at Barracks 1 and 2. Colonel Monroe notes Tech training detachment is the largest in the Eighth Service Command.
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Clifford B. Jones
Texas State Guard
Tech
Monroe
Lubbock
Eighth Service Command
Argest In
At A Glance Stocks and Commodities Snapshot
New York stocks steady as rails advance while bonds show mixed moves and carriers improve. Cotton remains firm with active demand and covering. Chicago wheat little lower amid rye selling and unsettled rye trade. Hogs steady with top at 18.75 and 2,000 holdovers. Cattle nominally ready.
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New York
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Prices Report
Livestock market notes from Kansas City dated January 22 show cattle totals at 28 for the week with slaughter steers and heifers 25-50 higher and fat steers topping 1800. Sheep totals at 700 with lambs 25 higher and clipped lambs 14 25-15 60, yearlings to 13 00, ewes to 8 00. Fort Worth: cattle 200 steady, calves 125 steady, fat calves 1100-1300, hogs 450 unchanged with good to choice 1355 for 100 lb, sows 1050-1100. no sheep or lambs reported.
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Kansas City
WFRAI
Fort Worth
Port Worth
Chicago butter and egg market steadies on price ceilings
Butter holds at OPA ceiling levels in Chicago trading today. Egg prices listed by grade show No 1 and No 2 at varied cents per dozen, with No 3 and No 4 and extras quoted. Market notes mention steady tones and standard receipts, reflecting restrained movement in the commodities section.
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Chicago
OPA
Car Overturns as Offender Drives Off at Busy Intersection
At Avenue B and Twenty third Street an overturning collision occurred when a southbound vehicle struck the front of a westbound car driven by Terry Sawyer 32 who was uninjured. Police report no stopped driver. Also two Saturday wrecks left no injuries. Clyde Mc Crummen 7 and Arnold Cogburn 22 of Lubbock Route 2 were passengers in a College Avenue Sixth Street crash. John Hendon 28 of 1704 Twenty fourth Street drove into Gordon Glen Paulk 18 of 2207 Seventh Street parked at 1200 Rock Avenue G yesterday around 10 30 AM.
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Avenue B
Twenty-third Street
Terry Sawyer
Ninth Street
Sawyer
Twenty-third
College Avenue
Sixth Street
Clyde McCrummen
Arnold Cogburn
Lubbock Route 2
Gordon Glen Paulk
Seventh Street
U.0ck Avenue G
John Hendon
Twenty-fourth Street
Pacific air and sea actions report brief combat operations
American air forces raided five Japanese positions in the Marshall islands damaging three small vessels and hitting field and gun emplacements on Roy and Ebajalein Mili Tmniet and Imieji islands. Mitchell bombers strafed airfields while heavy bombers attacked Kwajalein atoll shore installations.
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Washington
Marshall Islands
Roy
Wwajalein Islands
Kwajalein Atoll
Mili
Tmniet
Imieji Islands
Jaluit Atoll
Jajuut Atoll
Mill
Moon Friday
Seven Die As B-24 Bomber Crashes Near Blythe
Seven men were killed when a B-24 bomber crashed about three miles west of Blythe Army Air Base during a combat training flight. The dead include Second Lt. Mark T. Russell 21 pilot and son of Mrs Madge N Russell of Santa Fe New Mexico.
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Blythe
Cahut
Blythe Army Air Base
Mark T. Russell
Madge N. Russell
Santa’ Fe
N. M
Merchant Killed by Auto in Bog Sendy Incident
Thomas W. Smith aged 68 a merchant at Bog Sendy was killed when struck by an automobile today authorities reported the accident occurred in the city limits with no immediate details on the driver or vehicle.
Rye market slips as major houses sell in Chicago
Chicago report notes unsettled rye amid selling by leading commission houses. Wheat weakens after early strength, with May prices around 1.70 and oats largely steady. Fort Worth markets show No. 1 hard wheat at 1.71 to 1.77 and sorghum prices at 7.40 to 22.48 per 100 pounds.
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Chicago
Fort Worth
Corn
Barney
Official Records Marriage Licenses and Divorces Listed
Marriage licenses issued to Lt. Charles C. Welkal and Oleta Gary. Lawrence W. Jackson and Edna Doris Spahin. James B Reed and Hattie Williams. Thomas Sepulbeda Mensares and Martha Cantu. John D. Wilson and Billie Louise Hopper. Divorces: Walter Craig Davidson and Doris Green Davidson. Ex parte petition for removal of minor disabilities of Gladys Earline Bolding.
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Charles C. Welkal
Faribault
Minn
Oleta Gary
Lubbock
Lawrence W. Jackson
Post
LAAF
Edna Doris Spahin
James B Reed
Hattie Williams
Thomas Sepulbeda Mensares
Martha Cantu
John D. Wilson
Hale Center
Billie Louise Hopper
Dan Wmilair
Gladys Earline Bolding
Rites Set Today For Anton Fire Victim
Anton Texas January 22 special funeral arrangements for Mrs Velta Jackson 30 of Anton who died in a Littlefield hospital Friday afternoon from burns suffered on fire Thursday. Services will be Sunday at 11 a m in the residence with Rev D W Binkley and Rev W Wilson assisting. Burial in Anton cemetery Plains Funeral Home of Lubbock directing L W Hodge in critical condition with severe burns from the blaze that destroyed a local grocery building and its fixtures.
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Anton
Mrrs
Velta Jackson
Littlefield
D. W. Binkley
W. ©. Wilson
Bunal
Plains Funeral Home
Lubbock
L. W. Hodge
Luft war raids shift toward Britain with Magdeburg battle
Hitlers 90 planes attack Britain in two waves. 30 reach London and at least 10 are shot down by night fighters and ground defenses. 90 tons of bombs drop on Britain as Magdeburg defenses falter. German spokesman claims new aircraft type unnamed. high command fooled into Berlin target. Danish sources say 19,000 tons meat requisitioned for Berlin amid shortages.
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Britain
London
Berlin
Air Ministry
Magdeburg
Leipzig
Kassel
Hamburg
Spaatz Sees Allied Air Forces Saturating German Targets
General Spaatz predicts a strong German air blow can be knocked out as nearly two bomber crews operate for each bomber here. He cites need for exchange of experience between Italian and British air forces and notes Berlin could be attacked from any part of Germany within range. He says Allied command relations with Eisenhower and RAF Bomber Command remain undefined.
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Spaatz
Italy
United Kingdom
Berlin
Germany
Dwight DD. Eisenhower
Supreme Allied Command
Supreme Command
RAF Bomber Command
Allied Pactions
Alatshal Trafford LL. Leigh Mallors
Garland Man Heads Texas Seed Breeders
Ferris Watson of Garland was elected president of the Texas Certified Seed Breeders association at the close of the session in Dallas. W. Cunningham of Battle Creek was elected vice president and Day B Humbert of College Station named secretary treasurer.
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Dallas
Ferris Watson
Garland
Texas Certified Seed Breeders Association
Clos NY
Woh Cunningham
Battlefield
Day B& RP. Humbert
College Station
Parade Sparks War Bond Drive in Lubbock
A marching parade along a nearly mile route drew crowds lining streets and rooftops to support a war bond drive. Units from Lubbock Army Air Field and SPAAF led by Col. Norman Olsen and Lt. Col. Monroe joined Texas State guard and local groups. Glider pilot students and SPAAF crews received the strongest cheers as aerial bombers escorted the parade.
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Lubbock Army Air Field
Ralph FE. Holmes
South Plains Army Airfield
Norman B. Olsen
309Th College Training Detachment
F. M. Monroe
Army Special Training Program
Frank E. Hangs
West Texas
Maj
Emmett Lee
Texas State Guard
B. C. McCasland
SAAF
SPAAF
309Th
Lone Star
Olsen
Texas Technological College
ASTP
Slaton
Wright
Lubbock County
Rayford B. Hills
E. J. Parsons
E. Maedgen
Hubert L. Allen
Roy Riddel
Durwood Bradley
James I. Kilpatrick
Roy Boye
Parker F. Prouty
M. B. Hilburn
Lubbock Hotel
Colonel Allen
Hilton Hotel
Thomas J. Watson
Ellington Field
Houston
Winston M. Watson
Army Air Forces
Marchfield
Calif
L. B. Watson
Thirteenth Street
Lt. Watson
Tampa
Fla
Seven Killed Eight Escape In Air Wreck
At Langley Field Virginia two four motor bombers collided early today. One plane crashed and burned killing seven crew members. The other belly landed in a swamp with its crew largely uninjured. The seven victims include Staff Sergeant Oliver M. Vance and Staff Sergeant Thomas B. Long among others from California Texas and Fort Worth.
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Langley Field
Army
Here
Frederick E. Schreiber
Inglewood
Calf
Oliver M. Vance
Oleta H Vance
Fort Worth
Texas
Thomas B. Long
Lilla Long
West 23Rd Street
Austin
Republicans Propose Time Limit on UN Relief Involvement
Washington January 22 Republican leaders tentatively agreed to back a bill to limit how long the United States participates in United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. The measure heads to a House vote on Monday.
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Washington
House
United States
United Nation
Grass fires reported in Lubbock parks and city lawns
Firemen from two Lubbock stations made five runs on Saturday four to grass fires in Carlisle and Mackenzie parks and on the courthouse and City Hall lawns. A car fire at 1406 Avenue G brought the crew again.
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Lubbock
Carlisle
Mackenzie Parks
City Hall
Avenue G
Vince Castino
Chicago White Sox
Lubbock Hubbers
St. Mary’s Hospital
Castino
Wanda
Brazil
Back From Wars He Returns To School
Plainview reports 18 year old Thomas N. Cooper returns from Navy duty in the Aleutians with a medical discharge after an old injury. He plans to rejoin Plainview High School Monday and resume his education. Cooper says exposure to enemy conditions deepened his appreciation for American life and schooling.
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Plainview
Thomas N. Cooper
Cooper
Olton
Lamb County
Aleutians
Plainview High School
Reynolds urges U S rehabilitation first in relief plan
Chairman Reynolds of the House military committee urged that before the United States pays 1.5 billion dollars toward European relief and rehabilitation, the U S should first rehabilitate its own citizens. He contrasted Stalin for Russia and Churchill for Britain as comparisons in shaping policy.
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Washington
Jan
Reynolds
D-Nc
House Military Committee
United States
Stalin
Russia
Churchill
Britain
America
Sheppard Field Eagles Fall To Southwestern 56 40 In Wichita Falls
Southwestern University beat Sheppard Field Eagles 56 to 40 at a crowded post gymnasium. Tretratesman and Luther Stephenson led Southwestern with 14 points each and center Citizens added 12. Southwestern led 26 to 18 at halftime and snapped Sheppard Field’s eight game winning streak.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Southwestern University
Sheppard Field Eagles
Post Gymnasium
Tre Tratesman
Sheppard Field
Jack Maddox
Southwestern
Luther Stephenson
Eagle
West Texas State Teachers College
New Mexico University
Cane
Altus Army Air Base
Altus
Baylor Bears Edge North Texas Aggies In Tight Tilt
Baylor University Bears edged North Texas Agricultural College 38 10 35 at home in Waco. Marlin Hicks starred on offense and defense for Baylor while NTAC players Jim Batchelor and Bob Doyle scored ten and eight points respectively, keeping NTAC competitive early before Baylor pulled away.
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Waco
Baylor University Bears
North Texas Agricultural College
Arlington
Marlin Hicks
Aggies
Jim Batchelor
Bob Doyle
Bruns
NTAC
Baylor
Bears
Keller Goes To Bat For Maritime Service
In St. Petersburg Florida on January 22 Charley Keller formerly of the New York Yankees traded his baseball uniform for a maritime service uniform. He wore an ensign rank at the naval base athletic training department and said he wished for a good season in big league baseball this year.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
New York Yankees
Charley
King Kong) Keller
St. Petersburg
Sugar Ruling Sets Sugar At 0.67 Pound Per Pound
The Office of Price Administration announces a sugar allotment for manufacturers of jams jellies and fruit spreads. The rule fixes 0.67 pounds of sugar per pound of finished product whether using unsweetened frozen fruit or fruit concentrates.
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Washington
Dan
Office of Price Administration PA
Losses and thefts blot city crime report
Loss of between 150 and 170 dollars reported to police by H. G. Stephens after misplacing money at a cleaning shop. Two breakins occurred Friday night at a service station on Avenue H and at the Pepsi-Cola plant on Avenue G. A 32-year-old local man jailed for shoplifting groceries. Purse theft reported by Mrs. Knight on Fifteenth Street. A Borger man held for drunk driving and FBI investigation. Tire theft reported by Mrs. Niblack two months late.
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H. G. Stephens
Twenty Seventh Street
Stephens
Avenue H
Pepsi-Cola
Avenue G
M. FE. Knight
Borger
FBI
T. A. Niblack
Ninth Street
J C Keen Dies At Spur Home Saturday
J C Keen aged 58 a Spur resident for 26 years and Bell Telephone employee for 34 years died Saturday at 11 45 a m at his Spur home Survivors include his wife one daughter Mrs Truman Gabbert of Lubbock one son Jack Keen of Midland three grandsons three brothers H C Keen Blythe Cal Barchus Keen Olney Billy Keen Seattle three sisters Mrs R C Campbell Morton Mrs A Z Kirkpatrick Seattle Mrs Harry Bender Tacoma Wash Funeral services will be held at the First Methodist church Spur Sunday at 3 p m with Rev P H Gates Flovdada Rev I A Smith Post and Rev Howard Hollowell Spur officiating Burial will be in Spur cemetery Marr Funeral home Ralls directing
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SPUR
J. C. Keen
Bell Telephone Co
Truman Gabbert
Lubbock
Jack Keen
Midland
H. C. Keen
Blythe
Cal
Barchus Keen
Olney
Billy Keen
Seattle
Nazis Say Landing Expected For Weeks
A DNB dispatch to European papers outside Germany says the Fifth Army amphibious operation south of Rome surprised German command. It notes the landing had been in the air for weeks and that German reserves moved in to engage in heavy fighting after the assault.
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New York
Fifth Army
Rome
DNB
Germany
Federal Communications Commission
President Creates War Refugee Board
President Roosevelt announced the creation of a War Refugee Board to rescue victims of enemy oppression facing imminent death. The board includes the secretaries of State, Treasury, and War and may appoint a full time executive director to run the refugee assistance program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Refugee Board
White House
Europe
International Red Cross
Veto Of Tax Bill Believed Averted in Senate Action
The Senate softened its earlier push for strict limits on war profits recovery and completed work on a 2.6 billion tax bill. Conferees will meet Monday to begin reconciling differences. The measure would place excises on luxury items and extend postal rules, with new levies possibly effective March 1.
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Washington
Jan
Senate
House
Fairview Rally Tops Quota by Two Thousand in Drive
At a band rally in Fairview on January 22 Fan View exceeded its loan drive goal by $2,000, with about $16,000 in bonds sold during the fourth quarter push.
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Fairview
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