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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1942
Page
4
Quartermaster de Wolf recounts a 35 hour ordeal after a submarine explosion sank the vessel near Batavia. He and five others were cast into dark waters while sharks circled and two men died before land was reached. A tough trek through jungle and threat from natives led to rescue and hospital care in Singapore before returning to base.
County tax assessor Bryan said fewer than 4,000 poll taxes had been paid and urged timely payment before next Saturday. Sub district totals showed 3,892 in one area, with Slaton and Ilaton figures not yet available. 214 exemption receipts issued. young people must apply. Those over 60 living outside Lubbock are not required to register. Odds of a 19,000 voting strength dim as deadline nears and deputies accelerate efforts.
Twenty physicians and 15 registered nurses have been taken from the state hospitals for war service. Dr. C. W. Castner, general supervisor of hospitals for the state board of control, said today. His report supplements a survey showing the number of state employees who have been called or volunteered for military service.
Ratia leads the buying lift in New York stocks with the Associated Press average up 2.6 points to 37.6 on the day though the week shows a small loss. Volume climbs to 291 680 shares as investors watch potential freight rate increases and carrier earnings for a path back to profitability.
NEW YORK Jan 24 price shifts push cotton futures to year highs before retreating as heavy trade activity slows and Congress postpones action on rent controls. In New Orleans middling runs around 19.76 cents per pound, a daily high for the period. Terrell farmer E C Stout dies after his tractor overturns into a ditch.
New York averages show selective advances with rails rising while bonds stay steady. Cotton uneven amid liquidation and buying. wheat and corn lift on short covering and demand. hogs hold steady to firm with top quotes near 11.75. cattle and other grains show mixed moves in Chicago trade.
Kansas City report shows hogs steady with late top 11.50 while cattle and calves trend mixed. vealers and stockers vary with losses for some classes. Fort Worth report notes nominal cattle trade, hogs slightly lower, sheep trading nominal with lambs around 11.00 to 15.00, yearlings near 9.80.
Chicago report notes Jan 24 receipts at 437,926 for creamery items with 93 score and 438 vs 92 for related grades. Eggs receipts 9,982 with fresh graded extra firsts. Centralized carrots at 90 and 3444. Kansas City update lists kegs firsts 33 with current receipts 124. Other poultry and produce unchanged.
MEXIA Jan 24 Sheriff Sam Adkins said Mrs Wood Butler now Naomi Reeves has eliminated herself as a suspect in the Frome murder case. She was released last Sunday from West Texas jails after seven days in custody at her farm near here following arrest Jan 11. She had been questioned in Odessa linked to the Van Horn four years ago stay of Mrs Weston G Frome and her daughter Nancy. The murder charge remains but release is pending further FBI investigation.
Metropolitan Life Insurance announces a 1941 death rate of 7.4 per 1000 among industrial policy holders the lowest on record. The life expectancy for insured persons increases to 63.4 years up six months from 1940, marking the best level yet achieved.
In New London Connecticut on January 24 the Connecticut college girls proposed a Red Cross knitting contest slogan Remember Purl Harder to spur competition and spirit.
Chicago reports show grain futures rally back toward five year highs with wheat near gains of 1 cent, soybeans up about 34 to 39 cents, and corn modestly higher. Fort Worth notes No 1 soft red wheat 143-144, hard 137-139, corn shelled white 109-114, yellow 98-100, red 62-63.
Names and ages of individuals from Lubbock and nearby towns appear in official records. The list includes Thomas BF Ausles 17 and Mary Lee Raymer 17 of Lubbock, Hale Lowe 32 with Martha Price 23 of Lubbock, Ernest L Butler 33 and Fannie Lonzo 33 of Odessa, Vernon Tate 21 and Argo'der Polk 18 both of Lubbock. Gearl Hoosies 24 and Frances Ruth Reaper 24 both of Lubbock, Hermann Smith 220 and Margaret Woods 19 both of Lubbock, William Bo Aimar 1 and Kate Livingston 42 of Brownfield, Wil Monane 20 and Vanzetta Brown 20 both of Lubbock.
Sallie Burton sues Clifton Bunton in OTH District Court for divorce with Judge L F Pitts presiding. Case seeks end of marriage and related relief as filed in Lubbock.
The notice tabulates multiple real estate dealings including Preston E. Smith and Lydick Roofing reroofing residences at 2520 Twenty-first Street and 2006 Twenty-sixth Street, and a $1000 frame residence at 208 Sherman Avenue. Also listed are numerous warranty deeds, assignments, and housing authority purchases in Lubbock with varying sums up to $2,800.
Chicago emerges as the hub of the mail order business in the country, anchoring distribution and supply chains and shaping national retail patterns.
The 14th district spring conference of the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers, themed In Defense of Childhood and Youth, will be held in Anson April 15 17. Mrs H G Stinnett Jr of Plainview presided at a Lubbock meeting naming officers and committees.
U S civilian defense officials and Governor Stevenson agreed that a coastwide blackout must await local test results. 60 days are needed to solve problems such as concealing refinery lights and managing waste gas flares. Houston Galveston Corpus Christi cities have completed tests while Matagorda county recently held a county blackout.
Jury panels for the February term of 72nd district court were drawn Saturday. The six week term runs Feb 9 to March 21 with juries reporting for three weeks and criminal cases slated for the week of Feb 23. Judge Blair attends Crosbyton for criminal hearings including two murder trials.
In San Quentin, 3,876 inmates subscribed 12450 in defense bonds since war began, plus 310 for Red Cross. Officials note prisoners, limited to six dollars a month, sacrificed tobacco and sweets to fund stamps, with some living on a one dollar budget. The report adds a related note about Japan banning copper sword guards.
In Philadelphia on January 24, Morris Rothberg a 74 year old tailor who had just finished measurements on a stranger was attacked. While bleeding he identified the suspect by feeling the man’s clothes saying that is the fellow and to measure him. Officers expected assault charges to be filed.
Lieut William L Turner son of Mr Mrs J W Turner Idalou is safe but whereabouts unknown in December still serving with 79th pursuit squadron Air corps Reginald Harlan son of Mr and Mrs J J Harlan joins Army in Salt Lake City UT after UT Austin senior year Littlefield High standout athlete AT KELLY FIELD many Lubbock South Plains men finish pre flight training at Kelly field listing names From Fort Sill to Fresno Pvt Curtis Wilson aided by local agencies after hospital stay Letter of thanks printed in Clinton Daily News NAVAL RESERVE George M Boswell Jr of Coahoma to U S Naval Reserve training for ensign Two Tohoka men Townes Weathers enlist for Air corps training J J Wiley promoted to lieutenant junior grade in Naval Reserve Zern Miller engine mechanic Randolph Field promotions for Giles Tahoka Hurt Post corporal at Sheppard and Goodfellow Sgt Floyd Turner to Camp Wolters for assignment Prisoner of Japanese Jack C Hornsby Marine private first class captive in North China informs mother He earlier lived in Lubbock and attended Lubbock High
Texas underwriters from the northern half of the state plan an educational seminar in Dallas under the Texas Association of Life Underwriters with Lubbock’s Kenneth D. Moore leading the local group. The Colored Methodist revival on Seven teenth Street and Avenue C ends tonight with Rev. C H Stubblefield preaching at 3 PM and a white section set aside. Masonic groups announce multiple functions through the week including Commandery 60 rehearsals, Chrys t er No 248 degrees for several candidates, and Royal Arch work. Avalanche-Journal editor Chas A Guy spoke to the Lubbock Traveling Salesmen’s Club at the Hilton. Juvenile shoplifting case involves six Mexican girls and a 10-year-old boy, prompting police juvenile counselor John W Wilson’s interview. Fire crews battle two grass fires, and a Red Cross first aid manual shortage delays about 25 to 30 classes.
Fort Worth Texas January 24 Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt meets defense councils urging Americans to back defense production with active community participation. She notes high losses from accidents illness and unemployment and stresses people driven effort as key to victory. She visits daughter in law Mrs Elliott Roosevelt and newborn grandson David Boynton Roosevelt.
Regents authorize a three week term between summer and fall sessions to speed training for war industries. The plan emphasizes chemistry physics engineering and pre medicine with a 1942 schedule Aug 24 to Sept 12. A cancer research program decision is postponed as Homer Rainey to visit other centers for methods.
Clint Breedlove commander of Civil Air Patrol will attend a Fort Worth meeting called by the patrol wing command. After returning by Monday or Tuesday he will announce a date for a South Plains civilian fliers meeting. He plans to fly to the Texas coast on business before heading to Lubbock.
Van Alstyne farmer and civic leader R S Fulton died Saturday at age 72 after three months illness. Fulton bought the Van Alstyne Leader in 1896 and served 12 years on the state Democratic executive committee plus four years as Grayson county Democratic chairman. His grandfather Collin McKinney signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Hood noted a delay in book supply as he prepares for classes with about 35 students per room and will inform interested parties when materials arrive. Rev Ben D. Johnson preaches at Tabernacle Baptist Church on Fifteenth Street and Avenue N at 11 am on What the Fundamentals Believe and at 7:30 pm on God's Call to America.
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