Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Lubbock Avalanche Journal in Lubbock, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1947

Page

2

Soviet Paper Attacks U S Budget Strength of Militarists

A Soviet newspaper denounces the new U S federal budget as strengthening militarist influence in American politics. It cites military spending as about a third of the budget and accuses U S officials of tying government to monopolies and army orders while criticizing Truman's 37.5 billion dollar program and Congress battles over allocations for the Army and Navy.

Oscow U. S Truman Army Avy Congress Navy Mcfarinin Crief Henry Ace

Radio Ham Plays In The Air For Forty Years In Fort Worth

Fort Worth salutes R. E. Cowan known as Dad a mill manager by day and longtime radio amateur by night He first touched wireless in 1906 helped a schoolmate across a half block and since 1929 has held an amateur radio license Now he chats with Australia or Switzerland two or three times weekly avoiding postage and phone costs Cowan nicknamed Dad to distinguish him from his son R E Jr who is in Chicago while they stay connected by wave radio at least twice weekly through the war era restrictions and group jargon without learning foreign languages for the sake of English speaking neighbors

Fort Worth U.P E-Radio Ham R. E Dad) Cowan Cowan Wireless Australie Switzerland Est Cowans R. E. Jr Chicago WSCF

Indignant motorist challenges faulty meters at police HQ

A motorist bursts into a New York City police station on January 3 with a parking ticket and a cranky complaint about malfunctioning meters. He claims to have fed a nickel and cranked the meter repeatedly, while officials insist the meters are automatic and lack cranks.

Texan Is General In National Guard At 32

Kerr county native David Lee Tex Hill, aged 32, was named brigadier general in the Texas National Guard and appointed commanding general of the same air corps. Son of Capt F B Hill, the Texas ranger chaplain, Hill was born in Kwangju and flew with the Flying Tigers before World War II, with service prior to Japan’s early actions.

Austin David Lee Tex Japan Hill Oea The Flying Tigers

Menjou Predicts Golf Knickers Return Says They Are Back

Adolphe Menjou tells Bob Thomas knickers will come back in golf fashion and he plans to wear them on Sunday. He defends knickers as the only tactical choice for golf, noting their Scottish origin and dismissing critics. He also jokes about Paramount and Columbia ad conflicts and reminisces with William Demarest while playing the cello.

Bob Thomas Stati Hollywood Adolphe Menjou Menjou Scotland Texas Paramount William Demarest Jekes Jolson Esid Columbia

City to Drill Two Additional Water Wells

The city plans drilling of two more water wells in the northern town area. Low bid comes from Z. Nordyke at 663 dollars per well covering drilling and casing. Locations near Second and Avenue, and K and Third and Avenue.

Z. Nordyke Second Ave Ave. U

Japanese Repatriation Figures Reported by Allied HQ

Allied headquarters reports 46 706 Japanese repatriated from Soviet controlled areas between January 1 and 19. The total from these regions reaches 764 008, with headquarters estimating more than 1 000 000 Japanese in Soviet custody.

Tokyo

Boy Confesses Killing Father in Poland Mass

Thirteen-year-old Gene Anderson, a 47-pound high school freshman, signed a statement admitting fatally beating his father to protect his mother. He faces a manslaughter charge in Auburn municipal court. authorities describe him as bright but small for his age. The mother Mary, 39, and Theodore, 43, were involved, with the family living in an isolated village as investigators proceed with the case.

Poland Mass Gene Anderson Heritt Louis A. Gendron Auburn Theodore Mary Gene

Tenas Hae 18 13 Ie I 6 My Rn Of Shore

Fragmentary OCR reads as a garbled line about the United States and shoreward terms. No coherent events or identities emerge to form a proper news item or summary.

United States

Black Market Meat Operators Charged in New York Case

Two Bronx men Albert Merlis age 40 and Siegried Hermann age 39 were convicted of fraud conspiracy and use of counterfeit ration stamps for running large scale meat operations in New York and Chester North Carolina. They defrauded the government of 263000 in subsidies and forged counterfeit meat ration checks valued at 1200000 points. Each faces up to 278 years in prison and fines. Their companies Center Veal and Beef and Frank G Murray Slaughterhouse were also convicted.

New. York U. S FF. X Meco New York Albert Merlis Siegried Hermann Bronx Chester Frank A. Picard Center Veal and Beef Company Frank G. Murray Company,&” Slaughterhouse Ster

U S Marshal Guy McNamara Dies in Texas Hospital

U S Marshal for the Western District of Texas Guy McNamara, age 70, died in a San Antonio hospital from a heart ailment after suffering a heart attack at federal court in Waco. He served since 1933 and is survived by his wife, one son James S McNamara and three daughters Gladys Ruth Faith and Lou. Funeral services were held in San Antonio with burial in Waco. The obituary notes his Mec Lenhan county origins. Brazil nuts are said to have the highest caloric value of foods with a rating of 425. The value of mixed pickles is five.

San .Antonio Guy McNamara U. S Texas McNamara Roosevelt Waco San Antonio MecLenhan County James S. McNamars Gladys Ruth Faith Lou Brazil

Philippine Reds Go In For Capitalism

Philippine Communists, small in number, shift toward capitalism naming Jorge Frianeza as general secretary and Pedro Castro to head the polit bureau. They aim to create opportunities for broad capitalist development while continuing to pursue socialism, with no electoral candidates last year and backing the Democratic Alliance which supported President Roxas.

Manila Jorge Frianeza Pedro Castro Politbureau Frianéza Democratic Alliance Roxas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Speaks Marinin E Motor Tradio Dellas Warehouse Port Worth Ave Dallas ARS Janas Fairbanks-Morse Bed Mills & Water System Woodmanse Texas Terracers & Ditchers Coraer Ave Bock, Texas Ingram Auto Exchange Lisimar Breathless Cologne Amber Perfume Hanna-Pope & Co Mike Rhea N. Buffalo Frank Gray City Farms C. E. Flowers Grain Co., and Global Corp Collec
Search Courier

Search the Lubbock Avalanche Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Lubbock Avalanche Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication