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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1945
Page
2
The War Production Board halted the production of industrial machinery and plant equipment for postwar civilian manufacturing. The move blocks machinery builders from filling non-priority orders as part of a revised priorities rule aimed at delaying conversion until after the war.
Arthur Byrd Phillips Jr., 16, of Ozona Texas, earns a bronze Carnegie medal after leaping from his horse to seize the runaway horse by the neck and prevent serious injury to companion Neal J. Reed during a July 14 1943 ride near Sterling City. Reed sustained cuts and bruises. Phillips escaped with minor scratches.
The Surplus Property Board has allocated 15 transport planes, raising total transports assigned to 119. Domestic airlines receive 74 planes and foreign airlines 45, drawn from surplus Army stock. Allocations include Iran Pan American Pan American Grace and Aerovias Braniff in the foreign group, with DC-3 models and several country allocations noted.
J M McKelvy named president succeeding J H Brock as the Lubbock Real Estate Board outlines 1945 plans at a Hilton hotel luncheon. Also named were J A Raley Jr as first vice president Ed Alexander second vice president J W Chapman secretary treasurer and directors including Brock C S Ameen and John Spikes. Twenty six board members attended with visitors from Fort Worth and Houston.
John A. Barr, national chairman of the Constitutional Democracy crusaders and pre-election head of the Byrd for President campaign, says the Democratic South is shut out of President Roosevelt's cabinet and urges opposition to Henry Wallace's nomination as secretary of commerce. Harmon's license revoked for six months after multiple traffic bumps. county attorney cites prior incidents and Harmon pays the assessment.
Paris reports three light terms and a 15 year sentence for four enlisted men in a railway operating battalion charged with black market dealings with front bound supplies. Clutts received 15 years after pleading innocent while Humphy, Geohane and Tiedt got five years each for disposing of government property.
American submarines sunk 21 Japanese ships including a light cruiser marking another major haul against Japan’s supply lines. Total enemy ships destroyed by U S subs reaches 979 with 104 combat ships and 600 cargo vessels accounted for since the war began. The record cites the closer U S bases as aiding effective patrols.
A two day Red Cross staff conference in the Hilton hotel proceeds under M C Tainter regional director from St. Louis. The meeting replaces the usual St Louis sessions and centers on the War fund campaign set to begin in March with regional and chapter leaders from Kent Garza Hockley Lamb Lubbock Yoakum Floyd Dickens Briscoe Hale Palmer Dawson Pecos Gaines counties attending.
Police will issue warnings only to violators of the War Production Board lighting rules in New York City. Officials say no summonses or arrests will be made under the WPB directive to display and sign lighting, which takes effect at 12:01 a m February 1.
Osservatore Romano rejects Pravda's reading of the Pope's Christmas broadcast. It quotes Pius XII urging punishment of culpable individuals not entire communities and contrasts Allied and Soviet war aims. The Vatican defends justice standards amid postwar treatment debates. The piece closes with an unrelated note about rose essence at a 1618 wedding.
The White House announced industrialist Henry J. Kaiser will chair an April nationwide campaign to collect 150 million pounds of used clothing for war ravaged regions. Kaiser accepted the directorate at the invitation of President Roosevelt and Herbert H. Lehman, with UNRRA and voluntary aid groups coordinating to avoid duplication.
Washington reports the Defense Plant Corporation increased its contract with Hughes Tool Company of Houston to provide more plant facilities at about 6 million dollars, raising the total commitment with Hughes Tool to 17 million dollars.
Campaign urges readers to purchase war bonds to fund relief for needy men women and children in war damaged areas. The appeal stresses free distribution of aid to those affected and frames bond buying as a civic duty.
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