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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1951

Page

3

Reese AFB Receives First Two Of 94 T 28 Trainers

Reese AFB received two new T 28 training planes Saturday the first of 94 ordered to replace the T 6 Texan. Captains Patterson and Hagle ferried the aircraft from Los Angeles, deliveries ahead of February schedule, for cadet training as instructors depart for checks at Craig AFB and Vance AFB. The craft features a 40 ft 2 in wingspan 32 ft 6 in length 12 ft 9 in height 800 hp engine top speed over 280 mph. With 6000 lb gross takeoff weight it climbs 2570 ft per min and has a 1000 mile range.

Af Reese Afb Reese Air Ee Air Force North American Aviation North American Los Angeles International Edward H. Patterson Carl M. Hagle Reese Craig Afb Ala Vance Afb Okla Reese Air Force Base Me M. Hagle Boston Ie Angels International

Frenship Rural High dedicates new auditorium classroom building

A formal 7:30 p m dedication for Frenship Rural High School in Wolfforth will mark the completion of the $135 000 brick and tile T shaped complex housing an auditorium for 500 and 12 classrooms. Dr J W Edgar state education commissioner will be principal speaker with Superintendent Deering Roy Boyd and R T Evans taking part. Raymond Hitt will accept the building for the community.

Frenship Rural High School A A. Deering Wolfforth J. W. Edgar Austin Deering Roy Boyd R. T. Evans Raymond Hitt Lubbock County Texas

Lubbock Naval Reserve Unit Seeks Recruits on Campus

Earl Archer announced the Lubbock Naval Reserve unit still has a few billets open for enlistment. Recruits can complete the first two ratings in Lubbock with at least a year of training before active service. Interested men should contact the recruiting unit on the Tech campus at Eighth and College Avenue.

Earl Archer Naval Reserve Lubbock Tech Eighth and College Avenue

Vacuumatic carburetor device promises fuel savings

Wisconsin inventor introduces Vacuumatic automatic carburetor device claimed to improve gas mileage by rich mixtures. Easy recharge, fits cars, trucks, tractors. Manufacturer Vacuumatic Carburetor Co. offers free details by mail from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Vacu Matic N State St Wauwatosa Wis Adv

Firefighters From Three Towns Battle Texline Feed Pens Blaze

Firemen from Dalhart and two other communities joined the effort to control a dust explosion at the Texline cattle feed pens. A large storage building containing cottonseed oil cake and feed was destroyed, many bundles were lost, but about 1,800 cattle on feed were unharmed and the pens saved. The fire was spotted last night.

Dalhart Texling Here Texline

Spur Bond Election Set For Feb 3 In Spur

Spur voters will go to the polls February 3 to decide a 125000 bond issue for a municipal hospital. City officials say state matching funds may follow if approved. Hospital plan long supported by the chamber faces tax evaluation increases to cover debt. Gold production in Fiji Islands tops 3 million yearly.

SPUR Spur City Commission Ned Hogan Chamber of Commerce

Red Wash wildcat oil well tests at 275 bpd near Vernal

A California firm reports its Red Wash wildcat oil well in Utah flowing on test at 275 barrels per day, signaling a producing well and Utah’s fourth commercial oil field. The well sits about 35 miles southeast of Vernal, at 5 270 feet depth, with other fields in Ashley Valley Roosevelt Uintah Duchesne and San Juan counties.

Vernal Utah California Red Wash Wildcat Ashley Valley Uintah County Roosevelt Uintah Duchesne Boundary Buttes San Juan County Red Wash

Polio Deaths In U S During Last Three Years Estimated At 6000

Houston, January 27 A group of 40 leading polio scientists discussed the death toll and treatment limits at a bulbar and respiratory polio conference dinner. Dr James L Wilson of the University of Michigan said about 6000 children and young adults have died in three years. He noted most deaths occur in bulbar or respiratory polio and urged improved treatments and ventilator aids. Dr Kenneth S Landauer of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis also spoke.

Houston United States James L. Wilson University of Michigan Wilson Kenneth S. Landauer National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis

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