Lubbock Brief Supports Airlines Bid For CAB Hearing
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce prepared an exhaustive brief for the Civil Aeronautics Board on American Airlines and Continental Airlines applications to operate through Lubbock. A. B. Davis will present testimony in Washington detailing Lubbock's economic importance, population, retail, oil and agricultural data, and airline route benefits.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
American Airlines
Continental Airlines
Lubbock
South Plains
CAB
A. B. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Memphis
Tenn
el Paso
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Chickasha
Lawton
Okla
Wichita Falls
Davis
Lubbock County
North Plains
Amarillo
West Coast
St. Louis
New York
Boston
New Orleans
Texarkana
Fort Worth
Texas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kansas City
St. Joseph, Mo
Denver
Braniff
Airlines
Braniff Airways
Amerilla
Braniti Oulsicialy
Local Service Notes Navy Training and Promotions In Lubbock Area
David Johnson leaves Lubbock for Farragut Idaho to start Navy training. Lt. Lynn G. Gordon, son of Dean and Mrs. J. M. Gordon, promoted to captain and stationed at Camp Polk to date. Charles M. Thomas, Lubbock native now partner and manager of Kelly's Pharmacy in Tucumcari New Mexico after pharmacy training in New York. Bodies of three air crash victims from Lubbock area sent to hometowns. additional remains to be shipped. Pvt. Max T. Davis stationed at Fort Lewis after Army induction. 4-H Council organizaton sets officers and meets monthly. lodge 841 AF and AM announces meeting. Tom A. Kaigler discharged from Army home with parents after Guadalcanal service.
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Lynn G. Gordon
Dean
J. M. Gordon
Gordon
Camp Polk
Sanitary Corps
Charles M. Thomas
A. D. Thomas
Lubbock and Marton
Lubbock
New York City
Kelly's Prescription Pharmacy
Tucumcari
N. M
Lubbock High School
Young Thomas
Avalanche-Journal
Squibb Drug Company
Max T
Fuzzy) Davis
Army
Fort Lewis
Wash
Fort Sill
Okla
Preparation to begin service after approval in 1944
The article notes readiness to start service within days after approval. It explains pre hearing conferences aim to dispose of matters to shorten final hearing time. If standard procedure holds, the Feb 8 hearing will lead to a date set soon for the final hearing.
Axis Subversive Activities Cited in Dies Report
The Dies committee reports that the Axis invasion of the United States began ten years before Pearl Harbor. It details pro Nazi and pro Japanese fronts such as culture groups and forums used to push espionage, with thousands in the U.S. allegedly willing to march under Nazi symbols and many Japanese Americans expressing loyalty to Japan. It notes consular ties and social boycotts against pro Japan movements.
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Washington
United States
Pearl Harbor
Dies Committee
House
Fuehrer
Japan
Final Approval Is Given to Texas Plant for Iron-Die Blast Furnace
Rep. Patton announced final approval by the Defense Plant Corporation for a 3.5 million dollar iron blast furnace works at Rusk Texas. The project had prior priority from the War Production Board but faced delays from financial dealings between E F McCrossin Engineering Co and a New York firm set to build and operate the plant. Plans call for removing two existing furnaces in Pembroke Florida and Wells Michigan to reassemble in Rusk with little new material required.
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Washington
Patton
D-Tex
Defense Plant Corporation
Rusk
Texas
War Production Board
E. F. McCrossin Engineering Co
Birmingham
Ala
New York
DPC
Pembroke
Fla
Wells
Mich
McCord Considers Run for 19th District Congress
Rollin McCord 49 year old district attorney of the 106th Judicial district visited Plainview this week and said he may enter the race for Congress in the 19th district now held by George Maher. McCord, a former Lynn County attorney, lives in Toohka with his wife and two children, a residence he has kept since 1916.
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McCord
Plainview
Rollin McCord
106Th Judicial District
George Maher McCord
Lynn County
Tohoka
Ten Administrative Officers At SAAF Real Veterans
Lubbock Army Air Field administrators with under two years in posts total 175 years of Army service. Capt Wilber R. Rhodes leads with 26 years, followed by Major Elmer J. Voltz and others, all rising from enlisted ranks. Five more officers including Leon W. Grilley, George R. Martin, Walter P. Schattel, John E. Greiner, Lawrence A. Hines, Odis C. Tyler, Duncan P. Troutman, and John C. Burke chart long, varied careers across Cavalry, Infantry, Signal and Air Corps paths in Texas postings and prior theaters.
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Tan Nf
Lubbock Army
Wilber R. Rhodes
Patterson
N.J
SAAF
Elmer J. Voltz
Pittsburgh
Reserve Cavalry
National Guard
France
Cavalry
Leon W. Grilley
San Antonio
Hanger No. 2
Army
Air Corps
George R. Martin
Charles City
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Texas
SPAAF
Fosterfield
Walter P. Schattel
Hermleigh
Scurry County
Lake Field
Hawaii
John E. Greiner
Altoona
Fort Bliss
Lawrence A. Hines
Kenosha
Wis
84Th Air Base Sqdn
Mexican
John J. Pershing
Pancho Villa
Odis C. Tyler
Jena
495Th Tefts
Dodd Field
LAAF
Brooks Field
Duncan P. Troutman
Carthage
Kelly Field
Quartermaster Corps
Troutman
Coast Artillery and Signal Corps
War Veteran Becomes Game Warden in West Texas
F M Stovall a West Texan and veteran of the RAF and Army Air Corps has moved to Lamesa and assumed duties as game warden for Dawson and ten surrounding counties. He and his wife reside at 1015 South Second, and he succeeds F O Lytton in this district. He is the son of Rev C B Stovall pastor at Sterling City and formerly served with the 119th Bombing Squadron of the RAF.
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Lamesa
F. M. Stovall
119Th Bombing Squadron
RAF
F. O. Lytton
Renfro Funeral Set At Meadow Today
Funeral services are scheduled for 3 oclock this afternoon at the Church of Christ in Meadow for Mrs J W Renfro 63 who died at her home near Meadow about noon Saturday after months of illness Rev Guy N Wood of Lubbock will officiate She is survived by her husband a sister Mrs Willie Wilson Clarksville and a half brother Charles M Ward Nevada Burial will be in Meadow cemetery by Rix Funeral home.
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Church of Christ At
Meadow
J. W. Renfro
Guy N. Wood
Lubbock
Renfro
Willie Wilson
Clarksville
Charles M. Ward
Nevada
Meadow Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
T. O. Petty To Head Schools At Anton
Anton January 29 Special Retiring Anton superintendent David Tullis reports T O Petty has agreed to become Anton schools superintendent. Tullis will join the armed services and Mrs Tuluts is named high school principal replacing R F Hollingsworth who is to report for induction.
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Anton
David Tullis
Anton Schools
T. O. Petty
Tullis
Armed Service
Grain stacks roll into Amherst elevators at Santa Fe tracks
Tracks loaded with grain from north south east and west roll into the Amherst elevators along the Santa Fe line. A big grain year in Lamb county leaves a great stack of unthreshed grain on the site.
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Amherst
Santa Fe
Lamb County
U-Boat Captain Questions New York Life
Luther Alexander, radioman third class from Texas, testified that a U-boat commander he encountered after a torpedoing once lived in New York. The skipper asked about Sunday dinners and life in New York, and guided survivors to liferafts to avoid planes. Survivors were rescued by a Brazilian destroyer.
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New Orleans
New York
Big City
Luther Alexander
Texas
New Orleans Naval Armed Guard Center
Alexander
Petersburg Lions To Aid In Bond Drive
Petersburg Lions club plans to aid in the Fourth War Loan drive. Two team captains T. A. Cocke and Charles Schuler will lead teams of equal size to contact everyone in the community and urge bond purchases.
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Petersburg
Lions Club of
T. A. Cocke
Charles Schuler
Lockney Bond Sales Fall Short of Quota
Lockney War Finance committee reports only 57218.75 in series F bonds sold through Wednesday against a 207000 target. Chairman Sam Miller says sales have been disappointing and next week women will sell bonds from booths in the bank and post office.
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Lockney
War Finance Committee
Sam Miller
President's Birthday Ball Set At Muleshoe
The annual President's Birthday ball will be held Monday night at Priboth roller rink in Muleshoe. Mayor R. L. Brown announced the chamber of commerce will supervise remaining funds here and urged contributions at local drug stores for those not joining the celebration.
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Muleshoe
Priboth
R. L. Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Brown
Seabee Discharge Won’t Stop Pettit Man’s Draft Ambition
Othey McNew 21 from Pettit overcame a 1943 back injury and a 1-C medical discharge by working in an oil field roughneck job until his draft board reclassified him as 1-A. He traveled to Lubbock last week eager to join the Army as a paratrooper, hoping to get into service soon.
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Othey McNew
Pettit
Seabees
J. W. McNew
Lubbock
Pioneer Ward, Nearing 100, Dies in Murchison Home
Henderson Texas January 29 19 W P Wiley Tone Ward a pioneer resident of Rusk County died today at his son’s home in Murchison Texas. He came to the area from Alabama in 1876 and had been living with his son for several years relatives here were informed.
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Henderson
Wiley (Tone) Ward
Murchison
Texas
Tahoka Rotary Drives Cigarette Donation for War Fronts
Tahoka Texas January 29 special The Tahoka Rotary club organized a drive sending 200 cartons of cigarettes to troops on the Pacific and European fronts. W T Hanes president reported 100 cartons to each theater and over $100 placed in jars in local stores to support the campaign.
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Tahoka Tahoka
W. T. Hanes
Tahoka
Legion Commander backs deportation of Japanese
Warren H. Atherton national commander of the American Legion favored deportation of all Japanese subjects in the United States as soon as possible in a Boston interview.
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Boston
Warren H. Atherton
American Legion
United States
Penetro advertised for colds and aches
An old remedy touts Penetro as the modernized form of traditional mutton suet rub for cold relief and muscle aches. The ad promises a 250 double supply at 35 cents and urges mothers to use the product for overnight care.
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Tex
California
Chicago
New Mexico
Morestun
American Airllines
Continual Airlines
David Johnson
G. G. Johnson
Thirty-fourth Street
Lubbock Army Airfield
P. H. Ward
Washington, D.C
A. P. Diener
Portsmouth
Ohio
FE. P. Wiitala
Hibbing
Minn
C. C. R Brookshier
Henry Kveton
Bruce Gentry
New Deal
Dick Davis
Roosevelt
Edwin Powe
Shallowater
Robert Gentry
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Yellowhouse Lodge 841
Af&am
Hugh J. McClellan
Tom A. Kaigler
Guadalcanal
Mrs
C. M. Kaigler
Avenue T
Axis
SMG
Yoze
Chiropractic Clinic
DIAL
Seabee
Whitey
Wd, Browder ,Gayleswille
Broadway
Pyunlapa
TYPE
Forrest Lumber Co
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