Dollar purchasing power rises penny since August
Washington reports the Labor Department estimates the cost of living decline has increased the dollar’s purchasing power by one cent. A 1948 dollar bought 58.3 cents in 1939 terms as of Dec 15, up from 57.3 cents last August, with trends pointing to further wage gains and shifted union strategy to demand more purchasing power. International Shoe Co announces a 3 cent per hour wage cut starting Feb 7. Wholesale prices index drops 3.5 percent from 1948, now at 158.8 of the 1926 average.
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Washington
U.P
Labor Department
Department
International Shoe Co
St. Louis
New Semester Opens at Texas Tech Monday
Texas Technological College begins the spring term with freshmen reporting to Aggie auditorium for orientation at 8 am Monday. Pre-registration continues for returning and off terms on Monday with class scheduling through midweek. classes start Friday with late fees for lateness and a cutoff of February 9. About 2,000 veterans have been issued requisition books.
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Texas Technological College
Aggie
Crisco Wholesale Price Cut Marked Fourth in Seven Months
Proctor and Gamble announced a two cent reduction in the wholesale price of Crisco vegetable shortening. It is the fourth two cent drop in seven months.
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Cincinnati
Proctor & Gamble
Crisco
Four-year-old Grace Purcell Seeks Artificial Arms
Grace Purcell of Lovejoy Georgia enters Crippled Children’s Hospital with her parents to undergo surgery by Dr Henry H Kessler for fitting artificial arms. Train crewmen who watched her waving stumps initiated a fund that grew to over $4000 for the operation and care.
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Newark
N. J
Lovejoy
Grace Purcell
Henry H. Kessler
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Grace
Central of Georgia Railway Co
Raymond Purcell
Soldier from Texas Killed in German Zone Plane Crash
Franklin Germany January 29 The Army identified John B Sloan a Texas enlistee as one of the Americans killed when an observation plane crashed into a group of soldiers on a highway Sloan had said he was from Birmingham Alabama though he enlisted from Texarkana Texas in the Army Nancy a woman who met Sloan before he enlisted said he was not a Texarkana resident
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Frankfurt
Germany
John B. Sloan
Texarkana
Sloan
Birmingham
Ala
Beauticians' Hair-Styling Contest Held In Lubbock Today
The Lub bock district unit 26 of the Beautician's association stages a 2:30 PM hair-styling contest at Hilton hotel with about 14 contestants. Winners advance to the Lone Star Artist contest in Dallas on February 22. District bounds include Abernathy Morton Tahoka and Jayton. Public invited to attend this afternoon session.
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Hilton Hotel
Lubbock
Beautician’s Association
Dallas
Abernathy
Morton
Tahoka
Jayton
Western Wholesale Clothing Market Plans Expanded Space
Four floors of the Lub bock hotel will host displays for the semi annual Western Wholesale Clothing Market March 5 6 and 7 Luther Godwin says it is the largest space allocated since 1938 with lobby areas usable too The event will feature pre Easter spring and summer fashions from national manufacturers distributors and designers About 75 exhibitors are expected with 3 500 retail operators invited to attend to stock up locally The market is run as a non profit by the chamber of commerce.
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Lubbock
Luther Godwin
The
Market Association
Godwin
West Texas
New Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma Regents Advise Amend Segregation Statutes
Oklahoma regents for higher education proposed amending statutes to allow admission of Negro students to white colleges if Langston University cannot provide needed training. Recommendations filed with Governor Roy Turner and state legislators state institutions should admit qualified residents in curricula not offered substantially at Langston University.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Regents
Langston University
Stable Goes Modern Pittsfield Garage Reopens
The large livery stable once run by a former Pittsfield mayor has been converted into a modern garage with capacity for about 100 cars and trucks and a showroom for sales.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Gain Weight With Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery
If you are underweight due to no organic cause, a doctor developed medicine claims to increase appetite and improve digestion to add pounds. Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as a tonic that makes you want to eat and helps convert food into flesh. Bottles priced 50 cents for handy pills and one dollar for liquid.
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Dr. Pierce
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George Barkley
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NECA
Howard Farley
Westinghouse
George Seaman
Fort Worth
Neca Field
B. G. Kollenborn
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All America
Chevrolet
America
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United
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