Pay Raise Bill For U S Workers Signed
Washington June 30 President Truman signed into law a general average 15 percent salary increase for most federal employees. The measure provides 20 percent up to 1200, 10 percent 1200 to 4600, and 0.5 percent over 4,600 with night differential and holiday pay. Includes automatic in grade promotions and overtime pay up to 2980. Excludes elected officials judges department heads and some agency workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
District of Columbia
Continental
United States
Inland Waterways Corporation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Final Food Summary Warns Of Tight Supplies This Summer
The Agriculture Department warned civilian food stocks will be tight this summer with meat, fats, oils, sugar, and baking products below last year. Fresh vegetables and milk products should meet demand, while egg supplies will lag behind due to shortages. The report, the last under Wickard and Jones, notes limited civilian meat and fat availability through late 1945 and into 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruitton
Ygevere
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Ef. Wickard
Marvin Jones
Clinton P. Anderson
D-Nm
O Ae Pac
Mon
North Atlantic
Pacific
Byrnes Nominated by Nation's Cabinet Shakeup
The post vacated by Francis Bid al is filled as new cabinet members extend west and southwest influence. Anderson, sworn in, vows urgent food relief amid shortages while stressing farmers' effort. The labor secretary aims to centralize agencies by September 1, naming six allies to study the scene, and cautions that strikes cannot be halted entirely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
John R. Steelman
Schwellenbach
Chinese forces advance as Japanese retreat near Kweilin
Chinese troops tighten on Kweilin while Japanese pull back from Liuchow toward Kwei lin. Recapture of Liuchow returns the Kweichow Kwangsi railroad to Chinese control. Chungchinfu on the frontier between Kwangsi and Indo China is retaken, removing a possible springboard for invasion. Wedemeyer inspects North China installations and praises American Chinese cooperation and morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientai
Shanghai
Liuchow
Kweilin
U. S
Kweichow-Kwangsi
Chungchinfu
Kwangsi
Indo-China
Albert C. Wedemeyer
China
North
Amarillo Trip Continues With Return Flight Details
The Amarillo Trip group flew to Lubbock and back to Municipal airport in 5 14, a 45 minute return. Several first time flyers admitted butterflies amid rough 5,000 to 6,000 foot air and noted pilots and crew led by Capt. G Place of Dallas. Attendees included city officials, tech leaders, and Braniff staff with hostess Elizabeth Estes and First Officer Mitchell among the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred H. Childress
T. R. Glenn
Railway Express
Fred W. Standefer
Robi. H. Bean
City
Elizabeth Estes
Gus W. McCleary
Mitchell
Braniff
G. Place of
Dallas
Lubbock
O. W. Ribble
Preston Smith
Wm. M. Whyburn
Texas Tech
Geo. P. Kuykendall
Walter Switzer
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Austin Hancock
John Fullingim
Great Plains Airways
Shelby Kritzer
Plains Airport Corp
Arthur Truitt
Russians Kill Selves Rather Than Go Back
At Fort Dix New Jersey military authorities reported a riot among 154 Russian detainees from World War II service with Germany. Three hanged themselves during the clash. three other Russians were wounded and three American soldiers were injured. Authorities found 18 additional nooses in barracks as the crisis reports emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort DIX
N. J
U.P
Braniff Starts Service Today Across Oklahoma and Texas
Braniff begins new service with a single motor plane and three employees, flying 232 miles daily between Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The firm now shows capital and surplus of nine million dollars and operates 23 000 route miles daily with DC3 airliners and two pilots. Local staff shifts include James Goldman in Lubbock and Connie Underwood temporarily handling tickets in Amarillo. A list of Dallas Fort Worth and San Antonio visitors attended the inauguration, with a southbound Braniff plane due in Amarillo at 12 10 this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
National Safety Awards
National Safety Council
United States
Boston
New York
Los Angeles
Latin America
James Goldman
Lubbock
Connie Underwood
Amarillo
Betty Gilbert
Thomas L. Gilbert
J. K. Weckbaugh
Denver
Frank Austin
Shrader
Dallas
Beard
Weckbaugh
Walter Henshel
V. O. Smitham
Hart Bowman
Aviation Commission
Louis Howard
Sandal
Dallas News
Polly Sherwood
Times-Herald
al Anderson
Braniff
Roscoe Carnicke
William Holden
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
William L. Pier
Fort Worth National Bank
Jack Rattikin
E. P. McDowell
J. A. Allbright
Byron Utecht
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bill Aguren
Fort Worth Press
Fort Worth
Howell Jones
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
O. R. Mitchell
Aviation Committee
W. B. Mathews
San Antonio
C. C. Scott
Houston
C. D. Hoover
John Fullingim
Austin Hancock
Lewis Nordyke
Shelby Kritzer
T. W. Gilstrap
Three Die In Crash Near San Angelo
Three officers killed in a plane crash near Christoval during a routine flight from San Angelo Army Airfield. First Lt. J. B. Colleps of Waxahachie, 24, served 10 months in the Aleutians. First Lt. Hal W. Dalton of Houston, 22, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal. Second Lt. Thomas Edward Nagotte of Cleveland, 24. Funeral services for Dalton to be held at Kyle, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Christoval
San Angelo Army Airfield
Dea
J. B. Colleps
Waxahachie
Tex
Aleutians
Ben H. Colleps
Hal W. Dalton
Houston
Thomas Edward Nagcotte
Cleveland
Ohio
Dalton
Kyle
Financial Reckoning With Allies Sought in Bretton Woods Plan
Senate Banking Committee debated amending the Bretton Woods measure to delay its effect until the United States settles debts with its Allies. Senator Fulbright with Senators Millikin and Downey advanced the idea to specify who owes whom and for what before implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bretton Woods
Senate Banking Committee
Fulbright
D-Ark
Millikin
R-Cale
Downey
R-Cal
Breton Woods
U. S
Local Liquor Board Faults Cabin Sign Plan
Attorney for B F Fowler disputes a liquor board raid description of his Buffalo Lakes cabin Paradise light and fake neon sign. The board admits error while Fowler posts $1000 bail on an enhanced charge. Separately Liandra Serchantz files for divorce and Liandro Serbantes faces aggravated assault charges after a Saturday arrest. Lubbock fire dept reports 273rd run of year and 48th in June for stock yard fence loss. Thalme Fantroy Lewis, 27, faces interfering with a liquor board raid. bond posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene F. Mathis
B. F
Lefty) Fowler
State Liquor Control Board
Buffalo Lakes
Liquor Board
Carin
Fowler
Mathis
Paradise
Liandro Serbantes
Jesusa Serbantez
Sheriff's Department
99Th District
Liandra Serchantz
Susa
Suza) Serchantz
Lubbock
Thalme Fantroy Lewis
Justice Court
Slaton
John Trinry
Yesterdday
Widow of Crash Victim Ends Own Life
In Williams Field Arizona a widow, Mrs Henrietta Ellis, reportedly despondent over the death of her husband 2nd Lt Hester W Ellis 24 of Niagara Falls New York in an August bomber crash near Williams Field. Army Col Albert M Woody announced that officers found her with a bullet wound to the head at her home during a personal affairs mission after notifying her of the misap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Field
Ariz
Hester W. Ellis
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Here
Henrietta Ellis
Albert M. Woody
Col
Woody
Army
War Vet Injured After Clash With Soldier Near Bus Station
An overseas veteran stationed at South Plains Army Airfield was treated for a facial cut after a 8 PM Saturday clash with a Black soldier on Ave 1 near the city bus station. Military authorities questioned four white and two Black soldiers as they probe the cause. The wounded man said he was struck with knuckles. the Black suspect showed a lip cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains Army
Aisirfield
SAAF
Ave
Navy men startled by Nazi inventions
Navy mission to Germany studied Nazi tech and was startled by rocket and jet propulsion progress. Commander Henry A. Schade said if the war had six more months the Nazis would have had quite a few new weapons in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Washington
Germany
Henry A. Schade
150 People Allegedly Walled Up in Monza Palace Cellars
A Milan dispatch cited by Giornale Lombardo reports 150 people were buried alive in cellars beneath the royal palace at Monza by Fascists before North Italy's liberation. Victims were reportedly tied in sacks and placed in niches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Milan
Monza
Italy
Giornale Lombardo
OPA Extension Passed Finally by Congress
Congress approved a one year extension of wartime price controls 255 to 94, sending the bill to President Truman for signature before midnight. The White House arranged rapid passage and the measure grants Agriculture Secretary Anderson veto power over OPA orders, authority to certify sanitary slaughter, and ensures a reasonable profit for beef, lamb, and pork processors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. LE May
Associated Press
Washington
OPA
Congress
House
Senate House
White House
Truman
Kansas City
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Agriculture Secretary
Terrorism Reported In Northern Greece
Soviet dispatches described a reign of terror in northern Greece near Yugoslavia with 1000 Greek Macedonia refugees arriving in Bitolj, while Tass claimed villages were looted. Greek interior minister Tsatsos dismissed terrorism reports as fantastic and noted possible cross-border flights by armed Elas supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Greece
Yugoslavia
Gree
Tass
Belgrade
Greek Macedonia
Bitolj
Associated Press
Athens
Macedonia
Constantine Tsatsos
Bulgaria
Elas
Rotan Banker And Civic Leader Dies
Guy Patterson, 58, vice president and cashier of the First National Bank of Rotan, died after a heart attack at a local hospital. Patterson chaired Fisher County Red Cross and War Finance committee and was a director of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce and a leader in the First Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotan
Tex
Guy Patterson
First National Bank of
Patterson
Fisher County Red Cross and War Finance Committee
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
First Baptist Church
Hannegan Is Sworn In At New Position
Robert I. Hannegan was sworn in as the new postmaster general in Washington. He also serves as Democratic national chairman and took the oath from Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannegan
Washington
Supreme Court
Wiley Rutledge
Actor John Carradine Arrested Over Alimony Dispute
Los Angeles reports actor John Carradine was arrested on a complaint from his former wife alleging plans to leave the state without paying 4116 in back alimony. He was released on a 2000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John Carradine
Plea In Slaying Continues In Tiny Yankee Town
The arraignment drew little attention in a 7000 population town as Mrs. Stevens faces charges in the Kovacs killing. Coroner Steiber said an illicit affair likely existed between Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Milton, and a confrontation at a Darien tavern preceded the shooting when a beer mug and ice pick were used. Albert Kovacs was killed by three shots after confronting the women at Faith Coombs’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Steiber
Kovacs
Charles Milton
Darien
James
Faith Coombs
Milton
Crop Prospects See Harsh Winds Hit Cotton acres
Clapp warns searing winds threaten irrigated cotton as 105000 acres remain a dry land gamble. County totals show 45000 cotton acres, with hail reducing irrigated stock and dry land planting at 15000. County production may reach 22000 bales, far below last year’s 96000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clapp
Lubbock County
Drouth
Houston
SAAF Class To Graduate Friday At Lubbock Field
The Seventh large class of combat veterans from the European and Asiatic-Pacific aerial wars will graduate Friday at Lubbock Army Air Field after completing six weeks of post graduate instruction in all weather instrument flying. A large group of de-ribboned pilots is due to arrive Saturday and Monday to begin classroom and flight line studies next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock Army Air Field
Births for Atcheson and Parrish Families in West Texas
Mr. and Mrs. James Atcheson welcomed a son weighing eight pounds at 10 10 a m Saturday at West Texas hospital. The father is an architect. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Parrish of Route 1 Plainview welcomed a daughter weighing six pounds one ounce at 3 17 p m Saturday afternoon at St Marys hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Atcheson
West Texas Hospital
Claude Parrish
Route 1
Plainview
St. Mary's Hospital
Explosion at Bridgeport plant kills one worker
An explosion at the Aluminum Company of America's Bridgeport plant center magnesium room killed a worker and injured at least eight others, four seriously. Seven taken to Bridgeport hospital with four on the danger list. Sam Markowitz identified among the injured at St. Vincent hospital with serious burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Aluminum Company of America
South End
Bridgeport Hospital
Sam Markowitz
St. Vincent Hospital
Subversive Plot At Hollywood Found
The House committee on un American activities announced a Hollywood based subversive plot investigation led by Acting Chairman Rankin. He said reports claim one of the most dangerous plots for overthrow of government has its headquarters in Hollywood and promised investigators will go there immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On UN
Rankin
Hollywood
United States
Chinese Aide Rejects Chungking Invasion Claim
A Chinese Army spokesman said at Chungking that the recapture of Chung chinfu should not be read as the start of a Chinese invasion of Indochina. The statement was issued in late June as tensions rose over the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Chungchinfu
Indo China
Pilferer Strikes Cars in City. $44 In Coins Taken
A thief pried into W. C. Strawbridge's parked car at 2900 Twenty sixth Friday night and stole $44 in nickels and other items. About 100 coin machine keys, wrenches, and ledgers were also taken. some later found in Carlisle park. It was his second loss in six weeks with $30 previously stolen. Other reports include a dagger, gas coupons, and trucks with no damage recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Strawbridge
Strawbridge
Carlisle Park
T. A. Holland
Ave. N
J. W. Rust
F. A. DeGarnett
W. C. Pettit
1712 Ave
RFC Official Hurt In Airplane Crash
A Reconstruction Finance Corporation official and his woman pilot, both RFC employees, were injured in a take off crash at Washington National Airport. Mozelle I. Simpson, 26, listed with possible skull fracture and deep facial injuries, and George Shapiro, an industrial analyst, suffered a possible arm fracture while heading to inspect Army airfield surplus property in Arizona, Texas, and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Washington National Airport
Mozelle I. Simpson
Providence Hospital
George Shapiro
Arizona
Texas
California
Total Bond Sales Surpass Twenty-Two Billion Dollars
The war loan total reaches 22.698 billion dollars as the campaign ends. Individual buyers contributed 7.204 billion dollars, with E-bonds at 3.174 billion and corporate purchases totaling 15.494 billion, achieving respective quota percentages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
vAvalanche Journal
Ovid A. Martin
Riculture
Francis Bidal
West
Galveston
C. Frederick Fowler
Margaret Donoghue Fowler
William Y. Fowler
Liano
Aria
Lively Insulation CO
Texas Ave
Texas Roofing CO
Lubbock, Texas
Purina Growen A
Purina Kly
Purina
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!