Freemason Charter List and Initiation Delays Reported
A charter list of about twenty names was prepared under Phillips and Bos with plans for three degrees. Hardin, the Lubbock lodge grand inner guard, is in line to become grand chancellor commander. About two hundred tickets were issued for Saturday noon and invites went to area members. attendance remained uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Ater
Tolth Hl.g. Brock
Oth
Phillips
Bos
Sen
Hardin
Grand Lodge
Lubbock Lodge
Grand Inner Guard
Three Billion Bushel Corn Crop Forecast by Expert
Chicago July 5 A corn crop exceeding three billion bushels was forecast by C V Galvin crop expert for James E Bennett and company This first private estimate projects 3137000000 bushels if normal weather holds It would be the second largest on record trailing 1946 There was drought reduction in 1949 with 2447422000 bushels harvested Galvin also estimated a winter and spring wheat crop of 1210725000 bushels versus 1202425000 from the Agriculture Department and placed oat production at 1400805000 bushels against a June 1 forecast of 1357210000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
C. V. Galvin
James E. Bennett and
Galvin
Agriculture Department
Box Car Shortage Ties Up New Mexico Wheat Shipments
Wheat harvest is only starting and there is a shortage of rail cars to load out the wheat. Washouts above and below Tucumcari have blocked delivery of empty cars, according to B D Kersey, agent for the Southern Pacific and Rock Island railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Tucumcari
N. M
B. D. Kersey
Southern Pacific
Rock Island
Social Security Cards Issued In June At Lubbock Office
The Lubbock Social Security office issued 340 duplicate cards in June to people who lost or damaged originals. Original cards issued totaled 732, up from the prior month when 310 duplicates and new cards were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Social Security Administration
Rsons
Talx
Crops In Area Show Progress On Plains Harvest
Wheat harvest nears completion on the North Plains while the South Plains report yields with 50 000 acres of cotton bailed last Sunday. TEC and County Agent Sherrill note no worker shortages and broad field progress with varying local conditions and weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Plains
South Plains
Texas Employment Commission
D. W. Sherrill
Wheat
TEC
Tulsa
Clifford Mills
Lubbock
L. McElhanon
Perryton
Plainview
J. Cruz Lopez
Clovis
Tucumcari
Kansas
Mead, Clark
Comanche
Nebraska
Colorado
Baca
Sherrill
Coast Guard Saves Burning Dagmar Salen Crew
The 38 crew members of the Swedish freighter Dagmar Salen were rescued off Delaware Bay after a fire broke out in the engine room. The Gentian cutter hauled the scorched ship toward Newport News while rescuing crew. One rescued man, John Weller, 17, was burned and flown to Baltimore Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coast Guard
Delaware Bay
Newport News
Gentian
Sigurd Lowdal
Annette
Sigurd
Dagmar Salon
John Weller
Marine Hospital
Baltimore
Weller
Dagmar Salen
Philadelphia
Salen Skangen Line
Gothenburg
Sweden
Interoceans Steamship Corp
Fort Worth Child Revived by Heart Massage After Surgery
A two year old girl from Graham Texas died on the operating table and was revived after a surgeon massaged her heart back to life at a Fort Worth hospital. The child remained in critical condition days later. The incident occurred on June 25 with a Chicago case cited of a similar revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Jenna Lynn Dalton
Johnny Dalton
Graham
Chicago
Julia Brittan
American Hospital
Health study cites longer life in Amherst area
Yale University expert Ire Vi Hiscock reports life expectancy has risen by about 38 years in Amherst Massachusetts. He told a health meeting that despite medical advances, 7,000 residents remain unemployed due to a temporary illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Mass
Vi. Hiscock
Yale University
St Louis Baker Borrows Bus to Ride Alone
ST LOUIS July 3 1048 John Mueller a 36 year old baker took a city transit bus for a solo ride after claiming he grew tired of riding with others Police arrested him as he drove the bus into its depot noting the vehicle was full of smoke Mueller said he merely got tired of the crowds and wanted a private trip with no passengers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
St. Louis Baker
ST. Louis
John ‘Mueller
Baker
Hodiamont
Mueller
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J.B. Patterson
Russell Hardin
John Lee Smith
Ralph Brock
Thomas
Moore
Rend Vanilla Home Wade Co
Valco
Cowling Tire Co
Dial
Helieu
Eee Pe
Ned Ey
Mary Leone McNett
Broadway Clinic
Broadway Osteopathy
Lester’ S Jewelers
James P. Hart
Trove County Associate
Texas
United Motors Service
H.S. Weiss
Avenue
Horace Hawkins
Tex
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Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
Stanley-Newton Plumbing CO
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