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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1947

Page

6

Mine safety provisions added to new coal contract

Special correspondent Fred W. Perkins reports that the latest United Mine Workers contract incorporates the federal mine safety code and requires operators to promptly comply with inspector recommendations. A joint miner operator board arbitrates disputes, a safety committee at each mine can compel unsafe-area removals, and an intra-industry process limits misuse. The piece contrasts this with Taft and Butler Senate bills and Landis House plans for broader authority to close unsafe mines.

Lewis U. S. Bureau of Mines Bureau of Mines Senate Robert A. Taft Hugh Butler Gerald W. Landis Ind House Butler Senate Public Lands Committee Mr. Landis House Labor Committee

Wheat Harvest Progress in Texas and Colorado Areas

Reports from Hartley County indicate near completion of wheat harvest in Texas with rainfall delays. farm labor and equipment shortages persist in spots, while trucks and shanties remain crowded. Colorado harvest has started in the north with rising needs for corn, joins, and labor as combines flow in, and Kansas sees large surplus of equipment with trains moving grain south.

Texas Kidd Hartley Boise Colorado Kansas

Rites For Former Resident Of Lubbock Held In California

Rites held in Salinas California for Juanita Fisher 48 a former Salinas resident who died there. Survivors include husband Fred Fisher and four sons Lane Randall Alfred L Fisher and three daughters Mrs Ernest Denton Mrs Clyde Jordan and Mrs Hof Salinas plus three sisters and other relatives. Attendees from area include Mr and Mrs Sikes and daughter and Mrs Floyd Fisher of Ros Ve Detroit Texas and Smyer.

Lubbock California Salinas Calif Juanita Fisher Unity RF. Sikes Bocke Jordan Smyer Floyd Fisher Ros Detroit Texas Fisher Fred A. Fisher Lane Randall K. Fisher Alfred L. Fisher Ernest Denton Compton Hof Salinas Clyde Jordan Nyer

Fish and Meat Values Compared in Dietary Notes

A historical note compares the values of fish and meat in diet, suggesting similarities with some distinctions noted in nourishment, texture, and culinary use. The fragment hints at broader discussions of nutrition and food ranking.

Increased Allowable Oil Production For Texas District 3

Texas railroad commission announces an increase of 11 205 barrels per day for July and August in district 3 Gulf coast fields. The move, effective yesterday, raises production to the most efficient rate as fields face higher crude demand. Fields listed include Webster South Thompson Thompson Silsbee Port Neches West Port Neches Worth North Withers La Belle Hitchcock Hastings. Bottomhole pressure in the East Texas field rose 7.77 pounds in June.

Austin Texas District 3 Gulf Coast Railroad Commission Ernest O. Thompson Commission Timpson West Texas Webster South Thompson Thompson Silsbee Port Neches West Port Nechesworth North Withers la Belle Hitchcock Hastings East Texas

Painters And Decorators Form Lubbock Chapter

Murray K. Finley of Austin announced a Lubbock chapter for the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America. Temporary officers are Ray McDaniel president G E Jones vice president and Marvin A Fann secretary treasurer. Charter member enrollment continues and charter presentation will lead to permanent officers.

Lubbock Painting and Decorating Contractors of America Murray K. Finley Austin Ray McDaniel G. E. Jones Marvin A Fann Finley Avenue J

Past District Rotary Governor Dies in Gilmer

Gilmer July 12 Elwyn Quinn 47 past district governor of Rotary International for the 128th district died today of coronary thrombosis. His term as Rotary governor had only recently expired. His wife Kathleen Childress and one son Childress Quinn of Gilmer survive.

Gilmer Elwyn Quinn Rotary International Rotary Kathleen Childress Childress Quinn

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