Youth Charged With Car Theft in Lubbock
Officers said 17 year old Domingo Nino of 319 Ave R was arrested at 8 p m Saturday at Acuff on a warrant charging him with stealing an automobile owned by H C Poindexter. Another arrest involved 36 year old Buster Willis on a conversion by bailee warrant issued in Post.
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Lubbock
Domingo Nino
Ave. R
J. W. Barnett
B. F. Forrester
D. W. Robertson
Justice of Peace
Nino
H. C. Poindexter
Buster Willis
Clovis Road
Willis
L. P. Miller
Third and
Ave. Q
Miller
Garza County
M. Bass
Paducah
Emmett Roberts
Bluebonnet Laundry
J. W. Fowler
J. T. Griffin
Postal Receipts Rise at Crosbyton Post Office
Crosbyton post office reports a ten percent increase in fiscal year receipts for 1949-50 ending June 30. Post master Olen Littlefield cites total receipts of 13,706.41 dollars, up from 12,362.44 the prior year, with money orders totaling 171,302.29 dollars versus 103,536.80.
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Crosbyton
Olen Littlefield
First National In Post Shows $1 Million Deposit Increase
First National Bank of Post reports deposits totaling 4,014,032.03 at June 30, up by more than one million from a year earlier. Compare June 1949 deposits to 1948 and 1947 totals, reflecting strong crops and rising oil activity in the Post area.
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POST
First National Bank
Chilean Etymology Linked to Indian Word for Snow
The article suggests that the name Chile derives from an indigenous term meaning snow. It notes a linguistic connection cited by historians and references regional usage to explain the origin.
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Chile
Snow
Progress Made On County Farm Roads
County commissioners report dirt work finished from Shallowater to the Levelland highway on the Shallowater Lynn farm road. A new Acuff road extension to Crosby county will start soon. Total 91.45 miles of farm to market roads built in four years at an estimated cost of 263 375 dollars with 75 percent county and 25 percent state funding. The state engineers and maintains the roads after completion.
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Shallowater
Lynn County
Acuff
Crosby County
County Commissioners Court
Shalewater
Levelland
Shallowater-Lynn Line
Acuff Road
Oil Barge Explodes at Esso Docks Near Albany
An oil barge exploded on the Hudson river docks of Esso five miles south of Albany. Initial reports gave no injuries. Witnesses in Glenmont said the blast split the barge in half and the cause was not immediately known.
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Albany
N. Y
Hudson River
Essooil Company
Glenmont
Divorces Granted in 99th District Court
Judge G.V. Pardue presides as J B. Johnson hears suits for divorce. Byron Clark vs Corinne Evelyn Clerk, Billy V. England vs Frankie M. England, Joyce Hamilton Hunter vs John T. Hunter, and Jeromine Johnson vs J B. Johnson are listed as divorce actions with judgments granted.
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Lubbock
G.V. Pardue
J B. Johnson
Jeromine Johnson
Byron Clark
Corinne Evelyn Clerk
Billy V
England
Frankie M
Joyce Hamilton Hunter
John T. Hunter
Building Permits Filed for Residential and Commercial Projects
A sequence of permit entries lists owners and contractors for new additions and constructions. Projects include residences at 3111 Twenty-first 1720 Twenty-sixth 3006 First Place 3214 First Place and others, plus business buildings at 1610 Ave. H 2111 Nineteenth 1413 and 1415 Texas and a motor freight terminal at 109-115 Fifteenth with totals ranging from 1,500 to 37,000 dollars.
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M. L. Shepherd
Pearl Gordon
B. W. Taylor
R. M. Evans
Fred A. Parrish
T. J. Davis
Ave. H
W. L. Logan
Carl Hensley
Wiliam L. Green Estate
W. G. McMillan
Texas
G. McMillan
Fifteenth
20-30 Club Meet Enters Final Day In Lubbock
The West Texas district convention of the 20 30 club enters its third day at the Lubbock hotel with officer elections at 10 p m. More than 100 delegates attend a dinner dance with Bailey Ireland orchestra. Nominations include Charles Nelson Lipham and others for district governor and sub district posts. Local cities represented include Amarillo Kermit Odessa Mon ahans Big Spring San Angelo El Paso Pam pa Grand Falls.
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West Texas
Lubbock
Charles Nelson
Herman Lipham
Monahans
Jim Haypenner
Odessa
Barry Kay
Amarillo
James Barousett
Tommy Payne
Condition Still Grave for General Booth in Hartsdale
Doctors report no change in the 84 year old retired Salvation Army commander Evangeline Booth who remains near death at her Hartsdale home July 15.
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Hartsdale
N. Y
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Truman Seeks Funds as Korea Crisis Deepens
President Truman plans a new funding request amid growing Korea tensions. House Republican Rep. James Van Zandt warned evacuation may be needed within 72 hours. British and Indian diplomacy focus on UN China issue while the U.S. builds up forces and pins options on crossing the 38th parallel.
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James E. van Zandt
House Armed Services Committee
United States
Korea
van Zandt
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
VFW
Blair House
Collins
Vandenberg
Defense Johnson
Stephen Early
Army
Navy
Air Force
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Defense
Johnson
London
Nehru
Stalin
Acheson
China
United Nations
State Department
U. S
Moscow
38Th Parallel
Congress
Washington
Senate
Lucas (Dill
Truman
Congressional
House
Bastogne Memorial Rites Slated Today
A multinational dedication will honor American soldiers from the Battle of the Bulge at Laroche near Bastogne. About 650 American troops join French Dutch Luxembourg Belgian units in a ceremony before 10 000 spectators acknowledging wartime sacrifices and the cost of the battle.
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Bastogne
Belgium
INS
United States
Britain
France
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Laroche
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