Rain in New Mexico Revives Parched Crops and Floods Albuquerque
Heavy 18 hour downpour drenched the mid Rio Grande region from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, reviving parched crops while causing damage in Albuquerque. Streets flooded, underpasses blocked, homes damaged, and utilities disrupted as Salvation Army aided affected families. Santa Fe reported 2.23 inches of rain from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning. County Agent Cecil Pragnell said irrigation can be delayed for about two weeks as wells and pumps are reassessed.
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United Press
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Duke City
Ancient
Salvation Army
Mariana Romero
Lucy Cordova
Vangie
Cecil Pragnell
Pragnell
Short Announces Candidacy for County Precinct No 1 Commissioner
R O Short authorized The Avalanche Journal to announce his candidacy for commissioner of county precinct 1. He notes 25 years residency in Lubbock County and current farm residence three miles west of College Avenue on the Levelland highway. He pledges fair, impartial administration and urges voters to support his campaign.
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R. O. Short
Avalanche Journal
County
Lubbock County
College Avenue
Levelland Highway
Buyer's Strike Approved by Packing Executive
G. M. Foster, president of John Morrell and Co., meat packers, today endorsed the consumers boycott. He urged housewives to refrain from purchases to drive prices down, saying consumer choice wields more price control than any government regulation.
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Ottumwa
G. M. Foster
John Morrell and Co
OPA
Handcuffs Scarce in Springfield Jail Due to Shortage
At Clark county jail only five pairs of handcuffs remain for transporting prisoners to court. The city cannot purchase more because a national shortage affects supply.
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Springfield
O. U.P
Clark County
Increase in Building Materials Forecast by CPA Official
Dallas reports district CPA manager Hiett optimistic on steady rise in critical building supplies. After Washington talks, he cites 38 percent jump in hardwood flooring production and potential relaxation of controls on several commercial building classifications.
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Dallas
U.P
Emmett H. Heitt
Civilian Production Administration
Hiett
Washington
Eight-Year-Old Bobby Jones Jr Wins First Cap in Local Golf
Bobby Jones Jr. earned his first cap in a neighborhood golf tournament an 18-hole event at age eight, marking an early milestone in his golf career.
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Bobby Jones, Jr
Revolutionary six wheeled Kaiser bus debuts
In Oakland on July 20, Henry Kaiser interests announced the completion of the first test model of a revolutionary sixty foot highway bus. It seats 63 passengers and features swivel chair seats observation club car windows air conditioning and built in lavatories. The magnesium aluminum vehicle runs on three wheel sets and a 275 horsepower horizontal diesel engine under the floor at the wartime wonder builder's permanent metal shops.
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Oakland
Calif
U.P
Henry Kaiser
George Gershwin Early Heroic Roller Skating Champion
The article notes George Gershwin, famed composer, as a roller skating champion during his elementary school graduation era.
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George Gershwin
Price Of Cotton Still Climbing
New York reports cotton prices advancing as Congress wrangles over the OPA extension bill. Weekly close shows gains of 110 to 157 points, with top levels 192 to 232 points higher. Demand from domestic consumption and exports supports the rise. Census figures show June raw cotton use at 702,661 bales, with May exports at 456,671 bales, signaling a season total near 3.6 million bales.
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New York
OPA
Truman
Washington
Britain
Gulf
Census Bureau
State Democratic committee denies gubernatorial backing
Dallas July 20 The State Democratic executive committee refrained from endorsing this year’s Texas governor race. Secretary W H Bill Kittrell and Chairman Harry Seay issued a joint statement denying Grover Sellers’ charges that the committee promotes Homer Rainey. Kittrell clarifies Mrs Alice Taylor’s role as a convention appointee, not a committee member, with the state convention to meet in San Antonio in September.
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Dallas
Democratic Executive Committee
Texas
W. H
Bill) Kittrell
Grover Sellers
Kittrell
Harry Seay
Sellers
Homer P. Rainey
Alice Taylor
Taylor
San Antonio
Girl Earns Masters Degree With Marimba Mastery
Carolyn Reid, 21, of Chicago, becomes Northwestern University’s first person awarded a masters degree for proficiency with a percussion instrument. The marimba ranks as one of the oldest instruments, with drums preceding it in musical history.
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Chicago
U.P
Northwestern University
Carolyn Reid
Speech Comment by Leader in Longview Cites Seay Comment
A Longview speech claimed that Mr. Seay may have more to say later and indicated the speaker believed Seay was unaware of earlier remarks. The speaker asserted, in a cautious tone, that Seay had no knowledge of the initially cited issue.
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Eral
Longview
Mr. Seay
Seay
Oil Production For Week Gets Increase
U S crude oil production averaged 4 941 135 barrels daily this week up 12 650 from last week The gain led by Pennsylvania rising 6 100 barrels to 37 750 Kansas up 3 900 to 275 650 Mississippi down 3 000 to 64 250 while Oklahoma slipped from 384 850 to 383 700.
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Houston
U.P
U. S
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Two Men Die in Goose Creek Crash
In Goose Creek a car struck a truck at the San Jacinto bridge on the Houston Beaumont highway killing Sam Z. Compton 21 of Pelly and Robert H. Herrington 22 of Goose Creek. The car exploded after wreckage removal.
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Goose Creek
Sam Z. Compton
Pelly
Robert H. Herrington
San Jacinto Bridge
Houston-Beaumont
Northwestern Professor Secures Marimba Recognition
Clair Omar Musser mentors student Miss Reid who argues the marimba deserves equal status with piano violin or harp. Reid demonstrates the instrument’s capacity by proving Chopin and Beethoven works can be performed on wood.
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Arily
Northwestern
Clair Omar Musser
Miss Reid
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