Potato Harvest Nears In Lubbock County Texas
Potato yield in Lubbock County is forecast to be 15 to 20 percent lower with 600 to 700 carloads plus truck shipments likely this week. Acreage is about 800 acres down from last year’s 950 to 1,000. irrigation, late crop, and transport plans affect the harvest. The 20 cent price drop lowers the ceiling from 3.05 to 2.85 per 100 pounds through August.
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Lubbock
Jason O. Gordon
Office of Defense Transportation
Monroe
Clovis
Amarillo
Sweetwater
Gordon
J. J. van Pelt
ODT
100 Million for Italian Relief From Lend-Lease Funds
The Foreign Economic Administration announced a $100,000,000 lend-lease grant to the Army for rehabilitation in Italy. Funds cover temporary repairs in electric power, transportation, medicine, and disease prevention. The allocation comes from lend-lease but is not part of the U.S. lend-lease program since Italy is not on the eligible list.
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Washington
U.P
Foreign Economic Administration
Army
Italy
U.S
FEA
Overtons Expected To Arrive Here Today
Dr and Mrs M C Overton of 2523 Twenty first were injured when their car rolled over a Colorado embankment. They are to be flown to Lubbock General Hospital from Albuquerque by ambulance plane, weather permitting. Their condition was listed as satisfactory. Their two sons and two daughters were with them in Raton Pass.
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M. C. Overton
Raton Pass
Lubbock
Raton
Albuquerque
Lubbock General Hospital
Marvin C. Overton, Jr
Beeville
Phil Overton
Austin
Pete West
Ruth Overton
Frank Landolt
Overton
USO
Felix Walker
Eddie Donaldson
Buzz Cua
Harry Barnes
Tom Miller
California
Miller
Laafaires
Post
Hank Colburn
Laaf Weather Department
Eloise Foster
Dorothy van Pelt
Louella Abbott
L. V. Risinger
J. D. Hassell
George Pratas
Lois Cammack
Shreveport
James
Ken” Demoret
Ken
SPAAF
England
Lockhart
Fla
Orris J. Davis
Caribbean
Marvin T. Hill
LAAF
Dutch Snelleman
Holland
Dutch
University appoints Dr Sherman Lawton professor of radio
The University of Oklahoma board of regents named Dr Sherman P Lawton professor of radio the first such post at the university He comes from Stephens College Columbia Mo and will join the staff of non commercial radio station WNAD Located in Norman Oklahoma July 21 year not specified
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Norman
Okla
U.P the
University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Sherman P. Lawton
Lawton
Stephens College
Columbia
WNAD
USO Verseas Veterans Event At Lubbock Dinner Dance
Veterans of Foreign Wars honors stationed and discharged overseas veterans at a Tuesday 7:30 PM dinner dance at the USO in Lubbock. P L McIintyre leads arrangements with VFW auxiliary food prep by Mrs J H Farmer. Local hostesses from the BPW club prepare for this afternoon’s 2 to 6 PM party.
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Verseas
Lubbock
USO
Veterans of Foreign Wars Organization
P. L. McIintyre
J. H. Farmer
VFW
Forest Fire In Oregon Rages Across Vast Acres
July 21 report on Oregon fires as the Wilson River blaze expands by 10 000 acres to surpass 46 000 acres and Salmonberry fire sparks in six new sections. Flights stage biggest aerial attack on a blaze in eastern Idaho while refugees from Glenwood seek shelter along roadsides. RS J C Armstrong visits USO amid plans and praise for local programs.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Wilson River
Tillamook
Washington County
Forestry
Weather Bureau
Idaho
U. S. Forest Service
Army Air Force
Nez Perce National Forest
Pendleton
Missoula
Mont
Nunn Bush firm marks decade of worker co production plan
Milwaukee July 21 Pi Henry L Nunn and his Nunn Bush shoe company celebrate ten years of a worker shared profit system. The program ties pay to skill and output, guarantees minimum hours, and has kept payrolls strong with 595 co producers never laid off. About 70 percent of the 900 employees earned roughly 2600 to 2700 dollars annually.
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Milwaukee
Pi Henry L. Nunn
Nunn- Bush Shoe Company
Nunn
Sandhill Crane tallest native bird and piano lighting note
The sandhill crane is described as the tallest native American bird capable of reaching a height like a standing man. A separate remark notes that electric lights counteract damp salt air effects on pianos and that seashore pianos have lights burning around them for this reason.
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Texas
Avalanche-Journal
Overtons
University
Swansdown
Glenwood
Forest Grove
Wellington
Kan
Canada
Duke of Wellington
RS. J. C. Armstrong
Rep
George Mahon
Washington, D. C
Usos
Armstrong
Hanna-Pope& Ca
Lucille’'S Clinic
Ad Beauty Salon
Broadway
Retha Goebel
Wanda Grizzle
Lucille Rowell
Hanna-Pope & Co
Dial
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