Prospects For Largest Cotton Crop In South Plains
August labeled critical month as South Plains farmers expect the largest cotton crop in history. K N Clapp of Anderson Claytons reports a near record crop with widespread good to excellent conditions, noting insect activity and weed control progress. A separate note mentions Hans Novak slated to speak at Broadway Church of Christ at 7 30 p m today.
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South Plains
K. N. Clapp
Anderson, Clayton & Co
Clapp
Lamesa
Levelland
Hans Novak
Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia
Broadway Church of Christ
Novak
United States
Hitler
Frankfurt
Germany
Otis Gatewood
Church of Christ
David Lipscomb College
Nashville
Tenn
Stuttgart
Property Owners Urged to Eliminate Fly Breeding Areas
Health officials urge Lubbock property owners to clean premises and remove moisture and waste buildup that foster flies. Dr. R E Johnson cites 3000+ potential breeding sites in the city and notes fogging alone cannot solve the problem without community cleanup and use of available insecticides.
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Lubbock
Lubbock City
Johnson
Convention Ends in Family Reunion Tone for Trumans
Chicago dispatch describes Bess Truman joyous at Harry Truman stepping down after a Democratic convention farewell. The piece highlights a private life ahead, Adlai Stevenson’s reluctant acceptance as nominee, and the contrast between old and new politics amid the public farewell scene.
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HST
Wilbur
Adlai Stevenson
Adlai
Gov. Stevenson
Veep
Rank Advancements Aboard USS Boxer In Korean Waters
Fireman William E. Browning son of Mr and Mrs Oral Browning of Levelland is advanced in rank while serving on the aircraft carrier Boxer part of Task Force 77. The Boxer engaged targets near the Manchurian border as news from the war front continues to unfold in Texas briefs.
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Wiliam E. Browning
Oral Browning
Levelland
Manchurian
Mrs Jeter Dean Killed In Car Pickup Collision
Mrs Jeter I Dean 53 was killed when a car driven by her husband collided with a pickup truck in Alto on July 26. Dean and the truck driver Lee Bates escaped serious injury. A lung operation was performed in Detroit. Eliseo Carmona Garcia 18 was fined 200 and costs in County Court at Law on a guilty plea to possession of intoxicants near Lubbock and 59 quarts of beer were confiscated. Two Houston youths connected with the theft of a 1950 Lincoln from Gilbert Woodside were to report to Houston juvenile authorities Monday. probation officer John W Wilson said the pair were probated to Houston officers months ago and prosecution would be handled there.
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Hal Boyle
Chicago
Darling Wilbur
United States
Bess Truman
Bess
Alto
Jeter I Dean
Dean
Lee Bates
Eliseo Carmona Garcia
N. Ave. N
Texas Liquor Control Board
Lubbock
Houston
Gilbert Woodside
Hardeman Reunion Slated in Mackenzie State Park
The annual Hardeman County Reunion will be Aug 3 at Mackenzie State Park. About 150 people expected for an all day outing with basket lunches. Earl Green of Plainview is president. event gathers former Hardeman County residents from the South Plains.
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Hardeman County
Mackenzie State Park
S. A. Hodges
Hale Center
Earl Green
Plainview
South Plains
Funeral Rites Set For Vernon Potts
Funeral rites for Vernon Potts 24 killed in a Darmstadt Germany motorcycle accident will be read at 2 p m Sunday in the First Baptist Church Bryson Potts son of Mr and Mrs H D Potts of Post served in the U S Army overseas about a year Survivors include his parents three brothers and a sister.
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POST
Vernon Potts
Darmstadt
Germany
First Baptist
Bryson
Potts
H. D. Potts
U. S. Army
Three Lubbock Couples Leave For Philmont Training Course
Three Lubbock couples depart Saturday for a week long Philmont Scout Ranch training course in New Mexico. The Shaw, Armistead, and Chapman families, with Dr Armistead as district Scout commissioner and Shaw and Chapman as neighborhood commissioners, lead the party. Three Lubbock youths, Gerald Gandy Sammy Al r and Richard Leahy of Post 13, attend the regular Boy Scout camp at Philmont. The article also notes sociological musings and a briefly quoted family message.
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Philmont Scout Ranch
New Mexico
Rodrick Shaw
J. Davis Armistead
Roy Chapman
Dr. Armistead
Lubbock
Shaw
Chapman
Philmont
Gerald Gandy
Sammy Al'r
Richard Leahy
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Miss
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Darling
Harry
Cima
Democratic National
Lynne
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Jimmy Durante
Mrs. Calabash
Harry Truman
Adlair Stevenson
C. R. Truett
E. J. Lister
Denison
J. F. Blanton
Blanton
Walter Blanton
Ginner
Jean Oliver
Temple
Wallace T. McMinn
18Th St
Miss Oliver
Cheryl McMinn
Oliver
Taylor
Nathan Douthit
60Th St
Harlingen
Douthit
Reese Air Force Base
Harlingen Air Force Base
Texas Tech
O. R. Walker
First Chastian Church
Congrega
Mir
H. Payne
Teaneboder
Hartford Ave
Payne
D. den Colds
California
Los Ancedes
Flagstaff
Ariz
Hollywood
Santee
Grand Canyon
Juarez
Mexico
O. M. Hudnall
37Th St
19Th St
Ave. X
Marys Hospital
McDonald Ambulance
Hudnall
Jewel Gilliam
D. M. Wiggins
Detroit
Jeter Dean
Hardeman
Main Street
Texas Ave
Caprock Hotel
Lubbock, Texas
West
Texas
West Texas
Ray L. Able
Mortgage Investment Corp
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Mortgage Bankers Association OF America
National Association OF Home Builders
Home Office
Lamar
Fort Worth, Texas
Texas Avenue
Edison
Trellis Mae P.S
Ike
Yaya Vey
Lewis
Lewis' Jewelry Company
Lewis Jewelry Company
Liam Mone
Paul S
Lewis Jewelry
C.O.D
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