Open House at Lubbock Army Airfield Highlights Air Force Day
Lubbock Army Airfield hosts a public open house on Air Force Day with 9 am to sunset tours of the post. Visitors will view B 117, B 25 and AT 6 aircraft, ground school, Link Trainer, and demonstrations while learning about wartime training and the AAF’s role. A memorial service at the Post Chapel and a post-wide retreat cap the day.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Lubbock Army Airfield
Truman
AAF
RAF
SAAF
Army Air Forces
Col. Estes
Japan
Post Hospital
WAC
Europe
Booker T. Washington Park
A. C. Hamilton
Merger Unites Amvets Groups In Texas and Kansas City
The last holdout Amvets World War II group has merged with the original Amvets from Kansas City. Texas officials report 12 000 total members after the accord, with the Holdridge faction at about 9 600. Brig. Gen. W Holdridge led the holdout, Elmer Keel led the other faction. News came to L V Todd, Texas 2nd vice commander, from State Commander George R Porter in Fort Worth.
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Austin
Amvets
Kansas City
L. V. Todd
Texas
George R. Porter
Fort Worth
Washington
W. Holdridge
Elmer Keel
Countess Margot Asquith Dies at 81 in London
Mrs Margot Asquith widow of former prime minister Herbert Asquith died in London at age 81. She held the title Countess of Oxford and Asquith and was a prominent social figure in Britain.
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London
Margot Asquith
Oxford and
Revival at Smyer First Baptist Church
Rev Herbert Dollahue of Marfa will preach at Smyer First Baptist August 3 12 Rev W W Allen Smyer pastor announced the revival which began Friday night and noted 39 additions to the church in the last three months.
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Smyer
Herbert Dollahue
Marfa
First Baptist Church
W. W. Allen
Communist Party Re Established In National Return
The Communist party of the United States resumes activity after a 14 month hiatus in New York. Delegates at a special convention disbanded the May 1944 Communist political association led by Earl Browder. Browder’s collaboration stance was rejected amid a dispute with William Z. Foster who is expected to succeed Browder.
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New York
Communist Party of the
Browder
William Z. Foster
Texas gets federal funds for postwar projects
The Federal Works Administration advanced loans to Texas towns and counties for plans and improvements. Lufkin received 5484 for a courthouse and jail. Weatherford 1460 for sewage treatment plant 2133 for storm sewer 1823 for swimming pool. Pasadena 24000 for streets. Andrews County 2955 for water facilities. Robstown 2900 for sewers.
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Texas
Federal Works
Washington
Federal Works Administration
Lufkin
Tex
Court House
Weatherford
Pasadena
Andrews County
Robstown
Subsidy On Feed Wheat Refused By Agriculture Secretary
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson rejected a plan to reestablish a government subsidy for feed wheat this year. He cited uncertain food demand and incomplete corn and feed-grain outlooks for next winter. He noted no current restrictions on feed use, but some feeders argue commercial prices are prohibitive under livestock prices.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Highway Department Engineers Shifted
Four personnel changes in district engineers announced by the state highway commission include E. C. Woodward named engineer-manager of the Fort Worth expressway project. George M. Garrett moves from Bryan to Fort Worth, John E. Blair shifts to Bryan, and Thomas C. Davis becomes Corpus Christi district engineer. All changes take effect August 15.
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Highway Department
Austin
State Highway Commission
Fort Worth
E. C. Woodward
D. C. Greer
George M. Garrett
Bryan
Woodward
John E. Blair
Corpus Christi
Thomas C. Davis
Greer
Hemolytic Jaundice Strikes Again In Plainview Family
The Witkowski and Zeleny families of Plainview face familial hemolytic jaundice with new hospital admissions of Dale Zeleny and Rosemary Zeleny, ages 7 and 2. Splenectomy remains the standard treatment, with prior cases including Mrs. Mickey Sewell, Vernon Witkowski, Donald Zeleny, and Deann Witkowski.
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Plainview
Witkowski
Lubbock General Hospital
Dale Zeleny
Rosemary Zeleny
Frank Zeleny
Zeleny
J. T Krueger
Texas State Journal of Medicine
Mickey Sewell
Winifred Witkowski
Vernon Witkowski
Donald
Deann Witkowski
New Secret Weapon In Action For Navy
A 10 000 ton secret weapon has gone into action for the Navy with the commissioning of the electronic supply ship USS Indian Island. Bethlehem Steel built the ship and delivered a similar vessel, the Belle Isle, two weeks earlier. Commander Lt Cmdr James M. O'Toole of Coral Gables Florida leads the unit. Details were limited for security reasons, but the class will operate as floating repair shops for damaged radio radar and electronic gear of battle fleet units.
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New York
Uss Indian Island
Bethlehem Steel Company
Indian Island
Belle Isle
James M. O'Toole
Coral Gables
Fla
Battle Fleet
Tech Bureau Places 19 In School Posts
Nineteen teachers were placed by the Teacher Placement Bureau at Texas Technological College. Announced by placement director Dr. D. D. Jackson, the appointees include Mrs Mary Le Compte Lilley at Lampasas and Gordon Gatewood at Floydata as high school principal and coach, with several others slated for elementary, middle, and secondary positions in towns such as Roswell Odessa Paducah and Corpus Christi.
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Texas Technological College
D. D. Jackson
Mary LeCompte Lilley
Lubbock
Lampasas
Gordon Gatewood
Matador
Floycada
Floydada
Crysta Kennedy
Putnam
Roswell
Gertrude Schoolcraft
Odessa
Tech
Dora Baker Davis
Clovis
Iraan
Belle Kilgore
Sumnerwood
Dorothy Harkin
Levelland
G. H. Peters
Olton High School
Ora Mae Shell
Paducah
Ruby Cowan
Corpus Christi
Melba Knipling
Stamford
Lefors
J. W Caldwell
Afton
Barbara Blanks
Lakeview
Dumas
Lucille McKinon
Trubbock
Pecas
M. Mo Hastings
Prvon
Hart
L. H Montgomery
Tohoka
Olton
Delbert Phillip
Tularosa
N. M
Hot Springs
Essie Lee Roberts
OPA Completes Locker Inspection At Wilkerson Plant
Roscoe Caller in charge of the meat division reports the Lubbock District OPA has finished its check of Wilkerson Cold Storage lockers. Investigator Van Collier notes many comply with regulations but some records show prior over supply of meat. Full report due early this week with follow up at Food Mart and Independent Produce plants.
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Lubbock
Collier
OPA
Collien
Food Mart
Postwar Price Collapse Triggers 105996 U S Business Failures
In the five years after the WWI price slump, a total of 105 996 U S businesses failed, reflecting widespread economic distress and upheaval during the postwar period.
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U. S
Special Training Set On Water Safety
Senior water safety students trained by Russell Birdwell at the city pool and Julia Cane in a Red Cross class at the country club will travel to Buffalo Lake today for boating and canoe safety instruction. Mrs Cane is water safety chairman of the local Red Cross chapter and has led a country club pool course for some time.
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Russell Birdwell
Julia Cane
Red Cross
Country Club
Buffalo Lake
Cene
Consumers eat five pounds less in 1944 than 1935 39
The average U S consumer ate five pounds less during 1944 compared with the 1935 39 period.
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U. S
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