Appeal Set For Jim Thomas Murder Conviction
Plainview June 2 Special The appeal of Jim Thomas 50 year old convict from his second conviction in the murder of Dr Roy E Hunt Littlefield physician will be presented Wednesday before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin District Attorney Harold M La Font said additional defense counsel will file six bills of exception including claims of insufficient evidence and incompetent testimony from Jo Ann Hunt five at the time of the murder The jury of Dawson County recommended the penalty in finding Thomas as charged Jan 13 He had been convicted at Plainview but obtained a retrial misconduct proved Venue was changed to the 64th District Court upon Judge J Garland motion The law allows 90 days for perfection of appeal but extra 60 days were granted The decision may take about 30 days and Thomas has been in the penitentiary since his last conviction He was on parole when Dr Hunt was slain that parole was revoked after arrest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Jim. Thomas
Roy. E. Hunt
Littlefield
Texas Court of ‘Criminal Appeals
Austin
Harold M. la Font
LWO
Jo-Ann Hunt
LaFont
Gullsey
Das 6the
Dawponty
Thomas
Plain
J. Garland
C. D. Russell
Court of Criminal Appeals
Allied forces continue major Pacific offensive operations
In Luzon the 25th Infantry Division advances into the Cagayan Valley from Santa Fe while the 33rd Infantry moves northeast of Baguio on Highway 11. Bombers hit Japanese dumps, medium and light bombers strike Formosa targets, and Allied ships patrol coasts and support mopping up nearby. In New Guinea and Bougainville, Australian and American units push toward enemy positions with bombing and strafing raids on junctions and supply depots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarakan
MacArthur
Jessel
Lahud
Borneo
Celebes
Halmawas
Lesser
Sundas
Taihoku
Giran
Formosa
Asiatic
Indo China
Angtze River
Bougainville
Buin Road
Manoitu
Wewak
New Guinea
Rabaul
Kavieng
Ivonac
Levant Troubles Persist In War and Diplomacy
Fragmentary report notes continued Levant tensions after World War II with Allied diplomacy in play. Mentioned are prewar German policy reviews, Moscow talks, President Truman’s personal envoy, and speculation on strategic moves by Allied forces and German leaders amid postwar shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Truman
Harrykins
Washinngton
Kremlin
Hopkins
Eynes
Georg Lindepuasnander
Ger
Nurse from Lubbock to attend Philadelphia war heroes event
Mrs George O Hubbert Jr of 521 Twentieth is en route on an expense paid trip to Philadelphia with a party honoring Gen Omar Bradley and Gen Carl Spaatz. Capt Hubbert, a Silver Star recipient from Anzio, is among the aides and officers in the retinue. He and Mrs Hubbert have two children, Cearie Frnka and Paulette. The party arrives Monday with elaborate plans.
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George’o. Hubbert, Jr
Lubbock General ‘Hospital
Philadelphia
Citizens Committee
That City
Omar H. Bradley
12Th Army Group
Carl Spaatz
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Hubbert
Texas Tech
Lubbock General Hospital
Anzio
Cearie Frnka
Paulette
Lily Hubbert
Associated Press
Transient Fined On Gun Toting Charge
George Ross Davis a 20 year old transient was fined 100 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to illegally carrying a pistol. Davis claimed Navy discharge and had been arrested Friday after police received complaints about displaying the weapon downtown. Nearby San Angelo soldier P E Biddie 19 paid 100 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to liquor law violation following arrests with another soldier for possessing 12 quarts of whisky and a quart of wine. Hubert Brown 19 faced felony theft for taking a case of cigarettes from Miller and Miller Motor Freight lines and was held on 1000 dollar bond.
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George Ross Davis
Davis
Navy
San Angelo
P. E. Biddie
Hubert Brown
Miller & Miller Motor Freight Lines
World Conference Veto Issue Sparks Major Powers Debate
Debate over the security council veto deepens as Russia seeks to retain veto rights while Britain and the United States press for limited use. Some delegates propose skipping the veto and reconvening later, amid 17 other points needing agreement among the Big Five. Britain favors veto restraint to force action against aggressors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Security Council
San Francisco
Russia
Britain
United States
British Information Services
Funeral Set Today For W. H. Mayes
Funeral services for W. H. Mayes 69 who died Friday morning at his home in Ralls will be held at 5 this afternoon at the First Baptist Church. Rev. J. H. McClain will officiate with burial in Ralls Cemetery. Pallbearers include W. W. Gleaton W. H. Anstead T. J. De See Floyd Fenter Leonard Schoolcraft and Cloud Kirkham. He is survived by his widow three children Truett Mayes Billy Mayes and Mrs. Howard Cornwell a niece Mrs. Dave McCluskey and two brothers Jason Mayes and George Mayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Mayes Ralls
W. H. Mayes
First Baptist Church
Marr
J. H. McClain
Ralls Cemetery
W. W. Gleaton
W. H. Anstead
T. J. Desee
Floyd Fenter
Leonard Schoolcraft
Cloud Kirkham
Mayes
Ralls
Truett Mayes
Army Air Corps
Billy Mayes
Marine Air Corps
Howard Cornwell
Orange
Tex
Dave McCluskey
Jason Mayes
Graham
George Mayes
Crosbyton
Senate Recall Session Set for January 8, 1946
The Texas Senate voted to reconvene on January 8, 1946 to consider governor nominees. It marked a historic move amid disputes with Gov. Coke Stevenson over nominations and a wave of rejected appointments. Senator Weaver Moore of Houston sponsored the resolution, insisting the action is constitutional and proper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Senate
Coke Stevenson
Weaver Moore
Houston
Halsey Returns to Action and Okinawa Assault
Pacific forces push toward Okinawa as Adm. William F. Halsey Jr resumes combat leadership with the Third Fleet. The 24th Army corps clears Shuri fortress while Tokyo radio claims heavy Allied losses in the Okinawa operation, with U.S. ship damages noted by a Navy spokesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Halsey, Jr
U. S. Third Fleet
Halsey
Pacific
Philippines
China Sea
Raymond A. Spruance
Fifth Fleet
Okinawa
Spruance
Guam
Shuri
24Th Army Corps
Shuri Fortress
Tokyo
Navy
Washington
U. S
Bass Named Head Of Lions At Levelland
C. D. Bass district clerk of Hockley County was elected president of the Levelland Lions Club to succeed Homer Johnson. Other officers named include Dr. Ray Bass first vice president Kenneth Harper second vice president Bob Ford lion tamer Hayt Ford tailtwister and H D Richmond secretary. Installment set for July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levelland
C. D. Bass
Hockley County
Levelland Lions Club
Homer Johnson
Ray Bass
Kenneth Harper
Bob Ford
Hayt Ford
Tailtwister
H. D. Richmond
Man Beaten by Son After Domestic Dispute Near Tahoka
Sheriff's deputies respond to a domestic assault at a Tahoka highway house where a man was beaten by his 20-year-old son before deputies arrive. The suspect remains jailed and faces possible assault charges. Dr. L. N. Lipscomb, Methodist district superintendent, schedules talks at St Johns Church and Lorenzo youth meeting, with another evening service at Tahoka Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. N. Lipscomb
St. Johns Church
Lorenzo
Tohoka Methodist Church
Odessa Radio Station Construction Permit Sought
An application for a broadcasting station construction permit with a transmitter site selected has been filed with the Federal Communications Commission by Permian Basin Broadcasting company Odessa banker James S Key and others. Subscribers include Houston Harte publisher of the San Angelo Standard Times and Bernard Hanks publisher of the Abilene Reporter News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Federal Communications Commission
Permian Basin Broadcasting Company
James S. Key
Houston Harte
San Angelo Standard Times
Bernard Hanks
Abilene Reporter-News
Dimitrov Granted Protection by U.S. Mission in Sofia
Acting Secretary Grew confirmed Russian reports that the American mission in Sofia granted protection to G. M. Dimitrov Bulgarian agrarian leader. Dimitrov sought refuge with U. S. representative Maynard B. Barnes at 4 a.m. May 24 fearing danger from unrest. He is described as a Bulgarian political leader with a long democratic record and loyalty to Allied principles.
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Washington
Grew
Sofia
G. M. Dimitrov
Dimitrov
U. S
Maynard B. Barnes
Butter Piling Up Delights Officials In Washington
Southwest warehouses hold piled butter as high prices deter buyers. War Production officials, including La tham White, acting regional director of WFA, say excess supply will aid low production months and reassure distribution officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WFA
Southwest
Washington
Latham White
Office of Distribution
Mushroom Cap Size Peculiarity
The cap of a true mushroom very seldom exceeds five inches in diameter.
Argentine Opp Party claims press crackdown in Argentina
Patria Libre asserts the government closed 14 newspapers and arrested at least 10 editors to suppress a free press. The report says 6 million pesos yearly go to subsidize irregular newspapers and Nazi-leaning papers owe about 125000 pesos to the government. Foreign correspondents face censorship and restricted dispatches.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Patria Libre
Free Fatherland
Roosevelt
Churchill
Hitler
Mussolini
Spain Denies Laval Death Rumor by Suicide
London reports a rumor that Pierre Laval, former Vichy leader, killed himself in Barcelona to avoid extradition. Spanish government spokesmen in Madrid denied the claim, saying the report is not true. The rumor stemmed from a garbled Luxembourg radio broadcast exchange and telegraph recording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Pierre Laval
Barcelona
France
United Press
Madrid
Laval
Luxembourg
Two Civilian Flier Fatal Plane Crash Near Lisbon
Dallas reported Hubert Williams the pilot and Charles Edwin Copeland both civilian fliers killed when their plane from a local airfield stalled and crashed south of Lisbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Hubert Williams
Charles Edwin Copeland
Lisbon
Surgeon Dewey Sutton Dies in San Angelo
Dr. Dewey Sutton aged 61, a San Angelo surgeon, died this afternoon after a 10 day illness. Funeral arrangements await the arrival of his son Stanley from Artesia New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Dewey Sutton
Stanley
Artesia
N. M
Rebuild Estimate for Dutch City of s Hertogenbosch
An itemized materials estimate outlines the rebuilding of s Hertogenbosch after destruction. It specifies 4,300,000 bricks, 920,000 roof tiles, 228,000 slates, 224,800 square yards of glass, 1,740 square yards of wood, 37,200 square yards of boards, 6,500 doors, 946,000 pounds of cement, 1,848,000 pounds of lime, 616,000 pounds of plaster, 134,400 square yards of stone gauze, 135,600 square yards of tar paper, 286,000 pounds of mastic, 246,000 pounds of zinc and 110,000 pounds of lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands
S Hertogenbosch
Wall Street Gains Lift Rails to Eight-Year Highs
Wall Street price levels rose on June 2 led by rails and utilities as optimism about peacetime conditions bolstered shares. trading accelerated with 980000 shares changing hands, the 0 stock average steady at 66.4 though weekly gains were positive. several leaders included Canadian Pacific Consolidated Edison and American Water Works while casualties included Goodyear American Telephone Boeing Du Pont and Eastman Kodak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Canadian Pacific
Consolidated Edison
Electric Power and Light
American Water Works
Engineers
Public Service
American Woolen
Laclede Gas
North American
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery, Ward
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
U. S. Rubber
Goodyear
American
Telephone
Santa Fe
Boeing
du Pont
Kennecott
American Can
Eastman Kodaks
J. C. Penney
Western Union
Cotton futures ease after gains on profit taking
New York June 2 The cotton futures market declined modestly from early gains as investors took profits and hedge selling resurfaced. Government subsidy plans to aid the textile sector spurred some optimism, while private reports noted modest improvement in mill demand for spot cotton. Futures closed 10 to 18 cents per bale lower or higher. New Orleans June 2 The average price of Middling 18 16 retained cotton was 22.71 cents per pound across 30 southern spot markets, down 18 cents.
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New York
New Orleans
Ewer
Removal of controls on utility construction announced
The War Production Board’s Office of War Utilities said most controls on construction of electric gas water and communications facilities are removed. Buildings may proceed on an unrated basis unless the project exceeds 25000 dollars, which requires prior authorization from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of War Utilities
The
War Production Board
Moscow Toll Figures Announced by Radio Moscow Review
A World War II radio Moscow review claims 7,800,000 Germans killed or captured over three years of war. It also tallies 70,000 tanks, 60,000 aircraft, and 90,000 guns lost, with over 1,000,000 estimated killed in the last four months of heavy fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Radio
Moscow
Noble
Federal Windshield Tax Due Again
The new $5 automobile tax stamps go on sale June 9 and must be displayed on all motor vehicles used on highways starting July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Market Report From New York With Mixed Stocks And Steady Grain
June 2 market update notes mixed stock activity with steady rail issues and forward movement. Wheat firm to strong as mills and contractors buy. corn shows strength from short covering and cash demand. Cattle and hogs steady with light offers and nominal activity.
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York
noNiss
Cattle and Hogs Market Report from Kansas City noted
Kansas City report June 2 shows cattle and calves steady to up 28 cents with good and choice beef steers to ship to 17.26 with yearlings 15.00 to 16.25 and feeder steers 13.00 to 14.85. Hogs unchanged at ceiling levels, sheep kill steady to 28 cents lower with native spring lambs 15.25 to 15.40 and wool lambs 14.65 to 18.28.
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Kansans
City
Kansas City
Calvas
Texas
Grain Market Summary From Chicago and Fort Worth
Chicago wheat and rye opened firm then drifted low before a rally. September wheat hit seasonal highs as distant deliveries rose. July wheat around 1.61 to 1.69, corn up to 1.13, oats and rye also higher. barley steady. Fort Worth reports list wheat No 1 at 1.734 to 1.8314, barley No 2 around 1.98 to 1.07, yellow sorghums 2.35 to 2.40, corn unavailable, oats No 2 red 10 to 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fort Worth
Kansas ibid Seronr Kansas City
June 2. Produce unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Kansas City
Marriage Licenses and Deeds in Lubbock Area Records
Official records list multiple marriage licenses including William A. Colston and Patricia Jean Bomar and others from Floydada Lubbert areas. Warranty deeds record transfers in Lubbock County including properties in Crestlawn, College Park, and Overton addition with sums ranging from 125 to 17,500 dollars.
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William A. Colston
Floydada
Patricia Jean Bomar
Lub
Albert J. Senninea
Gertrude V. Miller
Linton
Tex
Quenton Ray Belt
Ropesville
Mary Dean Reese
Wichita Fal
E. Lee
Mary Frances Ron
Lubboc Vernon
Billingship
Mary Geneva West
Lubbock
Lee Nolen
Slaton
Viola Cox
Arrie “Brinson
Hale Center
View
Blanche
M. Boatman
Plainview
E. Williams,Jr
Margaret Ann Nobile
Ralls
W. W. Owen
W. K. Johnston
College Park
Griffin
L. A. Oldham
Crestlawn Aenilen
Looney
T.G. Markham
W. F. Looney
A G. Markham
E.R. Thompson
Lubbock Independent
Covington
C. A. Gibson
John Spikes
Gordon Lane
O Rush
Cunningham
P. Corley
Buse Corley
Arce
Virginia Smith
Meec. M. DeBush
Lubbee
Morris Davis
Velera Pratt
Ellwood
B. Jones
Virginia Amin
Overton
J.H. Parks
George Ella McKee
Delmar Anner
Jane Verwater
Billy Mead
O'Neal Terrace
Mathers
Joe Coursey
Simmons
Mary Johnson
Callen
Leber
Augustine Gshoel
Devers Assumes Command of Allied Forces in Europe
In Paris on June 2 Lt. Gen. Jacob L. Devers took temporary command of Omar N. Bradley’s 12th Army Group while also leading the Sixth Army Group. The arrangement places American and French units under Devers, including U.S. Third, Seventh, Ninth, and Fifteenth Armies and the French First Army, during Bradley’s absence as he travels to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Europe
Jacob L. Devers
Devers
European
Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army Group
Sixth Army
Bradley
New York
U. S
Counties Top War Loan Quotas in Texas
Three Texas counties surpass their Seventh War Loan E bond goals, with Borden tops 100 percent, Sutton and Real tied for second. Nathan Adams, state War Finance chairman, notes a slight statewide uptick and reports Texas has bought $173,963,138 in E bonds, 44 percent of par, and $132,625,905 in other bonds, 42.5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Federal Reserve Bank
Nathan Adams
War Finance Committee
Borden County
Sutton
Real
Adams
OPA plan fails to ease meat shortages say industry
Joseph Dancansky of the National Association of Non Slaughtering Meat Processors and Wholesalers, Inc criticized the new OPA county by county distribution as not increasing housewife meat availability. The War Food administration moved more beef and pork to civilian markets by reducing government holdbacks to meet April June quotas. Dancansky urged direct allocation to prewar wholesalers and processors and warned against illicit slaughterers gouging the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Joseph Dancansky
War ‘Food ‘Administration
WFA
Dancansky
Ford Announces 1946 Models With Styling and Design Changes
Ford disclosed completion of a hand built super deluxe model and outlined new styling features including a heavy bar horizontal front end grille a wider engine hood and redesigned instrument panel. Production of 1946 Ford models is not expected to begin before 60 to 90 days with full availability likely a year or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford
Red Cross Says Army Has Sufficient Nurses
The American Red Cross announced that it has been informed by the Army there are enough nurses now to care for sick and wounded soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Red Cross
Army
Births Announced for Lewis and Nease Families
Congratulations go to Mr and Mrs C A Lewis of 316 Ave N on the birth of a daughter weighing eight pounds at 3 30 p m Saturday at home. The father works for Mead's Bakery. Mr and Mrs Elbert Nease of Monroe welcome a son weighing seven pounds thirteen ounces at 10 05 p m Saturday at West Texas hospital. The father is a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Lewis
Ave. N
Mead’s Bakery
Elbert Nease
Monroe
West, Texas Hospital
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Tahoka Highway
Raymond, Land
Tom Cannon
New Odessa
General American Life Insurance CO
F. M. Maddox
First National Bank
Lubbock, Texas
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