Election Year View of WWII Echoes in 1952 Power Plays
Pierre J. Huss recalls 1944 Normandy landings occurred during an election year. He notes Hitler misjudged U S voting impact and European leaders feared American election outcomes delaying defense efforts. Stalin also weighed U S politics influencing wartime demands and postwar plans as 1952 election looms.
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Normandy Beach
D- Day
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Dieppe
United States
Iist
Europe
Eisenhower
Sen
Taft
Benelux
Ike
Brussels
Schuman Coal and Steel
U.S
Russia
Belgium
Kremlin
Far East
Stalin
Rites Today for Shallowater Woman Ella Pack
Funeral services for Ella Pack 61 of Shallowater Rt 1 die 2 a.m. Saturday at Lubbock Memorial Hospital will be held at 3 p.m. today at Estacado Baptist Church with burial in Lorenzo Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home. She lived in the Shallowater area since 1940. Survivors include four daughters two sons eleven grandchildren four brothers and one sister.
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Ella Pack
Shallowater Rt. 1
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Baptist Church
Estacado
Lorenzo Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
C. L. Parr
Lorenzo
Orville Manning
Knox City
N. L. Alfred
Odessa
Jack Birdwell
Coleman
J. W. Pack
Shallowater
Darren Pack
Alex Watkins
Ada
Olka
Tom Watkins
Marietta
Okla
Bill Watkins
Cooperton
Dewey Watkins
Wilson
City of Post Buys First Street Sweeper
Garza County reports 2 563 vehicle registrations to date lifting county fees above 50 000 for the second year. Post purchases a street sweeper and plans sweeping at least twice weekly starting next week. Summer Recreational program signups open June 9 for ages 6 15, with PTA sponsorship and eight weeks of activities under coaches Bing Bingham and Vernon Ray.
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POST
Garza County
Carl Cederholm
City Commission
PTA
Bing Bingham
Vernon Ray
Lubbock
Willa Faye Graves
Janene Haynie
Oneila Jones
Linda Lee Davies
Janet Stephens
Sharon Mee- Gehee
Barnie Jones
Janyce Lobban
South Lake Park
J. W. Teal
Garza
Elton Mathis
Lions Club
Elmer Long
Victor Hudman
Les Short
Future Farmers of America
Dynaflow Drive Promises Easier Driving with Smooth Oil Linkage
An advertisement extols Dynaflow Drive as a gearless system that uses oil to deliver steady power from the Fireball 8 engine. It claims no gear shifts, relaxed throttle control, and a smooth ride at any legal speed for long daily drives.
Man Refuses Rescue Jumps into Halifax River
Daytona Beach officers report a fully clothed man descending into the Halifax River after being asked what he was doing. The man, Baxter Cash, claimed his wife told him to jump in. Police warned he would face more trouble if he stayed submerged, and he complied by coming out.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Halifax
D. E. Hillier
J. W. McKnight
Baxter Cash
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Charles Bird
Kenneth Rogers
Melvin Williams
John Boren
South Plains Council
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Broadway
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Texas Avenue
Dynaflow
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Texas
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Jeoggin
Buick
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Anise” Aly
Yrscott
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Lubbock, Texas
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