U S Not Doing So Well About Research Into Jet Propulsion
James Marlow reports from Washington that the Senate committee finds the United States lagging in jet propulsion and guided missiles. It blames NACA and the armed forces for inadequate facilities and warns of losing leadership in aeronautics without hundreds of millions for upgraded research facilities.
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Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
U.S
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Goebbels Mother Found Living Near Icking
Military officials report Paul Joseph Goebbels's mother his sister and brother in law found in Icking Germany after fleeing Berlin in 1945 and living under the name Biebichs in a small town setting near Wolfratshausen.
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Goebbels
Wolfratshausen
Germany
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Icking
Berlin
Biebichs
DDT Demonstration on Cattle Aims to Control Hornflies
A DDT spraying demonstration for hornflies and lice on cattle will be held Wednesday at 2:30 PM on the Kenneth Bozeman farm near Idalou. County agent Jason O. Gordon notes the improved pasture project and explains DDT’s effectiveness in reducing blood loss and misery on cattle. The talk covers hornfly behavior, life cycle, and the three cattle lice species common in Texas, with emphasis on year round impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Bozeman
Idalou
Jason O. Gordon
Gordon
Texas
Soil Moisture Losses Hit County Crops In Week
Scattered showers occurred in parts of the county but hot dry weather and a southwest wind reduced soil moisture and stressed dry land crops. About 100000 acres planted to cotton, roughly 65000 stands, with damage from a wind and dust storm. Wheat harvest progressing and may finish by mid June if dry weather continues. Cattle culling heavy, pasture and feed short. Irish potatoes nearing maturity with good yield prospects. Labor surplus noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Griffin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Cooperation Sought From All Nurses for Infantile Paralysis Care
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis asks registered nurses to volunteer for three month periods to assist in caring for patients during the epidemic season, typically July through September. Nurses may work in their state or another, receive prevailing private duty rates, and travel and maintenance allowances. housing will be arranged. Wyoming reports 141 oil fields as part of a nationwide search for new supplies.
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National Foundation For
National Foundation
Foundation
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Broadway
New York
N. Y
Egg program pushed to boost Lubbock area egg industry
Extension service specialists arrive to help launch a graded egg program in the South Plains. Led by F. Z. Beanblossom and county agent Jason Gordon, the effort aims to cull, size, and improve eggs from nest to consumer, expanding from Lubbock County to 20 to 25 counties and engaging producers, housewives, and retailers.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Southwest
Extension Service
W. L. Braddy
Gordon
Braddy
Texas
Beanblossom
Lubbock County
Lubbock County Jail Meets Over Half Of Federal Standards
Lubbock County Jail meets more than half of the 16 Bureau of Prisons standards for federal jails, according to Sheriff Grady Harrist. Only 19.2 percent nationwide meet more than half. Texas hosts the most jails in the upper bracket besides New York. The facility is approved for federal prisoners alongside Abilene and Amarillo.
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Lubbock County
Bureau of Prisons
Bob Weddle
Avalanche-Journal
Bureau of Prisons of
United States of Justice
Lubbock
Grady Harrist
Texas
New York
Abilene
Amarillo
Harrist
Nebraska Turkey Growers Target 1.39 Million Birds This Year
Nebraska turkey producers plan to raise 1,391,000 birds in the current year, about ten percent below the 1945 record crop.
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Nebraska
Swim Classes Continue at City Pool Season Two
The city pool offers ongoing classes for youths 6 to 8 and mothers and women, plus two advanced units in senior life saving and instructor prep. Junior ducklings return in July for intermediate lessons, with morning times and evening sessions through the week. Registration available at the pool. special groups include 9 to 15 year olds and 16 plus.
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City Pool
Julia Cane
City Recreation Department
Red Cross
Ness
Cane
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S.S.S. Co
West Texas
Newsom Paint & Supply
Wyoming
F. Z. Beanblossom
Rand Freematics
ST. Louis
U.P
Missouri
Veterans Administration
Blue Diamond Company
Lubbock, Texas
Freedom
Hether
Freedom Gas
Freedom Prom
West Texas Gas Co
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