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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1947
Page
4
A Senate figure calls for release of documents relating to Molotov and German affairs. The push targets national security and foreign policy issues amid ongoing government scrutiny.
Floydada, June 14 Special David Richard Willson 14 son of Mr and Mrs J M Willson of Floydada is chosen as one of American Scouts to attend the Jamboree of International at Moisson France He is a Life Scout Mustang troop Owl Patrol Region Nine The contingent meets in Dallas July 14 for training camp then travels to Camp Kilmer N J with stops in St Louis Washington and New York City They sail to Antwerp Belgium and tour Holland and Belgium before Moisson The group then tours Paris and other parts of France before Le Havre and return to New York Then a Niagara Falls trip before arriving back in Texas September 3 Willson works in the Floydada lumber yard His father serves on the National Council of Boy Scouts of America and signed a 1939 non aggression treaty with Soviet leaders before 1941 invasion
Houston officers chase and arrest a young woman who passed a bad check in a lingerie shop. The blonde fled through streets and into a hotel basement before being captured by Officer W. C. Holliday, ending the pursuit at the police station.
Dawson county farmers in Lamesa report the biggest wheat crop in county history as they begin harvests. County agent T A Barfield notes excellent prospects for cotton with good stands and many workers from the Rio Grande valley expected to assist.
In Houston on June 14, 51-year-old C. F. Gibson was fatally injured after being struck by a car. Investigator A. H. Moore says Gibson was hurled about 50 feet. he died at the hospital from head injuries, chest and abdominal trauma, and leg injuries.
The report notes daily arrivals and widespread harvesting with several hundred acres already cut. Combines will operate in most fields by June 20. Dawson County shipped the first carload of wheat on the plains this week and some farmers reported up to twenty bushels per acre.
Mr and Mrs A 8 Meinecke depart for Cleveland Ohio today to attend the National Retail Hardware convention where Meinecke serves as Panhandle Hardware association president They plan to return in about a week Dr Maynard D Knight holder of a B S from Texas Technological College and an M D from UT Galveston has been accepted by the American Board of Surgery He currently resides in San Angelo The Johnson grass control committee meets Monday at 2 30 PM in the agriculture building 1320 Ave Q
E K Hufstedler Jr committee chairman says a meeting on eradicating the crop pest will feature progress discussion. Anyone interested in the program is invited to attend.
A Maine initiative aims to control weed growth in blueberry fields focusing on northern nut grass common horseradish and trees deemed weeds when invading blueberry patches.
Two ounce bottle of Moone’s Emerald Oil offered with money back guarantee. Advert says full strength oil works quickly for aching sore feet and other skin troubles. Sold at Mark Halsey Drug Stores and other druggists with satisfaction guaranteed.
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