McMillan Plans African Safari Expedition Details
The article outlines McMillan and Downey preparing for a Nairobi safari with 16 boy assistants, gear including a Rigoy 470 gun, rifles, cameras, field glasses, and 12,000 feet of film. It describes camp moves, transport by trucks, and a tropic hunting expedition through dense terrain with various wildlife targets, cameras rolling for a photographic record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ota
Bel & Howe
Fomm
Eastman
Tropimeee Bere
Ung
Caten Ang Snipts Mgier
Naval Reserve Office meeting for transfer to organized division
Women news notes a first formal meeting at 8 PM in the American Legion hall 910 Texas Ave for men who pledged for transfer from V-6 Inactive to organized division and for those considering change. Fire crews respond to a trash fire on North Avenue H and a car blaze on 26 20. A Abernathy man reports a gray suit stolen from his auto on 1900 J Street. Police question two men in molestation reports involving two girls while cases face varying outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Reserve Office of Organized Division
American Legion Hall
Texas Ave
J. W. Jernigan
Abernathy
Black Avenue J
Wheat Harvest Advances Across Texas Regions
Harvest resumed as combines ran by Friday with trucks delivering to elevators. Farm outputs ranged from 15 to 45 bushels per acre, with some fields in Crosbyton and Abernathy shipping dozens of cars. Yields and shipment totals varied by area, and hail damage in Hockley county affected thousands of acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Floyd County
Crosbyton
Crosbvian
Lorenzo
Idalou
Muleshoe Journal
Littlefield
P. W. Walker
County Wide News
Hockley County
Arnett
Abernathy
Hale County
Hungarian crisis shapes U S stance amid Russia talk
The article quotes officials and Ferenc Kapocs on Nagy's plans tied to Hungary peace treaty ratification and Russian troop withdrawal. It notes Communist view of Nagy as antagonistic and cites Minister Schoenfeld's claimed approval of Nagy’s tactics with American support for aid and loans to Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagy
Nacy
Ferenc Kapocs
Schoenfeld
America
Ferenc Nagy
Joans
Hungary
Altitude Bends in Aviation Gasoline Explained
Aviation gasoline can form bubbles at altitude if not pumped by a special fuel pump. Air is forced into the fuel at sea level pressure and remains until higher altitude, causing the so called altitude bends.
Senate Poised To Override Veto In Monday Vote
Senate debate stretches to Monday as Taft Fitzgerald and allies hope for a three to four vote margin to override the veto. Morse yields floor after 10 hours as Pepper Ball and Wherry push toward a decisive 1 pm CST session with alternating speaking blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Thomas
Taft
Senate
Sen
Morse
R-Ore
Wherry
R-Neb
GOP
Sen. Pepper
D-Fla
Pepper
Ball
R-Minn
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Barkley
Ohio
Taylor
Idaho
Solon
D-Flo
Rep
Hartley
R-Nj
Truman
Congress
Local births announced from West Texas hospital list
Congratulations go to multiple families for newborns recorded Saturday and Friday at a West Texas hospital. The notices include Kermit and Crawford Holtzclaw, O P Thomas, B J Hicks, Clyde Phillips, and other parents with baby weights and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit Brown
Tohoka
West Texas Hospital
Crawford Holtzclaw
Wilson
O. P. Thomas
Union Bus Terminal
Housing Survey shows higher costs and evictions nationwide
The report notes emergency temporary dwellings for GI students and families last year raised costs. It cites a 30 percent rise in residential construction costs from 1946 first quarter levels, with Birmingham estimates often 50 percent under final costs. Evictions nationwide near 500,000 in the first quarter, many from owner-occupied homes or rising rents, and 20 percent of families in major city public housing face evictions due to income limits. In Harrisburg only 71 of 2,600 seeking rentals could pay over $50 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Service, Inc
Birmingham
Ala
Federal Public Housing Administration
OPA
Harrisburg
Maynard
British Communist Official Is Refused Visa To Enter U S
London, June 21. Harry Pollitt, secretary of the British Communist party, said he was refused a visa to enter the United States for the July 4 convention of the American Communist party. The London consulate informed him by telephone that his visa application was refused and would not discuss the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Harry Pollitt
British Communist Party
United States
Communist Party
Pollitt
Veto Override Moves Forward Amid White House Doubts
Democratic leaders worry over upholding President Truman's veto while the House votes to override after his blistering message. Senate action would seal the bill once Congress signs it. Supporters camped in cloakroom couches and counted noses, while pro veto supporters faded as attempts at vote deals failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
Labor Board
House
Truman
Senate
Congress
Law Violations Are Probed Here
A 38-year-old man C W Elliott of south of Lubbock was arrested on two county court charges accusing check law violations and was also wanted in Holbrook Arizona on a felony charge of bogus check passing. Andrew Clifton Easter, 31, of Slaton, was charged with drunk driving after his car overturned near Slaton with no injuries. Roy J Freeman, 39, pleaded guilty to drunk driving and was fined 50 dollars plus costs. Governor Beauford H Jester revoked a Jan 22 1946 conditional pardon for Billy Christopher 27 of Lubbock, who faces return to the penitentiary for burglary theft over 50 and robbery by assault. Christopher’s bond and related cases are noted. Theft investigations include a hotel resident reporting stolen electric coffee maker and toaster valued at 16 dollars, and a stolen income tax refund check, with amount unknown, traced to a Crosbyton resident.
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C. W. Elliott
Lubbock
Holbrook
Ariz
Andrew Clifton Easter
Slaton
Ernest Ward
Ward
Easter
Roy J. Freeman
Billy Christopher
Beauford H. Jester
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Christopher
State Penitentiary
Ada Pearl Christopher
Walter Davies
Justice of Peace
D. W. Robertson
C. B. Melina
Albert Chinn
Crosbyton
Jester Signs Bill Expanding Clemency Oversight
The new law requires 10 days notice to the sheriff, district attorney, and district judge before clemency. It mandates written applications with affidavits of any fees paid to obtain clemency, and sets professional supervision for parolees and probationers. Parole and probation rules lack prior statutory backing, with supporters viewing the measure as a step toward tighter control.
Attlee Presses Red Critics Amid European Talks
The socialist premier Attlee delivered a sharp anti-Russian address amid mounting Western condemnation of Communist policies in Eastern Europe. Bevin warned dictators will fail to crush liberty as Britain awaits Moscow's reply to a British-French invitation under Marshall Plan talks with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ments
British
Trade Union Congress
Europe
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Attlee
Kremlin
Marshall
Associated Press
Moscow
Sixteen Killed in Punjab Riots as Punjab Assembly Voters Split
Rioting mobs killed at least 16 people and set fires in Lahore as Punjab legislators arrived for a partition vote. The total death toll over two days reached 71 amid clashes in Punjab and near Lucknow, with calls for dividing provinces into Hindu and Muslim states.
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New Delhi
Lahore
Punjab
Partition
Lucknow
United Provinces
India
Congress
Hindustan
Pakistan
Bengal
Senator Warns Russia Seeks to Challenge U S Steel Leadership
Washington June 21 Senator Martin of Pennsylvania warned that Russia is making a great effort to build up its steel industry for a potential challenge to U S production leadership. He noted Russia uses former American know how and stressed vigilance as officials say Russia would be about one sixth as efficient as the United States in steel production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martin
R-Pa
Russia
America
Senate
Germany
United States
Pennsylvania
Division of labor among Zulu tribes
The passage describes a strict gender division of labor in Zulu communities with men cutting and setting house poles and carving wooden utensils while women weave mat coverings and make clay pots.
New Weed Killer Blamed for Wharton Cotton Damage
Wharton and Matagorda counties report abnormal cotton growth across about 20 000 acres blamed on nearby rice-field spraying with 2 4 D. Extension entomologist King warns 2 4 D is dangerous to cotton. State and federal experts join in investigation while farmers call a mass meeting for updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wharton
Tex
Matagorda
Louisiana
College Station
Charles A. King
Texas Extension Service
J. D. Prewitt
Texas A. & M. Extension Service
Texas
Matagorda County
Wharton County
Highway Patrol Targets Two Lane Driving On College Avenue
Texas highway patrolmen issued tickets to 10 motorists last night to curb two lane driving on College Avenue near the Fourth Street intersection. Capt. Ed Posey said enforcement will continue until cars on the nar row section no longer block the right side. Most tickets were for passing on the right under state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway
North College Avenue
College Avenue
Fourth Street
Ed Posey
Lubbock
Capt. Posey
Joneses Donate 40000 for Austin College Economics Chair
Houston philanthropists Mr and Mrs Jesse H Jones give 40000 to Austin College to establish the John T Jones chair in economics. The gift funds completing plans for an economics department headed by the chairholder, while John T Jones, a pioneer lumberman and hardware dealer, is honored as memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Jones
Austin College
Sherman
Mir
Jesse H. Jones
Houston
John PR. Jones
W. B. Guerrant
Austin Collegee
Guerrant
John T. Jones
Texas
Presbyterian Church
Italy Eyes U S Aid as Fear of Slav Pressure Grows
Italian leaders worry that renewed Soviet pressure may push Trieste toward a formal bloc, prompting a pivot toward France and the United States. Debates center on the Truman Doctrine’s reach to Italy and the need for annual U S aid of about 60 million dollars to stabilize the economy while excluding Communists from government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trieste Free State
Italy
France
United States
Greece
Turkey
Palmiro Togliatti
Puppose
Moscow
Alcide de Gasnen
Ttalian
Ltugi Banauai
Crs
de Gaspork
Jefgo Dau
Crop conditions report shows good for Texas areas
The United States Department of Agriculture reported generally satisfactory conditions in most commercial truck crops in Texas over the past week. The latest rains were noted and surface moisture was rapidly depleted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Net output in 1944 vastly higher than 1850 levels
The output value of goods in the United States for 1944 is estimated at about 27 times that of 1850 while the number of workers is about nine times and total man hours about six times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Building Permits For Public Works And Home Additions
Official records list permits for contractors Rundock and Ralph Elder. Projects include air conditioning system at Teas avenue priced at 4000 dollars and residence additions at 968 Ave and Ak01 Twenty-fourth with costs 2000 dollars and 14000 dollars respectively. J M Rice undertakes a frame residence at 710 13 Trenty-ninth for 14000 dollars.
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HR. Rundock
Iile
Teas Avenue
C. OM. Price
Ave
Ralph Elder
Warde Wallace
J. M. Rice
Trenty-ninth
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Munists
Dan Portwood
Forrest Lumber Co
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Mores
Sgt
General Motor Overhauling
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Clyde
Phillips
Avenue X
St Mary's Hospital
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