Idaho man's potato venture in Lubbock county yields profits
Hafner, an Idaho transplant, farms 40 acres near Lubbock with cobbler potatoes and onions. He irrigates with a V-8 powered well, uses heavy fertilizer, and projects about 200 sacks per acre, aiming for roughly $21,600 gross and over $10,000 net from the field amid high costs and share-cropping history.
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Dewitt Lame
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Lubbock County
J. B. McCauley, Jr
Ralph D. Derrup
Floyd H. Cannon
Idalou
Huffaker
W. B. Gregory
Frank Hafner
W. B. Oldham
Lubbock
Hafner
High Plains
Texas
Idaho
Farm Security Administration
Council Formed to Meet Military Needs in Lubbock
Helen Drew of the American Red Cross spoke on the 145th camp and hospital council formed in Lubbock to identify needs at SPAAF and SAAF. A production committee in 14 counties will supply items from paint to radios and hospital desks, with local chairs named and donors urged to contact.
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Lubbock
Helen Drew
St. Louis
American Red Cross
Seaman Hall
Miss Drew
South Plains
Council
SPAAF
Liana Estacado Camp and Hospital Council
SAAF
C. P. Carlock
Lubbock County
Morley Jennings
C. D. Doggett
Carlock
Beauticians Show Slashed to Two Days in Wartime Plan
The twelfth annual beautician's show sponsored by Russell Morrison Co. of Lubbock is set for Sunday and Monday July 4 and 5 at the Hilton hotel. War conditions cut the event from three days to two with lectures and demonstrations by visiting artists including George Scoggins of Abilene. The program opens with a 1 PM get together Sunday and ends with the grand ball Monday night. About 490 beauticians from West Texas and New Mexico are expected.
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Russell Morrison Company
Lubbock
Hilton Hotel
George Scoggins
Abilene
West Texas
New Mexico
Coal Crisis Becomes Army Soldiers Topic Abroad
A letter to Mrs. W. O. McAteer from her son Sgt. Earl T. Ateer of the U S Army on an unnamed front describes the coal situation as a popular topic among American troops. He says labor strikes at home would drive workers to join the army. If home sit-downs continue, soldiers fear longer deployment.
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W. O. McAteer
Avenue H
Earl T. Ateer
U.S. Army
Sergeant McAteer
Army efficiency boosted by thorough job placement
The Army sharpens personnel assignment through minute selection and parallel civilian jobs. South Plains Army Airfield trains and places staff in positions matching civilian experience, with many officers holding key posts after attending Adjutant General, Aviation Medicine, Tech Inspection, and Chemical Warfare schools.
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United Nations
Army
Adjutant General's School
Fort Washington
Randolph Field
South Plains Army Airfield
Hitler
SPAAF
George Wray
San Antonio
John F. Zubrod
Evansville
Ind
Fort Logan
Colo
Wray
Zubrod
Mystery Man Joins Elk Hills Oil Contract Probe
A mystery lobbyist described as an oil man associated with Standard Oil of California appeared in the House investigation of the Elk Hills oil contract. He is said to have entertained officials in Washington and may be summoned for questioning by the Public Lands Committee.
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Washington
House
Elk Hills
Public Lands Committee
Norman Littell
Rep
Elliott
Calif
Naval Affairs Committee
Littell
Standard Oil Company of California
War Bond Drive Highlights Officer Training Programs
The article explains that officers and enlisted men at SPAAF receive targeted education through specialized schools. It notes mechanics, glider maintenance, chemical warfare, motor maintenance, tech inspection, radio and code courses, plus various instruction to build experts. The training system is presented as advancing victory.
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SPAAF
Packing Houses May Be Closed
CHICAGO June 26 A spokesman for the national association of retail meat dealers warns hundreds of the nation’s meat markets may close within 10 days due to a beef shortage. John A. Kotal cites OPA price ceiling rules and reduced cattle supplies as key factors impacting Chicago’s meat trade.
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Chicago
World
Livestock Center
John A. Kotal
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Office of Price Administration
Kotal
OPA
Buffalo Replaces Beef In Robstown Market
In Robstown Texas a 730 pound buffalo calf born at Brackenridge Park Zoo in San Antonio was purchased from Ben Peters farm to supply meat after local beef quotas were met. Butcher Tom Patillo said the market needed to satisfy customers and the buffalo was bought from Peters to cover June sales.
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Robstown
Texas
Pardner
Brackenridge Park
San Antonio
Ben Peters
Tom Patillo
Peters
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New Guinea
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Lew Kamuto
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Doba Dura
James C. Eldredge
Whitesboro
N. Y
Adjutant’s General's School
Thomas L. Morgan
Hobbs, N. M
The
Post Hospital
Joseph F. Cavaliere
Tech Inspection School
Chanute Field, Jr
Joseph Severance, Jr
Edgewood Arsenal
Benjamin Lowengard
Harrisburg
Raymond Denzer
Cecil E. Damron, Jr
Miami Beach
Fla
Frank D. Corwin
Minneapolis
Special Services School
Baltimore
Dudley R. Berwick
Bogalusa
Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
John Swarny
Guard Squadron
Fort Custer
Mich
Provost Marshal General Training Center
Mystery Man
Armstrong Supply
Main St
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Paramount
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