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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1941
Page
5
The piece reports a shift in United States Army policy toward youth engagement and reform. It discusses potential revision of the act, aiming to rejuvenate the force, with discussion of removing unfit officers and implementing new standards.
West Texas oil prospects draw optimism as fields near expansion. Oklahoma leads production. analysts see potential long term gains and wartime demand shaping exploration.
Church notes list several pastors and service times including Dr J M Lewis at pane Presbytendhonarch in Downtaya Mesos area and Rev Jeff D Welch at Central Baptist. The column mentions an interview, election of a Christian committee, and broadcasts in the afternoon with various speakers and locations noted.
Police halted a Tennessee plate car and jailed William F. Smith 19 who fled Huntsville Texas prison farm. Co passenger M W Barbee 22 fled on foot after a crash during a police escort to headquarters. Barbee fled toward railroad tracks while detective Goldsmith was hurt. Smith booked as Texas fugitive and for possible federal auto theft charges.
Salt Lake City reports Postmaster L Oa Smeat pursued a transfer for seven years. Assistant Postmaster General Walter Myers learned of Smoots issue and called the capital. The skylight skylight issue is resolved with a fix.
The article notes that about 24 percent of US farms were under 24 acres and 39 percent under 300 acres in 186 that today 14.6 percent are under 20 acres and 40 percent under 60 acres. It mentions a woman driver fined in an English city for obstruction and unfamiliar with new rules, with a clerk stating the law had been in force for 106 years.
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