29 Jun 1947
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1947
Page
1
A labor negotiations update from Washington shows unions pressing for actions as federal talks wind down. Thousands of workers face layoffs across rail and mining sectors amid strike threats and cost-cutting measures.
In district results the report notes near record marks across Mississippi, with focus on turnout and preliminary tallies. The article mentions candidates and district 642, highlighting election activity and returning officials as results unfold.
An Associated Press survey marks higher prices and more plentiful goods a year after OPA expired in 1946 and was revived only as a guest. It notes small declines from the March peak, with meat and eggs still tight and black market and resale deals persisting amid ongoing supply concerns.
Midland oil operator and former State Senator Ken Regan announced today he would seek the representative post for Texas 16th congressional district. The seat is currently held by R. Ewing Thomason, recently appointed federal judge for the Western District of Texas.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov joined British and French ministers as talks drifted into a third hour of session amid official news blackout. A French aide said Moscow aimed at reviving old Soviet questions to stall Marshall plan momentum, with leaders set to reconvene Monday after a Sunday break.
President Truman will act next week on the rent controls bill. The measure would extend controls through February 29 and permit voluntary rent increases up to 15 percent with leases through 1948. Truman has until midnight Wednesday to decide, with an expected announcement Monday.
General Eisenhower told a Senate subcommittee the U S Army faces funding gaps of 2750000000 and 13100000 for new planes as defense costs rise. He argued the army exerts less pressure for peace than in its peak, urging greater support while noting possible wartime needs into the coming year.
Dallas police say five year old Mary Lane McCarter was found dead in bed by her mother early morning. Detective Captain Will Fritz said a stray pistol bullet likely fired about three blocks away caused the fatality. The child’s two year old brother Beauford slept nearby unaware.
West from Longview was elected president of the Texas Association of Public Accountants succeeding Ca White of Lubbock. Fort Worth was chosen as the site of the 1948 convention. The vote occurred in Brownwood on June 28 with West taking the post today.
Caprock counties may harvest a cotton crop valued over 100 million dollars for 1947 as of June 28. Anderson Clayton & Co. reports acreage at 2,011,000, 27 percent above 1937. potential output may surpass 959,000 bales if favorable conditions hold. Raley and Clapp note actual totals depend on future conditions. crop currently rated excellent with strong starting prospects.
Ustin June 28 Court of Criminal Appeals reverses Thomas murder conviction citing insufficient evidence. Thomas, 51, paroled, may face a fourth trial for the slaying of Dr. Roy E. Hunt of Littlefield. Previous death penalties and two prior convictions overturned. new trials ordered on irregularities and insufficent evidence. Ruling comes as summer adjournment looms, with other minutes denying rehearing in Nortern case.
Associated Press summarizes Democratic National Committee framing the Taft Hartley labor act as a campaign issue. Director Gael Sullivan argues the law sharpens party lines, while senators McClellan Hatch and Wherry weigh in on whether the bill will define the 1948 race and how Democrats and Republicans may claim credit or blame depending on its outcomes.
University of Chicago president Robert Hutchins warned in Common Cause that the United States possesses a larger supply of new and improved bombs capable of wiping out all major cities. He urged a world parliament and disarmament as the route to lasting peace.
A pickup crashed into a cabin at Camp Dixie on Avenue H at 2:30 am, knocking a Tulsa couple from bed but causing no injuries. Police arrested the driver for investigation after the vehicle, speeding at about 60 mph, swerved and side swiped another car moments before the crash. The tenants Bellamy and the Scotts were in nearby rooms. both couples had begun a vacation trip that Saturday.
Dr J A Hine will retire as president of West Texas State Teachers College in Canyon on August 31 1948 after 38 years of service including 30 years as president. Dr James P Cornette of Baylor University will succeed him and join Canyon during the 1947 48 academic year as executive vice president. Cornette will bring wife Mary Elizabeth Lawson and three sons Marvin Jimmy Billy to the post. He is a Kentucky native and will assume duties in Canyon likely in January.
A record South Plains wheat harvest strains storage and rail systems as elevators and warehouses fill to capacity. About 25 to 30 million bushels valued around 55 million dollars are in crop across 14 counties with roughly an eighth marketed. Car shortages hinder shipments, leaving fields piled on the ground and farmers facing potential losses amid late harvest and market dips.
Weather across the South Plains topped 100 for a third straight day with 106 in Wink and Big Spring. Presidio reached the highest noted 198 on national maps, while broad reports include a summer snowstorm and 10 inches of snow on the Canada border. A separate note mentions a tragic flash flood death in Tennessee and strong winds in the upper Midwest.
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