Mules Stand Firm in Army Atomic Age Training Ground
In a remote training site, Army mules of the 4th Field Artillery Battalion and the 35th Quartermaster Company endure rugged, evolving prep for postwar combat roles. Warrant Officer Philip A. Sellers notes mules outrun treacherous airstreams and rocky trails while learning to carry loads and endure weapon-firing exposure.
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Dobbin
Philip A. Sellers
Anima
Army
Sellers
4Th Field Artillery Battalion
Rockies
Fourth Field Artillery Battalion
Grovetown
Advertising Club Contest Promotes National Essay Challenge
The Lubbock Advertising Club sponsors a national high school essay contest on How Advertising Affects Our Lives for West Texas students. Essays up to 1000 words must be mailed by March 20 and judged by club members. Prizes include 25 15 and 10 locally and up to 500 200 and 100 nationally.
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West Texas
Lubbock
Chicago
Mary Hailey
Tourists Increase In Number Spend More Than 409 Million
Texas welcomed 8,673,860 visitors in 1954, spending over 409 million dollars. California led arrivals with 1,596,491 people and 7,112 vehicles. Foreign travellers from Mexico Canada and others formed a sizable portion. Average stay was 5.5 days with 7.80 dollars spent daily.
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Austin
Texas
State Highway Department
California
Mexico
Canada
City to host comprehensive fire protection survey
Engineer Geo P. Stahl from Chicago arrives with two staff to survey Lubbock fire protection facilities. Morris Horton of Texas Fire Prevention Bureau joins in as three week study with local officials, including hydrant flow tests March 9 and 10 to gauge available firefighting water. Water in homes may discolor briefly during tests but remains pure, says Public Works Director Holmes.
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Lubbock
Geo. P. Stahl
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Chicago
Stahl
Public Works
W. B. Holmes
Holmes
Mental Hospitals Face Crowding Crisis in Texas
The Texas Research League reports six state mental hospitals were 57 percent overcrowded as of June 30, 1954, with 14,552 patients against 8,865 beds. It warns overcrowding will worsen, urging training, staff use, and legal reform over new custodial facilities. Projections show up to 21,000 patients by 1960 and 27,000 by 1970.
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Austin
Texas Research Teague
League
Ford
Wilson Grade School Honor Roll List Announced
Wilson Grade School released the latest honor roll with students by grade named by principal L. G. Fuller. Sixth grade names include Glenda Young Harlan Brown and others. Also listed are fifth grade through first grade students with numerous names. Costa Rica population figure noted alongside teacher count comparison.
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Wilson Grade School
US protest over Finnish tanker Aruba shipping jet fuel to Red China
The Aruba, a Finnish owned tanker chartered to a Chinese Red shipping agency, reportedly carries 1500 tons of high grade kerosene for jet engines from Constanta. The State Department condemned the voyage as disapproved by the free world amid Far East tensions. The Finnish Embassy cites no legal authority to block the privately owned ship. New Zealand announces plans to produce a new fertilizer type.
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Washington
China
U.S
State Department
Free World
Far East
Aruba
Red Shipping
Constanta
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R. L. Polk & Company
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