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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1947

Page

10

Derby Draws 135 For 73rd Meet

Louisville March 8. The 73rd Kentucky Derby drew 135 nominees from ten-year-olds in training. Notable entries include William Helis Cosmic Bomb with $98,565 earned, Maine Chance Farm's Jet with $87,630, and Miss Euler earning $68,315. Other entries feature Ranch GreenTree Stable and Greentree names among contenders.

Louieville Kentucky Port Can Racing Paige William Helis Cosmic Bomb Maine Chance Farm Jet Ible Robert J. Kisbers King Robert J. Ranch Greentree Stable Texas

Funeral Services Scheduled Wendey For Robert Merlins

Funeral services are scheduled for Robert Merlins. The death notice notes the surname Merlins and lists the date and location details as printed in the local obituary column.

Robert Merlins

Atomic Energy Commission buys 200 prefabs for Los Alamos housing

The Atomic Energy Commission announced it purchased 200 prefabricated houses from a Denver firm for the Los Alamos New Mexico project. The total sale price remains unquoted in the report and details about delivery or construction were not provided.

Los Memes Denver Atomic Energy’ Commission Los Alamos N. M

Police Capture Murder Suspect

Fragmented OCR describes a police action as Sheriff Dick Brout and officers seize a murder suspect after a nighttime pursuit. Text blends names and local details in garbled form, with references to a transportation firm and a suspect named Tommie Giles.

Dick Brout Geting Baer Cy Poly Tommie’ Giles E Lewis Ke Hare Rtd

Russian scientists claim frost resistant wheat from decade study

After ten years of research, Russian scientists announced a frost resistant wheat variety. The claim was reported in a Sunday edition of the Avalanche-Journal dated March 9 1947 from Lubbock Texas, with University of Texas sources noted.

Lubbock Texas Holmes Russia

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