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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1945
Page
2
Berlin reports calm returns after heavy bombardment as residents yard by yard dismantle barricades and dug in tanks. Soviet commandant Berzarin enforces order while Nazis and state bodies are disbanded and rationing remains in force.
Funeral services for Rhea Nell Gregory three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs A C Gregory Abernathy were conducted at 430 Saturday at Abernathy First Baptist church. Burial was in Abernathy cemetery. She died Friday night in Lubbock General Hospital. The Gregorys have three other children Lualoyce Geraldine and Wayland. Sgt Marvin Bishop 20 of Vernon visiting his brother and family in Lubbock plans to be hospitalized in El Paso for shrapnel removal and jaw skin graft after 45 day furlough. Cpl and Mrs Jack Baker of Hays Kansas visiting relatives here. He is stationed at Walker Army Airfield. Mrs Frank M Maddox Jr and daughter Judy of Waco visiting. Capt Maddox with Army Airways Communication System on mission to India China and elsewhere base Ashville NC. Lubbock I O C F lodge 608 begins a five candidate initiatory class Monday night. Lodge increased membership in 1945. Lodge degree team won loving cup at Floydada April 26. Oddfellows invited to weekly meetings. Texas Technological College alumni banquet scheduled May 26 at Lubbock hotel with speaker Hop Halsey.
Dr. F. A. Buechel of the University of Texas reports that 1944 income from minerals and agriculture nearly doubled 1929, while manufacturing and payroll income more than doubled. He projects 1945 income could break the 1944 record.
Mrs. Tru die Davis 51 pioneer resident of Lubbock county died Saturday morning at her home 2910 Twenty first Funeral services were held at 3 PM at the Broadway Church of Christ Ministers Roy Foust Liff Sanders and M Norvel Young officiated Burial followed in Lubbock cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction Survivors include four sons C L McDermitt Nev B P Acuff Doyle D Merchant Marine New York Selwyn England three daughters Inez Wanda Ruth Lullanne and Lubbock her mother Mrs L O Burford and three brothers Walter Burford Emmett Raymond and two sisters Arlie Rush G C Davis Pallbearers were R C Pace L F E Park W H Mullican L N Farris Joe Siglar and B Sherrod
Field Marshal Montgomery publicly rejected a German offer to surrender to the Allies three armies facing the Russians. Negotiations for surrender of German forces on the British Canadian front were completed, with Blumentritt proposing the 12th 21st and Third Tank armies. Montgomery said no, insisting any surrender end would be with the Russians. The unconditional surrender was signed in a rain drenched tent near his mobile headquarters, with German officers signing swiftly.
telegram from Pfc. Jim J. Hanks informs Red Cross to notify wife Christine Hanks that he has been released from Stalag 12 A. Lubbock county chapter reported. Hanks, who served in the infantry, went overseas in 1944 and was captured in October. He and Christine have a five month old son.
A science note explains that human hearing rarely detects a single pure tone because most sounds comprise multiple frequencies, creating complex acoustic blends.
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