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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1946
Page
4
A light local piece recounts varied items from town life including consumer notes about school salaries at J C Penney, a lost fountain pen found by a merchant, and playful jabs at traffic lights and atomic tests near Alamogordo. It also covers unusual fishing reports from Elephant Butte and a teenage prank involving telephone calls.
In Washington a personal clash rages between Harry Truman loyalists George Allen of Mississippi and Bob Hannegan of Missouri. Allen helped place Allen in the White House but now opposes Hannegan, sparking a Dixie Democratic revolt and a struggle unseen by the public.
A hobbyist gossip page surveys Gotham celebrities and socialites with rumors about Connie Mack parallels, Ed Sullivan trends, and marriages. It lampoons public figures from Mayor O Dwyer to Eloise Hart while noting moves of entertainers like Ethel Merman and Nancy Carroll.
A brief collection presents a biblical verse from Jeremiah and a Cowper maxim. It contrasts spiritual guidance with secular idleness, pairing a call to seek the good path with a warning that a vacant mind yields distress.
Independent Democratic afternoon newspaper published weekdays with Sunday consolidation in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Published by Avalanche-Journal Publishing Co. in Lubbock Texas with editors Parker and Prouty. Associated Press and United Press member. Major listing of advertising and press league memberships.
Ruth Millett urges women to imagine a starving guest at their table to curb waste. She cites returning servicemen who saw hunger in Europe and calls on families to act with restraint. The piece links food waste to wartime shortages and urges mindful shopping, cooking, and eating.
Editorial cites New York World Telegram observation from street workers near Hunter College. It argues leaders lack firsthand hardship knowledge and are swayed by campaign money, leaving the unorganized majority underrepresented. The piece laments no easy fix to restore common touch across regimes.
A large mixed list of crossword clues is presented with numbers and partial words. The page includes across and down entries such as French capital, hostile, habitation, planet, and many misspellings. It reads like a reader quiz section with hints and fragmented terms.
A San Francisco lunch scene features Bedelia answering prank calls with the line Sure is as a caller says Long distance from New York. A second joke shows a businessman who farms as a side line and claims big losses yet tallies a net loss of twenty two thousand after claiming ten thousand in profit.
Journal jabs at Greta Garbo with quips about her unmatched status and public image. A magazine writer claims she cannot be compared to other stars and notes carefree bravado in playful lines about endurance and fame.
Senate mail floods over price control echo 1930s reform debates as OPA supporters warn of sharp price rises if controls end. Critics fear hollow amendments may undermine OPA while Bowles warned of June deadline and resignations at stake.
Orders issued to officers who will have completed 42 months of service by June 30 require them to report to the fourth replacement depot on May 16 for return to the United States.
An African native in good condition can run an eland antelope until exhaustion, a chase that may span 20 miles or more.
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