Whitfield Davidson To Talk Here Sunday
Federal Judge Whitfield Davidson will be the principal speaker at an I am an American program Sunday at 4 pm on the lawn north of the American Legion home at 910 Texas Avenue. The event includes a one hour concert by the South Plains Army Airfield band and will be partly broadcast on KFYO. Sponsors include Allen Bros. post of the American Legion and Lubbock post of Veterans of Foreign Wars with local clubs and the chamber coordinating arrangements.
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Whitffield Davidson
IJ Am
American Legion
Texas Avenue
South Plains
Lubbock Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chamber of Commerce
Operators Oppose Oil Subsidy Plan
West Texas oil men reject a government subsidy for wildcat drilling, urging higher crude prices to fund more exploration. Prominent figure George Livermore argues production must rise to meet wartime needs, warning subsidies could trigger rampant unchecked drilling and delay oil discovery.
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R. C. Hankins Avalanche-Journal
Prentiss Brown
Office of Price Administration
Washington, D. C
West Texas
Brazos River
Rocky Mountains
Lubbock
John Markham
George P. Livermore
Industry To Seek Price Increase In Oil
Tulsa May 8 Industry moves to lift crude oil price after Price Administrator Prentiss Brown rejected 33 cent rise. Petroleum War Council reaffirms demand for higher ceilings to spur new exploration while industry leaders press Harold Ickes Byrnes or Roosevelt for action. Present price stands at about $1.20 a barrel. Patman committee urged a 35 cent hike as hearings closed.
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Ing Summer Pike
OPA
Brown
North Africa
Pacific
Ickes
Pike
Securities Exchange Commission
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Livermore
Cole Committee
House
Congress
So and So
Texas
Ernest deGolver
Petroleum Administrateur
United States
Wold
Tulsa Tribune
Norris City
Cal
Tulsa
Prentiss Brown
Tn May
Subidies
Petroleum Industry War Council
Harold L. Ickes
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
Byrnes
Wright Patman
Tex
Small Business Committee
Patman
Rabbit Farming Gains Popularity in West Texas
In West Texas, rabbit farming grows in back yards as Miss Clara Pratt notes. Rabbits provide quick, nutritious meat with minimal space and effort, supporting a budding regional market. Four breeds suit locals New Zealand White and Reds Flemish Giants and Chinchillas. Begin with one male two females and use simple scrap-materials for hutches.
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South Plains
Clara Pratt
Lubbock — County
West Texas
Miss Pratt
New Zealand
Car Stolen and Child Abducted In Del Rio
In Del Rio on May 8 a car was stolen from in front of a business. Six year old Robert Brockwell was inside asleep in the rear seat. Police sheriff border patrol and Laughlin Army Airfield MP officers joined the search. The car was later found abandoned near a suburban tavern with the child still asleep.
Oil Compact Sees New Member As States Align
The Interstate Oil Compact Commission adds a new member during its St. Louis meeting with the Independent Petroleum Association of America. The Ohio legislature approves required laws to join the 12 state oil alliance aimed at conserving oil and preventing waste.
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Sion
Independent Petroleum Association of America
St. Louis
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Ohio
Robertson To Give Memorial Day Talk
Briggs Robertson of Slaton representing Lubbock County post 2466 VFW will discuss Memorial Day significance in a nationwide broadcast May 30. The 20th in the Speak up for Democracy series airs at 4:30 PM on KFYO and 477 other stations. Robertson cites veterans speaking for national welfare and honoring fallen comrades.
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Briggs Robertson
Slaton
Lubbock County
Veterans of Foreign Wars
U. S
KFYO
Robertson
Soviet Chief To Get Highly Secret Letter
President Roosevelt says Joseph E. Davies will carry a highly secret letter to Joseph Stalin on a quick Moscow trip. Roosevelt notes only Davies and his secretary Grace Tully know the letter’s contents. He dismisses guessing of any meeting plans with Stalin.
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Washington
Russia
Joseph E. Davies
Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Davies
Grace Tully
Stalin
Mr. Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
California Dominates US Apricot Production
Ninety six percent of apricot output in the United States comes from California, highlighting the state’s central role in the fruit’s national supply.
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The
United States
California
Grain Feed Dealers To Meet In Lubbock Friday
Problems of the grain and feed industry in this area will be discussed at the Lubbock district meeting of the Texas Grain and Feed Dealers Friday at the Lubbock hotel. The session opens at 1 pm with G E Blewett of Fort Worth, secretary of the state association, as principal speaker. About 50 persons are expected.
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Lubbock
Texas Grain and Feed Dealers
Lubbock Hotel
G. E. Blewett
Fort Worth
The
Texas Association
Merchants Help Morton Show Delta Beef Prize Pool
Merchants contributed about 500 dollars in prize money at the annual exposition, with Cochran County showing strong interest in better beef cattle and livestock. The piece notes looming drought as rain is needed to justify the victory gardens and investments.
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Morton
Cochran County
Victory Gardens
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