Soviets Accept U S Plan for Korean Talks
Moscow radio reports Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov accepted American proposals on Korea and hopes to convene a joint U S Soviet commission in Seoul May 20. The talks seek a democratic provisional government and include all Korean political elements in consultations.
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Associated Press
ONDON
Moscow Radio
V. M. Molotov
Korea
Molotov
Marshell
Joint Commission
Seoul
Future of
Marshall
Exacs
Arshal
Washington
Sacet Ambesscadar
E Sexset
Com ‘Tornto
Agriculture Fund May Be Slashed
Washington May 10 The House Appropriations Committee reports a cut of at least 33 percent in the agriculture department budget. President Truman’s requested level is about 944 million dollars for the year starting July 1. Lawmakers plan Senate fights while House defers, hoping restoration in conference. Marines begin withdrawal from North China as first division departs Chinwangtao heading home.
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Ashington
Agriculture Department
House
Sreate
da Sr
Truman
Tarm
Wei
Senate
Commerce
Justice
Earl Warren
California
Senate Appropriations
Peiping
U. S
Iran
Chinwangtao
Sina City
China
Chinseandheo
Texas legislators clash over Darrington Retrieve prison farm abuse
Texas lawmakers debated the Darrington and Retrieve prison farms after a House committee cited brutal treatment of inmates. Rep. Joe Gandy said about 25 prisoners were whipped for talking to investigators, while Sen. Jimmy Phillips defended conditions as not as bad as described. Both called for higher guard pay and separate cells to improve conditions.
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Associated Press
Ustin
Texas
Joe Gandy
Winnsboro
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
Brazoria
Darrington
Sam Sellers
Waco
W. O. Reed
Retrieve
Phillips
John Easton
Joe Hinds
Af Retrieve
Gandy
Truman to visit mother in Grandview for Mother’s Day
The White House announced that President Truman will leave Washington at 5:30 a.m. to visit his mother Mrs Martha Truman in Grandview Missouri. The presidential plane will arrive about 9:15 a.m. and depart for the return trip at noon.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Martha Truman
Grandview
City’s Oldest and Youngest Mothers Named in Lubbock
The Plainsman honors Lubbock residents as the oldest and youngest mothers. RS. M. A. Norsworthy, 99 next Aug. 14, and Mrs. James Kinder, 17 next July 26, received roses. Norsworthy has 115 living descendants and four of ten children. Kinder, born in 1930, has a daughter Patricia Mae and lives with her grandmother in Lubbock.
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Lubbock
James Kinder
Patricia Mae
M. A. Norsworthy
Kinder
Seventh Street
Norsworthy
Plainsman
Avalanche-Journal
The
C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche--Journal
RS. M. A. Norsworthy
Avalanche - Journal
J. J. Peay
Abilene
Beulah Watts
H. C. Norsworthy
Wichita Falls
A. W. McEachern
Mississippi
Calvary Baptist Church
Mathers
Palestine Case Still Unsettled
United Nations subcommittee failed to agree on orders for an inquiry into Palestine this summer. The issue returns to the 11 member political committee of the Assembly for a vote on four alternate independence proposals. The Philippines proposed an interim government. the United States and Russia were noted as taking a cautious stance.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Associated Press
Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Palestine
Special
United Nations Assembly
Committee of Inquiry
Philippines
United States
Russia
Money Bills on Schedule Showdown in Texas Legislature
The Texas House and Senate prepare for a final showdown on spending with major money bills for higher education and departmental appropriations. Senator Jim Taylor predicts action early in the week while Governor Jester opposes new taxes. House backers plan to delay further steps until money bills move, signaling a tense budget fight as the 50th session presses must-pass items.
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Associated Press
USTIN
House
Senate
Jim Taylor
Kerens
Senate Finance Committee
Beauford H. Jester
Brazilian Army Plot Is Said Overthrown
Rio de Janeiro May 10 An army general announced a budding plot against President Eurico Gaspar Dutra was smashed with the arrest of a number of sergeants Gen Zenobio Da Costa Rio de Janeiro commander said the plot had no stated political color Diario De Noticias earlier claimed the aim was to restore Getulio Vargas to power
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Rio DE Janeiro
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Zenobio da Costa
Diario de Noticias
Getulio Vargas
Warren Says He Is Not Candidate for Republican Nomination
California Governor Earl Warren announced at a Washington press conference that he is not a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination and does not expect to be in 1948. He previously declined the vice presidential nomination in 1944 and said he would not seek any office other than the one he holds.
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Washington
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Bright prospects for Plains crops after soaking rains
Soaking rains across the South Plains have raised optimism for cotton wheat and grain sorghums. Cattle and range conditions are good with grass abundant. some areas near Post and Snyder saw earlier moisture shortages. World labor and machinery will be needed to harvest a potentially heavy season, with bumper yields expected in the Plainview Petersburg belt.
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A. B. Slagle
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Here
Post and Snyder
Plains Wheat Belt
J. B. Kidd
Plainview
Extension Service
Kidd
Odessa Flooded By Heavy Rains
West Texas parts including Odessa received five inches of rain with downpours in the Panhandle and South Plains. Other areas like Big Spring Midland and San Angelo reported 1.61 to 5.44 inches, boosting moisture for crops and summer grazing while runoff isolated some Midland sections.
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Associated Press
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Odessa
Midland
Texas
San Angelo
Sterling City
North Concho
Water Valley
Brady-Richland Springs
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Sheffield
Pecos River
West
East Texas
Plainview Plainview
Muleshoe
Dimmiltz
Levelland
Roswell
N. M
Cofen
Slaton
Clovis
Lubbock
Caneyon
Santa Fe
Crosbyton
Floydada
Lehman
Lamesa
Seagraves
Homer Moore
Big Spring
Winfield Withdraws From Race For Congress
State Senator H L Winfield withdraws from the race to succeed R E Thomason who has been nominated to be U S district judge at El Paso He said he learned Thomason would serve until adjournment and he did not want a long campaign El Paso figures B W McEntire had already withdrawn leaving Woodrow Bean Ord Gary and Pat Hargrove all from El Paso still in the contest
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EL Paso
H. L. Winfield
Congress
R. E. Thomason
U. S
Winfield
el Paso Times
Thomason
B. W. McEntire
Woodrow
Ladies 21-1 Her Excellency 14-65.00
King's 1020 Edwy Adv. Item appears to be a concise listing with a ladies garment size 21-1 and price 65.00, linked to a source labeled Her Excellency and a store or catalog reference King's 1020 Edwy Adv. Note that OCR reliability is low and some details are fragmentary.
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King's
Workers Hold To Demands As Phone Union Rejects Offer
The Southwestern Bell Telephone Workers union rejected a wage offer of 2 to 4 dollars weekly and proposed a flat 6 dollar raise. The union also seeks fewer exchange classifications, faster salary progression, and continued dues checkoff. Everett Cotter called the company bid dishonorable and not in good faith.
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Associated Press
T. Louis
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union
G. C. Gephart
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Everett FE. Cotter
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Cotter
Ourn
Truman Faces Showdown Over Portal Pay and Labor Curbs
President Truman faces pressure from congressional allies to sign a portal pay bill as a political offset to a veto of labor disputes legislation. White House officials and cabinet members debate signing without harming Wage-Hour laws while Democratic lieutenants urge a veto to win political leverage before next week’s Senate action.
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Truman
Jack Bell
Associated Press
Ashington
President Truman
Senate House Conference
Senate
House
HST
White House
Demos
Legislative Branch
Byrd
D-Va
Local Woman and Sister Hold First Reunion in 27 Years
Mrs. Julia Calvert traveled to visit her sister Mrs. Will Fletcher, with Fletcher’s Dallas daughter and son in law. They planned a graves decoration day at Chinn's Chapel in Denton county recalling early Sunday school days and a 100 year old log cabin. Dr. W M Whyburn, president of Texas Tech, joined the reunion at the Fletcher home. They blamed distance and residence habits for the long separation.
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Julia Calvert
Will Fletcher
Fletcher
Dallas
J. M. Hopkins
Hopkins
Chinn’s Chapel
Denton County
Mrs. Fletcher
Tech
Whyburn
Mrs. Calvert
Bill Whyburn
W. M. Whyburn
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Lubbock District Tops Region One in Soil Conservation Honors
Lubbock County named best district and South Lockney best group in region 1 covering Panhandle and South Plains for outstanding soil conservation work. Awards announced last night in Fort Worth as part of the statewide Save the Soil and Save Texas program awarding ten thousand dollars.
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Lubbock County
South Lockney
Panhandle
South Plains
Fort Worth
Associated Press
Texas
Wild horse causes emergency landing of cargo plane
A two year old horse named Joselito rode the skies on a four engine cargo craft from Monterrey to Long Beach. The animal kicked at the sides and broke through three stalls during a two hour terror aboard before an emergency landing at Ed Anderson field near Paso.
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Associated Press
Paso
Mexico City
el Paso
Ed Anderson Field
Long Beach
Calif
Monterrey
Joselito
Carlos Gomez
C. A. Ryan
American Air Lines
Heavy fall blankets West Texas as rains saturate area
A multi county storm dropped 1.08 to 2.5 inches across West Texas with Lubbock tally over 3.68 inches since Tuesday. Flooded roads, soggy ground, and outages disrupted Slaton lines while Odessa and Midland faced five inch downpours and rescue readiness.
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Lubbock
U.S. Weather Bureau
Slaton
West Texas
South Plains
Santa Fe Dispatcher
Slaten
Solon Proposes End To Sugar Rationing
Senator Wherry of Nebraska proposed ending sugar rationing this summer if crops and plant operations stay normal. He urged an extra 10 pounds for households and larger second quarter supplies for industrial users, and said the agriculture secretary can suspend rationing. He noted refinery backlogs and storage space problems.
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Washington
Wherry
R-Neb
Anderson
Nationalists claim Laiwu base seizure in Shantung
Chinese government forces report capturing the major Communist base Laiwu in Central Shantung after heavy opposition, as Nationalists push to advance from Shansu province. The central news agency cited the fall as evidence of weakening Communist resistance in the region.
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Nanking
Shansu
Laiwu
Shantung
Shantung Province
74 Piece William Rogers Silverware Sale Ad
Classified notice offering a 74 piece William Rogers silverware set for 39.50 dollars from King's store in 1920 edition. Items include a standard dining service advertised with price and retailer name Edwy.
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Rogers Silverware
King’s
Weather outlook for Lubbock and vicinity today and Monday
Mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers or thundershowers today and Monday. Warmer this afternoon though temperatures remain cool at night with readings near the 60s. Official weather readings from TT Weather Bureau and Texas Experiment Station noted.
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Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Municipal Alidpart
Texas
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