Trend Toward Lower Prices Sweeps Texas Stores
A Texaswide survey shows prices easing as retailers cut deals across goods from food to autos. Wages steady or up, savings and war bonds financing purchases. Houston W T Grant test cuts aim to push nationwide price reductions. Corpus Christi and Lufkin report supply catching up with demand. Texas varies by crop and city.
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Houston
Dallas
Tomas
Amity Cus
Wates Mec
San Antonio
Mexico
Newburyport
Civaide
Fort Worth
Plainview
Yerrvion
Lamesa
Alice
Snyder
Hinleborn
Temple
e@ePerrvion
Wichita Falls
Lufkin
Big Sorong
Brownsville
Denton
Corpus Christi
Fainesville
Waco
Perryton
Gainesville
McAllen
Big Spring
Hillsboro
Carl E. Marse
Cobb's Department Store
W. T. Grant Co
Summer Instrumental Music School Planned
Announcement of a summer instrumental music school for grades three to six. Lewis L. Stoelzing and Harry Born will teach free wind and string instruction at Senior High band room starting June 2 with enrollment deciding class times. Parents may seek guidance on instrument choice from either instructor.
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Lewis L. Stoelzing
Lubbock
Stoelzing
Harry Born
Supt. R. W. Matthews
Changes urged in stock show operations and dates
Judges and officials from the South Plains Junior Fat Stock show met at the Hilton Hotel and recommended premium increases of about 100 dollars. They urged swine division completion to barrows only, elimination of gilts, and a best pen of three barrows replacing the prior best pen of five. They proposed March 22–24, 1948 for the next show and plans for a new 90 by 100 foot all metal judging area.
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South Plains
Hilton Hotel
Water pump test boosts city prospects for summer supply
City wells tested at about 14.5 million gallons daily as pumping tests indicate adequate supply through most of the summer. Officials credit recent rains but warn some low pressure may occur on very hot days due to undersized mains. Next summer plans foresee correcting capacity gaps while keeping pumpage near usage levels.
George White Released After Eight Months In Jail
Hollywood reports George White, veteran producer of George White's Scandals, freed after eight months and 16 days for a hit-run death case. He says he was railroaded for political reasons and intends to stage a new revue, noting time off for good behavior and asserting a jury would have acquitted him.
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Hollywood
U.P
George White
White
Claude M. Lee
Anne
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W. H. Avery
Chee
Corcorran
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PRI
Austin
San Angelo
Midland
Odessa
Abilene
Amarillo
Mineral Wells
Temple, Bryan
South Plains Army Air Field
Gomcy
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