Incidents Of Raid By Japs Recounted
Pvt Pat Tommie told of the Pearl Harbor attack on Oahu while with the Sixteenth Coast Artillery. He described his truck being strafed, sheltering under the vehicle for 45 minutes as bullets tore through. Morale in the area remains high as volunteers plan for Yokohama next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Weddle
Avalanche-Journal
Oahu Island
Pat Tommie
Pearl Harbor
Sixteenth Coast Artillery
Tommie
Natalie Tommies
Fifth Street
Yokahama
Southwest Pacific
Thirty Cases On U S Docket Before Federal Judge
The U S government has five civil actions among 30 to be tried before Judge T Whitfield Davidson as the semi annual spring term opens. Civil docket includes wage and hour disputes workmen's compensation suits and various matters from injunctions to condemnation. A 36 member jury panel was drawn. jury trials are anticipated for many civil actions and a large criminal docket follows indictments for selective service violations. The roster includes cases against Sinclair Refining Co Southwest Telephone Co Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway Co and others with wage and hour, notes foreclosures, and land condemnation actions. Officials arrive at Hilton hotel to observe proceedings and may call a new panel if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
T. Whitfield Davidson
U. S. District Court
Ft. Worth
Hilton Hotel
Maidee Hoppe
Davidson
Dallas
George W. Parker
J. R. Wright
Arlington
U. S
Clyde O. Eastus
U.S
James H. Martin
Frank Taylor
Jeffre B. Maddox
Wm. P. Walker
William Gibbs
T. ©. Murphey
Sinclair Refining Co
J. J. Kendrick
Ernest Ownby
The
Texas Land and Mortgage Co
Lon A. Mullican
Jud L. Milner
J. 8. Kinsley
Burton C. Hackney
Southwestern Associated Telephone
Burton G. Hackney
L. D. O'Neal
Mabee Oland Gas Co
Co. C. Baughman
M. Allen
Jack Wright
W. L. Wright
Ernest Wilkerson
Dale Calvert
David Mitchell
Texas, New Mexico
Oklahoma Coaches, Inc
T. O. Murphey
Panhandle and Santas Fe Railway Co
Lubbock Cotton Ot! Co
United States of America
L. L. George
Food Machinery Corp
C. L. Curb
Earl Cook
Lee Moor Contracting Co
Western Auto Supply Co
James W. Denton
the Fidelity and Casualty Co
New York
Fred Hoover
Lulu Hoover
Carl McAdams
Hale
Lubbock
de Witt Folmar
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Boonemore
CIO Board Seeks Wage Adjustment for UMW Leader
The CIO executive board in Cleveland on May 15 urged a fair wage raise for John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers to aid wartime prosecution. The gathering also prepared a critical resolution about the UMW president and approved a letter to Eisenhower on the Tunisian victory.
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Cleveland
CIO
National War Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Philip Murray
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Connally
Baylor Trustees Form Committee to Move Medical Dental Colleges
A Baylor University trustees committee was named to plan the transfer of the medical and dental colleges from Dallas to Houston. Ray L. Dudley of Houston was informed by Pat Neff and named chairman, with members Earl Hankamer Alva Bryan Joe le and Everett Brown from Dallas and Waco. The move aims to open clinics in Houston for the upcoming summer term.
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College Houston
Baylor University
Dallas
Houston
Ray L. Dudley
Baylor
Pat Neff
Dudley
Earl C. Hankamer
Alva Bryan
Joele
Waco
Everett Brown
Crary Quarters
Housing Shortage Here Not As Great As Pictured
The Lubbock Real Estate board contests a recent Avalanche-Journal report on housing scarcity. They admit tighter conditions due to wartime demand from two Army air fields but claim homes for sale are available and price increases mirror other commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy F. Dunn
Sanitary Corps
West Texas
Marvin B. Durrette
Army Air Fields
Lubbock
Capt
Dunn
Camp Barkaley
Abilene
Avalanche-Journal
R. C. Hawkins
Real Estate Board
Zurich Restaurant Opening Requires Food Safety Exam
A prospective Zurich restaurant applicant must pass a board exam on pure food handling. The panel includes two restaurant operators, a fruit farming teacher, a government chemist, and a laboratory chief. An aside notes the opposum is born about half an inch long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Switzerland
Two Lions District Nominees Enter Race for Governor
Two avowed candidates M. D. Lakey of Fabens and Jack Griffith of Amarillo stood for district governor as the Lions conference opened with a 7:30 breakfast at the Hilton Hotel in El Paso. Supporters from the south end backed Lakey, while north-end allies backed Griffith. The election, described as a close vote, closes the Monday program with final officer selections. Lubbock hosts and remains neutral. Buy A WAR Bond TODAY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin B. Durrelle
West Texas Army Recruiting and Induction District
WAAC
Lubbock
West Texas
Amarillo
el Paso
Odessa
Dallas
Eight Service Command
Lions
Lions Conference
Hilton Hotel
el Paso Friends
M. D. Lakey
Fabens
North End
Jack Griffith
Panhandle
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Pioneer Park
Lubbock Association of Life Underwriters
B. H. Meskimen
J. Harold Sharpe
Fort Worth
State Association
Corlis Ray Hopper
Ninth Street
J. T. Ticor
Twentieth Street
S. J. Oliver
U. S. Royal
Chevrolet
Spade Ranch
Smyer
Hockley County
D. A. Forbess
Sampson Bros
Cowboys
Homer Clifton
L. P. Culkin
Clifton
Culkin
J.W. Bush
Levelland Highway
Loyce Bush
First Presbyterian Church
J. M. Gordon
Jackie Lewis
Peggy Weiss
Nell Womack
John Pettit
C. H. Baker
CIO Board
Cook
Cook’s New
COROC
Borders
Paul Graham
Mgr
Dial
W. L. Hawkins
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
E. L. Klett
John C. Man
Velma Ruth Fleming
Employers’ Liability Assurance Corp
Co. R. Sullivan
Anchor Casualty Co
James Orwin Tinsley
Great Northern Life Insurance Co
H. C. Holcomb
Indemnity and Insurance Co
Dayton Orr
Army Air Forces
G. F. Ridenour
Memphis
Tenn
Orr
Joe Kirksey
Dana
Avenue R
Clyde Orr
Capt. Orr
Lions Post
Brazil
Pescriptin
Holland
Athens
Luftwaffe
Sons of Heaven
Hong Kong
America
Europe
Asia
North Cape
Singapore
Secretary of the Treasury
Attila
Luspock National Bank
First National Bank
Gitizens National Bank
New York Times
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