American seaman Werda jailed in Shanghai on alleged street killing
Edward P Werda, a 22 year old American merchant seaman from Alpena Michigan, was jailed in Shanghai after a street brawl led to a murder charge. He alleges a biased trial with no counsel or translation and claims prison conditions are filthy and his only food is bread water and sparse soup.
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William HN. Newton
Smanghai
Gaust
U.S
Edward P. Werda
Alpeana
Mich
Nv. S
China
Werda
Jessie Filthy
U.S. S
William Olive
Ow Werda
Joens B. Cooney
Baltimore
Cooney
Shanghai
Olive
Navy
A. S. Spruce
Ally
Spruce
Santa Fe Teachers Told to Watch For Polio Signs
Santa Fe, N M May 18 Up teachers were told by the district health office to watch classrooms for polio symptoms after a 0 year old boy was struck with the disease. Dr Harry Payne district health official said the child apparently contracted polio a seed infection while visiting with his agents in the Amarillo Tex area. This marks the seventh polio case in the state this year, compared with two cases in the same period of 1945.
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Santa Fe
Polio
Tex
Midland Delegation Plans Lubbock Aero Parade for Rodeo
An air parade from Midland will land at Lubbock Municipal Airport next Saturday morning to publicize the Midland rodeo set for May 30 to June 1. Eighteen to 20 planes will fly in at 11 05 am and depart at 12 30 pm as part of a three city convoy with stops in Lamesa Spur Stamford Abilene Sweetwater and Big Spring. Bill Collins, manager of the Midland Chamber of Commerce, announced the visit.
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Jmidland
Midland
Lubbock Municipal
Lubbock
Lamesa
Spur
Stamford
Abilene
Sweetwater
Biz
Bill Collyns
Idland
Pioneer Lubbock Man T. T. Fisher Dies at 76
T. T. Fisher, 76, a Missouri native who arrived in Lubbock in 1916, died at 2:25 p.m. at his Slaton highway home. A plasterer by trade, he helped develop Lubbock from a small community to a regional center. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. at South Side Church of Christ with D. H. Perkins officiating. He served 17 months in the Pacific theater, including the Philippines, and will be buried in El Paso after hospital treatment for war injuries. Copies of the Western Senior High yearbook will be sold at 10 a.m. Monday in the principal’s office for $3.50. Mr and Mrs M. C. McCalum of Honolulu visit Mrs. Mark Long of 1805 Avenue S. he plans to tour the North and East before returning to Hawaii.
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James L. Cogburn
N. R. Cogburn
Avenue H
el Paso
Cogburn
Army
Pacific
Americal
Philippines
Japan
T. T. Fisher
Missouri
Lubbock
Slaton Highway
Fisher
Lubock
Plainview
Lamesa
William Beaumont
FE Paso
Hitt Haseen
Piippine Islands
el? Paso
Wester
Tts
M. C. McCalum
Honolulu
Display Of Johnson Grass Tools Set At Lubbock Meeting
An educational display of equipment for Johnson grass control will highlight the regular meeting of the Lubbock County Johnson Grass Control committee. Jason O. Gordon said the gathering Monday at 2 30 pm in the county agricultural building will discuss speeding up the fight on the land post and farmers will share results and methods. Survivors listed for a related obituary include a widow, a son, daughters in Wichita Falls and Loop Texas, 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, a brother in Petersburg and two sisters in Riverside and La Jolla.
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Lubbock
Johnson Grass Control Committee
Jason O. Gordon
County Agricultural
Avenue Q
Gordon
W. H. Fisher
W. A. Austin
Eddie Sargent
Wichita Falls
Walter Doston
Loop
Texas
Edgar Fisher
Petersburg
Sarah Baxter
Riverside
Calif
Ollie Moynahan
la Jolla
Latins Here To Study Area Farm Practices
Mr and Mrs Carlos Dates of Buenos Aires Argentina arrived for a two month study of agricultural practices on the South Plains. County agent Jason O Gordon said Dates supervises 25 agents in an organization similar to Texas extension. They will spend one month on the O R Patterson farm in Posey to study dry land farming then work in the county agent’s office to observe extension work. Residents may visit the Patterson farm to meet Dates.
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Carlos Dates
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jason O. Gordon
Dates
Extension Service
Texas
O. R. Patterson
Posey
Oates
South Plains
Patterson Farm
Man To Be Tried For Shooting Of Brother
Carl Sorge 50 Richland Springs charged in fatal shooting of his brother Clem 43 on Eldorado Main Street Oct 22. Trial moves from Eldorado to Ballinger on court motion. originally set in List district court at Eldorado. Incident tied to proposed termination of estate of late G W Sorge. property involved valued over $50 000.
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Ballinger
Carl Sorge
Richland Springs
Clem
Eldorado
List District
G. W. Sorge
Carl
Paper output declines in week ended May 1
The American Paper & Pulp Association reports paper production for the week ended May 1 at 102.8 percent of capacity, down from 107.3 percent the prior week and 85.4 percent for the same week last year.
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New York
American Paper & Pulp Association
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John S. Green
College Avenue
West Texas Hospital
James R. Stewart, Jr
J. R. Stewart
Fifteenth
Marine Corps
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Third Amphibious Corps
Okinawa
Guadalcanal
Guam
San Diego
Rexene Shirley
Southwest
Roy Shirley
Lovington
N. M
S. C. Simon
St. Mary’s Hospital
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Oklahoma City
National Association of Home Builders
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Reda W. Lowry
Grady Touchstone
Terry County Selective Service Board
Touchstone
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Okla
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Flushing
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C. C. Wright
New Mexico
L. B. Wright
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Arkansas
Pie
Ellinam Hitt
H. M. Hitt
Buddy
A. I.glassman
Veterans of Foreign Wars
P. L. McIntyre
Post
Marie Harral
VFW
Ruth McDonald
Hilton and Lubbock
Dunlap's
Levine’s
J. C. Penney
Bennie Jackson
George Farmer
Elma Terral
Lola Mae Creel
Myrel Hood
Olie Belle Iindman
Dorotha Townsend
Christine Moore
Norna Thurman
Delores Johnson
Petty Ward
Floy Gaddy
Mauda Marbut
Maidie Reichling
Ethel Terrell
Leora Lee
Juanita Walden
Opal Johnson
Katie Johnson
Louisa Everhart
Billye McIlroy
Bessie George
4Pi‘eta Coffey
Clara West
Della Warlick
Belle Kilpatrick
AIR Way
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Broadway
Inowntown
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Herman Weiss
Dial
Johnson
Memorial Park Cemetery
Friden Calculators
Sporting Goods
Orde
Fro Baker
Baker Company
14Th and
Avenue J, Lubbock
Cook's
Decorator
Powde&rene
Rex
Soilax
Waxoff, Peg
McLellan
Marmora
Dubl Sparks
Stanton’s
Stanton's
Pomiry
Standard Milling CO
Lubbock, Texas
Burchett & Son
H. G. Burchett, Sr
H. G Burchett, JR
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