New Building Marks Set As City Expands
Lubbock walls buzz as plans emerge for a 52 unit apartment project costing 375000 the city eyes a municipal electric plant expansion over 1 million dollars and 31 temporary buildings moved from Camp Barkley will occupy 340000 dollars of work on Texas Tech campus plus 13 residential permits totaling 81430 dollars. The Lubbock Women's Club schedules a 15000 dollar wing on Thirty-first Street and Avenue S. City permit totals surge to 5193870 for the year with May reaching a record 1169791.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. I. Kiefer
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Municipal
J.D. Leftwich Contractors, Inc
Camp Barkley
Abilene
Texas Technological College
Harry B. Hamilton
Women’s Club
Fifth Street
Avenue U
Lubbock Apartments, Inc
Changes In National Labor Board Stated
Washington May 24 Fundamental changes in the National Labor Relations Board were outlined by a Taft Hartley staffer. The board would become mainly a judicial body with its prosecuting functions shifted to an independent legal official. Lawyers Reilly Shroyer and Morgan drafted the language reflecting conference committee agreements on Wagner Act labor legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingto
National Labor Relations Board
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Rep
Hartley
Senate
House
NLRB
Jerry Reilly
Harvey Shroyer
Jerry Morgan
House-Senate
Lawmaker Plans Probe of TVA and Federal Agencies
Rep. Ploeser of Missouri announced plans for a searching examination of the Tennessee Valley Authority and other federal agencies in competition with business. The inquiry will cover the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Home Owners Loan Corporation, U S Housing Authority, Rubber Development Corporation and many other agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ploeser
R-Mo
Tenessee Valley Authority
House Mall Business Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Home Owners Loan Corporttion
U. S. Housing Authority
Rubber Development Corporation
Jester Attacks Wallace Program in Oklahoma Dinner
Texas Governor Beauford H. Jester denounces Henry Wallace and appeasement in the Democratic party. He praises Truman's Greek Turkish aid policy the Truman doctrine as Jeffersonian democracy and warns Wallace supporters will fail in Oklahoma and Texas. He argues for a world leadership against Communism and urges Congress to back Greece and Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alahoma City
Beauford H. Jester
Texas
Henry Wallace
Oklahoma
Truman
America
Democratic Party
Russia
Wallace
Jester
Thomas Jefferson
Europe
Congress
Greece
Turkey
A &&&Trine
Accord Seen to End U S Argentina Dispute in Weeks
Washington eyes a final U S Argentina accord within weeks possibly marking Messersmith’s retirement and Braden’s resignation. Despite expected progress the U S remains wary of Argentina seeking influence in Latin America as eight more Nazi agents are deported and Buenos Aires claims hemisphere obligations satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Argentina
Buenos Aires
George S. Messersmith
Spruille Braden
Plainview Man Killed as Car Hits Pedestrian
Lucius C. Davis about 58 was killed instantly when struck by a car on the east edge of Plainview as he stepped from the sidewalk near the Lockney highway overpass. Driver Mrs. H V Tull suffered shock and ambulance staff pronounced Davis dead on arrival at the hospital. Survivors include his father, daughter, and son. Body taken to Roy Wood Funeral home with no arrangements yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Lucius C. Davis
H. V. Tull
Tull
Davis
H. Davis
Mullen
D. W. Moore
Purcell
Ohio
Roy Wood Funeral Home
Plane wreckage found near Mindanao. eleven officials dead
President Roxas announced that his missing personal plane with Philippine government officials aboard was found wrecked off the northern Mindanao coast. Maj. Gen. Jalandoni said wreckage appeared partly buried 20 miles south of Dansalan with no signs of life among at least eleven aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Manila
Manuel A. Roxas
Hi Office
Mindanao
Rafael Jalandoni
Philippine Army
Dansalan
Storms Damage Crop Areas Prompt Replanting Outlook
Storms and heavy rains in Lubbock County have damaged 75,000 to 90,000 acres of newly planted cotton and threaten rust in a bumper wheat crop. Seed scarcity adds to the risk as costs rise with replanting, though some early plantings may weather the loss. County Agent Dave Sherrill notes conditions and forecasts more rain with persistent cool, damp weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Slagle
Avalanche-Journal
Outh Plains
Lubbock County
Dave Sherrill
Sherill
Appropriations Chief Issue Looms as Session Nears End
Lawmakers push last minute bills while final action on appropriations looms next week. Comptroller Sheppard sets spending at 218 million dollars, balancing revenue and spending as advocates brace for tax bill clashes. A lengthy final weekend session may extend past June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Cheavens
Associated Press
Astin
George H. Sheppard
House
Senate
Voters Approve Lub bock Library Bond Issue
Voters in Lubbock approve a 500000 library bond by a 635 to 185 margin with precincts tallying strong support at Central Fire Station and Senior High. Construction slated to begin next year with occupancy likely mid 1949. site undecided, possibly as a wing to the city auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Central Fire Station
C. A. Bestwick
H. F. Godeke
Lubbock Library Association
Bestwick
City Auditorium
Warmer Weather Seen For Plains Area
The South Plains soaked by Friday night downpours with clouds breaking for a warmer Saturday. Temperatures rose to 64 mid afternoon and fell to 57 by 12:30 a m. Forecasters predict a partly cloudy and warmer day with scattered thundershowers possible Monday. Littlefield reports heavy rains and water over the Lubbock Littlefield highway in several locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
U. S
McKellar in Bethesda Not Seriously Ill Says Report
Attaches at the naval medical center Bethesda Md reported that Senator McKellar 78 admitted after a fainting spell has condition not serious His aides called last January a light attack prior to his hospitalization from the Senate office building
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
McKellar
Senate
LHS Graduates Largest Class in City History
Lubbock High School prepares to hold its 420 member graduating class graduation events with an afternoon sermon and Monday night commencement in the school auditorium. Eugenia Luker is the highest honor student, with Wayne Kuykendall as the highest honor boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Dixon Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Senior High School
Stovdiock
Eugenia Luker
R. B. Lu
Wayne Kuykendall
J. D. Kuykendall
Janye Ruth Ater
Max Daniels
Paula Fix
Teresa Henson
Peggy Christine McClatchy
Lou McGowan
Jim Sawyer
Norma Jean Yuzbick
H. I. Robinson
First Methodist Church
Negro Spiritual
Katzman
Athalia
Mendelssohn
Albert F. Laing
First Nazarene Church
Malotte
Bob Scoggin
Densmore
Davie Parr
Bettye Su Tippit
Brown C. Welch
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Guentzel
Herbert Puryear
Police Probing Burglary At Whitworth Cleaners
Burglary of Whitworth Cleaners at 2212 Nineteenth left clothing valued about 250 to 300 dollars missing. Police and county officers handled Saturday drunken driving and numerous theft probes with several arrests and fines in the case. Lonnie Shelton a 22 year old from Lubbock was fined 50 dollars plus costs and had driving privileges suspended six months after a drunk driving arraignment before Judge Walter Davies. He also faced a 100 dollar fine and costs for aggravated assault after an arrest by Deputy Sheriff Ernest Ward at Slaton.
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Whitworth
Lonnie Shelton
Lubbock
Walter Davies
Shelton
Ernest Ward
Slaton
Horace K. Byrne
Clayton E. Carter
Big Spring
Carver
Broadway
C. F. Dickson
Main
A. E. Moore
Lloyd L. Hendrix
Littlefield Highway
S. R. Whaley
H. W. Billings
Mass Burial Slated for Unidentified Texas City Dead
The unidentified victims of the Texas City disaster will be buried on Sunday June 8, with an expected up to 60 remains unidentified by then. A memorial cemetery site is being sought northwest of Texas City as officials meet to coordinate the mass burial and funeral committee leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas City
Houston
Curtis Trahan
Dead Body Commission
R. Victor Landig
Trahan
Phone Workers Move to Join CIO Across Nation
The AUTW board voted to quit the NFTW and affiliate with the CIO, citing membership reaction after the recent strike. J. J. Moran said the 340000 strong independents seek unity with other labor, pending member ratification of the move amid NFTW criticism from Joseph Beirne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Long Lines
CIO
J. J. Moran
The
of Telephone Workers
Independent National Federation of Telephone Workers
AUTW
NFTW
Moran
Joseph Beirne
Long B 20 and C 54 flight to Yokota on 30 day training
A formation of eight B-20s and four C-54 transports will depart Davis-Monthan field tomorrow for Yokota, Japan, on a 30 day training maneuver. Col. James C. Selser Jr announced the mission led by Col. Jack J. Catton. It will be the longest B-29 mission since World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Davis-Monthan Field
Yokota
Japan
James C. Selser, Jr
Jack J. Catton
Marshall seeks quick approval for four foreign affairs bills
Secretary of State Marshall labeled four foreign aid measures urgent to accelerate action in Congress before July 1 or the June 30 war powers deadline. The package covers refugee agency membership, dispatch of military missions, arms sales under the neutrality act, and continued Voice of America broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar E. Bomar
Associated Press
Washington
Secretary of
State Marshall
Congress
United States
International Refugee Organization
UNRRA
Germany
Austria
Senate
House
China
Iran
Voice of America
Stassen to Speak in Dallas to 70 Republican Leaders
Former Michigan governor and 1948 Republican presidential candidate Harold Stassen will address 70 Republican party leaders at a Dallas dinner on May 28. Wedding set with 8 diamonds advertised for $100 at King's 1020 Edgy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stassen
Dallas
E. Stassen
Lubbock Area Weather Forecast Notes Partly Cloudy Warmer
Partly cloudy today and warmer this afternoon for Lubbock and vicinity. Monday shows scattered thunder activity expected in the afternoon. Readings recorded at the U S Weather Bureau Municipal Airport include temperatures around 64 at minimum and 30 p.m. observations.
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Lubbock
Ure Weather Bureau
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Harold Blank
Geo. Fields
Fields
National Labor Board
Selon
TVA
KFYO
Avalanche-Journal Station
Plainview Man
King's Jewelry
Appropriations
LHS
Irreth
Marshall
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