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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1944
Page
10
The text explains how a voter would mark a ballot under a historic system. It covers choosing between electors for president, voting on proposed amendments, and selecting tickets by marking out opposing options. It also details straight party voting and write-in procedures with cautions about cross-ticket marks.
In France between Lyon and the Spanish frontier the FFI imposes strict control, constraining coal, food and transport while civilians face shortages. Refugees fill Toulouse, and black markets supply fuel at high prices as Maquis authorities seize hotels and buildings. Two collaborators face penal sentences, signaling tense judiciary adjustments.
Col Ernest O Thompson, Texas Railroad Commission member and WWI veteran, urged a refreshed civilian service for all able bodied Americans. He proposed base home training followed by defense duty abroad, creating a constantly renewed citizen army guided by returning service members.
Across France the F.F.I. maintains stance that only partial charges were proven and death verdict would mirror German justice. In crowded jails and fading firing squads, the resistance insists lynching is not part of their conduct despite earlier abuses and wealthier suspects backed by German patronage.
Mrs Helen Lee Gilbert becomes president of the American Legion auxiliary. Her family long served in military life, with a brother in the Lafayette Escadrille and another as a lieutenant colonel. Her two sons serve in the Navy and her husband was a World War I submarine ensign.
Norwich resident Mrs Gilbert born in Philadelphia 48 years ago joined the Nor wich unit of the Legion Auxiliary in 1929 and rose to state president. As national rehabilitation chairman last year she visited veterans hospitals nationwide to assess wartime wounded needs. She plans to stress rehabilitation as national president while continuing service with Girl Scouts and the State Board of Education. Her husband Gilbert, now an auto supply dealer, supports her alongside their two sons and daughter, Schuyler Lee and Charles Gilbert III active in the Navy and aviation, with their daughter at Bryn Mawr College.
Sgt. Charles W. Williams of the U S Marines, with sixteen months in the Southwest Pacific, is listed as living with his wife and son in Layelland. His sister Mrs Lewelling, 1419 Sixth, also resides there.
An advertisement-style note promotes Barcel for quick fat loss with a dubious drugstore concentrate. It claims dramatic weight and inches reduction from neck to ankles, offering money back if not satisfied. The hint of a drugstore purchase and home use reflects era marketing.
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