Griggs Buys Amarillo to El Paso Motor Freight Lines
Frank Griggs acquires all Dalby Stocking Dalby Motor Freight Lines for over a half million dollars. The sale covers 148 rolling units and Lubbock to Amarillo, El Paso routes, with 226 employees. Griggs plans no immediate changes. Benton and Victor H. Jey remain as top officials. Dalby returns to duty inactive status in nearby Odessa.
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Dalby
Arno Dalby
Frankes
Amalia
Lubbock
el Paso
Mress
Griggs
Sara
Benton
Victor H. Jey
Com
Motor Lines
Amarillo
Denver
Delbert
Western Wrecking Company
Shalloter
Cochranounty
Western Drilling Company
Frank, Jr
Katy
Deent
Serina
Con
R. @. Hendricks
Otho Cal
Odellatt
Lubbock Teachers to Attend State Convention in Fort Worth
Four officials from Lubbock Public Schools including Superintendent W Matthews Ishmael Hill and Miss Mary Lou Robinson will travel to Fort Worth for the State Teachers association convention on Friday and Saturday at the Texas Hotel. The event focuses on classroom education and statewide teaching standards.
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State Teachers Association
Miss Robinson
Ubbock Group
W. Matthews
Lubbock
Ishmael Hill
Mary Lou Robinson
Texas
Fort Worth
Mrs. Wolfe Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Mrs. Charles H. Wolfe, 49, died in Corpus Christi from injuries sustained in an automobile accident the day before.
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Corpus Christi
Charles H. Wolfe
Little Opposition Seen To Crop Insurance
Washington dispatch reports little opposition expected in the House as the crop insurance bill faces floor consideration. Rep. Hope cites Rep. Dirksen’s favorable stance and Rep. Cannon’s expectation of passage, noting the plan would cover basic crops with government overhead fees funded by premiums and prorated losses beyond collected premiums.
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Washington
Rep
Hope
House Agriculture Committee
Dirksen
R-N
Rep. Cannon
Crop Insurance Corporation
War Pension Claims Grow as VA Expands Offices
In Indianapolis on November 18 Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines reported the Veterans Administration has allowed 270 795 disability pension claims from World War II veterans. Nine new offices aim to speed processing and over 90 percent of filed claims have been acted upon. Of those allowed, 7 percent were direct combat disabilities and 76 percent were rated 30 percent or less. 7 percent were totally disabled.
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Indianapolis
Veterans Administration
Frank. T. Hines
American Legion
National Executive Committee
Hines
University To Display Old Bible Collection
The University of Texas will show rare Bibles during religious emphasis week November 21 to 24. Exhibits include Erasmus New Testament 1522 Greek, Gutenberg Bible ca. 1430, King James 1611, and the Mayflower Bible 1620. Talks by church leaders and discussions on freedom of thought will also be held.
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Austin
University of Texas
England
Sergeant Found Guilty at Lincoln Court Martial
S/Sgt. Odus L. West 34 a former Hermitage Missouri deputy sheriff was found guilty by a court martial of six of eight specifications charging him with striking and mistreating American soldier prisoners under his command.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Odus L. West
Hermitage
State Bond Drive To Open Monday
Orange sets Monday kickoff for the Sixth War Loan Drive with a radio dramatization by two lieutenant colonels and T/Sgt James M. Logan recounting wartime deeds. The event launches a $414,000,000 Texas goal and includes a destroyer christening USS Rogers, a parade, and a large rally at Lutcher Stark High School auditorium featuring the Eighth Service Command Band.
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Orange
Texas
Lone Star State
James M. Logan
H. Miller Ainsworth
Luling
Tex
O. H. Rigley
Galveston Army Airfield
New Orleans
Rogers
Richard Donovan
Eighth Service Command
F. M. Law
Houston
Gulf Coast Region
Bengal Guards
Fred Hahas
Gulf Oil Corp
Logan
Congress
Fifty Negro Sailors Get Mutiny Terms
Fifty Navy enlisted men found guilty of mutiny for refusing to load ammunition after the Port Chicago blast were sentenced to 15 years each. Rear Admiral Wright reduced 40 sentences to 8 to 12 years based on youth, records, and service. The men survived Port Chicago, were convicted at Mare Island for refusing to load ammo.
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Port Chicago
12Th Naval District
Carleton H. Wright
Naval District
Mare Island Navy Base
Dallas Jury Convicts Man in 11 Year Old Rape Case
A Dallas county jury found James Johnson Neely Jr. guilty of raping an 11 year old Oak Cliff girl and recommended a life sentence. The testimony described the assault near an Oak Cliff school. officials noted the verdict and sentencing proposal.
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Dallas
James Johnson Neely, Jr
Oak Cliff
Neely
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Frank Griggs
Ki. Rukker Welding
O. K
Implete
U. K
ACME
Ainsworth
Salerno
Rigley
Lloyd Thompson Cleaners
Sansom Paint & Paper Co
DIAL
Eee Ues
NCON
Mander Sir Charles, Crate
Vickers-Armstrong’s
White Rock
Eran
Paul H. Aldleby
The
Queen Chey Casting Co
Seattle
Wash
White House
Goodyear
Goodyear Research
Goodyears
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