Whyburn Addresses Tech of Education Reform and Postwar Role
President Whyburn spoke at Texas Tech urging cooperation to grow the college’s standing among leading universities. He warned against repeating postwar mistakes, argued for flexible promotions and salaries, and stressed strengthening existing divisions before expanding, while Barker offered cautions on administration and curriculum changes.
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Thompson
Whyburn
John A. Winslow
Charles C. Thompson
Colorado City
Hallie G. Gantz
Tech
Dies Defends Labor Support in House Hearings
In a heated session, Dies accuses the New Deal and a House committee on un American activities of harassment and partiality toward Republicans and CIO allies. He denies betraying labor ties while announcing he will not seek renomination due to ill health.
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Deal
House Committee On UN
Dies
American Federation of Labor
Friend of Labor
Democratic Party
British Submarines Sink 37 German Vessels
The Admiralty reported that British submarines sank 37 German and German controlled ships and damaged 10 more in operations from the Arctic circle to the Aegean. One large supply ship one R boat and six medium supply ships were among the sunk vessels. The communique noted no British losses.
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London
Arctic Circle
Aegean
Istedaniohe
World War II Front Battles Furiously Across Europe
Report describes American and Allied advances from Belfort to the Siegfried line as winter weather hinders progress. Patton’s Third Army nears the Saar basin while German detachments resist on the Lorraine plain. In Holland, British and American paratroopers push through SS defenses near Nijmegen as Allied corridor holds.
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Seventh
Vosges
Belfort
Clairegoutte
Chevestray
Belfahy
Siegfried Line
Prum
Germany
Sittard
Aachen
Patton
Third Army
Nancy
Saar Basin
George S. Patton
Lorraine
Metz
Gravelotte
Holland
Nijmegen
Bemmel
S Hertogenbosch
War Facts From Pacific theaters and Island populations
The report notes Japanese residents on Pacific islands died as volunteers or by action. Tinian population is listed at 15 000 while American announcements cite about 20 000 Japanese dead on the two islands and nearly 4 000 Nipponese civilians interned on Tinian. Guam civilians were Chamorro natives who welcomed the returning Americans after the offensive ended August 10. Honolulu had a 50 minute air raid alert the first in nine months. Tokyo radio says many Manila residents fled after U S Third Fleet blows on shipping and air fields near Manila.
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Tinian
Guam
United States
Honolulu
Tokyo Radio
Manila
U. S. Third Fleet
U. S. Argentina policy called far by Guardian editor
London editor calls U S measures of coercion against Argentina rather far and notes ships barred from Argentine ports. Editorial mocks U S blockade ideas while preferring Argentine beef to American pork and mentions Chicago enacting the first milk pasteurization law.
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London
Manchester Guardian
United States
Argentina
Minnepaper
Cordell Hull
CCC announces cotton sale and pricing schedule
The Commodity Credit Corporation will offer its own and pooled cotton stocks for sale on October 2 at 22.40 cents per pound and pay 21.00 cents for middling 15/16 inch. The schedule covers monthly prices from November to June and requires storage in CCC approved warehouses with producers paying storage until purchase. Local banks and other lenders will serve as purchasing agencies under the loan program.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Memphis
War Food Administration
CCC
Lubbock County Honors Ship With Texas Library
Lubbock county commissions a library of Texas and West Texas books for the USS Lubbock named after Col. Tom S. Lubbock. Dr. Wm. Curry Holden from Texas Tech coordinates titles including Texas folklore and historical works for crew information.
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Lubbock County
Tom S. Lubbock
Terry
Texas Rangers
Lubbock
Texas
West Texas
Wm. Curry Holden
Texas Technological College
West Texas Museum
Soviet Forces Reach Hungarian Border Front As Allies Press
Reports say Soviet troops advanced toward Belgrade and broke into southeastern Hungary near Szeged and Oradea, while Romanian and Yugoslav movements push along the front. Leaflets promise good treatment for surrender and a new integration with Allied forces as Hungary faces internal dissension and collapse.
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Belgrade
Hungary
Budapest
Szeged
Oradea
Transylvanian
Romania
Transylvania
Moscow
Germany
Red Army
United Nations
Yugoslavia
Danube
Tito
Albania
Greece
Austria
Balkans
Mako
Tisza
Ta Kung Pao Demands Allied China Cooperation
Ta Kung Pao in Chungking accuses the Allied Europe first strategy of causing China’s crisis and calls for rapid strategic collaboration with China by the Allies. The Sept 30 U P report quotes the influential paper urging action and coordination to support China in the war effort.
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Chungking
U.P
Ta Kung Pao Today
Europe
China
Krug Unveils Plan to Trim War Production Board Orders
J A Krug as WPB chairman outlined a six point program to relax controls after Germany s surrender. The plan seeks to replace multiple priorities with a single rating and revoke hundreds of orders across chemicals textiles forest products and metal sectors while preserving emergency tools and industry liaison.
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Krug
Washington
J. A. Krug
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Roosevelt
Nelson
Germany
First G to Enter Berlin Offered $100
The War department said it could not award the $100 donated by Wilson and George Carroll of Grandfield Oklahoma to the first enlisted American to enter Berlin under Army regulations. The brothers also planned $100 for the first ground forces soldier who fired a shell on German soil, per Representative Wickersham's office.
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Washington
War Department
Berlin
Wilson
George Carroll
Grandfield
Oklo
Wickersham
D-Okla
Fifth Armored Unit Joins Hodges First Army in Germany
The Fifth Armored Division, known as the Victory division, was revealed by Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges as one of his top outfits. Maj. Gen. Lunceford Oliver of Nebraska commands the division, famed for breakthroughs across France near Saint Lo. The note also credits Lee de Forest with inventing the radio vacuum tube in 1907.
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Fifth Armored
Hodges
Germany
Courtney H. Hodges
Fifth Armored Division
Victory Division
France
Saint Lo
Lunceford Oliver
Nebraska
Seven-year-old Hit by 1936 Ford in Lubbock Crosswalk
A hit and run at Tenth and Ave J left Janice Wray 7 with minor injuries as she crossed with her father J C Wray and brothers Julian 10 and Randall 8. Officers sought a driver with two girl passengers in a 1936 Ford coach after the Saturday night accident.
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Lubbock
Tenth
Ave
Janice Wray
J. C. Wray
Julian
Randall
Wage ruling upholds denial for Valley Morning Star workers
The eighth regional War Labor Board said the national board upheld a panel decision denying wage increases for composing room employees at the Valley Morning Star Harlingen Texas. Robert L Owens had sought raises from 45 to 50 dollars weekly for foremen and from 95 cents to 1.10 dollars per hour for printers and linotype operators on a 40 hour week.
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Dallas
Eighth Regional War Labor Board
National
WLB
Valley Morning Star
Harlingen
Texas
National Board
Chicago
Robert L. Owens
Owens
Customs Guard Held In Laredo Shooting
LAREDO September 30 District Attorney Emiliano De La Garza of Nuevo Laredo Mexico has filed charges against customs guard Ricardo Gutirrez Rico in connection with the fatal shooting of a Nuevo Laredo policeman Raul Salinas age 32. Police officer Porfirio Borrego wounded remains in critical condition. The charges were filed with District Judge Francisco Gomez.
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Laredo
Emiliano de la Garza
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Ricardo Gutirrez Rico
Raul Salinas
Porfirio Borrego
Francisco Gomez
Prince Mikasa Named Staff Officer in Japanese Armies
The Berlin radio quoted a Tokyo dispatch stating Maj. Prince Takahito Mikasa, youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito, was appointed staff officer at the headquarters of the motorized army and tank forces.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Tokyo
Takahito Mikasa
Emperor Hirohito
Rooney Weds Betty Jane Rose in Birmingham Army Courtship
Actor Mickey Rooney and Betty Jane Rose Miss Birmingham 1944 married in a rapid ceremony in Birmingham. The note adds coal car loadings dwarfed national shipments of grains and produce, livestock, and forest products.
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Rooney
Birmingham
Ala
Mickey Rooney
Betty Jane Rose
Standard Oil Development Co elects new president
New York September 30 K P Russell executive vice president of the Standard Oil Development Co was elected president following the resignation today of Frank A Howard.
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New York
K. P. Russell
Standard Oil Development Co
Frank A. Howard
Federal Judge Receives Law Degree at Tech Board Meeting
Texas Tech board members and attendees gathered in Lubbock for the inauguration of William M. Whyburn as president. Judge T. Whitfield Davidson of the Northern District of Texas was conferred a Doctor of Law degree during the session.
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Texas Tech Board of Director
T. Whitfield Davidson
Texas
Lee Pfluger
Eden
Tech
Pfluger
Lubbock
William M. Whyburn
Charles ‘C. Thompson
Colorado City
Mark McGee
Fort’ Worth
Treasure
Chansler E. Weymouth
Arillo
Clifford’ B. Jones
John B. Collier, Jr
Fort Worth
Kyle Spiller
Jacksboro
O. B. Ratliff
Spur
W. T. Gaston
Dr. Whyburn
Marketing Of Cattle Gains In September
The American Meat Institute reports September cattle marketing at federally inspected plants rose 13 percent from a year ago while calf marketing jumped 41 percent. Hog receipts fell 16 percent and lamb receipts dropped 19 percent. The cattle mix included many lean non rationed beef animals. Through January to September farmers earned over four and a half billion dollars from meat animals, about 10 percent more than last year.
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Chicago
The
American Meat Institute Today
Institute
Feeder Line Hearings May Move To Dallas
Hearings on forty two feeder airline permit applications in Texas and Oklahoma may be held in Dallas instead of Washington. Municipal Aviation Supervisor Hart Bowman said testifiers prefer Dallas for convenience.
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Dallas
Texas-Oklahoma
Washington
Municipal Aviation
Hart Bowman
Bowman
Guthrie Rites Held for Texas Woman Leader
Funeral services were held in Beeville for Mrs Frankie Guthrie of Berclair Texas. She was vice president of the Woman's Press Association of Texas and a member of the Texas Historical Society. Mrs Guthrie died Thursday.
Texas oil output rises in weekly average
The Texas railroad commission reported the weekly average daily output of oil wells for the week ended today at 2,345,158 barrels, up 2,990 barrels from the prior week, indicating a modest rise in production.
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Austin
Texas
The
Births in West Texas and Olton Notify Families
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J W Phiton Laval on the birth of a daughter weighing 8 pounds at 11 48 p.m. in West Texas. Robert Henry Route 1 Lubbock reports the birth of a daughter 8 pounds 4 ounces at 5 35 a.m. Saturday at St Marys hospital with father stationed at Farragut Iowa. Mr and Mrs C Paul Burrus Olton announce a son weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce at 1 80 p.m. Saturday at St Marys hospital with father a farmer.
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J. W. Phiton
Laval On
Birh
Sataedee
West Texas
Kosanat
Co Seaman
Robert Henry
Lubbock
St. Mary’s Hospital
Farragut
Iowa
C. Paul Burrus
Olton
St. Mary's Hospital
Wichita Falls Man To Head Demo Group
Col W T Knight a Wichita Falls oil operator and member of the state Democratic executive committee will head a Texas based group to enlist business and professional men in President Roosevelt's re election campaign. Knight accepted the appointment and was recommended by State Chairman Harry L Seay and National Committeeman Myron Blalock.
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Dallas
Harry L. Seay
Myron Blalock
Marshall
Japs Claim 26 U S Planes Wrecked In Air Raids
Tokyo radio claimed 26 American planes were destroyed on the ground in air raids on 14th Air Force fields at Liuchow and Nanning in Kwangsi province. The broadcast said hangars and installations were set afire despite interception and anti-aircraft fire.
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United Pre
Tokyo Radio
Japan
14Th Air Force
Liuchow
Nanning
Kwangsi Province
United Press
San Francisco
Poles award U S pilots for Warsaw relief mission
Eleven Eighth Air Force pilots who parachuted supplies to besieged Warsaw on September 18 received high Polish decorations from Polish Commander in Chief General Hazimierz Sosnowski in a recent ceremony. Among honorees was squadron commander Maj. Bert W. Marshall whose wife resides at 2217 O'Neal St Greenville Tex.
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AEF
Eighth Air Force
Warsaw
Hazimierz Sosnowski
Maj
Bert W. Marshall
O'Neal St
Greenville
Tex
Dooley Quits Post at State Comptroller Office
Pat Dooley veteran chief clerk of the state comptroller's department leaves state employment Oct. 15 to join a private accounting firm. Bob Calvert the comptroller's statistician becomes chief clerk on the same day the department announced.
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Dooley
POST
Austin
Pat Dooley
State Comptroller’s Department
Bob Calvert
Comptroller’s Statistician
British 8th Army Advances Front Delivers Supplies
In the final stage of the advance in North Africa the British 8th Army received a large supply of fuel and munitions. Three million gallons of gasoline and 8000 tons of ammunition were delivered to the front within a week.
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8Th Army
North Africa
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