East Texas Forest Fires Roar Across 13 000 Acres
Livingston reports one of Texas history's worst forest blazes as 13 000 acres burn in Polk and Woodville districts. Fire chief appeals for volunteers while four thousand nine hundred eighty one acres burned yesterday across East Texas with 36 fires. Eight jeeps and three pulldozers dig firelines. J O Foster directs from Lufkin.
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Livingston
O Ee
Texas
Polk County
Woodville
Tyler County
Texas Forest Service
Conroe
J. O. Foster
East Texas Forest Service
Lufkin
Searcy Peoples
Forest Service
Polk County Enterprise
East Texas
Hearing Set Monday in Vote Case Over Ballot Certification
Federal Judge T. Whitfield Davidson had granted an injunction in mid September at Fort Worth, ending power to issue a stay order. Black previously ruled for Johnson, but the court attached noted copies mailed to Steven sen's counsel would be distributed.
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T. Whitfield Davidson
Fort Worth
Davidson
Black
Johnson
Backhoe
Cat Stevensen
Weekend Warmth on the South Plains After Detoured Front
The Weather Bureau said a cool front heading toward Lubbock and the South Plains was sidetracked, bringing weekend highs in the high seventies to low eighties. Lubbock reached 81 with a 45 degree low while Miami in the eastern Panhandle logged 38. Dalhart Snyder read 41 and Kerrville Junction 45.
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South Plains
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Miami
Associated Press
Mulseshoe
Dalhart and
Snyder
Kerrville
Junction
Truman Says He Has Just Started Fight
Truman returns to Washington after a Pacific coast swing and vows a four day campaign through Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania and upstate New York. Dewey travels east urging farmers and predicting poverty will end through policy, while John Foster Dulles informs the governor via Na tions updates.
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Associated Press
Ephe
Thomas E. Dewey
Albany
Truman
Washington
Pacific Coast
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Dewey
Washington Union Station
Kansas
Missouri
Dewey Wees
Salina
Kas
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Paris
Dulles
Cotton forecaster reports sharp drop in 1948 South Plains crop
K N Clapp of Anderson Clayton & Co lowers the predicted 1948 South Plains cotton yield from 807000 to 595900 bales as of Oct 1, noting forecasts since Aug 1 have steadily declined due to lack of moisture. He cautions no forecast is highly reliable and warns of past misses. See Cotton Outlook Page 18.
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South Plains
K. N. Clapp
Anderson- Clayton & Co
Houston
Clapp
Cotton Outlook
VA Building Permanently Taken Over by Government
The Veterans Administration building at 1600 block of Nineteenth Street is planned as a permanent VA facility. W. H. Evans says the government has exercised the option to buy effective October 1, following a lease with a purchase clause. Construction began last June, VA occupancy began March 1, with dedication March 26.
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Veterans
West Texas Regional Investment Company
Wm. H. Evans
Lubbock
Evans
Annual Exposition Acclaimed Success At Plains Fair
The 31st Plains fair drew 102 859 visitors for the week with 8 642 on the final day. Ringling Brothers Circus set a one day attendance record of 47 913. Totals fell short of last year and the all time 1935- record, but expenditures on entertainment and premiums were higher than ever. Officials doubted break even but expected at least a small profit toward future improvements. Agricultural displays pleased patrons as overall satisfaction remained high.
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H. I. Kifff
Avalanche-Journal
Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey Circus
South Plains
Dallas Fair
Biggest City paving project to start in Lubbock
City engineer R L Oldham said the largest street paving effort in Lubbock will begin Monday. The 70 block seven mile program costs about 162 781 under a bidding contract with L A Purtell. Property owners face 2 75 to 3 25 per front foot, payable cash or as five annual liens at 6 percent interest. Completion is planned around July 1 with surfacing in warm weather next spring.
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Lubbock
R. L. Oldham
L. A. Purtell
Ave
Avenue M
Welder Claims Water Fueled Engine in Salem Test Drive Plan
Salem welder Fred J. Arisman says he invented an engine that uses water split into hydrogen and oxygen as fuel. He claims 8,500 RPM output, triple horsepower of a same size gasoline engine, and plans to demonstrate with a larger model in a racing car within three months.
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International News Service
Salem. Ore
Salem
Fred J. Arisman
Arisman
South Plains Calls For Cotton Pickers
Texas Employment Commission crews confront distribution gaps for cotton labor across West and North Texas. Demand surges weekend with 12 168 workers sought in West Texas including Littlefield 1 500 pullers irrigated land and 1 000 pickers dry land plus many other towns. workers move toward Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi for crops and pay.
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Austin
Texas Employment Commission
TEC
West Texas
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Littlefield
Paducah
Matador
Plainview
Lockney
Pecos
Pickers
Lamesa
Brownfield
Tohoka
Jayton
Stanton
Balls
Spur
Levelland
Lubbock
Rotan
Roby
Noted California Lawyer Jerry Giesler Injured In Auto Crash
Noted California criminal lawyer Jerry Giesler was seriously injured today when his car struck a tree at an intersection. He was alone in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
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Jerry Giesler
California
Giesler
Editorial Endorses Dewey Warren Ticket Across Texas
The Dallas Morning News urges vote for Dewey and Warren in presidential race. Galveston Daily News to back Dewey Warren in November. Houston Post editorial supports GOP citing oil lands seizure as motive to back Dewey Warren. Announcements mention Gruen Madison watch ad from Kings Jewelry.
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Dallas Morning News
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Dewey-Warren
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
United States
Earl Warren
Calfornia
Dewey
Galveston News
Galveston
Galveston Daily News Tomorrow
Thomas& Dewey
Houston Post
Houston
Tidelands
Warren
Soviets Propose Global Nuclear Ban And Energy Controls
Russia shocks the UN committee by demanding a General Assembly vote to ban atomic weapons and create control bodies while preserving veto power over central machinery. Andre Vishinsky accused Western leaders and urged joint action with the Atomic Energy Commission and Security Council toward a single treaty banning weapons and an energy framework.
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Associated Press
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Soviet Union
Atomic Energy Centre
UN General Assembly
Warren R. Austin
U. S
UN Atomic Energy Commission
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Wisninsky
Vishinsky
Truman
Thomas F. Dewey
David E. Lilienthal
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
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France
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Dewey
Lilienthal
Visninky
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Security Council
Atomic Energy Commission
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Commission
Burglary in Lynn County. property stolen near New Home
Sam Floyd of Tahoxa reports about $300 in goods taken from Clyde Ashcraft’s residence located a mile south and a half mile east of New Home in Lynn county. Items include a 2 gauge shotgun a .22 rifle and a 30 06 Mauser rifle valued at 200 plus three boxes of dot run snells two boxes of 30 06 shells camera film and a 45 lens. Colman sentenced for murder.
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Snells
Norwegian Flying Boat Sinks Near Trondheim Killing Many
A Norwegian flying boat capsized and sank near Trondheim with 48 aboard. 22 are reported dead, 19 missing, and 26 saved. Earl Bertrand Russell, 76, was rescued after being thrown into the water. The board of inquiry investigates the crash as night and rough seas hinder rescue efforts.
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Associated Press
Oslo
Norway
Trondheim
Earl Bertrand Rusell
Twe
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Sandringham
Lisbeth Stroem
United States
Atomic blitz views spark debate in Air University reviews
Air strategists in separate Air Force studies claim a quick U S victory is possible with a small force using a super blitz of atomic bombs. They challenge sustained bombing concepts from World War II and critique Air Force orthodoxies while Maxwell AFB researchers note the articles are editorial and not official Air Force policy.
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Ashington
United States
Air University Quarterly Review
Frederick L. Moore
Dale O. Smith
United States Air Force
USAF
Air University At
Maxwell Base
Ala
Air Force
Tris
Smith
Moore
Soviet chief hints West German state blocks Berlin peace
Moscow’s Wassily Sokolovsky warned that any settlement hinges on dissolving the western German state, signaling Soviet intent to oppose UN action as Berlin diplomacy moves to a UN debate. He accused the western powers of clinging to a divided Germany and foiling Moscow talks.
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Paris
U. S
Britain
France
UN Security Council
Russia
Red Price
Wassily Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
Berlin
Soviet Union
Germany
Moscow
Stalin
Bern
United Nations
Berlin police beaten by crowd at Zoo station
Western Berlin civilians beat five Russian controlled German police at the Zoo elevated station in the British sector. Two policemen were mauled as a prisoner claimed the Russians were kidnapping him to Potsdam. Three more were mauled over confiscating western newspapers.
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Berlin
Zoo
Potsdam
U. S
Polce
Magdeburg
Attlee Health Sparks Resignation Rumors In Britain
London reports say Prime Minister Attlee may resign this month due to ill health. Close associates cite possible successor Sir Stafford Cripps RNA Chancellor of the Exchequer. Speculation also centers on R G Morrison and the Foreign Secretary position.
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INS
Attlee
Stafford Cripps
Chauncellor
Exchequer
Herper Morrison
Ord
Rev
R. Nut S. Stafford
Dallas Boosters Back Tech for Southwest Conference Bid
Dallas supporters expressed strong backing for Texas Tech to join the Southwest Conference. Crowds in red shirts filled downtown and at Downby stadium praised the Mustang team and Raider grit amid a spirited rivalry with West Texas, as debate over membership continued.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Tech
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West Texas
Downby Stadium
Dallas Aridan
Mustang
Raiders
Will 'O
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