Drive Leaders Named for Chest Campaign in Lubbock County
The Lubbock county chapter outlines a War Chest campaign with quotas for districts led by Roosevelt Marvin Williams Cooper Deering Fren chie Hargrave New pal Shallowater Hunt and Posey. Overall county goal is 50 505 to back 22 war agencies. Civilian teams form at Lubbock and South Plains Army Airfields under Captains Purring ton and Scharmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock County Furic
Chest Financial
LAAF
War Chest
Roosevelt
Marvin Williams
Cooper
FE. A. Deering
Frenchie
L. M. Hargrave
Newpal
L. L
Bill” Watson
Shallowater
T. H. Curry
Idalou
J. L. Hunt
Posey
H. C. Robertson
United War Chest
Lubbock
South Plains
Richard H. Purrington
SAAF
L. C. Scharmer
SPAAF
Twin Brothers Reunited At LAAF Station Hospital
Cpl. Lyod Toms reported for duty at the LAAF station hospital from the overseas replacement depot at Kearns Utah to join his brother 8/Sgt Boyd Toms who is also assigned there. The twins had been separated after transfers from Mississippi State College two and a half months ago and have been at multiple posts together before. Both enlisted September 14 1942.
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Cpl
Lyod Toms
Laaf
Kearns
Utah
Boyd Toms
Toms
Mississippi State College
Lyod
Childress Army
S/Set
Boyd
Araha
O. Toms
Bienville
Launching Delayed So Deadline For Books Advanced
An advance in the launch date of the USS Lubbock attack transport allows extra time for collecting ship library books. The chamber of commerce reported excellent donor response and listed new contributors from Lubbock and nearby areas. Twelve books were donated from a recommended list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
The
Southwest
Lubbock Sets Thanksgiving Observance for Nov 23
Mayor Overton W. Ribble announced Lubbock will celebrate Thanksgiving on November 23 in line with the national holiday date. Governor Coke R. Stevenson said Texas would observe Thanksgiving on November 30, with Lubbock aligning its date to local school and church plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Overton W. Ribble
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas
Minute Man Flag To Be Raised At LAAF
A Minute Man flag will fly over Lubbock Army Airfield starting Monday at 4 30 PM atop the civilian personnel office building. The ceremony includes three certificates for 90 percent and 10 percent wage investment in war bonds, plus the commanding general’s roll of honor for 95 percent participation and 12 percent of salaries in bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock Army Airfield
Treasury Department
LAAF
Secretary of War
United States Army
SAAF
Richard Donovan
Eighth Service Command
Presbyterians of 2 States to Convene in Wichita Falls
Delegates from Texas and Louisiana Presbyterian churches will meet in Wichita Falls October 10 through 12 for the Synod of Texas annual sessions and the Women's Synodical Society gathering. More than 150 registrations are anticipated, said Dr Karl Wettstone host pastor of First Presbyterian church. Dr Joe N Everheart of Clarksville moderates the synod and Mrs J H Moore of Deport presides over synodical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Texas
Louisiana
Synod of Texas and Women’s Synodical Society
Karl F. Wettstone
First Presbyterian Church
Joe N. Everheart
Clarksville
J. H. Moore
Deport
Synodical
Postwar Survey Proposed by Brownfield Rotary Club
Brownfield Rotary Club proposes an all inclusive postwar needs survey in Terry County using farm home and commercial questionnaires. The aim is to gather information for planning rehabilitation after the war’s end.
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Brownfield
Terry County
Thousands See As Smith Rites
New Yorkers flocked to St Patrick’s Cathedral for the pontifical mass of requiem for Alfred E. Smith, with 160000 filing by the bronze casket as crowds lined Fifth Avenue. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt attended with Gen. Thomas A. Terry while Smith family members arrived. Gov. Dewey proclaimed a day of public mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred E. Smith
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York State
Fifth Avenue
Smith
Ignance Jan Paderewski
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas A. Terry
Second Service Command
Great Cathedral
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Why Fistula Is A Serious Ailment
A free 40 page book on rectal and colon disorders offers treatment insights for fistula rectal abscess piles and related chronic conditions. Anyone suffering may obtain the new publication detailing symptoms causes and care.
Book Advotes X Ray Diagrams and Modern Treatments
The booklet highlights illustrations with X Ray pictures charts and diagrams for easy reading. It also describes current mild institutional treatments and guides readers to Thornton 4 Minor Clinic at Bull 1074 9236 McGee Blvd Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton 4
Bull
McGee Bt
Kansas City
Miss Croxton Crowned Miss Sheppard Field at Texas Post
Miss Norma Croxton of Wichita Falls was chosen Miss Sheppard Field in a bathing beauty revue that drew 5000 GIs to the post theater. The 19 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Morell of Plainview won over 14 contestants in the contest judged by applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tech
Gmes
Sheppard
Sheppard Field
Texas Tech
Norma Croxton
Wichita Falls
J. M. Morell
Plainview
Training contest open to civilians and military personnel
Miss Croxton won a $50 bash prize in the con test which was open to both civilian and military entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss. Croxton
Manoe In Auto Collision Near Ruston Ends in Death
M Stephenson Jr 3B of Bors Neches Tex burned to death when his car caught fire after colliding with another vehicle near Ruston Louisiana on Oct 7. His wife and two children escaped with minor bruises. An unidentified Camp Livingston soldier was seriously injured and rushed to an Alexandria hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
M. Stephenson, Jr
Bors Neches
Tex
Camp Livingston
Alexandria
The Chiropractor and Voce
A woman with a decade long asthma struggle found relief after chiropractic adjustments at a clinic after other treatments failed. A man also improved and now reports good health following continued care. The piece argues health as life’s foundation and nerves as body control.
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Avalanche-Journal
SUN
U. S
Turkey
Presbyterians
Beret
Vigny
Oes
Alfred ‘Z Smith, Jr
South Pacific
Calvary Cemetery
Bier
Mirmatlovitch
London
Marshal Tito
Samsalny
Draja Mikhailovich
Serbia
Bosnia
Red
Nt Ly
Lubbock Glass & Mirror CO
Manoe
Chiropractor
Voce
Chiropractic
Hanna-Pope & Co
Paramount
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