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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1944
Page
4
The editor defends publishing critical letters from Army Air Forces guests in Lubbock, arguing such remarks show loyalty to home towns and spur civic improvement. They welcome both brickbats and bouquets, seeking to attract servicemen while keeping local soldiers loyal and returning after victory.
A Meridian Mississippi case shows a 35-year-old woman abducting a newborn from an Army sergeant and his wife then claiming anti-kidnap law violations. The writer argues for treatment and supervised freedom over federal imprisonment for mothers with a starved maternal instinct, urging psychiatry-led rehabilitation.
Sigrid Schultz portrays postwar Germany’s secret circles entrenched in 1918 power, noting control of Free Corps veterans, key state and university posts, and collaboration with Moscow. She depicts a destabilized republic facing inflation, famine, and persistent aristocratic influence, with propaganda mobilizing belief in German world leadership.
Morton Oct 10 Special John Newton a negro indicted Monday for murder in the shooting of another black said at arraignment Tuesday morning before 72nd District Judge Dan Blair he had no counsel. Judge Blair appointed M C Ledbetter as Newtons attorney. Ledbetter indicated he would file a preliminary plea to inquire into the negros sanity. District Attorney Burton S Burks said he had been informed Newton had been committed three times to psychopathic institutions twice to Walter Reed hospital and once to a Waco institution.
James R. D. Eddy, administrator of the state board for vocational education at the University of Texas since 1937, will become director of the bureau of industrial and business extension training effective Nov. 1. Dean Shelby says Eddy will coordinate training across extension programs and build a unified statewide plan. Buy A War Bond TODAY.
The New York Tribune items note a Chicago to Buffalo voyage of 75 hours over 1072 miles, considered a record, and Mlle Fanny the Orang U Tang travels south due to climate. The piece reflects on progress and questions spiritual progress versus technical advance.
Ray Tucker reports GOP ambitions in New York showing Gov. Thomas E. Dewey favored to win by 400000 to 800000 votes in outside regions and secure 47 electoral votes. Tammany Hall factions fear loss of City Hall and anticipate La Guardia in Army service, while internal party rifts with Roosevelt boost uncertainty about 1945 outcomes. The piece notes FDR opposition dynamics, ethnic voter loyalties, and broader postwar political tensions in France and Europe.
The state of Texas owes $18,000 to 238 Texas newspapers for political advertising of two constitutional amendments. Funds were short, with only about $46 paid per $120 due, leaving the balance to be resolved by the next legislature. The piece also notes related ballot affidavits and redistricting debate, plus Jim Ferguson anecdotes recalled after his death.
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