Oil Progress Week highlights service and Texas oil impact
The piece lauds Oil Progress Week Oct 11 17 endorsing service stations as American institutions with 95 percent independently run to serve communities. It notes South Plains oil activity, major fields in Scurry Andrews and Wasson in Yoakum County, Levelland Slaughter as world's largest field by area, and oil revenue funding school districts. It emphasizes conservation led by the Texas Railroad Commission and officials Thompson Culberson Murray Jr.
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South Plains
West Texas
Lamesa
Littlefield
Levelland
San Angelo
Lubbock
Permian
Scurry
Andrews
Wasson
Yoakum County
Texas
Levelland-Slaughter
Cochran
Hockley
Abernathy
Plains
King Cotton
Texas Railroad Commission
Ernest O. Thompson
Olin Culberson
William J. Murray, Jr
Life-span rise tied to value sought from social security
A historian notes that longer life may stem from people clinging to life to maximize benefits from social security, suggesting financial incentives influence longevity and end-of-life decisions.
Hoover links rising crime to population growth
J Edgar Hoover argues crime rises with more people and calls for addressing underlying causes rather than blaming individuals. The remark frames crime as a systemic issue tied to population, urging focus on structural fixes.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Publishing Details 1953
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal and its publisher Avalanche Journal Publishing Co outline editor and publisher Guy Parker F Prouty and CHAS W Ratliff as associate, with a post office entry date of January 23, 1926. Subscription rates for various durations are listed for Lubbock and other areas, including annual, six month, and monthly plans, and nationwide mail options. A pledge to the flag closes the notice with an address in Lubbock Texas dated October 12, 1953.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Avalanche Jouarna
Avalanche Jourma! Publishing Co
Texas Dally Press
Texas Avenue
Texas Wall
Associated Press League
Dalla
Texas
OBAS
Guy Parker
Prouty
Een
Chas W Ratliff
Yahbock
Lobbuck
Avaineche & Journal
Unrrie
Avalanche & Journal
Mall Avalanche
The Jacaranda Tree s A Tale of Florida Return and Memory
A narrator returns to Florida to confront memory and change, feeling the heat and smell of the land. He recalls his mother’s house, Miriam, and a Texas city that offered escape, while noting evolving landscapes and inner ruthlessness. The piece blends tropical mood with personal reckoning as he nears a shoreline town.
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Florida
Frankie
Texas
Miriam
Changing a Name in Texas Law Noted by Editor
An editor noted overview explains Texas legal avenues to change names for individuals and businesses. It outlines court procedures for adults and minors, and when divorces or guardianship allow a name change, plus requirements for assumed names, corporate charter amendments, and cautions about consulting an attorney.
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Texas
Secretary of State
Western Allies gain momentum in Cold War dynamics analysis
Special correspondent Ray Tucker reports Washington views the conflict as moving into a new phase after Stalin’s death. Western gains include Adenauer’s victory hinting at a European Army and a strengthened defense perimeter, with a Madrid treaty extending American influence from the Mediterranean.
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Ray Tucker
Ashington
Washington
Russia
No Man’s Land
Eisenhower
West
Stalin
Kremlin
Germany
England
Adenauer
Bonn
France
European Defense Community
London
Madrid
Europe
Africa
Hitler
Mediterranean
Pentagon
Democratic Coalition
Vishinsky
United Nations
U.S
Potsdam
Patience and appeasement quoted in varied reflections
A collage of aphorisms and remarks touches on wartime patience, appeasement limits, misfortune of a New York woman whose hidden money burned, and broad weather notes. It notes a singer’s strain on audiences and the dream of a mink coat, urging boldness to be seen.
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New York
Christopher Columbus
San Salvador
Genoa
Fourth annual Aggie rodeo to open at Texas Tech
The fourth annual Aggie rodeo starts at 1 30 p m Friday with a downtown parade. Steer riding is open to campus groups and Miss John Anna Boyd is Rodeo Queen. A 6 30 p m barbecue in the Pavilion precedes the queen crowning and a full rodeo program that night.
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Texas Technological College
Toreador
College Newpaper
John Anna Boyd
Communists Don't Steal Pay in Labor Unions Explored
George E. Sokolski argues that communist influence and money drive corruption in labor unions. He cites Joe Ryan, Joe Fay, and others, claiming tainted leadership links to politicians, with longshoremen, the AFL, and taft Hartley era tensions under scrutiny. The piece hints at broader political entanglements and the era’s labor unrest.
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George E. Sokolsky
Hiram
Red
Thev _ 7
Sokolsky
Joe Fay
Joe Ryan
Joe Fass
Reds
Welfare
American Federation of Labor
New York
Ryan
Labor
David Dubinsky
New York City
Harry Truman
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Railroad Commission
Texas Oil
Lubbock Morning Avalanche
United States of America
Lubbock, Tex
South Korea
Ree Manning
Hylas
Helen Topping Miller
NEA, Inc
State Bar of Texas
Korea
Hoshida
Japan
Burma
Malaya
Middle East
Mossadegh
Iran
Turkey
Suez Canal
Adlai Stevenson
Atlantic
The
Illinois
Progressive
United Mine Workers
Hugh S. Johnson
National Recovery
NRA
Felixstone
Air Ministry
Brough
Yorkshire
Royal Air Force
Oly
Delphi
Greece
Gov
Dewey
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
United States
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