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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1944

Page

4

Parker Proutt Leads As General Manager In Daily Paper

The morning edition lists Parker Proutt as General Manager amid a consolidated Guatemala themed issue. The page notes national advertising representatives and mentions Associated Texans or related networks.

Avalanchesis Ilphngeebahey Eadie Aonh Oomostatie Euwepeper Consolidated Gunéa Ornin Dragnchevewree Temas Tohhess Titan Pan Associated Texas Daily Prece Delasg Tez Parker Proutt

Pledge of Allegiance Recited for United States Flag

A pledge ceremony affirms allegiance to the flag of the United States and the republic, underscoring one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

United States of America

What About Those New Cars After the War

Crowell Collier survey of 3 646 reports from 39 cities finds cautious mood about postwar car buying. Only 32 percent plan to snap up first 1942 revamps. 52 percent will drive current cars until wholesale postwar models appear within a year. Half expect higher prices. majority plan to replace with newer issues of the same brand. More than half say they are ready to pay upfront to secure a future purchase.

U. S John Citizen John Crowell-Collier Publishing Company

Western stars to receive bronze plaques at novel awards

Abe Martin notes that westerns, long snubbed by the Academy, will get horse opera awards this November. Bronze plaques with a wagon wheel and bucking horse will honor best actors and actresses and a top director, plus an annual Equine Thespian No 1.

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Academy Golly Rin Tin Tin Lassie Kids of the Land Tom Mix Buck Jones Ken Maynard Gene Try Follye Abe Martin Funny Pages Sublime

Wartime soldier vote could decide key states say insiders

A Washington column notes absentée soldiers may tip races in New York New Jersey California and other pivotal states with Roosevelt or Dewey prospects. It discusses expected GI support for FDR, potential vote suppression or allegiance shifts, and credit for GI benefits.

Washington Ray Tucker Leany New York Pennsylvania Illinois Massachusetts New Jersey California Roosevelt Tom Dewey FDR Gop-Ers Main Street Mr. Roosevelt Capitol Hill White House Dewey Tobiites Navy

Germany's Ruhr Crisis Spurs German Unity and Hitler’s Munich Coup

The piece traces postwar German maneuvers from reparations friction to a united front against France, the Ruhr invasion, and the rise of Hitler. It details Ludendorff and Hitler's failed Nov 1923 putsch, the Munich bar hall confrontation, and Seeckt's crackdown as police fire on the rebels, highlighting key figures and events of the period.

England United States France Germany Ruhr Free Corps Reichswehr Reichewehr Bavaria Ludendorff Adolf Hitler Hitler von Seeckt Munich Berlin

Germans Urge Resistance to Allied Decrees

In London on October 12, German editors in occupied zones urged defiance against General Eisenhower's decrees, calling them signs of enslavement. Berlin broadcasting a DNB report relayed the appeal as Goebbels in Das Reich vowed to fight on and not seek a swift peace. He warned Germany is gravely endangered but will not let the Allies dictate terms.

Roosevelt Morgenthau Reich Versailles Germany Kharkov Lublin Lidice United Nations McClure Newspaper Syndicate London Dwight D. Eisenhower Berlin DNB Paul Joseph Goebbels Das Reich Goebbels DE Gaulle France DeGaulle Algiers

Home fires drive majority of U S fire incidents

Report highlights that more than half of all U S fires happen in residential settings. Fire safety advocates urge checks on smoke alarms and electrical systems to reduce homeowner risk nationwide.

U. S

Looking At Life- By Erich Brandeis

The author recalls moving from New York City to a 200 acre Berkshire farm 75 miles from the city and the shift from urban dominance to rural interdependence. He contrasts slick city comforts with farmers kindness and learns a moral about humility, peace, and dependence on one another. The young farmer Roland Pettit embodies the lesson.

Roland Pettit

Birth Of A New France DeGaulle and FFI Power Struggle

In Paris amid postwar upheaval Tom Wolf analyzes De Gaulle’s fragile cabinet and the left driven Resistance. He discusses elections limits constitutional reforms women suffrage property rights and Communist roles while cautioning on possible revolutions and the FFI’s uncertain stance. France's future hinges on De Gaulle and evolving power dynamics.

France DeGaulle Coumercians FFI Tom Wolf General DeGaulle de Gaulle Roosevel

French railways move over ten thousand tons daily

Washington October 12 United Press report says railways operated by the U S Army transportation service are hauling more than 10000 tons of military freight each day and War department officials anticipate this volume will be tripled soon.

Washington U. S. Army Transportation Service War Department

Industrial Plant Fire Losses Reach 145 Million in 1943

The 1943 United States industrial fire toll was estimated at 145 million dollars, reflecting widespread damage across factories and plants. Losses affected multiple sectors and prompted heightened safety reviews.

United States

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