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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1950
Page
10
President Truman and General MacArthur meet at Wake Island in a brief summit to discuss Korea restoration and peace aims. Truman decorates MacArthur and praises the talks as satisfactory while returning to Hawaii.
Dallas faced citywide traffic chaos as fans flooded the fairgrounds and Cotton Bowl area for OU Texas. More than 76,000 paid for the noon game and another 76,000 watched the night game while hotels sold out and police managed a bedlam of calls and parking infractions.
Savannah dispatch reports mortar fragments shattered a window and door screen at the home of U. S. District Judge J. Vane Waring in Charleston. Investigators from the federal marshals service and Washington are pursuing the probe as inquiries continue through Mooney Night.
The proposal outlines two paths: Universal Military Training for 18 year olds limiting combat duty and universal service requiring 21 months of total service with reserve call up. Bills pending in Congress seek to replace or modify the current draft with UMS and UMIT options as hearings planned for November.
A striking incident targeted the home of a local jurist and his wife described as vocal critics. Police investigations focus on motive tied to their public opinions and advocacy.
Dr. Rentz, research chief for Aramco, highlights American company efforts in health and education in the Middle East. He notes a new hospital in Dhaban, malaria control progress, and on the job training for over 10,000 Arab workers. His wife Mrs. Rentz, Cairo native, explains family ties to Egyptian officials. The couple’s US visit includes travel from New York to Berkeley after a Floydada stop.
Funeral services are set for 3 p m Sunday for Harvey Kenley 66 year old Garza county farmer who died in a two car collision 13 miles south of Lubbock on the Lubbock Tahoka highway. Interment will be in Terrace cemetery Post under Mason Funeral home direction. Kenley survived by a wife four sons three daughters and eleven grandchildren.
Local dealers criticize the new restrictions as likely to raise repossession rates and shift demand to used cars. Some say higher monthly payments will deter buyers, especially among lower income groups, while cash buyers may remain less affected. Appliance firms report more calls but few purchases as buyers delay to arrange terms before the expired easy terms.
Wholesale Market directors Crl and Ford Montgomery preside as nine motor freight lines entertain exhibitors in the Yaqui room of the Hilton hotel in Lubbock. Hosts include Curry, Hearne, Hill Lines, Time, Lang Transit Co, Merchants Fast, Miller & Miller, Santa Fe Trail Transportation, and Sunset Motor Lines. A buyers dance at the VFW post at Thirty fourth and Ave N is planned for Monday night with about 400 attendees expected.
George B. Black 86, a former Texas Ranger U S Marshal and rancher, died today in Comanche where he had lived since 1915. Survivors include son Wager tert an daughter Mrs Lelia Martin Austin, brother A B Black of Kokomo Ind, and sisters Mrs Camilla Baggio and Mrs Florence Hall.
The article describes a Wake Island stop where President Truman meets General MacArthur and senior officials including W. Averell Harriman, Omar Bradley, and John Muccio. It notes a friendly handshake, a private hour long discussion on Far Eastern policy, and flags placed on the presidential car. It recalls oil issues on Truman’s plane and the beached Japanese boats seen from the White House area.
Clapp reports October weather favorable for maturing cotton with heavy boll load. An early frost could cut yields, while a late frost may push toward 1,000,000 bales. Estimated range 800,000 to 900,000 bales, possibly higher if frost is late, with 10 percent regional share of U.S. production.
In Death Valley California a July average temperature of 101 degrees is noted. The fragment mentions Greenland ranch and a lunar reference but provides no clear event or date. The readable facts focus on high July heat in Death Valley and a vague regional note.
Allied forces report the South Korean First Division operating east of Kumchon as it closes toward Singye from four and a half miles northeast of Kumchon. FEAF jets strike rail and highway targets while B 20s bomb Pyongyang. General Gay praises a 200 mile push from Pusan as the most rapid arm of American forces.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Thomas Wayne Baker of 518 East Tulane on the birth of a daughter at 4 41 am weighing pounds ounces at Porter clinic. The father is a laboratory technician. Mr and Mrs Merced Rojas of New Deal welcome a daughter at 7 27 pm weighing 5 13 at Porter clinic. The father is a farm worker.
Cochran and the Lubbock Cotton Exchange urge immediate corrective steps against a proposed export limit of 2,000,000 bales for eight months. They warn the move will devastate farmer income, depress markets, and raise prices for non US growers, with petitions to Washington planned.
Dulles said a treaty could be finished "tomorrow" if Russia ends four years of obstruction and that a lifting of the iron curtain in Germany is possible if Moscow desires. He criticized East Germany elections as rigged and urged immediate action. He noted UN forces could end Korea hostilities if the North Koreans receive Moscow's order. Dulles reported no reply from Vishinsky on a Japan peace pact and warned Soviet amendments would cripple the anti aggression plan. He supported a peace patrol with major powers only if approved, while favoring small powers with limited global interests and opposing Soviet observers on incident teams.
Witnesses say a black man fired from a roof as Bush entered the street, the bullet hitting him in the upper back and he died after running about 30 yards. Another woman was treated for minor knife wounds. A suspect remained at large late Saturday.
The article reports East Berliners facing a staged vote under a four power accord as 195,000 Volkspolizei are on hand to suppress dissent. It outlines Communist goals including church suppression, weakening rival parties, purging old Socialists, expanding state ownership, and rapid militarization with a 60,000 strong officer cadre.
Nee and fellow retail spokesmen urged officials to relax the original rules as curbs tested true effectiveness of the first round. Automobiles face a stiff order with a $600 cash down payment on an $1,800 car and monthly payments rising to $80. Other items see higher down payments and shorter payoff times, including televisions radios and major appliances.
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