Mechanization Drives Cotton Conference Attendees
The 1948 Texas cotton conference drew about 400 delegates, with many newcomers impressed by rapid mechanization gains. Officials noted Texas leads in farm equipment investment and income, while West Texas shows near total mechanization on the South Plains. Allis-Chalmers' W A Roberts urged doubling South farm income to curb unemployment, highlighting small tractors and diversified farming as keys to a prosperous, mechanized cotton program.
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Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Texas Technological College
G. A. Simmons
Lubbock Cotton Oil Company
Sam O. Haynes
Dixon White
Lubbock Cotton Oil Co
Frank Adams
Shallowater
George Bond
Ing
Hotel Lubbock
W. A. Roberts
Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
South
Roberts
Pie
Gadsden
Ala
United States
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Missouri
Lubbock Educator and County Leader Mr Brown Dies
Longtime educator and public official in Lubbock County Texas, Mr Brown taught in rural and city schools from 1908 to 1919 and later served as county judge and school superintendent. Born 1862 in Arkansas, he pursued Latin and mathematics, farmed land near Acuff, and remained active in church and cemetery affairs until illness.
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Austin
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A M Nail 79 Is Claimed By Death
A M Nail 79 of 1410 Seventeenth Street Lubbock died at 1205 morning at Lubbock Memorial Hospital after an illness of more than a year. He is survived by his wife three daughters Miss Virginia Nail Mrs Mae Murphy both of Lubbock and 1410 Seventeenth Street Fort Worth and two sons Earl and Carl of Lubbock and five grandchildren Funeral arrangements were pending early today.
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Cecil Pray
Fort Worth
Virginia Nail
Mae Murphy
Lubbock
Earl
Carl
Polls, endorsements, and welfare talk roil 1948 campaign
Presidential race discussions unfold as Truman defends welfare ideas and endorses Neely over Revercomb while Warren blasts Republican deals in West Virginia. Dewey suggests a national welfare department and Thurmond vows States' Rights strength to sustain party unity post election.
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Grafton
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Chapman Bevercomb
West Virginia
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California
Warren
Chicago
Revercomb
Matthew M. Neely
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Dewey
Department of Social Progress
Rennselaer
Ind
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Department of Welfare
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Miami
South Carolina
J. Strom Thurmond
Florida
West Texas States Rights rally centers on Arkansas support
States Rights leader and Texas campaign chief Bob Milner says Arkansans swing to Thurmond Wright as Governor Laney shifts to back the ticket in West Texas. Laney won a decisive Arkansas re election. Smith and Cade, Texas Democrats, announce Wright’s Friday speech will air on radio once a venue is chosen.
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West Texas
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Arkansas
Laney
Houston
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Texas
Bob Milner
Avalanche-Journal
Thurmond-Wright
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James O. Cade
Smith
Cade Long
Driver Sought After Wrecked 1935 Ford Near Lubbock Amarillo Road
Highway patrols seek the driver of a wrecked 1935 Ford coach found upright between two trees two miles north of the underpass on the Lubbock Amarillo highway. The car’s parts lay about 15 yards, witnesses say the driver left with minor injuries. Earlier, a 33 year old man was jailed for drunken driving after a minor crash on Slaton Highway.
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Amarillo
Slaton
Tribute follows long life of John T. Brown in 1933 death
Obituary notes John T. Brown died in 1933 and lists bearers for the service including Bob Johnston J B Johnston Louis Murfee Milton Greer Royal Furgeson and Louie F Moore as part of the family and funeral arrangements.
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Bob Johnston
J. B. Johnston
Louis Murfee
Milton Greer
Royal Furgeson
Louie F. Moore
Jews Gain Ground North of Gaza in Punitive Raid
The army reported a motorized column conducted a punitive raid on Iraq El Mashieh 20 miles northeast of Gaza on the Magha al Hebron road. The unit said it pounded the town killed Egyptian soldiers destroyed a dump and knocked out gun positions losing three light tanks. The raid followed heavy Egyptian shelling of nearby Gath and Falujah as UN cease fire orders were issued. UN officials in Haifa said a UN car carrying U S Colonel Miller and acting U S consul general Burdett was struck by an Arab machinegun burst with three of about ten bullets hitting the vehicle. Israel described ongoing Egyptian attacks and demanded UN guarantees before halting miltary actions.
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Haifa
U. S
George W. Miller
William C. Burdett
Jerusalem
Nicholas Andronovitch
Burdett
Negev
Karitya
Tel Aviv
Israel
Soviet Warning on Berlin Policing and U.N. Clash
A Soviet bloc delegate at the United Nations accuses a military clique of blocking Truman’s peace envoy plan. The report cites Katz-Suchy of Poland alleging Truman is captive to military influence and notes Russia’s Berlin blockade context with Vitally tense U.N. deliberations.
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Missing Galveston Teacher Sparks Statewide Search
A statewide search was under way for Jane T. Stevens a 32 year old Galveston school teacher who disappeared here mysteriously last Tuesday after driving her brother in law to work at a hotten company.
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Galveston
Jane T. Stevens
Weather Key To Cotton Outlook on South Plains
Weather remains the main factor for the 1948 South Plains cotton crop with forecasts showing potential yields from 500 000 to 800 000 bales. Irrigated land near 460 000 acres supports a minimum crop, while dry land totals 1 290 000 to 1 600 000 acres with variable conditions. Moisture and warmth could fill bolls. a freeze around November 4 may halt growth but enable stripping or sledding of staple.
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South Plains
K. N. Clapp
Anderson-Clayton Co
Houston
Caprock
Juvenile lambert farm theft and city incidents summary
Juveniles held at Lambert farm on route 4. Stolen items from a car in 1300 block Main include three pairs of trousers and a woman's suit valued at $60. George Brown, 55, extradited for murder, later arrested on a saloon operation charge after entering $5,000 recognizance. two others held for drinking in public at Brown's drugstore. Pernell Harper, 21, fined $25 for aggravated assault on wife Odessa. Judge Pardue refused writ of habeas corpus for Tom Adanandus, Mexican cited for grain theft from Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway. Fifteen women plead guilty to vagrancy by prostitution after police raids, fined $25 each.
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Pernell Harper
Odessa
G. V. Pardue
99Th District Court
Tom Adanandus
Justice Court
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway Company
C. E. Lynn
Justice of Peace
Lynn
John Steele
S. P. Boling
Argentina to Halt All Activity for Peron Speech
Buenos Aires prepares for a nationwide stoppage as President Juan D. Peron delivers a politically important speech. Theaters restaurants and bakeries close, with only worker transit service operating to bring people to Buenos Aires for the demonstration.
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Buenos Aires
INS
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Clothing Market Opens at Claude MclIntire Variety Store
The market in Claude hosted 74 exhibitors with goods from women and men wear linens gifts home decor and more. About 3 600 retailers received invitations while space was limited to two floors and a mezzanine at the Lubbock and Hilton. Jerry Crook Chamber official said space was fully booked and many requests had to be refused.
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Claude
Amarillo
Bob
Yvonne
Jerry
Lubbock
Walton
Ernest T. Pope
Fred Hackel
I. A. Stephens
Luther Godwin
Harry Lipshy
A. A. Goldstucker
Joe J. Moise
O. J. Sexton
Brooks and Walton
Cold Norther Brings Heavy Rain Across Texas
A mass of cold air from the Pacific Northwest swept into Texas, triggering thunderstorms and a sharp temperature drop. Dallas recorded rain and a 14 degree fall by 3:30 p.m as cities from Fort Worth to Waco reported rain and cooler conditions. Bonham saw 0.85 inches of rain and a 32 degree plunge to 50, while Fort Worth measured 0.54 inch. The norther, moving about 30 miles per hour, is expected near the Gulf coast by Sunday morning continuing the cool spell.
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Associated Press
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Bonham
Holzapfel Dies of Heart Attack in Lubbock
Marvin L Holzapfel 45 of No 10 Westwood Village Lubbock died of a heart attack about 10 30 am Saturday at Purina Mills where he worked He lived in Lubbock three years He was born February 24 1903 in Nashville Tenn Survivors include wife daughter Elsie Dean son John Lassiter Holzapfel his parents two sisters Mrs Wiley Dickson Mrs Tom Rigby and a brother Owen Holzapfel all of Nashville Funeral plans move to Nashville for services and burial with the wife accompanying the body.
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Westwood Village
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Nashville
Holzapfel
Tennessee
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John Lassiter Holzapfel
J. J. Holzapfel
Wiley Dickson
Tom Rigsby
Owen Holzapfel
Market summary notes mixed commodity prices and livestock gains
Chicago wheat and corn futures softened while soybeans rose slightly. Fort Worth reports show broad livestock price gains amid tighter supplies. Kansas City cattle, hogs and sheep markets widen price moves. Cotton futures in New Orleans quiet with slight shifts and steady spot price.
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At A Glance Market Briefs and Price Signals
New York stocks moved narrowly as leaders stayed flat. Bond markets saw limited advances in selected rails while cotton stayed quiet. Chicago wheat traded easy on profit taking as corn followed wheat downward. Oats remained steady with light trading. Hog and cattle quotes stayed nominally steady.
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New Projects Move Ahead With State Support in Lubbock
Mayor W H Rodgers says College avenue is part of the state highway system and highway officials view the project favorably. Drainage problems grow after heavy rain as water and sewage facilities are extended as supply allows. Annexed areas lack utilities but progress continues. An 115 block paving program targets completion early next summer with 45 blocks city work and 70 under private contract.
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Rodgers
Lubbock
Fires on U.S. Farms Cost Nation Billions in Loss
Fires on U S farms cause about 200 million dollars in annual losses and burn enough lumber to build twenty five thousand homes.
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U. S
Defense Reserve Reorganization Draws White House Action
President Truman orders a progress report within 60 days on a plan to strengthen civilian reserves with active duty leadership in each department. Forrestal to study funding and training capacity as Congress debates budget and Army reserve readiness amid mixed reactions from lawmakers.
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Senator Wagner Vanishes from Islip Home
Senator Wagner 71 of New York disappeared from his Islip country home around 2 p m CST. Francis J Quillinan said the family physician believed the disappearance may be due to a bout of weary amnesia amid Wagner’s long illness. Rumors say he may quit politics as he lingers in frail health.
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Francis J. Quillinan
Wagner
Wagbere
New York
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