Hallowe'en Parade Plans Set in Lubbock with Cash Prizes
Plans for a city wide Hallowe'en parade in Lubbock are nearly complete with $170 in prizes for best costumes. The event starts at 7 30 p m in the Sears Roebuck parking lot and ends there after a downtown route. Prizes range from 25 to 1 with many smaller awards for individuals.
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Sears Roebuck & Co
Lubbooe
Recreation Department
Rotary Club
Lions Club
American Business Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Exchange Club
Optimist Club
Baldridge Bakery
Reds Claim Capture Of Chinese Air Base
Nanking October 16. A Communist radio broadcast claimed Chenghsien a key Manchurian air base fell to Red troops at 6 p.m. yesterday after a 100000 strong government defense was killed or captured. A Chinese government spokesman denied the capture. Reports said General Fan Hanchieh was missing and Chiang Kai-shek was in Mukden for urgent Manchurian talks.
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Nanking
Chenghsien
Fan Hanchieh
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mukden
Prospect of a ten year era of farm prosperity
Rep Hope chairman of the House Agriculture committee predicts a decade of prosperity for U S farmers, with higher prices this year but not depression levels. He ties farm prosperity to full industrial employment and rising demand as population grows and meat and dairy use increases.
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Raymond Wilcoveins
Washington
Rep
Hope
R-Kan
House Agriculture Committee
House
Thomas E. Dewey
Kansas
GOP
Shallowater Woman Named President of County Federation
More than 100 women from 22 Lubbock county clubs met at Slaton club house for the Lubbock County Federation gathering. Officers named for 1948 50 include Shallowater’s Mrs John Redwine as president and Slaton’s Mrs W H Long as parliamentarian. Rep George Mahon discussed world affairs, including China, the Middle East, and Russia.
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Slaton
Lubbock County
Lubbock
A. C. Woodruff
E. J. Exum
Monroe
W. H. Long
P. J. Jones
Farm Neighborly Club
Tom Holden
Bolivia
la Paz
P. T. A. Mother's Club
C. K. Green
Bud English
Billie Gene Tucker
Sue Kirkpatrick
Kentuckian Named Head of District Postmasters Group
The 45th annual convention of the National League of District Postmasters in San Antonio ended with calls for pay raises and postal service improvements. New officers named: Milton Ashby of Sebree Kentucky as president, Josephine Jenny of Malmo Nebraska first vice president, Thomas Roe of Gaston Oregon second vice president, and S Barber of Lake Como rant Mississippi third vice president. Meeks of Washington DC remains secretary and Grace Norman of Morgan Texas treasurer. Executive committee members elected: Walter Schél Pennsylvania, L Peter Temple Michigan, John Gallagher Ohio.
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San Antonio
National League of District Postmasters
Milton Ashby
Sebree
Josephine L. Jenny
Malmo
Neb
Thomas R. Roe
Gaston
Ore
S. Barber
Lake Comorant
Miss
E. A. Meeks
Washington, D. C
Grace Norman
Morgan
Texas
Walter E. Schél
Grindstone
L. Peter Temple
Silver Wood
Mich
John R. Gallagher
Ludlow Falls
Ohio
1948 Texas Antelope Season Most Successful In History
West Texas antelope season ends with 614 kills from 647 hunters, as state Game Fish and Oyster commission reports. In final three day hunt 65 to 68 hunters bagged antelope, compared with 378 total last year.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Dallas Firm Sought as Defendant in Griffith Antitrust Suit
Oklahoma City October 16 The federal district office asks Theater Enterprises Inc of Dallas be made a defendant in the Griffith Amusement Co antitrust suit pending since 1939. Robert E Shelton district attorney filed the request with Judge Edgar S Vaught. A hearing is set for October 25 on the motion. The suit began April 1939 and was tried May 7 1945.
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Oklahoma City
Federal District Office
Theater Enterprises, Inc
Dallas
Griffith Amusement Co
Robert E. Shelton
Edgar S. Vaught
R. E. Griffith
Westex Theaters, Inc
Voters in Tem, arhece, tex approve force commission
Oct 17, 19 Veters in Tenerta elect voters approve a force commission by a margin of 1718. Hewity Chartier Progens appears in the fragmented wording with unclear names and places.
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Veters
Tenerta
Hewity Chartier Progens
Eet
Gunn
Tem
Arhece
Tex
Supreme Court Reverses Ruling on Griffith Amusement Co
The court sent the case back after reversing a prior decision. It centers on Griffith Amusement Co and associated interests accused of violating antitrust laws through control of theaters in Oklahoma and Texas.
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United States Supreme Court
Itack
Griffih Amusement Co
Oklahomma
Texas
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