Texas in Third Nationally for Workers Placed in Jobs
Austin report shows Texas ranked third in the nation for job placements through the United States Employment Service. Belk notes 36,858 Texas placements last month, with New York and California first and second. manufacturing led growth, and September discharges hit a new low of 4,916 while 15,566 veterans were hired.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
C. E. Ik
United Tes Employment Service
Belk
New York
Clifornia
United Sates
Ate
Use Of Turpentine Weed As Substitute For Timber
Ben Moore of O'Donnell proposes using the turpentine weed juices in place of East Texas Spur tentime. He notes the weed flourishes mid October and could serve as a reliable local weather indicator. Moore warns the plant can threaten grass stands and recalls its scarcity after the 1917 1918 drought.
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East Texas
Ben Moore
O'Donnell
Nature
Moore
Texas
Woman And Infant Daughter Are Burned
A Clayton mother Mrs Ed McMahon and her 19 month old daughter were seriously burned when a can of gasoline exploded yesterday while priming a washing machine motor. The mother fought to extinguish the flames as the child’s clothing caught fire.
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Clayton, N. M
U.P
Clayton
Ed McMahon
Armistice Day Plans Mapped In Lubbock
Armistice day will be observed in Lubbock through joint efforts of the American Legion, VFW and the Marine Corps league. Preliminary plans were discussed at a Legion hall meeting. A Legion VFW breakfast at the Hilton hotel from 8 to 9 30 am will feature entertainment. A public meeting with a yet to be selected location will mark the solemn note. A prominent speaker and recognition for Gold Star mothers and veterans of Civil and Spanish American wars are planned. The program starts at 11 with 30 minutes of patriotic music beforehand.
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Lubbock
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marine Corps League
Legion Hall
The
Legion
VFW
Hilton Hotel
Driver Sought After Truck Hits Man Near Wichita Falls
Police hunt the driver of a cattle truck that struck and fatally injured Leslie Petty Waterman age 60 of Edmond Oklahoma as he changing a tire by the roadside. Waterman and his wife and a passenger were driving to California to establish residence.
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Wichita Falls
U.P
Leslie Petty Waterman
Edmond
Okio
Waterman
California
Bronx market bandit steals $5,000 then calls victim
In New York on October 18 a masked robber relieved Sebastian Di Maria of $5,000 in grape receipts at the Bronx municipal terminal market, locked him in a refrigerator, and later phoned to ask if he was all right expressing a conscience about the crime.
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New York
U.P
Sebastian di Maria
di Maria
Bronx Municipal Terminal
Homecoming Day planned for Canyon with Aggies vs Buffaloes
West Texas State Teachers plans Homecoming events for Oct 26 with a 2 pm kickoff against New Mexico A M. college. About 20 high school bands join the marching contest and a queen coronation at halftime. Babe Curfman opens his first season as head coach as the Aggies seek a high crowd.
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Aggies
The
Buffaloes
Babe Curfman
Bud Wilborn
Brig Gen Mervin E Gross Killed in P 80 Crash
Brig Gen Mervin E Gross 46 commandant of the AAF Institute of Technology was killed when his P 80 jet crashed near Brooksville Florida last night. Officials said the jet exploded after roaring over the ridge shortly before reaching Wright Field. Sheriff Tom Kinny of Brooksville reported the crash and explosion.
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Dayton
Air Material Command Headquarters
Wrightfield
Mervin E. Gross
AAF Institute of Technology
Brooksville
Gross
Air Forces
Wright Field
Tom Kinny
Tuberculosis Patch Tests in Lubbock Schools
About 2,100 students in Lubbock public schools from grades 1 6 and 12 were given tuberculosis patch tests last week with 169 positive reactions. Tests continue in other county schools this week. patches are applied Monday and removed Wednesday.
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Lubbock
County Tuberculosis Association
Parent-Teacher Association
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South Plains Cooperative Hospital Association, Inc
Amherst, Texas
S. B. Collins
Route 1
Anton
D. R. McWilliams
McWilliams Pontiac Company
Ave
J. Collins
Whitharral High School
Navy
Collins
G. B. Collins
Canyon
van Heusen
Earl Shirt Corporation
Oxford
Avenue J
New Zealand
Your Wiciney
Franklin Life
Springfield, Illinois
Stock Legal Reserve Life Companies
America
D. N. Pope
Pope
Armed Forces
Texas Tech
K. L. Riggs
West Texas
Mgr
Reddy Kilowatt
Electric Service Company
Cient Appliances
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