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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1948

Page

11

Thomas Charges Probe Aimed at Him as Political Move

Rep. Thomas of New Jersey accuses the Justice Department of using payroll irregularities charges to influence his re election. He welcomes FBI and grand jury scrutiny of alleged pay back schemes by office workers and denounces the administration for not prosecuting Communist espionage.

Frederic Tuttle Washington Thomas R-N. J Administration House Un-American Activities Committee Justice Department Grand Clark FBI Grand Jury U. S Alex Campbell America United States Vincent Quinn George Morris Fay Fay Quinn New Jersey Elizabeth T. Bentley

Wayland College Head Plans China Evangelical Trip

Dr J W Bill Marshall Wayland College president announces a Christmas trip to China to visit home churches of Chinese students in Plainview. He will go to Shanghai to lead a revival at Grace Baptist Church and may return with plans for a southwide conference for Southern Baptists. He also plans visits to Canton Hongkong Peiping with a party leaving in December and arraignments via Thomas Cook and Sons. Preliminary plans call Wayland students to attend a youth congress in Sweden next summer.

Plainview China J. W Bill” Marshall Wayland College Shanghai Grace Baptist Church Charlie Chi Chi Marshall Southern Baptists Hongkong South China Canton North China Peiping Grace Church Honolulu Tokyo United States Thomas Cook and Sons Dr. Marshall Wayland Sweden

Fox leaps from tree strikes hunter in eye

Brownwood, Oct. 23. Jesse Marlin of Blanket says a fox leaped from a tree and struck him in the eye as he held a dog during a fox hunt. His right eye is swollen and two witnesses support the claim.

Texas Brownwood Jesse Marlin Marlin Blanket

Dewey Seen Winning Big in 1948 Election Survey Suggests

International News Service survey projects Thomas E. Dewey an easy victor over Harry S. Truman in the presidential race with 27 states and 233 electoral votes in his column. The forecast also predicts a Republican House and a narrowly won Senate, with Thurmond and Wallace trailing.

William K. Hutchinson INS Washington Thomas E. Dewey Truman International News Service Dewey South Virginia Herbert Hoover House of Representatives Senate GOP Margaret Chase Smith Maine Demograce California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Massachusetts Michigan Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Dakota Utah Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming Maryland Montana Nevada Arizona Arkansas Rhode Island Florida Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Thurmond Alabama Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Georgia Kentucky Minnesota New Mexico West Virginia House Buck Dworshak Brooks Schoeppel Cooper Saltonstall Ferguson Wherry Bridges Hendrickson Gordon Munch Wilson Davis Sparkman McClelland Russell Long Ellender Eastland Broughton Green Maybank Robertson

Cadillac 1949 Economy Engine Promises 15-20% Fuel Cut

General Motors Cadillac introduces a 1949 model with a high compression V8 engine claiming 15 to 20 percent fuel savings. The engine features 160 horsepower and a 7.50 to one compression ratio, touting durability after extensive lab testing and a mass production restart set for November 8.

Detroit General Motor C Corporation Cadillac John F. Gordon Gordon General Vichols Charles F. Kettering

Elm Trees Date Back to Dinosaur Era

The statement notes that elm trees originated in the era of dinosaurs, implying ancient evolutionary roots for the species and suggesting long evolutionary history spanning which prehistoric periods.

Murder Trial To Start Monday In Downtown Slaying Case

Milton Duty 28 of 820 Ave J faces murder with malice charges for the July 19 fatal shooting of James W. Hickman 535 of 2701 Thirty First Wardmaster for Santa Fe railway Hickman died in a downtown attack. Duty admits a prison record and is to be defended by Robert Porter and Gredy West with District Attorney Lloyd Crossin leading the case. A second defendant Henry White 40 was named but may seek a continuance. Juries were ordered to report at 9 a.m. Monday in the 72nd district court and civil actions were set for trial in the 99th court.

Milton Duty Ave Dan Blair 72Nd James W. Hickman Hickman Santa Fe Railway Hickman 19 Lloyd Crossin Duty E. G. Pharr San Dec Robert Porter Gredy West Lioyd Crossin Henry White Laton Nezra White Blar G. V. Pardue 99Th District Blair Pardue 99Th

Tech Staff Members Re-Elected To Archaeological Society Posts

Austin news reports the Texas Archaeological and Paleontological Society reappoints Cyrrus N Ray as president emeritus after 20 years. M. L. Crimmin, San Antonio, becomes active president with Victor J. Smith of Sul Ross named active vice president. Ernest Wallace and W. C. Hotven retain key posts as secretary treasurer and editor. Sul Ross hosts the 1949 convention.

Austin Cyrrus N Ray Abilene Texas Archaeological and Pateontological Society M. L. Crimmin San Antonio Victor J. Smith Sul Ross State Teachers College Alpin Ernest Wallace Texas Tech W. C. Hotven Sul Ross

Arrest Reported in Warsaw Retiring Minister

Unconfirmed reports from Ware saw indicate that Wlodziets Lac howicz, the retiring minister of food supply, was arrested by security police. Government spokesmen said they could neither confirm nor deny the reports.

Warsaw Ware Wlodzie Z Lachowicz

Reds Claim Chengchow Capture in Chinese Rail Center

A Communist radio broadcast claims the fall of Chengchow, a key rail junction 270 miles north of Hankow, as part of an eastern front advance. Other victories include Chinhsien and Changchun, with government forces repositioning to reinforce Nanking and Shanghai defenses.

Nanking INS Chengchow Hankow Peking Lunshai Lungha China Chinhsien Changchun Manchu Sun Lunghai Yangtze River Shanghai Hsuchow Central China

At all drug stores everywhere in Lupteek

Readable snippet notes drug stores in Lupteek but content is fragmentary with names like Mark Halses Druss and Waicrerns Ane unclear and lacking context or event.

Lupteek Mark Halses Druss Waicrerns

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