Nationwide Beer Drouth Looms in Labor Battle
Pittsburgh report outlines a looming nationwide beer drought as the AFL CIO fight over brewery union control escalates. Teamsters led by Daniel Tobin threaten a nationwide embargo on beer from CIO unions, with broad union support and potential labor leadership conflict.
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Pittsburgh
Afl-Cio
Teamsters’ Union
Daniel Tobin
CIO
Teamsters
AFL
CIO Steel
Teamster
Ohio
Maryland
New Jersey
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
John L. Lewis
The
Thomas E. Flynn
Tobin
Lester M. Hunt
Brewery Workers Union
National Labor Relations Board of Arbitration
Anthony J. Federoff
New Strike Threat Update Faces Wage Boosts in AFL Talks
In ongoing talks a wage boost package was approved allowing masters to join the AFL union but not mandating it. Liberty ship basic wages rise to 265 to 581 dollars from 230 to 505, with CIO noting a 15 percent rise against a 35 percent target. Wage policy committee will study demands in December as Trans World pilots strike enters sixth day. Police armed with tommy guns.
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AFL
CIO
Steel Workers
Philadelphia
Murray
Trans World Airline
White House
Frank Douglass
National Mediation Board
Tommy
Births listed for families in West Texas area
A sequence of birth notices from families in Lubbock and surrounding areas records infants born at St Marys and West Texas hospitals with weights from five to eight pounds and parents occupations including Direct Mattress Dickinson Motor Porter List stand clinic trucker carpenter wholesale candy salesman and plumber A separate report notes a mass demonstration in Hollywood film strikes ending with over 100 arrests among 2500 pickets as union talks lose control over set construction rights
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R. C. Hollinsworth
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Dickinson Motor Company
Market Reports Reflect Slow Saturday Trading Amid Labor Fears
New York stocks drifted with scattered advances amid labor disputes including a coal strike and wage talks. Major gainers and losers listed, bonds weak, cotton futures paused. Kansas City and Fort Worth livestock markets show varied shifts in cattle hogs and sheep with week’s trends noted.
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Wall Street
New York
Eastman Kodak, Texas Co
Chrysler, Chesapeake and Ohio
United Aircraft
Consolidated Edison
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
General Motors
Montgomery Ward
American Telephone
International Harvester
North American
General Electric
du Pont
Allied Chemical
Y. Central
Pennsylvania Railroad
Great Northern
At A Glance Stocks Mixed In Narrow Price Changes
New York stock activity mixed with small price shifts as rails show declines. Cotton market quiet. Chicago wheat steady amid light buying. Oats higher on near deliveries. Hogs and cattle steady with quotes around 24 dollars for top hogs.
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New York
Chicago
Grains Move Narrowly Amid Mixed Trading on Oct 26
Chicago reports show corn under modest pressure due to liberal arrivals and rising country offerings while oats rally near session close on short covering. Wheat closes about unchanged with slight gains. futures prices listed for January. Fort Worth grain prices list Wheat No 1 hard at 2.16 to 3.20 per unit, oats at 96 to 97 cents, corn at 2.80 to 2.85 per 100 pounds.
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Kansas City
USDA
Chicago
Fort Worth
Official Records Marriage Licenses List
A transcription lists multiple marriage licenses from Spur Brownfield Lubbock Edinburg Daley areas. Names include Miss Mary Prances Atkison and H West. Colvins Crawford and Mrs. Colvins Crawford. Coll Wilson and Miss Robbie Hollingsworth. John B. Orr and Orvella Johnson. Thomas Holabide and Luise Mary Hernandez. Martin Agan Jr. and Miss Lucille Sikes. Simon Natal and Nicolosa Mata.
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V. Walden
Mary Prances Atkison
Spur
H. West
Colvins Crawford
Brownfield
Coll L. Wilson
Robbie F. Hollingsworth
Lubbock
John B. Orr
Orvella Johnson
Thomas Holaide
Uise Mary Hernandez
Fies
Martin Agan ,Jr
Lucille Sikes
Simon ‘Natal
Edinburg
Nicolosa Mata
Daley
County Suit Over Insurance Policy Faces Mutual Benefit
Walter Davies Juétise presiding Beatrice Tyler Lee announce a suit against Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association over an insurance policy dispute.
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Walter Davies
Juétise
Beatrice Tyler Lee
Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association
Local Building Permits Reported For Several Residences
Edwin D. Lavan seeks a one story frame addition at 1108 Twenty third valued 1650. Doyle McLeod plans a concrete tile garage at 1902 Thirty first for 900. Bill McCarty to erect a one story steel frame and concrete tile building at 2705 Texas priced 9250. G Walker to build one story concrete tile residence at 2610 Thirtieth for 6500. D D Humphries to construct a one story frame residence at 2306 Thirty third for 7000. J D Sanders to build a one story frame residence and garage at 2707 Thirty second for 8500 and at 2709 Thirty second for 9000 and at 2613 Thirty first for 8500.
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Edwin D. Lavan
Doyle McLeod
Bill McCarty
Texas
Cc. G. Walker
D. D. Humphries
J. D. Sanders
Warranty deeds transfer Slaton and Overton Add. parcels
P M Wheatley transfers lots 7 8 9 10 and 11 in block 8 Slaton to R L Wicker for 300 dollars. Troy B West transfers lot 15 in block 38 Overton Addition to Mary Belle West for 5 dollars.
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P. M. Wheatley
R. L. Wicker
Slaton
Troy B. West
Mary Belle West
Overton Add
Farmers Hold Cotton as Market Turns Up
In El Paso Texas a leading broker called sales negligible. Memphis Cotton Exchange president Robert Hussey said after the market bottom producers held cotton to bet on higher prices, boosting both future prices and current premiums for cotton.
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el Paso
Tex
Memphis Cotton Exchange
Robert Hussey
Oppose Liquor Law Liberalization At Methodist Conference
Delegates to the 88th Southwest Texas Methodist conference gathered in San Antonio on October 26 and opposed further liberalization of Texas liquor laws. The meeting stressed maintaining stricter alcohol regulations and focused on regional policy stance.
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San Antonio
Tex
Southwest Texas Methodist Conference
Robbers Loot Camp In Night Assault On Beach Family
Three masked men struck a campsite, shined a flashlight on Beach and his wife causing Nan to scream. They looted a .22 rifle, clothing, cameras, medical supplies and food before fleeing into darkness.
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Nan
Beach
Suspects Held Store Burglary Tied to San Angelo Arrest
Police traced two suspects in a drug store burglary to the San Angelo area after a day of searching. San Angelo police arrested them and planned to file formal charges Monday. A quantity of narcotics was seized at the scene.
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Page One
San Angelo
Tyrone Power Admits Separation Amid Rumors of Marriage
Hollywood star Tyrone Power confirms he and wife Annabella have separated during a two month Latin American tour. He dodges reporters when asked about possible marriage to Gene Tierney.
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Tyrone Power
Hollywood
Annabella
Gene Tierney
Letter Carriers Hold Meet Here
Members of the Panhandle district of the American Letter Carriers Association and the Ladies auxiliary gathered for the semi annual meeting at the Jersey Lily. Fred Thompson of Houston spoke at the business session with Earl Pate presiding. Speakers included Congressman George Mahon of Colorado City and Amos Howard of Lubbock, as well as Mrs Leona Grodahl and Mrs Lee McCulley. Over 100 attendees from Wichita Falls Plainview Floydada Amarillo Lubbock and other towns attended with visitors from Houston Corpus Christi and San Angelo. Next meeting is in spring.
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Panhandle
American Letter Carriers Association
Ladies Auxiliary
Fred Thompson
Houston
Earl Pate
Lubbock
General Assembly
George Mahon
Colorado City
Leona Grodahl
Corpus Christi
Amos Howard
E. J. Ohnemus
Noel Stalnaker
Association
Lee McCulley
Wichita Fals
Wichita Falls
Plainview
Floydada
Amarillo
San Angelo
Veterans housing demand and construction across Texas cities
Across Sherman Paris San Angelo Abilene Lubbock Wichita Falls Big Spring and Brownsville officials report housing needs for veterans. Numbers show 150 to 1,500 required units with 350 to 2,000 built or under construction. Rents range from 15 to 85 dollars monthly and GI loans average about 6500 dollars.
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Sherman
Veterans Administration
Paris
San Angelo
Emergency Housing Committee
Abilene
Taylor County
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Sheppard Field
Big Spring
Brownsville
Brownsville Housing Authority
George Mansur
Sharpshooter Bill Adkins to Demonstrate at Lubbock Gun Club
Exhibition shooter Bill Adkins will perform at the Lubbock Gun Club range on Tuesday November 5. The event, sponsored by the Remington Arms company, features a talk on firearms ammunition and ballistics plus a Q A session. Public admission is free and the range is in the caliche pits north of Lubbock near the Plainview cutoff.
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Remington Arms Company
Lubbock
Remington
Lubbock Gun Club
C. Green
D. Thomas
Clint Keith
J.ee. Mann
R. J. Cramer
Art Johnson
Pat Green
C. Nene
Otto Flynn
Ralph Robertson
Milton Hartman
Bob Elam Wi
Keiser Leads Richmond Open Into Final Round
Keiser, the recent entry to major golf, tops the field at 211 after 54 holes in the $10,000 Richmond Open. Trailing closely are Frank Stranahan, Ben Hogan, and Ellsworth Vines at 213, with E. J. Dutch Harrison at 215 as final round suspense builds.
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Richmond
Herman Keiser
Akron
Ohio
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ben Hogan
Ellsworth Vines
Los Angeles
E. J
Harrison
Hot Springs
Ark
Trojans Score Late To Scalp Indians
The Trojans defeated the Indians with a late surge to secure the win. Key players drove scoring in the final minutes as the outcome shifted in a tight matchup.
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Trojans
Trojans rally to beat Sanford Indians 28 to 20 in coast clash
In Palo Alto, Southern California surged from behind to defeat Sanford 28 20 before about 50 000 fans. Full back Bob Musick and Johnny Naumu sparked the comeback with two and one touchdowns respectively and Naumu kicked all four extra points.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Southern California
Trojans
Sanford
Indians
Bob Musick
Johnny Naumu
Musick
Naomu
Southwest Texas Wins Homecoming Thrilling 13-7
In San Marcos on October 26 the undefeated Southwest Texas State Teachers Bobcats rallied in the final three minutes to beat Stephen F. Austin 13 to 7 in Lone Star Conference action. George Carlisle connected with Dan Boren for the decisive score on the Lumberjack 25 yard line as Bob Magruder added the extra point. The Bobcats held 12 first downs to eight for SFA.
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SAN Marcos
Southwest Texas State Teachers College Bobcats
Stephen F. Austin College
Bobcats
George Carlisle
Dan Boren
Bob Magruder
Lumberjacks
Pace Warns on Cotton Market Manipulation
Rep Stephen Pace chairman of a House committee says Congress will seek to correct cotton market practices after a price break. He calls for definition of legitimate hedging, prohibition of further manipulation, and removal of speculators who have not produced cotton from market control.
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Associated Press
Waco
Tex
Congress
Stephen Pace
D-Ga
House
Pace
Local man loses two fingers in shop accident
J W Lemon 67 of Lubbock route 1 suffered the loss of his index and middle fingers when his hand was caught in an electric saw while ripping up window jambs in his son Vernon Lemon’s shop. He was treated at West Texas hospital. Local police report theft of an 1840 black Ford coach Oklahoma 20371 at Thirteenth and Avenue Q. Lubbock police announce resignations of H L Krueger and J R Ashmore from 3 pm to 11 pm shift. Krueger plans to move to San Antonio for police work while Ashmore will farm full time at Shallow Water.
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J. W. Lemon
Lubbock
Vernon Lemon
Lemon
West Texas Hospital
Oklahoma
Thirteenth and
Avenue Q
Dale L. Ringwald
H. L. Krueger
J. R. Ashmore
Krueger
San Antonio
Ashmore
Shallowater
Wanda Lee Sawyer Crowned Idalou Cotton Carnival Queen
Wanda Lee Sawyer was crowned queen of the Idalou Cotton carnival sponsored by the city public schools. Royal attendants were Frances Hazel from Junior High and Patsy Foreman from the grammar school. The carnival netted 929 dollars with the queen’s contest contributing 386.36.
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Idalou
Wanda Lee Sawyer
Frances Hazel
Patsy Foreman
Wanda Lee
Frances
Patsy
J S Weatherford Claimed By Death
J S Weatherford, about 75, longtime Lynn County resident, died in an El Paso hospital. A former Borden County clerk and Tahoka tax assessor, he spent his early years ranching in Colorado City and later lived with his daughter in Sierra Blanca before his death. His body will be brought home for funeral services likely Monday afternoon.
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Weatherford
Colorado City
Borden County
Tahoka
Tahoka Independent School
Sierra Blanca
Webber Williams
Truman Receives First Private Presidential Rail Car
President Truman travels in history making private railway car assigned to presidential use since wartime. The armored coach weighs 286520 pounds with bulletproof glass three inch thick. The car, bought from the Association of American Railroads, was used from wartime and first trip under government ownership brings him to Washington from New York.
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Washington
White House
United States
Charles G. Ross
Association of American Railroads
Truman
New York
L O Turner Dies In Brownfield After Illness
L O Turner 51 a Brownfield resident for 15 years died after a long illness. A Masonic member and wholesale gasoline dealer he is survived by his wife a son Loyd and a daughter Janelle both of Brownfield a brother John of Vashti four sisters all of Vashti and Ola Pierce of Wichita Falls. Funeral services are set for 3 p m Sunday at Brownfield First Baptist Church with burial in Vashti.
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Brownfield
L. O. Turner
Masonic Lodge
Loyd
Janelle
John
Vashti
Rosa Perkins
Betty Chappell
Hattie Timms
Ola Pierce
Wichita Falls
Brownfield First Baptist Church
A. A. Brian
A. J. Franks
Brownfield Funeral Home
Lt. Pierce Receives Release From Navy
Naval Lieutenant Joe Pierce, son of Mr and Mrs E E Pierce of 2710 Twenty-ninth, former Avalanche Journal sports writer, is released from the Navy at Bremerton Washington. He plans to reside in Washington and enter business there. Mrs Joe Pierce is the former Virginia Glenn of Wellington and both are former Texas Technological College students.
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Joe Pierce
E. E. Pierce
Avalanche-Journal
Navy
Bremerton
Wash
Washington
Virginia Glenn
Wellington
Pierce
Texas Technological College
New Mexico Cotton Crop Rises to 116000 Bales
The cotton crop in New Mexico is estimated at 116000 bales for this year, about ten percent higher than last year and four percent above the ten year average.
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New Mexico
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