Fire Drawn From Two Proposals Of WICC Convention
West Texas Chamber of Commerce referendum delegates debated nine proposals at a Friday convention in Lubbock. Key items included funding shifts for education and a gasoline tax plan affecting county roads and farm use priorities with strong opposition. Tom Garrard was elected district director as member towns voted to send positions to Abilene for final approval.
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Board of Regents
The
University of Texas
D. A. Bandeen
WTCC
Homer Winston
Withfield
Texas
Mmaton
Bandeenga
Soil and Water Conservation Authority
Bank No. 4
Chemurgic and
Industrial Research Committee of Texas
Educational Fund
New England
Hamlin Verstreet
Farwell
Coleman
Sonora
Midland
Anson
Weatherford
Vernon
Pampa
Abilene
Tom Garrard
Tahoka
Lynn County
Geo. A. Stallworth
Levelland and
Plainview
Abernathy
Brownfield
Crosbyton
Floydada
Hale Center
Levelland
Littlefield
Lorenzo
Lubbock
Post
Ralls
Spur
Tulia
Slaton
Sudan
Free booklet on fistula pile and related disorders offer
An illustrated 40 page book on fistula hemorrhoids and colon disorders is offered free. Send a postcard to Thornton and Minor Clinic Suite 2274 926 McGee St Kansas City Missouri for the free copy.
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Thornton & Minor Clinic
McGee St
Kansas City
Probe of Holding of Newsmen Underway
Military sources say the British Army is investigating a 90 minute detention of 10 foreign correspondents in Jerusalem. The writers, three Americans among them, were detained after attempting to reach Mrs. Ted Lurie during a screening of Jewish residents amid bomb attack suspects. Lt Col Richard Webb purportedly insulted Jews and urged reporters to print his remarks.
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Jerusalem
Ted Lurie
Palestine Post
Richard H. L. Webb
Webb
Orville Shofner to Visit Corpus Christi Navy Day
Lt. Orville W. Shofner commander of the USS LSM 510 will lead a visit to Corpus Christi for Navy day ceremonies on October 27. The ship is part of the 151st task force of the Atlantic fleet touring eastern and gulf ports for the second Navy day since V J Day.
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Orville W. Shofner
USNR
Route 3
Levelland
Corpus Christi
LSM
Gulf
Dreaming Drouth Leads To Setting Up Museum Here
The drouth last spring spurred Texan George Ater to turn a farm tract into Ater’s Horn museum four miles west of Lubbock on Levelland highway. Open daily noon to midnight, the 25 cent admission draws about 600 visitors in eight weeks to view horn centered exhibits and world mounted game heads including an African eland and a bronze elephant battling two lions.
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South Plains
George Ater
Ater
Horn Museum
Lubbock
Levelland Highway
Horns
Kansas City
Aters
Tony
San Francisco
Chinatown
United States
Trucker Charged in Dallas Child’s Fatal Hit After School Run
In Dallas County 57 year old truck driver C A Jones faces negligent homicide charges after his lumber truck struck six year old Larry Wayne Weimer as he crossed a street under school traffic rules. Deputy H W True supervised the crossing and fired a warning shot as the truck failed to stop. Jones said he tried to brake but could not stop in time. hitchhiker Donald Vernell Davis provided additional account.
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Dallas
Dallas County
Larry Wayne Weimer
C. A. Jones
Henderson
H. W. True
True
Jones
Donald Vernell Davis
Pointiac
Mich
Veteran receives first Hillsboro Oldsmobile from government
Eddy W. Dickinson of Hillsboro became the first Hill county veteran to receive a new automobile, an Oldsmobile, from the government. The former marine corporal lost his left leg June 20, 1945, one day before Okinawa was secured.
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Hillsboro
Eddy W. Dickinson
Hill County
Okinawa
Banana varieties in the Philippines number around thirty five
The Philippines hosts about 35 distinct banana varieties. Experts note wide diversity across regions with both dessert and cooking types present in local farms and markets.
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The
Philippines
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Texas Ave
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Vedey
Draughon
Labbcock
Aév
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St. & College Ave
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