Lubbock Boys Club to Build Swimming Pool With $15,000 Gifts
Gifts of 15000 from Mr and Mrs Martin and the Dunlap Co assure construction of a new pool at the Lubbock Boys Club on 2323 Ave K. The 110 by 35 foot pool will include diving boards and a division for deep and shallow water. completion depends on permits and may open for summer use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Texas
Avalanc
Lubbock Vs Club
Retha
Martin
Dunlap
Dunlap Company
Joy Dickey
Oferican Business Club
Rickey
Parkhill, Smith and Per
Ectors
Lubbock Boys Club Nce
Ickey
John W. Wilson
Artin
Government Puts Quotes Around The Secret Ink For War Purposes
A Civilian Production Administration history reveals odd wartime economy moves including avocados for food, dehydrated rutabagas, and secret ink production. Companies and institutions such as Farm Valley Foods, Prophylactic Brush Co, Moody Bible Institute, Mary Pickford Co, and Formfit Co funded plants or research to aid defense efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C.othman
United Press
Washington
Mary Pickford
Moody Bible Institute
America
Mr. Fisher
Memphis
Tenn
Civilian Production Administration
Calava Growers
California
Farm Valley Foods, Inc
Osseo
Minn
RFC
Chicago
Cupples Co
St. Louis
Mary Pickford Co
Beverly Hills
Calif
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Government contracts fund odd Midwest industrial spread
A供retired-like catalog notes $343 000 for a one arm bandit specialist expanding Chicago machine shops that built bomb carriers and gun mounts while Rudolph Wurlitzer in DeKalb received $3 384 000 for plane parts. The War Departments funded 42 hemp factories at $351 000 each totaling $14 million. The Aurora based United Wall Paper Co used $749 000 to build incendiary bombs and oil. The Springfield Ohio Blue Bird Pie Co added $110 000 to boost pie production. The Terre Haute ink facility cost $8 490 000 and its secrecy is mocked as the government quotes the word ink. The piece closes with a quip about spies and a bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rudolph Wurlitzer
DeKalb
Ill
War and Navy Departments
United Wall Paper Co
Aurora
Blue Bird Pie Co
Springfield
Ohio
Midwest
American Viscose Co
Marcus Hook
War Department
Terre’ Haute
Future Teachers Elect Officers at Tech
The Future Teachers of America of Texas Technological College elected Floyd Camp president and named Barbara Lemond vice president, Jane Bates secretary, Vivienne Adamson treasurer, B. Carr historian librarian, and James S. Henninger radio news reporter. Meetings will be the first Wednesday each month at 7:30 p.m. with the next gathering Nov. 6 at Dr. Cooper’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers of America of
Texas Technological College
Lewis B. Cooper
Tech
Floyd Camp
Magazine
Ark
Barbara Lemond
Lubbock
Jane Bates
Muleeshoe
Vivienne Adamson
Turkey
B. Carr
James S. Henninger
Daytime Sky Dazzles with Faint Stars Visible in Daylight
Observers report stars becoming visible in bright daylight as the stratosphere darkens, offering a striking celestial display. Astronomers note this unusual optical effect may relate to atmospheric clarity and solar glare conditions.
Nation To Back Free Elections In Europe
The United States plans to push for free elections across Central and Southern Europe despite Russia blocking its effort to ensure a fair Bulgarian vote. Diplomatic sources say U S pressure may continue and could include withholding aid. Soviet General Biryusov declined to commit on a four point Allied proposal for Bulgaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W.P
United States
Europe
Russia
Sergio S. Biryusov
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Biryusov
Boy Scouts Open Early Bird Drive in Brownfield
Brownfield reports the annual Boy Scout finance campaign kickoff with an Early Bird breakfast for solicitation teams. Leo Holmes chairs the drive, Lynn Nelson leads the initial gifts committee, and service clubs fund teams as competitive unit efforts begin.
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Brownfield
Leo Holmes
Lynn Nelson
K. P. Chartier
Lions Club
Jeff Farley
Jaycees
Rotary
Fire damages Presidio cotton gin in Texas
Fire on October 26 caused about 15000 dollars in damage to a cotton gin owned by Texas Cotton Industries in Presidio Texas. Clay Slack the manager said insurance would not cover the loss which includes irreplaceable machinery. The fire started in unginned cotton.
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Presido
Presidio
Tex
Texas Cotton Industries
Clay Slack
Red Cross Stand In Drive Is Explained
W C OMara explains the Lubbock county Red Cross will not join the Community chest. The board says national policy allows no joint fund drives and the county chapter will run its own local drive in March 1947. The chest includes Junior Optimist club, Boys club, Salvation Army, Milam's Orphans Home, and the Girl and Boy Scouts.
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W. C. O’mara
Lubbock County
The
Red Cross
Community Chest
City Hall
National Red Cross
United States
American National Red Cross
Junior Optimist Club
Boys’ Club
Salvation Army
Milam’s Orphans Home
Girl
Boy Scouts
Illinois Apiary Chief Oversees 220000 Bee Hives
Carl Killion, chief apiary inspector in Illinois, administers a vast network of 220000 bee hives across the state. His role includes hive health checks, disease monitoring, and beekeeper outreach.
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Carl Killion
Illinois
Matthews Returns from Army Duty as Corporal in Germany
Hardie B. Matthews Jr son of Mr and Mrs H B Matthews Sr of 2108 Twenty sixth Street is due home today from San Antonio after discharge from the Army following a year with occupational forces in Germany. He docked in New York Oct 18 while serving as drum major for the Westerner band at Lubbock Senior High School.
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Hardie B. Matthews
Hardie B. Matthews, Jr
H. B. Matthews
San Antonio
Germany
Matthews
New York
Matthews Lubbock Senior High School
Westerner Band
Burning Well Finally Stopped By Blast
In Athens Texas a second blast put out the Crow and Chastain oil well near Malakoff after reigniting. Fire crews planned to flood gas flow with water using gas masks as a precaution. The fire caused evacuations and a fatal drillers’ death with another worker seriously burned.
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Athens
Tex
Crow and Chastain
Malakoff
M. M. Kinley
Houston
Funeral Services Held For Lea County Doctor Dearduff
Funeral services were conducted in Lovington New Mexico for Dr Arthur A Dearduff a Lea county physician of nearly fifty years He died Thursday and is survived by his widow News service report notes the local observance by the community and the long service of the physician
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Lovington
N. M
U.P
Arthur A. Dearduff
Lea County
Dearduff
Bank Donates Bale Of Cotton To Drive In Lubbock
The First National Bank donated a bale of cotton as a starter gift for Lubbock's new Community Chest drive set to begin November 13. The bale, first cotton ginned in the county this season, was bought at public auction for 1.01 per pound from L. L. Rucker on the Pfluger farm east of Lubbock. Chest officials will decide on disposal plans for the bale. J. D. Hassell Jr. praised the gift as a fine gesture and Earl Kerr noted the campaign’s organizational progress with Mrs. Dell Morgan named chair of the women's division for a house to house push.
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Earl Kerr
Chest
First National Bank
Lubbock
L. L. Rucker
A. M. Pfluger
J. D. Hassell, Jr
Kerr
Dell Morgan
War Surplus Sales Drop by Half in Three Months
Washington, Oct. 26 UP. Government surplus sales have fallen by about half over the last three months, prompting War Assets Administration officials to revise sales plans while predicting a quick rebound. Official figures since June are unavailable, but agency records show June disposals at 841 million dollars, July 469 million, August 595 million, and September 403 million.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
Mrs Morgan Aims To Form Independent City Organization
The house canvass of the city begins on November 18 following a downtown drive. Mrs Morgan plans to set up her own organization after the canvass concludes.
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Board of Directors
Parkhill
Smith and Cooper
Dickey
Toys Club
Repre
Lions
American Business
Kiwanis
Optimist
Chamber of Commerce
American Business Club
Boys Club
ABC
Iace
Texas Ave
Babun Battery & Electric Co
DIAL
United Motor Service
Downtown Motor Company
Ave
Herman Weiss
Mgr
Diel
Servicf
Allis-Chalmers
Fairbanks-Morse Feed Millis & Water System
Woodmanse
Texas Terracers & Ditchers
Fortune & Polk
Corner Ave
Lubbock, Texas
Uubbeek
Bank
Mark Halsey
EKCO
Ide
GiFr
Abilene, Texas
Albuquerque, N. M
Amarillo, Texas
Austin, Texas
Big Spring, Texas
Carlsbad, N. M. Clovis
Corpus Christi, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Denver, Colo
Denton, Texas
Detroit, Mich
el Paso, Texas
Flagstaff, Ariz
Floydada, Texas
Ft. Smith, Ark
Ft. Worth, Texas
Frederick, Okla
Galveston, Texas
Gainesville, Texas
Greenville, Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Union Bus Terminal
Caldwell
Hank
Longwear
the Builders Department Store
Ave. G
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