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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1958
Page
8
Government data from the Labor and Commerce Departments indicate unemployment fell by 588000 in September, lowering the jobless pool to the year's lowest level and suggesting a return toward full employment despite prior recession fears.
The piece cautions that changing highway signs during Halloween can endanger motorists. It cites fatal examples in Louisiana and Wisconsin to urge pranksters to avoid dangerous vandalism and seek safer thrills.
D Norman Cousins of Saturday Review told a Chicago church group that humanity still lives in the cave man age. He cites two ages, the cave and civilized man, predicting war will give way to peace but warning that self destruction remains a danger.
A London man was brought into court charged with vagrancy and jailed. The probation officer defended him citing a personal philosophy that eschews worrying about tomorrow, provoking questions about welfare state attitudes.
Katherine suspects her stepfather Paul hid a torn page from a red leather book that could reveal his past crimes including her mother's drowning. She schemes to search the house while avoiding detection, planning to swim with him to recover or distract. Rex the dog shadows her as she plots.
Local notes from Lubbock Texas dated October 27 1958 report a brief item under the Section 11 header. The entry names Ma0 and references regional notices. Further details are sparse in the readable fragment.
Frederick C. Othman reports on Homer J. Deake, founder of the Lunar Protective Assn, claiming success in preventing moon exploration and “holes” on the moon. He jokes about naming members lunatics, criticizes Pentagon opposition, and notes a moon vacuum-tube proposal by scientists.
Large investors revolt against federal inflation policy shifting funds from bonds to stocks. Margin requirements rise and rediscount rates increase to curb credit, triggering bond market declines and a looming $120 billion deficit. The clash pits Wall Street against Washington as a national election nears.
District officials report Lubbock Independent School District scholastic population at 6 307 for state apportionment of 22 dollars per capita. State aid totals 138 74 dollars, up about 14 984 from last year, confirming a sharp rise in pupil numbers.
George E. Sokolsky denounces hate propaganda linking Zionists to American problems and attacks on Negro and Jewish leaders. He notes the Common Sense sheet degrades figures like Channing Tobias and Felix Frankfurter, questions statistics on intermarriage, and condemns the inflammatory labeling of prominent Jews and Negro leaders as Marxists.
A quip notes that in the speaker’s day a girl was not deemed marriage ready until she could sew a neat buttonhole. The remark reflects social norms and gender expectations of a past era.
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