Ceilings Taken From Fruits and Vegetables Under Review
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson lifted price ceilings on many fresh, canned and frozen fruits and vegetables for September. He suggested decontrol for poultry eggs and tobacco products, kept dairy uncertain, and placed items on a federal “short supply” list that could still receive ceilings. The move removes ceilings automatically on items not listed.
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Associated Press
Washnston
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Decontrol Board
OPA
Agriculture Secretary
Department
Ities
Congress
Rioting in Rio Kills One as Congress Probes Costs
Brazilian congress held a stormy session to probe the cost of living riots that have killed one and wounded over 100. Army troops secured key points as mobs smashed storefronts and clashed with police. Former president Getulio Vargas rejected blame and left angrily after a confrontation.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazilian Congress
Damene
Majori
Nereu Ramos
Congress
Trifino Correia
Melo Viana
Sen
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Vargas
Arruda Camara
Mario Lins
House Built Of Cans Sells For $5,000
A Tampa man sold a 1939 house built of tin cans and cement for 5000 dollars. About 12000 quart oil cans gathered from filling stations were used, placed lengthwise and cemented, with stucco exterior finished and painted.
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Tampa
Fla
Fred J. Grace
Labor Day Parade and Holiday Observance In Lubbock
Labor Day events in Lubbock will close firms and banks until 10 30 Monday. About 2000 AFL affiliated and independent union members and families will parade at 10 am led by Judge Walter Davies and Mayor C A Bestwick or W B Price. A noon barbecue at Mackenzie State Park precedes a 3 30 speech by Chas A Guy of the Avalanche Journal.
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Earl Scudday
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
American Federation of Labor
Retail Merchants Association
Walter Davies
C. A. Bestwick
W. B. Price
Mackenzie State Park
Chas
A. Guy
Avalanche-Journal Publications
Labor Day Parade Plans in Lubbock Feature Dances and Music
Officials announced a Labor Day program in Lubbock with a park installation, talks, and a Cecil E. Sam Hunter performance from Amarillo. Climax events include two dances at the Labor temple on Avenue J and the Lubbock Supper Club, with Dave Collier's orchestra. Parade route will start Sixth and Texas and proceed to Avenue K, then Broadway to Main, with sections assembling on Sixth to Ninth streets led by Judge Walter Davies and Mayor C. A. Bestwick and various labor groups.
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Lic
Cecile Sam” Hunter
Amarillo
New Labor Temple
Avenue J
Lubbock
Dave Collier
Lubbock Building and Construction Trades Council
Jim Lorimer
Bob Samson
G. A. Gafford
Sixth
Texas Avenue
Main
Texas
Avenue G
Broadway
Avenue K
Walter Davies
C. A. Bestwick
W. B. Price
Central Labor Union
Building and Construction Trades Council
Ladies’ Labor Council
Bennett Motor Company
Carpenters
Carpenters’ Auxiliary
Kuykendal Motor Company
Brotherhood of Railroad
Slaton
Red Ryder Motorcycle Club
Lubbock Auto Company, Ltd
Seventh street—Painters
Painters’ Auxiliary
Iron Workers
Hub Motor Company
Factions Riot as Prelude to Greek Voting
In Athens on the eve of a plebiscite to restore exiled King George II, Communist Royalist clashes killed 31 people in 48 hours. The government blamed Communist bands for attacks that killed soldiers and civilians, with ongoing violence near Platycambo Thessaly and Kalamata. Royalist plans anticipate the king’s Sept. 14 return, possibly via Alexandria, aboard a Greek warship with escort by British and American ships.
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Chakales Associated
Thens
George II
Ministry of Public Order
Alexandria
London
Washington
State Department
Navy
U. S
Platycambo
Thessaly
Kalamai
Kalamata
Greece
Spiros Theotokis
Russia
Pravda
Moscow
John H. Cassady
Naples
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Athens
Leland B. Morris
Ft. Clark
George
Labor Day Violence Toll Tops Fifty One Nationwide
A national Labor Day weekend tally shows 51 violent deaths by Saturday night, including 44 traffic fatalities. Texas reported three traffic deaths with seven injuries, including James Lee 21 Clarksville, and Manley Handy Jr 18 Eastland who died after a truck fall, plus Clifford Brown 27 Marshall who perished in a crash near Longview.
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Associated Press
Kentucky
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Texas
James Lee
Clarksville
Eastland
Manley UH. Handy, Jr
Clifford O. Brown
Marshall
Longview
James P. Malone
Bungling Blamed In Prolonging Of War
The Senate War Investigating committee faulted interference by military procurement officers and conflicts among officials for administrative weaknesses that extended World War II. In its fifth annual report the panel urged more businesslike management to end the war sooner and save lives and resources, urging learning from past mistakes for future emergencies.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Special Committee
Twins to Observe 88th Birthday in Plainview Family Reunion
Plainview residents Elisha Roper and Elijah Roper twin brothers will celebrate their eighty eighth birthday with a family reunion and banquet at Elisha Roper’s home tomorrow. Elisha and his wife have been married 55 years and have sixteen children, thirteen living. Elijah and his wife have three daughters. Four of their other children died.
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Plainview
Elisha Roper
Elijah Roper
Tulsa
Elisha
Dallas Suit Seeks Ban on Automatic Voting Machines
Preston Pope Reynolds, defeated Dallas district candidate, filed an injunction suit in Dallas County to bar use of automatic voting machines in the November 5 general election. The action was announced today in Dallas.
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Dallas
Dallas County
Preston Pope Reynolds
Hand Painted Dinnerware by Met Lox Autumn Bloom
A display of hand painted dinnerware titled Autumn Bloom by Met Lox is showcased by Kings-Adv. The collection features vibrant glaze work and seasonal motifs likely appealing to home decor patrons.
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Metlox
Kings
Adv
Guadalupe and Nueces Rivers Flood Crest Forecasts
Floodwaters along the Guadalupe river were to crest at 24 feet at Cuero by midnight and the Nueces at 11 feet near Corpus Christi by mid next week. No major damage expected unless heavier rain falls. several thousand acres of Guadalupe valley lowlands to flood by Sunday morning. grazing land mostly.
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Associated Press
Guadalupe River
Cuero
Nueces River
Corpus Christi
Guadalupe Valley
Nueces
Texas
Rangers Probe Fight Writes Off Fatal Shooting in Buffalo
Texas Rangers began an inquiry into a string of altercations in Buffalo Leon County climaxing with the fatal shooting of Leroy Dee Pate near the Freestone county line. Charges of murder have been filed against D Merrill Arthur Merrill and Edward Merrill, all of Buffalo.
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Teague
Texas Rangers
Buffalo
Leon County
Leroy (Dee) Pate
Freestone
County Citizens Committee
John Henry
D. H. Merrill
Arthur Merrill
Edward Merrill
Injured man dies after lake accident
Robert H. Eoff aged 28 died in a Weslaco hospital after sustaining partial paralysis from a plunge into shallow lake water near Weslaco on August 14.
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Weslaco
Robert H. Eoff
Here
Vacation Is a Great Tonic For Truman At Sea
President Truman returns home from a vacation described by his physician as "a great tonic." Col. Wallace Graham reports the president greatly relaxed and weighing 172 pounds, the same as when he left Washington on August 16 to New England and Bermuda. He is due in Washington at 4 p.m. CST Monday.
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Truman
Wallace Graham
Washington
New England
Bermuda
More Housing At Tech Is Approved
Calvert gets Jester's nod as Texas Democratic executive committee chairman. Beaufort H. Jester, governor-nominate, named Robert W. Calvert Hillsboro for chair, Col. Albert Sidney Johnson Dallas as temporary chair and keynoter, Mrs. Marie Thompson Goliad as vice chair, Vann M. Kennedy Austin as temporary secretary, and Bascom Gist Tyler as permanent chairman.
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Associated Press
Orsicana
Beauford H. Jester
Texas
Robert W. Calvert
Hill County
Texas House of Representatives
Democratic Executive Committee
H. L. Seay
Dallas
Jester
San Antonio
Col
Albert Sidney Johnson
Marie Thompson
Goliad
Henry Wallace
Hillsboro
Amarilloan
Vann M. Kennedy
Austin
Bascom Gist
Tyler
The
Tech boards approves night classes and GI housing at Worth
Texas Tech plans long range housing for veterans with apartment dormitories North of the existing dormitory and athletic dormitories under the Jones Memorial stadium. Night classes from six to ten will serve 2000 to 2500 students and help ease fall enrollment for about 7500 committed students with 420 freshman chemistry sections planned.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Worth
Texas Technological College
Wyatt C. Hedrick
Jones Memorial Stadium
Charles C. Thompson
Colorado City
W. M. Whyburn
Tech
W. P. Clement
Whyburn
Dr. Whyburn
School Men Hear Dr L A Woods Urges More Education Funding
Dr L A Woods state superintendent addressed Texas school leaders urging reversal of crime and education spending. He cited 14 billion dollars in crime costs versus two billion for education, arguing nations reflect citizenship. He warned penny wise and pound foolish on education funding and called for higher teacher salaries.
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United States
L. A. Woods
Woods
State Department of Education
Texas
British ideas revealed correcting American myths about England
The Evening News exposes American teacher Carlos Loop's misconceptions about English life and corrects several old-country myths. It playfully debunks the belief that Kan sas City is inhabited by war-whooping Indians and, in a full editorial, questions common American legends about the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Evening News Today
Kansas City
News
Carlos A. Loop
Newport News
England
United States
America
Lubbock Schools Open Week With 7500 Students Expected
Return to school begins this week as Lubbock public schools launch the 1946-47 term. About 7,500 or more pupils are anticipated in the first week, with total enrollment likely to exceed last spring’s 9,853. Faculty meetings and new student enrollment are scheduled Monday, including first time entrants age six. Building work and bus routes affect class location and attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Dixon
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Supt
R. W. Matthews
Chris Harwell
George R. Bean
Dorothy Lomax
Ishmael Hill
J. Lowery
A. F. Rasor
Josephine Ballenger
A. E. Jones
Marjorie Brasher
L. C. Ellis
Car
Festival At Sudan Draws Large Crowd
Sudan hosts a two day Fall festival with a downtown parade and baseball games. Sudan beat Needmore 4 to 2 and Earth defeated Amherst 3 to 2. Indian ceremonial dances closed the event after music by the Pickering family from Clovis. Drew Watkins served as general chairman for the celebration.
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Sudan
Taos
Needmore
Earth
Amherst
Pickering Family
Clovis
N. M
Drew Watkins
Santa Fe Youth Dies In Saturday Mishap
Harold D. Patterson 22 of Santa Fe died in a hospital after a car overturned twice on the highway north of Tesuque New Mexico. Patterson was hurled 15 feet and died a few hours later. Wayne Allen 20 of Los Alamos was injured. Patterson's wife is from Marshall Texas.
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Santa FE
N. M
Harold D. Patterson
Tesuque
Patterson
Wayne Allen
Los Alamos
Marshall
Tex
Veterans Pension Rates Increased for Peacetime Disabled
The Veterans Administration announced higher pension rates for veterans disabled in peacetime service. The increases take effect Oct. 1 and will appear in the Nov. 1 payments.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
36 Piece Silverware Set at King's Jewelry Ad
A classified ad from King's Jewelry at 1020 Edwy promotes a 36 piece silverware set priced at 27.50. The brief offer highlights a budget option for dining ware.
Molotov Leaves Peace Parley for Moscow
Paris August 31 Soviet Foreign Minister V M Molotov departed the peace conference by plane for Moscow amid reports he would return after Kremlin discussions. The Balkan economic panel backed a $300 million reparations claim against Romania and the Mont Cenis Briga Tenda areas were awarded to France. Auer proposed Hungary keep 1544 square miles in Transylvania pending Big Four decision. The Italian treaty articles on disarmament were adopted along with a Soviet atomic weapons ban amendment.
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Paris
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Kremlin
Romania
France
Molotov
Commission
Tass
London
Economic Commission For the
Balkans
Russia
Mont Cenis
Briga-Tenda
Paul Auer
Hungary
Transylvania
Italy
Padilla Arrives in Dallas for Western Swing
Ezequiel Padilla former Mexican presidential candidate arrived in Dallas to spend the night before flying to San Francisco where his three children attend school.
Weather Summary West Texas and New Mexico Forecast
Considerably cloudy Sunday and Monday with scattered showers in Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico partly cloudy with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 95 across the region. Official 24 hour readings show a max 79 min 56 at Texas Experiment Station.
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Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
West Portion
Divide
West
Erss Gas Company
Texas Expniment
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Walter Jennings Taylor
Elliott Taylor
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Albert Taylor
Walter P. Jennings
Guy H. Graham
Ave. Q
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