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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1945
Page
2
Officials outline enrollment procedures for students transferring from other districts and newly arriving kindergartners. A large faculty is listed with administrators and teachers named, as buses shift routes and an enrollment check is planned after the third day of school.
Funeral services for Mrs. R A Higgins 51 will be at 9 30 this morning at Anton Church of Christ She died at her home near Shallowater Saturday Survivors include husband a son William A Higgins of Shallowater a daughter Mrs Mattie L Albert of Stratford and three grandchildren Burial is in Stratford Cemetery under Bryan McDonald and Son Funeral Home Judah Knight will officiate
S/Sgt. Cecil Scott 29 of Altoona Pennsylvania served as ball turret gunner on the Memphis Belle. He and the crew completed 25 missions in World War II and toured the East Midwest and California on a bond drive. Scott recalls the king and queen visiting their base and notes he now works in the Hydraulic department at SPAAF while awaiting discharge.
The annual iron ore consumption in the United States averages around 50 million gross tons. This figure reflects typical demand levels for steel production and related industries during a standard year.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bond's K and B for back pain and urinary discomfort. It claims over fifty years of use and offers bottles for 60 cents or one dollar twenty, with caution to use as directed.
Dean James G. Allen warns Lubbock residents have no more rooms for incoming male students this fall as freshman enrollment rises after victory over Japan and more veterans plan to attend. About 80 percent of veterans are married and need apartments with kitchens, while women students will be housed in three dormitories. Some rooms in town with kitchen facilities remain available.
Walter Morrow of the American Retail federation predicts a return of courtesy in stores along with daily deliveries gift wrapping extended credit and larger newspaper ads as wartime restrictions lift and office of defense transportation ends delivery bans. He notes retailers gained by higher commerce and will push services to attract customers amid ceiling prices and scarce newsprint. A filling station attendant is observed cleaning a windshield as a sign of improving peace.
Dean Chitwood states that approval of additional rooms in town may be granted this week if needed. He outlines the plan to review the proposal and suggests timely action to meet demand.
American civilians returning from enemy prison camps will receive 100 extra red points for meats fats canned fish and cheese to address dietary deficiencies. Issuances will be handled by designated rationing boards at ports where ships land the repatriates.
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