Truman outlines plan to extend economic controls and tax rise
President Truman, in a fireside address, calls for stronger defenses and higher taxes to deter Communism and fund the plan. He warns of sacrifices for farmers workers and businesses, urges restraint in purchases, and outlines government priority controls across agencies to mobilize the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INS Dispatch
Truman
INS
Europe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sawyer
Armed Forces
Reconstruction Finance Agency
General Services
Jess Larson
Short Grass Roping Club Wins West Texas Championship
The Short Grass Roping Club claimed the West Texas Championship Club Roping title at Spur arena before a sizable crowd. Al Sper led the effort as the club prevailed in the annual event.
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Wies
al Sper
Spur
West Texas
Spur Arena
Fair Preparations and Festival Funds Boost Lubbock Events
A Lubbock committee led by Judge Walter Davies circulated over $2000 in wooden nickels redeemable at local banks to fund the new clubhouse. The women's club sponsors cosmetics buttons and pageant hats with plans for downtown booths. A queen contest offers $500 prizes or a Havana trip, while fairgrounds improvements include cement walks and asphalt drives as Hereford entries rise in anticipation of a large livestock show.
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Walter Davies
Lubbock
Lubbock Women’s Club
Queens
Lubbock County
South Plains
Havana
Cuba
Chamber of Commerce
Fairgrounds
George Bond
Howard County
Midland
Colorado City
Stanton
Lamesa
Tahoka
Slaton
Dawson
Hale
Castro
Bailey
Reds Press Day Light in Korean Front Amid Weather Limits
U S Fifth Air Force says bad weather reduced sorties to 187 in close support of ground troops as Reds massed northwest of Taegu and recaptured Yongchon. In the south 25th division repelled attacks on Battle Mountain, with Reds suffering heavy losses as U S estimates reach 27 000 Red casualties on all fronts. Local rodeo results list Onley Walker winning ribbon calf roping with Swensen and Davis following.
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U. S. Fifth Air Force
Erickson
Battle Mountain
Masan
Pusan
MacArthur
Eighth Army
Taegu
Yongchon
Kyongyu
Gateway City
U. S. Eighth Army
U.S
Birth announcements from multiple families in West Texas hospitals
A batch of birth notices from West Texas hospitals records newborns, with parents named and weights noted. Entries include infants at Porter Clinic and Lubbock hospitals, with fathers listed as contractors and employers such as Hub Motor Company and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Rhew
West ‘Texas Hospital
The
Hub Motor Company
Freshmen Registration Events At Tech College
Tech registration transcripts show the largest freshmen class in college history. Orientation runs Monday to Friday with assemblies, counseling, receptions, jamboree, convocation for new women, and staggered registration for seniors through freshmen and transfer students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tech
Recreation Hall
Earnest Wallace
D. M. Wiggins
E. N. Jones
Lubbock Contractor improves after Santa Fe hospital stay
Carl E. Maxey, a Lubbock building contractor, has shown much improvement after a week as a patient at St. Vincent's hospital in Santa Fe New Mexico. He underwent surgery and was to be brought to Lubbock if progress remains favorable. Maxey's wife and his parents Mr and Mrs J B Maxey are with him in Santa Fe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Maxey
Lubbock
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Santa Fe
N. M
Maxey
J. B. Maxey
Man Suffers Injuries In Car Truck Wreck
Warren C. Moore, 54, escaped with minor facial lacerations after his car struck a stalled 1939 flat bed Ford truck on East Broadway. Moore was treated at Lubbock Memorial hospital and released. Patrolman Ira Scott cited William L. Somers for parking in a traffic lane and operating a truck without a commercial license.
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Warren C. Moore
East Broadway
Moore
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Ira Scott
William L. Somers
Scott
Somers
Fair Weather Foreseen for Lubbock and Plainview
Weather Bureau at the local station forecasts generally fair conditions for Lubbock and the South Plains with a risk of widely scattered thundershowers tonight. Temperatures may reach 85 degrees, up from Saturday’s 82, with light storm activity expected. Seagraves reports recovery from Friday’s hail and rain storm, while Seminole was not hit. A light mist briefly fell in Plainview Saturday morning.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Seagraves
Seminole
Plainview
U S Forces Expand in Western Germany and Britain
A high level source outlines U S military expansion in Europe with two fighter groups in Germany and one in England plus three medium bomber groups in Britain and a troop carrier unit in Germany. It notes France's request for five U S divisions and hints at Western Germany rearmament. Leaders endorse a formula for Germany to defend itself in case of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
Johnson May Quit and Cabinet Shuffle Rumors
The piece notes speculation that Johnson may resign and remain in the cabinet after a potential departure. It cites Pentagon silence and unconfirmed reports about a plan to replace Acheson, with statements from Charles G. Ross denying Stevenson as a candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Pentagon
Rep. Tauriello
D-Ny
Charles G. Ross
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Acheson
International News Service
Truman
Senate Armed Services
Defense Department
INS Dispatch
Arrest in 10:15 P.M. 1200 Block Incident
A Black man was held in Lubbock city jail Saturday night in connection with an attempted incident involving a four year old Black girl near the 1200 block of Thirty‑first. Investigating officers said no charges would be filed until Monday.
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Lubbock
Weekend Police Quiet Start With Minor Violations
law officers report a calm weekend beginning with routine traffic stops and drunks. thefts include two trash cans from Lub bock alleys with two reported can sizes. arrest records show Henry Folk held on a felony swindling warrant and Granville Sharp and Virginia Ellis fined for drunk driving and check violations respectively.
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Lubbock
D. F. Boykin
Bates
Sheriff's Department
Henry Harry Folk
Block Ave. A
Palmer County
Hooker Electric Company
Broadway
Granville Sharp
Virginia Ellis
Miss Berbeze Wins Miss America Scholarship and Top Prize
Miss Berbeze wins a $5000 scholarship and a new car with a path to $50000 through personal appearances. Runners up earn scholarships: Miss OConnor of South Dakota $3000, Miss Crockett of Florida $2500, Miss Jennings of Arkansas $2000, Miss OBrien of Oklahoma $1500, others $1000. A non finalist talent award goes to Miss Teets of North Dakota. The pageant, delayed by one day, had 16 finalists after a tie, with 54 contestants from 46 states plus Canada Alaska Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
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Berbeze
South Dakota
Irene O'Connor
Burbank
Florida
Janet Ruth Crockett
St. Petersburg
Arkansas
Mary Jennings
Hot Springs
Oklahoma
Louis O'Brien
Tulsa
North Dakota
Joan Teets
Minot
Alabama
California
Joanne Durant
San Diego
Barbecue Dinner Plans In Lubbock Lions Club Event
Chamber call 4666 to gauge attendance for a Lions club barbecue dinner with all guests invited by Lubbock business men. Tickets are $1 at the chamber, with a block of 60 bought by C C Files from Waples Platter Grocery. Friday meeting in Lubbock includes attendees from Abilene Odessa Amarillo Memphis Vernon Fort Worth Clovis Roswell. Dr D M Wiggens Texas Tech president will MC. The program features a notable quartet and a surprise comedy number sounding like a light, musical evening.
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Chamber
Lions Club
Lubbock
C. C. Files
Waples-Platter’ Grocery Company
Abilene
Odessa
Amarillo
Memphis
Vernon
Fort Worth
Clovis
Roswell
D. M. Wiggins
Texas Tech
Cotton Insect Threat Rising Across Texas Plains
Entomologist Guy E. Carpenter warns farmers to increase dust or spray applications to 12-15 pounds per acre to control cotton worm infestations following heavy rains. Insecticides are plentiful and county agents offer guidance as moisture boosts crop prospects yet raises pest damage risk. Area observer K. N. Clapp notes irrigation areas at good prospects while unirrigated land shows variable conditions. he estimates current pest damage may exceed five percent and notes first bales appear in several counties with heavier movement projected mid October.
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Guy E. Carpenter
Texas Extension Service
K. N. Clapp
Anderson, Clayton & Co
South Plains
Doctors Face Draft On School Year Priorities
The defense department announces a three part recall plan for medical and dental officers across the Army Navy and Air Force. First called will be those trained in Army Specialized Training or Navy V-12 with no prior medical service. Navy seeks about 461 medical specialists and Army lists 1,582 medical officers including 734 medical and 343 dental officers. Exemptions for organized reserve and inactive interns possible. ROTC expands to 154 500 students with a quick reserve commission option for World War II veterans in their final year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Organized Reserve
Defense
Multiple Senate bids and governor race dominate early primary season
In Maine, Cecil H. Miller challenges for a fifth Democratic nomination while Aiken remains unopposed on the Republican side and others have varying opposition. Vermont and Colorado show unopposed or single-candidate paths in Senate races. In Montana and Washington, race dynamics hint at close contests among GOP hopefuls, with ex governor Ralph L. Carr contesting Ray Brannaman for the Democratic nomination. Michigan has no Senate race but broad House nominating battles, and Minnesota features a gubernatorial contest with four Republican opponents and eight Democrats seeking the November ballot.
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Page
Senate Rules Committee
McKellar
Appropriations Committee
Cecil H. Miller
Phoenix Cattleman
Vermont
Aiken
James Bigelow
Bellows Falls
Colorado
Millikin
John A. Carroll
Denver
Ralph L. Carr
Ray H. Brannaman
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Walter H. Johnson
Washington
Magnuson
Senate
W. Walter Williams
Seattle
Michigan
Minnesota
Luther W. Youngdah
Novender
Plains Baptist Student Union Retreat Concludes at Wayland
The second annual Plains BSU retreat ended at Wayland College Plainview after a three day program featuring Dr. E N Jones Texas Tech and Dr Carl E Bates Amarillo First Baptist Church. Lectures urged character courage and rejecting fear of popularity with speakers from Dallas Nashville West Texas State and Texas Tech. Forty one Texas Tech BSU students attended alongside participants from Wayland West Texas State and Texas Tech.
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Plainview
Plains Baptist Student Union
Wayland College
E. N. Jones
Texas Tech
Carl E. Bates
First Baptist Church of
Amarillo
Jones
Dr. Jones
W. F Howard
Dallas
Texas
William Hall Preston
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Baptist
R.H. Falwell
Wayland
West Texas State
Texas Tech Bsu
George Worrell
Tech Group
Winstead
Tech
U S Favors Fact-Finding Probes on Manchurian Question
U S officials advocate on the spot fact finding teams and an India Sweden commission to probe the Manchurian incident. Peiping spurned the proposal, with U S noting Beijing’s UN propaganda motives. Security Council prepared to debate China’s UN invitation amid the Manchurian issue.
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U. S
U.S
Peiping
Gross
Korea
Formosa
Security Council
Russia
China
Council
Enrollments Reported Across South Plains Schools
Schools across the South Plains show rising enrollments as term starts. Tahoka totals reach 936 with 692 elementary and 181 high school students, Crosbyton up 58 from last year to 580, and Brownfield districts posting strong gains led by Randall elementary at 735.
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South Plains
Tahoka
Tohoka
Crosbyton
Petersburg
Brownfield
Randall
Training Speeds Up for Rangers on Page One
Training speeded in the Ranger unit with focus on sounds, sights and sensations of fire. Officials say training remains essential to maintain weapon use, cover and concealment. Marksmanship hours dropped from 80 to 60 and map reading from 16 to five. Some courses were merged, reflecting streamlined instruction. Marvin Lee of Ranger was electrocuted while working on a crane near Ranger Morton valley when a high electric line struck.
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Clark
Ranger
Marvin Lee
Route Two
Morton Valley
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HST
Reds
Onley Walker
Swensen
Davis
Clairemont
Johnny Koonsman
Andrew W. Stewart
Eign
H. D. Pevenouse
Warth
West Texas Hospital
David L. Caudillo
North ‘Ave
Porter Csinic Hospital
Elbert Ct
Porter Clinic
Ice
James R. Nobitt
Oxford
Jimmy Murrell
Bisa P
Texas Tech Chamber of Commerce
Chip Wadley
Dr. Wiggins
James G. Allen
Arren G. Harding
Harding
Paul L. Wakefield
Selective Service
Austin
Johnson May
Miss America
Maine
U.S. Favors
Dnor
First Federal
Sereral
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