U S Air Power Strengthened with 400+ B 29s relayed
Washington Sept 11 Air Secretary Symington says more than 400 inactive B 29 Superfortress bombers are being readied for worldwide duty. Mothballed Giants of Japan are processed at modification centers to boost range and payload ahead of assignment to bomb groups.
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Wlliam
Kerwin
Washington
Symington
Air Force
Japan
Air Secretary
Army and Navy Journal
Congress
Air Arm
SSS Tonic Promoted For Digestive Relief And Sleep
An advertisement claims that sour meals and stomach gas disrupt sleep and appetite. It asserts 88S Tonic boosts gastric juice flow to aid digestion, build red blood, and improve energy, sleep, and well being, urging readers to buy bottles from drug stores.
Judge to Impanel Grand Jury in Levelland Monday
Judge Dan Blair of the 72nd district will impanel a grand jury in Levelland at 10 a m Monday. About 30 complaints will be referred for investigation, per District Attorney Lloyd Croslin. Trial of indictments is planned for the week of September 27.
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Levelland
Dan Blair
72Nd Judicial District
Lloyd Croslin
G. V. Pardue
99Th Judicial District
Lubbock County
Venire
Pardue
Brewster E. Dillard
Fort Worth Cotton Firm Leader Tom Owens Dies at 72
Tom B. Owens, 72, head of the Owens cotton firm, died after a long illness in Fort Worth. He established the cotton firm here in 1903, spent years in cotton exporting in New York, and returned to Fort Worth in 1930.
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Fort Worth
Tom B. Owens
Owens
New York
Local News Briefs Highlight Lifebu Underwriters and Faculty Moves
Mr and Mrs Lonnie L Lang of 1902 Twenty eighth depart for St Louis for a National Association of Life Underwriters convention where he serves as a national committeeman He then attends the million dollar club meeting at French Lick Indiana and visits Chicago before returning to Lubbock Mrs R T Lockard returns to Texas Tech to teach applied art replacing Miss Elizabeth Hawley Delilah Manire a Texas Tech graduate will join New Mexico A&M as clothing instructor after earning MS in home economics The text notes boot camp at San Diego and ship duty for an unnamed individual Mr and Mrs J G Wadsworth depart for Panhandle to visit their son in law awaiting surgery Their son Jack Wadsworth returns from Fort Worth after recent back surgery Linda Susan Perdue dies after 10 hours born at West Texas hospital Funeral arrangements by Rix A daughter Nancy Sproule Goodwin of Flushing NY born to Mrs Ann Sproule Goodwin Mr Eugene Whitney of 2301 Thirty first will leave Tuesday after a 10 day furlough to visit family and friends
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Lonnie L. Langston
Monay
St. Louis
National Association of Life Underwriters
Langston
French Lick
Ind
Chicago
Lubbock
R. T. Lockard
Texas Technological College
Lockard
Elizabeth Hawley
Milwaukee
J. G. Wadsworth
Panhandle
H. N. Monroe
Jack Wadsworth
Fort Worth
Lubbock Cemetery
Babyland
Linda Susan Perdue
Roy Perdue
Thirteenth
West Texas Hospital
J. Ralph Grant
First Baptist Church
Rix Funeral Home
Dead American Soldier’s Insurance Funds Ex-Japanese Pilot Study
Robert Nishigami, a former Kamikaze pilot from Tokyo, left to study in the United States funded by $10,000 GI life-insurance from Pfc. Johnstone of Downington, Pennsylvania. Nishigami will attend Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, majoring in liberal arts. He vowed to return to Japan as a teacher after completing his education.
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U. S
Tokyo
Robert Nishigami
Robert Johnstone
Downington
Johnstone
Philippines
Nishigami
Penn Vania
LaFayette College
Haneda
Northwest Airlines
America
Helen
Stanford
Rhoda
Japan
Black Voter Fatally Shot in Georgia Incident
In MT VERNON Georgia on September 11 a Black man Isaiah Nixon 28 of Alston was fatally shot after voting in the Democratic primary. Sheriff R M McCrimmon said Nixon died in Dublin hospital from gunfire injuries. Johnnie Johnson 22 was held on accessory charges. M A Johnson sought for serious case. Johnson brothers claimed self defense.
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MT. Vernon
Georgia
R. M McCrimmon
Isiah Nixon
Alston
McCrimmon
Dublin
Johnnie Johnson
M. A. Johnson
Nixon
Johnson Brothers
B29 Bomber Presumed Lost in Baltic Sea
A U S Air Force spokesman said the American B 29 bomber that vanished after the crew bailed out over the Netherlands is presumed to have dropped into the Baltic Sea.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Netherlands
Baltic Sea
Fort Worth Cotton Leader Dies After Long Illness
Fort Worth paper reports the death of a prominent cotton firm head and landowner who began as a Weatherford cotton buyer in 1901. He started his own firm in 1905, spent years in New York cotton exporting, and returned to Fort Worth in 1930. He is survived by a daughter and a brother.
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Fort Worth
Tom B. Owens
Owens
Weatherford
New York
Resignation of Comal County Commerce Official
Wellington New Braunfels dated September 11 reports W. Johnson resigns from the Comal County Commerce and News department. The notice notes a leadership change at the county level and job vacancy details are not specified.
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Wellington
New Braunfels
W. Johnson
Comal County ‘Commerce and New
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Frank M. Goodwin, Jr
Flushing
Long Island
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Goodwin
Ann Sproule
R. S. Rodgers, Jr
Eugene Whitney
H. H. Whitney
Heritage
Cadillac
Thomas Davis Cadillac CO
Avenue
Panhandle South Plains Fair
Lubbock Enetian Blind
Florence
Spikes Bros. Furniture
U. S. Army Infantry
U. S. Army
U.S. Air Force
Recruiting Service
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