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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1956
Page
8
A U S Information Agency exhibit argues the United States runs on a system broader than classic capitalism. It labels the trend as People’s Capitalism, noting widespread home ownership savings and life insurance, with many owning shares in thousands of companies.
Has Its Drawbacks reports that the long promised picture phone is now perfected though no rollout date is given. It would let callers see each other during chats but raise etiquette concerns as ringing during dressing or makeup could embarrass the listener or caller.
The Town farmer faced censure after placing roosters on a perch near the roof, hindering their movement and causing disillusionment as the birds believed their crowing summoned the sun. A physician notes progress in fighting disease outpacing clergy in fighting sin, while praising patient cooperation.
Fragmented OCR shows a Lubbock Texas public notice dated Sept 17 1968 with a pledge of allegiance text and references to page markers and sections. It includes names like PARKEK PROUTY as President and mentions Second Class mail and associated civic items.
Alfred Buyers observes the city’s ruin from a jeep mission with Goldblum and Morris directing operations. Chaplains and doctors join Public Works to oversee a grim mortuary trench where trucks remove bodies to fill the scarred earth, ending with “To Be Continued.”
In Washington a columnist recalls selling a Venturi gas booster in 1922 and explains FTC action against claims it would improve fuel economy and engine performance. The piece notes the booster sat between carburetor and intake and promised smoother idling and carbon removal while underscoring failed performance.
The article reviews Bascom N. Timmons's book on Jesse H. Jones of Houston, crediting his RFC leadership with stabilizing banks and industry. It assigns blame to FDR Hoover Morgan Ford Couzens for preinaugural inaction and details Jones as a pivotal economic artist who preserved confidence during the 1930s crash.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull urged expanding international trade as a path to reduce war clouds at a Good Neighbors League dinner. He said renewed trade offers governments a chance to raise living standards and secure essential materials. The remark came amid a two day Mexico independence celebration in Lubbock with Latin American dances and a 1000-strong crowd. El Himno Nacional was sung by Senoritas led by Amada Lara and others. It is hazardous to try to live to be 100, a goal many fail to reach.
George Sokolski summarizes Hoffman's defense of the Fund For The Republic and the Bill of Rights stance. Hoffman argues anti Communist efforts trample rights and due process while others claim anti Communists are sidelined or censored. The piece discusses guilt by association and legal interpretation of conspiracies. New Guinea will grant a 10 year permit to a bidder to build a sawmill and cut 4 000 000 feet of logs per year in the Brown River area near Port Moresby.
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