Lions Open Drive For Lubbock Girl Scouts
Members of the Lubbock Lions Club begin the annual financial drive for the Lubbock Girl Scouts with a kick off at the Lubbock hotel at 9 o clock Wednesday. The goal is 5000 dollars, with 5500 raised last year. R O Sam Bennett chairs the drive, Clark Wood vice chair, captains named, teams formed for solicitation. The Lubbock Girl Scouts ministry serves about 700 girls in 60 troops supported by 200 adults, with plans to hire a field secretary and outdoor program expansion. All funds stay in Lubbock to support local programs and salaries of executive staff.
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George Young
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G. R. Kennedy
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Caera
Rosemary Head
Girl Scout Little House
Sugar Supply Halt Hits Mexico From Cuba
Tamaulipas port officials report Cuba has stopped selling sugar to Mexico because the United States has seized all available sugar. The move could affect local shortages and prices in Mexican markets. Cited source notes reflect government disruption and trade impact on Tamaulipas.
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Tamaulipas
Mexico
Cuban Governont
United States
Two Women Named To Red Cross Posts
Marguerite Stiles announced two new Red Cross committee chairs at the Lubbock chapter. Mrs James G Allen will head the college unit linking Red Cross with courses, and Mrs James Newton Michie will chair the nutritional committee guiding nutrition education for underprivileged local groups.
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Marguerite Stiles
Lubbock
American Red Cross
James G. Allen
Texas Technological ® College
New “College
James Newton Michie
Red Cross Nutritional
Stiles
Allen
Southern Methodist University
University of Missouri
Michie
Jonnie Hemphill McCrery Michie
Britain to Send Naval Vessels to Aid Chinese Navy
The New Delhi radio reported Britain plans to contribute one light cruiser two destroyers and several gunboats to bolster the Chinese navy. Earlier Chungking dispatches said the United States would transfer ships to China.
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CPO Clyde A. Pierce Believed Dead After Indianapolis Sinking
Navy confirms CPO Clyde A. Pierce, missing since July 30 in the Philippine Sea aboard the Indianapolis, is presumed dead. He served five years, earned 12 battle stars and several ribbons, and participated in major Pacific campaigns from Midway to Okinawa. He is survived by his wife Madge Anderson Pierce and parents Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Pierce of 1816 Ave. L.
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Honshu
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Mare Island Navy Yard
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J. O. Pierce
1816
Ave. L
Madge Anderson
Petersburg
Two Bodies Recovered from 1944 Alpine Crash
In Annecy France on September 22 two American aviators were found after a crash high in the Alps above the city on October 7 1944. French alpinists led by Bernard de Colmond recovered the bodies and search continued for eight crewmembers still missing from the plane.
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Here
Bernard de Colmond
GOP Demands Dewey Hearing On Pearl Harbor Warning
Republicans call for Congress to summon Thomas E. Dewey to testify if he believes the high command knew Japan planned Pearl Harbor. They push a review of a Marshall letter to New York’s governor and urge the joint Senate House committee to examine Source material on the ultra code leak and prior knowledge.
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Life Magazine
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Robert E. Lee Birthday Declared Legal Holiday in Texas
Texas and several Southern states recognize Robert E. Lee's birthday as a legal holiday. The action reflects regional commemorations of Confederate-era figures and honors associated state practices.
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Texas
Southern States
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