Expansion To Open New Lubbock Hospital Complex
The plan folds a new nonprofit hospital on a ten acre tract between Nineteenth and Twenty- first streets. It will feature open staff, segregated wards for surgical and ENT departments, a nurses home, and expanded clinic. Doctors Hutchinson Krueger Overton expect to start in one to two years with potential to serve 200 to 300 patients.
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Bite
Frances Place
R. A. McKinney
Veterans Hospital
Overton
Lubbock
South Plains
Nineteenth Street
West Texas
Drs
Globester begins fourth leg from Casablanca to Tripoli
The Globester departed Casablanca at 12:30 am local time starting the fourth leg of its round the world flight to Tripoli. It arrived in Casablanca at 9:52 pm after a 35,929 mile Atlantic crossing, two hours behind schedule due to fog and storm over Santa Maria. An extra hour and a half was saved by shortening the stop from four hours to two and a half.
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Globe Girdling
Casablanca
Globester
Tripoli
Atlantic
Santa Maria
Azores
German Official in Patton Zone Is Ousted
In Germany’s Patton zone Friedrich Schaffer the Bavarian civil administration head is removed. Dr Wilhelm Hoegner, a Social Democrat veteran opponent of Nazism, is named his successor after Gen Eisenhower’s denazification push and Patton’s report.
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Patton Zone
Third Army
Gemany
Friedrich
Fritz) Schaffer
George 8S
Patton, Jr
Eisenover
Hig
Wilhelm Hoegner
Meat And Shoe Rationing To End This Year
Price Chief Chester Bowles told industry advisers that meat and shoe rationing should end by year end 1945 with sugar possibly later. He warned inflation risks persist and that many controls may stay through mid 1946 for durable goods and essential items.
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United Press
Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Plan to locate Hitler with a $1,000,000 reward
Dallas oilman C Andrade III proposes to President Truman a $1 million reward for information on Adolf Hitler's whereabouts. He urges Congress to grant authority to offer the reward, arguing that Hitler, if alive, is being harbored by someone who could be compelled to reveal him.
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Dallas
U.P
Hitler
C. Andrade III
Truman
der Fuehrer
Andrade
Mr. Truman
Congress
Memorial gift from Third Armored division honors General Rose
Col John A Smith Jr of Dallas, acting for Eisenhower, delivered a $30,000 check to General Rose Memorial Hospital in Denver. The donation came from 10,000 officers and men of the Third Armored division, raised after war department approval. Smith praised Rose as a top tank commander who died near the Ruhr pocket last March 30 when his jeep was halted by German tankers.
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New York
John A. Smith, Jr
Dallas
Tex
Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Rose Memorial Hospital
Denver
Maurice Rose
Third Armored Division
War Department
Smith
Rose
Ruhr
Increased Cigarette Supplies Indicated
State Treasurer Jesse James' report shows September stamp sales totaling 1,409,357 dollars, up 351,990 from September 1944, indicating larger cigarette supplies for the month.
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Austin
U.P
Jesse James
Wolf Hunters Kill Over Twenty Four Thousand This Year
Moscow reports wolf hunters have killed 24 258 wolves so far this year with more than 100 in the Moscow district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Pvt Robert J Cobb Reported Liberated
Pvt Robert J Cobb reported liberated after years as a prisoner of war from Java to a Lubbock family via an Associated Press dispatch. The Cobb family had heard nothing official and had relied on past cards and prisoner reports from Fukuoka before this news.
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J. A. Cobb
Ave. L
War Department
Robert J. Cobb
Java
131St Field Artillery Regiment
Associated Press
Calcutta
Fukuoka
John Lee
Lubbock
Pvt. Cobb
Draughon
J. T. Morgan
Ave. O
J. A. Cobb, Jr
U. S. Engineers
Washington
Ernest D. Hedrick
Japan's military leadership restructured amid wartime orders
Domei reports the Army and Navy general staff to be abolished and imperial headquarters disbanded as Premier Higashi-Kuni forms a new council to amend election laws. Tojo recovers from suicide attempt, to be moved to jail outside Tokyo. MacArthur orders noncombatant shipping around the clock and eight coastal vessels authorized to evacuate 16,000 personnel. Demobilization numbers show 1,833,634 home army officers and men discharged, 419,366 remaining.
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Ready
MacArthur
Domei
Navy General Staff
Imperial Headquarters
Higashi - Kuni
Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Hideki Tojo
Tokyo
Tsushima
Iki
Korea
Japanese War Ministry
Home Army
Vinson Plans Moderate Tax Cuts Aimed at Growth
Treasury secretary nominee Vinson signals a cautious tax program focusing on expanding business investment and jobs. He backs repeal of the excess profits tax and cautions against drastic cuts, aligning with Ways and Means Chairman Doughton. He argues tax policy must avoid hurting mass markets and purchasing power while ensuring fairness and inflation control.
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Vinson
Treasury
Congress
War Mobilization
Tokyo
Treasury Department
Ways and Means
Doughton
D-Nc
150 Persons Missing In Fire Aboard Ship
CAIRO Sept 29 150 persons were reported missing after the 10000 ton ship Empire Patrol caught fire off Port Said while repatriating Greek refugees from Abyssinia and East Africa. Four hundred fifty six passengers were believed rescued by the British Navy. Destroyers and aircraft carriers were dispatched after the Navy recovered the crew and salvage attempts continued.
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Cairo
Empire Patrol
Port Said
Abyssinia
East Africa
Truman Stands By In Oil Strike Dispute
President Truman asserts the government will not permit oil shortages as plant shutdowns halve production. He orders union locals to release oil for doctors, nurses, hospitals, fire and police, transit, and armed forces. Basil Knous says settlement can be on an individual company basis. Schwellenbach warns against broad industry wide bargaining and urges cooperation as talks continue.
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Knight
Army
Navy
Basil William L. Knous
Colorado Supreme Court
Schwellenbach
Death Sentence Of Negro Is Commuted
Governor Coke R Stevenson commuted L C Akins death sentence to life imprisonment after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended clemency. Akins, a Dallas slaying suspect, was tried twice with malice cited but not enough for execution. The 1941 shooting occurred when Akins attempted to board a street car near Morris's wife.
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Ustin
Coke R. Stevenson
Board of Pardons and Paroles
L. C. Akins
Dallas
W. L. Morris
Akins
Morris
Ellis County
Dallas County
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Hungary Accepts US Conditions for Diplomatic Restablishment
Hungary has agreed to the United States terms for reestablishing diplomatic relations, signaling an early return to normal ties. The provisional Hungarian regime, installed after Soviet liberation, negotiations were completed amid prior coverage in London and Budapest.
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Washington
Hungary
United States
State Department
Balkan
Germany
Russia
London
Budapest
Broadcast Engineers Sign New Contract
A new contract signed by the National and American Broadcasting companies and the National Association of Broadcast Engineers provides wage increases and graduated pay scales. A strike on Sept. 12 halted networks briefly and disrupted programs for a day. Overtime pay is set on an eight hour day, a compromise between company and union proposals.
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Broadcast Engineers
New York
National and American Broadcasting Companies
National Association of Broadcast Engineers
Savage Forest Flames Halted Near Lagunitas California
Wildfire on Mt Tamalpais scorched over 10,000 acres of brush and redwoods as Marin County Fire Chief Lloyd De La Mon tanya warned evacuations for Lagunitas town of 300 remained possible. Firefighters held the blaze to a hill crest destroying more than 3,000 acres of trees. Nightfall and smoke halted the Navy plan to drop a sulfuric acid compound from torpedo bombers.
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San Francisco
Mt. Tamalpais
Lagunitas
Lloyd de la Montanya
Marin County
Navy
Biddle and Parker to Depart for Europe Duties
Former Attorney General Francis Biddle and Judge John J. Parker will soon leave for Europe to begin their new roles with the international military tribunal to try Nazi war criminals, the White House announced.
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Biddle
Washington
U.R
Francis Biddle
John J. Parker
U. S
International Military Tribunal
Europe
White House
Iteday
U S Raid Bags Big Nazi Ring In Wiesbaden
American troops in Wiesbaden arrest 41 leading Germans including a top dental technician Dr Margaen and others linked to a ring using Freemasons and Catholics to sustain Nazi ideas. Police seize over two tons of food and Nazi propaganda at a cafe near military HQ.
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Associated Press
Weisbaden
James R. Newman
Floral Park
N. Y
Wiesbaden
AMG
Margaen
Germany
PFC James H. Farmer Reported In Fair Condition
Pfc. James H. Farmer Jr., long held as a prisoner of war since May 7, 1942, has been returned to U S military control. The War Department advised his parents that he enlisted Feb 13, 1941, landed at Corregidor April 22, 1942, and fought in the battles of Bataan and Corregidor. His condition is described as fair and he is expected to return to the United States in the near future. He formerly studied locally and worked at Lindsey Theaters in Lubbock.
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James H. Farmer, Jr
Japan
U. S
War Department
Lindsey
Lubbock
Farmer
Pvt
Army
Corregidor
Bataan
Wilson Man Dies In Hospital Here
E. R. Blankney, 48, Wilson farmer, died at 12 20 this morning in Lubbock General Hospital of a heart ailment. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at Wilson. Blakney had lived in Wilson 25 years and had just returned home after two weeks in the hospital. He is survived by his wife, two sons E R Jr and Roger W, two daughters Mrs Walter Gasper and Mrs M W Davis, his father J W Blakney of Graham, a brother J E of Anton, and a sister Mrs W N Stocking of Olney.
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E. R. Blankney
Wilson Farmer
Lubbock General Hospital
Wilson
Rix Funeral Home
Blakney
Pacific Area
Armed Services
Roger W
Walter Gasper
M. W. Davis
Lubbock
J. W. Blakney
Graham
Tex
J. E
Anton
Rain And Crops Continues From Page One
The Plains face forecasts of 80 000 to 100 000 cotton bales overall versus 540 000 last year and 434 000 average. Lubbock county may yield 18 000 to 25 000 bales, against 94 000 last year. Weather risks threaten grain sorghum maturity and quality, with possible seed-grade deterioration if dampness persists. Boll and leaf worm mentions noted in irrigated cotton areas.
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South Plains
Lubbock County
Woman Charged In Husband's Slaying
Ida Mae Clark 18 of Mt Calm was charged with murder in the stabbing death of her husband James Clark 19. Bond set at 2000 after she was arrested in Waco following the Sept 15 incident and death at a Waco hospital Thursday night. Sheriff Ralph Allen filed the charge.
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Hillsboro
Ida. Mae Clark
Mt. Calm
Ralph Allen
James Clark
Waco
Half of Navy Personnel to Leave Philippine Sea
Vice Adm. James L. Kauffman said about half of all Navy personnel in the Philippine sea frontier will be sent home by January 1. He estimated 50,000 to 60,000 officers and men will be moved, with all but the most vital bases rolled up as rapidly as possible.
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Philippine Sea Manila
Philippine Sea Frontier
James L. Kauffman
Philippines
War Fund Drive Sets Rural Solicitation Plans
City hall hosts planning session with chairmen and committees for the National War Fund drive. Speakers outline agency beneficiaries and rural canvassing to begin Monday, with final reports due to Boyd by Saturday.
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Page One
Boyd
E. Marbut
National War Fund
Dewey Knowles
Lubbock County
H. M. Cade
R. L. Foerster
R. L. Green
M. R. Holmes
Jesse M. Johnson
Frank Kitten
W. T. Lemon
Ray Pierce
Pete Workman
L. D. Stanford
C. I. Culver
R. D. Flesher
Frenship
L. M. Huargraves
Mesdames
J. J. Harral
Ed Schroeder
Joe Laverton
Aubrey Bass
J. T. Igo
N. A. Payne
J. W. Bush
Jeff Peach
Messrs
C. P. Young
A. M. Hughes
E. C. Caviness
Charles Long
J. O. Adamson
Relief Orders For Oil Operators Available
Oil operators with ongoing demand may obtain emergency orders relieving them from additional restrictions imposed by the Texas Railroad Commission. Commission Chairman Olin Culberson reported many telegrams from producers since the 400,000 barrel daily cut. exemptions are available on application and valid for 15 days without a hearing.
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Austin
U.P
Texas Railroad Commission
Commission
Olin Culberson
Culberson
Levelland Youth To Enter Southwestern Medical School
Marshall Rhea, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Rhea, leaves for Dallas to enter Southwestern Medical School after completing a three year pre medical course at Texas Tech. He is a May 1943 Lubbock High School graduate and ex-members of the high school band, Boy Scout Troop Five, the Socii club and Alpha Epsilon Delta medical fraternity at Texas Tech.
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Levelland
Marshall Rhea
C. J. Rhea
Texas Tech
Dallas
Southwestern ‘Medical ] School
Rhea
Lubbock High School
Mose Hood
Socii Club
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Texas
Tecn
Allied Commission plans Balkans peace conference in London
An Allied Commission proposal calls for a peace settlement conference in London with all powers aligned against the Axis. It would occur after or with the next foreign ministers’ session, possibly in November, with bellicose parties airing views before final handling by Russia Britain and the United States.
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Balkans
London
Balkan
Russia
Britain
United States
Unfilled Newsprint Orders Cut Back by WPB
The War Production Board ordered newspapers and others to cancel unfilled newsprint orders for delivery by Sept 30 or deduct the quantity from October quotas. As an example a publisher with 200 tons for October and 50 tons unfilled by Sept 10 would receive no more than 200 tons in October. if the unfilled order remains, the October quota would drop by 50 tons.
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Washington
U.P
War Production Board
WPB
Canyon Graduate Receives Orden Del Sol from Peru
Dr. Ples Harper, graduate of West Texas State Teachers College, awarded Orden Del Sol by the Peruvian government for his work with the Peruvian North American institute. He earned a PhD from the University of Peru and has lived in Peru for several years.
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Canyon
Peru Canyon
Tex
West Texas State Teachers College
Ples Harper
Peruvian North American Institute
Harper
Peru
University of Peru
Army air forces veterans visit Lubbock in brief
1st Lt St Griffin recently discharged after 3 1/2 years flew 50 missions as bombardier with the 15th Air Force in Italy and earned the Purple Heart Air Medal with three clusters Presidential citation and ETO ribbon with four battle stars He and his wife Margaret Schroeder visit in the home of her parents W M Schroeder Also S/Sgt A J Howell honorable discharged after five years with the 6th Air Force in the Caribbean plans to stay in Lubbock and live with his parents and Mrs Howell's parents Traffic accidents during drizzle injure one man Odell Kirby 22 slight injury from a car crash at 25th and Ave V Willie Jones jailed on a 500 peace bond after threatening a woman A 1938 Ford stolen from J R Bridges and a green 1939 Pontiac still unrecovered from Russell Hardin both in Lubbock
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Army Air Forces
St. Griffin
Margaret Schroeder
Lubbock
Griffin
15Th Air Force
Italy
W. M. Schroeder
A. J. Howell
J. C. Howell
6Th Air Force
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
British West Indies
States
Boca Ratonfield
Fla
Howell
Odell Kirby
Ave. T
Kirby
Ave. V
Deward Kirby
J. R. Bridges
Texas
Russell Hardin
Birth of son to Corp and Mrs Servante in St Mary's hospital
Congratulations to Corp and Mrs R N Servante of 1806 Ave L on the birth of a son weighing 5 pounds 8 ounces at 11 50 PM Saturday night in St Mary's hospital. Corp Servante is stationed at Albuquerque.
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Corp
R. N. Servante
1806
Ave. L
St. Mary’s Hospital
Servante
Albuquerque
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G. L. Aycock
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Marvin Thomas
Cate Keeler
C. C. Sherrod
A. G. Lundberg
Earl Rogers
Edgar Rush
J. B. Hutson
John Pugh
G. W. Haralson
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W. B. Putman
Bill Newman
M. J. Williams
Carl Vardeman
Arnold
James Reed
Joe Yett
Joe Motsenbocker
J. R. Wood
J. O. Barnhart
Posey
H. C. Robertson
T. A. Johnson
S. N. Gentry
F. W.hinson
Myrick Bldg
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Petersburg
Happy Unicon
John Deere
Drew Case Lister
Lester
Cave
Avery
EG. M
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Albert Buhrkuhl
Allied Commission
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Katie Mae Toliver
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