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PAGi LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL "War Agitators" In U. S. Gain Ground Lubbock, Texos, Sundoy, Moy 11, 1941 Tune In 1340 Kilocycles; Rodio Station KFYO Opinion Is Aired In Nazi Capita! BERLlk, German gave the deepest attention tonight to American as the impression grew in Berlin that agitators" were gaining ground in the United States. Portions of the German press took a serious view of matters, and the words of American speakers were studied as the possibility United States entry into became the subject of increasingly intense conjecture. Among the reactions wai the repetition of a suggestion that all Europe must become a unit in opposition to the Anglo-Saxon world.

Germans argued that blockade and other mechanisms of war made the whole continent the victim of attacks aimed st the Texas' 1940 News Parade To Mark Time At West Texas Museum At Tech During Next Two Weeks; AP Pictures Coming 1 Q.4/1 Axis. There were indications France was being considered as part of this unity program and that she must cooperate in opposing any coalition of powers against Germany and Italy. Tne well-informed commentary Dtenst Aus Deutschland called attention to a statement attributed to Fernand de Hrinors, Vichy's ambassador to Paris, that "United States entry into the war would impose upon Europe the common task of preparing a common defense." By Darlan the official German news agency, said in dispatches to that this remark had been made by French Vice Premier Jean Darlan to U. S. Ambassador William D.

Leahy. The Texas' 1840 parade, as through the camera's Jens, will mark time for a 15-day retrospective survey at the West Texas Museum beginning Thursday. Under aujpicea of Texas Technological College Art institute, the 165 news photographs which comprised an exhibition held in connection with the Texas Associated Press Managing association convention in Sari Antonio in January, will be displayed. The pictures are on tour which will them to cities throughout the slate during the year, climaxed by an extended showing at the Stale of Texas in this fall. Highlight! Of Shots The show ij the pictorial account of the highlights of who- and how printed during 1940 by the state's member papers of the Associated Press.

The reporter! art those alert lensmen -who apparently are al- on the acene murder Is committed, when death visits the highway, when break out and floods deluge the land, youth puts on his new 'iier's uniform and a pretty a bathing suit, and when clouds up to make an artistic triumph an historic monument. With usually but one chance to get their story, they "write" It, jiot on the typewriter's keys, but with the click of the shutter of that! graphic Instrument which the; movies call a which they refer to prosaic-ally enoughj a a a camera. N'ot at all prosaic are the which come out of records action-filled and dramatic U. S.emD«sy promptly denied the and gor wMch are humai jeport, and Leahy himself said the urn( rlts llow Texans live. Thev question never had arisen his paint ith Jight the beau(y Adm.ral Darlan.

progress of the state. (In another dispatch to SwiUer- Ar. Included bUl Jf 1 Ber in From the competing group of DftB quoted rle Brlnon saying ninet whlch augmented by France still has a navy ready for and that force will be necessary if the United States iti- tends to occupy West Africa.) Dakar, French There' was evidence that official Germany had confidence In ihe strength of her alliances. Japan was counted on to stand by, and it was insisted again that ths Reich's relations with Ru.s«ia remained mutually helpful and cooperative. Jimmy In The under a headline, ''Jimmy Roosevelt Is in the War Already," carried thin comment: "James Roosevelt, tn Cairo, was reported as the U.

S. hasn't sent any troops around but for practical purposes America Is in the "Children and usually fell the truth, although In Ihis instance it the wishes ol certain war agitators which are naively repented." The same paper also repeated Ihe notion often brought forth by the German press that the main aim of James' father, President Roosevelt, is to fall heir to the British empire If it collapses under German blows, and particularly to get possession of the British Heel. Glorious Victory Britis publications of 483,124 tons of ship losses for 'April was hailed by Germans as evidence of the of their submarines and air force in the battle of the Atlantic. On the air-war front, DNB said fires set by German bombers last night still were burning today in, armaments works and airports of the English Midlands- Trie German high command ac knowlcrfccd that British bombers causer! a number of casualties in the center of Berlin and set fire: in industrial Mannheim In overnight It said British planes were destroyed, Germans noted, but did not celebrate, the Mny anniversary of the of seventy-five others which not necessarily taken in 1940 snd were entered for exhibition only, the prize winners in several classes selected by three judges: A. Clarence Smith of the department of news photography at Baylor university, Waco; El wood Payne of Austin, and Lieut.

W. P. Nuchols of the Randolph Field public relations department. Some of Texas newspaperdom's classics are included in the exhibition of course, there are gory murder and suicide, some striking landscapes, industrial shots, pets and Lone Star together presenting a panorama of news and the pic- turization of Texans at work and at play. lamesa To Be Host To Methodist Meet LAMESA, May 10.

Annual Lubbock district eonfer- snce of Methodist churches will ne conducted at First Methodist church of Lamesa nil dav Wednesday, with Dr. O. P. Clark of Lubbock. district superintendent, Approximately 300 persons from the 35 charges of the Luhbock district are expected to be present at the meeting, which Is mainly a business session.

Attending be pastors and HOTARY'S Chesley R. Perry, of Chicago, 'abovev has been secretary Rotary International aince 1910, leaving an active business life to become the executive of a fast growing civic that was spreading to many nations outside the United States. A member of the original group in 1905 that Rotary, Jie, with Paul Hfirri.i. an idea for a national association that later became world-wide. Perry established "The Ro- tariarf and was its editor for He is a Spanish-Amer- Boyd ican war veteran.

Langston Named To Lubbock Staff Of Southwestern Life Appointment of Lonnle Langston io the staff of representatives of Southwestern Life Insurance company in Lubbock made public in an announcement received here Saturday from C. f. O'Donnell of Dallas, president. Langston has been special agent of the Aetna Insurance company of Hartford. Connecticut, in Lubbock since In 1938 he ranked 21st of the company's entire agency force throughout the and he ranked 8-Hli during both 1939 and 1940.

Horn Mnrch 20. 1906. at Turbe- v-ille, South Carolina. Langston received his education from Furman university from which he received his B. A.

degree in 1927 ami the University of South Carolina from which he received hi.i M. A. degree in 1923. He did special graduate work afterwards at the University of Iowa in mathematics nnd actuarial science. He has completed parts I.

51 and IV of the lift insurance studies leading to the designation of Chartered Life Underwriter and is planning to tnkc examinations in June of this year of HI and which win com- pk-te his C. L. U. work. began his business ca- as a professor at Slaton School Programs Set ocf SLATON', May sermon and commencement ex.er- cises be conducted for 45 Slaton High school seniors next week.

Sunday night, Rev. W. F. Ferguson, pastor of the First church of Slaton, will preach the' graduation sermon, and Tuesday night Dr. VY.

R. White, president of HarduvSimmons university, make the commencement ad- dress. Sunday's Program Sunday night's program, begin- ning at 3:30 o'clock in the high school auditorium: Processional. Miss Lorer.e McClintock; invocation. Rev.

J. Paul Stevens; "God of Our 1 high school chorus', announce- menu, Boyd; scripture read- ing. Rev. H. C.

Gordon; sermon. Mr. Ferguson; doxology; benediction, Rev. Ernest McCoy; recessional, Miss McClintock. Commencement exercises will begin at 8:30 o'clock night In the school The program: Processional, Miss McCHnfvck; invocation, Mr.

Ferguson; saima- tory address, Mildred Pavton; I "Crescendo" by Lasson. Elizabeth Stokes; valedictory address, H. Hall; commencement 1 Doctor White: presentation of di-i plornas, Judge C. Smith, president of the Slaton school board: presentation of special school principal: i H.III1.I-.H.J-. rt proiessor at The program npms with a Texas having ser-erl tonal bv Dr.

Chirk at oVlnrV -n lionM by Dr. Clark 8:30 o'clock I morning The business! swsion will a roil rail. a he Ur Reports will be heard from chairmen of the following committees: lay activities, A. N. Gamble, Lubbock, district lay i leader; financial system, ftev.

i K. Stephen 1 Iii.ilot!; evangelism, Rev. K. D. Landrelh.

Lamesa; ar- repted supply Rev. O. K. Ttirrcntinc. Tahoka; license to prench and Bdnussir.n.

Rev. I Robinson, First Methodist church Lubbock: 'ienrnns nnr elders' orders. Rev. Preston Florence. Semino'e, district a sr jrsr.ce.

hi? ch statistics tatjon of American Legion awards. S. N. Gentry: benediction. McCoy; recessional, Miss McClintock.

Candidates Are Listed Candidates for graduation are: i Pat Appling, C. Burton. Donald Cherry, Emory Clifton, James Eu- banks, Glenn Douthil Grinstcarl. Hall, Homer J. W.

Martiridale, Walter Mosser. i Walter Porsch, Kirby Scudder. i Cloyd Stanford. Kennoth Tnnner, I Wayne James Wools- ley. R.

W. Wicker, Van Smith, W. H. Verrnillion, L. C.

Carlton Gordon, Billic Allen. Lo- rene Becker, Junnita Burns, Bon- i nie Cooper, Marie Cosgrovo, Fran- i ces Crowther. Bernadine Grabber, i Alvera Hutfless, Virginia Margaret Kirkiand. Audrey Kitten, i Vivian Murphreo. Evelyn Owens' i Miss Payton.

Billic Rust. MaritR Shelby, Smith. Smith. Miss Stokes. Ravi Tucker, Jimmic Fny i Wilson and GnrncUn Hnrnplon.

Afrs. H. E. Woodward is class sponsor. The seniors plan trip to Carlsbad cavc-ms aiu! will leave Slaion i Wednesday morning.

HUMAN BONES Due to difference of opinion a.s to just what is a separalc bone, the number of bones in the human body is estimated at between 206 nnd 270. 'J I knej; Countries and slate of the rruircrTand France. Newspapers referred to Christian literature. Rev .1 Hitler as the military genius MoFJeynold--, Levi-lland: mission'; German people "the: and church extension. Rex- Harik5, Brownfield; ChriMiart edu- cntjoti and college support.

Rev. W. Hamilton. Lubbock, con'y: wom- most glorious victory of their bis- tory." Jap Paper Declares Naval Pact Formed TOKYO. May 10 newspaper Mich: insisted for the rnird today that a secret military and naval agreement had an5 soriciy of Christian Service Mrs.

M. R. Hilburn. Lijbbock rary and naval agreement had i been Concluded by Great Britain. IS (X 11 ted Un tfiP I Tn Itprf Sll a i Way To See Mother the United States, China.

Australia and the Netherlands East Indies To secure a defence line from Mediterranean to the United Staler. Xichi Xichi's report, on a dispatch from Shanghai, said xvas a unit of the defense paUern, A further conference on the hJ.3 been in Sincaporc May newspaper clared. insurance career ne plan- su-i conservation and has in the study ir.r,r taxes. i'-, fif articles pertaining 'r, lite insiirar.ce, having contrso'jtM to numerous sir.nitl He is a member of the Xatiorml Association of Life and of the Mathematical of America, Lansst'ui is married and the two sons. He livei 2-127 Nineteenth street.

Ax representative of South- 1 western Life in Lubhock he will make his headquarters in Suite 503 Lubbock -National building. lunch in the church at noon. "The Original MOTHER'S DAY GIFT" FLOWERS Sundny, May 11 lh Phone Your Florist tJnJIl Noon Sunday OSKAl.OOSA. May 10 Shaw won't to deliver hlr Mother's day Rift he'd planned. carefully-wrapped psrrel addressed simply to "Mother." was found last night in Ihe of rnifhprt motorcycle near the critically, injured 23-y V.

ROBERTSON CO A 1, A CORRECrrVE GARryfENTS PtosU Tkh urjical k.lt frft Ifcmoch. It it tptciol men pod putct treintd to tif roth ef ond AIKWA1 fiifrd Thit em oceir em eenferf. tjt et rfemoMtroU gar ximtt no obTiccficn on oott. MARK HALSEY DRUG STORE highway here. Dr.n.

employed at Rnck Island. 111., wr.s going home to spend the holiday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. L.

Shaw. Officers theorized a hit-run driver may have struck him. He died this morning. COLD DRY FUR STORAGE have largest Fur Storage Vaults in West Texas. BRAY'S CLEANERS 19ih SJ.

Phone 1878 QUALITY GLASSES IMPROVE BOTH VISION AND APPEABftNCE In for Idntncth CHARLES C. MURRAY R'lM'rri OplKmrl 1 Hanna-Pope Co, GIFTS for the sweet gir GRADUATE Linen Hankies .25 to Nylon Hosiery 1.25 to 1. Costume Jewelry Engraved Vanities House Shoes Lovely Bags Aero-Pak Luggage 7 Nylon Panties Beautiful Slips Lovely Gowns 1 Slack Suits 3 New Summer Gloves Dorothy Gray Make-Up Set Hot Weather Cologne Bath-0-Foam Sachet 50 50 1.00 to 7.45 1.00 1.98 to 3.95 1.00 to 5.00 .95 to 35.00 .59 to 1.50 1.00 to 3.98 .98 to 10.85 .98 to 16.95 1.00 to 2.95 1.00 1.00 .50 to 1.00 FT-S for'the young man GRADUAT Summer Robes 1.98 to 3.95 Summer Pajamas 2.00 Sporf Shirts 1.00 to 2.95 Summer Anklets Summer Ties Cooper's Shorts .50 Cooper's Undershirts 50 Slack Suits 3.95 to 8.95 Hickok Belts 1.00 Hickok Suspenders 1.00 Hickok Jewelry 50 to 2.50.

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