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Avalanche-Journal (Newspaper) - December 18, 1960, Lubbock, Texas
4a lib Stock Horning december for Road work will be spent in Lubbock the Texas Highway Miles Seal coat Fai Sion has approved expenditure Highway safety Ana betterment program sin Lubbock county daring 3sa announced o grata District Highway Engi Zeer Here cram said a total of High Way Miles in the county will be in voiced the work will be under of h Bruce Bryan District maintenance Engineer for Seal Coats and James Stevens or resident Engineer for reconstruct lion the work is part of two state ride Highway housekeeping1 revealed by the Texas Kig Havay department totalling million the programs Are keyed to safety features and proper Upkeep of the state Highway sys tem evenly divided the two programs will be evenly divided financially throughout state with million to be on the u state High Way system and so million ear marked for the farm and ranch to Market Road network Grain explained in this District of 4314 Miles will be involved at a total Icci of the items in the two programs covering a total of 224 counties will be car Ped out within the next Calendar year a total of Miles of u s and state highways and Miles of farm Market roads Are included in the work list will get such improve As surface widening Bridge and replacement base strengthening and paving of Shoul Ders locations Are Given the locations of projects a lengths proposed work and estimated costs for the farm to Market Road improvement phase in Lubbock county Are As follows pm 1294 from Miles East of the Hockley Countyline to us 400 from us 62 and s2 South t pm 40 Miles Seal coat s3 700 pm 400 Miles North of us s4 and Miles South Miles reconstruct lion grading structures and sur facing the state Highway safety and betterment phase of the program in the county will include us 7 from the traffic Circle in Lubbock or Niue to the Lynn county line the approximate length is Miles with Seal coat As the proposer work and an estimated Cost o the farm Market Road improvement program for other counties in District 5 during 1961 will be As follows Castro 16s from Hart Lamb Cuaty Une 5 5 Miles Seal coat Cochran 59t irom Stas 214 to the Hogewey county line sea coat pm 17so lira 301 to Yoakum county line Miles Seal coat Crosby from us s2 at rails to Garea count lice Niiles Seal coat pm 40 irom pm 3ts so ail o lore so to Fil 122 7 Miles Seal Coal pm 2236 from of 62 and 62 North Miles Seal coat Fil 40 from pm 1s31 to m 651 6 Miles Seal coat pm 151 from Miles North of Crosby on o us e2 in Crosbyton recon a radial Sirac Tures Anil surtax Dawson of iss4 Tram us s o to Rafleh county use Siles Seal coat Iso sum us s at Arvana East Miles sea coat fit 2054 from state 137 West 5 Miles Seal coat fit 1064 Irons Miles North of Slun Verrille to us Iso 7 Miles Seal coat hb2 from state 349 to us is i2 Miles Seal coat sl900 fit 03 from Gaines comity line to state 34 at Patricia Miles Saal coat Floyd pm 23 from us 70 North Miles Seal coat St 1065 rom Briscoe county line Scuta Miles Eal coat pm 7s4 Fiorisi Hale county line to Barwise 25 Miles sea pm 7s6 irom state 207 to school a Niles Seal coat Gaines county it 703 from Martin county line to Dawson county line Seal cot s200 Garea pm 22 from 12th it in Post to us 380 mile Seal coat s200 pm 1313 from us so at Post to fit i 3 Miles Seal coat Fil 22s2 from inn county line o us s4 5 Miles Seal coat pm cos 1mm us 3so North Miles Seal oat Fil 2105 from us is at ii Bland South Miles sea coat of of 51 from Crosby Coane line Miles reconstruction Cadi Truc res and Surta Cine Hale 1071 from fit 594 West 2 Miles sea coat pm 7s9 rom 1 mite South of pm 7s4 to pm is camera Parade Here at your Headquarters for Kodak cameras to for indu Ceylon a prime minister sri Mavo ban Dar Snike is leaving tuesday on a pilgrimage to Buddhist shrines in India and will Tanaia until Jan 6 an official announcement said her three daughters and a accompany her 3 Muei Seal Coal Hockley Coan Jiw turn Tat wit id mate us Seil coat Iai oui Ukia in Coral co Tux use us lib Mues Ecal coat ills us Tamn Rota us in at to Itti is Miles Seal coat f own by m in Sudan to pm rates Seal Coa saw Ojito us 3so Saih m f m Lils n nulls Seal coat ski from Cowon East 10 Gana b lice 2 boat uhf a Fil Abs win us a to pm Mosi Seal coat 1s56 Tram us so Ortii 5 Seal coat Al jew kit 21s2 from Lubbock county Lioe 10 pm 2u Miles Seal coat Hoq Pesner 1412 Toia deaf county line to us 60 at Slioma Railei Seal coat Swisher Sis Praia us s7 West tues seat coat is jew Fil 1ssl from us t7 East mites Seal coat jsl20q Terry 211 Iram Fis to us so 5 Seal coat a Tiofil Esi Iron Yoa Kurn county line to us fi2 sj5 at Wellman reconstruction Grad i structures and sur Jackins Miles pm 4te ram us 3so Aiuto to Kil 3s6 Miles reconstruction Radins structures and sur Macins Yoakum 396 irom state 214 East to by use tace safety and betterment a Rosian Lor other Cou aues in the District will be As follows Castro s6 in Demmitt rom West City limits to East City limits p Mues Seal coat us 3s5 from state 194 to i Jamb county line Miles Seal coat state 134 Taan state to Pimmit us beast to so Riser club so in Dimmitt Tai North City limits to state is its mite Seal coat Coch ran 214 irom Morton South to Youtam a Flinty line 213 Miles re construction Tad inc Stu cares and Sar lacing on Mues and Seal coat on its Miles Floyd 207 irom Briscoe county line to Miles North of Floydada iz2 Miles coat cans 43 in Southland us 84 East mite Seal coat j700 us is in Post from 15th is to 3rd St i coat Laos 46 irom us so la Post South mile Seal coat Sogl Hale comity state j94 from Swisher county line Southeast Miles Seal coat Swisher 194 from us 2 and os5 in Bravn fled South to Dawmn county Ime Miles reconstruction Fradin structures and surface nor s5so 000 1oakum 3sq irom iiexi1 co state1 line to Plains 14 9 coat Catholic school sets Yule show a Christmas program in three and Many others parts will be presented by the sett Tim third part will be Christ Pepper shot party 100 members of 10 sororities at Texas tech were guests saturday at a Peppermint party sponsored by Kappa Kappa Gamma at the sorority Lodge 2414b Broadway among those attending were left to right Sudie Halsey i Phi from Lubbock Jean Peirsol Kappa Kappa Gamma Dallas Diana Harbert Kappa Kappa Gamma Dumas and Dannes Hickey i Phi Crane Peppermint ice Cream and Candy is served at the party held shortly before Christmas each year with members of All Campus social sororities invited staff photo enemy Pete Norris is granted parole Austin up Norris the Bis Public enemy no 1 during the 1940s and brother he late fort Worth badman Gene 3aul Norris is free from prison legally for the first time in near y 24 years Norris 48 had twice before been free but both times illegally he escaped from prison farms we had been confined in both 1942 and 1945 it was a series of daring hold ups by Norris during his 13421943 period of Freedom that earned him of his top crime rating he has been serving some 700 years in sentences Gene Paul who helped his brother escape from prison in 1942 and who won the title of the Southwest no 1 bad Man after was returned to prison was shot to death by a posse of Law men in a Field near Springtown in 1957 inhere Pete the state Board of pardons and paroles announced in Austin that Norris had been released on parole dents of St Elizabeths Catholic school Here at tuesday the presentation is a tribute of gratitude to the priests of the Par ish for five years of service the Christmas to be Ksn by the first Grade students will be the first part o the pro Gram a Christmas Carol adapted from the play by Charles Dickens will be presented by the fourth and fifth Grade students this Sec Ond part of the program will Fea Ture a cast with Ricky Oloughlin As Ebenezer Scrooge Ramsey Banks As Jacob Marleys ghost James my Kajjy As Bob crat Chitt Mas in the second third fourth and fifth Grade students the christinas program is under the direction of sister Matilda sister John Bosco and mrs Gary Dunkerley admission is 50 cents for adults and cents for children the Public is invited Sake output boosted Tokyo bumper Rice crop has moved japans National taxation Agency to allow an per cent increase in the past years output Ghana usa0ek to visit Accra Ghana Kwame Nkrumah accompanied by Cabinet ministers and leading members of his convention pies party leaves next Friday for a weeks visit to Conakry capital of Guinea this week 19 thru dec 24 no pleats mens suits Plain dresses blankets mens shirts trousers 49e hats re weaving Dye work suede jackets cleaned finished also Cuell no clean a at ass Price owner j l Hardin operator in Libeks leading cleaners haters since i90o 170810 Broadway open monday and thursday til Brownie 8 camera lowest priced movie camera in Kodak history join the family fun of making movies keep a record of times buying camera Ana making the movies Are easy with the new Brownie 8 the Price is the lowest Ever and shoo Fig novies is As easy As taking snapshots just set a dial of Maich the Days Light no other adjustments the save on bolex b8sl compute Natick with lenses includes both Normal Lens 13mm and telc photo Lens year 36mm for instant switch to closeup shots priced separately camera and lenses total get both on bom picture time Spe Cial for Only Only a few Iii Stock Hur Kyl c8sl color single Speed single Lens Case Lens and Speed both preset for Simplic Ity a amount lenses interchangeable for varied it Tecott perfect exposures every time with Lystar 13mm Lens Only Luis shown opt sol comp Matic electric movie camera this camera measures fight through the gives perfect exposure for exact Field the Lens covers this Cameta gives precise exposure for any inns you change for perfect Hollywood shots this camera is easy to use just line up 2 Needles and shoot you cant make an exposure mistake this camera runs at a pre set Speed that is govenor coat Ched a action is lifelike no slowdowns this camera has Stop action Remote control geared footage indicator and sound signal of rundown this camera taxes d mount lenses for a Choice of Vilde Angle telephoto or special Lens shots a prices include fed Crai tax where Rippli Catt sweaters one group Slacks one group values 9 95 vests Ideal for sifts one group 20 off Corduroy Slacks values to car Coats one group regular to values Al weather goals Beautiful topcoats to be worn As Topcoat and rain coat zip out liner Reg 195 mufflers All off Corduroy suits values sizes 33 39 40 Only off suits handsome fabrics in conventional and regular models entire Stock 20 off camera Center 1001 13th St Comer Texas 3hi of p022293 free gift wrapping plenty of free parking Campus Toggery 2422 Broadway
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