Community Leaders Shine In Industrial Site Talks
A tall kindly man in his early seventies toured Lamesa meeting the local Chamber industrial team. He seeks sites, labor data and facts for plant location while visiting other areas. The Chamber and team are praised for working behind the scenes to attract industry. optimism grows as weeks pass. The Optimist Club plans May 11 Youth Appreciation Banquet at the High School Student Center with EJ Holub as speaker. Three federal agencies will present findings at a 2 p.m. public briefing in Lubbock on the West Texas Eastern New Mexico Import Water Study at the Koko Palace Convention Center.
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Lamesa
Chamber and
Optimist Club
EJ. Holub
Texas Tech
West Texas
New Mexico
Lubbock
Koko Palace Convention Center
Bureau of Reclamation
Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River Commission
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Banks Report Record $51.9 Million Deposits in Lamesa
Lamesa banks show deposits of $51.9 million for the first four months, a rise of about $8 million from a year ago and over 16 percent. The late cotton crop and selling season boosted liquidity while pre-planting work remained low.
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Lamesa
Klondike and Flower Grove School District Consolidation Set
An April 30 consolidation election is ordered for Klondike and Flower Grove school districts. Voters in both districts must approve the merger to form the Klondike Consolidated Independent School District. Balloting runs 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. with polling in Klondike and Dawson County absentee voting.
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Klondike
Flower Grove
Klondike and
Dawson County
Leslie Pratt
Pratt
Martin County
Klondike Consolidated Independent School District
Martin
Dawson Counties
Jesse Stephens
J.D. Smith
Louie C White
Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named at Lamesa High
Rebecca Levacy and David Corley top the senior class of 162 at Lamesa High School for 1972 73 with Levacy narrowly defeating Corley by a thousandths margin Both are active in band choir Future Teachers Association and other clubs Principal Neal Chastain praises their high GPAs and well rounded leadership roles The top ten list includes Lee Kral Brett Hamilton Janan Purkaple Linda Moody Sam Chiles Randy Addison Greg Cannady and Vicky Anderson See students page for more details.
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Neal Chastain
Rebecca Levacy
David Corley
Lamesa High School
Corley
James Maddox
Lee Kral
Brett Hamilton
Janan Purkaple
Linda Moody
Sam Chiles
Randy Addison
Greg Cannady
Vicky Anderson
Rebecca
John Levacy
David
Ray Corley
Hogg Named VP at Lubbock National Bank
Nelson Hogg, current vice-president at First National Bank, resigns effective May 1 to become vice-president in the agricultural loan department of Lubbock National Bank. A Lamesa native and Texas Tech alumnus, he has served about three and a half years at FNB and is treasurer of the Lamesa Chamber of Commerce. SEE HOGG PAGE 2.
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Hogg
Lubbock National Bank
Nelson Hogg
First National Bank
agricultural loan department
the
Lamesan
First National
Texas Tech University
First National Bank of Lubbock
Lamesa
FNB
Richard Crawley
Lubbock
Naymon Everett Day Honors O'Donnell Barber of 50 Years
Naymon Everett, longtime O'Donnell barber, was honored on April 5 1923 marking fifty years in the trade since he began barbering at age seventeen in Gail and O'Donnell. He trained at Amarillo Barber College, then worked in Clovis NM and Lamesa for Roy Mills Allen Seal and Jess Walker.
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Naymon Everett
O'Donnell
Everett
Gail and O'Donnell
Amarillo Barber College
Clovis, NM
Lamesa
Roy Mills
Allen Seal
Jess Walker
SEE BARBER PAGE
Oil Committee Maps Emphasis For September
Chamber of Commerce members outlined plans for a September oil month with speakers for civic groups and ladies organizations to educate Lamesans about the industry in Dawson County. Chairman Travis King said information would focus on drilling and exploration, pipelines and ecology, and well servicing. See Oil Page 2.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dawson County
Travis King
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Buckel
Lamesa National Bank
Miss Levacy
Future Teachers Association
National Honor Society
First Baptist Church
Don Bryant
Lloyd Cline
John Palmore
Farris High
Jim Norris
R.B. Snell
Oil Committee
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