Raids Seize Alcohol at 14 Spots In Lamesa
Lawmen from state county and city raided 14 joints Friday night in Dawson County, arresting 11 people and seizing beer whiskey and wine. Warranted arrests followed from TABC undercover purchases as officers targeted bootleg operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa
Dorothy Miller
Texas Alcoholic Beverages Commission
Welch
Guadalupe Valley
Deborah Oneida Butler
Guadalupe Hilburn
Earl Scott
Felix Hipolito
Jimmy Lee Hawkins
Betty Deary
L.E. Collins
Odell Johnson, Sr
Marvin Fleming, Jr
Mathis Bogus
Bogus
TABC
Bill Flynn
Lee Bartlett
Guy Kinnison
DPS
Kenneth Walters
Joe Lee Butler
O'Donnell
Stanley Krause
Joe Stone
Earl Scott's
Terry Brown
Bennie Green
Merchants Vow Crackdown on Shoplifters in Lamesa
Local merchants and the Police Department union to curb shoplifting after reports of substantial annual losses. The meeting of Retail Trade Commerce led to pledges and a backroom reporting page noting numerous confiscations of beer liquor and wine from various addresses including 610 South Lynn 123 South Boston 205 North Elgin and 117 South Canyon among others with several items seized and more details promised on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa
Retail Trade Committee
Chamber of Commerce
South Lynn
South Boston
North Elgin
South Canyon
South Elgin
Ideas Advanced For Bicentennial Project
The Bicentennial Horizons Committee chaired by Ray Renner heard many proposals at a public meeting including a YMWCA teenage center, old building rejuvenation, highway landscaping, a statue, Forrest Park expansion, courthouse facelift, and support for a community college. The committee will pick the most feasible project, with funding to come from the community since no state or federal funds are available. County officials announced remodel plans for the Women’s Building, met with enthusiasm, while residents urged broad participation and further ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Renner
YMWCA
Forrest Park
Leslie Pratt
Commis
Dawson County
Rejuvenate Lamesa For Jubilee Effort Urges Clean Up
Lamesa residents are urged to participate in the Rejuvenate Lamesa For the Jubilee campaign led by the Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce. Members will contact neighbors about small clean up tasks to beautify lawns, homes, alleys, and vacant lots during the week. The Garden Club plans beautification at the Y intersection of North Dallas and Lynn Avenues with a sprinkler system and possible memorial statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa Woman's Study Club
Press Reporter
America
L.D. (Wayne) Echols
Woman’s Study Club
Lamesa
Teague
Chamber of Commerce
Newt Pederson
Joe Stone
Brownheld
Pederson
Donna Capps
Garden Club
Dallas
Lynn Avenues
Texas Highway Department
Jubilee attendance notes for LHS alumni
LANCE FURLOW Class of 1934 and his wife Amelia have lived in Durango since 1959 with children. THRUSTON O NEAL Class of 1940 and wife Virginia will travel from Midland to the Jubilee. T NEIL LEATHERWOOD Class of 1959 and wife Judy Clearman plan to attend and may organize a tennis tournament. CHARLES T MORRIS Class of 1928 and wife Louise reside in Houston with six children. the Class of 1950 25th anniversary will be attended by many, led by Peggy Lowe Barron with 23 letters from classmates listing Donald Bubba Cotton Ronald Chapman Keith Vandivere Janice Barron Elston Frankie Scott Trotter Dorman Herman. Y all come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lance Furlow
Furlow
Durango
Colo
Amelia
Thruston O'Neal
LHS
Virginia
Midland
T. Neil Leatherwood
Judy Clearman
Leatherwood
el Paso
Charles T. Morris
Morris
Louise
Houston
Peggy Lowe Barron
Donald Bubba
Cotton
Ronald Chapman
Keith Vandivere
Janice Barron Elston
Frankie Scott Trotter
Dorman Herman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stephen Henry
Liquor Control Division
Lamesa Retail Merchants Committee
The
Walter Buckel
Humdrum
Sioner Alton Addison
Renner
Horizons
Robert Borella
Ron Layton
Jerry Patterson
Oma Dee Phillips
John Banta
Jean Black
Louise Reid
Louise Montgomery
Gerald Riggan
Norman Schoonover
Elwood Freeman
John Hegi
Alton Addison
Theda Smith
Bowen Cox
Carolyn Cohorn
Truett Hobnett
Richard Crawley
Alan Bligh
Dorothy Haney
Texas
James Harold Parham
Terry Douglas Smith
Smith
Todd
Parham
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