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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1955
Page
6
Lubbock Texas hosts the Texas Twirling Festival as part of the Panhandle South Plains Fair on Oct 11. The NBTA sanctioned contest features solo divisions for girls 10 and under 11 15 seniors 15 plus and open boys plus an ensemble event. Judge Carl David Dunn will select winners with trophies and medals awarded.
Licenses dated August 5 through August 8 list numerous couples from Fort Worth Odessa Big Spring Midland Jal N M Eunice and other towns. Names include Kay L Walker Lewis S Zocher Barbara Ann Shoemaker Charles Don Wood and Barbara Joe Stafford among others with varying ages and residences in Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma region.
St Louis traffic police oppose wearing Bermuda shorts on duty after Mayor Raymond Tucker suggested shorts for hot weather at main street intersections. The dispute centers on proper police attire and officer comfort while on patrol.
Canned ham or luncheon meat is mixed with mayonnaise, chili sauce, horseradish, mustard and Tabasco to form a savory cake layered with potato and celery. The recipe uses gelatin, water and vegetables, chilled in a mold and unmolded for serving with a salad garnish.
The average American is expected to eat about 77 pounds of beef in 1955.
The Veterans Administration reminds World War II veterans that they have one year from July 25 to finish GI training and two years from July 25 to apply for GI Loans. The education program ends July 25, 1955 for most veterans in training, with training payments to schools and veterans stopping on that date.
The GI loan program runs two more years ending July 25 1957 for nearly all World War II veterans. A small exempt group enlisted under the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act between October 6 1945 and October 5 1946 has nine years to finish GI training and ten years to apply for loans. Over 90 percent of the 3 750 000 loans financed homes, with 220 000 business loans and 67 000 farm loans. Since 1944 more than 7 800 000 veterans received some GI Bill education or training, peaking in 1947 with over 2 500 000 in schools or training. Only about 138 000 WWII veterans remain in training under the original GI Bill.
Robert Atwood told state police that a twin engine jet plane flew so low that the noise shattered the rear window of his late model car near Weidman Michigan.
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