Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Lubbock Avalanche Journal in Lubbock, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1950

Page

9

Spur Wins Four Firsts In District 3-A Meet At Floydada

Spur led with four first places at the District 3-A Interscholastic League contests held at Floydada. Ralis and Paducah each won two events. Floydada Tulia Lockney Crosbyton also earned firsts. Winners spanned events from typing to number sense with various performers from Spur Paducah Ralls Tulia Floydada Crosbyton and Tulia named among top placers.

Spur Floydada Apri Ralis Paducah Tulia Lockney Crosbyton Betty Thornton Ralls Janet Walters Bill MacShipley Jean Barton Myrna Wilson Virginia House Ra'ls Jackie Cloud Carrol Handley Tommie Anderson Douglas Whitfil H. G. Nells Fay Conway Moselle Hutton Norma Cooper Janet Liovd Shelia Ma Lone Betty Noble Sammy Shultz Arlene Wilson Lois Parker Pat Porter Jeannette Pickens Trois Muncy Velma Briggs Patsey Hopkins Pinnie Dupres James Taylor Max Johnson J. B. Morrison Cecilia Puckett Betty Howard Dorothy Ratton Calvin Cooper Tulsa Joyce Blankenship Lavern Dorman

Barnsdall Oil May Be Merged Into Sunray Oil Corporation

Tulsa April 1 A proposal to merge Barnsdall Oil with Sunray Oil will be presented to stockholders of both companies within a month. Sunray reports 1949 net profit 10,846,070 or 1.77 a share. Sunray bought 800,781 Barnsdall shares for about 4.8 million. Net crude oil and distillate production fell to 10,729,020 barrels due to Texas proration. refinery margins remained satisfactory.

Tulsa Barnsdall Oil Company Sunray Oil Corporation Sunray Atlas Corporation Barnsdall Texas

Census Cleanup Aims to Finish Lubbock Households

A. F. Rasor, census officer for the Lubbock Independent School district, says a post March cleanup will enumerate households missed or not yet contacted if they resided in the district before April 1, 1950. More than nine-tenths of Lubbock homes are complete, but a final effort will ensure every house reports, regardless of children aged five to eighteen.

Lubbock A. F. Rasor Lubbock Independent School District Rasor

Texas Tech Campus Elections Nearing Finish With 67 Filing

With one day left for petitions, Texas Tech spring elections edge forward as 67 students seek 26 campus posts. Top races include council secretary and cheerleader posts. Ballot drawing scheduled 5 p.m. Monday in Administration Building room 210.

Texas Tech Arts and Sciences Council Division of Arts and Sciences Council Marshall Gettys Tech Bob Schmidt Horton Russell Russell Logan Ralph Lacy Jim Choate Charlotte Ritch Shirley Fields Jane Adams Jeanne Sharpe Tommie Ann Campbell Keith Schier Douglas McSwane Charlie Joplin Bobby Garner Jerry Freeman Frank Austin Joe Hewett James Linton Wadley Wilmer Luke Dalton E. Hamilton Dan Moody Wells Bill Easter Jack Alderson Sam Bates Carl Randolph Elizabeth Schovassa Marie Lewis Janet Crandall Marvel Gibner Virginia Cocorran Margaret Clark

Impossible Tie Her Own Christmas Gift

Alice Loew notices at a wedding breakfast that her brother Tom aged 17 is the center of attention for his gaudy necktie. He admits the tie is a Christmas gift, calling it a festive, if unusual, present.

Milwaukee Alice Loew Tom Alice

Senate bill on gas price controls condemned by official panel

Charles S. Rhyne, general counsel of the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, called the FPC exemption bill the worst the Senate has passed in 15 years. He noted 86 percent of U.S. natural gas is regulated and warned of higher consumer rates. Municipal officials from 13 states attended the first councilmen and aldermen convention.

Baltimore Federal Power Commission Senate Charles S. Rhyne National Institute of Municipal Law Officers Association Rhyne FPC

U.S. Sees Midpoint Passed in Marshall Plan Recovery

Washington reports the Marshall Plan has moved past the midway point as Europe shows economic gains. ECA notes a 15 percent rise in industrial production since 1938, rising Europe America trade, and eight point six billion dollars in aid since April 1948 while urging faster dollar-gap closure and deeper economic integration.

Washington INS United States Europe Economic Cooperation Administration America ECA

Doctors urge penalties for unreasonable patients in NHS

London reports say physicians constrained by Britain's Health Service urge penalties for unreasonable patients, arguing causation of strained care and demand clearer limits on patient conduct within public healthcare.

Britain Health Service London

Also Mentioned on This Page

Charles Biddy John Gatewood Delia Allen Sloan Fortenberry, Jr Pol Barnsdall Oil Littlefield Sudan Boys’ Ranch Boy’s Ranch Old Tascosa Amarillo Tnm&co Art Chesher Diane Wimberly Jo Ann Williams Jo Ann Simmons Margaret Israel Robbie Manning James Hargrove Roy Bassett H. C. Meith John Humphrey J. D. Helms Charles Beedy Cecil Mardis Alvin G. Davis Robert Duke Glen Johnson George Belcheff Flake Tompkins Rather Willis John Tom Saker Carroll C. Sanders Harold Brannan Pat Todd Jimmie Henley Nancy Davis Mary Ann Kelly George T. Edwards Bill Parsley Betty Formby Josh Ramsey Guido Miller John Maner Mary Ruth Norris Jane Austin Pat Edwards Clodette Baker Marcia Rogers Zenith Hollywood Nunn Electric Supply Corp Buick Scoggin-Lickey Buick Co DIAL Kelvinator Mhalvisecston Broadway Batlimore U.S Meinecke Bros
Search Courier

Search the Lubbock Avalanche Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Lubbock Avalanche Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication