Eighth Annual Lubbock Barbershop Singing Event Set Saturday
The eighth annual Lubbock Barbershop Singing Festival will feature four champion quartets plus a local quartet and the Hub City Chorus at the Municipal Auditorium. Chester H. Lauck hosts as master of ceremonies. Proceeds aid crippled children. attendance expected from New Mexico and Oklahoma.
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Municipel Auditorium
Hub City
Lubbock Knights of Pythian
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Desertairs
el Paso
Municipal Auditorium
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop
America
Bill Spooner
Charlie van Dien
Ernie Winter
Lou Laurel
Aritone
Stomach Ulcer Pain Relief Promises Through Tabs
An ad touts Udee Tabiets for stomach ulcers and heartburn claiming rapid relief by coating the inflamed lining. It asserts 252 million sold since 1928 and offers a maker’s guarantee you will be satisfied or your money back.
Wilson Scholastic League Winners Named at Wilson High
District 6B meet results list multiple first place winners led by Deana Ward in extemporaneous speech and Grady Preston in the boys division. Winners span Declamation poetry reading spelling typing shorthand ready writing and debate with Wilson Shallowater Lorenzo and Enchantment tied to top placers.
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Ronnie Foster
Wilson
Rex Farris
Shallowater
Neita Hewitt
Jorja Hue Blackmon
Marcia Standefer
Mary Fisher
Ronda Dorsey
Lorenzo
Mettie Be] White
L. D
Jeannie Newman
Number Sense
Norman Preston
Chris Gindorf
Southland
Lewis Jenkins
Roosevelt
Ramona
Dorsey
Sherry Holley
Jennie Newman
Mary Lou Lichey
Myrna Darden
Carolyn Varde
Shallowater School
Lorenzo School
J. P. Hewlett
Wilson School
Son of Muleshoe Couple Enters Harlingen AFB Training
Jerry Neil Hicks 20, son of Mr and Mrs T B Hicks of Muleshoe, begins preliminary training at Harlingen AFB after a delay en route leave. He completed the initial phase of aviation cadet training and graduated from Lackland AFB Pre-Flight School San Antonio last month. The report notes a 2100 pound basking shark liver and Ostend scrap merchant buying Spitfires from the Belgian Air Force at 500 to 700 dollars each.
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Muleshoe
Jerry Neil Hicks
T. B. Hicks
Muleshee
Harlingen Air Force Base
Hicks
USAF
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Ostend
Grand jury to convene in Morton. 11 cases slated
A district court grand jury will convene at 10 a.m. Monday in Morton. Eleven cases, none capital offenses, will be referred to the Cochran County Courthouse for review including forgery driving while intoxicated second offense child desertion burglary and swindling by worthless check.
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Ttud
Morton
Cochran County
Legion Will Honor Prize Winner Today
A.3.C. William J. Comensky of Reese Air Force Base will be an honored guest at the 5th Division of the American Legion session at 10 a.m. in the Caprock hotel. He will read his prize winning letter My Stake in the American Way which won third place in the 1955 American Freedom Foundation competition. Delegates from 200 posts will hear the reading and pay tribute to the airman third class. The auxiliary will attend. Comensky’s letter emphasizes individual rights and duties, and he received a plaque and $100 in the contest.
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William J. Comensky
Reese Air Force Base
American Legion
Cap‘rock
American Freedom Foundation
Airman
Comensky
Ecuador Chile agree on joint funded sugar mill plan
Quito reports that Ecuador and Chile will create a jointly financed sugar mill in Ecuador with most production exported to Chile. The agreement emphasizes collaboration and regional trade.
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Ecuador
Chile
Quito
Tripp Heads Armed Forces Day Plans in Lubbock
Lubbock Mayor Murrell R. Tripp was named chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Armed Forces Day arrangements committee for May 19. He will work with Maj. Ross D. White of Reese Air Force Base and local reserve units to coordinate a Homes program and exhibits. The CAP squadron will host South Plains CAP units for the observance and other events are planned to honor the armed forces.
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Lubbock
Murrell R. Tripp
Chamber of Commerce Arrangements Committee
Bill Collins
Chamber of Commerce
Tripp
Maj
Ross D. White
Reese Air Force Base
Army
Navy
Marine Reserve
National Guard
Civil Air Patrol
Collins
Reese Afb
South Plains
Defense Department Reports Small Armed Forces Decline
The Defense Department reports a drop in total armed forces from 2,878,643 on Jan 31 to 2,? on Feb 29, a decrease across services. Feb 29 totals: Army 1,060,516 Navy 669,707 Marine Corps 199,760 Air Force 933,800. Jan 31 totals: Army 1,070,683 Navy 669,? Marine Corps 199,507 Air Force 938,670.
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Washington
iDefense Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Notable 71 Meydede High Stade Honor List Pronounced
The piece lists many individuals including Jay Johnson Jules Mary Maree Gaye Ronson Gayle Wee son Kearney Edmiston Snow Drop Duna rquis Billie Mata Johnson Janis Roberts and others. Names appear alongside titles and affiliations, suggesting a school or community honors backdrop with multiple honorees named.
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Durham
Strong
Jay Johnson
Jules
Mary Maree Gaye Ronson
Gayle Weeson
Kearney
Edmiston
Snow Drop Dunarquis
Billie Mata Johnson
Janis Roberts
Jerry Oenella E
Mike Badgett
Janice Smith
Dariean
Keith Linda Landis Roe
Gents Price
Jo Revue
Mary Goedel
Pat Hickerson
Hammonds
Martin
Booth
Joy Sparks
Nelda Fortenberry
Linda Withers
Anne Ward
Tommie Copeland
Jerry Crawford
Judy Jackson
Leora King
Name Of Police Prosecutor Worth $350 To Check Assist
Covington police disclosed a bad check incident involving prosecutor Rodney Bryson. A man deposited 400 dollars to Bryson’s account at a local bank and walked out with the change, the check allegedly used to aid an assist.
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Covington
Covington Police Court
Rodney
Bryson
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