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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1955

Page

3

Administration Debates Over Honorary Churchill Citizenship

Administration officials warn congressional bids to grant Sir Winston Churchill honorary U.S. citizenship could spark legal challenges and sharp debates. Lawmakers Smathers and Boggs seek sponsorship while Cabinet lawyers note no precedent exists. Some fear a constitutional test and public protests amid anti British sentiment.

Churchill Donald J. Gonzales Washington Sir Winston Churchill U.S Free World Supreme Court George A. Smathers D Fla Hale Boggs Dla Library of Congress

Trucker Surrenders After Shrimp Lost in Poker Bet

George Burton announced Robert W. Brewer 29 Sikeston Missouri surrendered in Biloxi Mississippi. Brewer allegedly converted 24000 pounds of frozen shrimp from Brownsville Texas to Detroit Michigan in a Querner Freight Lines truck after losing the cargo in a Houston poker game. FBI recovered some shrimp and 4900 dollars from the sale and four men were charged with receiving stolen goods and held on bond.

Houston Detroit Bilox Miss George Burton FBI Robert W. Brewer Sikeston Biloxi Brewer Brownsville Tex Querner Freight Lines Co James Causey Jr Erwin Key John Garrett T. P. Whitehead Burton Beaumont

Installation Of Officers Set By Lubbock VFW Wednesday

Lubbock Post 2466 Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxiliary will hold a joint installation of officers Wednesday night at the post home at 34th Street and Avenue N. E. V. Blumberg of Spur district commander and Mrs. Louisa Everheart of Lubbock district president will install.

Lubbock Veterans of Foreign Wars 34Th St Ave E. V. Blumberg Spur VFW Louisa Everheart

Lie detector test set for suspect in widow slaying

In Houston Mrs Evelyn Watson 24 mother of four is charged with beating Baptist preacher s widow to death. her brother Jimmie Lee Baker 23 confessed involvement but claimed another person was present. A pistol and jewelry linked to victim were found with a suitcase near Georgetown as investigators press for truth.

Houston Evelyn Watson Texas Trent Horton Watson Jimmie Lee Baker Lucille Quarles Fort Hood Tex Baker

Tech Assistant Prof Hoyle Wins Southern Fellowships Grant

Dorothy Hoyle, assistant professor of health and physical education at Texas Tech, receives a 1500 dollar one year grant from the Southern Fellowships Fund to pursue a doctoral program. Tech President E N Jones notes the honor and Hoyle plans study at Texas State College for Women in Denton, following a long teaching career and pending leave of absence.

Dorothy Hoyle Tech Texas Tech Southern Fellowships Fund Miss Hoyle Council of Southern Universities, Inc E. N. Jones Southeastern Louisiana College Hammond Texas Public Schools System Floydada Graham and Pampa

Arthritis ads seek testimonial proof from Spears Chiro

An advertisement invites readers to write to Spears Chiropractic Practic Sanitarium and Hospital in Denver Colorado for testimonial proof of results in arthritis cancer polio epilepsy rheumatic fever multiple sclerosis cerebral palsy muscular dystrophy strokes heart liver skin stomach kidney and many other ailments.

Spears Chiropractic Sanitarium and Hospital Denver Colo

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