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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1954

Page

7

Lubbock FHA Delegation Heads to Fort Worth State Meet

Thirty seven Future Homemakers of America from Area 1 board a chartered bus in Lubbock for a two day Texas FHA meeting at Fort Worth Wil Rogers Memorial Auditorium. Delegates and sponsors from J T Hutchinson, R W Matthews, O L Slaton, Carroll Thompson, and Lubbock High join from Slaton Roosevelt Cooper Idalou and Frenship school groups. Awards include two Home maker Degrees for Shir ley Lange and Barbara Ann Denning with Degrees of Achievement conferred by Barbara Cornelius and Mary Nell Swearingen.

Homemakers of America Lubbock Wil Rogers Memorial Fort Worth Area 1 Lubbock County Shirley Lange Slaton Barbara Ann Denning Roosevelt Barbara Cornelius Olton Mary Nell Swearingen Woodville William Hopkins Winn Sue Sherill Carol Gentry J. T. Hutchinson Junior High Lila Wilkins Christine Durham Charlotte Brock R. W. Matthews Ray Dollar Jo Ann Skinner Nancy Rochelle O. L. Slaton Beryl Allen Margaret Rankin Sue Atterberry Carroll Thompson Junior High Billy Cox Kathy White Area 1 Fha Carolyn Tapp Mary- Emma Lubbock Senior High School Chartered Bus Group Glenda Drennan Frenship Bill Henry New Deal Billy C. Suggs Lorenzo A. R. Naylor Smver Patti Pipkin Plainview Cooper Idalou Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium Bill Martin Jr

Solon Alarmed Over Published Secrets

Rep. Scrivner notes alarming leaks of Air Force information in print. He cites newspapers magazines and journals as sources of confidential data. Air Force officials say more can be done to seal leaks. Scrivner warns about Navy VTOL plane images aiding the enemy and costing billions.

Washington Scrivner Air Force House Subcommittee Navy

Orphan Home of Scotland Receives Unsolicited Subscriptions

Since its establishment in 1871 the Orphan Home of Scotland at Bridge of Weir has received fourteen thousand one hundred and one dollars in unsolicited subscriptions.

Orphan Home of Scotland Bridge of Weir

Eisenhower OKs 4.3 Million for Houston VA Hospital

President approves a 4.315 million dollar appropriation to add 28 beds for neuropsychiatric patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Houston Texas. The Waco hospital conversion plan is cancelled and 128 of 258 beds at Houston are earmarked for tuberculosis neuropsychiatric care.

Augusta Eisenhower Veterans Administration Hospital Houston Tex Ail Veterans Hospital Waco James C. Hagerty White House Waco Hospital Veterans Administration Hagerty

Penitentes Close Holy Week Ritual In New Mexico

In Truchas New Mexico a small remnant penitente group concluded Holy Week with the timeblas ceremony, recruiting boys aged eight to fifteen to perform the rite. The outlawed order, once a dominant social force in the 9000 foot Sangre de Cristo town, reflects a long decline of this 350 year Southwestern legend.

New Mexico Truchas N.bm Sangre de Cristo Santa Fe

Wall Collapse During Demolition Damages Nearby Store

In Denison on April 17 a section of a three story wall during razing collapsed into a neighboring building. A fragment of the Security Building wall fell through a jewelry store roof while debris mostly landed in an empty room. The store was evacuated and traffic rerouted as authorities secured the area.

Denison

Three Black People Die In Houston Blaze

In Houston on a Saturday dawn fire destroyed a small three room frame home killing Alfred Barrett 72 Evelyn Edwards 44 and Wille Riggins 38. Riggins body was found near the back door others in their beds. Passersby Leroy Skipper and Arthur Bowman saw the flames at 3 30 am but could not reach the victims. Firefighters arrived minutes later to find the house leveled.

Houston Alfred Barrett Evelyn Edwards Wille Riggins Riggins Leroy Skipper Arthur Bowman

Princess Margaret to Visit Germany This Summer

Princess Margaret will visit Germany from July 12 to 15, according to a residence announcement issued Friday.

Germany London Margaret

Ducks Rain From Sky After Storm in Dunn

A thunderstorm in Dunn North Carolina produced at least 26 ducks weighing two to three pounds each that fell onto lawns and Broad Street. Most ducks had broken necks, and the event followed a $500000 warehouse fire sparked by lightning, prompting speculation the birds were electrocuted in flight.

Dunn N. C Broad Street

Kimble County Jury Imposes Death Penalty in Knife Slaying

In Junction on April 17, Leonard L. Bingham, 2, was sentenced to death after being convicted of murder in the March 4 knife slaying of Mrs. Jeff Lambert, a Sonora grocery woman. It marks Kimble County’s first death verdict.

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