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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1947
Page
3
High winds fuel a large fire in a plantation of young pines south of Willow Springs. Officials estimate losses could erase about six years of growth. Other fires in the national forest area are reported under control.
Twenty West Texas educators from Lubbock Independent schools and Texas Tech will attend a three day Big Spring gathering. Dr Doyle D Jackson of Tech will coordinate the event with members J H Millikin Seat Tech Miss Kathleen Ingram at Lubbock High school Mr Floyd Honey and many others serving in roles.
Lancing Conolly and staff will receive officers and cadets with parties and dances in Antwerp during a short duty tour. Mrs Myrtle Hughes Mrs Billie McCormick and Mrs Margaret Kidwell will attend the National convent. Funeral services for Minnie Jones 70 a former resident of Lubbock and Levelland who died in a Tulsa hospital will be held at 3 p m at First Methodist church Pine Bearers burial in Lubbock cemetery under Plains Funeral Home. Mrs Jones was living in Tulsa with daughter Mrs Wilbur McQuary.
Youth Week at First Baptist Church features Ralph Grant directing shadows in service roles led by J A White as youth educational director. Weeklong activities include meetings, a banquet, choir participation, and a program under the theme Accent on Youth with various church leaders and students listed as participants.
In Eccles England on April 19 a set of quadruplets two boys and two girls were born to 38 year old Mrs Marian Lowe her first children.
The South Plains A M club plans a Monday gathering with officers Odell Herman president Wayneam secretary C M Harvin muster chair Homer Hunter reception chief and Ray C Mowery arranging the venue. The muster recalls Texas independence noting April 21 as observance day since 1903 with past remembrances from Corregidor and Guadalcanal.
A-J Chronicle recalls Anzio operations with wartime notes from 1945 in Italy and Elbe and Philippines references. It mentions a 1948 Corregidor muster with over 200 attendees and a 1947 April 20 page date.
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