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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1955

Page

2

New Trial Ordered After Matusow Perjury Claim

Witness Harvey Matusow’s claim of perjury upended convictions of two Communist leaders, Trachtenberg and Charney, while 11 other defendants' sentences stood. Judge Edward Dimock ruled a new trial was needed, calling Matusow a liar and absolving prosecutors of wrongdoing. Trachtenberg and Charney remain imprisoned. bail set at 5000 dollars each.

New York Harvey Matusow Frig Trachtenberg Communist Party Educa George Blake Charney Red Matusow Edward J. Dimock Charney Dimock

Rites Set Monday For Emill Schlicher

Funeral services for Emill F. Schlicher 44 owner of the Truck Haven Service Station and Cafe on the Idalou Highway will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral Chapel with Rev. Paul Elbrecht officiating. Burial will follow in Tech Memorial Park. Schlicher died after a heart attack at Methodist Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival Friday. He had lived in Lubbock seven years.

Emill F. Schlicher Idalou Highway McDonald Paul Elbrecht Christ Lutheran Church Tech Memorial Park Schlicher Truck Haven Methodist Hospital Lubbock

Floydada Lions Elect Officers with Bain as President

Floydada Lions Club named Kenneth Bain Jr. as president and announced a slate of new officers. Gene Collins Jr. and George Spears will be first and second vice presidents, C W Giesecke Jr. is secretary treasurer, with James Carroll Lion tamer and E A Williams tail twister. Three new directors were named Mitchell Parrish A W Coltharp and Edward Wester. Four delegates will attend the district convention in Lubbock, while Glynell Armstrong will represent the club in the queen’s contest.

Floydada Kenneth Bain Jr Floydada Lions Club Gene Collins Jr George Spears C. W. Giesecke Jr James Carroll E. A. Williams Mitchell Parrish A. W. Coltharp Edward Wester Lubbock W. C. Baker Earl Crow J. M. Willson Jr Glynell Armstrong Tilden B. Armstrong

Our Children Push Button Weaklings in Growth Tests

Dr Kraus and Mrs Ruth P Ateeeeee Nee caution that tests measuring minimum physical fitness can miss risks in children's development. They warn early death may follow if growth and activity limits are not properly assessed, as shown in illustrative pictures.

Kraus M. D Ruth P. Ateeeeee Nee

4H dairy foods contest honors in Lubbock County girls

Blue ribbons awarded to seven Lubbock County 4H Club girls in a dairy foods contest held in the Southwestern Public Service Co Reddy Room Saturday. Senior winners include Williams Binion and J Williams with Blackmon, Shallowater. Senior Shallowater finalists advance to May 7 district eliminations. Ohio apple trees decline from 1,000,000 in 1890 to 1,600,000 in 1955, while yield per tree doubles.

Lubbock County Reddy Room Southwestern Public Service Co Wanetta Hutton Joleta Bales Shallowater Jean Brashear Idajou Jane Williams Vivian Binion Wolfforth Juanette Williams Jorja Blackmon Ohio

Bridle Club to Name Winners in Monday Contests

The Block and Bridle Club at Texas Tech will name winners from freshmen and sophomore divisions in beef cattle sheep hogs dairy cattle horses and other classes. The banquet will be held at Underwood’s on Mth St at 7 p.m. Monday following judging by Dean W L Stangel Dr Robert H Black and others.

Texas Tech Underwood's Tr Mth St Imore Tech W. L. Stangel Robert H. Black Stanley Anderson William H. Cloninger Joe Ash Sandy Newsom Henry Blackburn Joe LeGendre Fred Boren

Russians Back Out On Elbe Reunion Bid By Americans

Russian officers who accepted an invitation to the Elbe River reunion in Washington then reversed course and asked American hosts to meet in Moscow. The American Veterans of the Elbe River Link-up organized the event to mark the 10th anniversary of patrols in Germany in 1945.

Elbe Washington Elbe River Moscow Germany United States Joseph Polowsky Polowsky

Home treatment for cerebral palsy and mental deficiency advertised

An advertisement from Denver promotes home care for cerebral palsy and mental deficiency, offering a $5 book with methods and guidance from chiropractors. It claims simple, illustrated techniques and free literature from the Spears Chiropractic Hospital in Denver to help mothers treat these conditions at home.

Denver Colo Eva Il Spears Chiropracetic Hospital Adv

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Emill Schlicher Bain Ruth P. Hirschland N. Y Texas A Elizabeth Ce Howard County Mollie Stinson Bailey County Clara Pratt Dorothy Grisby Call S Business College Tel Pos South Plains
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