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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1955

Page

8

Tech Professors Win 1955 Faculty Fellowships

Three Texas Tech educators Gene Hemmle Everett Gillis and Lawrence Bowling join 150 U S college teachers selected for the Fund for the Advancement of Education fellowships Each will take a year of study to broaden teaching qualifications Hemmle to study music education at Columbia Newark New York institutions Gillis to focus on American cultural history at UCLA Huntington Museum and Southwest Museum Library Bowling to observe literary criticism and Russian literature at Yale Awards mark Tech English department’s third consecutive fellowship winner as Roy Male Jr and J T McCullen Jr were previous recipients

Texas Tech Fund For the Advancement of Education Tech Gene Hemmle Everett Gillis Lawrence E. Bowling E. N. Jones Hemmle New York Parrhoise Columbia Gillis Southwest University of California At Los Angeles Huntington Museum San Marino Southwest Museum Bowling Yale University Rene Wollek Sterling Yale Tech English Roy Male Jr Texas College of Mines Texas Western College American Institute of Normal Methods Boston Texas Mines Mississippi Colorado Texas Houston Bay Area Tri-State

Grand Jury To Hear 82 Cases Includes Three Murder Probes

The 99th District grand jury to convene at 9 a.m. Monday will consider at least 82 criminal cases including three murder with malice charges. Defendants named for the murders include Leo Louis alias J D Mitchell 36 Dawson Francisco Esquirdo 39 N Ave H and Jesse Rodriquez 23 Anton. Also listed are burglary theft over 50 and other offenses. Foreman C Fred Litton leads a panel including Cecil Dulany W D Kellian Clarence Whiteside R L Debours L A Cox Jesse M Johnson Lewis Brown John Fair Delwin L Jones D Kenny Harry Howle. Jury may take days to complete. No special charge will be given. Judge James G Denton to preside.

99Th District James G. Denton Leo Louis J. ‘D. Mitchell Dawson Francisco Esquirdo N. Ave. H Jessie Rodriquez Anton. Louis Israel Newman Jr Lubbock Esquirdo Thomas Sanchez Rodriquez Jose Alaniz Anton Grand Denton Cecil Dulany W. D. Kellian Clarence K. Whiteside R. L. Debours L. A. Cox Jesse M. Johnson Lewis Brown John Fair Delwin L. Jones D. Kenny Harry Howle C. Fred Litton Foreman

Floydada Garden Club Launches Napoleon Park Improvements

Floydada Garden Club began a park improvement project at Napoleon Park planting 355 trees and shrubs as the park fund nears 450 dollars. Project goals include upgrading playground equipment with a total needed of 1080 dollars and other enhancements under club sponsor Mrs. O G Glassmeyer.

Floydada Garden Club Floydada Napoleon Park O. G. Glassmeyer

Former Posey Minister To Lecture-Recital Here

Rev. Lowell C. Green former Posey pastor will present an informal lecture with organ music and pictures at Shepherd King American Lutheran Church 2122 18th St at 8 p m Monday. He recently returned from two and a half years study in Germany and has traveled through France Italy Switzerland England Norway and the Holy Land. His talk covers church art photographs and comparisons of European service styles and music on the organ.

Lubbock American Guild of Organists Lowell C. Green Posey Shepherd King American Lutheral Church 18Th St Mr. Green Germany France Italy Switzerland England Norway Holy Land

Local brief highlights from Lubbock and area events

Mrs. Edward H. Crandall is treated at Methodist Hospital for a broken right wrist after a fall at First Baptist Church while organ rehearsal for a wedding. Jimmy and Jean Wear will perform Tuesday at Lubbock High School with audience participation. Corp. J R Cash returns home after Korea, meeting his four month old daughter. he arrives via El Paso after discharge from Ft. Lewis.

Edward H. Crandall Methodist Hospital First Baptist Church Jimmy Jean Wear Lubbock Senior ‘High School Mrs. Wear Cpl J. R. Cash Lubbbock Korea U. S. Army Engineers Corliss Ave K. Cash Henry Clark Tahoka Tahaa Myrick Appliance Co

Young Is Mayor in Wolfforth Voting

C P Young Wolfforth grocer was elected mayor defeating incumbent M E Casey by 28 to 22. Voter turnout was high with W O Moore and R G Stapleton winning alderman seats. Nolan Trantham defeated A C McWhorter. City to be five years old in September.

Wolfforth C. P. Young Wolfforth Grocer M. E. Casey Young Casey W. O. Moore R. G. Stapleton Nolan Trantham A. C. McWhorter Staple L. M. Hargraves Roe Dalton

Warlick Carr to Speak at Lubbock High Banquet

Lubbock attorney Warlick Carr will speak on Hitch Your Wagon to a Star at the Lubbock High School senior banquet set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Caprock Hotel. Starlight is the banquet theme. Tickets are $1 for seniors only.

Warlick Carr Lubbock Lubbock High School Caprock Kay Burnam Carolyn Tapp George Daweson Jimmy McLaughlin Roma Caviness Barbara Batton

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