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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1956

Page

3

4-H Building Planned At Post

The Garza County 4-H building committee voted unanimously to construct a $6,000 4-H Club building this summer on a site leased from the City of Post in the northeast corner of City Park. The 45 by 90-foot structure will house stock shows, the county fair, and club activities for 40 members, with a 30-foot end partitioned for meeting space and a kitchen for demonstrations and exhibits. Committee members include Mrs Hardie Smith, Mrs Frank Bostick, Barnie Jones, Glenn C Davis, George Samson, Miss Jessie Pearce, and Lewis C Herron.

POST Garza County City of Post County Home Hardie Smith Frank Bostick Barnie Jones Glenn C. Davis George Samson Jessie Pearce Lewis C. Herron

Texas Tech Ex-Students Picnic Climax Tech Day May 12

A giant family style picnic for Texas Tech ex students in Lubbock on May 12 from 4 to 7 pm will celebrate the third annual Tech Day. Organizers expect 500 to 1,000 attendees with prizes, no admission, and plans for entertainment and family activities.

Texas Tech Lubbock Wall L. C. Walker Assn Executive Score Techexes Vieman Buil McMillan Ed Euliont Buddy Barron Tech

Force Of Australian Bombers To Visit U S In May

A force of Australian Canberra jet bombers will visit the United States in May. About five planes will make the long-range overseas flight, arriving in Washington via San Francisco and Omaha to take part in Armed Forces Day celebrations at Bolling Field and Nellis.

Melbourne Australia United States

Phi Delts At Texas Tech Help Lubbock Children's Home Grounds

About 100 members of Phi Delta Theta at Texas Tech joined International Community Service Day by landscaping the Children's Home of Lubbock. Volunteers dug beds, planted trees and shrubs, and prepared plots while local greenhouses and florists supplied plants. La Fleur Garden Club members will continue planting gardens next Thursday, building on the fraternity's groundwork directed by John Harding.

Phi Delta Theta Texas Tech Lubbock Tech Phi Delts la Fleur Garden Club Roy L. Slay Garden Club John Harding Fraternity Phi Dave Allen Jim Watson Danny Owen

Post High School Fifth Six Week Honor Roll Listed

POST April 28 The list from Principal Elenn Whittenberg shows 58 students on the fifth six weeks honor roll. Freshmen make up 19, sophomores 16, juniors 8 and seniors 5. Names include Jances Barron Linda Bart Panes Ethridge Ann Harmon Ray Jones and many others.

Post High School POST Elenn Whittenberg Jances Barron Linda Bart Panes Ethridge Ann "Harmon Ray Fen ‘Jones Satis McCraty Kay Mazin Linda "Moreland Mari Pats Rountice Exeserch Leva Acker Don Ammons Rove Eston BA Ford Howard “Janes AVY Metiride Kenneth Mills Andy Chmidi Hacer Smith Bill Stephens Taniee Tarrins Sata Ras Chatham Novis Pennell Lee Sutien

$25 000 To Be Paid To Estate Of Texas City Victim

A $25 000 payment will be made by the Army to the estate of Henry Dalehite who died in the Texas City disaster. This settlement marks the first of claims arising from the 1947 explosions and fires that wrecked the city. Dalehite's widow and son have pursued the claim and Congress authorized compassionate settlements last summer.

Texas City Washington U Henry Dalehite Army Dalehite Henry

Upperclassmen Get Afternoon Off for New Student Orientation

Monterey and Tom S. Lubbock High prepare orientation events for incoming freshmen and sophomores. Upperclassmen dismiss at 12 40 p.m. with ninth graders staying to complete sophomore choice cards and assist. Buses run 12 40 p.m. to 3 30 p.m. Open house announced for five new primary units with detailed tours and welcome by staff.

Monterey Toms Lubbock Wih O. L. Staton J T. Hutchinson Carrol Thompson Row Matthews Floyd Honey New Monterey Hic Amncinal Tom Lubbock Hi School Jay E. Gordon Alhough City Tom S. Lubbock AML Monierry Tom S. Lubbock High School

Actress Marilyn Maxwell Gives Birth In California

Actress Marilyn Maxwell and screenwriter Jerry Davis welcomed their first child, a son named Matthew Paul, weighing seven pounds five ounces at St John's Hospital in Santa Monica California. Both mother and baby were reported doing fine.

Santa Monica Calif Marilyn Maxwell Jerry Davis Matthew Paul St. John’s Hospital

Amarillo Woman Claims 86 Pound Loss With Barcentrate

Mrs J C Daniels of Amarillo Texas reports dropping from 223 to 137 pounds while using Barcentrate the grapefruit juice based fat loss product She says she could eat anything and would return the bottle for a money back guarantee from any Texas druggist

J. C. Daniels Virginia St. Amarillo Texas

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