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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1947
Page
5
Redditt warned that rising maintenance expenses could consume the entire department budget if current trends persist. He noted the share for new construction would shrink as upkeep costs expand, potentially expanding the highway system until maintenance equals total departmental revenue.
LAMESA Aug 1 Special The Lamesa school system will open September Ath as announced by newly elected superintendent G R Wadveck. Ray Culp will continue as high school principal. Repairs and refinishing of the high school and elementary buildings are underway with completion expected soon.
Lubbock and area Methodist representatives travel to a laymen meeting at Ceta Canyon Friday through Sunday. The group includes Rev Vel D. Crosby Dr ALR Corn Ralph Brock and Mrs Crosby among others. The event features talks by Niles H. Barnard Carl S McFally and Rev B D Landreth.
The Lubbock County Milk Producers Association backs a new 4 H Dairy Club in the area. Officers include president Billy Hayslip of Roosevelt and vice president James Mitchell of Frenship, with Horace Durham as secretary treasurer. A Jersey heifer prize worth 150 dollars was won by Billy Scarbrough of route 3 Lubbock, under Sears foundation rules requiring daily records and production.
A two weeks free senior life saving course opens Tuesday at Lubbock Country Club. It targets church and camp workers, school physical education staff, and others responsible for youth. The Red Cross and Country Club offer the program with no fees. Transportation and towels required for swimmers 16 and older.
In Brownfield Texas a farmer unable to work due to illness received neighbor help. On Friday twenty five locals with tractors plowed a 250 acre cotton and sorghum grain crop in three hours, restoring the field to good condition.
The American cargo ship Arthur Fairfield loaded with ammonium nitrate was refused entry at Le Havre France. Port authorities ordered the ship sent to Antwerp for unloading after the ammonium nitrate explosion at Brest the previous Monday.
The University of Massachusetts extension service identifies a harmless but confusing skin issue caused by contact with cuticular tissues. They warn it resembles other conditions but is not harmful and advises proper identification.
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