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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1948
Page
2
Officials say carnival attractions will charge modest prices at the Lubbock fair. The midway will feature Seldon the Stratosphere Man, who has been signed to perform, with free entry policies noted for certain areas.
The USDA report notes Texas price levels remained unchanged as of July 15 1947. The release covers historical figures from 1835 to 1939 and current measures appearing in the August 7 Austin dispatch.
Shallowater, Aug. 1 Special-Rev. Roberts of CORE will become pastor of Shallowater's First Baptist Church soon and continue through next week. J. A. White of Lubbock will lead the singing as Mrs. Roberts and their daughter Lois, 17, accompany. the move transfers Rev. Roberts to Shallowater.
The Rail Board recommends runoffs for Texas state representative districts 9 and 30 including N C Garrison Garri 2 Eddie McFarland Lufkin 1 Houston and Shofn Coffield Mart district 30 runoff. The Alexander couple completed a 20 000 mile trailer journey from Key West to Fairbanks with Mr Alexander driving the entire trip.
News briefs mention Christi and her children visiting at Mrs G C Bar before Corpus Christi. Midshipman James M House USNR, son of N T House of Leyland, serves aboard the heavy cruiser training duty with the Task Group. Marion Harris and Maxi Clark announce a daughter born Friday night. The Harris family, former Lubbock residents, return from a month abroad including Canada and Lions International in New York City, via St Louis.
Dr. M. W. Bailey will describe the Beltwide Cotton Mechanization conference program on October 19 at Texas A M College hosts the event with support from Land grant colleges and national groups. U S Department of Agriculture tests show defoliation simplifies hand harvest and cleaner bales.
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