Pretty Texas Girls Entered In Contest
Twenty three contestants from across Texas vie for Miss Texas in Port Arthur two night event starting Tuesday on the Pleasure Pier Gen Wainwright will crown the winner in Atlantic City Notable entrants include Joyce Courrege of Orange and Polly Below of Galveston Names of 22 other contestants are listed with hometowns such as Lubbock Houston Dallas and Port Arthur
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
U.P
Texas
Atlantic City
Pleasure Pier
Jonathan Wainwright
Hero
Corregidor
Joyce Courrege
Orange
Polly
Galveston
Joyce
Stanolind Company
Lake Charles
Houston
University of Texas
Michael O'Shea
Galveston Shoreside
Dorothy Carmack
Lubbock
Dee Bradford
Rock Springs
Elizabeth Cowling
Jean Rosemonda
Kilgore
Betty Morgan
Doris Jane Turek
Bryan
Carrel Cash
Port Neches
Peggy
Littlefield Rodeo Set For Sept 19 21
Littlefield will join a group of West Texas cities September 19 20 and 21 to present four rodeos under the Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsorship. A rodeo committee will visit Amherst Sudan Muleshoe Farwell Texico Clovis NM Bovina Friona Hereford Dimmitt Earth Olton Plainview Hale Center Abernathy Lubbock Anton Whitharral Levelland and Morton to invite citizens. The tour will be by chartered buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlefield
West Texas
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Amherst
Sudan
Muleshoe
Farwell
Texico
Clovis
N. M
Bovina
Friona
Hereford
Dim
Widow of drug company founder dies in Dallas
Mrs. E. H. Crowdus widow of the founder of the drug company that became the Dallas branch of McKesson and Robbins died at her home in Dallas where she moved more than 50 years ago. She was the daughter of the late Sidney Olive a Waco lumber man. Survivors include a sister Mrs. A L Calhoun of Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
E. H. Crowdus
McKesson and Robbins
Sidney Olive
Waco
A. L. Calhoun
Fair exhibit planned for Panhandle-South Plains fair
Garza county plans an agricultural exhibit at the Panhandle South Plains Fair in Lubbock October 7 12 per County Agent Frank Eaton. The Post Chamber of Commerce approves a 100 dollar expenditure for the exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garza County
Panhandle-South Plains
Lubbock
Frank Eaton
Post Chamber of Commerce
Homes Built Outside City Outpace City Construction
Since January 1, more than twice as much residential building happened outside city limits than inside. Kerr cites 1414 houses either completed or under construction in city and environs, with 423 permits issued by Aug 1. Unfinished homes and material shortages slow progress in several areas. City permits total 2,148,858 and citywide 1946 total reaches 6,976,432.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Kerr
National Housing Agency
Kerr
Lubbock
N. B. McCullough
Yo Yo-Gum Tie-In Sparks Kids Protest in Indianapolis
Bare-foot boys ages 4 to 11 marched outside a west side restaurant protesting tie in sales of bubble gum and yo-yos. Proprietor Harry Maddock sold the combo, 10 sticks of gum and a yo-yo for 20 cents, amid a boisterous picket line with signs such as We can't chew yo-yos and This joint unfair to kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
West Side
Harry Maddock
Miss Texas of 1945 Offers Advice to 1946 Winner
Polly Below Miss Galveston and Miss Texas 1945 advises the 1946 titleholder to hire a publicity man and not expect heavy Texas promotion. She emphasizes taking a mother as chaperone, notes Atlantic City contest dynamics, and recalls her own Atlantic City experience and modeling plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Polly
Port Arthur
Plainview Youth Wins Jesse Jones Scholarship
Plainview August 10 16 high school graduates were named winners of Texas A M scholarships. James Robertson of Plainview won a Jesse Jones award to help finance further education for boys unable to afford it. The award requires the winner to plan to work in a field serving Texas agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Texas A. &M
James Robertson
James
Jesse Jones
Texas
Accident Victim To Be Buried Here
Funeral for William Woodson Holden who died when a tractor crushed him at Scotia California will be held at Broadway Church of Christ at 4 PM Wednesday. Burial in Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include widow Georgia 15 months old and parents Frank and Mrs Holden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Woodson Holden
Pacific Lumber Company
Scotia
Calif
Broadway Church of Christ
M. Norvell Young
Georgia
Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home
Holden
California
Frank Holden
W. A. Holden
Joyce Holden
Littlefield
Allene Martin
Amarillo
Anton Public Schools to Open Fall Term
Public schools in Anton will open for the fall term on Monday September 2, according to Superintendent Orian Dennis. High school staff includes principal A A Mitchell and teachers J S Bridges Ima Dora Haile Orian Dennis and John Pyburn. Grade school teachers are Principal O A Burk and Mrs Pay Byrum Mrs E R Williams Mrs Alma Tate and Mrs Paul Easter.
County Bonds Transferred to Lubbock Bank for County Use
County Judge Walter Davies announced that Lubbock County public improvement bonds totaling 1 350 000 issued May 18 and sold July 10 were moved from American National Bank Austin to Lubbock National Bank as depository. The 1 000 000 courthouse and jail bonds and the 350 000 road bonds now incur interest until short term investments offset the cost. The road issue was bought by Lubbock National Bank while the courthouse issue was split among several bond houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock County
American National Bank
Austin
U. S
Lubbock National Bank
Walter Davies
State Highway Department
Davies
Wealthy Frisco Man Weds Black Woman in Albuquerque
Gustav Woerner a 78 year old San Francisco businessman said he married Juanita Smith 45 in Albuquerque to obtain a birth certificate for their 15 year old daughter after a 30 year romance. The couple returned by plane as the man defended the union to reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Gustav Woerner
Juanita Smith
Albuquerque
N. M
Woerners
Woerner
San Francisco Examiner
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Herbert L. Griffith
Kline A. Nall
Diel
Friden Calculators
Sporting Goods
Baker Company
14Th and
Avenue J, Lubbock
Arnett-Benson
City
Thirty-fourth
Slaton
Brownfield
Broadway
College
Tyler Avenues
Claude Ramsey
United Press
Pretty Polly
Mamma
New Jersey
Hassocks
Hub Furn. & Appliance Co
AVE
Plainview Youth
Anton Schools
Life Insurance
B. C
Mac
McCasland
Representative
Nat
Fidelity Union Life Insurance Co
College Ave
Martha Washington
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