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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1955

Page

11

Transfers Continue Active Real Estate Deals in City

Read & Co. Realtors report eight recent house sales across the city, including 1920 31st St. bought by Mr. and Mrs. Abdon F. Holt for about 38,000 with rock and redwood construction, 2600 square feet, three bedrooms and all electric kitchen. Other homes changing hands include 2114 24th St. for 12,000 and 7920 S3rd St. for 30,000 with varied layouts and amenities.

Square St Abdon F. Holt William Fritz J. H. Robbins S3rd St E. C. Gregston Thirch Read & Co. Realtors H. C. Mears 43Rd St Bob Wiliams Mears Crowis N. Af E. Roy Nichols R. Co. Livesaye E. L. Lansford 37Th St M. M. Tipton George N. Manning 29Th St Maurice J. Lowell el Paso George Morris Sith St Fields & Lewis Earl Stargel 44Th St J. E. Butler Mark R. Quinn Myr Gordon Moore E. Butler J. B. McPherson & Co. Realtors Jack Freeman 2Nd Pl Freeman West Texas Equipment Co Elmer L. Willard 40Th St Willard Payne Boot and Shoe Shop James H. Fisher 30Th St Fisher James B. Vines 32Nd St S. F. Gordon, Jr Gordon Tandy Leather Co

Requirements For Organization Set Out Tentative Approval

City officials outline tentative approval measures for CAP Squadron formation. Documents indicate organizational steps, possible site, and expected timeline, with input requested from local groups and stakeholders.

Civil Air Patrol eyes Lubbock squadron this fall

Col. D Harold Byrd approves tentative CAP setup in Lubbock with 31 members needed. Open to men and women with 6 fee and small monthly dues, training flights and ground radio gear provided. CAP linked to DoD for search and emergency work.

Mary Lou Fairbairn Avalanche-Journal Col D. Harold Byrd Texas Civil Air Patrol Lubbock Fairbairn Patrol Department of Defense Armed Services CAP J. Roy McCoy McCoy Porter Jim Easton Bill Payne Wes-Tex

Property Transfers In Local Area Highlight Two Homes

A Kent Road ranch style house sold to Mr and Mrs Herb R Miller from L B Cain for about 16000 dollars over 1250 square feet with bath living room dining room kitchen and garage. A second sale at 2815 16th Street lists F R Friend purchasing from F C Rector a frame and stucco house with two bedrooms a bath living room and dining room.

Kent Rd Herb R. Miller L. B. Cain

Wines Sells Three Homes in Local Property Deal

Wines Construction Co sold three frame houses with brick trim and asbestos siding to Robert D Leonard, Harry C Lawson and Albert D Becktold for about 9200 each. Each home has 3 bedrooms a bath living room dining room kitchen and garage, averaging 900 square feet. The firm plans four more houses at 4519 4604 and 460 Grd St.

The Wines Construction Co Robertd. Leonard 43Rd St Harry C. Lawson Albert D. Becktold 45Th St Wines

Home Additions Planned for DuBose Residence

A four bedroom home at 2015 35th St will gain a pine-paneled den and half bath in an expansion costing about 2300 dollars. The exterior will be frame with asbestos to match the existing structure, adding 540 square feet.

Raymond DuBose 35Th St

Home purchases noted at two city streets and one more

A frame house at 4509 36th St. was bought by Gene T. Grant from C. M. Pharr for about $9,450. The dwelling includes two bedrooms, a bath, living and dining room, kitchen and attached garage. The text also mentions properties at 4404 47th St with an estimated cost of $8,500.

47Th and Danda Sts Mola Levy L. O. Neill Herschel E. White Clayton Cartera Br. University St John J. Pearce Richard D. Thomas Nita Keever 36Th St A. A. Hoots Carl Hilliard C. B. Berry R. B. Walden & Co 48Th St Leon V. Padgett Lortondale W. B. Hardy, Jr 46Th St 42Nd St Charles F. Drake Harold Chapman 40Th St Raymond B. Hailey, Jr Judson Tinglebuilder 16Th St F. R. Friend F. C. Rector 47Th St Gene T. Grant C. M. Pharr

Plainview Rites Set For Area Pioneer

Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Bell Beckner 69 long resident of Olton and Hale Center will be at Lemons Funeral Chapel Plainview at 10 30 a m Monday Christian Science rites will be read by Eddie Wilcox Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park She died Friday in a Lubbock rest home and is survived by her son Alvin Beckner of Hale Center.

Plainview Ida Bell Beckner Olton and Hale Center Lemons Eddie Wilcox Plainview Memorial Park Beckner Lubbock Clay County Olton Hale Center Alvin Beckner

Oklahoma City Woman Tortured Again In Kidnap Case

Oklahoma City police report that 55 year old Esta C. Tucker said she was abducted and tortured for four hours in a Friday assault near a supermarket. She previously endured similar trouble eight years ago and described a group of men in a light gray Chevrolet trailing as she was released near Rush Springs.

Oklahoma City Esta C. Tucker Rush Springs Okla

Soviet Delegation to Visit Yugoslavia in Fall

A Soviet parliamentary delegation plans to visit Yugoslavia in the fall. A Yugoslav delegation is returning Sunday from a three week tour of Russia.

Yugoslavia Belgrade Russia

C Clark Rites Scheduled Today

Funeral services for Steven Oscar Clark 82 of Mineral Wells and former Lubbock resident will be held at 3 p m in the Rix Chapel with Virgil Lawrence officiating. Burial is in Inglewood Cemetery Slaton. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are named.

Rix Steven Oscar Clark Mineral Wells Lubbock Vernon Virgil Lawrence The Primitive Baptist Church Inglewood Slaton Rix Funeral Home Clark J. M Welch Redford Claude Seagraves Lena Clark Lorena Lumpkin Luke C. P. Clark Calif W. W. Clark Big Spring M. Y. Towery Jesse Lumpkin B. M. McWhorter Jr Everett Frice Lee Bolinger Neely Richardson

Son of City Minister Ned White Seriously Ill

Ned White, 16, son of Dr. and Mrs. Travis White, former Lubbock residents, has been moved from Duke Hospital in Durham to the family home in Wilson North Carolina. Dr. White, a former pastor at First Christian Church, led Atlantic Christian College in Wilson since 1953. Ned is said to be in serious condition suffering from a blood disease diagnosed this week.

Ned White Travis White Lubbock Duke Hospital Durham N.C Wilson First Christian Church Dr. White Atlantic Christian College

British commander claims glider distance record

Cmdr. Nicholas Goodhart of Newberry England arrived in Amarillo after a 7 hour 40 minute flight from Grand Prairie Texas covering 324 miles to claim the British glider flight distance record.

Amarillo Nicholas Goodhart Newberry Eng Grand Prairie Tex

Alcoholics in South Africa Reach 150000 Says Doctor

Dr H M Wolfsohn medical officer of health in Kimberley reports South Africa has about 150000 alcoholics. The figure underscores public health concern in the region as authorities consider prevention measures.

South Africa H. M. Wolfsohn Kimberley

Divorice Action Still Will Continue Possible Reconciliation

Airman Daniel C Schmidt says reconciliation with his wife Una is possible though he filed for divorce charging her with extreme cruelty and unfit motherhood. The couple’s history includes Schmidt's wartime capture and Una’s remarriage to Alford Fine. both are living apart as legal action proceeds.

Walter L. Barkdull Childs Meadows Calif Daniel C. Schmidt Una Schmidt Enoch Arden Walter Ferguson Korea Red Bluff Danny Jr Logger Alford Fine

Toy car triggers scare at Frankfurt postal office

Postal officials in Frankfurt Germany on August 20 opened a package that activated a buzzing toy auto. Bomb demolition experts determined the device posed no danger after inspecting the battery powered toy.

Frankfurt Germany

Tech awards first four $1600 fellowships in counseling

Texas Tech announces eight fellowships total for post graduate training in vocational rehabilitation counseling. Lubbock residents Charles Rich Bee Viaille Tom Cannon and Stanley Sherman of Brooklyn, N.Y. are among the first four recipients. Dr. Albert Barnett heads the program with Dr. Robert Anderson and Dr. Herbert Greenburg. Training spans two years with intern facilities at multiple state and regional agencies and hospitals.

Lubbock Texas Tech Albert Barnett Tech Charles Rich Bee Viaille Tom Cannon Lubboth Stanley Sherman Brooklyn N.Y Barnett Health, Education, and Welfare Department Veterans Administration Robert P. Anderson University of Chicago University of Texas Herbert Greenburg Greenburg New York University New York City Welfare Department Austin Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital State Office of Vocational Rehabilitation State Commission For the Blind Texas Employment Commission Lubbock Counseling Service Texas Tech Counseling and Testing Center McKnight Sanitorium San Angelo Lubbock Cerebral Palsy Clinic

Gold Coast Society Forms Tuberculosis Prevention Group

The Gold Coast Society for Prevention of Tuberculosis in Acecra, founded less than a year ago, reports growing membership and a heavy schedule of activities.

Gold Coast Society For Prevention of Tuberculosis Acecra

Also Mentioned on This Page

Holt 24Th St Fritz W. K. Barry Shth St Ellis E. Tidmore James A. Ridpath 22Nd St Paul Burk 41St St B. L. Quillen S. J. Chapman Duplex Billy. W. Richardson CC. Woody Ed Colby Stephanie San Francisco Beverly Hills Carmel Bob Allen Civil Aeronautics Administration Colby Helen Powell Braniff International Airways Chicago Donald Ray Hill A. L. Hill Abilene Ted Lavarta Durango Colo Donald Hill Continental Air Lines Paul T. Arnold Colorado Arnold CAA J. O. White Broadway Brooks McKinney Joe Leaverton Lubbock Steel Works, Inc Ave. O Ave. C City Aviation Martha Little Rock Ark P. K. Jinks Juanite Leach White Delton Kemp Gainsville Carrie Rice Kemp Continental Odds and Ends John Dowdy Dowdy Frank Fetter Santa Fe Gene Engler Hereford Wes-Tex Air Craft Champs Aviation, Inc McCaslin Aviation Carlsbad N.M Eldon M. Bloyd Cessna Aircraft Co Wichita Kan Bloyd Bill Clark Slick Airways, Inc Braniff Continental Lines Dallas Los Angeles Herb Millers Wines Sells Fisk Tire Company G. V. Fulton Shook Tire Company Melvin C. Shook Duke Essick Center Fisk Company Fisk Fulton Oklahoma Thomas W. Gahagan Hugh Musick Gahagan State Veterans Affairs Committee C. R. Shongo DIAL
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