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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1955

Page

2

Marching Drill For Lubbock Band Students Announced

Paul M Branom announces opening of marching practice for Tom S Lubbock High School band for this fall. Practice starts 6 30 p m Monday at Dupre Field with sessions daily Monday through Friday for two weeks. No instruments needed Monday. rehearsals move to band room Tuesday night.

Lubbock Band Tom S. Lubbock High School Paul M. Branom Dupre Field Dupre School Branom

Tech awards honor 10 South Plains students

Texas Tech releases the 1955 56 Kuykendall Foundation freshman scholarship winners from Seagraves Anton Wellman Lockney Anton Seagraves etc totaling ten recipients from Seagraves Wellman Lockney Anton Ackerly Idalou Hermleigh Lubbock Denver City and more. Each student earned $200 with emphasis on scholarship citizenship and character and noted plans to pursue engineering medicine arts or pre law.

Texas Tech Today South Plains Kuykendall Foundation Lubbock James G. Allen Seagraves Sammie Nell Fowler Ter Rayford Fowler Dioners FHA Fenelish Partin Don Gates C. R. Gates Wellman Pol Tom Gora Wayne Gora American Legion FFA Lockney Jerry Dale Holmes Oliver W. Holmes Anton Lee Eldridge Huddleston O. C. Huddle Ackerly William Lee Lemon Joe Lemon Idalou George McKinley Lowe H. M. Lowe Hermleigh Sue Ann Mayo W. G. Mayo Jerry Eugene Summers S. A. Summers National Honor Society Denver City Sabra Harding Wiseley J. C. Wiseley Bausch & Lamb Texas Chemical Science Award Division of Arts and Sciences

Fifteen Men To Be Inducted In Army

Fifteen men will be sent to Amarillo for induction into the U S Army. The adjutant announced plans for enlistment and the draft process proceeding on schedule. Local volunteers were urged to report for processing and eligibility checks.

Amarillo U. S

Soviet atomic workers win six hour days and month’s paid vacation

Six hour days and up to a month of paid vacation are reported for some Soviet atomic workers. A. A. Letavet described measures to protect health including rest accommodations and reduced days for those receiving medical X-ray treatment. U.S. officials note Russians often work six days a week versus the American five day week.

Geneva Soviet Union A. A. Letavet American Atomic Energy Commission U. S United States Britain Letavet

Kansas Man Files Workmen's Compensation Suit

Robert L. Madden of Liberal Kansas files a workmen's compensation suit in city court seeking benefits from a workplace injury. The action alleges medical costs lost wages and future compensation as defined under state law.

Kansas Robert L. Madden Liberal Kan

Pre-physical exam list and radiation note items

We list personnel assigned for pre-physical examinations with names and addresses from Lubbock Wilson Temple Midland Post Shakowater Dallas Houston Lovington Hobbs and nearby towns. A separate line notes international roentgen unit and weekly radiation limits with a US Britain comparison. The report mentions an industrial accident claim from Cochran County dated Oct 28 1954 against Tellepsen Construction and Texas Employers Insurance Association.

Billy Don Ledbetter Auburn Ave Hugh Dean Countryman Clovis Rd Lubbock Vernon Lioyd Sione Rt. 2 James William Barnett Rt. 1 Wilson Perry Bassel Wolfe Dallas Allen Hagens Siaton Bonna Mac Taylor 44Th St Dallas Childers Jr 23Rd St Beth of Fir St. John MI Adden Cochran County Tellepsen Construction Co Texas Employers Insurance Association

West Texas and New Mexico Agents Meet for Two Day Conference

More than 50 agents and personnel of the Great American Reserve Insurance Co from West Texas and New Mexico attended a two day sales meeting at the Caprock Hotel. Dallas home office reps joined the gathering with Travis T. Wallace addressing the group. Marshall D. Farrell hosted the event as quotas and company business were reviewed.

Great American Reserve Insurance Co West Texas New Mexico Caprock Hotel Dallas Travis T. Wallace Marshall D. Farrell Lubbock Charles D. Scott Glen Wallace

Lamesa Girl Heads Dawson 4-H Encampment

Pat Anderson of the Lamesa 4 H Club was elected chairman of the first annual 4 H Club Encampment in Dawson County which ended this morning. Other officers elected include Kathryn Johnson vice chairman Carolyn Ward secretary treasurer Patsy Jones song leader and Marilyn Jones reporter. About 100 girls attended the two day encampment held in Knights of Pythias Hall. The camp was led by Miss Clara Redman Dawson County home demonstration agent and sponsored by the commissioners court Farm Bureau and chamber of commerce.

Lamesa Pat Anderson Dawson County Kathryn Johnson Klondike Carolyn Ward Arvana 4-H Patsy Jones Welch Club Marilyn Jones Union Club Knights of Pythias Pioneer Park Clara Redman Dawson County Home Demonstration Commissioners Court, Farm Bureau and Chamber of Commerce

Two Lubbock Reserve Units Return From Fort Hood Training

Two Lubbock Army Reserve units completing two weeks of training at Fort Hood were set to break camp at noon Saturday and travel home to Lubbock. The 302nd Signal Co. under Capt. Isaac C. Enochs Jr. will return by private transportation, while the 369th Transportation Co. under Lt. E. V. O'Neall will return by convoy.

Lubbock Fort Hood 302Nd Signal Co 369Th Transportation Co Isaac C. Enochs Jr E. V. O'Neall

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