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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1955
Page
5
The Army announced enlistments will be accepted immediately for a six year reserve training program with two years on active duty three years in the ready reserve and one year in standby reserve. A six month short term program for 17 to 18 year olds offers $30 monthly pay and a two year delay before active duty.
Funeral services are planned Sunday for Sigman Smith and Richard T O Lesly both 14 who died in a Bailey area collision with a large truck three miles north of Morseshoe. Jack Conner 16 was listed in fair condition with multiple injuries. The third youth is being treated at West Pison Hospital.
Col Walter R. Lutz director of the 8th Marine Corps Reserve and Recruitment District New Orleans was guest of honor at a dinner at Reese Air Force Base Friday night. Attending were officers of the 40th Special Infantry Company and the voluntary training unit of the Marine Corps Reserves.
A blue budgerigar serves as the mascot for Sir Malcolm Sargent, the noted London music conductor.
Petersburg elevators report about 90 carloads of grain in storage with a harvest time target to clear all. Since May 1, 332 government grain cars have been shipped to make room for the 1955 crop. Officials expect the yield to surpass 425 carloads from last year as acreage and per acre yields rise.
Tomiji Suzuki shaved in 24 seconds to test a U S Army reporter in Tokyo and disputed Luigi Beckett's seven second mark on a New York test. Suzuki questioned the timing and beard difference and offered to meet Beckett for a world series, seeking a fair race.
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