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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1971
Page
3
Ralph Hedrick explains how carving became his relaxing, inexpensive hobby begun to guide Boy Scouts toward merit badges. He emphasizes planning designs, sharp tools, accessible woods, and simple shared joy rather than selling pieces. He shows several kitchen items including a Norwegian wedjing spoon set and a tie holder.
U S Representative George Mahon of Lubbock will be honored in Odessa on Wednesday with a joint civic group meeting a museum tour a library reception a college campus reception and an aerial tour. He will be guest of honor Saturday in Brownfield for a barbecue at Coleman Park coinciding with the Terry County Old Settlers Reunion. Tickets are available at the Chamber of Commerce offices in Odessa Midland and Brownfield.
A probate hearing on Lily B. Masten's will is rescheduled for 10 am Wednesday at the Collingsworth County Courthouse Wellington. The will leaves most possessions to Christian causes. the estate is reported around 4.5 million with land holdings across Bailey Cochran Collingsworth Oldham and Harris counties. A contest filed June 4 questions timely filing and other issues. Rome population grows to 3 million with forecast to top 4 million by 1980.
The Texas College and University System Coordinating Board will hold its first meeting on West Texas State University campus at 1 30 p m Friday in the activities center. Wayne Thomas will address the East Dining Hall function and WTSU seeks permission to convert the old auditorium to classrooms and offices.
West Texas Master Masons and their wives will gather at Lubbock Coliseum August 30 for the first West Texas Masonic Roundup. The event begins 7:30 p.m. with dinner, speakers, and dignitaries including Gov. Preston Smith and U.S. Rep. George Mahon.
Peter Bruillo of Arizona remains in prison awaiting sentencing for stealing two yachts in Newport California. Co-defendants Orean Carl of Seattle and David Allen of Burlington Vermont were released for lack of evidence after arrest near Acapulco on August 13. A federal judge ordered Bruillo to be sentenced in three months under a U S Mexican treaty permitting trial localities to sentence felons for U S crimes.
Tampa Times outdoors writer Steve Hill reports on 47 beached whales at Bora Chande, Boca Grande, engaging about 50 volunteers in a two hour rescue. They turned many whales, some eight to twenty feet long, back toward deeper water while marine patrol moved the larger ones. Two whales died and two juveniles were captured for study at St Petersburg aquarium. The species is identified as false killer whales, close to pilot whales.
Brownfield report states 17 year old David Jones became master councilor of Wayland Parker Chapter DeMolay at the Masonic Lodge with Jerry Faulkner berry named senior councilor and Ronnee Steinrath named junior councilor.
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