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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1947
Page
3
Officials announced boundary zones for Lubbock's 17 public schools affecting transportation routes and attendance. The plan emphasizes keeping students within walking or short bus distances and outlines adjustments to match new zoning.
Enrollment of new students is planned for Monday with a meeting and remarks from the principal. The event emphasizes orderly procedures and guest participation, with staff and families invited to attend.
Seventeen persons completed final lifesaving tests at the Lubbock pool under Red Cross supervision. Names include My Ho Stiles, Dr Dalton Woods Cagle, Dee Brachard, Jim Pasilip, Jackie Lows, Jane Kelso, Mary Beth Stew, Norma Birdwell, Ie Bearden, J C Wille, Bob Keck, Charis Tyee, Russell Bardwell, Vincent Carsile, Nancy Stiles, plus certificating figures AL White and Malcolm Yount. Training was overseen by Gerant Davis with junior certificates for Dean White Bruce McCarty.
A Negro choir of 20 singers will perform Thursday night September 4 at 8:00 under the Commonwealth Club sponsorship. The group, one of the nation’s noted choirs, often broadcasts on the Columbia network. Reserved seats cost 1.80, tax included, available at Hub Clothiers.
Jefferson Wisconsin August 23 The lengthy probe into the disappearance of eight year old Geerza Dean Weckler ends as the district attorney reports the FBI has informed him no new clues are forthcoming and a missing person case remains unresolved amid uncertain leads and a related Michigan connection.
The Pan American Highway in Mexico was reopened to light vehicles after five days of slides and washouts. Heavy traffic remains restricted with nightly closures and trucks or buses barred until at least next Tuesday. Over 690 workers operated in shifts to clear temporary passage by nightfall.
A petit jury panel will report at 1 30 Monday afternoon to 72nd District Judge Dan Bla designated for trial of felonies. The felony docket will be called at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning with cases set and five murder charges listed among those to be heard. Names include DeLars Gondwin of San Antonio and others from Crosby county. court officials and defense counsel have tentatively arranged hearings and dates.
The 20 30 Club of Lubbock will hold its first weekly dinner meeting Monday at 7 30 PM at Chicken Village. Dick Ferren announced the event inviting all young men aged 20 to 30 to attend and learn about the civic and fellowship aims. A charter requires at least 20 members, Feiden urged attendance. he has prior experience with the Corpus Christi chapter.
A garbled report mentions medals, officials, and an office, with scattered names and phrases including Poressa Woke and Lubbe Kobe. The fragment references a night event and a service office, but lacks coherent details or verifiable context.
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