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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1956

Page

5

Political Maneuvering Claimed Not Answer To Farm Problems

HERSHEY Pa August 2508 Agriculture Secretary Evra Taltter Benson said farm problems cannot be solved by political posturing. He emphasized agriculture cuts across parties and should not be treated as a campaign item though it will be a campaign issue. In a prepared speech he argued for practical policy over partisan grandstanding. LAMESA Aug 25 Special Dawson County Justice Jim Edwards opens the Texas Justice of the Peace and Constable Assn semi annual meeting at Hotel Wooten Abilene August 29 30. Edwards leads the group and resolutions include creating a Court of Record for Justices of the Peace. J D Chastain and Jim Morris are among scheduled speakers. Abilene attorneys will also speak.

Hershey Agriculture Evra Taltter Lamesa Dawson County Justice of the Peace Jim Edwards Texas Justice of the Peace Constable Assn Hotel Wooten Abilene Edwards Big Spring Texas Office of Justice of the Peace J. D. Chastain Texas Department of Public Safety Jim Morris Department Benson Eisenhower

Two Lubbock Women To Attend Children And Youth Institute

Two Lubbock women will attend the Texas Institute of Children and Youth at Hunt near Kerrville. They are Mrs. Georgia Smith, assistant city county juvenile probation officer, and Mrs. Zelva Harris of the City-County Health Unit. The group theme is Children Grow Do You.

Lubbock Texas Institute of Children and Youth Hunt Kerrville Georgia Smith Zelva Alcorn Harris Smith

Princess Margaret and Townsend wed in Africa rumor

A French magazine reported that Princess Margaret and Group Captain Peter Townsend would wed between Oct 26 and Christmas in Kenya. London sources doubt the tale, noting Margaret’s Africa trip plans and Townsend’s RAF resignation.

London Princess Margaret Peter Townsend Kenya London Sunday Pictorial Sto Palace Margaret Africa Townsend The Pictorial Duke of Edinburgh Elizabeth Buckingham Palace Royal Air Force Brussels Douglas Nile

Polio concern and social notes from West Texas brief

Mrs. Hugh Newton remains in isolation at West Texas Hospital with potential light polio after two analyses were sent to Austin. The report also covers regional visits, kennel club meeting plans, travel for tax and naval duties, and bridge results at Caprock Hotel, naming multiple individuals and towns in West Texas.

Hugh Newton E. Erskine St West Texas Hospital Austin Newton

Backward Travel Its Only Way Home

Gregory Hughes of Hudson Wisconsin headed home from northern Minnesota when his car clutch failed and could only go backward for four miles from Long Prairie to Sauk Rapids. Police arrested him in St Cloud on careless driving charges with a $15 fine, then he wired home for money to repair the car and continued forward.

ST. Cloud Minn Gregory Hughes Hudson Wis Minnesota Hughes Long Prairie Sauk Rapids

Funeral Rites Planned for Pvt Lonnie Montgomery in Seminole

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. for Pvt Lonnie Walton Montgomery 27 killed in a Aug 11 car wreck near Hanau Germany. He had served in Germany eight months and died on the first anniversary of his enlistment. Survivors include wife daughter Deborah Kay 1 month son Ronnie Lynn 6 and his parents Mr and Mrs L W Montgomery Seminole. Pallbearers named. The body arrives in Lubbock and will be taken to Seminole for burial in the Seminole Cemetery.

Lonnie Walton Montgomery Hanau Germany Montgomery U.S. Army Seminole Lubbock Singleton Funeral Home H. D. Christian Pas First Baptist Church Deborah Kay Ronnie Lynn L. W.montgomery Jerry Alton Jimmy Hart Harold Stone Dayton Elam Tommy Sparks Neil Sanderson Sid Hunt

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