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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1962

Page

2

Lubbock Teachers Prep With Weekday Orientation Plan

Lubbock Independent School District sets a four day orientation for new teachers starting Monday at 8 20 a m and all staff briefing sessions midweek with formal faculty meetings planned at Municipal Auditorium The district budgets 1311 certified staff and envisions enrollments near 27840 pupils for the new term.

Lubbock Nat Williams Lubbock Independent School Monterey High School Supt. Williams Board of Education Alderson Junior High Association For Childhood Education Alderson Municipal Auditorium Bayless School Bozeman School Alder

Clothing Center Seeks Volunteers for Lubbock Drive

The Lubbock Community Clothing Center opens at 9 a m Monday to distribute clothing to needy families from 9 to 11 30 a m four days a week. Volunteers are needed to sort and distribute clothing for ages 8 to 14 and donations can be dropped off or picked up by phone. Local coordinators include Mrs Vera Maxey and several day chairmen. PTA representative Mrs Al O'Brien will assist. W H Avinger leads school drives.

Lubbock Vera Maxey Clothing Center 17Th St Elizabeth Watson Maxey Grove Denman Rual Martin W. B. Price J. C. Branch al O'Brien Lubbock Pta Council

Douses Flames: Trailer Fire Hits On Highway

A house trailer on U S Highway 380 east of Post caught fire as William N. Burton of Dallas towed it. A passing station wagon driver with fire extinguishers helped douse the blaze, saving further damage though about 400 dollars was lost to the trailer. Garza County Sheriff Fay Claborn filed the report. C M Whitley of Dallas owned the trailer.

U S. Hwy Post Garza County Fay Claborn William N. Burton Dallas C. M. Whitley

East German Leader Ulbricht to Visit Belgrade

Walter Ulbricht, East German Communist boss, will pay an official visit to Belgrade next month. The trip aims to boost trade between East Germany and Yugoslavia, as reported by Tanjug the Yugoslav news agency.

Romania Belgrade Yugoslavia Walter Ulbricht Yugo Slav Tanjug

UK Junior Circus Brings Local Acts to 55th Street Back Yard

Clowns trapeze acts and stuffed animals headlined a neighborhood circus staged by Mr and Mrs Marion Mayes at 3318 55th St on Saturday at 2 p.m. Ringmaster Micky Lehman led a parade through blocks of 55th St. Proceeds of 11.00 from tickets and refreshments go to Methodist Hospital children’s ward.

Dean Shuman 55Th St Vicki Moses Sam Moses Rene Lehman Joe Lehman Marion Mayes Micky Lehman 55Th Street Cindy Crawford Teresa Holder Debbie Mayes Nancy Brewer Dee Dee Art Mike Lehman Karen Keeling Renee Lehman Methodist Hospital

Brownfield Youth Drowns Near Navasota

UPI reports 18 year old Carlow Guitron of Brownsville drowned Saturday in a farm pond four miles north of Navasota Grimes County officers said he was among nine children of a Latin American family here for the cotton harvest.

Brownfield Navasota UPI Carlow Guitron Brownsville Grimes ‘County

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