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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1955

Page

6

Funeral services for Levelland resident Hubert Vinyard

Funeral rites for Hubert Vinyard, long time Levelland resident, will be held at 6 pm at the First Baptist Church conducted by the church pastor. Burial follows at the Fort Forteral Home Cemetery with George Priest Funeral Directors in charge. Survivors include family members in Levelland and nearby towns.

Levelland Hubert Vinyard S&s PWS Becrar-Prenesa Campbe Hospital Austin Street George Pri Forteral Pas

Ginners Elect Officers and Pick New Directors

Clavis Ginners elected vice president and Dixon White of Lubbock re elected secretary. New directors include Smith Hobbs Orville Bailey Roundup Kimo Caudie Hale Center Herman Chessier Brownfield Roy Farkro Canven and retiring president Drew Watkins Sudan. In a brief meeting before lunch the directors formed a committee to serve.

Page One Dixon White Lubbock Smith, Hobbs Orville Bailey Roundup Kimo Caudie Hale Center Herman Chessier Brownfield Roy Farkro Canven Drew Watkins Sudan Bref Plains Ginners Plains Ginners’ Association W. L. cBill Smith Ralls Earl Hobbs New Deal

Ginners Board Touts Cooperation At Texan Meeting

State board of ginners including Forkner Baney Smith and Hobbs Watans heard urging cooperation from Watkins president who asked members to unite and solve ginning problems. A series of talks followed with officials from Lubbock Dallas and national cotton groups highlighting cotton gin history and modern industry challenges.

Ginners Forkner

W A Smith Rites Set At Brownfield

Funeral services for W A Smith 74 a Brownfield resident will be held at 4 p m Sunday at the First Baptist Church of Brownfield The retired farmer moved from Knox County in 1922 He was born in Williamson County He died on his golden wedding anniversary married Aug 27 1905 Survivors include his wife two sons Harvey Brownfield and M D San Benito two daughters Mrs I D Oliver Seagraves and Mrs T F Emerson Roswell three sisters and a brother Burial will be in the Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction

Brownfield W. A. Smith Treadaway-Daniel Hospital First Baptist Church Jones Weathers A. J. Franks Northside Baptist Church Smith Knox County Williamson County Knox City Homer Scott Winthrop, Ark Baker Smith Roswell Terry County Memorial Cemetery Brownfield Funeral Home

Two Farm Workers Shot After West Texas Altercation

Two Latin American farm laborers, Aneeita Martinez aged 37 and Elias Moreno aged 32, were treated for bullet wounds in the left arm at West Texas Hospital after a fight at Moreno’s home about 9 p.m. Sheriff's deputies reported both said the shooting occurred during a struggle over a .22 rifle.

West Texas Lubbock Aneeita Martinez Elias Moreno Sheriff's

Loop School Opens Fall Term With Bus Routes

An assembly in the Community building at 9 a.m. Monday will officially open the 1955 fall term of Loop School. Buses will run on their regular routes and the cafeteria will be open Monday, Sept. J. H. Kahremberg said. Colorado has 4,016 miles of railroad.

Seagraves J. H. Kahremberg

Executives Meet Stockholders At Watermelon Feast

One hundred fifty stockholders of the American Atlas Corp. and guests gathered at Kenneth Bozeman’s home to mingle with executives. Joe A. Tiwin of Dallas, Paul Sherrod, and John I. White spoke on company and charitable topics during the event.

American Atlas Corp Kenneth Bozeman Vdalow Thehway Bozeman Tiallas Corporation Stoceholders Joe A. Tiwin Dallas Paul Sherrod Childrens Home Af

Keese Services Planned At Slaton

Slaton obituaries note the death of Douglas Gordon Reese, 58, a retired Santa Fe Railway conductor, at West Texas Hospital Slaton. Services are scheduled at the Sheth of Choust with burial in Blueood Cemetery. He leaves two sons, a daughter, a sister, and two brothers.

Slaton Douglas Gordon Reese Santa Fe Railway West Teas Hospital Slaten Keese Sdovinine James Keese New Orleens Ta Skeese Clea Lancham Chieaso

Cotton Speaker Headlines Plains Ginners Meeting

Teyoris Fiackson was the principal speaker at the 5th annual meeting of the Plains Ginners Association held Saturday at the Tabbeck Hotel. He spoke on cotton venas and referenced Ms. Cotton of the American Cotton Congress.

Cotton Teyoris Fiackson Thitishore Tooas American Cotton Congress Top Plains Ginners’ Association Tabbeck Jackson

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