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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1955
Page
8
Construction on a new swine barn and a livestock building at the Panhandle South Plains Fair is under way and rushed for the opening in September. Both structures will be sheetmetal, with other fair grounds work including paving of the midway.
Paving for enlargement of the midway is underway with ground leveling completed and topping to begin this week. Exhibit spaces at the Merenarts Building and Fair Park Coliseum are sold, and outside exhibit space sales set a record for the era. Livestock entries are arriving.
The market shows steel and copper strength with confidence on Wall Street as trading eyes record highs ahead of holidays. Analysts note industrial demand and dividend activity amid profit previews and prospective capacity expansion signals.
Two airmen remained in critical condition after a bus crash that killed two others and injured thirteen near Nacogdoches Texas. The vehicle toppled from a 30 foot embankment on the way to a Shreveport baseball game.
A record of marriage licenses shows William Albert Jackson and Rena Simmonds, both of Lubbock, and several other Lubbock couples with ages ranging from late teens to thirties. Also listed are court actions including divorce suits and probate matters in surrounding districts.
Fort Worth market report shows cattle in mixed tone with steady to higher price ranges for beef steers and yearlings, varying by weight. Calves and hogs show steadiness or slight declines. sheep offerings scarce with demand steady to higher for slaughter lambs and feeder lambs.
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