02 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1956
Page
1
South Plains farmers forecast a 1956 crop near 1.7 million bales, possibly setting a world record for a 20 county area. If realized, output could bring $225 to $300 million to area farmers, exceeding the 1949 record of about 1.64 million bales.
In a brushy Shamrock area east of town two unknown fugitives armed with automatic rifles engaged Texas and Oklahoma officers, killing a 19 year old and wounding two deputies. The gun battle drew 150 officers and volunteers with searchlights, flare drops, and bloodhounds as daylight approached.
Wallace W. Rix, pioneer Texas businessman and longtime director of Rix Funeral Home and Rix Life Co., died at 11 a.m. Saturday in Methodist Hospital after illness. He was 76 and had entered the hospital Thursday. A Episcopal rites and city cemetery burial are planned with services at his church.
A device described as forcing a car owner to make time payments forever appears in a comic dictionary entry. It satirizes perpetual debt through a fictional instrument or mechanism referenced in a humorous context. No real-world mechanism is specified.
Government raises FHA insured mortgage rate from four and three quarters to five percent effective December 4 to stimulate loan flow. Critics call it a hardship for low and middle income families and urge congressional inquiry while housing lawmakers discuss potential action.
City Commission members declined changes to downtown one way streets after hearings by business spokesmen. New routes took effect at midnight with Main Street and Avenue K included, while several firms and a motor company were listed among protesters.
Red Chinese Premier Chou En Lai suggested at a New Delhi news conference that American prisoners in Communist jails might be released before the end of their sentences if they behaved well. The question centered on a potential early release.
The Avalanche-Journal invites entries for the Home Christmas Lighting Contest with $295 in prizes. Entry opens 8:30 a.m. Monday at the city site. first 20 entrants who display decorations by December 15 earn a $5 bonus. No entry fee. residents of the city eligible with few restrictions including age or occupation.
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