Yule Lights Run Gamut in 1962 Lubbock Contest
The 16th annual Home Christmas Lighting Contest in Lubbock features 102 entries with fanciful displays. Santa scenes appear on roofs and in yards with boats and water skis, along with a church manger theme and a 14 foot smiling log cabin. Entries must be lit 6 to 10 p.m. during judging, with three days left to enter by calling 303-4343.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ithe
Christ
Lubbock
Santa
Santa Claus
Lubbock Avalanche - Journal
KFYO
Commission Seeks End to Texas Poll Tax in Favor of Free Registration
A Texas study group recommended replacing the poll tax with a free annual voter registration system and removing literacy tests. Party ties would not be required until a ballot is cast, and other reform proposals, including timing of primaries and public disclosure of campaign spending, were considered but not adopted.
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Garth Jones Astin
Texas
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Lyndon Johnson
U.S
Creighton
Secretary of State
Texas Press Assn
Tech approves large dorm construction project at Texas Tech
The Texas Tech board awards a 6.3 million contract to H A Lott Inc for two new dormitories, one housing about 800 women and the other about 1,000 men. The trustees also split on seeking state approval to establish a law school and discussed athletic finances.
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Jerry Hall
Alade Journal
Texas Tech
H. A. Lott, Inc
Houston
Commission On Higher Education
Law School
Tech
Polk Robison
Flint Avenue
19Th St
Boston Ave
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Manuel DeBusk
al Allison
Levelland
Harold Hinn
Plainview
Dallas
Allison
Jal Child Drowns in Church Baptistry
A 2 year old Jal child drowned Saturday afternoon in the baptistry at First Christian Church. The boy Britt Eugene Yeager, son of Mr and Mrs Jerry Paul Yeager, was bound by his mother in about three feet of water around 1 p.m. MST. The body will be sent to George Price Funeral Home in Levelland for services.
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Jal
First Christian Church
Britt Eugene Yeager
Jerry Paul Yeager
George Price
Lubbock area considers industrial training school for youths
Vaughn Hendrie reports a proposal for an industrial training school district funded by state and local money drew strong support at a noon Lubbock Club luncheon. Preston Smith proposed using junior college district funding methods, with a tax levy and per capita state funds, to give local control. H J Blanchard planned to ask Legislative Council to draft a bill for a pilot project see school idea page 12.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Preston Smith
Lubbock
Funds Needed As Goodfellows List Grows
Lub bock Goodfellows report 4 600 named needy children and plan to aid about 8 000 this Christmas. Donations of any size welcomed and will be acknowledged in the Avalanche Journal. Gifts distributed Christmas morning by volunteers after a screening committee selects recipients.
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Goodfellows
Chief Goodfellow
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
The
Near record forecast holds area cotton harvest pace
High Plains observers report the world's most productive cotton region may harvest a record amount with 1.3 million bales still in the fields and a 23 county area projected at about 2,155,000 bales. The season could yield Texas's second largest crop on record, topping 2,025,433 bales in 1958, with $366 million value at stake.
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High Plains
Lubbock Cotton Exchange
The
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Texas
Soviet trawlers seek shelter as winds drive fleet into Torbay
Strong winds swept the English Channel on Saturday pushing 26 Soviet trawlers into Torbay in South Devon seeking shelter.
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Torbay
England
English Channel
Devon
One Day It Comes Nearness Of Disaster In Mine Life
A Pennsylvania coal mine trapping leaves families waiting and a community coping as rescuers race against time. Jean Boyd, wife of trapped miner James, recalls the ordeal while bullets of snow complicate the search. The body of Hurley Stalmaker is recovered as crews push toward more survivors.
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Eatin Press International
Armichaels
Jean Boyd
James
Hurley C. Stalmaker
Pittsburgh
Barbara Cloud
Uniontown
Daily Prayer Note from Jack Hardin
A brief church devotional thanks God for Jesus described as wonderful counselor mighty God eternal Father and Prince of Peace. The note prays through Jesus name and expresses gratitude for salvation and life everlasting.
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Jesus
Jack Hardin
Littlefield
Hypocrite defined as one who preaches against own behavior
A brief comic dictionary notes that hypocrisy is when a person always practices what he preaches against. The line appears in a light editorial tone among columns and community notes.
Feud Over ASCS Records Sparks Standoff in Mound City
In Mound City South Dakota the town of about 150 resists turning over Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service records after the ASCS moved the files to Herrgid in Campbell County. The government threatens marshals while residents pledge force, resulting in an uneasy truce as negotiations continue.
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Dan Perke
Sound City
S.D
Mound City
South Dakota
Sam
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Campbell County
ASCS
Herrgid
Mound
Weather Map Page for Lubbock and Vicinity
Clear to partly cloudy conditions in Lubbock with a high in the mid 50s. Northerly winds at 10 to 20 mph. This morning’s low near 30 degrees.
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M. Sommes
M. Sane
M. Etree
Seeae
Eatery
Stat City
Abilene
el Paso
Houston
Amarillo
Peat City
Dallas
Denver
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