Ralls Jaycees Nominate Connell Farmer for State Honor
Jean D. Smith of Cone has been named by the Ralls Junior Chamber of Commerce as a candidate for the Five Outstanding Young Texans of 1954. The nomination highlights his soil conservation work, innovative farming and ginning, and community service including free crop insect inspections and a $500 annual youth award. The five winners will be feted in Midland on January 15.
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RALLS
Jean D. Smith
Cone
Ralls Junior Chamber of Commerce
Smith
Board of Supervisors
Soil Conservation Service
West Texas
Denver
San Antonio
Baptist Assembly
Floydada
Ralls Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Soil Conservation Work Service
John Tarleton
Texas Tech
North Texas State Agricultural College
Midland
Wolfforth Family Reunited For Christmas
In Wolfforth on December 11 special report says the Carlile family will have all three sons home for Christmas for the second time in 12 years. Lt James A Carlile arrived in New York from Germany with his wife and child. Lt Cecil Carlile stationed at Fort Benning will join, as will E L Carlile and a family from Big Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Carlile
Peggy Bownds Wins Ralls Speech Event
Miss Peggy Bownds a Ralls High School senior won the oral Speak for Democracy contest in Ralls with a tape of her delivery to enter statewide. She stars as a majorette and was Crosby County Farm Bureau queen and Rainbow Girls worthy advisor.
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Miss Bownds
Lester T. Bownds
Crosby County Farm Bureau
Ralls
Rainbow Girls
School Census To Be Staged In Lubbock District
The 1955-56 school census in the Lubbock Independent School District will occur in January, targeting about 20,000 students aged 6 to 17, with counts rising from 9,837 in 1946-47 to 18,785 in 1954-55. Preparations include 40 enumerators meeting December 30 at P Brown School to begin January 1, while four and five year olds are counted for planning.
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Lubbock Independent School District
A. F. Raser
Rasor
Raser
State Foundation
P. Brown
36Th St
Ave. W
Annual Christmas Pageant Staged at Lamesa
About 250 elementary and junior high students performed in the annual Christmas pageant Peace on Earth at the Junior High auditorium. Rev Walter G Horn narrated. Cast included Jean Teague as Mary Richard Crump as Joseph and Eina Esmond as the angel of the lord.
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Junior High Parent Teachers Association
Walter G. Horn
First Presbyterian Church
Mary
Jean Teague
Richard Crump
Joseph
Eina Esmond
Air Force Wing to Fly From California to Guam Next Month
The Air Force announced that the Fifth Strategic Reconnaissance Wing of Strategic Air Command will fly from Travis Air Force Base in California to Guam for a three month training period starting next month. The wing operates RB-36 aircraft and has about 30 planes.
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Air Force
California
Guam
Washington
Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
Strategic Air Command
Travis Air SC
Calif
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Ralls Jaycees
Baptist Church
Wolfforth Famil
Peggy Bownds
France
Pakistan
Lamesa
Labbeck
Tex
Avetene
M Unbreakable Children's Records
Lubbock
Texas
Aoaeas
Sara
Children’s Records
Citizens National Bank
Citizens National
South Plains
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mee
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