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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1954

Page

2

Officials View Exhibits Of Firms For New Lubbock High

In the Lubbock Senior High School cafeteria more than 15 firms from across the United States displayed school furniture and equipment to a school system committee. About $152,000 has been set aside to purchase furnishings with contracts to be signed later. The exhibit aims to help committee members choose furnishings for Monterey Senior High School and outlines the responsible committees and chairs for classrooms, homemaking, libraries, band, cafeteria, and other facilities.

United States Lubbock Monterey A. W. Eckert Eckert Nat Williams G. E. Dawson Ishmael Hill Dorothy Lomax Glenys Honey Gladys Butler Joetta Beauchamp H. B. Hawkins Naomi Thompson Norman Heath Opal Corby D. M. Howell Catherine Royalty Elizabeth Kinkead Jewell Gilliam Gertrude Watson Frances Nesmith Lila Watkins Beryl] Allen Nancy Daniel Bessie Bullock Ray Dollar Ethel Terrell Randall Raley Paul Branom Gary Garner Mildred Carver Imogene Harris Mitchell Zahblotny Elois Elliott Herbert Lindsey Nervine Stage Howard Price Edward Reed Gordon Deering Pansye Harris

Rites For Plainview Woman Set Today

Funeral services are set for Miss Susan Bloxom 84 of Plainview at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Methodist Church in Nolan. She died after a short illness at Plainview Hospital and Clinic. A resident of Plainview for nine years she came from Lockney in 1946 with her brother J T Bloxom and family. Survivors include the brother and several nephews and nieces. Carter Funeral Home of Lockney directs arrangements.

Plainview Susan Bloxom First Methodist Nolan Nolan County Cass County Tarrant Lockney Plainview Methodist Church Carter Funeral Home

Texas Teens Call For Publicity To Promote Lone Star State

Houston and Amarillo youth lawmakers in the YMCA program urge state ad campaigns and a Lone Star license plate slogan. They back a Senate resolution for a constitutional amendment to allow funds for advertising Texas tourism and industry, and push a $15 million mental institution upgrade.

YMCA Senate Texas Youth House Lone Star State

UN explores volcanic energy as future fuel

The United Nations considers volcanic energy for commercial use after successes with natural hot springs in Italy and Iceland. An electrical engineer from Iceland, Gunnar Bodvarsson, is to study Mexico's volcanic deposits for three months to harness hot water and steam for lighting heating and industrial power.

United Nations N. Y Italy Iceland Mexico Gunnar Rodvarssom

Sgt Grady Workman and Wife Visit Lubbock During Furlough

Sgt Grady Workman Jr and his wife Carolyn Daniel Workman arrived in Lubbock to spend a 20 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs G L Workman at 2214 9th St The 1951 Lubbock High School graduate enlisted in January 1953 and has served at Camp McCoy Wis and Ft Riley Kan prior to this assignment His wife is the former Carolyn Daniel whose father Fred Daniel once lived in Albuquerque New Mexico

Grady Workman Jr Ft. Riley Kan Lubbock G. L. Workman 9Th St Lubbock High School Workman Army Montgomery Ward & Co Camp McCoy Wis

Veterans enter farm training numbers jump this year

A total of 22,731 veterans are taking on farm training compared with 7,000 a year ago, marking a substantial rise in agricultural education participation among veterans.

Texan Returns From Tennessee Tobacco Display

Carthon Meyers, a 50-year-old Texan, arrived in Carthage with three baskets of tobacco leaf and claimed he is the only man in Texas with a Lurley tobacco allotment. He said his Texas crop grows tall and requires no fertilizer and no bed burning, irrigating tobacco with cotton. The Tennessee tobacco left behind is described as fine looking with large light-colored leaves and will not be sold until after Christmas.

Carthage Tenn Uvalde Tex Carson Meyers Texas

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Avalanche-Journal Sen Bennie McWilliams Gene Pittman G. Hammer E. E. Key Hampton Anderson Edward Shive Wayman Mulkey Jack Larabee Mary Lou Roberson Lovie Liston Thomas R. Neely Ano Ares Weather Bureau New England Great Lakes Northwest Pacific mid-Atlantic Florida Rockies Mississippi Valley Austin California Jack Wirtz Amarillo John Reese Sidney Miles Corsicana Port Arthur Bodvarssom W. B. Lane Farm W. 10Th &J Your Friendly First Federal Savings & Loan Associa Tion First Federal Savings & Loan Association 14Th Street Avenue K Nnc. Pope and Company Broadway Bus Arly Hanna-Pope and Company Grady Workman Tennessee NEW Museum Lake Placid N.Y UCP Chamber of Commerce Draughon’s Business College Texas Ave Caboose Dezity College
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