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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1946

Page

11

Cotton Center And New Deal Titlists In New Deal Tourney

Cotton Center boys edged Petersburg 32-30 to win the New Deal tournament final. New Deal girls beat Anton 24-20 for the division title, while Post girls won 19-16 over Cotton Center for the consolation. Post boys defeated Petersburg 41-4 for the boys consolation title.

Cotton Center Boys New Deal Girls New Deal Petersburg Cotton Center Nets New Dean Girls Anton Post Hale Center Ropesville Lorenzo Abernathy Abernathy Boys

Coaches Officials To Feast Monday In Lubbock

South Plains Football Coaches and Officials hold their annual banquet at the Hilton hotel ballroom Monday night with a 7 30 chow call. Speaker will be Jack Curtice of Texas Mines El Paso. Film of Oklahoma A&M Texas Tech game shown. 75 signed up. extra plates available. Officers to be elected after the banquet with nominations by a committee.

South Plains Hilton Hotel Jack Curtice Texas School of Mines el Paso Oklahoma Aggie Texas Tech Grid Techsans A. C Stumpy Hamilton Harold Crites Brownfield Yancey Price Lubbock Jack’ Christian Littlefield W. C O Harris Plainview Curtis ‘Barrett J. G. iGoober Keyes

Fire drives 46 elderly from Hillcrest home in Hagerstown

Nurses and neighbors led and carried 46 elderly patients from the Hillcrest convalescent home as flames consumed the building. A deputy sheriff was injured while rescuing a cat.

Home For BURNS

College basketball scores and invitational results across multiple teams

A collage of game results lists scores for dozens of schools including Oklahoma A. and M. Temple Pittsburgh Notre Dame Purdue Indiana Yale Alabama and many more. Highlights include overtime between Notre Dame and Illinois and close finishes in high school Levelland and Sudan tournaments with Levelland advancing to finals.

Arizona Arate HEE Tela College of ‘Minesa Baylor Alabems Piorida Kansas State Arkansas Oklahome Nebraska Kansas Tarenee Canisius Oklahoma A Temple New York Westminster Minnesota North Dakota University Wisconsin Notre Dame Linois Pittsburgh Northequera Marquette University of Louisville Indiana Pennsylvania Yale Purdue Indiana State Niagara Montana State University Clemson Wofford Washington and Jefferson Penn State High School Levelland Levelland Andrews Ahsthetes Sundown Tohoka Sudan Whiteface

Rites Slated Today for Whitharral Man

Levelland Dec 14 Special Funeral services for Tom E Trimble 43 of Whitharral who died Saturday in a Littlefield hospital will be held at 3 p m Sunday at the Whitharral Baptist church with Rev Sam A Thomas officiating Burial will be in Whitharral cemetery under Plains funeral home Levelland Survivors include his wife a son John of Whitharral a daughter Mrs Jo Jean Price of Levelland four brothers and five sisters

Levelland Tom E. Trimble Whitharral Littlefield’ Hospital

Unclear fragment hints at a crime investigation near Lubbock

Damaged OCR text describes a man Baldwin living east of Lubbock with his parents. Officials are informed. A car is noted out front in darkness. The billfold lacks money and papers appear vague. A Hereford daughter and a grandson are mentioned.

Baldwin R. Baldwin Lubbock Rnda Mear Ond Hereford James Cogburn

Local notices mix society, deaths, and arrests from Dallas area

Whyburn, president of asiological college, named member of the Osophical Society of Texas at a Dallas meeting. Mary Elizabeth Stewart, one day old daughter of Mr and Mrs E L Stewart of 2606 Ruby, died Friday night, graveside service to be held at back cemetery with Rev McCoy officiating. Survivors: parents and three brothers Jimmy, Billy Don, and Gary Wayne Stewart. The family lived here about a year. Stewart employed by Santa Fe railroad. Also, a dillo found by Mrs Howard Price, turned over to a pet shop. three juveniles released to juvenile authorities after shooting fire crackers at the Junior High building.

Mary’ Elizabeth — Stewart E. L. Stewart Ruby West Texas Back ‘Cemetery Rix’ -Funera Rev. McCoy Temple Baptist Church Jimmy Billy Don Gary Wayne Stewart Santa Fe Railroad Company

Methodist University tops Jayhawkers to win pre season tourney

In Munigci Pal auditorium Kansas City December 14 Methodist University, a Southwest conference guest, defeated Kansas University 49 to 46 to claim the all-Big Six preseason basketball tournament title. Oklahoma Sooners beat Nebraska 63 to 52 in the semifinal to force a three way tie for runner up in the standings. Oklahoma led 35 to 19 at the half behind Gerald Tucker’s scoring and free throws to secure the victory.

Kansas City I Southern Methodist University of Kansas Jayhawkers Munigci- Pal University Oklahoma Sooners Nebraska Corn- Pia the Sunner Mee Kansas State College Oklahomans Gerald “Tucker

Multiple Birth Announcements and Local Scores Recap

Local notices list six birth announcements from West Texas hospital births on a Saturday night including McMinn Belew Mitchell Paulger Millsap and Overbay with weights from 4 13 to 8 01 pounds. The card notes the fathers’ occupations and addresses. A crowd of 8500 watched Oklahoma forward Reich score 13 points in a final round and Kansas State upset Arkansas 56 41 for third place.

B. C. McMinn West Texas Southern Methodist University Dallas B. J. Belew Fluvanna West Texas Hospital Roy Mitchell Avenue D Leroy Paulger Lubbock Meat and Provision Company Dick Reich Oklahoma Kansas State University of Arkansas

Disarmament Plan Advances in United Nations Debates

The Assembly scales back contributions to 39.89 percent with Russia at 6.34 and Britain 11.48. It fills the trusteeship council with Mexico and Iraq, assigns administering states for eight former mandates, and keeps the Big Five in the council. An arms plan seeks a ban on atomic weapons and mass destruction with inspections and peaceful use guarantees.

Russia Great Britain U.N Mexico Iraq France Belgium Australia New Zealand League United States China Africa Assembly Security Council

Citrine Described as Topaz Quartz

The statement identifies citrine as a form of topaz quartz and notes true topaz as a hard precious stone with a deep velvet saffron color.

Turkey Cooking Times by Weight in Lubbock Column

The Avalanche-Journal notes turkey cooking times by weight with estimates for small medium and very large birds. The piece mentions a 1946 publication date and page number and touches on vegetable selection and preserving quality by controlled temperatures.

Lubbock Texas Turkey

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