Maugham Considers Dying 'Boresome' End
Honolulu AP report quotes biographer Wilmon Menard on W Somerset Maugham near death in Nice after a stroke. Maugham, in January Monte Carlo interview, says dying is “hellishly boresome” and predicts no funeral or ceremony, cremation planned. He remains agnostic despite calls for deathbed conversion.
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Honolulu
W. Somerset Maugham
Wilmon Menard
Associated Press
Menard
Mausgham
Monte Carlo
Maugham
Nice
France
Henry
City of Slaton approves annexing 14 acres southwest of town
Slaton commissioners adopt a resolution to annex about 14 acres along the US 84 bypass after a public hearing with no protests. The action gives city control over highway traffic and future development. The meeting also upgrades police staffing, hires a temporary patrolman, and sets cemetery monument rules.
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Slaton
Liits
Commission
Harold Wilson
Bid Opening Set Today At LHS For New Elementary
Bid opening is scheduled at 4 p.m. today in the Lubbock High School cafeteria for George M. Himt Elementary School, planned to open next fall at Dartman and Ivory avenues. The $250,000 project includes a cafeteria and may total $300,000 with equipment. Trustees approved reuse of Mills and King plans used for Hardwick Elementary, which opened in September. Contracts will be awarded at the trustees' Thursday morning meeting.
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Ricky Brush
Brush
T. D. Elder
Marvin Rushing
Lubbock High School
George M. Himt
Dart
Man
Ivory Avenues
Mills and King
Hardwick
Responding to treatment Maugham near death in France
British author W Somerset Maugham, 91, remains near death after a massive stroke. Doctors at the Anglo American Hospital say he has shown slight improvement with normal breathing and lower temperature, but his secretary says there is no hope for recovery.
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Nice
France
Somerset
Maugham
Here
Georges Rozanoff
Rozanoff
Alan Searle
Inot
Young Republican chapter organized at Lubbock Christian College
A new Young Republican chapter formed at Lubbock Christian College during a Tuesday night meeting in the Betty Han scack Campus Center. Roger Settler was named head. Paul Cruce and Mary Lee Lytle elected as vice president and secretary. Judy Bailey of San Diego was named treasurer. Curtis Swinson spoke as Texas Tech Young Republicans president.
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Lubbock Christian College
Betty Hanscack
Curtis Swinson
Texas Tech Young Republicans
Roger Settler
Lubbock
Paul Cruce
Mary Lee Lytle
Judy Bailey
San Diego
Calif
City Halts Sale of Plastic Drink Coolers Over Contamination Fears
Lubbock Health Unit halted sale of imported plastic drink coolers after a state report cited possible Salmonella contamination. Sanitation officers canvassed merchants to pull items labeled Ice Bills and Ice Kools from Japan and Hong Kong pending test results expected within 48 hours. No illnesses have been reported locally.
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Lubbock City
Cowgill
Japan
Hong Kong
Lubbock
Cowil
Plastic balls blamed for contamination prompts health bans
California joins states banning sale of drink coolers while Missouri officials consider action. Health authorities in several states warn against plastic balls and water filled teething rings amid tests showing contamination. Federal agencies assess jurisdiction as bans spread across Pennsylvania Rhode Island Connecticut and other locales.
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Kan
Arkansas
Breslow
Wichita - Sedgwick
St. Joseph
Buchanan
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Fort Wayne
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Food and Drug Administraion
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Louisiana
Iowa
District of Columbia
Milwaukee
Wis
Worcester
Mass
Beaumont
Tex
Maryland
Prince George
Montgomery
Colorful Treat Yule Trail Draws Many Tourists
Numerous persons are expected to tour the Yule Trail during the judging period. Extra copies of the Yule Trail list are available at the switchboard of The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal building. Decorations will be lighted from 6 to 10 p.m. daily through Friday for judging. Results will be announced in the Avalanche-Journal Sunday. Judges note this year’s entry surge and elaborate displays.
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Lubbock
Avalanche - Journal
Avalanche- Journal
De Gaulle Denies Anti American Charges In TV Interview
Paris AP report outlines Charles de Gaulle denying he is anti American while defending alliance with the United States during a campaign run off. He cites wartime cooperation and notes differences over Asia policy. London AP brief adds Westminster choirs will sing together at Guildhall December 20 with Princess Margaret and Lord Mayor present.
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Paris
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United States
France
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Michel Droit
Figaro Litteraire
Hitler
London
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Cathedral
City of London Guildhall
Princess Margaret
Lionel Denny
Marriages and Divorces Listed in Texas Record Notes
The document lists marriage licenses and divorce actions across Texas, naming individuals by full or partial names and residences in Lubbock, Wichita Falls, Slaton, and surrounding areas. Notable items include multiple unions in Lubbock, petitions for divorce in county courts, and a probate action for Lenora Hamb right.
Appeals Court Amarilla Report of Texas Seventh District Motions
Proceedings before the Court of Civil Appeals in Amarillo list motions submitted including consolidated cases such as Gas & Equipment Co v Thompson and Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co rehearings Rameyet ax v Richardson and others. Motions overruled in the panel include Elkin v Sanders with affirmation in Puzich v Puzich. Reversed and remanded entries include Teoneco OW Co v Rollans. Cases set for submission February 7 1886 across Potter Swisher Ochiltree Hartley Oldham Lubbock and other counties with several warranty deed transfers and Federal Housing Commissioner parcels listed among real estate actions. Local docket names include Arkansas Louisiana Gatto Sears Whitehurst Skagge Drug Center Maudie Orr Patrica Shannon Delbert Newman Holt’s Sporting Goods and others.
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Amarilla
Court of Crit Appeals
Seventh Supreme Judicial District of Texas
Amarillo
Consolidated Gas & Equipment Ca
HM. Thompson Et al
Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co
Sylvia Redd
Fem
Rameyet Ax
C. G. Richardson
Terry Elkin
Sylvan Sanders
Ine Puzich
Paul Puzich
Pottar County
Teoneco OW Co
J. R. Rollans
Wilbarger County
Arkansas
Louisiana Gatto
Sears
Potter County
W. G
Ochiltree County
Patrica
Darlene Shannon
Delbert W. Newman
Swisher County
Holt's Sporting Goods Co
Lubbock
American Nail Bank of
Ralph N. Alfred Vo
McAllen School Board Dismisses Classes Early for Yarborough Speech
McAllen High will dismiss an hour and 10 minutes early on Thursday so students can hear U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough speak at 2:30 p.m. Board member Othal Brand opposed the timing, suggesting the event occur after school hours to avoid political influence in schools. The motion to dismiss early was approved amid mixed opinions from trustees.
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Mcallen
McAllen High School
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
D-Ten
Othal Brand
Fence Manning
Yarborough
Brand
Yarberough
S. P. Cowan
Jesse Trevino
Trevino
Bogus $20 Bill Found In City
A counterfeit $20 bill was deposited at a Lubbock bank prompting sheriff deputies to warn that more counterfeit notes may already be circulating in the city during the Christmas rush. A Dallas secret service agent cited a national surge in counterfeit $20 bills with West Texas activity suspected. The note bore a San Francisco Federal Reserve seat and plate number 806, though other plates or denominations may be in use.
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Lee Rice Jr
Lubbock County
West Tenas
Rice
Lubbock
Thebank
Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco
Calif
White Freeman To Talk On Cotton Bill
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White traveled to Washington to confer with Secretary Orville Freeman on the U.S. Cotton bill provisions. He seeks changes allowing Texas farmers to plant part of their allotment and then release unused acreage to other areas.
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Austin
Texas
John C. White
Washington
New Commander Named for Navy Anti-Submarine Force
President Johnson approved Rear Adm. John L. Chew as commander of the Navy anti-submarine force in the Pacific with headquarters at Pearl Harbor.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson Monday
John L. Chew
Navy
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Park Named After Local Student As Gift From Donors
Post receives deed to 24.40 acre site housing Babe Ruth and Little League diamonds now named David Nichols Park. Donors Marjorie Post Kenneth Montgomery and Leila Mathers transfer property to City of Post. Mayor Lucas says city ownership will allow road grading and grounds improvements. David Nichols, Tarleton State College student, had signed with New York Yankees and played at the park.
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David Nichols
Majorie M. Post
Washington, D.C
Kenneth F. Montgomery
Chicago
Leila Y. Mathers
Santa Barbara
Calif
Honore Nichols
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
New York Yankees
Nichols
American Legion
Post-Montgomery
Monta J. Moore
Levelland
Post- Montgomery
Harold Lucas
City of
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