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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1956

Page

6

New Radar Unit Okayed Move To Annex Postponed

City commission discussed postponing action on annexation of 165.9 acres north of the city and the one way street plan on Avenue K and L. Protests from property owners and groups were heard, hearings set for January, and several ordinances including zone changes and dog impounding fees were approved.

Ed Merriman Jack Markham Housing Authority Board H. R. Bundock H. N. Oldham Board of Electrical Examiners General Fund 17Th Street Utica Avenue Emory and Marshall Streets Santa Fe North College Avenue Ray Farr Warrick Carr Avenue K Avenue L S. S. Forrest Jr Farr Carr Mle Lubbock Plains Gas Company Clifton L. A. Purtell City Hal Texas Company Phillips Petroleum Co Santa Fe Raillway Co Urban Renewal Board Louisville 21St St E. 36Th St Elder Avenue Willowa Village Lane Heights Pleasant Ridge Vicksburg Avenue Slide Road 16Th 18St St Joy S. H. Kress & Co Broadway 13Th St T. B. Zellner Main St Mackenzie State Park Forrest Lennis Baker David Casey O. L. Byrd Homer Maxey Lavenia Lowe Vaughn N. B. McCullough John Hickerson al Couch Orville Alderson

Zoning action okays fence project and second residence request

The zoning board approved fencing along the back of the station site with no denial ever recorded. Frank L Scruggs sought permission for a second residence at 37th Street and Canton Avenue, claiming his mother would relocate, but the board found no hardship and denied the request.

Frank L. Scruggs 37Th St Canton Ave Lubbock Seruges Southwestern Public Service Company Erskine St Boston Ave Bass H. B. Bryan E. H. Armstrong Harvey Brewington Clarence K. Whiteside

Nixon Tours Austrian Refugee Camps Near Hungary Border

President Nixon spent the day in Austria visiting refugee shelters near the Hungarian border. He met with 83 year old President Koerner, Chancellor Raab, and other officials, and witnessed a Christmas party at Traiskirchen. He urged admission of more refugees and cited humanitarian and long term U.S. interests.

Austria Theodor Koerner Nixon United States Illiam P. Rogers U. S Traiskirchen Vienna Santa Claus Koerner Eisenhower Julus Raab

Pair Found In Lavish Miami Hotel In Stock Theft Suspects

In Miami Beach the Toronto case ends with Capt. Joseph Bedard arresting Hart 21 and Simms 30 both of Montreal in a Fontainebleau hotel room for a $700,000 stock theft from R Moat Co. A third suspect Constantine Papadakis is being sought. About $200,000 to $300,000 in stocks have been traced to Canada.

Miami Beach Joseph Bedard Montreal Ally Hart Benjamin Simms Fontainebleau Bedard New York R. Moat and Co Canada Hart Simms Moat Company Papadakis

Winter Weather Terms And Official Definitions Arise

Winter begins from Louisiana to Minnesota and east to the Appalachians with fog in several valleys. The piece explains cold wave blizzards ice storms and heavy snow warnings with the U S Weather Bureau criteria and notes a trend toward more cold weather in the South Plains.

Louisiana Minois Appalachians California Washington Oregon South Plains U. S. Weather Bureau Weather Bureau U.S. Weather Bureau

Birth of daughter to Mr and Mrs T FE Smith

Congratulations are extended on the birth of a daughter at 8 35 a m weighing 6 pounds (Polina) ounces at 60th Street address 1328 60th Street New York City Informed father noted as Meenante at Reese Air Force base. During wartime the U S armed forces bought sandbags costing about 1 000 000 over six years 1941 45 and 1950 52.

Pierre D'Akeskis Boc Chiro West Texan Hospital Haltl James Hargis West Texas Hospital Cit Apri T. FE. Smith Polina Ta Meenante Reese Air Force Washington United States Armed Forces

Nehru and Eisenhower Talks End With Hopes for U S India Ties

Nehru's talks with President Eisenhower stretched from Sunday through Wednesday at Gettysburg farm and yielded no disclosed agreements. Officials praised a more flexible U S policy and a greater mutual understanding aimed at peaceful cooperation, with Nehru urging the UN to drop military pacts. A World Bank loan of 20 million dollars to Indian Iron and Steel Co. was announced after departure.

Eisenhower Gettysburg Washington Nehru U.S India Russia United States United Nations New York Robert Wagner Averell Harriman Franklin D. Roosevelt U. S America Herbert Hoover Jr World Bank Indian Iron and Steel Co., Ltd Burnpur West Bengal Indi

Utah Baby Found Safe on Iowa Farm

FBI agents report locating Dennis Carter an 18 month old boy missing since July from Sandy Utah. A husband and wife face second degree kidnapping charges after the abduction. The child's grandmother in Utah says Mr and Mrs Lelon Radford took him on a visit last July and did not return him.

Des Moines Iowa FBI Utah Dennis Carter John Carter Sandy Lelon Radford

Buckner Group to Take Over Milam Home for Girls

The Buckner Baptist group plans to take over the Milam home in Lubbock, transferring operations from Mrs. Milam. The switch, starting immediately, should complete by year’s end with $15,000 in annual installments and $5,525 to be returned to the Community Chest. Buckner will expand facilities and staff and make the home exclusively for teen girls, with boys and younger children moved to other Buckner homes or foster care.

Page One Cos Buckner Group Community Chest Ivor Milam Buckner Jeronn Onerational Tye Tam Kuykendall Tthe Milam Home Board Welfare Department Vernon Shaw Lubbock Lynn West Tahoka Dude Buster Tom Foster J. B. Leftwich Dennis Scaling Dave ‘Archer Ray Mowery West Tohoka

Six Hungarian Refugees Learn First English Word In Texas

Six Hungarian refugees in Longview Texas arrive with no English and soon learn their first word from a newsman and interpreter as the Sun Carnival opens in El Paso. The Sun Carnival runs Dec 28 to Jan 1 featuring the Sun Bowl game and other major events at El Paso’s Southwest Junior College.

Texas Longview Ten SUN Carnival EL Paso Gram Jin

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