Part Played By Rural Women In Lubbock County Farm Family Prosperity
The annual report by Miss Clara Pratt shows rural women in Lubbock County driving high living standards through 19 home demonstration clubs and 13 4 H clubs. It notes strong club organization, land ownership, district 4 H honors, extensive demonstrations, and improvements in housing, clothing, gardens, and meals despite drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock County
Clara Pratt
Texas Extension Service
Peggy Fischer
Mary Lou Crump
Kathryn Feltyn F
Lamb County
Novella Crump
Shirley Watkins
County Home Demonstration Council
Carlisle
Drouth
Texas Stand
101 Year-Old Houston Man Charged in Slashing Case
In Houston on December 25 a 101-year-old Black man, named as Jesse Sims, is charged after a 37-year-old neighbor was slashed. A blind witness, Daniel Wilkerson, and Jim McDade, who claimed to defend himself with a pocket knife, described the confrontation on Wilkerson’s porch. Sims died at a local hospital, while McDade reported self defense. The incident centers on a dispute over a dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Jim McDade
James K. Polk
Jesse Sims
McDade
Simms
Daniel Wilkerson
Lieut. W. P. Brown
Wilkerson
Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary Observed
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ford of Lubbock celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Christmas day at 1907 Fourteenth in their home. The couple’s five daughters attended. Dorothy Prescott of Santa Clara was absent. A 5 to 7 p.m. coffee hour welcomed friends and neighbors. Present daughters were Mrs. L. W. Woods, Mrs. Ruby Carnes, Mrs. Dimple Harper, and Mrs. Bessie Lee Peek. Four grandchildren and two great grandchildren attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Ford
Lubbock
Dorothy Prescott
Santa Clara
Calif
L. W. Woods
North Ave. W. Lubbock
Ruby Carnes
Fort Worth
Dimple Harper
Chrystal City
Bessie Lee Peek
B Ave. O. Lubbock
Local Briefs From Lubbock Area Include Hospital Notes and Dances
News briefs report Barney Permenter remains unconscious after a Friday head injury from a Memphis area car crash. Flora Rainer hospitalized for a fractured hip after a rug fall. The Western Dance club plans a Christmas season dance at Hilton with Ross Edwards’ orchestra. Ensign Halsey L. Hackett serves on USS Princeton with Task Force 38 near Guam. Assembly Dancing club hosts a New Year’s Eve dinner dance at Hilton with Bailey Ireland’s orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Barney Permenter
Memphis
V. C. Permenter
Floydada
Route 1
Western Dance Club
Hilton Hotel
Claude Cook
Ross Edwards
Halsey L. Hackett
I. N. Hackett
Shallowater
Princeton
Western Pacific
China Sea
Guam
Hackett
Assembly Dancing Club
Bailey Ireland
Hub Jones
Knight of the Ancient Order of Piel on Piel Island
George Currie was doused with a gallon of beer in an old helmet as part of a baptism ritual when the Liverpool Ulster Association knighted him as a “Knight of the Ancient Order of Piel” on Piel Island off Barrow-in-Furness England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Currie
Liverpool Ulster Association
Order of Piel
Piel
Barrow-in-Furness
England
U. S. Ambassador and Wife Leave Moscow for Home
U S Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith and Mrs Smith bid farewell at Moscow airport and depart for Berlin on a special American plane. Smith has sent his resignation to President Truman, signaling possible final departure from the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Smith
Berlin
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Truman
Discovery of Disease Germs Originated with Anthrax
The early identification of bacteria and disease germs traces back to work on anthrax. Researchers linked anthrax-causing organisms to broader microbial theories, shaping foundational ideas in microbiology and public health.
Levelland filling station operator dies after illness
A. C. Davis 43, of Levelland, died at 11:30 a m in Littlefield hospital after a three week illness. Funeral services set for 3 p m Sunday at First Methodist church with Rev. Do. A. Long officiating assisted by Rev. L S Webb of Lubbock. burial arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlefield
A. C. Davis
Levelland
First Methodist Church
Do. A. Long
L. S. Webb
Lubbock
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congress
Santa Fe Railroad
Eloise Woodruff
Doris Marie Prater
National Vegetable Growers Association
Aeen MD Easing
Richkraft
Ubbock Building Products
Cook
Dial
Standard
Underwood
The
Lubbock Printing Company
Foccess
Ens
Loge Selers x Brand Shoes
P Dey
Gene Autry
Justin
Govay
Feteu Shoes
Flora Rainer
Thirty-first Street
Better Hoves & Gardens
Fete
Corp Mle
A&a National
Tex
Sun
Emma Davis
Jack
Charley Boone
Edith Wynn
W. B. Little
G.I
Draughon's
Bussiness College
Amarillo
Dallas
Wichita
Falle
Hoyt Furniture CO
Littlefield Highway
Lubbock, Texas
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