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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1948

Page

3

City Commission Holds Informal Session on Gas Letter

City officials and Mayor C. A. Bestwick met Saturday afternoon with West Texas Gas representatives who delivered a letter. No definite action was taken as discussions covered several city issues and proposed charter changes amid the ongoing gas shortage.

C. A. Bestwick West Texas Gas. Co Bestwick Fort Gas Company Ray F. Hinchey West Texas Gas Company Avalanche-Journal

Red Cross College Unit Assists OSU Parents

Ohio State University parents receive help from the Red Cross College unit for child care amid budget strains and unpaid babysitting issues affecting families.

Red Cross College Ohio State University

Welfare Worker Examinations Set by Texas Merit System

Examinations will fill clerical and stenographic posts with the Texas Employment Commission and the state Department of Public Welfare. Testing at Lubbock High School begins 9 a.m. February 28. applications must be filed by February 7. Application blanks available at the Texas Employment Commission office, 10th and Ave E, the Public Welfare office at 1411 Thirteenth, or the Merit System Council, 808 Tributes building, Austin.

Merit System Council Texas Texas Employment Commission State Department of Public Welfare Lubbock Tenth and Ave. E Department of Public Welfare Thirteenth Tribune Austin

Funeral for Clifford Dozier to be held in Ralls

Clifford W. Dozier 43 died after a lengthy illness in Birmingham hospital, Van Nuys, California. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at Ralls Methodist Church with Rev. W. R. Beaird officiating. American Legion Post No. 255 will mark burial at the cemetery. Morris Funeral Home handles arrangements. Survivors include his father A. J. Dozier, two brothers Chesley and Joe, two sisters Mrs LE Crutchfield Amarillo and Mrs C H Jackson Phoenix. Pallbearers are Tip Williams Bedford Lewis A W Watts Frank Pearson Jeff Moore and Robert Cathey.

RALLS Clifford W. Dozier Birmingham Hospital van Nuys Calif Ralls Methodist W. R.beaird American Legion Post Morris Funeral Home A. J. Dozier Chesley Balls LE Crutchfield Amarillo C. H. Jackson Phoenix Arizona Tip Williams Bedford Lewis A. W. Watts Frank Pearson Jeff Moore Robert Cathey

Minor Offenses Reported Here

Comparative quiet reigned among law enforcement officials Saturday. Roy Eugene Orsborn, 24, a negro charged with drunk driving faced a bond set at $600. He claimed he was en route to the police station when his car went into a ditch. A Queen City negro named J. C. Lacey was said to have had two intruders who entered his home and took a .32 pistol. one suspect was arrested, the other not yet found. Authorities linked burglaries to the suspects, including a Tom Jeffery residence theft of a carton of cigarets and glasses, with a few items found at another negro’s home. A stolen radio from Coleman Steen’s East Nineteenth home was recovered, and additional items like ties and a camera were sought. In Described Suspects, P. ED. Wright reported a lost briefcase in the 1300 block of Ave. H. Vandals damaged a Forty-sixth and Ave. A residence. A. N. G. McCalla provided descriptions of three boys and a car. Andy Fain, 27, of Lubbock, was jailed on an Oct. 31 check law violation charge after arrest Saturday night.

Roy Eugene Orsborn Drivi Tee’ Dee Wall Sprecsi Queen City Tom" Jeffery Seborn Coleman Steen Pat Davidson P. ED. Wright Pampa Ave. H Sheriff's Department Forty-sixth Ave. A. N McCalla Sheriff's Andy Fain Lubbock

Bids Sought for Hospital Annex at Lubbock Memorial

Bids will be opened Wednesday afternoon for a new annex to Lubbock Memorial Hospital. The 20 bed facility, with nursery and delivery rooms, storage basement and ramps joining the main hospital, sits on Avenue M south of Broadway. Bids due by 3 pm in the Haynes and Kirby office.

Lubbock’ Memorial Hospital Haynes and Kirby Avenue M Ave. .L Ave. M

Cyclone Devastates Mauritius Island Claims Hundreds Dead

A cyclone on Mauritius Island left at least 300 people dead and thousands homeless. Torrential rain hampered rescue efforts and ruined buildings as hospitals faced space losses. The disaster followed by a plan to repurpose the annex to a store after a new Memorial hospital is built.

Port Louis Mauritius Island

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