Scouts Start City Government Day With Officials
Boy Scouts elected to city offices were introduced to their official counterparts at City Hall in a 9 a.m. meeting Saturday. They then joined the officials to observe their duties for the first annual Boy Scout City Government Day. Mayor Murrell Tripp welcomed the group as H. F. Clifton and Steve Matthews facilitated introductions. Charles Signor praised city cooperation as Boy Scout Week kicks off.
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Martin Benson
M. H. Benson
Ave. Y
Robert Ewing
M. M. Ewing
40Th St
Mike Temple
Robert Temple
Ave. M
Charles Signor
Steve Matthews
Martin
Murrell Tripp
Robert
Lennis W. Baker
Mike
Boy Scouts
City Commissioners Room
H. F. Clifton
Boy Scout City
Boy Scout Week
Lubbock
Panhandle-South Plains Fairgrounds
Dudley Strain
First Christian Church
Protestant Committee On Scouting
Civic Club
Toastmaster Club
C. W. Scott
Leo Warren
Will Rogers
Gordon Treadaway
John Watkins
Hub City
Marines honor and civic notes in Lubbock brief
Marine students progress in Korea and Japan include James E. Truelock completing Machine Gun School in Korea and Martin A. Garza awaiting return to San Francisco. Local students and clubs share NHS officers at Lubbock High, plus community updates on census clerks, hospital recoveries, music recitals, and Boy Scout events culminating in a 21 hour circus.
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James E.truelock
S. M. Truelock
Southland
1St Marine Division
Korea
Martin A. Garza
Manuel Garza Jr
Rt. 2
Abernathy
San Francisco
Edison High School
C. V. Vardeman
Shallowater
1St Marine Aircraft Wing
Japan
Police Round Up Chinese Residents in Cebu Cache Probe
Police began a roundup of Chinese residents in Cebu after discovering a cache of Communist propaganda in a rooming house. The sweep follows the February 5 report from P I round up.
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Cebu
P. I
Philippine
Federal Agents Nab Suspect from Ten Most Wanted List
FBI agents arrested Kenneth Darrell Carpenter near Arlington Tennessee four days after he was added to the ten most wanted fugitives list. A German Mauser pistol and a sawed off shotgun were found in his car along with $4015 in a shaving kit. Irene J Humphrey of Poplar Bluff Missouri was charged with harboring a fugitive and Carpenter faced a 50000 bond after arraignment.
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Memphis
Tenn
FBI
Kenneth Darrell Carpenter
Carpenter
Oswego
Kas
Arlington
G-ment
Irene J. Humphrey
Popuar Bluff
U. S
Leslie Nichols
Floyd County United Chest Clears First Drive Total
Floyd County United Chest reports $12 072.03 raised in the first drive with $8 043.91 from Floydada and $4 028.12 from Lockney. Allocations included Red Cross 3555, Salvation Army 2500, Cancer Fund 1000, Heart Fund 800, Boy Scouts 2700, USO 300. A nominating meeting will select new directors. E C Carter led the Floydada drive. Charlie Andrews is president. Also Rome note: Clare Boothe Luce returned from a U S trip to Rome.
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Floydada
Floyd County
Salvation Army
Cancer Fund
Heart Fund
Boy Scouts
USO
Willson
The
Chest
E. C. Carter
Brac
Joe Wilson
Lockney
Charlie Andrews
Aiken
Farmers Get Tax Deadline Extension for 1954 Returns
The Internal Revenue Service announced a 15 day extension for farmers to file 1954 tax returns and pay taxes under certain conditions. Farmers must file full payment or a final return by February 15, instead of January 31, with the shift made permanent for 1956.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Beggar Arrested in Damascus for Carrying Cash
A beggar arrested in Damascus Syria was found to possess 15680 dollars in cash. The incident details include the location and amount but no further context is provided.
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Damascus
Syria
Ballerina Margot Fonteyn to marry Roberto Arias in Paris
Margot Fonteyn and Roberto Arias prepared for a wedding at the Panamanian consulate in Paris on Sunday. Arias, 36, is the Cambridge educated son of former Panamanian President Harmodio Arias and arrived in London from New York for the ceremony.
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Ballerina
Panama
London
Margot Fonteyn
Britain
Roberto Arias
Paris
Arias
Cambridge
Harmodio Arias
New York
Sadler Wells Ballet
Copper export halted to curb U S copper shortage
The Commerce Department on Friday halted export of domestic copper and restricted shipment of copper scrap abroad to address a U S shortage of the vital metal.
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Washington
Commerce Department
U.S
Lubbock Rodeo Association elects new officers
Leon Henry was elected president at a meeting Friday night at the Precinct 1 Clubhouse. Charlie Smith became vice president, Bland Pritchett secretary-treasurer, and Henry, Pritchett, with Roy Dopson named directors. Hold-overs include Jack Swain and others. outgoing are A. L. Allison, Val King, and Ed Smith. The group voted to affiliate with the West Texas Association of Sheriff's Posse and Riding Clubs.
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Richard Estes
Clark M. Estes
30Th St
Lubbock High School
Iva Sue Shropshire
John V. Shropshire
33Rd St
Joy Herod
Tom Herod
36Th St
Frances Stephen
Dee W. Anderson
Ave. V
Kenny Cummings
S. T. Cummings
24Th St
Leon Henry
Lubbock Rodeo Association
We Precinct
Slide
Charlie Smith
Bland Pritchett
Henry
Pritchett
Roy Dopson
Jack Swain
W. E. McQueen
C. S. Tramel
Smith
Bill Hood
Lubbock
Mark Ellard
Muleshoe
A. L. Allison
Val King
Ed Smith
Idalou
King
West Texas Association of Sheriff's Posses
Dopseon and
Lubbock Association
West Texas Ton
Illnesses Drive Absenteeism in Dallas Schools
Dallas reports absenteeism up to 62.9 percent in some schools as illnesses surge. Respiratory infections lead, with influenza, measles, chicken pox, mumps, and ear infections following, overwhelming doctors and hospitals.
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Dallas
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E. J. Atkinson
C. E. Atkinson
Rt. 1
Spur
Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton
Calif
A. B. Cunningham
Texas Tech
21St St
Cunningham
Bernie Berman
Jim Urquhart
Great National Life Insurance Co
Southern Methodist University
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Aztec Inn
Guy C. Victory
Bruce Kattmann
Chamber
Lubbock Independent School District
A. F. Raser
Homer E. Thompson
Morton
West Texas Hospital
Margaret Hugg
Sandra Kay Wylie
E. G. Wylie
Miss Wylie
Mary Jo McClain
G. C. McClain
la Trezeme Musique
Naomi Johnson
Sondra Hill
Dana Portwood
Mary Jordan
Sue Ann Moore
Mary Mayfield
Ladionna Peak
Western Youth Center
Young Men’s Christian Association
WMCA
Harold Hammett
Earnest L. Knox
Lubbock General Agents and Managers Association
Caprock Hotel
Texas
Pat Wiman
General Agents’ and Managers
South Plains Life Underwriters Association
John E. Boro
Harvey House
Slaton
Dodge City
Kaw
San Antonio
Mat Roy
Flea
Floyd County United Chest
Rome
Clare Boothe Luce
United States
Lebbeck
Tex
Rodeo Club
Prexy
Tign. College
Pontiac
Main & Ave
Jack Carson
Channel
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