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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1956
Page
3
East German Communists backed down on blocking barge passage to West Berlin and agreed transit permits would still be recognized. West German traffic officials and observers credited Western pressure with guiding the reversal, averting a renewed supply cutoff despite prior demands for ministerial talks.
Funeral services for A L Lang will be held at 2 p m at the First Methodist Church with Rev A F Avant and Rev Floyd Dawson officiating. Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction. Lang, ill since August, died at his home at midnight Friday. He moved to Lubbock in 1927 and worked for Hamilton Roofing Co until retirement five years ago. Survivors include his wife and 26 grandchildren and six great grandchildren among five sons and three daughters, plus a brother and sister. Pallbearers named, with honorary pallbearers listed.
A 16 year old from Lubbock confessed to seven car thefts in under three months. He was taken into custody by City Juvenile Officer George Hall and Detective James Ferguson, then released to his parents to appear January 3 before Juvenile Probation Officer John W. Wilson. The incidents involved eight owners on dates from October to December, including Delvin Keesee, George Lee, Paul Graham, Joe Bailey, Jerry Criker, and Robert Inman, with locations on 15th and 14th Streets, Ave W, and College Ave.
Former Slaton resident William B. Hendrick arrived home after four years in South America. He now works as general superintendent for the Anderson Ci. Co. cotton oil mill in Lima Peru and visited Deal's Machine Shop with Alvaro de Solar, noting it among the few shops in the United States able to service cotton oil mill equipment. They sought data for use in Peru as they plan to operate there. Mrs. Australia’s Atomic Energy Commission has allocated twelve million dollars for its first atomic reactor, Sydney reports.
Perry publisher of the Slaton Slatonite will be installed as new president of the Slaton Chamber of Commerce at the annual banquet January 16 at the Slaton Clubhouse. Don Britt will be vice president and Melvin Kunkel treasurer. other outgoing officers include Hobart Trimpa and Fred Schmidt. Directors will be named from the top 15 of 43 candidates, with Bill Ball and Joe Teague III filling terms of resignations. terms for Talbert and Schmidt Jr. run to January 1957.
An advertisement promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a bulk forming cereal that aids daily bowel regularity without laxatives. It claims whole wheat bran provides natural bulk and offers a 10 day comfort window with a money back guarantee if the carton is returned empty.
The 1956 school census begins this week with 29 enumerators receiving SkyL-inch cards reading School Census at a briefing at Hunt School. The cards help residents distinguish workers from magazine salesmen as census work proceeds in the city. The census office is set up in a portable building on Whee Lock School grounds, with a phone line for missed residents.
Sherwood 4- TIT. Raser asks all residents to call the census office about children 6 on or before Sept 1 1956 who will be under 18 by Sept 1 1966. Texas pays 88 per pupil and the 1955 census listed 20 306 pupils with yearly increases. Air Jordan of Amman plans to buy one C 46 plane and lease another.
Funeral services for Billy Hirst 25 of 2621 Bates St will be held at 3 30 p m today in Sanders Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Sidney Westbrook officiating Burial will be in Tech Memorial Park under Sanders direction Hirst collapsed at work and died Friday at Methodist Hospital He was employed at DeLavan Texaco Service Station He was a native of Gorman and later lived in Ralls He was married to Arda Van Yeager Survivors include his wife a son Edward Arnold Hirst 17 months his father Willis Hirst of Gorman and a brother Roger E
Slaton High School senior Barbara Grigsby won first prize of 15 in a local essay contest sponsored by the Slaton Chamber of Commerce. Her essay advances to the West Texas Chamber of Commerce area contest for a $250 college scholarship. Second and third places and honorable mentions were awarded to Margie Glasscock Peggy Sue Kenney Sally Cooper and Betty Jo Fondy.
Funeral services for Paul David Knowles 23 formerly of Crosbyton and now of Tucson Arizona will be held at 2 p m Sunday in King Funeral Home Chapel The Rev W F Gaede and the Rev Wayland Boyd will officiate Survived by his wife and two children his parents Mr and Mrs Roy Knowles of Tucson one brother Charlie Tucson and his grandparents Mr and Mrs L G Knowles Crosbyton Venue Crosbyton Cemetery under direction of King
William Layne, son of Mr and Mrs Bill Layne of Slaton, now manages Memorial Airpark in Grand Haven Michigan. The Daily Tribune features him in connection with a new radio transmitter installation and his Airpark News column. He began as airport manager last May after moving with his wife to Michigan.
Delivered at Castellamare di Stabia Italy the Italian navy received its third Corvette of 750 tons financed by the U S Offshore Encomement Program for NATO allies.
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