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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1963
Page
3
State Savings & Loan Assn begins a four day open house at its new 1617 Broadway structure to showcase modern facilities. An estimated 6,000 to 10,000 visitors are expected during the event with ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. today.
Officers and directors drive rapid growth of State Savings & Loan Assn. led by Irving L. Jones and Noble L. Loving. Jones, longtime Lubbock resident, previously ran a regional shoe chain. The piece lists officers, directors, stockholders, and staff, plus notes on Stevens of Panama Canal fame citing early project diseases.
State Savings & Loan Assn opens new quarters with prizes for visitors. A color television, a bale of Lubbock County cotton, and a total of savings accounts will be awarded. Daily registrations earn entries. winners announced at 5 p.m. daily. Cotton bale and TV drawing at 7 p.m. Saturday. Registrants need not be present to win. Refreshments provided.
Frederico and Manuela Tevar of San Antonio report their daughter born at Robert B Green Hospital weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces and arrived 12 seconds after midnight making her the first Texas baby of 19%. Both mother and child are reported to be fine.
The State Savings & Loan Association of Lubbock observes a second opening in three years with a modern two story building on Broadway. The former site at 1647 Broadway hosted the first opening in January 1960 amid a snowstorm that drew thousands. The new office, costing about 96000, began after 18 months of operation and deposits exceeding 3.4 million with federal insurance and membership approvals completed. The firm, originally organized as First State Savings & Loan Assn in 1959, is linked to Judge E F Lockhart and Dr R B Hutchinson through the property purchase.
Hollywood star Jim Garner leaves television for film work after burning out on the back lot. He cites longevity and prestige in movies as his aim, insisting he turned down a TV series with 100 percent profit. Garner forecasts success with roles in The Children’s Hour and The Great Escape.
Egypt's Cairo weather desk issues a forecast for 1933 indicating a potential carpus event. Local officials caution that the term carpus appears in meteorological notes and may reflect a historic naming.
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