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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1963
Page
2
Lester Ball of Spur sold cotton for 1000 dollars in check and 500 dollars cash. While spreading 20 tons of cotton burrs on land, he lost his billfold and found the contents intact after only 15 feet of raking. He planned to pay harvest hands with part of the money. Luck smiled on him.
Hale County gins had produced 191 852 bales by Friday with totals from Floyd and Swisher counties pushing the region toward a season surpassing 200 000 bales. Last year at this date Hale was 179 473 with a season total of 198 940. Sixty miles east the 1963 year to date stood at 333 659 for the four counties.
The Arnet-Benson Community Development committee will hold a 7:30 p.m. workshop Monday at McWhorter Elementary School cafeteria. About 150 chairmen will form teams to discuss the clean up paint up fix up campaign paving and removal of unsightly buildings. James Hancock leads the efforts with a newsletter planned for 2817 area homes.
Mail balloting is underway to elect five new directors from the Post Chamber of Commerce membership. Terms expiring belong to J B Potts Giles C McCrary DeWitt Caylor George Tilman and Arnold Parrish. Nominees include Jack Lott Charles Luttrell Jim Cornish Frank Blanton SE Camp Irby G Metcalf Ansil O Neal Mike Mitchell E R Moreland and C B Hogue.
An Fi Pasa firm will construct 12 underground radar antenna sites around Roswell. J R Francis Co bid $343 142 to build the sites, joining 12 Atlas ICBM locations completed in the area last year. The Air Force release says the installations will refine and improve their capabilities.
James Adam Yockel, 70, of Dallas died after being pinned under a pickup truck at an intersection on Friday. Authorities reported the incident occurred in Dallas and are investigating the precise chain of events leading to the fatal accident.
Kevin Lynn Shofner, son of Glen and Glenna Shofner of Lubbock and former Levelland residents, was born at 12 40 p m on January 2 at South Plains Hospital in Levelland weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. Michael Grey Marshall to be installed as master councillor of Lovington DeMolay Chapter at 2 p m today in the Masonic Lodge with Greg Morgan assisting. Marshall dedicates term to grandfather Clifford G Smith of Roswell. A note from Madagascar mentions travelers finding drinkable water by stabbing a tree.
Hobbs public library reports rising reading via circulation totals. Librarian Pauline Croft announced 1962 volumes reached 113,023 up from 93,460 in 1961. December figures show 1,714 more items than the previous December.
Levelland clubwoman Mrs Otis Burson is listed in the new book Texas Women of Distinction edited by Ina May McAdams of Austin. The volume also includes Mrs Price Daniel, Mrs Tom Clark, Mrs Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Mrs Clark W Thompson from Galveston.
President Gamal Abdel Nasser plans a July visit to Algeria at Premier Ben Bella's invitation to mark the first anniversary of Algeria independence from France.
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