New City Hall Plans Approved Here In City Meeting
The council approved the new City Hall project and related measures including a $30,047.40 purchase for light and water facilities, and a $28,622.95 bid for similar equipment. Ordinances on loitering near schools and zoning changes passed. Several bid deviations and audits were reviewed by the Public Works Director and City Manager, with purchases of truck cab units and a six cylinder automobile also noted.
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Beubie
Sid Patterson
Norman
Okla
Napier
Civil Service
James 0. Cade
L. B
County Welfare Board
Hobbs Trailers
Dixon
White
Paul
Ment
Graham
Arnold Weed
Southter Co
Ave. S
2Nd Soutarr Dowel
John Hicks
Erica Sad Patterson
Quaker Avenue
Dorman
Newsom
Caraway
Board of City
Caprockvelopment
Con- Co
Bolt
Tek Oliics
David Casey
Otisern Thomps
Trme
W. C. O'Mara
Conley-Lott "Machinery Co
Clifton
Reapportion State Offered Board Plan Area Toll Dips
Traffic record haunts DPS office as 1960 proves deadlier than 1959 in Lubbock County. Officials report 779 accidents, 22 fatalities, 161 injuries and $212 150 in property damage for the year.
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Dept. of Public Safety
Lubbock County
DPS
Lubbock
South Plains
Texas Dept. of Public Safety
Fort Worth State Rep Proposes Constitutional Redistricting Plan
Austin briefs report Fort Worth State Rep Harold Green pushing a constitutional amendment to require congressional redistricting within 60 days of final adjournment. The measure links to a capital improvements program and a state spending threshold, while noting past redistricting practices and a 1950s at large seat change.
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Austin
UPI
Harold Green
Fort Worth
Macellanenas
Maitole
Mocrson Supp
Rohan Co
Texas
Bill Moore Pipe Line Supply Co
Houston
Green
Seis Sila
Nastenacht Guerin
Aelion
Trseeeres
Sreene
Robert J. Allen
50Th St
Sandhills
Bill Davis
Ave. A
Elendant
John R. Hall Jr
Baxter Honey
Rufus C. Davis
Roy L. Poage
Ges
James Suter
Dimitry Pratas
LA Qualls
Lillie M. Payne
Gale
Retired Farmer Bates Dies in City at 80
Funeral arrangements for W. H. Bates eighty year old retired farmer who died at 7 30 in West Texas Hospital are set at Rix Funeral Home Bates formerly of Ropes he lived in the area at the time of his death Survivors include his wife and Dr Hershell Bradley listed among attending physicians
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W. H. Bates
West Texas
Rix Funeral Home
Bates
Ropeson O i
Gnnghir
Drs
Hershell Bradley
Sath St
Birthday Dinner for General Krueger Noted in San Antonio
San Antonio residents mark the 80th birthday of General Walter Krueger with a dinner on January 22 1953. Police report property damage from burglaries at several locations including vending machines and a hotel, with losses estimated at 40 to 50 dollars. Deputies investigated tampering with a railroad switch and an incident involving three brothers aged 12 and 2.
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Tedder
San Antonio
Walter Krueger
Sheriff's
Friday the 13th superstition and Claudia De Lys expert
The world’s expert Claudia De Lys argues that almost everyone holds some superstition and says Friday the 13th fear is unfounded. She notes black cats crossing toes are harmless and mocks those who stay home due to the date, calling them lucky.
Expert Says Friday the 13th Sparks Fear and Folklore
The piece surveys superstition around Friday the 13th and the number 13, noting fear in modern life and origins of myths. It cites beliefs in lucky charms like rabbit feet, warnings against bad luck, and mentions cultural views on fate and control.
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Phyllis Battelle
New York
Eve
Adam
Tower of Babel
Aves Pie
Christ
Freya
Borgnine Sues For Divorce Amid Havana Turmoil
Ernest Borgnine filed for divorce from Katy Jurado in Santa Monica charging extreme mental cruelty. The couple wed New Year’s Eve 1959 in Havana, amid political upheaval and shifting allegiances as Castro’s government prepared for a major demonstration and mobilization.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Ernest Borgnine
Katy Jurado
Bhuraday
Harold K
Miles
Havana
Cuba
Cuernavaca
Mexico
Siry
Fidel Castro
U.S
Borgnine
Tack
Cas
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Bob Robertson Antes
2Nd District Court
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Victor
Commerce
Heart
City Hall
Lal City Commission
American Legion
Central Fire Station
Corporation Court
Parks and Recreation Department
City Commission Room
Water and Light Department
Soree
Paul Graham CO
St. Anthony Hotel
Phillip
Ron
Lavah
Jsmmnt
Cuban Confederation of Labor
Durham
Ie How Pleor
Baker's
Baker
Naz
Japan
Furr
Sierra
Wame
ARGUS
Eesha
ITC
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