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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1963

Page

2

Austin Trip Sets Oath Ceremony For Smith And Connally

South Plains residents will travel to Austin to witness Preston Smith and Connally take oaths as lieutenant governor and governor in official ceremonies Tuesday. A chartered plane is planned to depart about 8 a.m. for the one day trip weather permitting.

Jerry Hall Avalanche-Journal South Plains Austin Preston Smith Fort Worth Connally Gover

Tech Band to Join Texas Inaugural Parade and Ceremonies

In Austin officials predict the biggest inauguration in six years with Tech’s band joining the University of Texas in the parade. The program includes a prayer service at the Driskill, a reception in the Capitol, and the Tech Choir performing multiple pieces during the Senate reception. Vic Damone attends the $25 Democratic Victory Dinner at Austin Municipal Auditorium as part of the events.

Connally Smith Capitol Driskill Hotel Billy Graham Donald David Crain Austin Monroe Vivian Texas Methodist Foundation Louis Reicher Robert W. Calvert Lubbock Calvin W. Forechner Texas Tech Dean Killion University of Texas Shaw Rubbra Shirmer Kubik City Commission

Khrushchev Invited to Berlin as East West Tensions Rise

East German party congress looms as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev remains at a Masurian resort amid Sino Soviet tensions. West Berlin offers an invitation to visit the wall town, while Western diplomats doubt he will accept.

Berlin UPI Nikita S. Krushchev Peking Moscow West Berlin Khrushchev Wall Nikita Masurian Lakes Poland Wladyslaw Gomulka Gomulka Radio Peking Wu Hsiu-chan Party Central Committee Neues Deutschland

Reid relatives attend brother's funeral in San Antonio

The Reid family from Lubbock and Mrs. Reid's sister Miss Ruby Atwood returned from San Antonio where Jesse C. Reid died after major surgery on January 2 and a hospital stay. The report notes Jesse visited Lubbock during Christmas before traveling to San Antonio.

J. W. Reid 55Th St

Dallas Fed reports district department store sales rise

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said department store sales for the four weeks ending January 5 rose 4 percent from a year earlier. El Paso led the district with a 17 percent gain, while San Antonio showed 13 percent, with Dallas and Houston each up 5 percent.

Dallas UPI Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas el Paso San Antonio Houston

Plans Unknown Meredith Rents Apartment Near Negro College

James H Meredith has rented a nearby apartment in Jackson close to Jackson State College, fueling reports he may return to his former school next semester. He left Ole Miss last September amid harassment and federal marshals security, with no definite plans announced.

Jackson, Miss UPI James H. Meredith University of Mississippi Jackson State College Meredith Jackson State The State University Ole Miss Oxford Memphis Tenn

Dallas Baby X Receives Aid as Adoptive Offers Grow

Baby X, found abandoned near a Dallas roadside, gains weight after hospitalization and milk feeding. The Dallas Concrete Association pledged 500 dollars toward a trust fund, as adoption offers arrive including one from Champaign New Jersey. Police seek the infant's 24 year old New Mexico mother. The baby remains in fair condition amid pneumonia recovery.

Dallas UPI Baby X Dallas Concrete Association Champaign New Mexico

Area banks post record year end deposits across region

The Avalanche-Journal reports a regional surge in bank deposits ending 1962 with Lubbock leading at 1,301,154,689.50 across five banks, surpassing 1961 totals. Other cities including Plainview, Roswell, Clovis, Midland and Odessa show notable gains, with several towns setting all time highs amid surging deposits from cotton harvest activity.

Lubbock Amarillo Wichita Falls Abilene Lubbock County Avalanche-Journal Albuquerque N. M el Paso San Angelo Hale County Plainview Lamb County Littlefield Lamesa Andrews Levelland Brownfield Snyder Midland Permian Basin Big Spring Odessa Muleshoe Palmer County Friona Bovina Farwell Hereford Deaf Smith Coun Floydada Shallowater Silverton Orton Kent County Jayton Wolf‘worth Roswell New Mexico Hobbs Lovington Eunice Tatum Jal Hobb’s Bank Clovis Portales Abernathy Amherst Boion& Eee Crosbyton Jet Denver City Dimmitton Farth Hale Center HANDY Lockney Lorenzo Matador Morton Ates Ic’ Donnell Paducah Petersburg Plains Post Quitaque Us Mass Ag A Stanton Wolfforth Parnell Bathah Cee Love Ington Vali Tavington My Bete Sweetwater Aoe Colorado City

Connally Family Moves Into Texas Mansion Amid Inauguration Prep

Gov elect Connally and outgoing Gov Daniel visit the Texas Mansion as movers unload belongings from Fort Worth. The Connallys stay in a hotel until the Daniels depart the Mansion after the noon inauguration, marking the transition in Austin.

Austin Texas John Connally Price Daniel Connally Fort Worth Connallys Daniels

Castro County Voters Approve Hospital District Plan

Castro County voters on Saturday backed forming a hospital district by a large margin. Unofficial counts showed 402 votes for and 10 against with 141 of 15 boxes reporting. Voters chose a district method to repay bonds for new facilities over a tax increase. Summerfield box pending could not alter the result.

Dimmitt Castro County Summerfield

Everly Brother Phillip Everly Marries Jacqueline Ertel

New York AP report says Phillip Everly, 23, of Hollywood, wed Jacqueline Alice Ertel, 22, of Sheboygan Wisconsin, at the Little Church Around the Corner on Saturday. The bride has been living in New York as a student.

New York Phillip Everly Everly Brothers Jacqueline Alice Ertel Sheboygan Wis Everly Hollywood

Bond issue retirement slated over sixteen years

A bond issue is planned to be retired across a sixteen year period. The proposal outlines gradual principal reductions and interest payments to meet fiscal targets, with voters and officials reviewing the plan for long term municipal funding.

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West Lubbock County Society For Crippled Children, Inc Esther E. Snell Ave. N Sammy Ribble Lubbock School Food Service Assn Monterey and Dunbar High School Betty Stewart Lubbock A&m Club South Room Monterey Center James W. King Robert H. Bean 140Th District Court Ellis Paul Dorsey Globe Ave James A. Ellis Cactus Inn Lubbock Association of Credit Management Stewart Gordon Berliner Zeitung Berry Usbock Mmicland West Texas Negro College Henderson-Wilson Funeral Directors Broadway McDonald's John Connallys Shoppersn Karadise Caprock Center Dumari Bates Peter Pan
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