Miss Floyd Weds Gordon R Kennedy in Texas Ceremony
Miss Doris Floyd of Abernathy and Gordon R Kennedy of Clovis were married January 13 at the First Methodist Church of Abernathy. The double ring ceremony featured gladioli and fern, with music by Louise McKenzie. they plan a home in Long Beach California after a trip to Old Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Floyd
Clovis
N. M
C. F. Floyd
Abernathy
Gordon Kenneth Kennedy
John R. Kennedy
Artesia
N.M
Lund
Tabersnathy
Frank Beauchamp
Fern
Louise McKenzie
Ralph Goldwater
Leone Floyd
Glenn Floyd
Shallowater
Floyd
Old Mexico
Long Beach
Calif
Abernathy High School
Hobbs
Lubbock Army Airfield
Clovis Army Air Base
Order of the Eastern Star
Lubbock
Ralph L. Goldwater
Russell Floyd
Donald Kennedy
J. B
Melba
Carolyn Harper
Leslie Floyd
Lockney
Arch Keys
Plainview
Neil Bromley
Ozona
Marvins Floyd
Nations Hold Vast Uranium Stockpiles Cited
A report states Belgium Canada Czechoslovakia and the United States possess enough uranium to produce ten million bombs the size of the Hiroshima device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiroshima
Belgium
Canada
Czechoslovakia
United States
Coniferous Evergreens Featured In Garden Notes Series
The Garden Notes series highlights gymnosperms, emphasizing their shapes and foliage rather than flowers. It explains that most are monoecious, with yews and junipers bearing fleshy fruits, while many are cone bearing and classed as conifers.
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Lebanon
South Plains
Arizona
Mahonia
Amazing home fat loss recipe promises quick slimming
A dubious advertisement touts Barcentrate as a simple at home weight loss method. It claims fast fat reduction with a grapefruit juice mix and two doses daily, money back if results are not achieved, and urges readers to try the plan without starving.
Evergreen care and varieties for Texas landscapes
The article explains evergreen selection and planting tips for Texas climates. It covers native pines spruces firs and junipers including Scotch pine Ponderosa Mugo and Norway spruce. It warns on handling watering timing and transplanting plus notes Cedrus Deodora and junipers common to Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
South Plains
Fort Worth Faced With Black Market Pressure On Auto Parts
The OPA in Fort Worth declares war on a black market for automobile parts amid shortages caused by steel industry shutdowns. Ned Horton, OPA price specialist, says enforcement has begun against black market operations and that demand this year may surpass any in industry history, risking idle repair lots and scarce parts.
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Fort Worth
U.P
OPA
Ned Horton
Horton
Pythian Sisters Install Officers In Temple Rite
Pythian Sister Temple holds installation led by Mrs. J W Philips with officers installed including Mrs. E H Bergman past chief and Mrs. Jake Voegels most excellent chief. Pauline Sampson Dorothy Willbanks Velma Squires Jewel Mitchell Ollie Martin initiated earlier with assisting officers and Cape presentation. Coast Guard scrutiny of ships follows from blueprints to final launching with seaworthiness checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian
Temple
Ae Hall
J W. Philips
E. H. Bergman
Jake Voegels
A. P. Spence
L. A. Burdine
E. N. Jefferson
Perry Adams
Marguerite Williams
Victor Voegels
R. A. Price
Coyla Prosser
T. L. Moore
Holebs Campbell
J. B. McManus
J. R. McKinley
E. C. Milner
Mesdames FE
F. Dresser
John Crawford
Pauline Sampson
Dorothy Willbanks
Velma Squires
Jewel Mitchell
Ollie Martin
Russell Hardin
Bergman
Hub Lee
Jake Voegeli
Crawford
Spence
Adams
Willie Wren Rogers
Otis Felty
Voegeli
Lloyd Mobley
Zola Woods
Lillian Gothardt
M. K. Woodard
Alton Barker
Fred Merrick
C. O. Campbell
Ade Cope
Stella Kyle
Mary Hickman
Steve Etter
Harry Tronson
Coast Guard
Police Handle 20 Calls a Day in 1945 Lubbock
A 1945 report by assistant police chief Bill Mabray shows Lubbock police rang about 19.8 times daily with investigations. Nine murders and 188 burglaries were reported. 149 burglaries were resolved or pending in district court. The force processed drunks and 23,176 traffic violations, with $53,166 in fines collected in corporation court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Bill Mabray
Lungfish Burrow to Surfaced Breathing in Swamp Drains
Describes lung fishes living at swamp bottoms and lying dormant in mud by sealing openings, waiting for rains to restore breath and surface. The note emphasizes their habit of burrowing and enduring dry spells until water returns.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Floyd
Gordon R. Kennedy
Lewis B. Rix
Lewis, Jr
Ruth’ ‘Ann
Big Spring
Quesaine
Tha
Black Market
Active Lin
Mrs
Pythian Sisters
Ular
MAIN
Avenue J
Roger Blakeney
Bobbye McCormick
Loyd McCormick
New Home
Davis Mountains
Wilson
Sarah Talty
Dallas
Stunner
Lester’s
Sterling
Avalanche-Journal
Dashiell Hammett
Paul Whiteman
and the
Whiteman Orchestra and Chorus
Jimmy and
Lucile Gleason
Jimmy Gleason
Adoa
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