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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1970

Page

12

Area Fourth of July Celebrations Spotlight Statewide Festivities

The region marks Independence Day with multiple events. Muleshoe hosts a 4th celebration featuring a fly-in breakfast, a noon barbecue, and a 9:50 p.m. fireworks show at Towle Memorial Park. Abernathy holds a parade and a 9:45 a.m. flag-raising. Lorenzo hosts a Family Fourth with contests and swimming. Ralls observes God and Country Day with a 10 a.m. program at First Baptist and Pat Moore as speaker. Seminole stages Christmas in July proceeds for decorations. Slaton adds games and a fireworks display. The piece also notes Burgess’s success in delinquent accounts at Texas Tech University.

Muleshoe Post Muleshoe Pit i Methodist Fellowship Hall George L. Miller Towle Memorial Park Snyder Abernathy getiCommerce Aim Rev. A. Lal ae-Chisholm City Hall Abernathy High School Popelard Shriners Lorenzo Country Club O'Donnell Floyd Haddock Balls First Baptist Church Ralls First. Baptist Church Charles B. Gray Pat. Moore 72Nd’ Judicial District Texas Seminole

Twin Cook brothers heirs to old Cass County land tale

Mrs. Cook uncovered a 1895 will of William Cook and 1880s receipts in a trunk, noting land in Cass County to the twins' father. The bundle included WWI letters, 1916 stamps, a 1905 grocery list, and relics from Ben Cook and their mother. Joe Cook, a brother, lives in Mount Pleasant.

Oklahoma Cook London France Joe Mount Pleasant Ben Cook Mrs. Cook

Suburban Growth Reshapes Political Landscape

The article argues the 1960s Census undercounted suburban growth and predicts suburbs will gain congressional representation. It notes mispredictions by Census statisticians and a shift in suburban voting from strongly Republican to more Democratic, driven by taxation debates and reluctance to bail out cities.

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Hubert L. Burgess Burgess Tech First National Bank of Lubbock Ames State Bank Lorenzo D.1.c. Collet Terry S.M.L Cpt Globe Handyman U.S. Coast Guard Helene Curtis Polaroid Savings Folastey 34Th Street Avenue Q
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