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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1962

Page

2

Rural traffic accidents discussed for county period

A county study from January through June shows 151 rural traffic crashes with 12 deaths and 155 injuries. Total property damage is estimated at 112 798 dollars, with countywide and district breakdowns for Bailey Cochran Crosby Dickens Floyd Garza Hale Hockey Lamb Lynn Terry and others, noting June totals and year over year comparisons.

Lubbock County South Plains Dist Bailey Cochran Crosby Dickens Floyd Garza Hale Hockey Lamb Lynn Terry Yookum Castro Motley County Swisher County He Geatha

Lockney Lions Name New Heads

Lockney Lions elect new officers and directors at a meeting in the high school cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. Monday. AT Toms Moore will be installed as president, succeeding Raymond Parner. Other officers include RP V Webster, Douglas Degre, ESA Young, MLA Ulmer, Bob Davis, Ben Wood, with new directors Dub Mercer and L S Patterson.

Locknety Toms Moore Kney Lions Club Moore Raymond Parner RP. V. Webster Douglas Degre Esa Young Mla. Ulmer Bob Davis Ben Wood Dub Mercer L. S. Patterson

Lynn Fair Association Aids New Ag Building

Lynn County Fair Association allocates 19 271 95 from property sale to fund a $3 0 million agricultural exhibit building. Funds flow from state county city right of way and one vacant land parcel sale as part of a promise to voters. A payment of 2 000 has been made on the 5 00 bond issue leaving about 22 00 available later in the year.

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Tahoka Draw School Reunion Scheduled at Tahoka City

The Bfth annual Draw School reunion occurs today in Tahoka City’s Legion Building. Registration starts at 10 a.m., lunch at noon. No formal program. alumni and residents gather to visit and recall old times. Organizers include Weldon Martin, O'Donnell, Char Martin, and others.

Seminole Seeks Establishment of a Junior College

The Seminole Chamber of Commerce will ask the Texas Education Agency to study establishing a junior college serving Gaines County. If needed, residents would vote on forming a junior college district. Officials met TEA reps in Austin while pursuing the project as a major yearly goal.

Seminolle Chamber TEA Parcy Miamies Semingée Gaines County Publi de Young Austin TEA

Portales Officers Deployed to Carlsbad Potash Strike

Portales and Elida officers Al Whitehouse and L E Bullington dispatched by Cape Floyd Miles to Carlsbad for two weeks to back state police amid tense mine strike near the town. They will return after the two week period if conditions ease.

Portales Roosevelt County Carlsbad al Whitehouse L. E. Bullington Elida Cape Floyd Miles Miles

Man Kills Wife After Asking What Penalty Would Be

Westchester police report Earl Manning 24 killed his wife Arlene Manning in their home minutes after visiting the station to ask what punishment would come for killing a wife. Patrolman Gordon Smith found Manning with a shotgun. their two daughters aged 2 and nine months were asleep. Manning had prior arrests for misconduct and drunken driving.

Westchester Gordon Smith Earl Manning Manning Arlene Manning Smith

Norway Sees Peak in Auto Exports as Tourists Pay Visit

Fragmentary notes show a 1961 report on Norway tourism and auto values with Sweden as a noted source. Figures appear scattered with a figure 57 017 connected to exports and a $121.47 value noted for visitors.

Japan Oslo Norway Sweden

Cox Will Be Honored At Lynn County Event

Jack Cox, Republican candidate for Texas governor, will be honored at a Shaplate steak dinner in Tahoka July 21. The event will start at p.m. in the Tahoka school cafeteria with speaker Com and no further formal program.

Cox Lynn County Tahoka Jack Cox Texas Tahoka School Com Larry Hagood Lynn

Shallowater School Board Sets Meeting to Adopt Budget

Shallowater Independent School District trustees will meet at 11 a.m. July 23 to adopt the 1962-63 budget. President James McMenamy said the budget adoption hearing is open to the public. The session will be in the superintendent's office at the high school.

Shallowater Shallowater Independent James MccMenamy

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