Area Group To Attend ab Meeting In New York
A large area group plans a long bus tour to New York for a convention. The itinerary covers Texarkana Jackson Morristown Nashville Roanoke and Philadelphia with overnight stops in Memphis Knoxville and Tulsa before returning via Detroit and Ypsilanti to end in Lubbock. Reservations are completed and travel concludes with a Niagara Falls visit and a Sky Line drive.
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New York
Texarkana
Jackson
Tenn
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelante
Niagara Falls
Hudson ‘River
Prayip Park
West Point
Tonawanda
Navy offers one year enlistments for eighteen year olds
Beginning Wednesday July 21 the Navy will enlist 18 year olds for one year on a quota basis at the post office Navy recruiting station. From July 21 to August 20 the Lubbock quota is two men and enlistees must present a bona fide birth certificate prior to enlistment. Navy officials emphasize the program and that the first two to qualify will go.
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Navy
Lubbock
Fort Wayne man wounded by unknown gunfire in truck incident
In Fort Wayne Indiana a man identified as Fitzhugh was shot in the chest with a 32 caliber slug after driving a police officer to a hospital. He refused to explain how he sustained the wound and the investigation continues with no suspects named.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Wil Hace
Fitzhugh
Youth Recreation Meeting Planned Monday Night Here
A city wide youth recreation meeting open to young people parents and leaders will be held at 8 O clock Monday in the First Methodist church chapel. The gathering aims to discuss youth activities and the potential opening of a youth center with input from Junior and Senior High students and local groups including the Jaycees.
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First Methodist Church
Recreation Department
L. B. Johnson
George Carter
Janell Giles
Joyce Randall
Jimmy Gott
Richard Jay
J. C. Chambers
Milton West
Tommy Lowell
Ted Wall
Chamber of Commerce Youth Welfare Committee
Jaycees
A. C. Hamilton
Zora Joy Gifford
American Legion Hall
County Vegetable Growers Teed Meeting Wednesday
County growers in Lubbock county and nearby areas are invited to meet at 1 30 p m Wednesday at the Fortenberry gin in Monroe for a discussion of industry problems. J F Rosborough will speak on research possibilities in vegetables and marketing with emphasis on Irish potatoes and scab control. D W Sherrill notes M K Thornton may attend and participate in discussions.
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Lubbock County
Monroe
D. W. Sherrill
J. F. Rosborough
Sherrill
M. K. Thornton
Beesborough
Thornton
Services Set In Vernon For C. L. Snell 56 Of Lubbock
Funeral services for C. L. Snell 56 of Lubbock who died at Veterans Hospital in Waco will be held in Vernon this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Snell had been ill three years and in the hospital two years dying of a heart ailment. Survived by his wife and two sisters Mrs Alma S Jones and Mrs R L Stephenson all of Lubbock. Services at a Vernon Christian church with Henderson Funeral Home directing arrangements. Snells formerly lived in Vernon and he was once in the beauty and barber supply business there.
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C. L. Snell
Lubbock
Finday
Veterans Hospital
Waco
Vernon
Mr. Snell
Alma S. Jones
R. L. Stephenson
Henderson Funeral Home
Snells
Snell
Institute For Furr Food Store Workers In Lubbock
George Nagle of Kansas City fruits and vegetables specialist for United Fresh will conduct a two week produce institute for Furrs Super Markets employees in Lubbock. A full produce department is set up at 1720 Avenue G with sessions daily from 8 30 to 5. Executives will start the course, then all staff learn care display and inventory to improve fresh produce appeal.
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George Nagle
Kansas City
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Lubbock
Furr
1720 Ave. G
Nagle
Farr
Dallas Postmaster Claims Dallas Receipts Lead May Totals
Dallas postal receipts for May totaled 840457 dollars, 2.8 percent more than Houston San Antonio, Denton and Corsicana combined. Houston and San Antonio reported 797131 dollars, Denton and Corsicana 21180 dollars. Dallas leads the four-city total.
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Dallas
Hovston
San Antonio
J. Howard Payne
Houston
Denton
Corsicana
Payne
Lemons Said to Ease Rheumatic and Arthritis Pain
An old style claim promotes a lemon juice regimen as a remedy for rheumatic and arthritis pain. The text references a two week program with water, asserts broad use and a money back guarantee, and touts a large customer base and extensive proof.
Army Of Past Is Symbolized By Man Who Earned America's Highest Military Rank
HAL BOYLE reports on John J. Pershing, a 87 year old general of the armies, symbolizing a fading army era. From the Indian wars to a modern mechanized force, Pershing’s life traces discipline, leadership, and the costs of change in the U.S. Army. His death marks a public receding of an old guard and a tribute to a figure revered by veterans.
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America
John J. Pershing
Arlington
Hollywood
Pershing
Europe
Lee
Eisenhower
Grant
Loans Approved By REA For Texas Electric Cooperatives
Rural Electrification Administration approved loans to five Texas electric cooperatives yesterday. Rusk County Electric Cooperative in Henderson received 400000 dollars, Hamilton County Electric Cooperative in Hamilton 830000, Lamar County Electric Cooperative in Paris 400000, Jasper-Newport Electric Cooperative in Kirbyville 370000, Upshur Electric Refrigeration Cooperative in Gilmer 5000 dollars.
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REA
Texas Electric Cooperatives
Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Texas — Rusk County Electric Cooperative
Henderson
Hamilton County Electric Cooperative Association
Hamilton
Lamar County Electric Cooperative Association
Paris
Jasper-Newpoft Electric Cooperative
Kirbyville
Upshur Electric Refrigeration Cooperative
Gilmer
Patrolman Rescues Drowning Deckhand With Rope
Seattle July 17 A police patrolman used a rope lariat to snare the raised arm of a drowning deckhand, Thomas Claude Young, 30, who had fallen from the gangplanks of a moored vessel. The incident ended with the deckhand saved from drowning.
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Seattle
J. D. Davis
Thomas Claude Young
Funeral Services For Ropesville War Veteran Miles E Evans
Miles Edd Evans of Ropesville killed in France Sept 11 1944 will be honored at 3 p m Sunday at the Ropesville Baptist church Rev Vic Allen to officiate with interment in Ropesville Survivors include his mother and father a son Miles Edd Jr five sisters and two brothers from Lubbock Brownfield Houston and Ropesville.
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Ropesville
Ropesville Baptist Church
Miles Edd Evans
E. Evans
Kille
U. S. Army
France
Vic Allen
Miles Edd, Jr
Frances Evans
Lubbock
Lolla Floy Yeager
Brownfield
Gertrude
Nelda
Vaunie Evans
E. P. Evans
Houston
Kenneth Evans
China’s Jade Traditions Through the Centuries
For untold centuries China has been a center of jade carving and trade shaping art, craft, and commerce. Chinese artisans forged jade into symbolic objects, linked to status ritual and regional markets that sustained a rich craft industry across dynasties.
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China
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