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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1952

Page

5

Teen-Age Youth Center Opens In Lubbock Tuesday

The YMCA sponsored Teen-Age Youth Center for Lubbock teens launches Tuesday at Hi-House 1719 Ave N with student board elections and a skit The Fatal Quest A devotional and planning session precede regular open hours Tuesdays and Fridays 730 pm to midnight and Wednesdays 229 to 408 pm The center plans trips picnics and parties A splash party is set for June 21 at Mackenzie State Park pool A temporary director and parent volunteers will oversee activities including free outdoor movies and a Golden Age Club for seniors.

Lubbock Hi-House 1719 Ave. N Dwight Nance YMCA First Methodist Church The Methodist Church Ping Pere Mackenzie State Park Nan Cresson Ethel Bryant Frances Haley Peter Monash Highland Place Arnett- Benson

Prostate Gland Booklet Promises Relief for Men

Kansas City Medical Press offers a booklet on the prostate gland in plain language. The ad urges readers to mail 10 cents to receive this or another title from The Little Doctor Book Series, Dept 41, 1449 East 1st St. N. Kansas City Mo.

Kansas City Medical Press K. C. Medical Press East 1St St Kansas City

Navy Mothers Club reports flag sales over $500

The Navy Mothers Club raised well over 500 dollars through a Saturday flag sale marking Flag Day to fund welfare work. Chairwoman Mrs. G. W. Blair led ten club members aided by eight Mariner Girl Scouts Troop 11 in the sales drive. The story notes the event as part of local community efforts.

Navy Mothers Club G. W. Blair 19Th St Mariner Girl Scouts Troop 11

Hale Center Plans July Homecoming And Fiddlers Contest

Final plans announced for a July 4 celebration in Hale Center featuring a fiddlers contest with prizes 50 30 and 15 dollars, plus barbecue hand concert political rally and carnival. Several fiddlers have already filed entries for the event.

Hale Center

Chevrolet Trucks Lead in Buyer Preference

Trades in higher, than many other trucks costing more. These are the plain hard facts of truck buying. They explain why, year after year, more truck users buy Chevrolet trucks than any other make.

Three Men Sworn In as First Marine Reserve Members in Lubbock

Three Lubbock men Ted Shelley John Dunn and Bill Stucker were sworn into the 40th Special Infantry Company Marine Corps Reserve at the Texas Tech Naval Reserve Training Center. The unit will grow to six officers and 150 enlisted, with bi monthly four hour drills and double pay for drill nights.

Marine Corps Reserve Lubbock Jarvis Witt 40Th Special Infantry Company Maj. Witt Ted Shelley G.D. Shelley 10Th St John Dunn Ben Dunn 19Th St Bill Stucker M. A. Stucker Harvard St 40Th Special Infantry Co Marine Corps G. D. Shelley U. S. Naval Reserve Training Center Texas Tech Marine Unit Marine Reserve

Rites Scheduled Today For Former Lubbock Resident

Funeral services for Mrs. C. C. Reed 61 of Corpus Christi a former Lubbock resident will be at 3 30 p m at Rix Chapel with the Rev C E Canterbury officiating Burial will be in the City of Lubbock Cemetery She died Friday in Corpus Christi her home for 20 months Survivors include her husband one daughter Mrs John M Prude three brothers Walter Roy Ernest Roy Charles Roy and three sisters Mrs J E Bobo Mrs Edd Hudson and Mrs T E Bumgarner and two grandchildren

C. C. Reed Corpus Christi Lubbock Rix Chapel C. E. Canterbury City of Lubbock Walter Roy Justiceburg Ernest Roy Sweetwater Charles Roy New York City J. E. Bobo Dodge City Kan Edd Hudson San Diego Calif T. E. Bumgaraner San Antonio

Divorce suits and marriages listed amid Lubbock court notices

Lubbock courts hear several divorce actions including Edith L. Jones versus Roger R. Jones and Lewis Walton versus New Amsterdam Casualty Company. Names of parties linked to prior marriages and ages appear. A Caracas hosiery factory project in Venezuela aims to produce 16 000 dozen pairs monthly by year end.

Victor H. Lindsey Judce Lewis Walton New Amsterdam Casualty Company Caracas Venezuela

REWS BRIEFS: Local residents in medical care

Mrs. Joe Callaghan of Brownfield Highway is convalescing in West Texas Hospital after major surgery. Jimmie Oglesby, 14, son of Mrs. Emma Jane Oglesby, was admitted to Lubbock Memorial Hospital and, while improving, remains without visitors. Jack Spratt of 2507 35th Street, owner of a janitorial supplies firm, has been confined by doctors for a month due to yellow jaundice, though not serious.

Joe Callaghan Brownfield Hwy West Texas Hospital Jimmie Oglesby Emma Jane Oglesby 8Th St Lubbock Memorial Hospital Jack Spratt 35Th St

Soil Meetings Slated Across Turbock County

A series of eight one hour meetings led by Turbock County agent Dave Sherrill aim to discuss soil improvement using cotton burrs and cotton insect control. Sessions run daily at 10 am and 3 pm across New Deal Roosevelt Slaton Woodrow Cooper Shallowater and Lubbock venues with colored insect slides.

Dave Sherrill Turbock County Reison New Deal Idalon Roosevelt Slaton City Hall Woodrow Cooper Wolfforth Frenship School Shallowater Lubbock

Floyd County Wheat Harvest Prepares With 2000 Combines

Crews from out of county and 200 trucks gather in Floydada for the bumper Floyd County wheat harvest. Twelve license and weight officers from the Department of Public Safety monitor 60 day registrations for out of state vehicles. some drivers face charges for nonpayment. Hale County expects a crew when harvest starts there.

Floydada Floyd County Department of Public Safety Oklahoma Colorado New Mexico Alton May Ted Andrew Hale County

Six Pleas Heard In County Court Here

Details from County Court-at-Law include Isaac Wilburn Ross 29 fined for illegal transportation of intoxicants plus court costs. Clyde Walker 24 pleaded innocent and released on 750 bond for the same charge. Clifford Griffin alias Bob Salter 31 of Yazoo City received five days jail for swindling. Charles Howell 49 of Lubbock released on 400 bond after pleading innocent to driving while intoxicated. J D Johnson 71 of Lubbock pleaded innocent to net and released on 300 nd. Malando Brewer fined 50 for aggravated assault.

Issac Wilburn Ross Globe Ave Ross Theafre James G. Denton Clyde Thomas Walker Ave. U Clifford E. Griffin Bob Salter Yazoo City Miss Charles R. Howell Lubbock J. D. Johnson

Tractor crash kills youth near Waxahachie

Kenneth Wadsworth, 18, was killed when a tractor he was operating plunged through a field bridge and overturned five miles west of Waxahachie. The accident occurred today.

Youth Waxahachie Kenneth Wadsworth Here

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Charles Morris Avalanche Sandra Crouch Carolyn Tapp Liz Creson Marion Hampton Betty Jo Starnes Gerald Nixon C. D. Walker Alice Lynn Prouty Joe Gray June Chapman Janet Yancy Barbara Smith Tokyo U. S&. Army Japan Chevrolet Marine Corps Reserve Unit Navy Aarriage Licenseés Robert.Garcia Maria Flores Alvin Wright Jr McDill Air Force Base Fla Onetta Hicks Felix Villarreal Gonzales Jr Sue Etta Newcomb Lubock Robert Reese Huffman Billie Louise Dawson Alfred Bristol Bailey Little Rock Ark Glenda Sue Hargis Tros’ Dean Maloney Frances Elfrieda Wagner G. V. Pardue Edith L. Jones Roger R. Jones Susie M. Boyle Dennis D. Boyle Wiliam J. Thurman Leslie Gene Thurman Mendaco Druggista Kuykendall Chevrolet CO Texas Avenue Floyd Harvest Malando Brewer Good Housekeeping Pat Anderson-Young Elec. CO Clovis Rd Galbraith Steel & Supply CO Morrow-Thomas Hewe. CO Westinghouse Elec. Supply CO Math Sr Safa Dacron Rayons SILK Broadway
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