Local Girl Chosen as Red Cross Europe Ambassador
Becky Allen of Lubbock High sails from New York June 22 to join a Junior Red Cross study visit in five European countries. She will study Red Cross methods with peers in Italy Austria Germany and France, then speak to Lubbock civic clubs on return.
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Europe
Red Cross
Joan Abel
Avalanche-Journal
Becky Allen
Lubbock
National Red Cross
Becky
Tom S. Lubbock High School
Texas
United States
H. C. Allen
31St St
Washington, D.C
Haly
New York
Augustus
Naples
Italy
Innsbruck
Austria
Tthey
Germany
Paris
Cannes
France
Berause
Red Cross Council
Lubboc
Abilene
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Morriston
Ark
Wichita
Kan
Y-Teens Club
Broadway Church of Christ
Church of Christ Bible
Toi At
Cobb's Chain Plans Amarillo Store and More Openings
Cobb's Chain will add an Amarillo department store at Wooflin and Georgia streets a 21 450 square foot facility due for completion by January 1. Concurrently two Odessa Cobb's stores will finish by September 1 and next spring at 27th Street Grandview and 9th Street Maple. A Lubbock fifth store is slated for September 1 in Green Acre at 26th Street Canton with other chain locations listed in Abilene Seymour Munday Knox City Stamford Dimmitt Plainview Muleshoe Morton Levelland Brownfield Lovington N M.
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Tom Cobb
Wooflin
Georgia Streets
Wooflin Village
Amarillo
Odessa
Cobb's
27Th St
Grandview
9Th St
Maple Shopping Center
Cobb
Seymour
Munday
Knox City
Stamford
Dimmitt
Plainview
Muleshoe
Morton
Levelland
Brownfield
Lovington
N. M
Abilene
Optimistic Reports On Polio Victims At Methodist Hospital
Conditions of three polio patients at Methodist Hospital were listed as good and improved on Saturday. David Newsom, 6, remained in poorer condition but improved and was taken from the respirator briefly. His brother Dennis, 4, was removed from the respirator and reported improved. Linda Stanley, 11, of Lubbock was in good condition.
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Methodist Hospital
David Newsom
David
Dennis
C. E. Newsom
Tahoka
Linda Stanley
T. V. Stanley
Rt. 1
Lubbock
Son of Lubbock Residents To Report For Army Medical Duty
Dr. Dan Couch English, son of Dr. and Mrs. O W English of 2809 19th St Lubbock, will report to Brooke General Hospital San Antonio on June 25 for Army service with rank of major. A Baylor Medical School Houston graduate, he has completed internship and a year of resident surgery at George Washington University. He will be accompanied by his family.
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Dan Couch English
O. W. English
19Th St
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
English
Baylor Medical School
Houston
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Last Rites Slated For Littlefield Man
Funeral services for James William Pickrell 51 of Anton Route 1 will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Littlefield Missionary Baptist Church. He died Friday at Littlefield Hospital Clinic after a heart attack. The Rev Wayne Perry Sudan will co officate with Revs J Whatley Spade and James Cox. Burial will be in Littlefield Cemetery under Hammons Funeral Home direction. He is survived by his wife Clea two daughters Patsy Barrow Lubbock and Peggy Pickrell of the home two sons Jim Bob and Charles both at home a sister Iris Hays Olton and his mother Alma Jackson Littlefield.
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Cial
James William Pickrell
Anton
Littlefield Missionary Baptist Church
Pickrell
Littlefield
Littlefield Hospital
Wayne Perry
Sudan
J. Whatley
Spade
James Cox
Littlefield Cemetery
Hammons
Charges Of Illegal Intoxicant Possession Against Teens
Two 17 year olds were charged in Corporation Court Saturday with illegal possession of intoxicants for being under 21 after police found them drinking beer in a city park. A 16 year old was not charged. One 17 year old pleaded guilty and paid a $15 fine. the other was released on bond.
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Luthbbock
Corporation Court
Uider
Typhoid Epidemic Kills Tepehuan Indians in Mezquital
Officials report at least 930 Tepehuan Indians have died of typhoid fever in Mezquital over three weeks. In Durango, Deputy Juan Pescador Polanco said many more are ill and sought help from the National Indian Institute for about 20,000 Tepehuans in the Mezquital area.
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Mexico City
Mezquital
Durango
Juan Pescador Polanco
National Indian Institute
Railway Executive To Sneak At Floydada Lions Luncheon
Floydada June 15 Special W L Richardson executive vice president of Quanah Acme and Pacific Railway will be guest speaker at the Floydada Lions Club noon luncheon Thursday in an industry day program He is expected to discuss methods of stimulating industrial development Attending are chamber of commerce directors city and county officials and chamber industrial committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floydada
W. L. Richardson
Quanah Acme and Pacific Railway
Floydada Lions Club
Tahoka jury awards city 2800 in truck damage case
A Tahoka civil jury found Keystone Fleming Transport responsible for damage to a city fire truck from an April 26 1953 collision of two butane semis on Highway 80 six miles west of Tahoka. The city sought 6000 dollars and the verdict covered 2800 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tahoka
Keystone- Fleming Transport, Inc
Tohoka
South Plains Navy Mothers Raise 425 From Flag Sale
South Plains Navy Mothers Club members raised 425 Friday from a flag Day sale of miniature American flags in Lubbock. Proceeds will fund welfare projects for the year. The 40 member group previously distributed more than 455 for veterans hospital patients, a children’s training center, tornado relief, and other special efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains Navy Mothers Club
Jack Durham
Veterans Hospitals
Children's Training Center
Tornado Relief Fund
Floyd County Mosquito Control Meeting Re scheduled
Floyd County Mosquito Control meeting rescheduled for June 27. Chairman Bob Copeland of the Floydada Chamber of Commerce says D W Power the state sanitation engineer is expected to attend to discuss flood related mosquito control measures as the problem rapidly increases.
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Floyd County
Floydada
Bob Copeland
D. W. Power
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Spe
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Anderson
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Derson Bros
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L. B. Meaders
Halliburton
India
New Delhi
Pan American Airways
Combinatre
Teave
Ea Clock Ark Ata
Marco
Maico Co
Ita Dealera
Stock
Ita
U.S
Canada
Plaa
Maico
Holland Hearing Center
1708 Ave
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Lone
Cook’s Paints
Avenue 9
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