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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1955
Page
6
Planes and helicopters increasingly serve farms, delivering dust type chemicals and liquid sprays to hundreds of crops. Officials urge centralized federal coordination of research as aerial application expands, with veterans from surplus training planes fueling a growing, grassroots aviation segment.
The Lubbock SPEBSQSA Chapter No 1 initiated nine new members at KSEL on Friday night. New members include Spanky Barkier Bill Ben G W Birrell William M Blake Jr Herb Kittle Rueben Knox Robert D Leonard Bil Moore and A Wan yek. President Russell Hardin led the ceremonies with Dr Lawrence Clark and Pat Cunningham assisting. Visitors Theodore C Madhock and Maurice Ziegler from Reese Air Force Base attended along with M D Lake. Wanvek and Machock, former Elyria Ohio chapter members, met by chance at the meeting. The group meets Fridays at 8 p.m. for barber shop singing.
Mrs Billie Smith age 27 of Ralls in fair condition after a fall from a car driven by her husband, suffering a fractured pelvis. Mrs H R Rundock remains in poor condition after hospitalization since an April operation. Boyd Gregory and daughter Delores left on a two week business and vacation trip to Indiana Minnesota and Canada. Alcarro Lara treated and dismissed after auto accident north of New Deal with minor injuries. A mattress and box spring fire at Cabin 35 Motor Inn Hotel caused light damage with no injuries. Lt and Mrs Melvin H Anderson Jr welcomed a son David Glenn born in Paris France. Anderson serves in Transportation Corps. John M Huskey serving as medical corpsman in Japan. Funeral services for W E Tyndall held in Nashville Arkansas. Irma Jackson returns from two week trip to Washington New York Boston. W Baker in fairly good condition after fall from a well house. Fred Trulock and Joe Putman injured in taxi fire at Plains Gas Co. with burns. fire cause undetermined.
Mrs. Munn longtime Tahoka resident died Friday night at a daughter’s home after about ten years of ill health. Born in Arkansas and raised in Lynn County she married Edward R. Munn in 1906. he died in 1930. Surviving children include two daughters Arlene and other relatives, with several brothers listed. Funeral arrangements will be handled by Stanley Funeral Home and officiating clergy from Tahoka Nazarene Church.
Tahoka officials announce four new band and chorus directors for the next school year. Wyatt Burkhal ter leaves the post after this week’s end. Don Worsham will take over after earning a Texas Tech degree in August and plans to move to Tahoka around August 15.
Juarez owner says former Broadway model and TV actress Bette Ford will become the first foreign woman to fight on foot at Plaza Mexico in Mexico City on September 1. Ford, a McKeesport native, is 24 and has had 20 fights with one loss, and will also appear in Guadalajara's ring.
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