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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1955
Page
7
Mrs. Connell receives a Texas Mother Of The Year award as nine sons and their wives stand beside her. The family, with seven daughters in law and fifteen grandchildren, recounts wartime service and varied careers across the state.
Texas A M College System accepted gifts and grants totaling 233357 from individuals and groups to support various A M system sections. Directors approved 106320 for chemical research and authorized nursing training with the Houston VA hospital. a 10500 endowed scholarship was given by Leonard Sinclair Hobbs in memory of his father.
Bristol magistrate fined rubbish collector Bill Belcher three pounds after his truck bumped a parked car. He said he was distracted raising his hat for a passing funeral.
Billie Dale Currey 16 of Lubbock County died after internal injuries from a crash near New Deal. Her brother Jimmy Lee 9 and mother Mrs. Currey were treated. J. W. Currey Jr. avoided injury. Funeral set at Idalou Baptist Church with burial in Idalou Cemetery.
In New Orleans area a nightclub owner Joseph Almerico fought off four youths during a robbery attempt in front of his home near Metairie. Rodney Gares, 20, son of police sergeant Paul Gares, was killed after opening fire as Almerico, wounded, returned shots. The assailants fled in a black sedan after a volley of bullets struck nearby houses.
A six month old male Pekingese named Fifi was reported missing early Saturday in the 3000 block of Erskine Street. The reddish brown dog belongs to Mrs Geneva Dew of 606 East Yale and a reward is offered for its return.
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