Five County Officials Plan Mass Chest X-Ray Survey
Representatives from nine counties of the South Plains Health Unit met in Brownfield to discuss a tuberculosis mass chest X-ray survey for Terry Dawson Hockley Gaines and Yoakum Counties. Dates were set for Lamesa Seminole Denver City Brownfield and Levelland with free X-ray service for ages 15 and over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
South Plains Health Unit
Terry
Dawson
Hockley
Gaines
Yoakum
Philip W. Gauss
Austin
Tuberculosis Division
State Health Department
Lamesa
Dawson County
Seminole
Gaines County
Denver City
Yoakum County
Terry County
Levelland
Hockley County
Gauss
Jake Geron
Alpha Omega Study Club
K. Lanse Turner
Cub Scouts
James H. Dallas
American Cancer Society
VFW
Grady Elder
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
E. O. Nelson
Leonard Chesshir
West Ward Junior High
Lewis Simmonds
R. N
David Wicholson
Ann Foster
Yoakum Counties
Davis Funeral Rites To Be Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Davis aged 74 who died at Taylor Clinic Hospital at 1:30 a m will be held at 1:30 p m today at the First Methodist Church with Rev H S Robinson officiating assisting by Rev Lovs C Estes of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Burial will be in the City of Lubbock Cemetery with McDonald Funeral Home in charge Survivors include three sons two daughters a sister two brothers seven grandchildren and one great grandchild Pallbearers listed with honorary pallbearers named Local residents Morris Davis J L Hardin etc noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Davis
10Th St
Taylor Clinic Hospital
First Methodist Church
H. S. Robinson
Robinson
Lovs C. Estes
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
City of Lubbock
McDonald Funeral Home
Jack Payne
S$. W. Noble
June Colby
Ben McGregor
Bob Mitchell
R. T. Stack
Clifton Clark
W. M. Hunter
J. E. Winder
B. C. Welch
Italy and France plan 12 man Sikorsky helicopters
Italy and France announce plans to jointly build 12 man Sikorsky helicopters for their air forces at Urbe airfield. The project outlines collaboration between the two nations with shared production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbe
Italy
France
Beauty Contest Set At Lamesa
Lamesa Jaycees schedule a July 4 beauty contest to pick Miss Lamesa who will compete at the Miss Texas pageant in Galveston. Four entries announced: Mary Gamblin, Thelma Dennis, Joyce Zeeck, and Malba Watson. Contestants must be 18 to 28, a high school graduate, unmarried. Local winner and chaperone receive an expense paid Galveston trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa
Lamesa Jaycees
Galveston
Mary Gamblin
Fred Gamblin
Lamesa High School
Dawson County
Thelma Dennis
Lamesa Federal Savings and Loan Company
W. B. Dennis
Route A
Flower Grove High School
Joyce Zeeck
Carl Zeeck
Malba Watson
L. H. Watson
Zeeck
Colorado A
Pearson
DeWayne Davis
George Hansard Jr
Jerry Howington
Keith Kennedy
Jack Flippen
Joe Caldwell
T. J. Hill
L. I. Dean
Ralls Doctor Takes Half Interest in Spikes Clinic
Dr. T. H. Holmes Jr. has acquired a half-interest in the Spikes Clinic of Ralls and the facility is renamed Spikes-Holmes Hospital. Dr. Spikes bought the hospital on May 22, 1947 from Dr. Scott T. McGuire, who now practices in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RALLS
T. H. Holmes Jr
Spikes Clinic
Spikes-Holmes Hospital
Spikes
Scott T. McGuire
McGuire
Austin
Australian monument unveiled for Pacific War aid
Canberra reports Queen Elizabeth II will unveil a monument in February honoring American aid in the Pacific War. The tall column is surmounted by an American eagle, reflecting strong Allied ties during the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
Lubbock Photographers Attend Panhandle Meeting in Amarillo
A delegation from Lubbock travels to Amarillo for a Panhandle Professional Photographers Association meeting at the Herring Hotel. Speakers include Winston Reeves on Commercial Photography Plus Public Relations and Richard Alf on Portraiture of Men. The group hopes to view awards for distinguished prints announced at 5 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Amarillo
Panhandle Professional Photographers Association
Herring Hotel
Winston Reeves
Richard Alf
Reeves
Alf
Reese Air Force Base
Norman Vanderschel
D. L
Boars Target Farmers in Northeast Italy
Authorities organize shooting parties to cull large wild boars menacing farmers in the San Lorenzo di Cividale area near Udine weighing over 400 pounds each. The drive aims to reduce livestock damage and protect rural livelihoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udine
Italy
San Lorenzo di Cividale
Grapevine Phrase Traces Telegraph Origins
The saying arose with the telegraph era when wire networks resembled a grapevine and rumor verification relied on hearsay heard through the grape vine.
Eskimos to vote in federal election Aug. 10
Ottawa reports Canadian Eskimos will gain the right to vote in the federal election for the first time. The vote is scheduled for Aug. 10 as Canadians select their government for the next five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
A J Mears Enters Fiddling Contest At Hale Center
A J Uncle Jack Mears of Lubbock has entered Hale Center July 4 fiddling events joining top fiddler Eck Robertson of Amarillo who may oppose him. Robertson, famed as a recording star, reportedly world champion in fiddling multiple times, did not compete in Crockett. Hale Center editor Tom Rambo notes the July 4 program includes an amateur roping contest, a large noon barbecue and baseball games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eck Robertson
Amarillo
Phonograph
Mears
Crockett
Robertson
Tom Rambo
Hale Center
Local Briefs Share Moves and Injuries
C V Venable of Lubbock left Memorial Hospital after a tractor power instrument struck his knee causing a fracture. T J Settle, former Lubbock resident now Omaha native, became manager in charge at General Foods Sales in Louisville. Cadet John Oscar Slaton, son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Slaton, is at Fort Knox for a six week ROTC armored weapons course after advanced ROTC studies at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Venable
Orton Farmer
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
T. J. Settle
Omaha, Neb
Lubbock
Louisville, Ky
General Foods Sales Corporation
John Oscar Slaton
Wilbur Slaton
23Rd St
Fort Knox
Slaton
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
N. M
Fireworks and a Country Car Carnival Parade Invite
Rambo invites roping clubs across the section to send riders for the parade. The event pairs a fireworks display with a country car carnival style celebration inviting community groups to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rambo
New State Department Drafts Clarifying Book Policy Directive
The State Department plans a new directive to replace Dulles ban on books in overseas libraries. Robert L. Johnson cited confusion from existing rules and said field staff unevenly applied it leading to removals of controversial works. The clarifying directive will focus on whether distribution furthers the program, with no release date given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
Secy
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Robert L. Johnson
International Information Program
Dukes
Dulles
Johnson
Department
Mailman Helps Oregon Man Get His False Teeth Back
William Hart had his missing dentures returned thanks to a Medford postal worker who found them in a mailbox. Hart, who had dropped them while walking, believes a passerby may have accidentally mailed the teeth back to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Medford
Ore
William Hart
White
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Creola Moore
American Association of University Women
Harry Goble
Jessie G. Randal
W. N. Lewis
Order of the Eastern Star
Byron Rucker
Brownfield Public Schools
Morgan Copeland
Jaycees
Jimmy Shook
American Red Cross
Ben Monnett
Altruist Study Club
Girl Scout Association
J. D. Dyer
Dawson County Tuberculosis Association
Ray Renner
Chamber of Commerce and Tuberculosis Association of
Davis
Clinic
Grays Oment
Nashville
Tennessee
Grays
Palmer
Ata
Oye Aneamar
Eskimos
Levine
Ylon
Evines
A. J. Mears
A. J
Uncle Jack) Mears
25Th St
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