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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1955
Page
2
Dr. Achsa Bean of Vassar College toured Lubbock and praised the city as the most modern she has seen. She called the visit a real educational experience and said residents in the East cannot imagine a city like this.
Dr. Bean of Vassar College tours Texas with Miss Mary Rives Bowman visiting health centers and emphasizing the link between rapid urban development and immediate school planning. The pair promote student exchange and health education as a model for growing towns.
Rome Senate session on the Paris accords for West Germany’s rearmament broke up in pandemonium after Communist senator Emilio Sereni heckled Marshal Giovanni Messe. threats were exchanged and the session was adjourned with no fists landing. The uproar halted the second week of Western European Union debate and the chamber plans to resume Monday.
Miss Bowman an English teacher from East Texas State Teachers College visited the Texas Tech health center with Steve Matthews in Lubbock. Matthews later attended the wedding in New York of Mr and Mrs Matthews at the Little Church Around the Corner. Dr Bean, a WWI naval lieutenant, and Dr Barbara Stimson, an orthopedic surgeon, shared a house in Poughkeepsie.
Funeral rites for Thomas J. Culpepper 53 of Plainview set for 2 p.m. at Date Street Baptist Church with Rev. A C Hamilton and Rev. E L Hooker officiating. Interment at Plainview Memorial Park. Culpepper died of a heart attack Friday night in a friend's home. Survivors include wife Lizzie Bryant Culpepper, three children Charles, Mrs. M R Daniel and Joe, along with his mother Mrs Annie Culpepper and brothers Guy Culpepper Saltillo area.
Four Lubbock lawyers will testify in Austin on Monday at 2 30 p m before the House Judicial sub committee in support of a bill to create the 140th Judicial District for Lubbock County The plan would place a new district court within Lubbock County sharing jurisdiction with the 99th District Court and leaving the 72nd District Court serving nearby counties The bill co authors include Waggoner Carr George Berry and J O Gillham The group argues the 99th and 72nd courts are overloaded and a new court would ease backlog with space already available in the city hall building pending appointment of a judge by Gov Allan Shivers
In Indianapolis the electronic voting machine broke a spring during roll call, producing a loud buzz that paused voting for minutes while the bee inspection bill moved forward. The piece ends with an unrelated line about gendered quip and animals.
Lubbock High School marks Safety Week with daily themes from Monday to Thursday. A Tuesday assembly features traffic officer Mark McCurry receiving a plaque and a skit Animals of the Road by Nan Kelly and Helen Smith. Dean assists with building inspection as fire drills occur and a wreck simulation, with posters and safety announcements around the campus. Homeroom discussions include A Man to Man Agreement and A Dad to Daughter Agreement.
At least 20 Lubbock officers will attend the third quarterly conference of the Texas Police Association to be held all day March 14 in the Plainview city auditorium. Police Chief Harold McTinree said he and about 20 department members plan to attend, with Sheriff Grady Harris noting representatives may join if work permits. Hale County officials Hale Andrews Plainview Police Chief Hoyt Curry and others will host.
South Africa reports rising exports of fresh fruit to international markets with notable gains across major varieties. Officials credit expanded markets, improved logistics, and steady demand from Europe and Asia.
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