Derby Registration Opens as 11 Boys Enter Opening Day
Eleven boys signed up on opening day for Lubbock’s eighth annual Soap Box Derby at Kuykendall Chevrolet with The Avalanche Journal and the Lubbock Exchange Club. Registration runs through March. entrants must be 11 to 15 years old with a parent or guardian present. The winner earns a trip to Akron for All-American Derby and up to $15,000 in college scholarships.
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Lubbock
Kuykendall Chevrolet Co
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock Exchange Club
Registration
Neale Catt
J. D. Kennington
Neale
Kuykendall’s
Young Catt
O. L. Slaton
Hemphill-Wells
South Plains
Akron
Ohio
U.S
Canada
Alaska
Germany
Funeral rites for H. B. Bowen in Abilene
Funeral services for H. B. Bowen aged 42 of 624 East 50th Street will be held at 2 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Chapel. The Rev. F. E. Crandall and the Rev. Boyd McSpadden will officiate with burial in Tech Memorial Park.
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H. B. Bowen
E. 50Th St
Abilene
McDonald Funeral Chapel
FE. H. Crandall
First Methodist Church
Boyd McSpadden
Faith Temple
Tech Memorial Park
Unfilled Jobs Outnumber Unemployed in England
Recent reports indicate a higher count of unfilled job vacancies than unemployed people in England. The data signals labor market tightness with firms seeking workers while available applicants lag.
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England
Four Negroes Die in Lubbock Area Wreck
Funeral arrangements were incomplete on Saturday for four Black residents killed Friday night when their car collided with a Blue Flame Gas Co. semi on Acuff Road near Farm Road 400 east of Lubbock. The sole survivor was Harold Jones 28 of Idalou in satisfactory condition at Methodist Hospital. The victims were Jo Mattie Dillard 40 Johnny Mae Young and her father Johnny Young both of Rt G and Walter W Adams 2315 E 26th St. The crash raised the 1955 South Plains auto death toll to 15, one less than last year at this date. Jones claimed the car may have run under the trailer causing the top to shear from the Buick convertible as the tanker overturned and leaked butane. Fire units stood by for hours. coroner duties were handled by Justice of the Peace George H McCleskey.
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Lubbock
Acuff Road
Harold Jones
Idalou
Methodist Hospital
Jo Mattie Dillard
Ave. C
Johnny Mae Young
Johnny Young
Rt. G
Walter W. Adams
South Plains
Jones
Blue Flame Gas Co
Udga Tablets Offer Fast Relief for Stomach Ulcer Pain
When excess stomach acid causes burning ulcer pains indigestion and heartburn Udga Tablets promise fast relief. With three active ingredients the product coats the stomach lining easing pain so you can eat without fear. The ad claims a maker's guarantee and a long market history since 1928.
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Ronnie Wimberly
Russell E. Wimberly
Holden- Dodson Nursery
Leland Marley
Larry Marley
W. A. Cathey
Grinnell
Tennessee Dairies
Melcher & Wheeler Oliver Co
R. W. Matthews Junior High School
Danny Keese
W. J. Keese
Grin
Nell
Don Mathus
R. Clyde Mathus
29Th St
Ted Boyd
Curtis L
Laverne Kirby
L. H. Kirby
Jimmy Crozier
Mel J. Crozier
27Th St
Hester's Office Supply Co
Bobby McClellan
Houston McClellan
Ave. W
Quicksall Pryor Co
Spears Chiropractic Sanitarium and Hospital
Denver
Colo
Main & Ave
Pontiac
America
the Economy Dept
Cannon Towels
Ai Loew Ai Sport
Argyle
Sox
Famous Brands
Edgerton
Stere Sport
Fsuri
Good Housekeeping
Chambray
Sas
ANGUS
W.S.C
Lady
Patricia
Blackbird Bordeler G.R
SarLara of
Wil Son Co
Eilleenmere G
Lady Patricia
Anoka
Barbara
Eileenmere
Queen of
Sheba
Queen’s Grenadier
G.R
Higginbotham Cattle CO
Seminole
Texas
George Springer
Star Route 1
Freeman Grocery
J. Lanham Higginbotham
Jackson St
Dallas, Texas
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