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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1955

Page

6

Administration Moves for Uniform Procedure

Washington reports the Eisenhower administration overhauls the security firing system to ensure fair, uniform treatment. New rules, drafted by Brownell, aim for coordinated agency action and specific charges, with interviews prior to suspension and nondelegable final decisions.

Jack Adams Washington Eisenhower Atty Gen Brownell Wolf Ladejinsky Ladejin Sky Benson Security Board Jackson D-Wash Monroney D-Okla

Bell Enters City Council Race in Plainview

Plainview March 5 Special R R Bell filed as a candidate for city councilman Friday and resides at 612 West Seventh Street. His entry increases the field to four for two seats to be vacated in April, with E M Anderson seeking reelection and C T Johnson not running. Election is set for April 5 with only the two council seats up.

Plainview R. R. Bell Bell West Seventh Street E. M. Anderson C. T. Johnson George Taylor Haskell Ward Anderson

Red Cross Drives Enter Second Week in Lubbock County

The 1955 Red Cross fund drive in Lubbock County begins its second week with a dual push in Slaton and Lubbock. Slaton aims for 900 dollars under H R King while Lubbock leads its women’s group with 83 sub sections and a 5000 dollar goal led by Mrs. Vernon Thompson. The county goal stands at 39597 dollars as drive continues through March 12 except Reese AFB phase through April 5 under Maj Tobias Schindler.

Red Cross Lubbock County Salton H. R. King Slaton Lubbock Vernon Thompson Frank Jonell Reese Air Force Base Tobias Schindler Ave K. Junell

Court rules stricken bootlegger reference not error basis

The Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin ruled that striking the word bootlegger from the record in a liquor law trial was not a reversible error. The appeal is from County Court regarding the Sept. 20 conviction of Mrs. Tom Filliott of near Petersburg, fined 350 dollars.

Plainview Court of Criminal Appeals Austin Tom Filliott Petersburg

Buffet Dinner Slated Thursday By South Plains Hoo Hoo Club

An informal buffet dinner will be held at the Cactus Inn in Lubbock at 7 45 p m Thursday as the annual program for wives and other guests. John L Dea secretary lists officers Bill Whitwell Bob Gee Bill Vencil Dea and Thomas F Pirtle with directors from Ralls Slaton Molinea and Brownfield. Hoo Hoo, originally for lumbermen, now includes allied industries within about a 19 mile radius of Lubbock.

Cactus Inn N. College Ave South Plains Hoo-Hoo Club John L Dea Gordon Davis Slaton Martin Line Brownfield South Plains Lubbock

Growth Of Passenger Business From Airline Merger Forecast

Continental and Pioneer Air Lines integrate in April, predicted to boost passenger business more than ever. Expected 3 millionth traveler in August. the carrier has reached 2 million in 1943 and 1 million in 1949. Staffing will rise from 916 to 1,320 with payroll over 7 million in the first year. The merger will cut office costs across six cities and serve 50 cities in Texas New Mexico Colorado Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri.

Continental Pioneer Air Lines Gerald Larkey Larkey Texas New Mexico Colorado Kansas Oklahoma Missouri

Local woman reports garden tool theft

Mrs. Annie Fenner told police on Friday that a man and a woman stole a garden hoe and a spade from her back yard in Dallas.

Dallas Annie Fenner

Infantry Club at Tech names new officers for spring term

The Infantry Club at Texas Tech Reserve Officers Training Corps Second Battalion elected four officers for the spring semester. Knapp of Indian Creek is president, Bob Moore of Indian Creek is vice president, Jim Ware of Bovina is secretary, and Tom Beaty of Gorman is treasurer. An aerial survey of Fiji begun in 1951 is now nearly complete according to Suva.

Texas Tech Reserve Officers Training Cams Ellis Huddleston Knapp Bob Moore Indian Creek Jim Ware Bovina Tom Beaty Gorman Fiji Suva

Day Chiropractic Clinic Patients Highlight Notable Recoveries

Case reports describe a 40 year old woman with high blood pressure and sinusitis relieved by spinal adjustments. A 6 month old with underdeveloped leg improves after treatment. A nervous mother with eczema shows arm healing, with subsequent recurrences. A 46 year old man regains appetite and weight. A young woman with menstrual pain gains weight and relief. A 32 year old farmer with arthritis returns to work after spinal care.

Chiropractic Navy Dav Chiromactic Heean Oil Company Chiropractic Clinic Hae Prin Das Clinic Casa No Farmer

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