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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1955

Page

11

Public bid notices call for curb and gutter work in Lubbock Texas

Legal notices detail bids due March 24 1955 for concrete curb and gutter on Ave Q from 34th to 50th Street Lubbock City offers details on bid security wage rates plans deposits and other requirements with bidders urged to inspect sites and adhere to prevailing Texas wage laws.

Luback Aormance State of Texas Chanter SIASA Can Wes Toal Opera Craee Lubbock Hock Murrell R. Tripp Javenla Lowe Brownfield Independent Schoo Brownfield C.S.T R Feild Fie Joheson & Atkinson Ord Texa Maaif Ambian

Lubbock annexation ordinance extends city limits

City of Lubbock adopts Ordinance 106d annexing 9.53 square miles southeast of 42nd Street and Slide Road, extending to Elgin Avenue and Raleigh Avenue corridors. Describes metes and bounds for inclusion, publication requirement, and final passage conditions. Also notes related bids for office building and prison meals contracts with bid deadlines.

Anengan 42Nd Street Slide Road Lubbock City OF Lubbock County Texas City’ Limits Lundock County Ludock County Esin Avenue Elgin Avenue Raleigh Avenue Labork Forrent Carpenter Forrest

Court to rule on indefinite oil lease rights for school lands

The U S Supreme Court may decide Monday whether states may issue oil and gas leases on federal grant school lands for indefinite terms. The Montana case sparks briefs from North and South Dakota as states challenge and defend long term leasing under the Federal Enabling Act.

Harry Wilson Sharpe Washington Supreme Court Montana North South Dakota Arnold H. Olsen Ford Johnson Helena State Supreme Court Johnson J. Hugo Aronson U.S. Supreme Court Congress Attorney General High Court Board of Land Commissioners Montana Supreme Court

Winners In Annual Abernathy Project Show Announced

ABERNATHY March 12 Special Opening with a morning parade the annual Abernathy FFA and 4 H Project Show sponsored by the Lions Club held Saturday before a large crowd. The livestock division listed winners with entrants named in placing order across steers heifers hogs sheep milk fed lambs and more. Officials included Don Presley general superintendent Jack McGuire secretary Hayden Blalock beef cattle superintendent Josh Howard vine superintendent Jerry Hendon sheep superintendent Mason Hawkins poultry superintendent Brnn Green rabbit superintendent Billy Green and others with agriculture teachers Dwight Lindsey James Cairens and agents Ollie Liner and Bill Gunner.

Abernathy Lions Club L. M. Hargrove Texas Tech Agriculture Education Department Malcolm Eldredge Hayden Blalock Ronnie Morris Marshall Hooker Bulis Mannie Connell Henry Maserang Den Mason Hawkins Henry Maserans Jake la Favers Marshall Teaff Virnus Lindsey Ronnie Stephens Vernus Lindsey Gene Stephens James Carroll Walter Benson Billy Petiit Don Presser Billy Don Pasne Southdown Byron Eldredge Mason Haskins Marne Connell Ewes Barrows Thomas Pettit Roy Lee Smitherman Byron Eldredre Billy Bounds Leon Mantes Wendell Barrick Jimmie Davis Leon Cari James Carrell Josh Howard Billy Green Jerry Hendon Fryer Jimmy Herring

Oil stocks rise in United States and Texas

Washington up Texas crude oil stocks reached 118 million 951 thousand barrels on March 5 an increase of 1.224 million barrels from the prior week. The national total stood at 261 million 281.9 thousand barrels with an increase of 1.351 million according to the Bureau of Mines.

Washington Texas Bureau of Mines

Final Audubon program in 1954 55 held today at Texas Tech

The Audubon Adventure series presents a 4 p.m. lecture and color film Rhapsody in Blue Grass by Walter Shackston in the Museum auditorium. Admission is 75 cents adults 50 cents students. The program starts a season of children's matinees and family performances with plans for future titles and screenings in Lubbock.

Texas Tech Walter H. Shackston Shackleton Kentucky Arnett-Benson Theater Preston Smith Museum Siesta Land Alahaland Lubbock South Plains Mackenzie Park Sandhill Crane Preserve Muleshoe

Littlefield Youth Tops Lamb County Fat Stock Show

Bobby Manley of Littlefield won grand champion with a 1010 pound Angus steer at the Lamb County Junior Fat Stock Show held at the county fair grounds. Ronald Rogers also of Littlefield took top hog honors with a grand champion barrow amid 68 swine entries. 4H and FFA members from multiple towns participated, 29 first place swine ribbons and 17 first and second in calves awarded, none of the champions sold at the sale.

Littlefield Bobby Manley Lamb County Ronald Rogers Diane Davis Amherst Thomas Anderson Spade Future Farmer of America Barrow FFA Earth Olton Spade Anton Muleshoe Sudan Springlake Angus Ronnie Smith Pigely Wigely Furr Foods Littlefield Chamber of Commerce Houston

Congressional Battle Looms Over Gas Regulation Bills

Washington March 12 congressional battle forms over exempting natural gas producers from federal regulation The House Commerce Committee sets March 22 for a hearing on bills to nullify or modify the Supreme Court ruling granting FPC authority to regulate price at the well and interstate gas flow Heselton Plans two bills to exempt small producers about 85 percent of total The hearing will feature FPC officials and industry spokesmen arguing for and against federal control across production gathering and processing pathways.

Washington Congress House Commerce Committee Supreme Court Federal Power Commission Rom Heselton R-Mass Peps Harms D-Ark Tiard Rogers FPC Rep Boling D-Mo JD Tenn Harris Truman Sen Kerr D-Okia Energy and Resources of and Gas Industry

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Max Ciot m Brownfield Independent School District Petal G. Griffen Tesas LuBaoer Austin Graiman Texas A. & M. College System Texas Agricultural Experiment Station N & Lubbock D. L Jones Lubcock No & Lubbock City Hall Roy J. Grimes Gistetaun Hin Thit Arthur A. Allen National Geographic North America United States Canada Lubbock Audubon Brantly Hudson Bryan Jones Boy Scouts L. L. Beck W. H. Gallowax Girl Scouts Mary Welch White's White Avenue Charles Haslet Newsom Paint & Supply Co George Hughes Republic Steel Republic Creel FMA Republic New Peninsula 9Th Street Avenue K 34Th Street
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