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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1955

Page

2

Peace Officers Conference Slated At Plainview

More than 100 West Texas peace officers and wives will attend the third quarterly regional Texas Police Association meeting in Plainview Monday. Speakers from across the state discuss enforcement methods, with local hosts Chief Hoyt Curry and Sheriff Ted Andrews. The event starts with registration at 9 a.m in the city auditorium, followed by a luncheon and a series of talks by city and state officials and agency leaders.

Plainview West Texas Texas Police Association Hoyt Curry State Organization Curry Hale County Ted Andrews State Association Duncan Butler Tyler Texas Corpus Christi G. K. Rogers First Presbyterian Church Austin William A. Murphy Dallas FBI W. E. (Dub) Naylor DPS G. C. Connor Joe Fletcher Frank Probst Texas Ranger Amarillo

City Manager Group Set To Meet In Lubbock Today

Officials of the Texas City Managers Association gather in Lubbock to plan the annual convention on May 8 9 and 10. N V Moss presiding at Caprock Hotel with Amarillo manager Chas Brazil Porter's W E Routh Temple Casey Fanning Bryan and C A Taylor Lamesa joining. C C Crutchfield Austin field rep attends with three past presidents Albert Thompson Wichita Falls Garland Franks Sweetwater and Steve Matthews Lubbock.

Texas City Managers Association Lubbock the Caprock Hotel N. V. Moss Amarillo Chas. Brazil Porter W. E. Routh Temple Casey Fanning Bryan C. A. Taylor Lamesa C. C. Crutchfield Austin Texas League of Texas Albert Thompson Wichita Falls Garland P. Franks Sweetwater Steve Matthews

Statue Replica to Be Unveiled at St Elizabeths Church

Parishioners of St Elizabeths Catholic Church will view a plaster replica of the St Francis of Assisi statue. The replica, designed by Raoul Jean Josset, was donated by Mrs. W D Green in memory of her son. Walter Jubin painted the replica at the church during the past week.

St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church Main St St. Francis of Assisi Dallas Raoul Jean Josset B. Robert St. Elizabeth's W. D. Green 19Th St William Dixon Green Jr Indiana Green Walter Jubin New York Jo Mattie Dillard Lubbock Los Angeles Sedberry Funeral Home Thearsdas

Post High Seniors Set Five-State Class Trip

Post High School seniors plan a five day class trip from April 27 to May 2 visiting Texarkana Birmingham Atlanta Chattanooga and Nashville Then return via Memphis Little Rock and Texarkana Depart Post at 5 p m April 27 and return May 2

POST Post High Texarkana Birmingham Ala Atlanta Chattanooga Nashville

Local servicemen listed for San Diego arrival with 1st Marine Division

Pfc. James H. Jenkins and Pfc. Bobby A. Altman, sons of Brownfield and Bledsoe residents, are among about 5,400 Marines and 100 sailors set to arrive in San Diego after sailing from Inchon harbor February 27.

James H. Jenkins T. C. Jenkins Brownfield Bobby A. Altman Homer Altman Bledsoe San Diego Calif 1St Marine Division Korea U.S Inchon Harbor Leathernecks Asiar Peninsula

Sudan Red Cross Drive Nets $692.82

Phil Raught, chairman of the Sudan Area Red Cross drive, announced the campaign raised 692.82 dollars to date. The county wide drive continues through the month with a quota of 800 dollars and many townspeople and rural residents assisted.

Sudan Red Cross Phil Raught Sudan Area Mesdames Forrest Ferguson Penn Chance W. C. Masten Bob Masten Cecil Masten A. Pinkerton Charles Rich Warren Driver Ernest Minyard Ernest Gaston Lela Henson Tom Wood Troy Gaston Joe Salem M. H. Tollett George Reinhardt George Lambert F. R. West Walter Neeley Billy Gage Elgan Baccus Rodney Nichols Raymond Bowman Mr. C. O. Gregory Hubert Dykes J. P. Arnold Dorothy Jones

Turkish farmers hope for rain to restore 1954 grain crop

Ankara reports March showers may aid Turkish grain farmers who endured a drought last spring cutting the 1954 crop to 9.6 million tons, about 5 million below 1953 record. Wheat exports fell while U S ships aided balance of trade though farmers planted 20 percent more seed grain this year.

Ankara Turkey United States

President Eisenhower Shows Interest in Texas Veterans Land Program Probes

President Eisenhower expressed keen detailed interest in Texas veterans land program probes at a White House luncheon with freshmen congressmen. Representative Rutherford said the president asked questions and commented that a few chiselers gave the program a black eye, though he doubted close involvement.

Washington Eisenhower J. T. Rutherford Texas Ruitherford White House Fisenhower Rutherford

Traffic Commission Sets New Meeting Time in City Hall

The Lubbock Citizens' Traffic Commission will hold a general monthly meeting of all committees at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the City Commission chambers at City Hall. Chairman W. F. Dean announced the time change to improve attendance and noted possible new appointments and a report from the enforcement committee on the Motor Manners campaign.

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