Early Registration In Lubbock Soap Box Derby Urged
Six more youngsters joined Lubbock ninth annual Soap Box Derby bringing entrants to 30 for the first three weeks of registration. Derby officials urge early signups as spring brings longer days for racers. The event is sponsored by the Avalanche Journal Ralph Penney Chevrolet Co and the Lubbock Exchange Club for boys 11 to 15. A Derby Clinic and party at Ralph Penney Chevrolet on Friday April 6 will feature a Derby film and racer building clinic. The winner goes to Akron for an $15,000 college scholarship prize and faces champions from 150 cities. Irish and German champions will also race in Akron. Readable entries include Bill Logan Davis Cross Mark Shaw and others.
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Avalanche Journal
Ralph Penney Chevrolet Co
Ralph Penney Chevrolet Company
Akron
Ireland
Bill Logan
Ward
Mary D. Scott
30Th St
Sears Roebuck & Co
Davis Cross
Marinell deVries
Slaton
Marinell Portraits
Mark Shaw
W. O. Shaw
Canton
Jimmy Crozier
M. J. Crozier
27Th St
Hester’s Office Supply Co
Burlington Lines Officials To Tour Rail Facilities Here
Fifteen Burlington Lines executives will tour Lub bock rail facilities and visit Fort Worth Denver line sites with host Guy C. Victory. The group travels Amarillo and Plainview for meals, then Childress Wichita Falls Fort Worth Dallas Houston over March 29 to 31. Notables include Tackett Luckey Alm Teal Davis Butler Dallimore Kingsbury Wright Sherback Anderson Wright McCrossen and others from Vancouver Seattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles Salt Lake City Oakland Denver Pueblo Tulsa.
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Texas
Amarillo
Plainview
Guy C. Victory
Fort Worth & Denver Railroad
Childress
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Houston
C. C. Tackett
Vancouver
B. C
D. W. Luckey
Seattle
Wash
W. P Alm
R. H. Teal
Portland
Ore
W. W. Shott
Eugene
A. G. Hammond
San Francisco
Calif
W. R. Davis
R. W. Butler
Los Angeles
C. J. Dallimore
Salt Lake City
Utah
H. G. Kingsbury
Oakland
L. J. Wright
Spokane
W. F. Sherback
Denver
Colo
C. R. Anderson
Pueblo
G. Wright
M. H. McCrossen
Tulsa
Okla
Graves and Jennings Boys Named Unsponsored
Graves 11, son of Mr and Mrs Holland Graves of 3303 26th St, and Don Jennings 11, son of Mr and Mrs Travis Jennings of Route 2, are listed as unsponsored.
Four Romanians to face trial for Swiss legation raid
Four young anti-Communist Romanians led by Olivia Beleanu will be tried in Federal Court in Bern next month for the 1955 seizure of Switzerland's Romanian legation. They had vowed to resist until Romania’s five leaders were freed, then surrendered after a Roman Catholic priest intervened. Aurel Setu was fatally shot during the raid.
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Switzerland
Bern
Romania
Olivia Beleanu
Ion Chirila
Stan Codrescu
Dumitru Ochiu
Beleanu
Legation
Germany
Aurel Setu
Emeric Stoffel
Bucharest
Beat Lorenz Seckinger
Trinity Church
Pampa Lawyer Announces Senate Bid in 31st District
Pampa lawyer and ex-legislature member Bill Craig announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 31st senatorial district. Incumbent Grady Hazlewood of Amarillo has not indicated whether he will seek reelection.
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Pampa
Bill Craig
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
275 Highway Patrol Jobs Open In Texas Offer Training
Capt. FE L Posey of the Lubbock District discloses 275 patrolman openings with social security and 20 year retirement. Starting pay during probation is 206 monthly, with 10 dollar raises after six months and every five years. Requirements include age 21 to 35, vision 20 20 with glasses, height 5 8, US citizen, Texas resident, and high school education. Training is 10 weeks at the Austin academy followed by district assignments near home.
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Lubbock
State Highway Patrol
Posey
United States
Texas
Austin
Plainview Highway
Ave. H
W. J. Elliott
Texas Highway Patrol
Tex
Winners Named In Regional Play Contests At Wolfforth
Winners named in the 16B Region 1 one act play contest held at Frenship High School Wolfforth on Friday. Judges were Jacob Sitter Pat Sullivan and Charles Irwin of Texas Tech. All star cast includes Alan Herbert Hale Center best actor Annefrancis Simmons Wolforth best actress Orwin Don Oliver Hale Center Billy Joe Boyd Crosbyton Frances Ann Taylor Crosbyton and Sue Robertson Hale Center. First place Antic Spring Hale Center second Lamp in the Window Crosbyton third No Greater Love Frenship High School fourth Nobody Sleeps New Deal.
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Wolfforth
Frenship High School
Jacob Sitter
Pat Sullivan
Charles Irwin
Texas Tech
Alan Herbert
Hale Center
Annefrancis Simmons
Orwin Don Oliver
Billy Joe Boyd
Crosbyton
Frances Ann Taylor
Sue Robertson
Grass Harp Cast Named at Hardin-Simmons
Dr Harlan Shaw of Hardin-Simmons University announces the spring major production The Grass Harp by Truman Capote. Maude is played by Shirley Hewlett from Wilson, presenting in Abilene Hall April 16 20.
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Harlan Shaw
Hardin-Simmons University
Grass Harp
Truman Capote
Maude
Shirley Hewlett
Wilson
Abilene Hall
Miss Hewlett
Life Service Band
Players Club
H. H. Hewlett
Lubbock Little Theatre
Woman Selling Religious Items Steals During Prayer
Indianapolis report describes a 68 year old Mrs. Jessie Stake saying a female vendor offered blessings for valuables. During a prayer the thief swapped a bundle of cash valued at $1000 with jewelry for a substitute, stealing the cash, three diamond rings and a wristwatch. The suspect fled after the exchange.
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Indianapolis
Jessie Stake
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