Training Sessions Set for 1960 Census Takers in Texas
Area training for census takers in the 19th Texas district begins Monday. Led by crew leaders, sessions emphasize thorough canvassing, map reading, and proper questioning to ensure a complete count across Lubbock County and surrounding areas. Around 400 enumerators in Lubbock will receive maps detailing their territories.
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U.S
19Th Congressional District
Texas
Earl E. Kerr
Lubbock County
St. Luke's Methodist Church
E. R. Haskins
Clarence Lane
Overton School
Helen Akers
Eddie Mae Smith
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Roe Berta Davis
Mary E. Fields
Knights of Pythias Hall
24Th St
College Ave
John Hughes
Charles Begey
Lubbock
United States
Vandalism and theft sweep Lubbock city streets
Police report a wave of vandalism and burglaries Saturday across Lubbock. Damage includes a smashed car window at 1103 32nd St and a pellet gun shooting at Phillis Wheatley Elementary School. Burglars stole cash, coffee, and cigarettes from Small Grocery Store 1802 Ave E, plus a TV from a home on Elm. Automotive thefts included handbags, a tire and wheel, and gas cap thefts from trucks on Magnolia.
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Lubbock
David Warren
32Nd St
65Th St
Decker McKim
Ellis Garage
13Th St
A. J. Moore
Dennis Peters
Uvalde
Longhorn Cafe
Ave. A
R. H. Bradford
43Rd St
Magnolia
Plastic bonds issued in New Guinea for education program
Canberra AP reports New Guinea government floats bonds made of plastic to fund native economics education. Territories Minister Paul Hasluck told Parliament the material was chosen for durability as ordinary script would fade under tropical conditions.
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Canberra
Australia
New Guinea
Territories
Paul Hasluck
New Pilot Takes X-15 Test Flight
Space agency test pilot Joe Walker flew the X-15 to 50,000 feet and about 1300 mph on Friday at Edwards Air Force Base California. The flight lasted 11 minutes and ended with a five mile overshoot due to a strong tail wind. Walker wore a broad grin after landing.
Arbitrators Named for Clovis Annexation Board
A six member arbitration board will be formed to decide the extension of Clovis city limits. Three members will be elected by voters in the expansion areas and three will be appointed by the City Commission. They will select a seventh member or the District Court judge may appoint. The board may hold hearings and call witnesses to determine the advisability of the annexation.
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Clovis
Tuday
New Mexico
Mmeber
Marvin Hass
Attorneys Favor Aid Society Survey in Lubbock County
Roy Bass reported at a Lubbock Bar Assn luncheon that about half of the group supports forming a county legal aid society and roughly $2,000 has been pledged to operate it.
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Lubbock Bar Assn
Roy Bass
Lubbock
Bass
Legal Aid Society
Twice Married Presidents Highlight County Survey
The report notes five U S presidents married twice John Tyler Millard Fillmore Benjamin Harrison Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. The survey aims to contact all county attorneys and includes a talk on economic prospects by Dr Robert Rouse of Texas Tech.
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United States
John Tyler
Millard Fillmore
Benjamin Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Bar Association
Robert Rouse
Texas Tech
Assessed Valuations Rise in Lovington
Lea County Assessor Gailen Hooper reports total valuations at 215,490,495 with a $5 million rise from last year despite a $7 million drop in petroleum production values. Ad valorem estimates for 1960 reach 40,915,247, up 10 million over five years.
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Lovington
Lea County
Gailen Hooper
Hooper
County Commission
Hobbs High School Names 12 Scout Group Representatives
Twelve Hobbs High School delegates are chosen for Boys State and Girls State. Boys State attendees include Ronnie Ewing Larry Wallace Connie Jackson Ted Peck Eddie Freeman and David Midkiff. Girls State delegates are Jackie Leach Nancy Tasker Joan Frenzel Sarah Russell Pat Sands and Brendan Freeman. Roles will be filled in Socorro and Albuquerque during June.
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Hobbs
Hobbs High School
Ronnie Ewing
Larry Wallace
Connie Jackson
Ted Peck
Eddie Freeman
David Midkiff
Socorro
Jackie Leach
Nancy Tasker
Joan Frenzel
Sarah Russell
Pat Sands
Brendan Freeman
Albuquerque
Man Drops 60 Feet Into Shaft
James Bernardi a 37 year old steam fitter slipped on a work platform at a hospital addition and slid fifty nine to sixty feet through an air duct in darkness before being freed by coworkers. He emerged with only scrapes and bruises after being treated and released.
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Danville
Ill
James Bernardi
Hobbs City Jailer Will Resign Post
Hobbs police say jailer W A Bill Dunwody will resign effective April 1 and be replaced by acting jailer Calvin Whitworth. Dunwody, appointed March 2 1954, plans to move with his wife to Anson Texas their former home after suffering a heart ailment.
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Hobbs
W. A
Bill) Dunwody
Marlon Howell
Calvin Whitworth
Dunwody
Mrs
Anson
iTex
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Lubbock Barber College
Womble
Broadway
Douglas Optical
WON Say Sea
Colden
Col-Tex
Mansfield
Cosden
Mansfield Res
Soe
Cosden Petroleum Corporation
Big Spring, Texas
Italy
Tina Louise
New York
Rome
Sapho
Favor Aid Group
W. D. Watson, Jr
Seminole Construction
Riveire Construction Company
Lubbock, Texas
Philco
Dreser
Aia
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