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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1955

Page

7

Eastern Star School draws 400 from 45 area chapters

Top leaders attend a full day event at the Masonic Temple in Lubbock as 400 members from 45 Texas Eastern Star chapters, including honor guests Eunice Connell and Chauncey Penix, participate in registration, a luncheon, constitution study, reports, and a banquet at the First Methodist Church.

Eastern Star School Lubbock Texas Eastern Star Eastern Star School of Instruction Masonic Temple Main St Eunice Connell San Antonio Worthy Chauncey FE. Penix Graham Molly Goodpasture Brownfield Elsie Abernathy Amarillo Marguerite Lemonds Crosbyton Lee Adkisson Orris Wilkinson Grand Examiner Goodpasture Jerry Snodgrass Myrtice Hanna Connell Penix First Methodist Church Ben Baird Ralls Lorenzo Southland Littlefield Morton Slaton Idalou Sudan

A M Jones Rites Held In City

Funeral services for Allen Maitland Jones 63 of Lubbock were held at Sanders Funeral Home Chapel with Helmut Klaus officiating. Burial was in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include his wife and a sister Mrs Fred Cockrell. Pallbearers named. He died after a stroke at West Texas Hospital.

Allen Maitland Jones 18Th St Lubbock West Texas Hospital Sanders Funeral Home Helmut Klaus First Church of Christ Scientist Fred Cockrell Atlanta Russell Hardin Lorenz Ellis Newton Walton W. C. Montgomery Royal Furgeson L. C. Crews J. B. McManus R. V. Adams

New Lamb County Girl Scout Council elects officers

The Lamb County Girl Scout Council held a meeting at the Girl Scout House electing C. S. Silcott Olton as president and naming officers including Harper Sudan first vice president Tammons Far second vice president Colbert Littlefield secretary McNeese Littlefield treasurer Granherr Olton registrar Burrus Olton finance Wesley Littlefield program Hadee Earth training Owens Jr Littlefield membership and nominating Neal Earth public relations Curry Sudan Juliette Low Woods Sudan American Girl chairmen. The Lewis and Clark expedition aimed to explore the Louisiana Territory and find a land route to the Pacific.

Littlefield Lamb County Girl Scout Council Girl Scout House C. S. Silcott Olton J. BR. Harper Sudan Lester Tammons Farth Roy Aikman C. H. Colbert Leonard McNee

Girl Scout Pet Show Planned at Little House

A Post Girl Scout pet show will be held Sunday afternoon at the Girl Scout Little House on West 7th Street. Troop 5 sponsors the event with judging starting at 2:30 PM and entry accepted from 2:00 PM. An entry fee of 25 cents applies with ribbons from the Chamber of Commerce awarded to winning pets in each division. Judges are George Samson and Lewis C. Herron.

POST Little House West 7Th St Troop 5 Post Chamber of Commerce George Samson Lewis C. Herron

May Term Of Garza County Court Opens Monday

Garza County court opens Monday before Judge Oscar Graham to hear new cases. A jury panel will be called later. H. J. Dietrich presents a dog show program starting at 4 o clock with demonstrations of trained dogs of several breeds including English Shepherd German Shepherd Chihuahua and Pekingese. Dietrich discusses proper dog care and feeding. The pet show and program are open to the public.

Garza County H. J. Dietrich Dietrich

Rice Acreage Allotment Boosted Across States

President Eisenhower signed a law raising the 1955 national rice acreage ceiling about 5 percent to 1 850 000 acres, with a 2 percent boost for each state and up to 500 acres for new growers in several states including South Carolina and Oklahoma. State increases include Arkansas 12 664 acres Louisiana 37 950 Texas 9 730. Industrial output in Yugoslavia is projected to rise 14 percent this year from 1954 levels per Belgrade studies.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Benson South Carolina Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Texas Yugoslavia Belgrade

Moscovites on Buying Spree Ahead of May Day

Moscovites ignore rumors of price cuts and spend freely in stores before the May Day loan drives cut into wages. Shoppers lined up hours before opening, signaling a heavier than usual preholiday shopping surge.

Moscow United States

Two Post Students Named Tarleton Spring Graduates

Tarleton State College Stephenville lists 86 spring degree candidates led by Janyce M Lobban and Alma Joyce Short from Post. Lobban is arts and sciences division member, Short an honor student in the same division and among the top ten. The 195L class is the largest since 195L.

Post Tarleton College Janyce M Lobban Alma Joyce Short Tarleton State College Stephenville Miss Lobban V. A. Lobban Miss Short Lowell Short J. E. Tompkins Jr College Regis Trar

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