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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1954

Page

3

Washington Pilgrimage awards honor three religious leaders

At the Washington Pilgrimage dinner the non secretarian group named Edward Elson as clergy churchman of the year and R G LeTourneau of Longview Texas as lay churchman of the year. Mrs Harper Sibley of Rochester NY received the church woman of the year award as part of the fourth annual reunion attended by about 200 from 20 states and Canada.

Washington Eisenhower States Canada Edward LR. Elson National Presbyterian Church R. G. LeTourneau Longview Tex Harper Sibley Rochester N. Y Sibley United Church Women LeTourneau Peru Sen Carlson Ivy Baker Priest United States Ralph W. Sockman Christ Ghareh Methodist New York

Death of John W. Hargrove in Lorenzo at 57

John W. Hargrove 57 a Lorenzo resident since 1929 died of a heart attack en route to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Funeral planned in Lorenzo Baptist Church with Rev. H J West and Rev. Jack Pearce officiating. Marr Carter Funeral Home directs arrangements. Survivors include wife three daughters four sons ten grandchildren one sister several half and step siblings. pallbearers listed with honorary names.

Lorenzo John W. Hargrove Crosby County Methodist Hospital Lubbock Lorenzo Baptist Church H. J. West Fort Worth Jack Pearce Marr Carter Harcrove Thalia Royal Arch Mason The Baptist Church Mississippi Lucille Roberts E. Tulane St Euleta Paulson Lorenzo Rt. 1 Doris Flournoy Norfolk John E.hargrove Lorenzo St George Hargrove E. C. Hargrove Ean Antonio Buress Oakley Leonard al Oakley Anton Grady Martin O. H. Kemp Joe Catching E. S.smith John Rust Coy Lobstein W. O. Liston A. W. Lott

Tech Beauties Lead Lub bock Parade For Cleanup Week

The Lub bock annual parade kicks off Clean-up Paint-up and Fix-up Week at 10 15 a m next Saturday. It forms at Panhandle-South Plains Fair grounds and travels Broadway Ave Q 19th St College Ave 34th St Ave H Milam Home with Chamber of Commerce president C I Stoney Wall and Mayor Murrell R Tripp leading. Eight Texas Tech beauties ride in convertibles and judges assess floats near the Lub bock Hotel. Contact Chamber 34666 before Thursday to enter. A paint blitz at the Milam Home by Painter Local Union 342 and the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America follows the parade.

Lubbock Panhandle-South Plains Fair Grounds Broadway Ave. Q 19Th St College Ave 34Th St Ave. H Ve. H Milam C. I Stoney) Wall Chamber of Commerce Murrell R. Tripp Lubbock Hotel Texas Tech Jerry Anglin Ann Perkins Mary Alice Braselton Vivien Brake Pat Tinney Bette McGhee Joyce Tharp Elna Dunagan Lubbock Automotive Association

GOP Candidates Must File For State and National Elections

State Republican Chairman Alvin Lane will announce Monday afternoon the GOP filings for state and national offices. Filings may be made with Lane or at the Houston headquarters. County and district filings follow separate chairmen rules. if no district chair, candidates file with county chairmen. A Monday deadline applies for filings.

GOP Dallas Alvin Lane Lane Houston

Hiram Jordan Jr Named To Lubbock National Bank Post

Hiram Jordan Jr is named vice president and manager of the Mortgage Loan department at Lubbock National Bank. He succeeds Donald J McDonald who resigns to start a mortgage company in Albuquerque. Jordan is a 1950 Texas Tech graduate and has held roles at Southwestern Investment Co Read Thompson Mortgage Co and serves on local boards including Lubbock Junior Chamber of Commerce and Lubbock Boys Club.

Hiram Jordan Jr Lubbock National Bank Post The Lubbock National Bank Chas. E. Maedgen Jr Jordan Donald J. McDonald Department For the Ted Jordan Snyder Texas Tech Southwestern Investment Co Albuquerque Tech Read‘Thompson Mortgage Co Lubbock Junior Chamber of Commerce Lubbock Boys Club Hillcrest Country Club Phi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Church of Christ

Law Student Administered Oath By Fellow Texan Tom Clark

Dee Kelly of Bonham an aide to Sam Rayburn recently passed the Texas bar exam and received his oath in Justice Tom Clark’s private chambers at the Supreme Court building. Kelly earned his degree from George Washington University while working for Rayburn and attending night school. U.S. steel making capacity has been increased since 1946 by more than enough to produce 32 million more tons a year.

Washington Dee Kelly Bonham House Sam Rayburn Texas Supreme Court Tom Clark Clark Kelly George Washington University Rayburn U.S

Subways Motorman Adams Salkind Named Phi Beta Kappa

Adam P. Salkind a New York subway motorman and NYU student earned membership in Phi Beta Kappa. A native of England he served in the U S Army and Air Force and is now a naturalized citizen. He is 35 and married to Mary Brown with two young children.

W York Adam P. Salkind New York University Phi Beta Kappa England Salkind U. S. Army Air Force

Alabama Voters Decide Sparkman Folesom Fate in Demo Primary

Alabama voters go to the polls to decide whether Sen. John Sparkman or Rep. Laurie Battle will win the Democratic nomination for vice president with Adlai Stevenson likely on the ticket. Battle campaigns on civil rights and anti Soviet trade stance while Sparkman touts his farming friendly record amid a record primary turnout.

Birmingham Ala Alabama Adlai Stevenson Jim" Folesom John Sparkman Laurie €. Battle Battle Sparkman Stevenson Democratic Party Bartle

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