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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1966
Page
5
Glen Thorpe 26, a New London fireman and father of six, leaped from a rear of a speeding fire truck to avoid a perceived collision with a train. The unbuckled man was carried into the path of a North Western Road train as the truck crossed tracks, police said.
Floyd Manry, Plainview schools superintendent since 1961, resigns effective July 1 to become Odessa schools chief. Board praises his reforms, noting two new elementary plants and major expansions. Manry, from Eden, holds a Sam Houston State undergrad and UT grad work. Odessa will pay him 22500 annually.
Beta Gamma Sigma honors society hosts initiation Saturday night at the Texas Tech Union for the School of Business Administration. Thirty seven top students from undergraduates and graduates are eligible, with 6:30 p.m. ceremony in the Union Mall Room. Lubbock 1949 Tech accounting graduate Delwin L. Jones to be principal speaker, with Dr. George C. Heather presiding. Jones will discuss today’s election and its importance to you.
Jose Juan Martinez aged 17 at 2801 Baylor was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to three days in jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor theft before Judge Edwin H Boedeker in County Court at Law No 1. Ebert Dennis Buttler 22 of New Deal pleaded not guilty to a check law violation before Judge Pat Moore in County Court at Law No 2 with bond set at 200 dollars.
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