Soap Box Derby entrants urged to build strong racers in Lubbock
In Lubbock the sixth annual Soap Box Derby nears on July 6 as entrants are urged to plan and build carefully. Tips cover tool use lessons from hand tools to power tools, wheel rules, axle specs, and keeping official wheels unaltered. Eleven Brownfield youths are officially registered, with sponsors including Kuykendall Chevrolet and local firms.
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Lubbock
Kuykendall Chevrolet Co
Avalanche Journal
Brownfield
Jack Bailey Chevrolet Co
Bobby Rosson
Lamasa Road
Pat Swan
H. N. Swan
E. Hill
Robert Patrick
Arsell Patrick
N.rth St
Guy Henson
Joe Henson
J. E. Smith Machine Co
Roy Lee Chandler
Roy Chandler
S. 3Rd St
Imperial Batteries
Troy Willis
11Th St
James Turner
Fred Turner
E. Tate
Thompson Lumber Co
Charles Gowan
Elise Grace
Jack Allen Griggs
T. J. Griggs
Brownfield Ice Co
Bobbie Darnell
R. G. Darnell
Danny Powers
William C. Powers
Martin Electric Co
Ghost Town Indianola Revived For One Day Pilgrimage
Memories of Indianola a Texas ghost town once a thriving seaport will be relived Sunday in a pilgrimage to the old townsite. The 10 30 a m program will be followed by barbecue and tours to historic spots and cemeteries signaling the route to Indianola fifteen miles south of Port Lavaca. Fire and storms destroyed the town late last century.
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Texas
Victoria
Indianola
Port Lavaca
Tahoka Agricultural Students Honored at Father Son Banquet
Seven Tahoka High School agriculture students received awards at the department’s Father Son banquet. Recipients included Walter Stice for swine production and grand champion calves, Wayne Hutfaker for swine, Richard Carter for livestock production, Steve Dockery for swine show placings, Jesse Motes for top scholastic average, and I V J Melton for swine. Eighty five attendees, including fathers and sons, attended.
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Tahoka
Tahoka High School
W. P. Carter
FFA
Walter Stice
Stice
Berkshire
Lynn County
Lubbock
Wayne Hutfaker
Duroc
Chester Watley
Richard Carter
Carter
Steve Dockery
Chester Whites
I. V. J. Melton
State Disaster Chief Flies To San Angel To Study Damage
William McGill state coordinator of defense and disaster relief flew to San Angelo to discuss federal aid needs after Monday's tornado. He was joined by Joe Fletcher assistant public safety director. McGill will decide the recommendation for San Angelo area assistance. North American Indians are believed to be one of the few primitive peoples that never refined iron.
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Austin
William McGill
San Angelo
Joe Fletcher
McGill
Frenship Seniors Tour Royal Gorge in Canon City
Frenship High School seniors visited Colorado’s Royal Gorge during a class trip. The group explored Canon City and Colorado Springs with highlights including the world’s highest bridge and the steepest incline railway. Sponsors were Zoie Ann Colties, D P Millikin, and J W Goodpasture.
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Frenship High School
Royal Gorge
Canon City
Colo
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Zoel Ann Colties
D. P. Millikin
J. W. Goodpasture
Shirley and
Mona Goodpasture
Glenna Woods
Barbara Knott
Willa Wee Sage
Joan Milliken
Georgi Ann Meadors
Pauline Perry
Liza Ann Altman
Dann McNeely
Raymond Hill
Joy Isbell
Billy John Walker
Horace Durhan
LeRoy Patterson
Don Davis
George Whitworth
Charles Lovell
George Montgomery
Jerry Hughes
Sammy Hill
Transport Bearing Korean Vets Mostly Marines To Dock Today
A transport ship carrying Korean War veterans, predominantly Marines, is scheduled to arrive at the dock today. Officials say the group includes veterans from several campaigns and will be greeted by local organizers and family members.
Marine contingent totals revealed for Korea mission
The force deployed totals include 65 Marine officers and 2,850 enlisted Marines along with one naval officer and 128 Navy hospital corpsmen. The figures clarify the scale of the Marine unit assigned to the Korea mission.
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Korea
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Noeshville
Tennessee
Sugne Sun
Tahoka Agricultural Students
Poland
China
San Angel
Broadway
Bath
Lubbock Savings and Loan
Lubbock Savings and Loan Association
Avenue
Kellogg Company
Nature
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
Mr. L. W. Brown
Douglas St
Syracuse
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