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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1957
Page
4
13545 persons visited Texas Department of Health mobile X-ray units in a two week tuberculosis survey county wide. Lubbock units scanned 11882, Slaton 795, Abernathy 868. Survey, sponsored by Hub City Kiwanis Club and Lubbock TBA, hailed as highly successful. Results to be announced later.
State Reserve Life Insurance Company announces Bobby Ellison as an agent in Lubbock. He is active in field work after training and has lived in Lubbock ten years, residing with his wife and child at 1603 60th Street. Ellison will operate from 2120 84th Street in the South Plains Agency.
John Garner White 24 and Othelda Idona Freeman 18 both of Lubbock obtain marriage licenses. Jerold Lee Eustace 71 of RAFB and Milas Shereen Wheelock 20 of Mo line file marriage licenses.
Lubbock courts report multiple filings across districts. Debates include divorce actions for Dowdy and Franz, damages suits against Murdock and Tolbert, and overpayment claims in freight charges against Porte l and POOG Transport. Also listed are record-production petitions and business accounts suits.
M C Formby Sr aged 79 father of the state highway chairman died at his McAdoo home. Funeral services are set for 3 30 p m Sunday at the McAdoo Baptist Church.
Miss Ida Crouch 81 longtime Lubbock County resident died at 6 am Saturday in St Marys Hospital after several months illness Funeral services set for 10 am Monday at Ford Chapel First Baptist Church with Dr J Ralph Grant officiating Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery directed by Sandere Funeral Home She lived with nieces Mary and Martha Mathis south of the city and was active in church affairs Pallbearers include J R West Sterling Wood Henry Berry Iva Burleson Elmer Burleson and O M Wright Survivors include sister Mrs Martha J Hartrick El Paso and 14 nieces and nephews
Texas Tech faculty will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Student Union ballroom to discuss salaries for 1957 58 and other financial matters. Dr. E N Jones president says the session will also review some academic achievements of the current school year.
Funeral services for Douglas Green 26 Brownfield will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday at First Methodist Church Brownfield Rev James Tidwell will officiate assisted by Rev Alton Polk of Meadow Burial will be in Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction Green was killed Thursday in a crop dusting plane crash near Eagle Lake He lived in Brownfield since 1938 and worked in the Eagle Lake area a month before the accident Survivors include his widow three sons Cody Dale and Chuck his parents Mr and Mrs C D Green of Brownfield two sisters Mrs Tommy Ashburn of Meadow and others
Gainesville Georgia Nan Ruth Avanelle Lu of Atlanta, nine teen year old, was crowned Miss Georgia Chick at the Georgia Poultry Festival. Her stated favorite food is catfish and her measurements were 34 22 35 as recorded.
The passage cites Miss Judy Green of Brownfield and grandmother Mrs. Cora Bartlett of Brownfield, highlighting family lineage in the Brownfield record.
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