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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1955
Page
5
Armed Forces Day at Reese Air Force Base showcases air service branches with static displays and flyovers. Fort Sill personnel manned heavy artillery as Fort Sill eight inch howitzer drew cheers while a Cub Scout inspects the gun.
At Reese Air Force Base Armed Forces Day open house the H-19 helicopter drew crowds. In the photo Captain Termin and Major Giunta, Italian Air Force officers in training at Garo AFB San Marcos, flank Lieutenant W. R. Lake an instructor at Gary AFB.
More than 1,000 spectators attended the Morton Future Farmers of America Junior Rodeo with Littlefield earning a 52 point team win and a traveling trophy. Other teams followed Morton and Whiteface with placings and names listed for calf roping, cow riding, bareback bronc, ribbon roping, and girls barrel race. A palmetto polo match featured Cochran County's sheriff posset against junior contestants, with wins for each side on respective nights. The article also notes Florida population growth in the 1920s compared with California.
The notice lists marriage licenses and divorces in the 99th District Court and County Court at Law. Names include Ellen A Crites, Este Washington, Rinza Washington, and Victor H. Lindsey. divorces granted for several couples and various suits noted against drug firms and partners.
About 65 persons entered the Matador Garden Club annual flower show held in the American Legion Hall. Mrs. Freeman Thacker chaired the event noting around 36 horticultural entries and about 50 in other classes. The theme was Beauty From Our Gardens with roughly 50 visitors, including guests from other cities.
Olton May 21 E C Jones chairman of Lamb County Soil Conservation District reports about four feet of water in a 50 acre lake bed on his farm east of Olton. He pumps water up 1600 feet to one underground well and 2900 feet to another through concrete pipes using a boat to service the pump. He notes about 13 inches of rainfall has fallen.
Farmer Jones describes filling a dried lake with rainwater and pumping water into two irrigation wells to raise the water table. He used an 8 inch centrifugal pump and concrete pipe to move water and silt, planning to drain the lake and farm it while increasing underground supply.
Continued warm weather forecast with fair skies across the South Plains and Texas. Farmers plan spring planting as drying fields improve. Hale Center reports the heaviest week rain at over 70 inches. Plainview 3.41 inches since Monday. Several towns record heavy showers while Lubbock totals rise to 3.47 inches for the year. A separate report notes tornado damage near Macon Georgia endangering residents.
Request for testimonial proof of results in arthritis cancer polio epilepsy rheumatic fever multiple sclerosis cerebral palsy muscular dystrophy strokes heart liver skin stomach kidney and other ailments sent to Spears Chiro Practic Sanitarium and Hospital Denver Colorado.
The Labor Department reports a small drop in the cost of living in April driven by cheaper autos and the first voluntary rent reduction in 17 years. Take home pay and purchasing power of the average factory worker reached record highs for April, though just below March’s peak. The consumer price index fell one tenth of one percent from March, to 114.2 percent of 1947-49 average.
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