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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1948
Page
3
K Carter receives a Wheelock Scholarship for study in foreign languages. The article notes Carter’s eagerness and scholastic achievement. A vivid aside describes a local note on the oiliness of the ooladian fish used as a candle when dried.
Mackenzie Park pool opens May 30 from 1 30 p m to 9 p m with weekly closure for noon instruction. Admission nine cents for ages through 11 and 25 cents for others. No season tickets. Towels and swimsuits sold at concession. Red Cross life saving classes planned and instructors listed. Chlorinator being installed and safety measures emphasized.
In Newark New Jersey a red haired waitress, Anna Seamons Powers 39, is charged with homicide in the shooting death of Police Captain Thomas J Rowe 56. She reportedly was alone with the officer in his private office after 4 am yesterday and later claimed she knew nothing of the shooting. The Essex County prosecutor Dusney Minard said she will be arraigned Monday.
Queen Mary will be 81 on Wednesday and remains a central figure in Europe. A 41 gun salute will mark her birthday at Marble Arch, with lunch at Buckingham Palace and a patrol of crowds outside. Her routine is brisk, starting before 8 a.m. and including reading papers, managing correspondence, and frequent visits to galleries, museums, and parks.
Mrs. Elmer C. Stearns wife of the First State bank vice president at Matador died. Funeral services set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist church in Matador with Rev. Clifford Potts officiating. Burial will be at East Mound cemetery. Survivors include husband two daughters Mrs. B E and Mrs. John C Lees of Abilene and Mrs Elvis Clements of Graham. Pallbearers Randall Patton and D E Pitts.
James Manuel Green Lambright 57 a Lubbock County resident for 16 years died at his home on Route 2 Friday about 6 p m after an extended illness Funeral services set for 6 p m today at Plains General Home chapel with Carter Larsen of the Salvation Army officiating Burial will be in Memorial Park Survivors include his wife five sons Manson Orville Roy Kenneth Grady four daughters Mae Midkit Dorothy Lambright all of Lubbock three brothers and one sister 24 grandchildren and one great grandchild
A May 23 1948 record notes parliamentary discussion on reducing wartime powers and postwar policy shifts. Key figures debate scope and timeline while committees consider implementation.
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