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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1954

Page

3

Co Editors Named for 1955 Westerner Yearbook

The 1955 Westerner yearbook staff selections include J M Humphrey as editor in chief Glacia Waller as managing editor and Joyce Thrush as copy editor Suzanne Wilson and Gloria Waller hold key editorial roles Paula Smith Jean Pollard and Mary Sue Wilson occupy associate and sports editing posts Wally Johnson and other photographers contribute to the staff with plans for future editor picks.

Ofumphrey J. M. Humphrey Glacia Waller J. A. Waller Dick Corby Joyce Thrush Earlene Gott Carolyn Tapp Kathy White Karen Kerr Frances Wilson Juanita Adams Brown Holden Karen Key Lucretia Breazeale Annette Rose Jean Shawver David Flecher Sandra Hendrix Carol Simpson Sue Atterberry Eddie Jo Bradford Mary Ann Smiley Patsy Painter Lora Kerr Billie Osborn Judy Nicholas Janelle Ohlenbusch Ann Gordon S. C. Arnett Mary Sue Wilson Jean Delaney Haule Lilburn Smith Denevee Turner Rita Seay Thomas Rogers Sue Humphrey Quill and Scroll Suzanne Wilson el Club Pan-Americano Gloria Waller Inter- School Press Association Joan Pollard Exchange Future Homemakers of America Y-Teens Paula Smith

New Car Gift for Quintuplets in North Bay

North Bay Ontario May 22 The Dionne quintuplets will turn twenty May 20 and from then on will have a personal car to drive home from school The parents Mr and Mrs Oliva Dionne have given them the keys to the birthday present the car was provided as a gift from the family.

Quints North Bay Ont Dionne Callender Oliva Dionne

Plainview Group Plans Europe Summer Research and Study

Two Wayland College faculty members Dr Brougher Maddox and Mrs Shelby Collier will spend the summer in Europe and England. Maddox will lecture in Paris and preach in Germany while touring with revival colleagues, then attend Keswick in Switzerland and visit Spain. Collier travels with three other Plainview women to study at Paris School of Fine Arts and attend Paris fashion openings.

Plainview Wayland College Brougher P. Maddox Shelby Collier Europe England Maddox Amarillo London United States Paris Switzerland Italy Austria

Woman Appeals Sentence in Washers for Coins Case

Opal Matthews Jackson faces a possible two year term in Huntsville after her appeal is filed. She was accused of bilking merchants of about 175 dollars by exchanging washers wrapped as coins for real money. Her husband Carl admitted blame, saying he guided the ruse, and the couple married as he left for prison. Attorneys said they will appeal the three year sentence.

Houston Huntsville Ed Duggan Opal Matthews Jackson Carl Jackson Conroe

Easter date shift noted in France and travel plans abroad

The passage indicates France used Easter as the start of the year until 1564 and mentions England travelers planning to spend days in London before the Shakespearean Festival at Stratford on Avon. They will sail from Southampton and reach New York in late August.

France

Scouts Inspect Alleys in Lubbock During Clean-Up Week

Scouts will tag premises not passing inspection and urge owners to repair them during the city wide clean up efforts in Lubbock. The inspection involves various scout troops in assigned areas with Brantley guiding the effort.

Assi Brantleyson Boy Scout

Hart church hall under construction amid groundbreaking rites

The Methodist church at Hart begins building a new hall with an architect designed assembly space. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held but no completion date is announced. The text also oddly notes nests of ants and contains garbled figures.

Hart

Jury Verdicts Reach Against Employer and Government

A federal jury found for Mrs Violet D Morris in her suit against the government over an incident near Plainview in December 1952. The event involved a mishap at a salt basin where Geer was injured while employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Attorney for Geer was John J Watts of Odessa. The Southwestern Bell defense was handled by Crenshaw Milam of Lubbock. Final judgment papers were not filed by Saturday.

Ta Jaden Joumah Geer Southwestern Bell Telephone Co Plainview John J.watts Odessa Lubbock Crenshaw Milam Telephone Company Violet D. Morris Pene

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