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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1953

Page

5

Tony Curtis Loaned to Beachhead for World War II Film

Hollywood reports Tony Curtis will be loaned out by U I for a second time to star in Beachhead a World War II Marine thriller from Aubrey Schenck and Howard W. K based on Richard Hubler. June Allyson reportedly offered 150000 for So This is Paris at Warners as she plans to leave The Glenn Miller Story to sign.

Tony Curtis U I Louella Parsons Hollywood New York Janet Leigh Tony Beachhead Aubrey Schenck Howard W. K Richard Hubler Paramount Houdini Janet Milton Sperling June Allyson Paris Warners Jimmy Stewart Glenn Miller Junie June MGM Dick Powell John Agar Hugo Haas Haas John Hugo Cleo Moore Thy Neighbor 20Th Century-Fox Bing Crosby William Perlberg George Seaton Bing Christian Fourcade Jack Bennys Freddie Karger Freddie Kohlmar Ed Leskins Nancy Sinatra Transatlantic Hollywood Hedy Lamarr Texas Howard Lee Georgette Windsor Richard Gully Vera Ellen George Guinles Beverly Hills Hotel Susan Zanuck Darryl Zanuck Mocambo Marti Stevens Nick Schenck Marti

New Restricted Residential Addition In Ralls Opened

A planned Ralls addition uses four blocks of land in the northeast, owned by Charles Clanton. Sewer and water will serve the area, and buyers must certify grounds will be improved. Homes require at least 850 square feet and a minimum value of 6000 dollars. It is the town’s first restricted residential district.

Ralls Charles Clanton Clanton Addition

Graduation Service Set At Post Today

The high school graduation service for Post High School Senior class is set for 8 p m Sunday in the high school auditorium with Rev Roy Shahan delivering the class sermon. Mrs Ray N Smith will play the processional and recessional and invocation will be by Rev Gerald N Blackburn. The program includes a hymn, class reading, and the benediction by Rev L H Welch. Commencement exercises Friday night will present 51 diplomas with Miss Margaret Welborn valedictorian and Linda Mills Rogers salutatorian. Additional top 14 names announced by Principal C D Lee include Bobby Rogers Joyce Short Gaylord Anderson Lillian Dulaney Janyce Lobban David Pennington Buena Welch Mary Ann Shultz and Charles Bird. The moths producing most of the world silk no longer exist in the wild.

Roy Shahan First Baptist Church Ray N. Smith Gerald N. Blackburn First Presbyterian Church Schipure Almon G. Martin Linda Mills Rogers Ellis M. Mills Miss Welborn Rogers Ross Morrow Jimmy Ferguson Darrell Stone C. D. Lee Bobby Rogers Joyce Short Gaylord Anderson Lillian Dulaney Janyce Lobban David Pennington Buena Welch Mary Ann Shultz Charles Bird

Post Stampede Rodeo Opens With Parade In Post

The Post Stampede Rodeo begins Wednesday night after a two mile parade at 6 p.m. The event runs through Saturday in a $40,000 arena with more than $3,500 in cash prizes across six events. Special acts, a Western dance each night, and a parade highlighting at least a dozen floats accompany the rodeo.

POST Post Stampede Post Stampede Rodeo, Inc Phil Bouchier Lucas Stampede Pavilion Tommy Hancock Goat'’ Mayo Petrolia Shelley Camp Tom Power West Texas

Diamond Find Lures Prospectors To Fort Frances

Diamond prospectors flocked to Fort Frances Ontario after reports of two large stones found along the Rainy River. A jeweler valued a 20 carat stone at about 100000 dollars found by Elmer Corrigan of Emo. A second stone, weight and value undetermined, was found nearby. Fort Frances sits opposite International Falls Minnesota.

Fort Frances Ont Rainy River Elmer Corrigan Emo. Ont International Falls Minn

Texas Patrol Seeks Applications For Patrolman

Texas Hill Patrol invites male applicants aged 21 to 35, height at least 5 feet 8 inches, weight proportional, high school education required, U S citizen and Texas resident for a year, pass character and mental tests. Apply to W J Elliott Chief Texas Highway Patrol Austin. deadline June 30. Terrorists' interference with Malayan railways has recently been greatly reduced.

Austin, Special Homer Garrison Jr Texas Department of Public Safety United States Texas W. J. Elliott Texas Highway Patrol Austin

Dunbar to Hold Graduation Sermon and Exercises

Dunbar High School in Lubbock will hold a 3 p m Sunday commencement sermon by Rev A L Davis in the school auditorium with 32 graduates. Eula Faye Manners will sing The Lord's Prayer and diplomas will be presented by William Evans board chairman. The June program includes processional War March of the Priests and recessional God of Our Fathers with the choir singing Battle Hymn of the Republic. Rev A W Wilson and Rev S R Roberts assist with readings and invocation.

Dunbar High School A. L. Davis St. Luke Baptist Church E. C. Struggs Dunbar Mendelssohn God of Our Fathers Warren Brache God Tower A. W. Wilson Bethel A. M. E. Church S. R. Roberts Mount Gilead Baptist Church Curtis Gipson Dunbar High William Evans Board of Education Nat Williams Lubbock Public Schools Struggs

Shallowater Student Honored by SMU Awards

Hubert Gentry Jr of Shallowater was named Outstanding First Year Student for 1952 53 at SMU's law school honors convocation. He served as first year representative on the Student Bar Council and on Advocates. Gentry is a 1949 Shallowater High School graduate and a 1952 Texas Tech alum.

Dallas SMU Shallowater Hubert Gentry Jr Young Gentry Advocates Lawyers Inn Shallowater High School Texas Tech Hubert Gentry Sr

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