End To Snowfall In Lubbock Area With Warming Trend Ahead
The area saw 5.4 inches of unseasonal snow with more possible overnight. Temperatures will rise to around 40 today and 55 by Monday as clearing, milder conditions return. Snow disrupted travel, with a fatal crash near Seagraves and widespread slick roads on the South Plains.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
South Plains
Weather Service
Jones Stadium
Texas Tech
SMU
Tech
National Weather Service
Unnecessary Dog Leads to Shocking Rattlesnake Reveal
A man who dismissed dogs as unnecessary discovers the reason for the animal’s nuisance when a rattlesnake is found coiled behind the couch in the sunlit living room. The wife’s insistence on companionship backfires as danger surfaces.
Lubbock National Bank seeks permit for affiliate bank
Lubbock National Bank has filed with the Comptroller of Currency for a permit to organize Southwest Lubbock National Bank as an affiliate. The $1 million capital would be funded at approval and stockholders would have proportional purchase rights. The project involves 340 stockholders and a facility at 4803 50th St and is not a branch bank.
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Comptroller of Currency
Dallas
U.S. Treasury Department
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50Th St
Wayne Finnell
Lubbock National
Finnell
Louise Maedgen Washington
Mary Ellis
Marion T. Key
J. T. Talkington
Coffee R. Conner
David C. Collier
Southwest Lubbock National
Congress
Prayer Request Emphasizes Christ’s Concern for Daily Life
A reader's closing prayer asks for Christ to remain foremost in daily experiences. The invocation, dated tone, and communal plea underscore a spiritual seeking and faith oriented reflection.
Snowy chaos as crash tally climbs in Texas city
Snow transformed Lubbock into a winter maze with 165 traffic mishaps reported and only about 10 minor injuries. Police blamed fast driving on slick roads. one man died attempting to walk home after a stalled truck. Officials warned of icy spots despite clear primary routes.
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Seagraves
US 385
Blanche O'Brien
Oklahoma City
South Plains
Sylvia Teague
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Morton
Luther Wyrthing Jr
King
Justice of the Peace
Lena Gipson
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
James King
Pentagon Eyes Bigger Missile X To Boost Nuke Arsenal
The Pentagon plans a big MX missile program to replace Minuteman III, with development costs around 5 billion and total replacement near 30 billion. Carter will decide funding as Congress questions prioritizing defense. analysts say Soviet advances demand improved missiles by the mid-1980s.
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UPI
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America
Jimmy Carter
United States
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Air Force
Alton Slay
Ford Administration
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Slay
Air Force Research and Development
Motet County Sheriff Slaying Triggers Murder Charges
Two men face capital murder charges in the Friday slaying of Motley County Sheriff Jalmar Wilson near Matador. Stacy Albert Carter and Larry C Fortenberry were jailed in Crosby County with no bond awaiting arraignment. Investigators linked a 1971 green Oldsmobile to the suspect vehicle and noted severe snow delayed the probe. Wilson, 61, was unarmed and died at the scene. Roger s, wounded, remained hospitalized.
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Jalmar “Jinks” Wilson
Randy Hollums
110Th Judicial District
Stacy Albert Carter
Olivia
N. C
Larry C. Fortenberry
Mount Hermon
Crosby County
Crosbyton
Fletcher Stark
Houma
Terrabonne Parish
Wilson
John D. Rogers
Matador
U.S. 70
South Plains
Amarillo
Department of Public Safety
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U. S. 82
Rogers
Caprock
Forth Worth
Weather Map: Gradual Clearing Lubbock Vicinity
Forecast calls for gradual clearing in Lubbock and nearby areas. Temperatures rise to around 40 with lows in the upper 20s. Winds will be southwest at 10 to 15 mph.
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Lubbock
Sewing Featured Today in The Avalanche Journal
TODAY'S EDITION includes a Sunday bonus supplement Success in Sewing for all sewers. Beginning Monday a 12 part sewing series by Mabel S. Obenchain appears in Family News detailing equipment fabrics and professional touches. Readers may learn how to order the NEA writer's 72 page Success in Sewing book.
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Avalanche Journal
A-J
Mabel S. Obenchain
Newspaper Enterprise Association
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