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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1963
Page
3
Winter safety advice urges homeowners to inspect pipes, insulation, vents, and heaters before cold weather. Local firms and utility companies stress checking the master water cutoff, adding heat tape, sealing drafts, and hiring reputable tradesmen to avoid late, costly repairs.
Army Cpl. Ward K. McIntosh of Lamesa and Pvt. John R. McFarland of Amarillo area are named among service members connected to a visiting high ranking official. McIntosh serves as a gunner with Battery Acid Battalion of the 319th Artillery on Okinawa while McFarland trains at Fort Polk Louisiana under Reserve Forces Act. Additional notes mention National Guard privates awaiting finish of an eight week supply course at Fort Polk and other local service-linked details.
An adpromotes FASTRETH an improved powder to sprinkle on upper and lower plates for better fit and comfort. It claims the product neutralizes odor and makes teeth feel steadier with an alkaline formula and safe, non souring action. It targets denture wearers seeking relief from plate discomfort.
At a district meeting Sunday local Forum representatives outlined a November 9 special election campaign to abolish the poll tax as a condition to vote. The meeting heard plans to cut school absences and included reps from Levelland Brownfield Plainview Littlefield Lockney Floydada and Lubbock.
Mrs. Allen Shaw of 4708 27th Street returned from Memphis where she attended funeral services for her nephew William Chism his wife Mavis Jean and their daughter Te Lenn Chism of Las Vegas who were killed in a September 2 automobile crash in Las Vegas Nevada. The driver of the other car faced manslaughter charges. The Chism family had ties to Abilene and Shaw was connected to a company with a Dyess Air Force Base contract. The family had moved to Las Vegas in 1982 after five months in Abilene. Funeral services were held September 26 in Memphis where Shaw formerly lived.
The Senate faced a push to ratify a treaty ceding part of El Chamizal along the Rio Grande to Mexico. The accord, signed in Mexico City on August 29, would settle a long dispute dating from course changes of the river and Mexican claims to the land on the Texas side. President Kennedy urged ratification of the settlement.
The Rev William S Smith of Westminster Presbyterian Church preached The Priests at Westminster on February 24 and his West in ster sermon will appear in the October issue of Pulpit Digest a non denominational magazine circulated to ministers in Manhasset New York The senior editor Samuel McCrea Cavert is an Episcopalian.
Five Lubbock women returned home Monday after attending Business and Professional Women's Day at the State Fair in Dallas. Mrs Hope Conroe led as Texas Federation B and P Women president and announced Mrs Elizabeth Perkins of Texarkana as most typical B and P woman in Texas. A breakfast at Lubbock Counts Club honored Mrs Conroe with Downtown B and P Women’s Club. Visitors from Caprock Brownfield Maine Jew and Borger joined former Downtown members and students including Mrs Dane Wondrint Pierce of Midland, Mrs Ver Chapman and Mrs Vie M Dyer.
An intense blaze in Gonzales destroyed a furniture store late at night, causing about 500000 dollars in damage. The fire consumed the building and contents and threatened nearby downtown structures while the report notes Lima Port plans to borrow 11 million to fund water system and sewer development.
Emilio Colombo, Italy's Treasury Minister, returned Sunday from the United States after presiding over the annual IMF assembly in Washington.
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