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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1957
Page
2
The Lubbock Clothing Center urges continued and increased clothing donations as cooler weather enters fall and winter. Officials note growing demand especially for children’s garments and shoes, and call for bed clothing for needy residents as the center expands services to those lacking proper warmth.
Six pleas of guilty and one of innocence were heard in County Court at Law on Saturday. Three defendants admitted driving while intoxicated, with fines, costs, and three days in jail. Other guilty pleas covered carrying a pistol, defrauding by worthless check, and related charges.
Hale County 4-H Club sent sixty five youths with more than 100 head of livestock to the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. They loaded 85 swine 14 lambs and 20 steers with many exhibitors named from Plainview Petersburg Abernathy Hale Center and Cotton Center communities. Also noted is the death of J C Baggs in a two car collision at San Angelo.
Cub Scout Pack 140 in Rush School held Fire Prevention Week activities at the October meeting in the Lubbock Public Library. Capt. A. C. Black city fire marshal gave a lecture and demonstration on hazards. Den 4 performed a magic skit. Award recipients included Robert Mitchell Wolf Award with one gold and three silver arrows Jerry Rollins Wolf Award with one gold and one silver arrow Raymond Farr Wolf Award points Alan Mattison Bear Award Bob Heather one gold arrow Doug Dunlap two silver arrows.
Washington Oct 12 The Navy announced plans to mothball 22 additional ships by June 30 next year to fit the stepped up economy program. The list includes the cruiser Albany the Balac submarine 10 destroyer-type vessels and 10 minesweepers and auxiliaries.
In Des Moines four people remained in hospital after a carbon monoxide release at a two story office building. The gas spread when boiler room vacuum created by air conditioning fans pulled fumes through the building. Ten workers were treated, six released. forty five affected overall as panic and evacuations ensued.
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