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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1957

Page

5

21 Meet to Kick Off Drive

West Drive preparations shift into high gear for the annual Community Chest campaign with 3,000 volunteers expected. A barbecue luncheon at noon Monday in the museum will feature Ben Wooten of the First National Bank of Dallas as principal speaker and the campaign goal of 298,950 to support 17 agencies.

Er Tubbs Mlseum Icheon Ben Wooten Dallas Rushing George J.D. Rosson Lubbock E. W. Williams Hbs Ubs Lions Club Uubdbock B. Cassel Ifton H. Cummings al Couch J. Smith Roy Riddel Budton Bill Collins Larry Ander Ray Lawrence David Bates Ed Waller James Baker W. O’mara A. B. Watkins Baggett Wayne Langston Nk Chappell Hughes Thomas Williams Chiff Widener Yne Finnell Reginald Rushing Gene Anderson D.hey Harvey Turnboughs Vera Maxey Albert Ski 1 W.H. Kyle James Whiteside Jr Mae Simns Carroll Cobb Met Pllnger Carver

Khrushchev Urges Recognition of Soviet Spheres of Influence

Khrushchev pressed for U S recognition of the Soviet sphere as permanent in a wartime policy dialogue. He argued that recognizing socialist states including the USSR and China is essential, while stressing domestic issues remain within each nation. The West is expected to stand pat on moral terms. A separate note reports four students killed in a St Louis area car crash. The State Board of Water Engineers will hear Trinidad’s water use request November 18 for Cedar Creek supply.

J. M. Roberts Associated Press Nikita Khrushchev Stalin Yalta James New York Times U.S Khrushchev United States U.s.sr China U.S.A Britain Russia Roosevelt Churchill Europe Germany Austin State Board of Water Engineers Trinidad Cedar Creek Trinity River Henderson County

Shooting Stars Travel For Years Scientists Claim

Chicago scientists at the University of Chicago propose meteors or meteorites originate from collisions of ancient planets about 4.5 billion years ago. They assert space debris traveled for 240 to 280 million years before entering Earth, with ages dated by cosmic ray exposure.

Chicago University of Chicago David C. Hess Argonne National Laboratory Lemont Til Johannes Geiss Bern Switzerland Friedrich M. Begemann Mainz Germany Earth Norton County Kan Furnas Neb

Three States Back Methodist Jurisdiction System

Methodist delegates from Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico approved the current jurisdictional system in the church. They also signaled willingness to admit Negro members into the five white jurisdictions. An open hearing produced the opinions and twelve panel members will evaluate and report to a commission studying the system.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Methodist Church

Longtime Head Of Texas Prisons Dies

Lee Simmons former head of the Texas prison system dies in Austin after a hotel illness. He led the system from 1930 to 1950 and started the Huntsville prison rodeo in 1921. Survivors include daughter Mrs E B Chapman of Sherman. Body to Cook Funeral Home.

Austin Lee Simmons Texas Sherman Simmons Huntsville Grayson County U.S Southwest Power Administration

Cricket glossary note from England on stump outwits batter

An England sourced remark explains cricket terms where a bowler who strikes the wicket is said to outwit the batter. The description focuses on the stump being hit as the key act leading to the batter's dismissal.

England

Vatican Opinion Warns on Russia Armament Push

Osservatore Romano today cautions that Russia's actions have accelerated the global arms race and raised tensions worldwide. It notes a chilling effect on bold warfare and urges restraint from major powers.

Vatican Vatican City Osservatore Romano Russia

Quint Seriously ill as Annettes wedding travels

Quintuplet Yvonne Dionne, earlier hospitalized with Asian flu, worsened Friday night in Montreal. Annette Dionne married Germain Allard and visited Yvonne before leaving on honeymoon. Doctors described Yvonne as severely ill with a serious pulmonary ailment and would not confirm pneumonia or bronchitis.

Montreal Yvonne Dionne Annette Laurentian Mountains Germain Allard Yvonne Quint Real Gelinas

Lubbock Woman Named VP of Texas Insurance Women

Polly Lewis, one of 11 Lubbock women at the Federation of Insurance Women of Texas annual convention in San Antonio, was elected vice president. The federation, with 27 clubs and over 900 members, selected Lubbock as its October 1958 convention site. About 250 women attended this year’s gathering.

Polly Lewis Lubbock Federation In Insurance Women of Texas San Antonio Bobbe Larsen

Wrecked Pamir Docks in Hamburg for Evidence

Wreckage from the German wind jammer Pamir arrived in Hamburg for possible use in marine court hearings about the ship's loss. The Pamir sank Sept 21 in a mid Atlantic hurricane with 86 aboard.

Hamburg Germany Marine Court

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