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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1955

Page

6

Stern critic of U. S. forecasts victory

Masaburo Suzuki, once a rickshaw puller, is elected head of Japan's new Socialist party. He predicts 200 seats next election, aims to reduce US forces, seek economic independence, and build a nonaggression pact with the United States, Russia, and Red China. He distances himself from communism while criticizing U.S. policy toward Japan.

James Cary Tokyop United States New Socialist Party Japan Masaburo Suzuki Suzuki Conservat U.S Far East Gra Russia Red China America

Farm Bureau Adds 100 New Members During First Week

Lubbock County Farm Bureau reports over 100 new members in the first week of its membership drive led by 27 team captains and secretary Delwin Jones. President R A Boyd says last year’s total was 1 105 with a goal of 1 250 this year. Family Night Supper Thursday at 7 30 p m at Slide Road Community House features the annual election of officers and directors with 25 directors and seven officers to be chosen. The Duke of Edinburgh plans to attend the Melbourne Olympic Games.

Lubbock County Farm Bureau R. A. Boyd Lubbock Farm Bureau Bovd Delwin Jones Boyd Farm Bureau Slide Road Jack Keeling Wallace Klatt Jones Jim Rose Otis A. Rogers Alton Breazell R. B. Baker A. B. Allen L. L. Green Earl Foerster Nestor Kitten Louis Henderson R. F. Ward C. C. Cox Bobby Jones S. R. Schoppa Jim Troople S. B. Dea Schoppa Hoople Meyers Harrison Deavours Brashear McGuire Hogan Cave Clark Levi Lincecum Milton Kirksey Theo Lide Gaylord Kiner George Souter James Carpenter Fred Bradshaw Royce Hess Florie Drake

Colleen Miller Leads Double Life Across Chicago and Hollywood

Actress Colleen Miller splits time between a Chicago home and Hollywood glamour, living a hurried two-week rhythm in each city. Married to Ted Briskin, she travels light, keeps two wardrobes and licenses, and trains in dancing and acting between shoots for Universal-International. Briskin calls the arrangement wonderful as the couple avoids a dull moment while juggling two careers and cities.

Colleen Miller Hollywood Chicago Vernon Scott Illinois California Colleen Midwest Ted Briskin Betty Hutton Windy City Los Angeles Univer Briskin

Ex-students Set Monahans Homecoming Plans

Monahans High School ex-students schedule homecoming on Oct. 24 with a 5 30 downtown program featuring football sweetheart candidates band and pep squad followed by a 6 30 reception and business meeting in the cafeteria. A section for exes will be at the Monahans Brown field game and an informal dance will conclude the events.

Monahans Monahans High School Monanans Brownfield

Rayburn Praises Eisenhower While Attacking GOP on Tour

In Farmington Missouri Speaker Sam Rayburn a Democrat from Texas praised President Eisenhower but attacked the rest of the Republican party during a Democratic fund raising tour Friday.

Rayburn Ike Farmington Sam Rayburn D-Tex Eisenhower

Neighbors Harvest Grain In Cooperative Effort Near Wilson

A Wilson area group harvested about 80 acres of grain on D F Hanes farm three miles southeast of Wilson. Farmers Jasper Campbell Gene Spears A N Crowson Swann Swann C C Swope and R A Guinn provided combines trucks and labor, aiding Mrs Hanes during her illness and surgeries. Night temperatures over bluegrass sod can drop up to 6 degrees compared with shoulder height.

Wilson D. F. Hanes Jasper Campbell Gene Spears A. N. Crowson Swann C. C. Swope R. A. Guinn Swanns Crowson Campbell B. L. Thomas

Recovery suit filed over $45,180 in cash theft claim

CORSICANA The filing of a $90,000 damage suit against Dallas County Sheriff Bill Decker and deputies Joe Ellis Tom Marsh and house owner William Felder Jr arises from a man digging a ditch and finding $50,000 in old bills. Plaintiff Matt Dawson represents Jackson Davis 24 claiming $45,180 recovered and $45,000 exemplary damages.

Corsicana Dallas Bill Decker Matt Dawson Jackson Davis Decker Joe Ellis Tom Marsh William Felder Jr Davis

Volcano erupts at Sakurajima in Kagoshima

Sakurajima volcano on Japan’s southern tip exploded again on Saturday marking its fifth eruption since Thursday officials said. Seismic activity prompted eruptions and possible ash plumes as observers tracked the ongoing activity near Kagoshima City.

Kagoshima Japan Sakurajima

Holcombe Will Record Campaign For Houston Mayoralty

Oscar Holcombe, a veteran Houston politician and 10 time mayoral candidate, filed for the November mayoralty race and proposed a no ads no speeches campaign funded by the Smith Hofheinz group. He urged voters to judge the candidate by public record and pledged no public communications by either side.

Houston Oscar Holcombe Gray Fox City Politics Holcombe Smith-Hofheinz Secret Committee Smith-Hofbeiz Roy Hofheinz United Citizens Assn R. E Bob) Smith Hofheinz

Bedouins Pay Guard to Run Train in Western Desert

Cairo police arrested a railway guard after he sold a train to Bedouin passengers in the western desert. Al Akhbar reports the guard allowed Bedouins to act as conductors and collect fares for 10 Egyptian pounds per trip.

Cairo Egypt al Akhbar

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