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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1936
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a secret mystery involving tapes and unidentified individuals. Mentions of names, places, and dates surface but details remain unclear, suggesting an ongoing tracing or investigation with tentative leads.
An unnamed communist candidate drew a hostile reception as protesters shouted and jeered. Police separated crowds while the incident unfolded, with references to a vacant seat and mounting tensions surrounding the candidate’s appearance.
Editors from West Texas were hosted at an open house on Saturday with wives and local dignitaries attending. The tour featured inspections of the college plant and a reception at Hotel with remarks from university and Chamber of Commerce officials.
Danish performer Jacob Texiere, famed for monologues of Andersen tales, arrived to persuade American audiences that Hans Christian Andersen is the greatest author. He imitates all roles with a highly movable face, delivering the message beyond language barriers and praising Andersen over Shakespeare.
Fragmented OCR text shows a crowded administration building with visitors in seats of honor and various editors and staff named, including Levelland, Hy Wegritovid, Norman, Reese, and others. The garbled passage hints at a newsroom or event attended by editors and workers, with scattered names and roles.
Dr F B Maione president of the South Plains Area Boy Scout council announces members of two committees for officer nomination and selection of a Beaster ward recipient. Members include W G G McMillan Sewell Slaton J Edd McLeagin Balls A B Sanders Pontiefield Coleman Brows MOEA Wear ak td Crawley Lamesa K Clapp Mebau stin J O Dver Lamesa and Marshel Mason Post. Committees will report selections when election is held.
Advertising leader coordinates with printers and officials to finalize yearbook layout and ads. The outreach includes four boxes and conferences to confirm content and deadlines for Venatana and related schools.
Roosevelt and Garner women formed ethics clubs in four communities despite weather. Mrs. Charles F. O’Neal led organizing efforts with help from Mrs. J. F. Hawkins and Mrs. J. B. McCrory in Slaton and Shallowater. Roaming organizers planned further work around Slaton with officers listed for each club.
The four week term of the 106th district court opened Monday at Post with a light docket. District attorney Truett Smith of Tahoka said four felony bills were presented including drunken driving child desertion theft of a cow and a negro Mose Caro was previously sentenced at Tahoka last term.
Witches and spirits are set to ride through the city Saturday night as Halloween festivities unfold. The piece notes old customs rooted in pagan and Christian traditions, with bonfires, fortune telling, costumes, and mischief shaping the eve. It mentions Scotland and England practices and hints at a Texas legislative trip by a father and son from Milan and Newton.
A skeletonized Nes was unearthed last year in the rear Cotten neighborhood of Southland, according to cold case notes. Investigators await further identification and cause details as local officials review the remains.
Lubbock's police department ranked sixth in total new fingerprints sent to the Texas Identification and Records Bureau for the year ending August. Officer Sam W. Fort announced that Lubbock submitted prints for 1,074 individuals. The city led Amarillo Abilene San Angelo and other West Texas cities in total fingerprints.
Beatrice Mills daughter of R E Mills of Omaha and Robert N Harding son of Mr and Mrs F M Harding of Dallas wed in Dallas on Saturday October 10. Mrs Harding studied home economics at Texas Technological College and works at Montgomery Ward since June. Mr Harding earned a civil engineering degree from Texas Technological College last June and works for the State Highway Department. The couple will reside in Fort Worth.
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