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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1962
Page
13
Jo Nell Poteet is named 1962 football queen by the Levelland Lobo squad. She will be crowned at a pep rally in the high school gymnasium at 11:20 a.m. Attendants are Pat Lawson and Sheila Hensley. The queen and attendants will reign during the Dumas game tonight.
The article recounts Woodrow Wilson and his wives through personal letters. It notes his Rome Georgia meeting in 1883 and marriage to Ellen Axson in 1885, followed by Edith Bolling Galt’s marriage in 1915 and her death in 1961.
Hardman argues current price policy hurts U.S. cotton by boosting imports, reducing domestic consumption, and expanding foreign fiber production. He notes rayon’s price advantage, projected 8.4 million bale 1962-63 consumption, and calls for a one-price system, no processing tax, and trading through normal channels to rebuild confidence and farm profitability.
At the YMCA’s 10th annual dinner in the Texas Tech Union Ballroom, eight new directors were named: H. B. Bryan, David Casey, J. D. Donaldson, Everette Fulgham, Pat Garrett, Floyd Honey, Fred Kallina, and James F. Moore.
The report lists fund totals and quota completion by divisions. Fund Total special gifts 100060 at 70 percent. Advance Gifts 90018 at 82 percent. Executive Gifts 24162 at 86 percent. Employee Division 84499.97 at 52 percent. Commercial Division A 1208 at 38 percent. B 1100 at 35 percent. C 1759.40 at 45 percent. D 1565 at 34 percent. E 1957.50 at 73 percent. F 1850.55 at 47 percent. G 1134.50 at 35 percent. H 1833 at 45 percent. Professional Division 17811 at 74 percent.
Reported move comes as India pulls back from a Galwan valley post at the disputed Himalayan border. Beijing is believed to have seized all territory it claims in Ladakh, reflecting a sharp border shift.
Jurors were chosen in 72nd District Court for a workmen's compensation case filed by Lloyd Washington of Lubbock seeking 14035 against Texas Employers' Insurance Association after a January 17 fall at Farmer's Cooperative Compress. Judge Victor H. Lindsey presides. jurors include Carl Barr B E Baron Norman Dale Newman W O Garrett Rich ard M Adler Buster Thompson Lawrence Porter John C Morehead Albert A Kahlich Norman Kossman Ann Shimek and Wilson Williams. Testimony to continue at 9 a.m.
Seagraves High School hosts homecoming activities with a bonfire rally, a Main Street parade at 2 30 p.m., and a football game. Miss Jeanie Kinsley, senior drum major, will be crowned queen with princesses Linda Taylor Connie Miller and Glenda Clepper. An alumni assembly follows the game.
Final Tours Jack Carswell announced a 40 city flying tour as Jack Cox predicts Texans will end one party rule. Connally defends autonomy while Will Wilson probes absentee voting in border counties after orders to impound ballots.
Amon Burton, a Rockwall senior, is named chief justice of the Texas Tech Supreme Court. The five-member court includes Joyce Woody Crane, Karolyn Kirby, Bill McCulloch, Jody Bezner, and Larry Hoyle, appointed by Student Association president Charley Aycock.
Helsinki announced a total tariff reduction on Norwegian goods reaching forty percent, marking a substantial shift in trade policy and easing import costs for Norwegian products entering Finland. The move reflects broader regional economic alignment and potential impacts on market competition.
Reader's Digest presents new findings from Men Women and Marriage suggesting overlooked facts about male female relationships. The November issue promises a revolutionary discovery and a new path to compatibility condensed from the book.
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