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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1957

Page

2

Texas Woman's Press Assn Set Convention In Lubbock

Lubbock hosts the 63rd annual TWPA convention November 1 3 with HQ at Hotel Lubbock. Texas Tech journalism depart ment participates on a tour run by the Chamber of Commerce and features talks by Frank King and H M Baggarly among others. Workshops highlight column writing teen pages and Know Your State luncheon with souvenirs and awards to follow Saturday night.

Lubbock Texas Woman’s Press Assn Hotel Lubbock West Texas Journalism Department Texas Tech Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Wallace Garets Adrian Vaughn Bill Whitted Active Theta Sigma Phi National Journalism Society Auditorium Coliseum Tom Watson Frank King Dallas Associated Press Mai Whiteside District 5 TWPA Northwest Texas Loella Lacefield Phillips District 6 H. M. Baggarly The Tulsa Herald Frances Snipes Green Bill Blake Temple Ellis Ann England Forest Weimhold Levelland Daily Sun News Marjorie Wightman Glenn Shelton Wichita Falls Times- Record-News Edith Fox King San Antonio Express Lucy H. Wallace Mission Violet Mahood Stamford Garets el Paso Florence Fenley Uvalde Santa Fe Railways Aghost Pearl Ponsford FY Paso Dee Woods Corpus Christ Corpus Christi Farwell West Texas Press Assn Mahood Hue Lemmah Murphy Fort Worth Dana Coulter Bevan Ctheers Fern Pierce Lucy Wallace

Lubbock Leaders Endorse Urban Renewal Plan

In a Saturday session the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development endorsed the proposed urban renewal program and backed an active referendum campaign. Elections are set for Tuesday November 26. Mayor Forrest Jr urban renewal director Orville Alderson and Arch March explained the plan and its citywide benefits. The program aims to offset costs where two areas now yield about ten dollars in services for every one dollar of revenue. Mark Hailey presided as vice president. City Commission and Urban Renewal Board members attended.

Mark Hailey Forrest City Commission Urban Renewal Board

Wheel Can Stay On For Brake Checkup

Homer Garrison Jr. of the Texas Department of Public Safety announced a regulation change removing the requirement to remove a wheel for brake inspections. The move aims to ease inspections while maintaining brake performance standards and fairness for stations and drivers.

Homer Garrison Jr Texas Department of Public Safety Public Safety Commission Col. Garrison

Absentee Ballot Return Opens for Texas Amendments

The first absentee ballot was cast during a special election on November 5 featuring three state constitutional amendments. Absentee voting ends November 1 at the county clerk’s office. One ballot returned, three mailed but not yet returned. Amendments include retirement and disability compensation for state workers, higher aid to needy aged persons, and authorize selling $200 million in bonds for a Texas Water Development fund.

Texas Water Development Fund

Three Fines Set In Court At Law

Three persons pleaded guilty Saturday in County Court at Law and were fined 25 dollars plus costs. Innocent pleas were entered by six defendants on driving while intoxicated charges and possession of beer for sale. Bond of 500 dollars was set on each innocent plea. Names include Ginn, Price Jr, Clements, Ross, Solley, Rathous, and Diaz.

Kenneth Edward Ginn 1603 Ave. X Floyd Price Jr E. 25Th St Asault Nettie L. Clements 45Th St Corporation Court Riley Hendison Ross Birch Ave Charles Melvin. Solley Murrey Howard Rathous Reese Air Force Base Simon Mendiola Diaz Ave

Wellman High Honor Roll First Six Weeks Named

Wellman High School announced the first six weeks honor roll led by Straight A seniors Bil Adams and Rale Lee with Verston Livegay. B honor recipients include Martha Gaza Margaret Ingram Sammie Adair Barbara Bishop Taduana Hulse Tommy Lee Larry Sims and others. Sophomores Mary Adair Karan Harem Opal Hawkins Velda Hue Mary Hohenberger Anna Lee Morton Ann Connell Virginia Thornton and freshmen Yeonne Adams Betty Hulse Leon Falls Johnny Moorehead are listed.

Wellman Wellman High School N. H. Fields Bil Adams Rale Lee Verston Peggy Burress Tarbara Martha Gaza Margaret Ingram Sammie Adair Barbara Bishop Taduana Hulse Tommy Lre Larry Sims Mary Adair Karan Harem Opal Hawkins Velda HU Mary Hohenberger Anna Lee Morton Ann Connell Virginia Thornton Yeonne Adams Betty Hulse Leon Fatls Johnny Moorehead

West Texas water and sewer short school set in Lubbock

About 400 city officials engineers and department employees from West Texas will attend the ninth annual West Texas Regional Short School Water and Sewage Works Operation in Lubbock next week starting Monday Nov 4. Sessions feature speakers from the U S Weather Bureau Fort Worth engineers and A&M College with topics on tornado warnings water projects and ground water recharge.

Water and Sewer Department West Texas T Lo Lubbock Tthe Water and Sewage Works Associations A&m College Engineering Extension Service Texas State Department of Health Lab Bock Harold Frost U. S. Weather Bureau James R. Nichols Fort Worth White River Geo. Whetsone

Resignation of Swedish Cabinet Presented to King

Stockholm prime minister Tage Erlander presented his cabinet's resignation to King Gustav VI Adolf. The king asked him to remain in office until a new cabinet is formed after the Socialist Agrarian coalition collapsed when four Agrarian ministers quit over policy disputes. Erlander has led since 1945.

Stockholm Tage Erlander Gustav VI Adolf Sweden Erlander

Mail Romancing Aid To Sisters In California

Salinas California report details a quirky romance network as Collette Pederson 19 is engaged to geophysicist Val Muraro. The communications link began via Laurence Pederson and a radio announcer husband, with letters from Muraro while he studied in Pasadena and Collette abroad in Beirut and Lebanon. Argentina ends subsidy payments on purchased and slaughtered sheep.

Laurence Carroll Pederson Smail California Cairo Egypt Pederson Collette Val Muraro Muraro California Institute of Technology Pasadena Pedersson Mrs. Pederson Beirut Pabanon Jaly Argentina

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