White House education plan faces population driven funding gap
The Oct 2 article outlines a White House education conference planning to tackle massive school costs as U S birth rates surge. It notes 6000 children born daily and 45 000 districts must spend 14 billion dollars to provide schooling. It highlights teacher recruitment and pay as key challenges and mentions Neil McElroy leading the effort. It also recalls Joe E Lewis story and a Notre Dame priest aiding literacy recovery as companion notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
White House
McElroy
United States
Lubbock Pastor Joins Fort Worth Christian Assembly Team
The Rev. Dudley Strain of Lubbock First Christian Church will participate in eight workshop sessions at the three day Fort Worth Christian Assembly. The program at Will Rogers and Ed Landreth Auditoriums runs Wednesday through Friday with targeted sessions on Christian Women and Men Fellowships Ministers Church Development Education and Outreach. Fellow ministers include Chester Crow Fort Worth Kenneth Hay Dallas W A Welsh Dallas Ernest Lawrence TCU music professor and John Rogers Tulsa layman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Strain
Lubbock
First Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Will Rogers
Ed Landreth
Fort Worth
Chester Crow
Kenneth Hay
Dallas
W. A. Welsh
Ernest Lawrence
TCU
John Rogers
Tulsa
Safety Meets Planned by Littlefield Chambers Groups
Safety committees of the Chamber of Commerce and the Junior Chamber of Commerce met to push safer driving in Littlefield. They propose stop signs at all intersections on one way streets, bans on U turns, and speed zone signs along highways. They will present these to the City Commission soon and will observe S D Day on Dec 1 with Police Chief Lawrence Walraven as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joe
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Littlefield
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Safety
Lawrence Walraven
Allan Shivers
Chemical Progress Week Plans Announced for April
Washington reports the third annual Chemical Progress Week has been scheduled for April. The event promotes advances in the chemical industry with activities and showcases planned in various cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Lions Plan To Develop Fair Site
The Post Lions Club considers using a section of City Park as a Garza County Fair site and potential location for a new Garza County 4-H Building with park improvements funded by Junior Rodeo proceeds. Joe J. DeArmon named a committee to study the project. Rodeos have 12.5 paying customers a year in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Joe J. DeArmon
Pat N. Walker
Lewis C. Herron
H. W. Schmidt
Victor Hudman
E. F. Schmedt
United States
Travel salesmen Barbecue tickets sell fast in Lubbock
Tickets for the annual Traveling Salesmen's Barbecue in Lubbock on November 3 are moving quickly with sponsors predicting a near sellout. The event is sponsored by The Avalanche Journal and the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and will be held at Fair Park Coliseum with an expected attendance around 4000. Tickets are available at the Chamber of Commerce or from local teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LIONS
W. T. Nelson
Childress
Lions Club
South Plains
Lubbock
Caprock Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Ave
Dallas
Fort Worth
Greenville
Holyoke
Mass
Avalanche Journal
Clovis
N.M
Lwe
Amarillo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Conference On Education
By Bob Considine
Joe E. Lewis
Art Cohn
Random House
Joe E
Sadis
Christian Assembly
Steinway
Grands
Munette
Chickering
Cable-Nelson
Everett
George Steck
Henry F. Miller
Frontier
Serkies
Pampa
Carlsbad
Roswell
the Manufacturing Chemists’ Assn
Post Lions
Hollywood
Dodge
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!