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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1948

Page

2

Plans Unfold for American Education Week in Lubbock

Lubbock public schools prepare for American Education Week from November 7 with Kiwanis hosting a tour of O L Slaton Junior High on November 11. Combined choirs from Hutchison and Slaton will perform at a civic club lunch as Gordon leads the program with theme Strengthening the Foundations of Freedom.

Lubbock Jay Gordon J. T. Eerie Sunior High School Kiwanis Club O. L. Slaton Hutchison and Slaton Civic Club Gordon Alfred Smith Reudy S. Rhodes Ivy Savage Carl Bailey Kary Mathis Cecil Buck Leo Warren Guy L. Trow R. W. Matthews America National Education Association American Legion United States Office of Education National Congress of Parents and Teachers Chris Harwell Dupre George R. Bean K. Carter

Worker Crushed To Death In Keystone Field Accident

Shelby Sonnier, 33, employed by Richardson-Bass, was crushed to death at 12:15 a m in a drilling rig accident at Keystone field. He had lived in Kermit four years and his body will be sent to Shreveport for burial.

Keystone Field Kermit Shelby Sonnier Richardson-Bass Company Shreveport

Cocker Spaniel Club Elects Officers Thursday Night

The South Plains Cocker Spaniel Specialty Club plans a 7:30 p m meeting at Pop's Feed store to elect officers and discuss its first championship point dog show on Nov 21. Entries close Nov 8 with show at Sled Allen's arena Sixth and Texas Ave judged by Paul Berlowitz.

South Plains Cocker Spaniel Specialty Club Pop’s Mackenzie Park Fort Worth Albuquerque Southwest Texas Ave Paul Berlowitz Oklahoma City James Baker Thirty-first Street

Commission Adopts Safety Glass Standards for Texas

The State Highway Commission adopts safety glass standards for all new cars and replacements in Texas. Vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1948 must use glass meeting the American standard code for safety glass. The act requires safety glass in all vehicles. The text notes a survivor line, likely from an obituary, mentioning a wife and two children.

Commission Texas Austin State Highway Commission

Patch Tuberculosis Tests Start Monday Across County Schools

The Lub bock County Tuberculosis association announces free patch tests for students in 1st 6th and 12th grades plus staff in county schools. A positive skin reaction requires chest X ray and contact tracing. tests run in Slaton New Deal Frenship Idalou Shallowater Cooper Estacado Roosevelt Poysey and Seventh Day Adventist School Lubbock.

Lubbock County Tuberculosis Association Roy Sanford Slaton New Deal Frenship Idalon Shallowater Cooper Estacado Roosevelt Posey Seventh Day Adventist School Lubbock Roy Boyd Supt. of Schools The Tuberculosis Association

Antique Sturbridge village grows from Wells brothers collection

Old Sturbridge Village near Sturbridge Mass was built by Albert and Cheney Wells of Southbridge to house their expanding antique collection. The brothers, officers of an optical firm, own 28 buildings on a 50 acre tract featuring a blacksmith shop general store grist mill and church.

Sturbridge Mass Albert Cheney Wells Southbridge

Eel Burglar Boy Shocks Police With 10 Taverns

A 13 year old Borger Texas boy called the Eel amazed Oklahoma City police with stories of burglarizing ten taverns and cafes by entering through small openings. He said he wandered after leaving Borger following three local burglaries and slept at the union bus station spending profits on trips to Tulsa and Kansas City for shows and theaters. He was found clinging to a tavern wall by scoutcar officers.

Oklahoma City Borger Tex Scoutcar Union Tulsa Kansas City

Despondent 80-Year-Old Man Seeks Legal Aid for Wife

Houston report: 80-year-old John Henry Winfree seeks legal help to locate his 20-year-old wife Lillie Springfield. He recalls their Aug wedding night and says Lillie told him she had to see a man before vanishing. He described police confusion over their marriage license and insisted Lillie is the sweetest woman, though reasons for her disappearance remain unclear.

Houston John Henry Winfree Petinoiss Winfree Lillie

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