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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1965
Page
6
In Saigon a new military payment scrip replaces dollars at U.S. facilities with a premium of 44.5 piasters per dollar, making 118 piasters equal to one dollar. The move aims to curb black market dollars and boost local revenue, but experts warn of possible higher black market rates and currency outflows.
In four years mechanical cotton pickers replaced about 250000 seasonal workers across ten top cotton states, cutting total seasonal labor from 500000 in 1961. California leads remaining states toward high mechanization, while other states show dramatic drops as machines prove faster and cheaper.
A brief promotional note on a September Reader's Digest feature about intelligent conversation. It argues that competitive talk makes the listener lose and suggests rules to enrich life through better dialogue.
City Manager Bill Pitstick announced the appointment of Mrs James F E Platz as acting librarian until a permanent administrator for the Lubbock City Library System is hired. She serves as senior librarian in charge of children’s division and previously led libraries in Wewoka and Frederick Oklahoma.
John H Heffington 91 longtime Lubbock County farmer died at 7 am Tuesday at a daughter’s home Surviving daughters include Mrs Bradley Black and Mrs Wood Copeland Funeral services were at Sanders Memorial Chapel officiated by L Ginnings and Henry Seidmeyer Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Park Pallbearers were named Jack Hayes Bor k Pree Johnnie Mooney Ron Sanford Dek Lolland and Bon Srance authority Sanders Funeral Home in Lubbock
Funeral services for Hurshel Wade Burnett 71 a former Lubbeck resident who died Monday in Pampa were to be held at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev J N Hawn officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery Burnett a retired barber had lived in Pampa since 1926 and survived by wife Onie Mae a son Othel a foster son Tommy Shipman in Germany and a foster daughter Mrs Mary McMahan plus four sisters and three brothers The Carmichael Whatley Funeral Home of Pampa directed arrangements
Lubbock Coun cil of Garden Clubs invites members to a 2 pm lecture at the Garden and Arts Center auditorium 4215 College Ave speaker Mary Harry Williams Levelland a National Flower Show judge will speak by invitation of Bud to Blossom Garden Clubs The Panhandle South Plains Fair schedule mentioned Houston AP also reports the Houston Bar Association voted 1087 to 321 by mail to admit Negro lawyers about 40 segregation lawyers eligible.
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