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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1954

Page

5

Old South Gulf Coast Heiress Takes Helm Of Moody Fortune

Mary Moody Northen, 62, oldest Moody heir, becomes head of the Moody enterprises in Galveston. She oversees American National Insurance Co, Moody National Bank, News Publishing Co, Moody & Co bankers, and other holdings valued up to 800 million dollars. Northen shuns publicity and continues the family legacy after W L Moody Jr’s death.

Galveston Tex House of Moody Enterprises Mary Moody Northen W. L. Moody Jr Moody Edwin Clyde Northen Northen American National Insurance Con Amerian Printing Co Moody National Bank News Publishing Co Wol Moody & Co Bankers

Word Puzzle Across Clues and Answers

A grid of cryptic style clues lists definitions such as Notion Existed Actor Chaney and Region Baking chamber in a store along with several numbered entries. The mixed across and down prompts include terms for emotions directions people and everyday objects across multiple word lengths.

Harry Chaney

Galveston figures in national business and ranch interests

The document outlines connections among prominent Galveston figures and national firms, naming Mrs Northen as a key stockholder and official in The News Publishing Co. It lists Affiliated National Hotels and associated properties across Texas Oklahoma and West Virginia, plus ranches in Silver Lake and ventures in Missouri and Illinois. Also mentions Sen Allen Ellender visiting India en route to Afghanistan, Nepal and Kashmir.

Galveston Commonwealth Life and Accident Insurance Co St. Louis National Hotel Co National Hotels WL. Moody Cotton Co Silver Lake Ranches, Inc Texas Oklahoma West Virginia Southern Trading Co News Publishing Co Galveston Tribune Galveston Daily News Northen New Delhi India Allen J. Ellender D-La Senate Appropriations Committee Afghanistan Nepal Kashmir

Castro ASC Committeemen Announced After Election

Castro County voters chose five ASC committeemen and 25 community committeemen in a recent election. J. H. Dobbs was re elected county chairman with Ross Summers as vice chairman. Leo Witkowski and Johnny Haberer also won posts.

G. C. Pope Crames Burks Leroy Pohimeler Joe Boozer A. D. Barden Addison Hunter M. L. Simpson Jr Billy Sinclair A. H. Brown Fred Walton

Three Projects Pushed Fort Worth at TCU

Sept 5 report says Texas Christian University completes three new facilities for its 82nd year. A million dollar student center a seventy five thousand dollar peer gym and new parking areas are under construction.

Fort Worth Texas Christian University

Woman Dies as Farm Fire Sweeps Grove Spring Home

A 33 year old mother of two, Mrs. Lester Williams, died in a farm house fire near Grove Spring in Lebanon Missouri. Her husband, sister Wanda Sue Gregory and Charlie Gregory were injured. The blaze began when Williams tried to start a fire with kerosene and coal, trapping the family inside after an explosion. The sisters had left the men to start breakfast when the house caught fire. The two burned and flames prevented entry to save them.

Lebanon Lester Willams Grove Spring Wanda Sue Gregory Charlie Gregory

Audubon's Birds of America Bought by Orange Man

H. J. Luther Stark purchased James John Audubon’s five volume Birds of America for more than $30,000. The 1,065 life sized bird paintings arrived in Orange under armed guard from Philadelphia and join Stark’s growing art treasure collection begun by his mother, Miriam Lutcher Stark.

Orange Tex James John Audubon America H. J. Luther Stark Philadelphia Stark Miriam Lutcher Stark

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