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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1964
Page
3
Texas Tech schedules a 10 a.m. faculty meeting in the Union Building ballroom to begin its fourth decade. President R C Goodwin will speak as more than 600 faculty members and new hires are recognized ahead of the fall semester.
Suzie Wheat and Linda Bell Wylie from Lubbock receive National Methodist Scholarships through The Methodist Church Board of Education. Awards cover tuition and fees up to 500 dollars, honoring academic leadership church involvement and need. Wylie majors in elementary education and Wheat is a junior class favorite. both named to Who’s Who.
Nine persons faced misdemeanor charges on a Saturday morning before Judge James A. Ellis. E. B. Ervin Kenneth Richardson and Jack Wood pleaded guilty to passing worthless checks and received $25 fines plus costs and three days in jail. Robert Lee Bustillos Jr. was fined $75 and jailed five days for petty theft. Donald Lee McClendon paid $150 for carrying a pistol. Bonds of $500 were set for Herman Richardson Mrs Donna Richardson and Albert Dyer who pleaded not guilty. George Wash Cochran pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated.
In Petersburg two cotton bales were ginned in a close race at 12 05 pm and 12 30 pm. Emmett L. Jones produced the first bale with 2380 pounds of lint and 1000 pounds of seed resulting in a 605 pound bale and premium. Ronald Weaver gin manager. Bud Kelley produced the second bale from 2200 pounds total, yielding a 635 pound bale and 950 pounds of seed at Petersburg Gin Inc with manager Bill Perkins. Premium prices were anticipated but not announced.
Whitaharral and Levelland inaugurate toll free direct dialing with a kickoff call from Mayor Ed Hofacker to Clifford Throckmorton president of the Whitharral Lions Club at the Whitharral school. A second item notes the dedication of St. Philips Catholic Church educational building by trustees Clarence Albus A H Jungman Bill Gerik and Wilfred Rohnfeld.
Jerry L. Graham, boilerman fireman USN son of Mr and Mrs Evan W Graham, 3518 39th St, returns to San Diego aboard USS Frank Knox after a Western Pacific tour with Seventh Fleet. Knox earns a goodwill trip to Australia for two years service. Sister E Young, son of Mr and Mrs Lister Young, 3509 Utea Ave, begins nine weeks of basic training at Naval Training Center San Diego.
Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr ruled a criminal defendant in justice court is taxed a single $3 jury fee even if multiple juries hear the case. The ruling answered a Corsicana county request about hung juries and repeated verdicts.
Mrs. Alvie Ratheal is appointed Crosby County librarian replacing Mrs. Fay Ogle who moved to San Angelo. Ratheal will open the Crosbyton library Tuesday to Friday 2 to 5 pm and Saturday 9 to 12. She will visit the Ralls and Lorenzo libraries monthly and manage state reports. Forgiveness week allows overdue book checkins without fines.
Crosbyton School district reports total enrollment of 831 for the week led by a high school class of 198. Classes began August 28 with 419 students in grades 1-5 and 214 in junior high, while Fred Douglas School added 51 pupils in grades 1-6.
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