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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1969
Page
9
Mrs. W. L. Davis shares how decoupage decorates items like a rusty lunchbox turned purse and a bread board turned kitchen piece. She notes varnish coats and steel wool smoothing can create varnished nail hangings and pasting effects, urging patience to avoid ruined projects.
The bill earmarks 5.8 billion for state expenses including 42 parole officers and four supervisory roles, 5.4 million for a girls training school, and 2.2 million to finish a reform school for 240 girls. It also raises the governor’s pay to 55 thousand and funds nearly 2 million to improve nine parks.
About 1,000 people are expected for the 60th annual field day at the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center north of Lubbock. Tours run 1 to 5 pm highlighting cotton varieties grain sorghum hybrids weed control and experimental systems with staff-led stops and exhibits of farm machinery labs and greenhouses.
Dr Lohmann will demonstrate using newspapers in the classroom and show strategies to engage students in critical thinking. Area educators invited include district social studies coordinator Leota Matthews and department heads from Texas Tech, Lubbock Christian College, and South Plains College among others.
Police used air surveillance and crime lab teams to hunt for 14 year old Robert Wayne Lawson on a fishing trip near Oak Cliff Dallas. Investigators plastered tire tracks and cut a damaged tree where his mangled bicycle was found as his mother reported he was two and a half hours overdue after promising to return for supper.
The Post Office rejects a bid by the 97,000 member Union of Post Office Workers to arm mailmen with anti dog sprays. Officials warn many recipients may sue if sprays are used while dog attacks persist. The union reports 3,183 postal workers were bitten last year and seeks legal avenues to change the decision.
In Camden New Jersey a police raid led by Public Safety Director Harold Melleby at the Martin Luther King Memorial Center arrested five people including Charles Poppy Sharp head of the Black Peoples Unity Movement. Sharp faced a 35000 dollar bail on charges tied to last week's unrest.
Mrs Ray Houx of Ennis was killed in a one car accident during a rainstorm near Waxahachie Texas. Her husband suffered minor injuries when the car wrecked on a wet, dusty road about two miles north of Waxahachie.
Ted Dean of Texas Tech University seeks 50 000 in a damage suit charging a car rear end collision on Sept 29 1966 impaired his earning capacity and delayed a textbook project for use in agriculture courses. Trial opened before Judge James A Ellis in district court with Edward Wayne Hellman named as the other driver.
Monroe Owens administrator of Clovis Memorial Hospital since 1957 requests resignation to the hospital board. Board president Bob Brooks said no action until the weekly meeting at 12 30 p m with no public comment. Owens faced fire from July from an ad hoc committee appointed by the Clovis City Commission over hospital and emergency room procedures. The board voted August 5 to retain Owens despite pressure. By September 1 four of five board members had resigned or had terms expire.
Campus bulletin boards list items for sale from TVs radios and tires to baby items and even a senior ring. Other notices include ride offers a wedding dress and veil and a humorous ad about a study group and a name change sign indicating Texas State University.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith placed an orange marigold on Everett Dirksen's desk before a brief Senate session. The tribute recalls Dirksen's push to make the marigold the national flower while Smith advocates for the rose.
Two 14 year old youths confessed to stealing two cars during a prowling incident near Onend Food Store at 1517 34th St. The Modern Chevrolet Sales lot at 1600 block Avenue J reported the thefts, later recovered by police.
A Chicago publisher offers a self training method to improve daily conversation, poise, and influence. The booklet Adventures in Conversation is mailed free with just a dime for postage to readers who request it. Send name, address, and zip to the given Chicago address for the booklet.
Officials from the Association of Governments formerly the Lubbock Metropolitan Council of Governments convene at the 1716 16th Street school administration building for a 7 am meeting. Participants include local officials assessing regional planning and school district coordination.
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