Lamesa Schools Report Record Enrollment Growth
Lamesa's chamber cites large population moves to the city driven by praise of the school system. Enrollment hits 2,997 for the new year, with white schools at 2,764 and Negro at 233, nearing 3,000 and stressing facilities.
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Lamesa
Chamber of Commerce
Wadzeck
Fiice
Atmoc
Wadaeck
Wadzerk
Nema
Stem
Es Fom
Pom Wadzeck
Warizeeg
Sann
Lubbock FFA Boy To Receive Honor Award
Kay Eugene Coleman of the Lubbock FFA will receive the State Fair of Texas Honor Medal as part of a group of 52 Texas Future Farmers and 4 H Club members. He attends a dinner Oct 6 at the Baker Hotel with the medal presentation set for Rural Youth Day on Oct 7. Ras W. Wilson announced the honor Saturday.
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Kay Eugene Coleman
Lubbock
FFA Bow
Texas Future Farmers Future
Four South Plains Soldiers Listed As Wounded In Action
The Defense Department released casualty lists naming four South Plains soldiers wounded in Korea. Marines Pfe. Billy R. Franklin of Lubbock, Pfe. William Thomas Keele of Lamesa, and Hastings of Lamesa, plus Army Pvt Billie W. Meadors of Spur, are listed with varying injury reports. Meadors had 18 months service in his second enlistment and had previously indicated minor wounds. families await official updates.
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South Plains
Samese
Korea
Department of Defense
Fom
Marines
Ross EF. Hastings
Mary F. Hoga
Lamesa
Army
Billie W. Meadors
Levi Meadors
Spur
Meadors
California
Keele
Welch
Hastings
Franklin
Bird blamed in death of woman
Buffalo report says a sparrow nest blocked a heater flue, causing carbon monoxide buildup that led to the death of 35 year old Mrs. Corda Hillman. Medical examiner Hyland cited oxygen deprivation as the apparent cause. the sparrow died in its nest.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Corda Hillman
John P. Hylant
Last Of Men Trapped In Mine Are Saved
In Cumno ck Scotland the last survivors of the Knockshinnock Castle mine disaster were lifted to the surface.116 men were rescued after being trapped nearly two days below a 720 foot pit in a cave in. Some men suffered shock and exhaustion and were taken to hospital. Ten miners remained unaccounted for as authorities counted 136 souls trapped when the cave in occurred Thursday night.
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Cumnock
Scotland
Cumhock
Knockshinnock Castle
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Lubbock Ffa
Annapolis, Md
Athens
Texas Tech
W. Z. Rogers
Masan
Bird
E. Broadway
Tex
Avalanche-Journal, Sun
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CASEY
Ltn
Tiny
Casey Carpet Company
Kasey Carpet
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