Advertising column highlights wide retail campaigns on South Plains
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal previews major ad pushes by Lever Brothers for Mrs Butterworths Syrup, Comstock Pie Fillings and Betty Crocker cake mixes. Other campaigns include Colgate Palmolive products and Formfit Skippies ads. Bruce warns on kitchen waxes harming wood floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
South Plains
Ed Dalley
Lever Brothers
Lubbock
Comstock
Rodman-Hornburg Company
Wilson & Company
Avalanche Journal
Wilson
E. L. Billingsley
Eddie Kruse
E. L. Bruce
Henry M. Tobey
Tobey
Bruce
Wiley Pritchard, Jr
Jones-Neitzel Company
Eo. Bruce Company
Weaver urges Negro home loans via mixed institutions
Weaver argues against special consideration for Negro housing loans and urges using resources controlled by white and Black investors. He favors Negro controlled groups to fund loans and says marginal cases in white neighborhoods should not rely on special credit from outsiders. He notes his prior NAACP leadership and supports equal opportunity aligned with presidential and congressional policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asso
Weaver
The
National Assn
the Advancement of Colored People
Senate
Congress
Opening of new quarters by Dorothy Boyer店
Dorothy Boyer owner opens new store at 1209 Ave J and moves to current location in 1953. Carnations will be given to attending women at 9 a m Monday with door prizes after a drawing.
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Dorothy Boyer
Ave. J
Miss James Opens Voice and Oboe Studio in Lubbock
Miss Joyce James announces a new Studio For Voice and Oboe at 2112 6th Pt in Lubbock. A Lub bock High School graduate and former Texas Tech student with University of Denver training, she offers pre-auditions and consultations from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with night calls accepted. Fred Branse buys Lubbock’s Iceland ice rink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce James
James
Lubbock High School
Texas Tech
University of Denver
Railroad Executive Is Given Promotions
W. K. Bush elected treasurer and assistant secretary of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. and assistant of the Colorado and Southern Railway Co. and secretary treasurer of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway Co., effective Sept. 1. He succeeds R. W. Coglan who retired after more than 54 years of service. CAR REGISTRATION: In Lubbock County last week 311 automobiles registered with 90 new cars and the rest used. Warehous construction by Warehousing Co. started at 1940-44 Ave. G, estimated cost 8000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Bush
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co
Colorado and Southern Railway Co
Fort Worth and Denver Railway Co
R. W. Coglan
Lubbock County
Wareho! H and H Construction Co
Ave. G
Investor guide urges work and common sense in choosing options
Maxwell S. Stewart warns that average investors face extremes in philosophy and should study courses for prudent choices. He outlines two main paths: fixed income like life insurance and bonds, or variable paths like stocks and real estate, stressing family needs and careful timing in markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Bogue
New York
UPD
Maxwell S. Stewart
Public Affer Committee
Stewart
Envoy Visits Convicted Spy Makinen in Soviet Union
The State Department says Joseph B. Norbury Jr. has traveled to Kiev to see Marvin William Makinen, the 22 year old American student from Ashburnham Mass sentenced in the Soviet Union to eight years for spying. Soviet authorities claim he was assigned by U S intelligence to spy on a motor trip through Eastern bloc countries. Makinen was arrested July 27 but the arrest was disclosed to the U S embassy on September 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Soviet Union
U.S
Marvin William Makinen
Department
Moscow
Joseph B. Norbury Jr
Kiev
Makinen
Ashburnham
Mass
West Berlin
WTSC President to Speak at Tulia Kiwanis Event
Dr James P Cornette president of West Texas State College will address Tulia school faculty and spouses at the Kiwanis club gathering Tuesday at 7 20 p m in the school cafeteria It will also be ladies night for the Kiwanians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TULIA
James P. Cornette
West Texas State College
Tulis, Kiwanis Club
Tulia School
Week’s Market Action Summary for Labor Day Week
Stocks swung wildly with a strong uptrend into all time high territory before a reversal wiped out gains by Friday. The week closed at 720.91 with a 0.28 weekly change after a high of 733.53 and a low of 716.26 as 21 of 20 issues fell on Tuesday and Dupont powered a sharp intraday rise Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupont
Gentry Expands Texas Territory Based in Lubbock
Gentry unveils a new business covering six West Texas counties from the Panhandle to South Plains with headquarters in Lubbock. He expects the first stock to arrive late this week. Born in Claude and educated in area schools, he previously lived in Amarillo before moving to Lubbock in 199. He is married with a daughter, Mrs. Michael Ramsey, of Lubbock. The family resides at 2601 hor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentry
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Lubbock
Claude
Lockney High School
Amarillo
Michael Ramsey
Gentrys
Hor
Texas Construction Shows Slight Decline
Texas construction contracts for July totalled 184 537 000, down five percent from July 1960. Breakdown shows non residential 45 868 000 down 49 percent, residential 77 551 000 up 31 percent, and heavy engineering 61 118 000 up 33 percent. First six months 1961 total 1 327 922 000, up eight percent from 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
F.W. Dodge Corp
J. Dexter Bowers Jr
Dodge
Ithe Dodge
Babies Name Selves in Wellington Traditions
A New Zealand custom lets babies select their own names by cues such as coughs, sneezes, or hand waves during a ceremony reciting ancestors names. The report cites varying practices and attitudes toward identity, naming, and social expectations in bush and urban communities.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Goma
New Home Plan Book Offers Modern Designs for 1962
Plans for a six segment home plan book are offered by Modern Homes with complete drawings priced at 7.50 for the first set and 5 for each additional set, available through January 10 1962. Orders go to Hiawatha Estes Northridge California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William V
Douglas
Jetliner
Moscow
Outer Mongolia
National Geographic
Dean Conger
Kabul
Afghanistan
Kabul-Kan
Ranch and
Dahar Highway
Hiawatha Estes, P.O
Northridge
Calif
West German Reserve Call-Up Possible Amid Berlin Tensions
Chancellor Adenauer signaled a potential call up of 40 000 reserve troops this month after a meeting with NATO commander General Norstad. He cautioned against a limited war in Berlin but remained hopeful for a peaceful solution. No final decision on recalling reserves, though housing and supply preparations are ready. Norstad visited Bonn for the talks before returning to Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westermany
Texin
Konrad Adenauer
NATO
I Europe
Lauris Norstad
Adenauer
Berlin
Foreign Press Association
Soviet Union
Moscow
Norstad
Bonn
Paris
Mass of out of state families move to Lubbock
The list details 105 new families moving to Lubbock last week from states including Texas cities Plainview Snyder Dallas Amarillo and others with numerous new addresses across Lubbock. Names include James Shilingberg Gerald Grimes John Giles Jr Jimmie Lee Opal Green and many more.
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James Shilingberg
Lubbock
Austin
E. L. Kelter
Ifth
Amarillo
Gerald A. Grimes
Houston
Jimmy Featherston
Dimmitt
Hay
Plainview
D. D
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Clorox Company
Rand McNally
Clorox
John Farley
Bob Westerburg & Company
Formfit
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Miss James
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WTSC
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Shale
Lewis Garnett
B. McPeeul
Kansas
Arlington
Opal Green
Mary Jon George
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Seminole
Z. C. Thompson
Jim Crawford
Belmont
Midland
Tommy Smith
4Th St
Logan
N. M
George Neill
Quaker
Abilene
Otis Ratliff
E. Colgate
Dumas
A. L. Rose Jr
Albuquerque
E. Newton
Odessa
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Ind
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Lee Ling
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Jimmie Morns
32Nd
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Wesley G. Johnston
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McCora Air Force Base
Troy Garrison
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Hornbuckle
Ray Pointer
Low
Park
Louisiana
Wayne Holland
Bnd
Leslie Mungle
39Th St
New Orleans
Nesbert Mooney
Ave
Hale Center
Kenneth Garrett
Billy Don Payne
Abernathy
Kenneth P White
Conrad Pennartz
Jim C Tate
48Th
Ampanilo
Luke Hall
Hobbs
Marion Singleton
Haskell’ County
James H._ Wilson
Jerry Neal
Vist
Basil A. “Hodges Jr
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Arizona
Ronnie Stewart
Ave. N
el Paso
Darrel
Corel
Gordon City
Thomas D
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Billy J. Lance
Mrs. Self-Laughlin
Canyon
Ave. V
Missouri
Don Richards
Larbuddie
Wendell , McClendon
O'Donnel
Louis J. Guion MI
Tommy Beck
Ais Ave
A. A
Matador
Lews Catuegno
13Th St
Indiana
W. W. Christison
Erskine
Earth
Ray McCarty
Denton
Donald D. Shares
New Mexico
John E. Pelley
28Th St
San Antonio
Margaret ‘Trevino
E. Edwy
San Benito
South Carolina
Pat Foley
Sidney Oglesbee
38Th St
Roland Willis
48Th St
Littlefield
G. E. Mangrem
Wichita Falls
Ald Bryant
Shallowater
Bruce D
49Th St
Scott E. Wallace
Mission
R. B. Lain
Temple
Dickison
Oklo
D. D. Chamberlin
Big Spring
C. Deaton
Roswell
M. T. McLain
W. J. Carr
George Conyers
Slaton
H. E Porter
15Th St
Floydada
Earl Cuddleback
Detroi
Harveyann
Auburn
Filler
47Th St
Maurice Marchbanks
29Th St
Levelland
Durwood J. Riser
Clovis
James C. Harwell
52Nd St
Wesley Britton
16Th
Brownfield
Bill F. Jon
Artesia
Carroll Hughes
Dave Gardner
A. V. Blake
Pioneer Natural Gas Company
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