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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1955

Page

2

Two Lockney Youths Injured In Accident

Two 17-year-olds from Lockney were injured late Friday after their car overturned east of Plainview following a Hale Center football game. Lonnie Dee Nix, critically injured with a concussion and broken bones, drove the 1955 auto. Derrell Waldrip suffered cuts and bruises as both were thrown clear.

Plainview Lockney Lockney Hale Center Lonnie Dee Nix S. E. Nix Sterley Derrell Waldrip A. N. Waldrip Nix Plainview Hospital Waldrip

Testimonial Request for Medical Results to Spears Chiro

The notice asks readers to write to Spears Chiro Practic Sanitarium and Hospital in Denver Colorado for testimonial proof of results across many ailments including arthritis cancer polio epilepsy rheumatic fever multiple sclerosis cerebral palsy muscular dystrophy strokes heart liver skin stomach kidney and other conditions.

Spears Chiropractic Sanitarium and Hospital Denver Colo

Tech board member Kermit rancher slightly improves

Tom Linebery, a tech board member and director at Texas Technological College in Lubbock, was reported slightly improved today after several days of serious illness. He had been admitted to the hospital Wednesday and listed as critically ill Friday. hospital officials noted improvement in the last 24 hours.

Kermit Tom Linebery Lineberg Texas Technological College Lubbock

Iowa Man Pleads Guilty To Libel And Framing

Waterloo Iowa Richard Filiott pleaded guilty to libeling an ex convict by planting fake evidence at a crime scene He admitted breaking into a dredging company office and leaving a incriminating scrap of paper tying the ex convict to the incident

Waterloo Iowa Richard Filiott Eliott

Wheat Storage in Kansas Tops April 1 1955 U S Totals

More than a fifth of the 1,212 million bushels of wheat in storage in the United States on April 1 1955 were in Kansas. The data highlights Kansas as the leading wheat storage state in the nationwide inventory recorded by agricultural authorities.

United States Kansas

Clothing Center in Lubbock supplies 700 plus garments

In its first three weeks the Community Clothing Center Lubbock issued 120 cases to 195 adults and 574 children, providing 548 pairs of shoes and 5 701 pieces of clothing. Mrs. Cherry Penney urges donations of boys and infants clothes blankets and bedding to sustain the center at 1313 Broadway behind the Christian Science Reading Room.

Community Clothing Center Lubbock Cherry Penney Salvation Army PTA

Petersburg's First Bale Ginned By Hegi

Petersburg reports its first bale of cotton ginned at the Co-Op Gin. Arthur Hegi grew the cotton north of town and the 2300 pounds produced a 480 pound bale with 990 pounds of seed. The gin bought lint at 50 cents a pound, seed at 100 dollars per ton, and a 50 dollar bonus was paid by the Businessmen's Club. The bale is displayed near the First State Bank.

Olton Ford Lamb County Lain Jack Baker Louis Hair C. S Ford Lain Oliton Chamber of Commerce Lam Baker Farmers’ Gin Co Petersburg Arthur Hegi Ronald Weaver First State Bank

Monterey High FHA Delegates Return From State Conclave

Monterey High School Future Homemakers of America delegates Lora Kerr and Kathy White returned by plane from Austin after attending the state executive council meeting. Fern Foster Hawkins reported on the national convention and plans for the April 1921 state meeting were discussed. Sponsors attending were Mrs. T. D. Daniel and Mrs. Wayne Timmons.

Monterey High School Dixon White 43Rd St T. D. Daniel Wayne Timmons

Slaton High opens in modern building for 1955 56

Slaton High School began the 1955 56 term in a new modern building with 275 students registered. Construction started October 1954 and the facility includes a 750 seat air conditioned auditorium, stage equipment, decorated classrooms, glare reducing lighting, teacher lockers, onepiece desks, a school nurse room, and a two way intercom system linking all rooms.

Slaton Slaton High School

Texas Citizens Council Granted Charter As Educational Group

Austin reports that A. M. Muldrow Secretary of State approved the charter application of the Texas Citizens Council after a study to ensure lawful purpose. The council, calling itself an educational corporation, aims to prevent integration of public schools.

Texas Citizens Council Austin Sec A. M. Muldrow

Local Motley County Sears Gilt Show Winners Named

Joe Ed Smith of the Flamet community won first place at the Motley County Sears Gilt Show in Matador. Judge Kirby Clayton, Cottle County agent, presided. Other winners listed include Gary Lancaster and Mae Martin of Matador, Bert Green and Stanley Brooks of Roaring Springs, Vergie Holiman of Northfield, and Dean Turner of Beaumont.

Matador Joe Ed Smith Flamet Motley County Sears Kirby Clayton Cottle County Gary Lancaster Bert Green Roaring Springs Vergie Holiman Northfield Mae Martin Stanley Brooks Dean Turner Beaumont

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