Plains Farming Foundation Adds Soil Scientist
Dr. Arthur F. Gohlke, a Littlefield native, named soil scientist at the High Plains Research Foundation in Halfway Hale County. He will study soil plant relations and supervise water research after finishing graduate work at Michigan State and tech degrees, planning to move to Plainview in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Gohlke
Littlefield
High Plains Research Foundation
Halfway
Hale County
Gohlke
Earl H. Collister
Gohike
West Texas
Collister
Foundation
Michigan State University
Mary Lene
Debra Ann
Lansing
Mich
Plainview
Tech
Texas Tech
Greenville
Miss
Purdue University
High Plains
Terry Farm Building Groundbreaking Set
A groundbreaking ceremony for an $80,000 Terry County cultural building is set for 9:45 a.m. Brownfield farmer H L King will serve as master of ceremonies. County officials and Brownfield Chamber of Commerce representatives will speak briefly at the site on Lubbock Highway and Hill Street. The facility will house county offices of the ASCS Farmers Home Administration and Soil Conservation Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield S Bee
Terry County
H. L
Hub) King
Brownfield
District Farm Bureau
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock Highway
Hill St
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Farmers Home Admini San
Soil Conservation Serce
LCC Faculty Members Win Kiwanis Posts
Three Lubbock Christian College faculty members were elected to South Plains Kiwanis positions. Lewis Stewart became president, succeeding Carroll Hickey. Stewart teaches economics and runs the LCC bookstore. Bill Hart, LOC journalism instructor, joins Kiwanis as officer and is part of the Avalanche Journal sports staff. Brooks Terry, LOC English teacher and Church of Christ preacher in Spade, was elected treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock Christian College
South Plains Kiwanis Club
Lewis Stewart
LCC
Carroll Hickey
Stewart
Bill Hart
LOC
Hart
Avalanche Journal
Brooks Terry
Church of Christ In
Spade
Farm Labor Shortage Forecast for Lubbock County
A Lubbock County farm labor committee reviews Texas Employment Commission data showing a 1060 cotton puller shortfall at harvest. Bracero imports from Mexico will fill the gap under Public Law 78, with ceilings to be posted in local offices and courthouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock County
Texas Employment Commission
Mexico
Richard C. Bunting
TEC
Bunting
Lubbock
U. S. Department of Labor
Farm Labor Committee
W. E. Armstrong
Wheeler Robertson
H. T. Swanner
Thomas Phelan
L. A. Sykora
Labor Department
Slaton
Idalon
Shallowater
New Deal
Wolfforth
Lub
Gagarin Enjoys Speed in Copenhagen Car Tour
Soviet astronaut Yuri A. Gagarin, famed for reaching 17 500 mph in space, rode in an American sports car in Copenhagen and clocked 8 mph during a provincial tour. The trip highlighted his interest in fast travel beyond space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gagarin
Copenhagen
Denmark
Yuri A. Gagarin
Earth
Gonzales Foundation Fundraiser Auction Draws Attention
Gonzales Cafe owner Al Berry in Lubbock tours with his sheep Wando to raise funds for the Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation a rehabilitation center for paralysis patients The auction at Keeton Livestock Commission Co drew bids up to 875 dollars with proceeds supporting the foundation Berry cites Texas lagging in rehabilitation funding and notes a 200 patient waiting list while urging continued support through the Auction Crusadeجه
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Gonzales
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Keeton Livestock Commission Co
Lubbock Livestock Co
Ave. D
al Berry
Lubbock
Wando
Wanda
Texas
Brenham
Gonzales Warm Springs
Tex
Holland Hodges
Hodges
Church Burns Mortgage During Wesley Methodist Dedication
Wesley Methodist Church at 108 East Stanford celebrated its anniversary by burning mortgage candles lit from its birth day cake. The event included a morning service with Rev. C. A. Norcross delivering the sermon, church history reading, and a dinner for about 60. The church seats 200 in a sanctuary. facilities include an educational building with six classrooms, fellowship hall, kitchen, office, and nursery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church
Stanford
C. A. Norcross
Lubbock
J. C. Arnold
Montrose Chemical Wins $1.57 Million Malaria Contract
Montrose Chemical Corp of California has secured a U.S. government contract worth 1 570 200 dollars to supply DDT for USAID malaria eradication efforts. The joint owners Baldwin Montrose and Stauffer Chemical Co. arranged the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Montrose Chemical Corp
California
U.S
Agency For International Development
Montrose
Baldwin- Montrose Chemical Co., Inc
Stauffer Chemical Co
New Projects On Display At Field Day On Local Station
About 1 000 visitors will tour a 320 acre research farm from 1 to 5 p.m. Field tours on tractor trailers will explain experimental studies led by Federal and state scientists. The station, started in 1909 and moved in 1961, showcases improved cotton varieties and a new castor bean and sorghum varieties. If rain, tours shift to laboratories, greenhouses, and shelter facilities. Soft drinks provided by local cotton seed oil mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Fisher
Antists Xplain Federal
Area County
South Plains
C.E
Lynn
Fisher
Lubbock
Sayer to Speak at Lubbock Credit Managers Dinner
Stephen F. Sayer, president of the National Association of Credit Management, will speak at the Lubbock Association of Credit Management dinner at 7 30 p m today at the Holiday Inn East. He is VP of First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Co and was elected president of the credit group last May. He serves as director of the Delaware Valley Council and member of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. New officers of the Lubbock association will be installed at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock Assn. of Credit Management
Holiday Inn East
Stephen F. Sayer
Philadelphia
National Assn. of Credit Management, Inc
First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co
Credit Group
Delaware Valley Council
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock Association
Unmarked cars and plainclothes officers used to catch speeders
The article notes that the practice of using unmarked automobiles and officers out of uniform to arrest speeders has roots dating back to 1902, illustrating early traffic enforcement methods.
City Woman Named National Officer Of WIC
Jo Hancock of 1520 40th St was installed as second vice president of the National Association of Women in Construction at its seventh annual convention in Oklahoma City. She works for H C Lewis of Lubbock and is a charter member of the Lubbock chapter. Hancock has served four terms as a local director and has held Midwest region director and national finance committee chair roles. The Lubbock chapter hosted the event with about 500 attendees including Vivian Skidmore Virginia Silver Bertha Mae Mackey Florence Jones and Virginia Miller. Local honoree was a Yellow Rose of Texas luncheon sponsor by the Lubbock building industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Hancock
40Th St
National Association of Women In Construction
Oklahoma City
Lubbock
H. C. Lewis
Midwest
National Finance Committee
Hancock
Vivian Skidmore
Virginia Silver
Bertha Mae Mackey
Florence Jones
Virginia Miller
Scout Troop Camp-Out At Forrest Heights Church
Scout Troop at Camp-Out attended by twenty scouts and seven adult leaders held a camping weekend at Luther Ranch east of Silvert on. Activities included fishing and Sunday church services at Forrest Heights Methodist Church. Court of Honor planned Monday in the chapel for rank and merit badge advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altawy Posewap Methodist Church
Luther Ranch
Silverton
Weer
Ray McWilliams
Tommy Knowles
Brax Wright
John Durham
Les Beaty
Sally Bulen
Steve Bulen
Doug Hubert
Kenneth Foley
Ronnie Foley
Bill Killgore
Charles Brown
Gary Stewart
Jim Henderson
John Mangrem
Gregg Yeats
David Gentry
Local Society Names Included in Event Roster
Members listed include Mrs. Doralice Heatley Miss Nelda McCary Mrs. Lois Reveire Mrs. June Johnson Miss Jean Fortino and Mrs. Nita Hawk as part of the invited attendees for the upcoming gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doralice Heatley
Nelda McCary
Lois Reveire
June Johnson
Jean Fortino
Nita Hawk
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Duane Bowell Avalanchs
Journal Farm
Adolph Hanslik
Lubbock Cotton Exchange
Hanslik
F.D.I.C
Terry Farm
Kiwanis
Caprock Center
Denny
Saab BN Nee
WIC
M. A. Cooper
Velve
Southwestern Bell
Ges Telephone Company
RCA Victor
Nbc-Tv Network
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