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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1953
Page
5
The sixth annual Lamb Fair wrapped up in Lamb County with three days of entertainment and educational programs. Judges announced results across beef and dairy cattle, sheep, and swine with Littlefield FFA winning the education booth prize and Pleasaint Valley Club taking honors in another FFA display.
The fragment lists many breed classes with pullets, hens, cockerels and pen entries. Champions include Don Dolle for both female and male in unspecified White Leghorns, Gerald Byrd and Billy Gilbert noted among Rhode Island Reds and Columbian Plymouth Rocks, while Max Barnett and Billy Mote appear as champions in Barred Rocks and Grand Champion Female respectively.
A frustrated disc jockey allegedly broke into Station KERC transmitter and started it, then played hillbilly music from the downtown studios in a non-request program. The transmitter remained on when the chief engineer arrived at 6 am and listeners reported hearing music around 10:30 pm. Police hunted the suspect as of Sept. 19.
The World Bank loans 7.3 million dollars for power projects in Minas Gerais Brazil. Grand champion male Max Barnett. Junior livestock results list Ronald Rogers and Emil Birkleback among yearling and ram categories with winners Deryl Machen Jackie Baker and Dervi Machen announced across ewe and ram divisions.
Area Boy Scouts showcased activities under the theme Scouting In Action as the Dawson County Fair closed. Exhibits by Explorer, Boy and Cub Scouts included crafts, Indian lore, first aid, model railroads, and merit badge displays with top prize money totaling $73 won by Monte Griffin.
Hockley County farmers exhibitors and home makers packed the Hockley County Fair Grounds as the 11th annual fair closed. A large evening program featured the Buttons and Bowl Club square dance while a three day schedule included a quarter horse show, old fashion rodeo races, an exhibitors banquet, a Guernsey cattle sale and calf weighing for the Spring Fat Stock Show. More than 1,000 entries competed in livestock crops poultry and the Women’s Division as Nigeria announced a Gold Coast football trip with a large night parade drawing over 10 000 spectators.
Mrs. I. C. Houston of Abernathy died at 5 p m from a heart attack while returning from the funeral of a friend near Abernathy. She attended the grave services at Strip Cemetery for Mrs. W H Raglin. Funeral services are pending at Lemons Funeral Home in Plainview and will be held at Abernathy Methodist Church with burial in Abernathy. She was born December 9 1881 in Burnet and married I C Houston in 1899. The couple moved across several Texas towns before settling in the Strip Community near Abernathy. Survived by four daughters two sons a brother 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
In SWEA CITY Iowa a blaze in the Baptist parsonage during a revival meeting killed 4 year old Terry Beal and 18 month old Irene Beal. Father Rev Everett Beal was severely burned while rescuing the youngsters.
Plainview, Sept. 19 Special Funeral services for William Henry Mills 79 retired farmer will be at 4 p m Monday at Lemons Chapel Mills died this morning at Plainview Hospital and Clinic Born Aug 23 1874 in Madison County he moved to Plainview in 1929 from Shallowater Survivors include his wife seven children sixteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren
Portable chest X-ray units will operate in Muleshoe on October 2 and 3 in cooperation with the State Health Department Tuberculosis division. The program starts at 8 30 a m October 2 and is free to all area residents. The Chamber of Commerce sponsors the effort with civic clubs and schools being contacted to encourage turnout.
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