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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1955
Page
15
Washington April news reports that Selective Service proposes broad deferments for most young fathers and men over 26 to boost younger inductees. The plan, circulated to agencies for Eisenhower approval, aims to balance the draft pool as ages shift and overall induction ages rise.
Lea County Commission in Hobbs reappoints Dan Hallam and Mack Kasieyv to the New Mexico House after a constitutional amendment on reapportionment passed. The move aims to prevent doubts about their offices as the law awaits final wording and potential abolition implications. A third rep was discussed but not acted upon.
Floydada selects Richard F. Stovall to be city attorney succeeding Renee Ball. Ball departs to practice law in Lapsbock. Council also appoints O. B. Olson as city judge after temporary service.
Hobbs September report says the Hobbs Chapter of the Future Farmers of America initiated fifteen new members called Greenhands. New members include Clyde Smith Donald Dye Perry Burnett Pred Johnson Jessie Firbanks Ronnie Reuscil Tommy Teague B J Dickie Tom Davis Allan Wade Lievd Bosnex Ronnie Thorp Leroy Brister Raymond Lord and Dan Tathet. The group plans an FFA trip to Kansas City later this year.
The Municipal Airport board reported a roughly 2 percent rise in Lubbock enplaned passengers for the first eight months of the year, with 22 265 passengers vs 15 741 a year earlier. The board approved remodeling plans for Braniff offices and granted leases and new approvals for several tenants and facilities at the airport.
Italian ceremony grants Odum a 50,000 lire prize for his long service and hard work. He, now 9 years older, spoke of the recognition as worth seventy years of effort. Two heirs were present and his bonus was part of the feasting, underscoring the value of his labor.
Vernon Odom, boys counselor at Tom S. Lubbock High, reports three replies to a call for part-time work for students. He notes ongoing Saturday or after-school jobs are needed as some boys work out of necessity while others seek spending money. One boy quit school to support relatives and could not find compatible work. One found a department store job last week and another helped with house upkeep near Clovis, New Mexico, with employer driving him there on Saturdays.
A 24 year old New York patrolman, Joseph Cahill Jr., accidentally shot himself while showing his fiancee how to play Russian roulette at his parents home in The Bronx. Police report Cahill fired the bullet into his temple after two clicks.
The YMCA Young Single Guys and Gals Club holds a 6 p.m. dinner at Plains Restaurant Tuesday then games and a social hour at 7:30 p.m. at the Y. Otto Havins will give the devotional. Bill Beal and Donna Williams chair. The third annual Y S G dinner is planned for Oct 4 with Don Kittrell presenting a color slide program from Europe.
Readable lines show a mother named Anna at home during an accident and a couple Cahill and Miss Paulding planned to wed in a month, suggesting a news brief about a mishap and a forthcoming marriage.
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