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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1955

Page

9

City Women's Club Observance Opens Week

The City Women’s Club opens observance of Nations Business Women’s Week with a breakfast at Caprock Hotel. Mrs. Mo Noel Young, church official, will speak. Ten members announced for the year, with awards for achievements in the past and upcoming events noted by the club.

Basinos Ant S Breck iMay Caprock Mo Noewel Young Roodway Church of Christ Ted Cub Rishers Giana Asc Xvea Matias

Mrs Simpson Rites Slated At Plainview

Plainview mourns as funeral services are planned for Mrs Simpson. Burial will take place at Plainview Cemetery under the direction of Lerans Painers.

Plainsciew Lervans Painers

Figure shows polio cases under 1954 mark for second week

Washington dispatch notes a continued decline in polio cases for a second consecutive week. The report highlights reduced infection numbers and mentions ongoing monitoring, with officials urging vaccination and precautionary measures as the season progresses.

Home Arts Winners Named To Wind Up Lamb County Fair

Betty Byars and JoAnn Vaught of Spade and Mrs Hilbert Wision of Springlake won sweep stakes in home arts judging as Lamb County Fair closed. Miss Byars led textiles with top prizes. Miss Vaught earned multiple divisions. Mrs Wisian’s food table display noted. Other art show winners named across animal study, landscape, design, and crafts with several placements reported.

Lamb County Littlefield Betty Byars JoAnn Vaught Spade Hilbert Wision Springlake Lamb County Fair Melvin Tamison Miss Bvars Spade 4-Hlub Miss Vaught

Tech Enrollment Closes Monday Amid Turbulent Details

The notice outlines enrollment deadlines and partial references to registration reform. Key names or groups are unclear due to garbled text, but it indicates a final cutoff on Monday and mentions accounting and treatment related items in scattered fragments.

No Roach Insect Killer Ad From Johnston's Mordach Line

An old advertisement touts No Roach insect killer to control roaches and ants. It highlights easy use, fresh kitchen benefits, and no feeding pets or dishes. The ad lists prices 89 cents for 8 count, one dollar sixty nine for one pint, and two dollars ninety eight for another size, from Kewprill-We's on the second floor.

Johnston Mordach Bki

Northeast Garza County Gets Farm to Market Road

A new Farm to Market Road in northeast Garza County, from U S Highway 380 eleven miles east of Post to Verbena, will span about 4.7 miles. The project is funded under Senate Bill 286 and work will start after planning and right of way clearance. Resident Engineer F C Stanley will oversee the Garza County duties.

Garza Garza County Texas S. C. McCarty Lubbock State Highway Department Post Verbena McCarty F. C. Stanley

Site Dedication Set By Lutheran Church

A dedication service is set for 3 p.m. today at the Christ Lutheran Church construction site at 50th Street and Knoxville Avenue with Rev. Paul G. Elbrecht in charge and Rev. Louis Pahtor of Redeemer Lutheran Church participating. Church services are now held at 4419 34th Street. The congregation organized December 5 1954 and plans a chapel Sunday School facilities a sanctuary an elementary school and a parsonage. Building committee members are Ralph Rosebrook chair man and John Ruhnke Frank Wolf Louis Lueders and Robert Riley.

Christ Lutheran Church 50Th St Knoxville Ave Paul G. Elbrecht Louis Pahtor Redeemer Lutheran Church 34Th St Ralph Rosebrook John Ruhnke Frank Wolf Louis Lueders Robert Riley

Lichens Grow in Tropics and Railroads Pay Taxes

U S railroads paid 861 million dollars in taxes in 1954, with lichen growth noted in tropic jungles and far frozen Arctic areas.

U. S Arctic

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