National Truck Week Sponsored By Chevrolet
National Truck Week will be held by Chevrolet dealers the week of January 10 with 9 600 dealers nationwide displaying the five truck lines for 1988 in extensive showrooms and ad campaigns. The program includes newspaper advertising radio billboards and direct mail material to stress performance durability and economy. A French women invented a cover with celluloid windows for baby carriages and a wheelchair powered by automobile starter batteries was also described.
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United States
Chevrolet
W. H. Fish
Fish
New York
Chicago
Newark
N. J
Mr. Fish
California Bears Edge Alabama in Rose Bowl Preview
Irving Dix argues California, led by Stub Allison and a swift backfield, holds a slight edge over undefeated Alabama in the Rose Bowl. He lauds California's blocking unit and versatile backs led by John Meek and Vic Bottari, while noting Alabama's power and capable playmakers like Joe Kilgrow and Vic Bradford.
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California
Crimson Tide
Golden Bears
Alabama
Pasadena
Calif
Bears
Golden Slope
Leonard
Stub) Allison
Red Elephants
Frank Thomas
Berkeley Power and Brawn
Pitt
Rolypoly
John Meek
Stub Allison
Vic Bottari
Sam Chapman
Dave Anderson
Perry Schwartz
Bill Stoll
Bob Herwig
Ward Stockton
Joe Kilgrow
Dixie
Charley Holm
Vic Bradford
George Zivich
Bama
Perron Shoemaker
Walt Merrill
Miss Karnes Nominated Beauty Queen by Yearbook Editor
West Texas State College selects four beauty nominees for Le Mirage yearbook. Barclay will choose four from twelve nominees submitted by four classes. Nominees include Mary Collins Canyon Irma Karnesley Wellington Doris Billingsley Lamesa, and others across Hartley Wheeler Wheeler Plainview Amarillo Lockney Spearman.
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Canyon McClelland Barclay
New York
Willl
West Texas State College
le Mirage
Barclay
Mary Collins
Canyon
Irma Janette Karnesley Wellington
Doris Billingsley
Lamesa
Maridorai Blair
Hartley
Mary Hellen
Stalls
Whiteleer
Dids Meek
Welon Gilmore
Wheeler
Torothy Dickenson
Silverton
Jankie Dodson
Lockney
Juna Day
Plainvinw
Rachel Widd
Amarvile
Virginia Wohtaus
Virginia Hohlaus
Glyndon Riley
Spearman
Poorly Nourished Women Advertisement Claims Cardus Benefits
An old advertisement urges women to improve nourishment and rest with Cardus for appetite, digestion, and nervous fatigue. It claims mothers recommended it for fifty years and that thousands testify its help, while advising readers to consult a physician if unsure.
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Cardus
Lubbock Judge Recalls Early West Texas Law Start
Judge J J Dillard of Lubbock County described rough early practice in West Texas telling Texas Tech pre law students. He recalled fist fight outcomes and shootings to settle disputes when he began in 1896 in a county with about 200 residents. He founded the Lubbock Avalanche and edited it for eight years.
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Lubbock
West Texas
J. J. Dillard
Lubbbock County
Texas Technological College
Dillard
Ancient skull fragment found near Gravesend hints at Stone Age site
A skull fragment likely from the Acerelian culture of the Stone Age was recently found near Gravesend, England, suggesting the area once housed extended prehistoric activity. The discovery adds to evidence of early human presence in the region amid debates over local attitudes toward newspapers of the era.
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Gravesend
England
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Kilgrow
Jim Ryba
LeRoy Monsky
Phants
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State Bank
Lee
Wellie
Ty Chi
Jenerous
Fellington
Abe
Ang A
Allis-Chalmers
Chrysler
Stevenson Implement Co
City Shoe Shop
Frank Hajek
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