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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1962

Page

2

Phoenix Jewelers Slaying Tied to Job Offer Scheme

Five Phoenix men including Clemmie Jackson and R E Jackson, aged 19 to 28, face first degree murder charges after admitting to abducting Samuel Resnick, a retired Albany jeweler, and strangling him with a rope to stage a robbery murder. Resnick allegedly offered over $5,000 in jewels if the plot succeeded. The body was found days later in the Arizona desert, and investigators traced the crime to a job advertisement Resnick answered.

Carl K. Bell Phoenix Fhx Gemmie Jackson Resnick R. E. Jackson Tillis Jones Spurlock Roe. Jackson Clemmie Jackson Theckson Brothers Lithuania Albany N.Y Arizona Arizona Desert

Estes Fertilizer Boom Powers West Texas Grain Sorghum

In Pecos area anhydrous ammonia fertilizer boosts West Texas sorghum yields and cattle feed value. Billie Sol Estes Enterprises in Pecos provides 1000-gallon storage banks, tanks, and delivery with farm mortgage options, promoting its use as a low-cost soil nitrogen source.

Billie Sol Estes West Texas Cotter Billy Sol Estes Billie Sal Estes Enterprises Pocus

Fashion Questions on Lapels Ties and Evening Wear

A reader asks about appropriate sport jacket use after 6 PM and dark ties with dark suits for evenings. The panel notes lapel width varies by model from about 1 1/2 to 3 inches, wider is too much. a green beret is issued to Army Special Service Forces for distinction. and Frosted tones appear in Spring sportswear with guidance on tie knots for tab and round collars.

Army Special Service Noll

Red Party Leaders Enter Not Guilty Plea in Court

Washington AP Two top officers of the US Communist party Gus Hall and Benjamin J Davis were arraigned in federal court on charges of violating the Internal Security Act of 1950. They pleaded innocent and were freed on $5,090 bail each pending arguments on trial. Hall denounced the indictment as pro Fascist and warned of mass camps for party members.

Red Party Washington Communist Party Gus Hall Benjamin J Davis Matthew F. McGuire Hall Davis Justice Department Edwin Guthman Saray Wolpiesial Tes Cages Hall Davie We Secretars

State Police Nab Accused Slayer Of Three Women

John Randal Wooldridge, a high school student, surrendered to state police after breaking out of a mental hospital and being linked to the November killings of his grandmother Mrs George Dalrymple, aunt Mrs Ella Durfee, and cousin Miss Jene Durfee. He was taken from Carlsbad to Las Vegas for transfer, with officers noting he could not recall the shootings.

Las Cruces George Dalrymple Colgan Ella Durfee Jene Durfee Ralenh M. K. Alexiander Wooldridge Las Vegas

Four Killed In Colorado Crash

A single engine plane crashed about 1 mile east of here, killing four aboard. The maroon and white Paper Apache had departed Kit Carson Easter Colorado about 119 pm. Deputy FAA officials in Denver identified the four as the crew and passengers. The wreck occurred within an hour of takeoff. rescue and investigation followed.

Cole UPI Here Kit Carson Colorado Fedora Aviation Agency Denser Danville

Faubus Drops Out of Arkansas Governor Race

In Little Rock Orval Faubus announces he will not seek a fifth term due to physical stress and fatigue. He hints at possible future political runs and addresses school integration, arguing rival integration efforts threaten racial integrity.

Little Rock Ark Orvaldo Faubus Faubus Sorval Jewel

Family Of Three Die When Train Hits Car

A car drove onto railroad tracks in Gas City, Pennsylvania, and was struck by a freight train. Three family members were killed, including a man named Ralph Walser and his two children. The incident occurred as the train was approaching after several cars had passed.

Sat Na Pennsslya Teat Gas City Sul Nant Ob Ralph Walser Fey

Panel To Study Juvenile Delinquency Here Tuesday

A municipal panel on juvenile delinquency will convene Tuesday in the Caprock Hotel Comanche Room Lubbock. The Downs town Optimist Club sponsors the discussion with five other Lubbock Optimist clubs invited about 10 participants. Panelists include Tom Cannon Bill Cox Billy Trigg Vaughn Hendrie and Casey Charnes. Topics cover home environment school impact rehabilitation and policy needs. Highway tolls noted: 408 Texas highway deaths this year, six fewer than last year.

Lubbock Comanche Caprock Hotel Downstown

Lawsuit outlines Estes scheme in tank business

A $4.3 million federal suit filed in Amarillo by Pacific Finance Corp. charges Billie Sol Estes and three associates with a phony installment sale scheme to defraud by using fake contracts and non existent tanks. The action seeks $2 million in actual damages, $20 million in exemplary damages, and $300,000 in attorney fees, detailing alleged defaults and per program steps across multiple firms. The case spans Superior Manufacturing Co. of Amarillo and involved entities in Dallas and Los Angeles.

PECOS APS Billie Sol Estes Amarillo Pacific Finance Corp Dallas Estes Pacific Finance Real Monetary Joss and Demfe Tai Coleman D.den Lubbock Orr and Ruel Alexander McSpadden Superior Manufacturing Co Orr Superior Meyander Sup Forte Petty Extes Superior Manufacturing Dala Pacific Plaintiff Emanl Amanila Los Angeles

Radioactivity risks and fallout levels explained

The Medical Mirror discusses how fallout from nuclear tests in early 1962 has not yet caused public alarm but authorities monitor the situation. It explains exposure effects, notes the nonthreshold concept, and promises more on fallout next week.

Medical Mirror Uye Earth Outer Space

Mistrial Sought For Convicted Killer Myers

Defense lawyers in Rusk seek a mistrial for John Edwin Myers 33 convicted of slaying hitchhiker Arthur Lee DeKraal near Big Spring. The 45th district court was asked to declare a mistrial due to alleged evidentiary errors insanity questions and extraneous offenses. Myers remains jailed in Cherokee County.

RUSK UPI John Edwin Myers 45Th District Myers Arthur Lee DeKraal Big Spring Orvan B. Jones Richard Stone Cherokee County

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