Bishop to Read Rites Monday
Dr. H. J. Robinson dies after heart attack in Lubbock hospital. Rev. Dr. Herndon I. Robinson, a prominent local minister, passes away at 12:45 p.m. Saturday in the recently acquired Methodist hospital.
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H. J. Robinson
Herndon I. Robinson
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
de. Robinson
Liscom
William C. Martino
Dallas
Martin
J. F. Shewhert
Methodist
Nastar
Neves Elon
Crandall
PR N. Huckabee Intermem
Tiaem
Pisses
Carter
Robinson
Robinson Page
Fulgham Named For State Post In Texas
Lubbock man C B Fulgham 40, president of Western Royalty Co, is nominated as secretary of state for Texas to replace Howard Carney. He plans a May start after Senate confirmation and will undergo a schooling period in Austin. Fulgham has chaired the Texas Industrial Commission and emphasizes West Texas recognition. He and his family will move to Austin in spring. two children Carolyn and Edward are named.
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Lubbock
Texas
State Senate
Cory
Ian
C. BR
Foonhar
Western Royalty Co
Howard Carney
Atlanta
Tex
Fulgnam
Gever
Appa
West Texas
Fulgham
Senate
Austin
Fulghams
Carolyn
Edward
Texas Industrial Commission
Dulles Seeks United Front Against Communism in Asia
Secretary of State Dulles flies to Europe with President Eisenhower’s blessing to urge Britain and France to join a united front against Communist aggression in Southeast Asia. He aims to secure joint Western resolve before the Geneva Conference on Indochina and warns that delay could jeopardize freedom in the region.
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John M. Hightower
Dulles
Europe
United Front
Southeast Asia
London
Paris
Eisenhower
Prench Bath
United States
Tedechina
Britain
France
Geneva
Rosenmheawer Dutles
Dien Bien Phi
Aswan
Philippines
Astras
New Zealand
Peles
Five Tots Perish In Alabama Fire
A two bedroom home near Columbia Alabama burned in a blast from a heating unit killing five young children. Three other children and the mothers were seriously burned. Mrs Roy Gilbert of Eufala and two children aged two months and three years were visiting the Elmore family when the tragedy occurred.
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Columbia
Ala
Roy Gilbert
Eufala
G. B. Elmore
Hydrogen Bomb Film Sold Publicly For 84 55
AEC chief Lewis L. Strauss told the Senate panel the commission seeks 1.34 billion dollars for the new fiscal year while confirming public sale of color and black and white footage of Operation Ivy’s Nov 1 1952 hydrogen test. Foreign requests go through State Department channels. Tass may receive copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Pacific
State Department
Tass
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
Senate Appropriations Committee
Strauss
Lawmaker Fails To Stage Fight Delays Spending Bill Review
An absent lawmaker did not attend the Texas Senate Finance Committee hearing despite threats to delay funding. The committee recommended approval of near 2 million dollars in spending bills covering state projects including El Paso nursing school and Waco State Home technology upgrades. A public hearing was scheduled for 9 p.m. to decide on funding certainty.
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Austin
Develow
Senate Finance Committee
Pesheer PU Hay
Wold
Techdines
Waco State
Texas State College, Commerce
Comic Dictionary A witty note on the idle housewife
The excerpt spoofs common roles as a playful dictionary entry. It defines a housewife as one who reaches for a chair when answering the telephone, reflecting light humor about domestic life in the era.
Lubbock Is Meet Champ
UBBOCK Senior High School 4 students led the District 2-AA literary meet at Lubbock High. Winners advance to the regional meet at Texas Tech on April 24 with state meet in Austin to follow. Events included declamation debate extemporaneous speech shorthand typing spelling and writing. No grand champion was named by the district executive committee.
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Ubbock Senior High School
Lubbock Schoo
Tech
Texas Tech
Austin
Nat Williams
Lubbock Publi Schools
Lubbock
Midland
Tamesiz
Odessa
Big Spring
French Surprise Blow Rocks Reds at Dien Bien Phu
French Union troops launched a surprise counter attack near Dien Bien Phu driving Vietminh from a dominating hill. Fire and bayonet work felled hundreds as French artillery blasted rebel trench lines for almost three hours.
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Hanot
Dien Bien Phu
Baston
Empty Jet Fuel Tank Falls In Slaton Residential Area
An empty wing-tip fuel tank from an Army Air Force T-33 trainer fell into a Slaton residential alley after 7 pm causing no damage. Captain Douglas R. Wood of Reese Air Force Base said turbulence over Slaton caused the loss en route from Las Vegas to Webb AFB. The tank bounced into the alley near Mrs. Gus Secl’s residence as about 150 onlookers gathered.
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Slaton
Army Air Force
Douglas R. Wood
Reese Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Nev
Webb Afb
Big Spring
Reese
Gus Secl
W. Scurry St
Instructional Departments Get Major Hike in Budget Approval
The Tech Board approves the overall 1954-55 budget of 5,354,541.30 for all divisions of Texas Technological College after a five hour meeting Saturday.
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Tech Board
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Technological College
FE. N. Jones
Weaver
DeWitt Weaver
Franklin Alton Wade
Miami UU
Oxford
Ohio
Pr. Sylvan Julian Kaplan
Judd Morrow
TECH
Olton Tractor Tragedy Claims NineYearOld Victim
A nine year old boy, Jerry Wayne Carlisle, was killed when the tractor he was driving overturned on his farm near Olton. He died at Olton Memorial Hospital after the crash, believed to have occurred at 2:50 p.m. His parents, Irby and Mrs. Carlisle, were away at the time.
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Avalanche-Journal
Olton
Here
Jerry Wayne Carlisle
Irby Carlisle
Littlefield
Olton Memorial Hospital
Breckenridge
Carliste
Heavy Rain Hits Dawson County and South Plains
Thunderstorms drenched the lower South Plains, with Dawson County absorbing up to four to five inches on rangeland east of Lamesa. Lubbock recorded only 0.10 inch, the area’s total since Jan 1. Posts, Tahoka, Matador, and Childress reported scattered heavy showers and hail, while drought-threatened crops may gain moisture but unirrigated wheat risked damage.
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Dawson County
O'Donnell
South Plains
Hank McKee
Avalanche-Journal
Meess
Lower
Rangeland
Lamesa
Lubbock
Matador
Dawson-O'Donnell
Brownfield
Levelland
Post
Taheka
O’donnell-Lamesa
Lubbovk
Weather Bureau
Childress
Caprock
Tahoka
Paducah Childress
Leroy Cohan
Fred Raney
Dawson County Farm Bureau
Matador Editor Survives Sand Bed Rain Near White Flat
Matador area reports heavy rains after a sand storm as Doug Meador of the Matador Tribune recalls being caught in the downpour north of Matador near White Flat. Ditches fill and soil readying for cotton planting gains a psychological boost despite limited immediate relief.
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Welch
Matador
South Plains
Matador Tribune
Doug Meador
Sheila Cline Repeats As Area Spelling Champ In Lubbock
Sheila Cline, 13, from Carroll Thompson School in Lubbock, repeated as regional spelling champion at O L Slaton Junior High School. She will travel to Washington D C to compete in the National Spelling Bee May 17 22, after defeating Russell McCurdy Jr who finished second. Ronnie Polk from Yoakum County placed fifth as county champions contended.
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Lubbock
Avalanche- Journal
Sheila Cline
Russell McCurdy Jr
Crosbyton
Opal Dixon
Avalanche-Journal
O. L. Slaton
Carroll Thompson School
Washington,d. C
Sheila
Russell
Him
Ronnie Polk
Denver City
Yoakum
Ishmael Hill
Regional spelling contest results highlight students and champions
In the regional championship participants from Post Garza County Tahoka Lynn County earned top spots. Victor E Hudnan, a seventh grader from Post, led with a late correction on the word chromium. Bonnie Sue Thomas of Tahoka, a sixth grader, finished fourth as Lynn County’s champion.
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Post
Victor E. Hudnan
Garza County
Bonnie Sue Thomas
Tahoka
Lynn County
Weather map summary for Lubbock region and states
Weather map notes cloudy conditions for today and Monday with possible scattered thundershowers this afternoon. Forecast highs near 75 and lows around 40, plus a detailed table of sunrises and sunsets and 24 hour humidity readings. City list includes Abilene Amarillo El Paso Oklahoma City Dallas Roswell Denver and others with high temperatures and precipitation figures.
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Lubbock
Bette
US Weather Bureau
Abilene
el Paso
Amarillo
Houston
Alhuquque
Okla
City
Dallas
Roswell
Os de Denver
W. Falls Ee
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Trip
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Lawmaker
AL and M
School of Nursing
Plainview Daily Show
OW News
Area Agriculture
Sunday Church News
Comic Dictionary
Don Bynum
Bis Spring
C. W. Ratliff
Tot
Pecos
Walter Folsom
Dawson
Lynn
Pat
Neess
Abernathy Aseece
Andrews Secenes
Sprinkle Tlockney Seeeeeens
Showop
Plainview
Ropesville
Wellman
Wilson
Shallowater
Anton
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