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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1958

Page

3

Soviet scientist warns oceans unsafe for atomic waste dumps

Moscow source reports Dr. Lev Zenkevitch says deep ocean canyons near Marianas trenches could circulate water and spread radioactive waste. He cautions that dumping spent atomic materials risks poisoning sea life and humans, noting deep ocean currents could bring contaminants to the surface.

Alton Blakesler Emoscow Levi Venkovitch Daneros bKevitch Ich Moscow Marianas Trench Marianas Islands Pacific Grand Canyon Tonga Trench New York Kansas City Marianas Zenkevitch Vityaz

Rites Held For Amarillo Man Claude Mauldin Jr

Funeral services 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Littlefield for Claude Clinton Mauldin Jr. 32 of Amarillo. Burial in Littlefield Cemetery directed by Hammons Funeral Home. Survived by wife, parents C C and Mrs Mauldin of Littlefield, son Clinton Mauldin III, two brothers Lt Col C Mauldin of Dayton Ohio and A Mauldin of Amarillo, and sister Mrs Earl Robison of Littlefield.

Littlefield First Baptist Church Claude Clinton Uldin Jr Amarillo Lee Hemphill Little Ma Littefield Cemetery Hammons Rfflo C. Mauldin Dayton Ohio A. Mauldin Earl Robison Little

Four Airmen Die in Oklahoma Automobile Crash

Four Perrin Air Force Base airmen from Grayson County Texas were killed when two cars collided north of the Red River near Colbert Oklahoma late Friday. Two other people were seriously injured including the driver Bob Cass. The crash occurred two miles west of Colbert on U S 75A as Cass’ car struck a pickup then the airmen’s car.

Colbert Okla Perrin Air Force Base Grayson County Tex Red River Lloyd Wayne Hoke Portland Ore Jack E. Ruch Hamilton Ohio Arvil Dale Gaither Malden Melvin Eugene Dennis Galena Kan Claude Allen Marion Stone

Police Suspend 35 Philadelphia Officers for Safe-Driving Violations

Thirty five patrolmen sergeants and detectives were suspended by Police Commissioner Thomas J. Gibbons for violating departmental safe driving regulations. The suspensions affect personnel across ranks as the city investigates road safety compliance.

Philadelphia Thomas J. Gibbons

Hereford Rites Due For Crash Victims

Federal arrangements are made for four killed in a two car collision four miles north of Spearfish South Dakota. The Hereford men are Lyle Billington twenty one and Bobby James Perry twenty seven. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Kreig Mackrum Funeral Home Hereford. Bodies expected to arrive by plane Sunday. Billington survived by parents siblings and a grandmother and grandfather. Perry survived by wife two sons a daughter and siblings and grandmothers. Both men moved to Hereford from Oklahoma in the early 1940s.

Hereford South Dakota Billington John T. Billington David Portales N. M John Bob Jackie Buddy Floyd Jimmy Patsy Agnew Lula Billington Altus Okla Charlie Rogers Elk City Perry Hiram Perry Clay Bobby Jr Vicky Leon Muleshoe Lee Patricia Perry Helen Barrow Amarillo Anna Holman Lula Cockrell Oklahoma

Chance For House Adjournment Brighten As Work Is Speeded

Washington AP reports prospects for adjournment of the 85th Congress before August 16 as the House passed 62 bills in a four hour session. Democratic Leader John McCormack told reporters adjournment could come by August 9 if members want to, though some leaders expect August 25 as the latest.

Washington House John McCormack

Missing 12 year old George Hallford Found Safe in Fort Worth

George Hallford was reported missing from his home Friday by his mother Kay Mark of 2106 Oxford. He was located safe Saturday at his grandmother’s home in Fort Worth after he said he had hitchhiked there. A dead dog was found in his home with no explanation given for its death.

Géorge Hallford Fort Worth Kay Mark Oxford

Six Firms Face Price Fixing Charges in drug case

The Federal Trade Commission charges six major drug companies with fixing prices of tetracycline antibiotics. The action could affect millions of medical bills, with alleged monopoly of brands like Aureomycin and Tetracyclin. Firms named include Pfizer American Cyanamid Bristol-Myers Olin Mathieson Bristol Laboratories Upjohn. A separate line notes a Nigerian center for 400000 blind people opened at Oshodi.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Commission Chas Pfizer & Co American Cyatiarind Co Bristol-Myers Co Land Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp New York City Bristol Laboratories, Inc Syracuse N.Y Upjohn’ Co Kalamazoo, Mich

James W. Snelson Rites Held in Tahoka at 4 P.M

Funeral services for James W. Snelson 78 former Lynn County resident who died Friday in Farmington New Mexico were held today at 4 p m at the First Baptist Church of Tahoka with Rev W A Brooks officiating Burial followed at Talicka Cemetery under Stanley Funeral Home direction Snelson a Spanish American War veteran retired farmer born November 9 1879 in Arkansas married Lois Davis in 1908 she died in 1941 Survivors include six daughters Mrs G H Gilmore Lub bock Mrs John Lanier Farmington NM Mrs Gus Barrington Rt 2 Tahoka Mrs Kenneth Dolson Roswell NM Mrs Joe Wojcik Roswell NM and Mrs Raymond Faglie Seminole three sons Paul Roswell Leon and Leo Farmington a sister Mrs Evie Higgins Oklahoma City and 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren

Tahoka James W. Snelson Lynn County Farmington N.M First Baptist Church Tahioka W. A. Brooks Talicka Stanley Funeral Hote Shelson Oklahoma Gus Barrrington Kenneth Dolson Roswell Joe Wojcik Raymond Faglie Seminole Paul Leon Léo Evie Higgins Oklahoma City

Price Father Of Lubbock Woman Dies In Vernon Hospital

H B Price aged 61 and father of Mrs Wayne Brannon of Lubbock died in a Vernon hospital Saturday afternoon. A Wilbarger County resident since 1902 he is survived by his wife three sons Morgan Vernon Paul Dallas and Ray Springfield Mo two daughters in law Mrs Brannon ten grandchildren and four sisters. Services are pending in Vernon.

H. B. Price Lubbock Vernon Hospital Vernon Wayne Brannon Price Wilbarger County Morgan Paul Dallas Ray Springfield Brannon Joe Wichita Falls Bob Harrison Big Spring Bill Marshall Wayne Garland Chism Abilene Nannie Powell Crowell Pearl Caldwell Anton Ernest Harrison Clovis N. M O. P Guthrie

Japanese Build Four Freighters for Indonesia

Japanese ship yards began constructing four 1 600 ton freighters for Indonesia under a World War II reparations accord.

Tokyo Indonesia

Jaycees Plan Tri Region Conference in Lubbock

About 200 Panhandle Plains Jaycees attend Miss Texas finals in Amarillo and plan the tri region conference to open Saturday at Lubbock Hotel with State President Dr Douglas Guthrie as main speaker. Regional VPs Odi Rogers Hugo Beyer attend. events include a dance Saturday night and Sunday noon dinner.

Lubbock Jayceés Affiarillo Jayceés Panhandle Plains Triregion Lubbock Douglas Guthrie Waco Odi Roger's Slaton Dori. Baker Grand Prairie Harold L. Oliver Amarillo Hugo Beyer Melvin Lisman Lubboth Jaycéés Lisman Wayne Smith Conway Thetford John Reece

Ralls Services For Former Resident Etta Corinne Jones

RALLS Special rites for Mrs. Etta Corinne Jones 42 McAllen former Ralls resident will be held at 2 p.m. today at the First Methodist Church. Burial follows at Ralls Cemetery with Carter Funeral Home directing.

RALLS Etta Corinne Jones McAllen First Methodist Church Carter Funeral Home

Father of Lubbock Resident Succumbs

SILVERTON Special J A M Weaver 86, longtime Silverton resident, died at home Saturday after six weeks of illness. Funeral 5:30 p m today at First Methodist Church. Burial in Silverton cemetery. Weaver a retired farmer, father of Mrs Roy Boyd Lubbock. Survivors include three daughters Mrs Dotcia Fink El Paso Mrs Louie Luhman and Mrs Jerry Petty Ronan Montana. three sons Lem and Shafe Silverton and Ewih Sundown.

Silverton J. A. M. Weaver First Methodist Weaver Roy Boyd Dist St Lubbock

Rites Pending In Brownfield For Two Killed In Wreck

Funeral arrangements were pending in Brownfield for two Mexican nationals Pedro Alvarez and Carrillo Seferino killed Friday when their pickup collided with a house being pulled by a tractor north west of Brownfield. Funeral home officials said they awaited instructions from the Mexican consular service. The men were employed on the B. F. Foshee farm northwest of Brownfield.

Brownfield

Dawson County Farm Bureau Queen Crowned 1958

Lavada Whitaker, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs K K Whitaker, was named Farm Bureau Queen of Dawson County for 1958 at a Lamar Forest Community Center event attended by about 150. Runner up was Donna Vestal O'Donnell and third place Kathryn Roger of Lamesa. The talent contest winner was The Raindrops with Neil Echols Diwane Whitlow and Don Duke. Second place went to Robbie Menix and Lariessa, and third to Russell Collins. The queen will compete in the district contest at Lubbock.

Lamesa Lavada Whitaker K. K. Whitaker Sand Farm Bureau Dawson County Donna Vestal O'Donnell Kathryn Roger Pérgoris Lamar Forest Neil Echols Diwane Whitlow Don Duke Robbie Menix Lairiésa Russell Collins Welch Lubbock

Texas bill approves three new federal judgeships

The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to create three new federal judgeships in Texas to be assigned to North, South and West Texas. The measure also adds a new circuit judgeship for the Third Circuit in New Orleans, where Texas cases are heard.

Bill Texas Waliington House Judiciary Committee North South New Orleans

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