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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1957
Page
8
Khrushchev and Tho reveal a new accord following talks. Russia commits to a 250 million dollar economic aid pledge to Yaroslavia, signaling improved Soviet Yugoslav relations amid Kremlin purges and tensions with Belgrade.
A report says the administration faces difficulty luring a top executive to the Pentagon post and keeping him away from private interests. It notes Ohio businessman McElroy may delay departure to finish the 1952 budget and train a successor, with security checks underway before any cabinet move.
Storms pounded southeastern Kansas and nearby areas with damaging winds and hail. Chicago saw hail and high winds from a Friday night squall. A Saturday thunderstorm dropped 1.45 inches of rain in two hours, with 55 underpasses flooded.
LeRoy Halpain testified his wife Shirley left him last September because he smoked cigarettes and chewed gum. He said he quit beer after her complaint and now only smokes outside but admits chewing gum inside the home. Halpain formerly served as a preacher in the Church of God Prophecy.
Billy Graham extended his New York City crusade for Christ for a third time, now running until Labor Day from Aug. 10. The extension makes it the longest Crusade in seven years, with attendance reaching 1,361,600 through Friday and potential to hit two million by Sept. 2. Decisions for Christ total 41,657.
Cotton outlook figures show dryland and irrigated acres with expected production ranges from 1,342,890 to 1,614,009 bales across Plains counties. Incal cotton authority projects 1,750,000 bales, while Plains Cotton Growers adds 1,654,000 bales for 23 counties with Deaf Smith, Dickens and Howard contributing additional tallies.
Kerrville Texas Aug 3 1957 Miss Texas will be chosen tonight from 10 finalists to represent the state in the Miss America contest at Atlantic Beach Labor Day. The 10 finalists were to be announced Sunday afternoon. Tonight Virginia Cammer 18 of Jamarkue won swimsuit honors in her division while Beverly Burmeister 18 of Fort Worth won swimsuit honors and captured the talent award with an original modern jazz dance.
Burbank California reports William Bendix will star in a new Life of Riley television series starting mid July after completing The Deep Six with Alan Ladd for Warner Bros. This marks Bendix thirteenth year playing Riley across radio and television.
Barbara Sayers from Philadelphia visits a York farm to recover a diamond engagement ring lost in a 15 ton hay pile. The ring slipped to a straw loft while a cousin handled it, and Barbara borrowed an Army mine detector to aid the search as her fiancé David Fleming serves in the Air Force.
An escaped Air Force prisoner, Milton J. Martin, 27, of Detroit, was arrested at Springfield Municipal Airport after a cross country flight in a stolen blue and white plane. He fled Bergstrom AFB Texas Thursday and terrorized relatives in Oklahoma before interception near Dayton. He is in Greene County jail after FBI questioning.
Saturday officers held a Negra woman for questioning in connection with at least three shoplifting cases in Lubbock. She allegedly entered a TG?Y store at 819 Broadway with a companion and stole three infant caps. The companion was not apprehended. Police found six dresses claimed by Mayfair and Lord's department stores. Other incidents included a man suspected in taking a floor fan from Walgreen's valued at $74.88. A home ether valued at $39.70 was reported stolen from C. P. Elbe. Three batteries valued at $1,950 were stolen from trucks on a parking lot at Mth St and Ave. EF. Two burglaries were under investigation with minimal loot. Hammond Laundry and Machine Co. reported entry Friday night with nothing missing. Mrs. F. L. Boyd reported six soft drinks stolen from her home. Hubcaps were taken from two residents on 25th and 26th streets. Vandalism to ears reported by Roy E. Thornburg and Fred Tyree.
Washington Aug 3 Sen Carlson Kan predicts Senate Democrats will push a bill to raise pay for 500000 postal workers before adjournment. Republicans expect an effort to embarrass President Eisenhower who opposes the bill, which passed the House 379 38. The annual cost would be about 280 million dollars.
Morton witnesses about 8400 spectators for the Texas Last Frontier Rodeo finale. The event began Friday night, with faster times in the last round but post show results unavailable at midnight. Joe Rawins of Clovis won the double mugging division title.
A cool front moved through the downtown area with 2 to 3 inches in the south, and a Borger storm lasted about 90 minutes ending around 5 p.m. Heavy rainfall occurred in multiple West Texas locations including Colorado City 1.17 inches and Lubbock 0.18 inches. Heat and thundershowers were forecast to continue through Sunday with highs in the 100s and more storms.
Martin blasts the Senate civil rights bill as a Democratic bill in its present form and warns it cannot pass. He foresees a possible deadlock over House vs Senate versions and says the bill may be postponed until next January, stalling the civil rights fight.
Southern senators met to sell a compromise as Russell expects a midweek Senate vote. The bill includes a controversial jury trial provision that Eisenhower opposes, risking a Senate House conference fight and possible filibuster if the House rejects the Senate version.
Gov Price Daniel accepted an invitation to dedicate the Dallas Fort Worth Turnpike with a public dedication set for September. The Tex as Turnpike Authority says the turnpike will be in public use on dedication day and opened to traffic on August 27.
Fireman Jack Jenkins died after paramedics and doctors worked to save him following a roof rescue during a blaze. He served 10 years with the Lubbock department and was promoted to lieutenant June 1. Funeral set for Trinity Baptist Church with burial at Tech Memorial Park. A fund to aid Jenkins family was started by neighbor Tom Scarborough, with donations welcome at Tom's Tree Place.
Barstow California August 3 authorities at George Air Force Base said they have abandoned the search for Lt Samuel Bacon Jr a pilot missing since July 25 after a flight from Webb Air Force Base at Big Spring Civil Air Patrol will continue patrols until Sunday midnight covering the Daggett area east to Needles California west to El Centro and south to Yuma The CAP search is to resume along the area until the cap ends the effort Bacon disappeared after dropping out of a formation of F100 jets over Arizona on the return to George AFB His father Dr Samuel Bacon of Hollywood has offered a 2500 reward for information or the flier
The notice records numerous births across West Texas hospitals listing parents and newborns. Entries include Tam Montiaday and wife with twins, multiple other couples such as John Caeherell, Snoxtarass-Maner Mecog Cairo and Farl Rowden, Adolph Herzog, Scottie Crate, Ernest Chaney, Flevé Price, Wayne Nolan, Vireni Bitho, W Brantley, ROP Rontini, Gary Sanders, Henry Newton, Herschel Beaty, and E Bordiguez, with details on newborn weight and birth times.
In Grand Prairie a police pursuit ended when officer Charles Roberts and speeder Robert Srampton Crater crashed. Crater was captured while fleeing on foot and taken to Parkland hospital with facial cuts and chest injuries. No charges filed yet pending investigation.
Texas health officials expect possible Asiatic flu this fall though no epidemic is foreseen. Health Commissioner Henry Holle notes 2,000 vaccine doses ordered and advises doctors to use them as several isolated Texas cases appear after Boy Scouts’ jamboree at Valley Forge.
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