Hilton Hotel Blaze Kills Harvest Worker in Plainview
Early morning fire on the seventh floor of the Hilton Hotel in Plainview killed 47 year old John Thomasi Thompson of Blackwell Oklahoma. Thirty guests fled their rooms as flames and smoke damaged the seventh through eighth floors. Thompson, a World War II veteran, was found near a dresser and bed and died of apparent accidental suffocation. Funeral arrangements are set for Friday in Sweetwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Hilton
John Thomasi
Jake) Thompson
Blackwell
Sweetwater
Thompson
Freddie Lanford
Cate-Spencer
J. C. Lewis
M .L. Williams
Williams
Finis Carroll
Fred Cargill
Carroll
Cargill
Artie Thompson
Grand Prairie
Ruby
Ruby = Scott
California
W. T. Pate
Snyder
Ardmore
Okla
Raymond Roberts
Spearman
Hereford
Culture Leaders Meet in Amarillo for West Texas Growth
West Texas Chamber of Commerce hosts 75 cultural leaders from over 20 cities in Amarillo to discuss growing arts. John Ben Shepperd of Odessa urges art as a growth factor and three city questions influence industrial location decisions. A new cultural affairs committee is formed as tours and a Palo Duro Amphitheater visit conclude the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
John Ben Shepperd
Odessa
West Texas
Houghton House
Shepperd
Texas
F. W. Wallace
Palo Duro
Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock
Ronald Schulz
Lou Key
Carl H. Gelin
D. S. Eaton
F. E. Green
Gene Hemmie
Louis Murfee
Asher Thompson
W. C. Holden
Jack Claitor
Father killed sparks citywide amassing of aid for Bonilla family
In Brooklyn a teenage gang killed Agripino Bonilla, 46, prompting a nationwide fundraiser led by philanthropist Frederick Richmond. Donations surpassed 29,000, funding a new three family home in East Flatbush for Rosa Bonilla and 10 children, with two units for the family and one rented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bonilla
Brooklyn
New York City
Nation
Agripino Bonilla
Frederick W. Richmond
Rosa
East Flatbush
Bonillas
Cleaning Off Starch From Iron Bottom
Paste silver polish can be used to clean the starch off the bottom of an electric iron. Clean off polish thoroughly before using iron.
Plains Parade Opens Reunion With Rodeo Events
A parade at 5 p.m. kicks off Reunion and Rodeo in Plains. Rodeo shows run 8 p.m. today and Friday and Saturday. A community barbecue starts noon Saturday in Stanford Park with oldtimers as guests. Parade chairman Dick McGinty says State Rep. Jesse T. George, Brownfield, and Plains Mayor Billie Ray Kennedy will lead the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Stanford Park
Dick McGinty
Jesse T. George
Brownfield
Billie Ray Kennedy
Camp Meeting Draws 1000 For Service
About 1,000 persons attended the second night of the Assembly of God Camp Meeting at the West Texas District Camp Grounds on 42nd Street and Ave H. The Gardens Assembly of God choir led the song service and Rev. Tom Johnstone delivered a sermon on The Personality of the Holy Ghost. Services are scheduled at 10 am 2 pm and 8 pm, with the camp continuing through August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God
West Texas
42Nd St
Ave. H
Gardens
Assembly of God Church
Tom Johnstone
Holy Ghost
Richmond Grants Housing Help to Puerto Rican Family
The Puer to Rican family receives a $29,000 check from Richmond to buy a home. The household income includes $600 monthly Social Security and welfare, plus a $76 weekly job for José, 20, with Agripino, 15, as the only member speaking much English. The family expresses gratitude as the father hoped for a house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose
Agripino
Richmond
Marriage Licenses Registered in Lubbock Area
A list of marriages shows Terry Glynn Womack 19 and Joyce Hough 19 of Lubbock, Shelton Leroy Dunlap 19 and Juanita Coffman 19 of Lubbock, Robert Samuel Sickler 2 and Rita Maxine Yeary 21 of Franklin New York, Ronald Charles Jaden 19 and Lynn Leatherwood 15 of Lubbock, Jerald Edward Thomas 21 and Lowellene Blackston 18 of Lubbock Oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Glynn Womack
Joyce Hough
Shelton Leroy Dunlap
Pas Juanita Coffman
Lubbock
Robert Samuel Sickler
Franklin
N.Y
Rita Maxine Yeary
Ronald Charles
Jaden
Ee Lynn Leatherwood
Lub Ock
Jerald Edward Thomas
Hee Lowellene Blackston
Lub- Oak
Lubbock Courts District Civil Docket Summary
District court notices list multiple divorce suits including Lindsey Sparks Seely Sims and Garcia along with injunctions and insurance disputes. Workmen compensation appeals involve Rodriguez and Sifuentes seeking to set aside awards. other suits cover notes accounts and auto dealership matters. Divorces granted include Hodges.
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Lubbock
Victor H. Lindsey
Curtis Sparks
Violet Sparks
Nora Lavoy Seely
Ernest W. Seely
Myrle Tippit
Donald Tippit
Rosalind Mary Sims
Lee W. Sims
Eusebio Rodriguez
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Boyd Smith
WBTH
James A. Ellis
Interstate Securities. Co
Homer Gamble
Associated ‘Textiles, Inc
Marie Tidwell
Marie
Rebecca Sifuentes
St. Paul
Fire and” Marine “Insurance Co
Hannelore M. Atkins
Bobby Lynn Atkins
Gaye Lockard
Lawrence Lockard
Wanda Joy Bowler Hickman
Pat Hickman
Charles W. Newsom
Dixie Life Insurance Co
Virginia Turner
C. W. Turner
Eye Transplant in Kansas City Fueled by Ham Network
A nearly blind Kansas City man received an eye transplant after ham radio operators located donor eyes in Omaha and rushed them to the operation. The Eye Bank Network coordinates daily brief requests from eye banks across major cities, enabling rapid eyes supply for such transplants. Rev James Belt oversees the Kansas City eye bank on the network and relayed the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Eye Bank Network
Eye Bank
James Belt
Reese AFB ceremony honors 42 graduates and four outstanding
Arizona officers will address Reese AFB commencement for 42 graduates this morning. Col. Daniel James Jr. will deliver the commencement address. Four graduates receive letters of commendation from Lt. Gen. Sam Maddox Jr. Col. Ernest Cragg presents awards. Recipients: Lt. Richard C. Oliver, Lt. Thomas H. Plank, Lt. Allen B. Cireno, Lt. William H. Cathey. Oliver, Plank, Cireno, Cathey have ties to Air Force Academy and Davis-Monthan AFB or Europe assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese Afb
Col
Daniel James Jr
James
Davis-Monthan Afb
Ariz
Sam Maddux ,Jr
Air Force Air Training Command
Ernest Cragg
Reese
Richard C. Oliver
Thomas H. Plank
Allen B. Cireno
William H. Cathey
Oliver
Sutter Creek
Calif
Air Force Academy
Perrin Afb
Tex
Plank
Haverton
Cathey
Academy
San Angelo
Air Training Command
Chrino
San Francisco
San Francisco State College
Europe
Burglar Strikes Several Garages In 9th Street Area
A burglar who raided two garages in the 5400 block of 9th Street Tuesday night appears to be planning a large party. Residents reported stolen beer from L. E. Phillips and an ice chest, records, and beer from Bobbie Baucum, while Jody Stocks and Leroy Hill had stereo gear and cash taken. An impersonator posing as a minister was jailed after attempting charity collections. Artis White posted a $25 bail on a vagrancy charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
9Th St
L. E. Phillips
Bobbie Baucum
Jody Stocks
Leroy Hill
E. 28Th St
Jo Carol Gilmore
15Th St
Artis White
Bates St
25Th St
Ralph C. Garrett
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Plainview Hotel
Colorado
Denver
LV Lubbock
Raton
Circle Town
Ios
Avellet
Lee A
Pan
Bors
140Th District
Robert H. Bean
Adine Coker Wright
Jack H. Wright Sr
Boswell and Crafton, Inc
J. W. Jackson
James R. Jackson
Edwin H. Boedeker
Jerry Don Mathis
Ment of Public Safety
Westinghouse Electric Supply Co
J. le Seay, Inc
Pat S. Moore
Diamond National Corp
Diamond Match Division
John A. Hill
Jack's Candlelight Inn
P. P. Bridges
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Sue Cockrell Matsler
Washington National Insurance Co
Basil A. Hodges Jr
Doris June Hodges
Arizona
Sears
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Spacemaster
U.S.A
Ance
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