One Killed 12 Injured In Wrecks Across Area
A series of traffic wrecks left one dead and twelve injured. Vehicles from Dunaway in Shallowater and E C Simpson in Lubbock were towed to Taylor Hospital with lacerations and bruises. Airmen in one car were hospitalized as investigators sought the driver. An Abernathy youth on a motor scooter was listed in critical condition after it plunged into a porch fall. Ralph Glenn Wright is named as the son of a local resident.
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Dunaway
Rt. 5
Shallowater
E. C. Simpson
Rt. 2
Lubbock
Taylor Hospital
Rix Ambulance
Downing
Abernathy
Methodist Hospital
Ralph Glenn Wright
West Texe
Rix
Wooley
Hartline
New Deal
Plainview Highway
Betty Gayle Adkisson
J. D. Adkisson
Jimmie Davis
J. W. Davis
John Olquin
Louis Olquin
Adkisson
Davis
Olquin
Miss Adkisson
John
Tommy Olquin
Santiago Rosalez
Rosalez
Bryce
Hammons
Littlefield
Georgia
Ajo
Ariz
J. C. Bryce
W. P
Altus
Okla
Eugene
San Gabriel
Calif
C. K. Cornwell
Congress Times Unease Over Presidency in Senate Talks
The article details Democratic and Republican leaders debating the next term’s agenda, with Knowland predicting a GOP win and unified control if Eisenhower remains president. Johnson notes unfinished programs, cites water projects, highway plans, and aid for school construction as priorities, while ADA criticisms prompt rebuttals from Kefauver.
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Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Knowland
Special Seasion
Johnson
ADA
Joseph L. Rauh J Jr
Americans For Democratic Action
Sen. Kefauver
Dtenn
Upper Colorado
Mure
Anderson
D-Nm
Colorado
Ventura
California
Hells Canyon Dam
Idaho
Oregon
Washita
Oklahoma
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Iust
Senate
Geneva
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Hale Investigators Ponder Next Step In Quest For Body
Hale Center detectives face a new decision this week after failing to locate Mrs. C. W. Phares in an extended search. After draining the Hale Center sewage plant with volunteers, no trace of the 21 year old expectant mother was found. Her husband had moved to Dimmitt and was not present for the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
C. W
Bill) Phares
Hale Center
Sheriff's
Texas Rangers
Dimmitt
Chihuahua Governor Resigns Amid Corruption Probes
Oscar Soto Maynes quits as Chi huahua state governor after a trip to Mexico City and amid widespread graft charges protests over high taxation and several assassination attempts. Official sources say graft allegations prompted the resignation. Governor’s departure leaves the state without a chief executive.
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Chihahua City
Mexico
Oscar Soto Maynes
Chihuahua
Soto Maynes
Mexico City
Korean Crash Kills 10 U S Soldiers Near Air Port
An Army truck carrying twenty U S soldiers of the Sixth Division to a port for air leave in Japan crashed and burst into flames on a road. Ten soldiers died, eight at the scene, some burned and pinned under debris as gasoline ignited. Names were withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. Ss. Mth Division
Japan
Beklen
Princess Retains Democratic Touch
London news recounts Princess Margaret dining with Billy Wallace at the Ish Club Pack Lane. The gossip column notes she sat with her back to the room except for Wallace and sparrows, provoking amusement among Britons.
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the Sunday Pictorial
Margaret
Chester White Sale Held At Plainview
In Plainview on August 6 the Texas Chester White sale and type conference saw light entry and sale totals. W. L. Gregg of Plainview won both open gift and boar type conference classes, R. C. Mitchell of Lockney took first for bred gilt, Ollie Liner served as pudge. Sales totaled 1697.50 with Mitchell’s gilt sale at 157.50 to Sammy McWhorter of Wolfforth. Average prices: 11 bred gilts 95.23, 15 open gilts 37.16, three boars 32. Gregg reelected president and Olan Rice of Lubbock reelected vice-president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Texas
Sammy McWhorter
Wolfforth
1 800 Fans View Rodeo At Morton
More than 1,800 attended the second day of the Texas Last Frontier Rodeo in Morton as Patton Whittaker and Bobby Burnett tied for best calf roping time at 14.2 seconds. Val King led the double mugging with 18 seconds flat, and Marilyn Caudell won the two day girls barrel race average with 18.7 seconds. Lubbock Mounted Quadrille made a debut appearance entertaining the crowd.
Heatwave Impacts Crops and Water Shortages Across Regions
Heat and drought injure corn and truck crops in the east and northeast while corm and soy harvests hold steady. Water shortages hit city dwellers as Monhegan Island rationing expands and 30 000 gallons are brought by a Coast Guard vessel. Lawn bans spread in Maine as rains help potato regions. New Jersey farmers face potential losses in the millions from sparse rainfall. Puerto Rico harvest workers calls were canceled as six western central New York counties seek state aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monhegan Island
Maine
Iwater
Coast Guard
Aroostock County
New Jersey
Puerto Rico
Missing Woman Report Near Crain Home Sparks Search
Wyandotte sheriff patrol heard a woman screaming Thursday night near a wooded home. Two cars stopped outside, a woman sobbed then screaming ceased as if choking. A blue convertible with white top and a dark car with white top fled north. Mrs Allen’s clothing and a blue straw purse disappeared but later found. Lt Larkin to organize Sunday searches with volunteers.
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I Larkin
Wyandotte
Crain
Mrs. Allen
Larkin
Airman Held After Cedar Avenue Beating at Reese AFB
Clifton Thomas, a 25 year old Reese AFB airman, jailed on $5000 bond after a near fatal beating of fellow airman A C John H Gray in the 2600 block of Cedar Ave. Gray, a member of the 3501st Maintenance Squadron, was found unconscious and hospitalized at Sheppard AFB and later at Wichita Falls base hospital. authorities say the suspect faced a charge of assault with intent to murder.
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Reese Air Force Base
Clifton Thomas
Cedar Ave
Justic of
John H. Gray
Reese
Gray
Eddie F. Hunter
Wichita Falls
Thomas
Air
Burglary Charge, Theft Reports In City Cast
Allen pleads guilty to a check law violation while Curtis Shedrick, 34, is jailed on burglary charges after a break in at a small grocery in the 1800 block of East 25th Street owned by Mack McConnell. A separate report notes $40 in laundry stolen from a car on Texas Avenue. A theater fire caused negligible damage, and two youths, 17 and 18, were questioned after a late midnight alarm at Holder Grocery and Market on Avenue.
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Curtis Shedrick
Oty
Leu Adda
Justice of the Peace
George H. McCleskey
Shedrick
E. 25Th St
Mack McConnell
Queen City
Addn
Bill Brazell
Hranca S
Texas Ave
Holder Grocery and Market
Ave. A
Choc Blanchard
Virgil Stephens
County session to discuss salaries and budget hearing
Officials plan a Monday meeting with routine items including bill payments and monthly reports. An order may adjust the county auditor compensation and a delinquent taxes contract with George S. Bond is considered along with funds from a $51 606.46 lateral road account to be returned to the county and redeployed.
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George S. Bond
Lubbock County
Abernathy
County Line
W. S. Puryear
Troop Withdrawal Debate Analyzed In Confidential Study
A defense document weighs the case for and against pulling American forces. One section argues for withdrawal while another highlights potential security gaps and allied commitments. The study seeks to inform policymakers on strategic risks and timelines.
Heat and drought bite Great Plains crops and city water
Across the Plains farmers report record heat stressing corn hay and pastures with Des Moines imposing 2 to 9 pm sprinkling bans and broader water restrictions while North Dakota sees adequate rain. Albuquerque endures flash floods driving 1000 residents from homes amid a 4th wave of downpours. National Guard aid called in as cleanup begins.
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Great Plains
Iowa
Des Moines
Kansas
North Dakota
Albuquerque
John F. Simms
National Guard
Sandia Mountains
Bear Canyon
Mau Mau Suspects Hanged in Nairobi Killing Case
An official report states nine Mau Mau terrorists were hanged in Nairobi for the April slaying of two schoolboys who were bird hunting nearby. One executionee is listed as a general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nairobi
Kenya
Lake Leon bathing review invites West Texas towns
Ranger note indicates thirty seven West Texas towns have been invited to enter the Lake Leon bathing review scheduled for September 4. The invitation aims to showcase local contestants and community participation across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranger
West Texas
Lake Leon
Earthquake Report Reaches From Far Southwest Pacific
Weston Massachusetts report cites a strong earthquake at 4 47 13 a m Saturday from the Boston College seismograph station The tremor origin is placed about 9500 miles from Boston likely in the Southwest Pacific The piece ends with a note comparing the weight of a steer hide to its live weight
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Mass
Boston College Seismograph
Francis Donahue
S.J
Boston
Southwest Pacific
Chandler Narrowly Trails Combs In Kentucky Vote
The Kentucky 743 margin shows Chandler leading early before Combs surges with Louisville returns. Leary said a trend favors Chandler, while Combs has strong metro backing and a large share of Jefferson County precincts yet to report. Cecil trails. several counties lack running tallies.
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Chandler
Joseph J. Leary
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Combs
Jessee N. R. Cecil
Soviet Delegation Attends Geneva Atomic Conference
Moscow radio said a 79 member Soviet delegation will attend the United Nations International Atomic Conference opening Monday in Geneva. The group is led by Prof. A. V. Pochitin, Prof. Dimitri Skobeltzyn, and Semyon Tsaran kin, all prominent Soviet scientists.
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London
S— Moscow Radio
Geneva
A. V. Pochity
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Dimitri V. Skobeltsyn
Moscow University
Semyon K. Tsarankin
United Nanm
Rhee Reassures U.S. On restraint in Korea
Officials debate whether American troops stabilize South Korea as Syngman Rhee pledges to avoid new incidents that could rekindle war. They note Rhee’s army depends on U S supplies and that Chinese and Polish Czech truce monitors rely on U S protection.
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Songman Rhee
South Korea
Rhee
United States
North Korea
Peiping
U.S
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
United Nations ‘Command
Korea
38Th Parallel
Lemnitzer
Local Birth Announcements in Lubbock Area
A series of birth notices lists the Smiths Hepital W E and spouse. McMillan at 2833 3nd St.. Dunn Abernathy farmer. Sargent Lubbock Rt 5 carpenter. Wen Maton Maton on city. Mell Plainview Methodist Hospital. Calderon Lubbock Route 3 Box 440 city employee. Spodgrass Idalou Rt 1 farmer. Each entry notes hospital and time of birth and parent occupation.
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W. PD. McMillan
Taylor Hospital
O-Tex Chemical] Co
FE. E. Dunn
Abernathy
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
F. Te Een
Wen Maton
Abell Clinic
H. D. Mell
Plainview
Alfonso C. Calderon
Lubbock Rt. 3
West Texas Hospital
City of
Lubbock
J. R. Spodgrass
Idalou
Westeas Hospital
Girl Stowaway on Destroyer Hid in Hilo Then Departed
Mrs. Pilapil recounts Joycelyn a spirited six child who vanished from Long Beach, possibly disguising as a sailor. Canadian authorities would handle the case as Joycelyn was a juvenile and the note left behind implies plans to elope with a man named Bill, prompting family reflection on parenting.
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Hilo
Joycelyn
U. S
Long Beach
Bill
Pilapils
Joyce
Hiccups Continue To Rack Lamesa Man
G F Wilson, 68, a Lamesa farmer, remains in serious condition at General Hospital after an 86 hour hiccup attack. His daughter Edith Bacot of Hartley said he drank buttermilk today and was able to eat for the first time since Tuesday as doctors and cures failed to relieve the persistent ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa
G. F. Wilson
General Hospital
Edith Bacot
Af Hartley
Wilson
Airmen Ready for Tokyo Reunion After Release
Airmen, held in Red China for months, plan a reunion with old friends in Tokyo after arriving at Travis Air Force Base next week. They deny spying charges, say they were over North Korea dropping leaflets, and discuss family matters as they undergo medical exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Air Force
Red China
Hong Kong
Manchuria
North Korea
Hale Man Dies in Water Rescue at Lake Site
Stephenson, 37, collapsed while swimming and died after a rescue attempt at a popular water ski lake near Plainview. His wife Mrs. Stephenson and son Jimmy were at the hospital, with relatives from Abilene and Idalou visiting. Stephenson had complained of chest pains earlier. survivors include two sons, four brothers, three sisters, and his mother. Arrangements are pending at Lemons Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson
Ben Sisemore
Wilmeth
Don Vinson
Ralph Shannon
Plainview
Abilene
Jimmy
David
B. A. Stephenson
Idalou
Cody Stephenson
Whitharrel
Paul Stephenson
John Stephenson
Willie McGraw
Anton
Lena Dunagan
Merkle
Inez Cooley
Hawley
M. M. Stephenson
Lemons Funeral Home
Pancho Villa Gold Cache Lies Found by Teen in Texas
Delores Vasquez a 16 year old girl from Brawley California told authorities she knows the location of Pancho Villa gold caches. She says the rooney is buried in Texas cemeteries and she wants it given to the Disabled American Veterans if recovered.
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Pancho
Delores Vasquez
Brawley
Calif
Pancho Villa
Rooney
Texas Cemeries
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Pepe
H. C. McMahon
Abernathy School
McMahan
Hale
San Dee Ke
Call
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Margarito Tecnique
Francisco Garcia Pineda
Carlos Castillo Armas
Princess
Chester White
Gregg
Olan Rice
Association
Morton
New York
Averell Harriman
Persom
Plains Theatre
Broadway
Iormant
Blue River
Kansas City
Missouri River
Jackson County
Here
Lee Gee
Sibley, Mo
Caren
Avant
Shaver
Leeward Islands
Connie
W. E. Smith
St. Hepital
Carl W. Sargent
Lubbock jRt
Porter Clinic Hospital
G. Stringer Co
Lamesa Man
Austria
Alt City
Una
Fine
Schmidt
Travis Air Force Base
Danny
Cisco Grove
Hale Man
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