Park Play Series Brings Summer Theater to Lubbock
Little Theatre launches non profit park productions of He Aint Done Right By Nell in five city parks cooperation with the City Recreation department. Cast features Mrs John Robert Moxley as Nell and Dr EN Nichole as Jack Logan with director Mrs Bert McGinnis. Performances run Monday to Friday with an evening finale of dance and song.
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Lubbock
City Recreation Department
Little Theatre
Nell
Pioneer Park
Wagner Park
Teninth
Detroit
Carlisle Park
Twenty-seventh
Ave. X
Mexican Park
Booker T. Wasnaton Park
Birch Ave
East
Little Nell i
John Robert Moxley
Jack Logan
EN. Nichole
Bert McGinnis
Tall Thurman
Bert Hartzog
GV. Pardue
William Byrd Fach Evenine
Hilton Hayes
Park Players
Hight
D'Ruth Hopping
Granny Perkins
Nebraska minister shot after helping stranded motorist
Rev Warr Merritt of Humboldt Nebraska tried to aid a motorist along a highway near Auburn and received two gunshots. He reported to Sheriff Vern Atkins that the suspect’s car carried Missouri plates and a submachine gun and another pistol were found in the vehicle.
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Humboldt
Neb
Nebraska
Merritt
Missouri
Pioneer Texan Dentist Edward P. Newton Dies at 61
Aug 12 Houston reports dentist Edward P. Newton, 61, of Richmond, a 38 year resident and descendant of Texas pioneers, died at his home. Tibet reports a heavy demand and rising prices of wool.
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Houston
Edward P. Newton
Richmond
Texas
Tibet
VFW Leader Condemns War Front Pictures Sparks Outcry
Worth Karns, Iowa VFW commander, denounces Life magazine and Des Moines Tribune for publishing vivid Korean War burial photos. He says such images shock home front morale and urges nationwide protests to newspapers airing wartime depictions. He attacks coverage as demoralizing and calls for action by veterans groups and the public. A separate note advertises a Passion Play package in Oberammergau with hotel and breakfast for two days at $4.29.
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Des Moines
Worth Karns
Iowa
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Karns
Kumchon
Life Magazine
Daily Dispatches
74 Patients Flown From Pacific to U S in Largest Air Evacuation
Washington reports 74 patients including 35 Korean War wounded were moved by a Douglas C 47 Globemaster from Honolulu to California Massachusetts and Alabama airfields. Four medical attendants two nurses and 10 crew joined, bringing total aboard to 94. The flight marks the largest over water evacuation to date.
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Washington
United States
Miitary Air Transport Service
Honolulu
Fafield-Suisun Airfield
Caliornia
Westover Field
Machusetts
Brookley Field
Alabama
Korea
Army
Navy
Air Force
Pacific
MATS
Dallas Holdup Suspects Held
A Dallas based gang running major holdups across the southeast is rounded up. Five men are in custody, three charged including Flemming Van Derrick Joe Earl Knowles and Wannie Franklin Strong. A March Irving suburb robbery and a $17 000 jewel heist at E R Brann home sparked the roundup. Police say others remain at large as officers guard the cases and watch for retaliation.
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Dallas
UPA
Flemming van Derrick
Chickasha
Okla
Joe Earl Knowles
Wichita
Kan
Wannie Franklin Strong
Irving
Texas
Van
E.R. Brann
Oktoman
Parkland Hospital
van Dorrie
Cowies
Strang
Jett
Bass
Leroy Goss
Will Fritz
Frits
Lubbock Robbery Ring Tied to Mississippi and Texas Heists
In a series of robberies targeting wealthy families with cash or jewels, Fritz linked at least three missions in Mississippi including a $4000 car theft in Jackson and theater robberies in McKinney Texas. Police identify Van Derrick and others as suspects and note a Dallas pair Caronna and wife as bandits in a home raid.
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Lubbock
Tex
Fritz
Missippi
Jackson
McKinney
Texas
van Derrick
Helaup
Louisiana
Sum
Mark Fisher
Fister
Tve
Serter Tay Oe
Caronna
Dallas
Yotnak Tron
Sale
New Car Arrival Sparks Fresh Start at Doorstep
A gleaming new vehicle arrives, signaling a bright start and fresh chapter as ownership begins at the doorstep. The moment captures optimism, renewed mobility, and the promise of new journeys ahead.
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Roger Southall
Avelanche-Journal
Shades of
Lubcock’s
VFW
Oberammagau
Germany
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First National Bank
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U.S
Ni Aera
Lubbock, Texas
Henry J. Taclom
ABC Network
Dickey
BUICK
Thea
By Mawes
Four-Way
Harms
Park
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