Eisenhower Stevenson campaign pace builds through Labor Day
Campaign notes show Eisenhower and Stevenson planning major speeches and West Coast trips after Labor Day. Ike targets California and the Midwest with TV and radio time while Stevenson coordinates Springfield as a base and uses train and whistle stop tours.
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Caliornia
Ike
Republican Party
Seu
Enem
Stevenson
Tae York
New Jersey
Itn
Adquar
Springfield
Ill
Coast
Northwest
Wyatt
Illinois
Stevensa
Rockies
San Los Angeles
Attic
Portland
Ore
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
Steve
New York
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Young Republican National Federation
Summerfield
Petersburg Pastor Reflects on Brother’s War Death and Forgiveness
Rev. Boyle recounts his son Cpl. Boyle a prisoner of war in Japan and the harsh treatment he endured. He notes letters he sent that never arrived and that his older son Richard Jr. longed to go overseas for revenge but was unable. The minister urges forgiveness as Japan seeks to improve and neighbors share better conduct.
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Cpl. Boyle
Cumberland Presbyterian
Boyles
Richard Edward Boyle Jr
Air Corps
Petersburg
Heavy Showers and Lightning Hit Lubbock Area
Thunderstorms drenched parts of the region with hail in some counties and lighter rain elsewhere. In Lubbock a two hour hail lightning storm caused sporadic fire calls and minor damage while power service largely held. Forecasters cut cotton yield projections due to heat and expect more thundershowers with highs around 39 and lows near 65.
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Page Orie
Floydada
Floyd County
Matador
Motley County
Lubbock
Charlie Sherrod
Canyon Gun
Acuff
Iitte
Lubboe and Grain Company Grain
Ave
San Antonio Rites Set For Mrs Pleasant
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Ola Pleasant 78 of San Antonio will be held next week in San Antonio. The body was sent overland from MacDonald Funeral Home after she died Saturday morning while visiting her daughter. Survivors include her husband J. E. Pleasant three sons Maj Monroe Pleasant John Pleasant and Harold Pleasant all of San Antonio three daughters Mrs W F Wright of San Antonio Mrs Jeffie Danek and Mrs O C Pehoth of Calif and Mrs Marshal Tipton of Helotes ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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San Antonio
MacDonald Funeral Home
J. E. Pleasant
Monroe Pleasant
John Pleasant
Harold Pleasant
W. F. Wright
22Nd St
Jeffie Danek
O. C. Pe ° Hoth
Calif
Marshal Tipton
Helotes
Dryland Cotton Yield Drops on South Plains Heat
Hot and dry weather over ten days reduced dryland cotton prospects on the South Plains by about 200000 bales from the Aug 1 estimate, with irrigated cotton in top condition. Dryland deterioration ranges up to 40 percent in moisture-short areas, while insect pressure remains light and under control.
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South Plains
K. N. Clapp
Clapp
Houston
Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo closes with Dalby top prize
The second annual Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo in Muleshoe draws about 1500 fans as Fred Dalby of Aspermont wins the meet. Dalby earns a hand engraved saddle for best times in calf roping and double mugging.
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Fred Dalby
Aspermont
Dalby
Heat Grip Spreads Across Texas With 100 Degree Days
Texas towns report 100 plus highs with 24th straight 100 degree day in Gainesville and 22nd straight in Corsicana. Forecast calls for more heat and scattered thundershowers across the state as Denison notes past 1934 52 day run and compares it to 1952.
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Corsicana
Texas
Denison
Denison Herald
Odessa Girl Found for Tourist Court Kidnapping
Odessa police link a local girl’s disappearance to a Texas kidnapping case echoed from last May. A Texas couple Fred Rodgers Elrod and Tommie Elrod faced charges after 3 year old Johnnie Wade vanished from Aztec New Mexico and was recovered in Levelland. Mrs Elrod said she had longed for a baby.
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Odessa
Texas
Fred Rodgers Elrod
Tommie
Johnnie Wade
Aztec
N. M
Anthem Wade
Levelland
Elrod
Eleven Die as British Flash Floods Hit Lynmouth
Eleven people were killed and 35 reported missing as violent flash floods swept through Lynmouth in Southwest England. An overwhelming surge of water struck the coastal village, tearing apart homes and flattening much of the area.
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Lynton
Eng
England
Lynmouth
Small Thefts And Burglary Reported To Police In City
Several small thefts and one burglary were reported to police Saturday. A burglary at Mrs. Bess Williams’s home on 16th Street left the house ransacked. Thefts included a lawn mower, car skirts, hats, and a bicycle with multiple incidents around the city.
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Bess Williams
16Th St
Lindsey Theater
Lost Battalion Presses War Claims At Reunion
The Lost Battalion pressed for $1.50 per day forced labor payments with a plan to push claims via congressmen. Maj Ike Parker won support to form a claims committee and the group voted to affiliate with the national POW organization. Col W H Rogers praised leaders Parker Heinen and others in remarks at the reunion in Lubbock with over 150 attendees including families. Retiring officers Bryant Cellum Wright were named and the ladies auxiliary set next year’s event leadership.
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Lubbock
Tom Wright
Oceanside
Calif
Ike Parker
Ozark
Ala
National Organization of Pow’s
Oklahoma City
J. B. Heinen
Dallas
W. H. Rogers
Fort Sill
Okla
Maj
Parker
Heinen
Alvin A. Katt
Reese Air Force Base
J. H. (Cotton) Bryant
Jack Cellum
Denver
Colo
Ladies Auxiliary
Jacksboro
Auxiliary
T. J. Sewell
Plainview
Harold T. Sewell
Births Celebrate Nine New Arrivals Across West Texas
Mr and Mrs J L Laminack Flovdada welcome a son weighing 7 pounds 0 ounces at 2 05 PM Saturday in West Texas Hospital. Mr and Mrs Vernon D Halsey Tahoka welcome a daughter 6 pounds 12 ounces at 12 23 AM Saturday in West Texas Hospital. Mr and Mrs Cecil Curry Plainview welcome a daughter 4 pounds 12 ounces at 10 55 AM Saturday in West Texas Hospital. Mr and Mrs Robert Ralston Levelland welcome a son 7 pounds 7 ounces at 12 45 AM Saturday in St Marys Hospital. Mr and Mrs B G Barge 2508 B 3rd St Lub bock welcome a daughter 7 pounds 8 ounces at 8 46 AM today in Lub bock Osteopathic Hospital. Mr and Mrs R F Ralston 502 E University welcome a girl 6 pounds ounces at 12 56 PM in West Texas Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Stone 1301 A 24th Pl welcome a girl 8 pounds 2 ounces at 3 35 PM Saturday in West Texas Hospital. The father is in the army.
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Dartmouth
West Texas Hospital
West Texas Gas Company
J. L. Laminack
Flovdada
Vernon D. Halsey
Tahoka
Shamburger Lumber Co
Cecil Curry
Plainview
Robert Ralston
Levelland
St. Mary's Hospital
Magnolia Pipe Line Co
B. G. Barge
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
R. F. Ralston
E. University
James Stone
German Bandits Rob Frankfurt Bank in Noon Heist
Three German bandits wearing masks robbed a suburban Frankfurt bank at noon just before weekend closure. They killed two clerks and wounded a third, then fled in a car pursued by a German motorist. The car was abandoned near a dead end. a wounded bandit was found nearby with two pistols. Police hunted the remaining two fugitives.
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Bockenheim
Frankfurt
Two More Patients Admitted To Polio Center At Plainview
In Plainview on Saturday morning the West Texas Polio Center welcomed two new patients. Arnold Dex Edward, age 6, son of Eugene and Ed ward Edward of Quanah, and Vern Kindrick, age 15, son of Allas M. Kindrick of Wellington, were admitted with paralytic polio and reported...
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Plainview
West Texas
Arnold Dex Edward
Eugene Edward
Quanah
Vern Kindrick
Allas M. Kindrick
Wellington
Former Enemy May Become Democratic
Lost Battalion veterans at a Lub bock reunion debated Japan's future. They said Japanese could adopt democracy and be good allies, but distrust remains. Survivors cited wartime experiences showing both toughness and treachery. They urged patience for any genuine democratization and criticized U.S. leaders for learning from hardship.
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Dalton Woop
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Tilghman
Brimhall
Marvin Tilghmar
Jacksboro
Robert H. Gregg
Decatur
Ed Worthington
Fort Worth
Woodrow Starnes
H. C. Thornton
Farmington, N. M
E. O. Bruner
Megargel
Gregg
Starnes
Worthington
Japan
Infant killed in crash near Levelland sparks toll rise
A infant died after a car left a sand bed near Levelland struck a telephone pole. The skull fracture proved fatal before arrival at Edgar Renegar Hospital. Toll for the year reached 66 with the death, while the mother Mrs Pewitt was treated for scalp laceration and other injuries. Funeral plans were set for the child at George C Price Funeral Home with burial in Levelland Cemetery. The Bombay government announced an English language ban in administration within 15 years.
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Edgar Renegar
South Plains
Pewitt
Edgar Renegar Hospital
Miss May
Phillips-Dupre Hospital
May
George C. Price
Mary Elizabeth
Elmer Scruggs
Seymour
New Adult Education Experiment Launches on South Plains
Dr E N Jones of Texas Tech praises adult education as the modern town hall in a plan funded by Ford Foundation and run by Tech and Lubbock schools. Bailey outlines a seven point program to start in October with liberal arts focus and no tuition, aiming to extend education within a 200 mile radius by 1953 and integrate with Stensland Haley and local groups.
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E. N. Jones
Texas Tech
Bailey
Lubbock
Ford Fundation Fund
Tech Board of Directors
Lubbock School Board
Nat Williams
Tech
Per G. Stensland
John Osman
John S. Carroll
Department of Education
Stensland
South Plains
J. Evetts Haley
Institute of Americanism At Tech
Ford Foundation Fund
Lubbock High School
Carroll
Ford Foundation
Fund For Adult Education
Lubbock Public Schools
Shivers Warns on Tideland Issue in Early 1950s Race
Political debate across states highlights civil rights contrasts as Stevenson distances from Truman on New Deal issues. Texas Governor Shivers signals possible GOP tilt while Eisenhower ties influence undecided loyalties. Mississippi and Virginia factions weigh coalitions and party loyalty as South and North blocs shape the campaign dynamics.
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Robert Kennon
Louisiana
Kennon
Allan Shivers
Texas
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Illinois
Sparkman
Truman
Springfield
CIO
South
Roosevelt
Stimulus speech by Gottfred Reichel at Broadway Church
Gottfred Reichel, a refugee from the Russian occupied zone of Germany, will speak at 3 p.m. today in the Broadway Church of Christ auditorium. The talk titled How I Became A Christian invites public attendance.
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Gottfred Reichel
Germany
Broadway Church of Christ
Final Post Rodeo Show Draws Four Thousand Fans
The fifth annual Post Championship Rodeo capped a five night run with about 4000 attendees for the final performance. Attendance totaled 15000. Top honors included All-Around Cowboy Bill Kerley and All-Around Cowgirl Becky Jo Smith with several event champions and championship buckles awarded across bareback bronco, calf roping, barrel race, cutting horse, flag race, calf tagging, and bull riding.
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Bill Kerley
Fluyanna
Becky Jo Smith
Jal
N. M
Rosemary Rice
Big Spring
Buckle
Joe Collier
Wichita Falls
O. B. Barnes
Tulias Twain Michier
Haskell
Gip Loveiny
aGtesville
Charles Good
Kenna
James Kenny
Spearman
Don Drum
Fluvanna
Flourence Youree
Adding.ton
Okla
Sherry Price
Addington
Becky Smith
D’ann Young
Lovington
Stanley Bennett
Houston
Carey Crutcher
Dick Copeland
Sonora
Sonny Harrell
Snyder
Joe Wallace
Clairemont
Jimmy Moore
Lowie Rice
J. L. Stewartson
San Saba
Dave Leonard
Jerry Keen
Stanford
Kenneth Mauldin
Sylvester
Weldon Reeder
Tommy Flenniken
Hamlin
Joe Neff
Colorado City
Olin Young Lovington
Munroe Lawrence
Albany
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