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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1972
Page
2
Storms drenched West Texas with heavy rainfall as the Sand annual Post Stampede Rodeo wrapped Saturday, drawing a record crowd of about 2,000 spectators and a flood of entries. Calf roping opened to Garza County residents with Pee Wee Johnson winning a saddle and Jay Hart earning a western belt buckle.
A man named Billy Joe Timmons and his 4 year old son were injured when their motorcycle overturned in a caliche pit about 6 p.m. Saturday near E Street and Nutmeg Avenue. Both were taken to Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. The father was treated and released. the son remained admitted in fair condition later Saturday. Police said the crash occurred while climbing a hill in the caliche pit.
A fire damaged the Minific theater area in Odessa on Saturday night. Fire units from the Odessa Fire Department responded, bringing the blaze under control by 8:40 p.m. No injuries or fatalities were reported. The theater has faced ongoing legal disputes over displaying X rated films next to the Artific Theater.
Dale Brown, 48, suffered severe burns at Best Fertilizer a division of Occidental Chemical Co in Plainview when an engine exploded while workers tried to start it. He was listed in serious condition Saturday afternoon at Parkland Hospital Dallas. The blast tore a two foot hole in the engine crankcase and burned Brown’s back.
Cook Memorial Hospital in Levelland announces the addition of David Perry as a staff physical therapist. Perry is a 1971 graduate of Loma Linda University California and previously served as a physical therapist at Childress General Hospital before joining the Levelland facility.
Fragmentary OCR shows a Lubbock Texas postal listing with scattered phrases about Sunday morning and evening editions. Reads like an old masthead promo with address 10408 Avenue J and contact 7634348.
Dr. Paul Hardin will be inaugurated as the sixth president of Southern Methodist University on November 16 in Moody Coliseum on the SMU campus, university officials announced today. Hardin was elected president by the board of trustees and took over duties.
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