Death Toll Rises in Haven Floods East Stricken Areas
Rescue crews battle ongoing flood aftermath as water recedes along rivers. High waters remain a threat downstream while August sun intensifies cleanup. Red Cross allocates 2 million for preliminary relief as Pennsylvania records the most deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket, R.I
Red Cross
Pennsylvania
Stroudsburg
Davis Camp
Brodhead Creek
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Evans Clinch
Hartford Times
Waterbury
Conn
New York
Massachusetts
Maryland
Virginia
First Army
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Diane
Delaware
Naugatuck
Neversink
Blackstone
Potomac
Mystery Deepens In Phares Missing Person Case
Sheriff Ted Andrews says the Phares case remains unsolved as investigators pursue a theory from May 4 disappearance. Mrs. Phares left home in a 1955 Lincoln with $1,400 cash. car found abandoned next day. Missing items include a red blanket and floor matting from the trunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrea Phares
Judge Crater
New York City
Virginia Carpenter
Texarkana
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Phares
Tennessee
Texas
Joyce Fern White
Lubbock
Andrews
Family's Troubles Soar as Tragedy Strikes in Dallas Area
The Gober family of 2802 E 16th St faces mounting hardship after father Kevin Gober sustains brain injuries from a March truck crash that killed four. mother Keisha Gober battles polio and encephalitis in Methodist Hospital while four young children rely on a nurse and charity amid dwindling income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Gober
16Th St
Methodist
Gober
Seagraves
Brownfield
Plains Butane Co
Westerner Cafe
Army Officer Dead Flier Wounded In Red Downed Plane
The Communist command in Korea reported an American Army Captain killed and an Air Force Lieutenant head injuries after their training plane was shot down by Red anti aircraft guns Wednesday. The joint Military Armistice Commission session at Panmunjom discussed turning back the bodies and the recovered pilot Guy H. Bumpass of Jackson Mississippi, held in a Communist hospital, while observer Capt. Charles W. Brown of West Louisville Kentucky was identified.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Air Force
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Harlan C. Parks
Guy H. Bumpass
Jackson
Miss
Parks
Army
Charles W. Brown
West Louisville
Algerian Unrest and Casualty Toll Escalate Across North Africa
Reports from Algeria describe a harsh outbreak labeled an attempted insurrection with security forces regaining control after swift action. In the Atlas Mountains fighting resembled civil war more than a police op as casualties mount. Algeria tops with 146 nationalist and 44 French personnel dead. Morocco reports 60 nationalists and 30 Europeans, with Casablanca clashes adding to the toll. Rabat nears semi order after French troops restore control though Moroccan snipers threaten streets.
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Atlas Mountains
Paris
Algeria
Constantine
Morocco
Qued Zem
Casablanca
France
Ben Youssef
Rabat
Vernon Rites Set For Lubbock Man
The body of John Luther Hobbs 44 found dead of a gunshot wound at 2211 38th St in Lubbock was to be taken to Vernon for funeral services. George McCloskey justice of the peace ruled death by gunshot wound personal safety related. Survivors include his wife two daughters two sons a brother two sisters and his father with two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Luther Hobbs
38Th St
Rix Funeral Home
Vernon
Henderson Funeral Home
George McCloskey
Hobbs
Lubbock
Helen Louise Alexander
Betty Sue Hobbs
Kenneth Ray Hobbs
Norfolk
Lonnie Lee Hobbs
Gus Hobbs
Tennessee
W. H. Rushing
Knox City
Hazel Hanks
Albany
Luther Hobbs
Porterville
Calif
Muleshoe Girl Stricken by Polio in Dallas Hospital
Fourteen year old Kay Lenderson, spelling bee champion of Parry County, is critically ill with polio in Parkland Hospital Dallas. Confined to an iron lung, she is paralyzed and conscious but unable to move or speak. Sixteen relatives plan to visit. Eddy Mitchell, another local polio patient, is treated in Plainview’s Nicholas Clinic. Kay’s family occupations are noted as a farm implement dealer and bus station operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muleshoe
Kay Lenderson
Pairey County
Dallas
Kay
Jack Lenderson
Parkland Hospital
Eddy Mitchell
R. J. Bob Mitchell
Nicholas Clinic
Plainview
Eddy
Eisenhower limits on base exchange prompt high level ruling
Officials say Geneva talk excluded overseas bases since they lie on foreign sovereigns and require consultations. The National Security Council approved a trade offer where the Soviets could exchange information on American bases abroad for U S data about Soviet bases. Washington notes that Soviet submarine deployments in the Pacific are of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Geneva
Japan
Iceland
Russia
United States
Council
National Security Council
Washington
Pacific
Flood Survivor Recalls House Collapse and Rescue
A survivor recounts the flood that swept her house to collapse, tossing 40 people into wreckage and water. She describes drowning near darkness, grabbing debris and logs, calling for help from Beth Liddle, and seeing firemen and hospital aid arrive at dawn. The piece notes her sons are missing and one daughter, Nancy, was saved, with their father working for a Brooklyn steamship firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth
Beth Liddle
Nancy
Lubbockite Seeks Bareheaded Man for Hat Return
Absent-minded Lubbock resident J A Hampton seeks the owner of a hat left in his car after he parked on Broadway and went to work. He found the hat in the car upon finishing his shift and asks the owner to call within a few days. Hampton’s address is 911 40th.
Seminole Wreck Hits South Plains Highways Injuries and Fatalities
A Seminole crash left Ccie J Jenkins of Hobbs New Mexico injured when his car overturned four times and struck a telephone pole. Another Hobbs resident Ben Langford was unhurt. A second pickup south of Seminole overturned with no injuries. Ernesto Jaine of Movicado blamed for a fatal truck rollover after trying to pass another vehicle. Ten people were in the truck. five escaped unharmed. Mendez died in the South Plains traffic toll, the year’s 65th. Two youths Sigmund Smith and Richard Lesly died near Mule Shoe after colliding with a truck rear end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plaine
Ccie J. Jenkins
Hobbs
N.M
Jenkins
Ben Langford
Seminole
Mendez
Ernesto Jaine
Movicado
South Plains
Sigmund Smith
Richard Lesly
Muleshoe
Princess to Wed Tomorrow Without Sister’s Consent
Reports say the princess plans to marry Capt. Peter Townsend after midnight without official consent from Queen Elizabeth. Townsend, a divorced father of two, spoke of the difficulty of future plans and declined to say if Britain would word any recognition. He spent the day at Ostend races winning the Cyrano grand prix in a photo finish.
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Queen Elizabeth
Rifo
Capt
Peter Townsend
Townsend
Ostend
Belgium
Britain
Margaret
Crathie
Funeral services set for Stephen Oscar Clark in Vernon visit
Funeral services for Stephen Oscar Clark 82 of Mineral Wells who died Thursday night in Vernon will be held Sunday at 3 p m at Rix Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Englewood Cemetery at Slaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen ‘Oscar Clark
Mineral Wells
Vernon
Rix Funeral Home Chapel
Englewood Cemetery
Slaton
Texas Tech Board Approves Multiple Projects 1955
The board allocated funds for campus improvements including a new gymnasium for physical education and future expansion. They approved equipment for Biology Physics and Geology, funded three grants totaling 50393, and installed vending machines as an educational project. Amon G. Carter honored and 20 new faculty named.
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Barrick
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Texas Technological College
Tom Abbott
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Albert Barnett
Frank Carter
Pampa
Texas Technological College Foundation
Altercation Leaves Man Injured At Rainbow Inn
Weldon Maxwell, 43, of 406 43rd St., was treated at West Texas Hospital for a head cut after an altercation at the Rainbow Inn around 11:50 p.m. Saturday. He was driven to the hospital by private car and likely to be discharged soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Maxwell
43Rd St
West Texas Hospital
Rainbow Inn
Negro maid held as $100 bill theft linked to employer
Police tied a 21 year old African American maid to the disappearance of a $100 bill from employer Mrs Ed Bergman home and she confessed to taking the money and linens. Investigations of other petty thefts included a suit case, a billfold, damaged rental property, and thefts at several local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negtro
Ed Bergman
45Th St
Bergman
City
Bob Coleman
N. Ave. V
Christine Prater
9Th St
34Th St
Texas Officials Warn Over Desegregation Plans for 1955 56
An Associated Press report notes a legal committee warning that Texas districts may start the 1955-56 school year on a dual basis if allowed, while cautioning against hasty action. Attorney General Sheppard says segregation remains lawful until the Supreme Court rules otherwise, with a Big Spring test case aimed at clarifying state funding to desegregated schools. The subcommittee cites potential court action before September and lists members including Sen A M Aikin Jr and Gov Shivers.
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Associated Press
John Ben Shepperd
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Big Spring
State Board of Education
Supreme Court
Shepperd
Texas Supreme Court
Gilmer-Aikin
Shivers
Sanders
A. M. Aikin Jr
Paris
Hall E. Timanus
Houston
Charles Howell
Beaumont
Joe Fisher
Jasper
Scattered Showers Sweep the South Plains and Rio Grande Valley
Forecasts indicate widely scattered afternoon showers across the South Plains after two days of heavy rains in western Texas. Big Spring recorded an inch of moisture, Snyder and Lamesa saw light showers, and Floydada and Spur reported Friday downpours. Rio Grande Valley farmers celebrate substantial rainfall up to 8 inches.
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South Plains
Texas
Lubbock
Big Spring
Snyder
Lamesa
Floydada
Spur
Rio Grande Valley
Supreme Court
John J. Parker
Federal District Court
South Carolina
Shepperd
Thomas S. Sutherland
Texas Commission On Race Relations
Robert S. Calvert
Tne
Court of Competent Jurisdiction
Local Birth Announcements Highlight West Texas Families
Multiple couples report newborns with weights and birth times in area hospitals. Names include Harvey and Mrs Dockery, Fred E McClain, Lewis E Massie, Lonnie Tedford Jr, M E Smith, Margarito Berlanga, James L Porter, Fernando Martinez, and Riley Stevenson. Fathers’ occupations vary from telephone worker to Wells service man and dental technician.
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M. E. Smith
Abernathy
Taylor Hospital
Wells Service
Riley Stevenson
Dartmouth
West Texas Hospital
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Labbeck
Tex
Avebucke-Journal
Sun
Mystery
Ted Andrews
Scranton
Tamaqua
Newfoundland
Litchfield
Torrington
Winsted
Ansomia
Seymour
Woonsocket
R. I
Trenton
Boston Harbor
New York State
Catskill Mountains
Port Jervis
Moosic
Vernon Rites
Princess
Toreador
James Gillentine
U. S
PanTech Farms
Chas. C. Thompson
E. N. Jones
Fred Moore
W. H. Francis
Douglas Orme
W. D. Watkins
Abilene
Geo. E. Benson
Tom Lineberg
Kermit
J. Evetts Haley
Canyon
Cmdr
Pierce A. Jensen Jr
USN
Patricia Ann Priest
Church of the Pilgrims
Washington, D. C
Patricia
Ivy Baker Priest
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Oskaloosa
J. M. Jones
19Th St
Bates and
N. Elgin
Clary Poultry and Egg Co
4Th St
Hub Motor Co
Ave. H
Harvey Dockery
Idalon Hwy
Goodnight Hospital
R. B. Price
Fred E. McClain
24Th St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Lewis E. Massie
26Th St
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Lonnie Tedford Jr
Ave. M
Porter Clinic Hospital
McWhorter’s Thre Co
Margarito Berlanga
Lorenzo
Lauf Clinic
Lorenzo Co-Op
James L. Porter
Methodist Hospital
McFadden Carpet Co
Fernando Martinez
Ave. D
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