Birthday Ad Does Trick For Son In London Stay
A New Jersey father placed a London Times personal ad to cheer his son Bill on his 17th birthday abroad. Calls from readers arrived all day with birthday greetings and a few dating offers. Bill and his dad rented a furnished London flat as the gag drew in responses and the son grew busy with new acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New Jersey
London Times
Bill
Willam Reich
Rutgers University
Ty Susan Comber
Ner
Sue
Dictatorial Powers Cited At Cotton Bill Hearing
Boswell Stevens of Macon Mississippi Farm Bureau warned at a USDA hearing that the cotton research and promotion bill would grant the secretary of agriculture dictatorial powers over cotton farmers including veto authority over programs proposed by producer organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Miss
Mississippi Farm Bureau
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
William B.cowan
la Grange
Tenn
Tennessee Farm Bureau
Cowan
National Cotton Council
George Grider
D-Tenn
Phoenix
Dallas
USDA
Lootings Probed By City Police
Lootings of four Lubbock homes were being investigated by local police Tuesday as a suspect who eluded a policeman was sought in another burglary. A $200 stereo system was taken from 5426 8th St. owned by M W Wittetow. Losses included a wedding ring and electronics in other incidents. A chase behind D S service station ended with two windows broken and a door damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
8Th St
M. W. Wittetow
54Th St
Gordon Lathrop
57Th St
Lathrops
Mary Warren
33Rd St
Roy L. Grimes
29Th St
Mike Beebe
Broadway
Beebe
Southwest Wheel Co
E. Broadway
Ross Morris
Ave. R. Morris
8Th Street
Guilty Pleas In Misdemeanors Before County Judge
Two defendants pled guilty in misdemeanor cases before Judge Edwin H. Boedeker in County Court-at-Law No. 1. Willie McNess, 26, 2112 22nd St., fined 150 dollars and costs for a check law violation. Pedro Ruiz, 23, 116 Ave. E., sentenced to five days in jail for a similar charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin H. Boedeker
Willie McNess
22Nd St
Pedro Ruiz
Ave. E
Robert Lee Draper
10Th St
L. E. Thrush
N. Hartford St
Billy R. Henry
Canton St
Dates Set For O'Donnell Community Fair
O'Donnell special reports Sept 9 and 10 as fair dates. New fair association officers include Harold Hohn president, Marshall Barton vice president, and E E Bates secretary treasurer. Directors are Raymond Hancock Tommy Gardenhire and E E Bates with Gardenhire named show superintendent.
Armed Robbery Charges Filed in Lovington
Two Lea County men were charged with armed robbery after the Monday night holdup at John's Grocery Lovington. Billy Wayne Session 18 and Tazzy Harry Session 19 were arrested in Hobbs about 10:45 p.m. Monday. Tazzy Session held on $10,000 bond, Billy on $5,000. A lone gunman reportedly took about $200 from the register while holding the owner’s wife at gunpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Lea County
John
Drayton Wasson
Billy Wayne Session
Tazzy Harry Session
Billy Session
John Warren
Lovington Drive-In
Dumas Marine Killed In Action Name Released
Washington reports Defense Department casualties from Viet Nam with Pfc. Silbano Morin listed as killed in action. Morin is the son of Mrs. Orlenda Martinez of 608 Kline St., Dumas, Texas, in the Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Marine Corps
Pfc
Silbano Morin
Orlenda Martinez
Kline St
Dumas
Tex
Bahhock Avalanche Journal Morning Edition
Lubbock newspaper item notes the Morning Edition of the Bahhock Avalanche Journal printed in Lubbock Texas at the 8th and Avenue J plant with postal and press identifiers. The text records issuance details rather than a news event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Bahhock Avalanche- Journal
8Th and
Avenue J
Texas
Regional clubs and reunions announced in Lubbock area
Mrs. Lisa Merrett active in Lubbock with the American GI Forum this week. Moyers Family reunion set for Saturday and Sunday at 5012 50th St. Tex Morgan Horse Club notes new board: Dr Maurice A Watts and Bill Weeden. Eastland County and Hill County reunions planned at Mackenzie State Park with basket lunches. Birth announced for Bruce Lokey’s daughter in Denver. Lubbock Disabled American Veterans to meet Thursday and discuss twice monthly meetings. Lamesa businessmen discuss expanded South Plains agricultural representation in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa Merrett
Corpus Christi
American GI Forum
Lubbock
Merrett
Jack Merrett
501
N. Ave
West Texas
The
Texas Morgan Horse Club
Maurice A. Watts
16Th St
Bill Weeden
Odessa
Hill County
Mackenzie State Park
Hale County
Lamesa
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Agriculture
South Plains
Washington
Charles Bruton
Elwood Freeman
J. D. Dyer Jr
Dale Elms
Lubbock Chamber
Chamber Board of Directors
Shallowater Schools Schedule August Start
Shallowater will begin classes Monday August 29 under Superintendent Weldon McCreary. All faculty positions are filled and a record enrollment of about 700 students is expected. Faculty meetings are set for 9 a.m. in the cafeteria with a reading workshop for elementary teachers at 2 p.m. Friday. Registration order lists seniors 1:30 p.m. and juniors 3 p.m. Thursday, sophomores 1:30 p.m. and freshmen 3 p.m. Friday, with 8th Grade 8:30 a.m. and 7th Grade 10 a.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shallowater
Weldon McCreary
McCreary
Fourth Alley Cleanup Operation Under Way
City sanitation chief M. R. Cun diff says the fourth city wide alley cleanup should finish in about 30 days. City Council authorized a five month trial with $110 000 in funds on April 28. The latest sweep ended August 17 collecting 558 truck loads from 2 056 blocks. Residents urged to keep alleys clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R
Chip) Cundiff
Cundiff
Fall Under Truck Fatal Houston
Jim Arnold 163 a mechanic died Tuesday after stumbling and going under the wheels of a dump truck while walking beside the vehicle in Houston AP reports the fatal accident for a local news brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Jim Arnold
Government official calls public hearings on racially distorted school books
U S Education Commissioner Harold Howe II urged public hearings to expose biased texts and libraries while resisting any move to censor. He warned states must voluntarily improve materials as federal power to intervene is restricted and noted pervasive white suburban perspectives in many books. Howe opened a five day hearing led by Rep. Adam Clayton Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold B. Sawislak
Washington
UPI
U.S. Education Commis
Sioner
Harold Howe II
House
Howe
Office of Education
North
South
Jane
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Virginia
America
Solon party meeting backs two-party system in Texas
About 40 Lubbock County Young Republicans heard Rep. Frank Cahoon say strong two-party competition helps oversight of agencies like the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission and the Texas Insurance Commission. Officers were elected: chairman Joe Baldwin, vice-chairman Ray Allen, secretary Shirley Allen, treasurer Ted Dockery. The group praised Cahoon for opposing the recent Texas Code of Criminal Procedure revision. Next meeting is September 15. 18- to 36-year-olds may join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission
Texas Insurance Commission
Frank Cahoon
Lubbock County
Federal Savings & Loan
Cahoon
Joe Baldwin
Ray Allen
Shirley Allen
Ted Dockery
Rep
Young Republicans
Five Are Hurt In City Mishap
A 17 year old California youth was seriously injured and four other persons hurt in a car truck collision just inside Lubbock city limits on Slaton highway. The truck owner is Fort Worth Pipe and Supply Co. three other car passengers were treated and released. A second crash at 4th St and Quirt Ave hospitalized 45 year old Felipe Melstead. Two teens 16 suffered minor injuries in a separate collision at 34th St and College Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Lubbock
Slaton Highway
West Texas Hospital
Robert Louis Acuna
Reedly
Calif
Gilbert Wayne
Nelson
Rt. 1
Slaton
Richie Johnson
Kenneth Kalich
Johnny Gomez
Rt. 6
Louis Clydel Boyd
Fort Worth
Fort Worth ‘Pipe and Supply Co
Boyd
4Th St
Quirt Ave
Felipe Melstead
Amherst
Porter Clinic
Dale Roy Thompson
29Th St
Michael Anthony Wenk
34Th St
College Ave
Accidental Shooting Injures City Youth
A 15 year old Lubbock boy in critical condition after a head gunshot at his brother’s home. Police say the shooting was accidental as a .22 rifle discharged in a bedroom injuring Justo Adams and wounding his brother Mario Adams nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
West Texas
Justa Gatica Adams
Isabel Adams
Colgate
Mario
Mike) Adams
Justo
Reading workshop consultant to aid Garland educators
Mrs. Marguerite Holley of Garland will serve as consultant at a Hart elementary reading workshop today. Area reading instructors are set to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Holley
Garland
Hart
Morocco King Hassan II to visit Soviet Union in 2028
The Foreign Ministry announced King Hassan II will be hosted by the Soviet government on an official visit in October 2028. Within weeks he will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York and meet President Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabat
Morocco
Hassan II
Foreign Ministry
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Johnson
Flames Destroy Station Wagon On Family Vacation Start
Eight children and the Miser family began a vacation trip to Higgins Lake from Grand Rapids when a loaded station wagon’s rear wheel locked and exploded. Mrs Miser and the kids moved to safety as the car burned, with the family dog present. The incident occurred about 25 miles from home. The Ohio Company was organized in Boston for a westward movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Arden Miser
Higgins Lake
Miser
Thailand Ambassador to Visit in Plainview
Thailand envoy Sukich Nimmanhemin visited Wayland Baptist College in Plainview with his son Usum and nephew Chartree Chonthavat, joined by embassy official Arun Panupong, en route to Roswell for a speaking engagement at the King's production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Sukich Nimmanheminda
Thailand
Washington
Wayland Baptist College
Roswell
Usum
Wayland
Chartree Chonthavat
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Arun Panupong
Nimmanheminda
Roswell Kiwanis Club
Brownfield Youth Earns Optimist Young Texan Award
Brownfield 18 year old John Fenton son of Mr and Mrs Myron Fenton Brownfield received the first Optimist Club Young Texan Award presented by Jimmy Billings at a local club meeting. Fenton graduated Brownfield High School in the top 10 of his class last June with a 96 average and is eligible to compete statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
John Fenton
Myron Fenton
Jimmy Billings
Young Fenton
Brownfield High School
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Mississippi
Dumas Marine
Sunda
Sun
Moyers
50Th St
Eastland County
W. C. McMillan
O'Donnell
Bruce Lokey
Denver
Colo
Lokey
Lubbock High School
Texas Tech
Denver U.S. National Bank
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Co. E. Rily
Fourth Alley
Lubbock Power and Light
Southwest
Lubbock Power & Light
Tunbock Power & Light
U.S
Solon
Russia
Ohio Company
Boston
Bunch of Grapes Tavern
Axe
Pamper
Belle
Amarillo
Great Southwest
Doug Roper
GE Portable
Vicksburg
Optimist
An de LA Poul
Oil Co
Womble Olds Body Shop
Eddie Hancock
Mgr
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