First Cotton Bale Ginned In Lubbock County Posey Area
Lubbock County reports its first leaf cotton of the 1962 season ginned at Posey Gin. Bill Klattenhoff Jr. of Slaton produced a 496 pound bale from 2,000 pounds of seed cotton planted April 21 and 22. He will receive a $150 premium from the Slaton Chamber of Commerce as the first bale producer in the Slaton area. The county expects about 247,000 bales this season, with 1961 yielding 280,494 bales and the 23‑county region forecast at 1,999,000 bales.
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U. S
TECH BOARD OKS Four New Buildings On Campus Plan
The TECH board approved four new buildings totaling about 9.423 million dollars. The largest is a 4.373 million dollar men’s dorm for 1000 students, with construction on three buildings possibly starting this year and completion within two years if plans proceed.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
TECH
Flint Ave
Typhoon Thelma Rips Through Central Japan
Typhoon Thelma tore through central Japan on Sunday causing one death and five missing as floods and strong winds disrupted Tokyo and surrounding areas.
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Japan
Tokyo
Prayer for guidance to live in God’s will today
The writer asks for God’s presence and guidance through the day. They seek faith strength and awareness of divine plan in every deed, asking that they feel God near at all times. Anonymous.
Educated key to freedom emphasized by college leader
Dr. John D. Moseley president of Austin College urged 443 Texas Tech graduates to uphold church state separation and responsible leadership during the 36th summer commencement at Lubbock Municipal Auditorium. He tied the Supreme Court prayer ruling to ongoing free institutions, stressing educated men and women safeguard democracy. Any further details incomplete in source.
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Blanche Journal
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Austin College At
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America
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
Lubbock
R. C. Goodwin
Texas Tech
Odie B. Faulk
Vincent P.luchsinger
Goodwin
Jimmy Wayne Davee
Garden City
School of Agriculture
Betty Haynie Davie
School of Arts and Sciences
Glenda Kay Harris Rawls
Castro accuses US amid Havana shelling by exiles
Exile backed attack targets Miramar hotel housing Soviet bloc technicians aiding Fidel Castro. U S officials deny involvement but cite evidence of Miami directed raid by a revolutionary student group. Two boats used, Coast Guard seized launches, Justice Department probes Neutrality Act. Kennedy consulted as authorities weigh origin and response.
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Justice Department
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Robert J. McCloskey
State Department
Central Texas floods after heavy rains across Austin and San Antonio
Drought breaks with spectacular rains across Central Texas causing flash floods in Austin and San Antonio. Austin recorded 4.53 inches, San Antonio 1.57 inches after 55 and 54 days without rain respectively. A cold front brought high winds, lightning and temperature drops as other areas faced showers.
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Avalanche-Journal News
Texas
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San Antonio
Gulf Coast
Weather Bureau
Dallas
eBee
Lawn Mower Keeps Grass From Growing Under Neighbors
A humorous quip about a lawn mower targets the idea of controlling yard growth to prevent disputes with neighbors. The joke presents the machine as a playful tool to curb neighborly overgrowth and maintain boundaries.
Two New Polio Cases Reported at Methodist Hospital
Two new polio cases were reported at Methodist Hospital on Saturday, a brother and sister of Esther Torres. Daniel an 8 month old boy and Orila a 6 year old girl were admitted Thursday. the boy is paralyzed in both arms and legs and the girl shows weakness with acute progressing illness. The two add to eight polio cases reported in Lubbock County this year.
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Orila
Lubbock City-County
Lubbock County
Falls in ditch tractor kills Brownfield man
A 67 year old farmer, T. G. Sexton, was killed when he fell under a tractor while grading a road northwest of Brownfield. The accident occurred about 10 45 a m as he repaired washed out roads. Funeral services are pending. Sexton was a Johnson City native who moved to Brownfield in 1924. He is survived by his wife, three sons, a daughter, two sisters, and a brother.
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Sexton
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Albany
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Kearby
T. G. Jr
Lovington
Dorothy Decker
Seminole
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Napa
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Wakefield
Kans
Oliver Sexton
Maydelle
South Plains
Roaring Springs
E. J. Jones
Quanah
Morris
Eudy-Seale Funeral Home
Matador
Roaring See
Area Dorms and Buildings Planned Near 19th Street Campus
Plans describe a seven story air conditioned men’s dorm facing southwest to be built near 19th Street and Boston Avenue, with a new women's dorm west of the same site and a $800000 Psychology and Speech Building southwest of the new library. A fourth off campus dorm at Killgore Beef Cattle Center costs $500000 funded by a grant. State bonds fund the psychology building with a contract to be awarded at the October meeting, while $12 million federal housing loan funds the new dormitories. Enrollment forecast calls for 15,000 students by 1965, boosting area construction.
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Amarillo
Housing and Home Finance Agency
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Dallas
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New Home
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Jim Lindsey
Midland
IW. B. Gates
Graduate Lee Board
Cuban brothers seek new life in Lubbock after leaving Cuba
Three Garces brothers Bert 18 Jorge 18 and Jose 13 left Cuba in January and settled in Lubbock. They found work with a Cuban surgeon at Methodist Hospital and a job at Samuel Jackson Manufacturing Corp while Jose attends summer school.
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Garces Brothers
Lubbock
United States
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Jorge
Jose
Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Jose Garces
Methodist Hospital
Samuel Jackson Manufacturing Corp
Brothers
Cuban brothers seek new lives with family aid and savings
The narrative follows Bert Dagoberto and his brother who fled Cuba with $10 and no access to funds abroad. Rich ard Rodgers and his wife opened their home to the pair who plan to study and work hard in school next month. Bert, 19, has surgical experience from helping his father in the operating room.
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Sue
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Rodgers
Miami
Bert
Dagoberto
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