Three New Polio Cases Reported on South Plains
Three new polio patients, one in Lubbock and two in Plainview, were reported on the South Plains Saturday with six more cases the day before. Patients range from 9 to 15 years old, some in good condition and others in critical or with paralysis, at Lubbock Memorial Hospital and West Texas Hospital in Plainview and Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Plainview
South Plains
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
A. G. Fox
Glenn
Texas
Dickens County
West Texas
William Wesley
Lockney
Theo M. Smith
23Rd St
Gierda Lawman
Tue Agirs
Eddie L. Laviman
Hereford
Debra Garrison
J. A. Garrison
Idaron
Lubbock Memory Hospital
Sharon Davton
Wor P Davton
E. Yale SS
Coker
Tizabeth Tims
Zeek Tims
Hub
Fieneset Sims
Jack Sims
West Tees Hospital
William Saith
Record Crop Seen Continued From Page One
A Texas cotton report notes irrigated acreage at 39 percent of 3 405 000 acres total, predicting 1 243 000 bales irrigated and 477 000 bales dryland. Crosby and Lynn counties lead declines, with losses up to 70 000 bales, while Bailey Castro Cochran Hale Swisher and Borden show no change. Insects are controlled, rains limited, and first pickings begin in late September with ginning following in early October. A Soviet prize goes to a 100 year old collective farmer for a walnut-shelling machine.
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Clapp
Crosby
Lynn
Terry County
Lubbock
Dawson
Gaines
Yoakum
Floyd and Garza
Lamb
Briscoe
Hockley
Palmer Counties
Bailey
Castro
Cochran
Hale
Swisher
Borden
Crosbvton
Hale Center
Anton
Baileva A
Castro Oe
Lamb Eere
Lubbock Weeweee
Lynn Eee Euree
Palmer Ace
Swisher Seveee
Terry *Enaee
Borden Eee
Veterans of Korean War Seek County Rosters in Lubbock
Veterans of the Korean War living in Lubbock are asked to contact Jim Weeks assistant county attorney and chairman of a Lubbock Lions committee to provide the names and addresses of all local Korean War veterans. Labor Day cancels Hub City Toastmasters dinner. Pat Davidson and family, former Lubbock residents now in Freeport, visited. Davidson is a former Lubbock detective captain now with Dow Chemical. Franklin D. Buckner, 20, son of Levelland residents, enlisted in the Marine Corps in Dallas and shipped to San Diego for basic training. A civil suit seeks 27,329.24 in damages from R. D. Clark over an April Aculi Road accident that killed Luther Jennings Jr. Attorney Sam H. Allred represents the plaintiffs. Mary Caton and Joe Alexander family return from a weeklong motor trip to Kerrville, San Antonio, and Medina City.
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Lubbock
Jim Weeks
Lubbock County
Weeks
Lubbock Lions Committee
Franklin D. Buckner
Samuel Scott Buckner
General Delivery
Levelland
Marine Corps
Dallas
San Diego
Buckner
Luther W. Jennings Sr
R. D. Clark
Aculi
Luther Jennings Jr
Clark
Sam H. Allred
Lifesaving duo aid teen at Buffalo Lakes Saturday
A 15 year old, Larry Halford, nearly drowned at Buffalo Lakes Saturday but was saved by lifeguard Ale Ray Clements and Air Force airman Reese from Reese Air Force Base along with Tommy James of Perrin Base. The youth was revived by artificial respiration before emergency crews arrived. Witnesses blamed exhaustion from swimming too long in deep water.
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Buffalo Lakes
Palford
Portugal
War's First Triple Amputee Leaves For Puerto Rico Home
The Korean War's first American triple amputee, Angel Gomez of Aibonito Puerto Rico, leaves for his hometown after a year at Walter Reed. The town has built him a house as a hero's welcome.
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War
Puerto Rico
New York
Angel Gomez
Aibonito, P. R
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Parachute Rescue After Navy Bomber Crashes Near Olathe
Three crew members parachuted to safety yesterday as a Navy bomber crashed on a farm near Olathe Kansas. The aircraft was part of a flight of 17 bombers moving from Jacksonville Florida to the Olathe Naval Air Station to escape possible hurricane damage. A separate item notes Uruguayan port workers striking 48 hours for higher wages and a six hour day.
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Olathe
Kan
Olathe Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Uruguay
Ralls Mourns Emmitt Penn Robinson Local Farmer Dies
Emmitt Penn Robinson 66 retired Ralls farmer died at Spikes Hospital from a heart ailment after a short illness. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Ralls First Baptist with Rev. James S. Abernathy and Rev. Dub Appling officiating. Burial in Ralls Cemetery. Survived by wife, three sons A B Robinson Post Pat Plainview Harold Gene Fort Davis. daughter Mrs Gladys Kirkham Balls. four sisters. four grandchildren. Pallbearers named Otho Reed Alvie Lindley R L Kidd Walter.
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Ralls
Emmitt Penn Robinson
Spikes Hospital
Ralls First Baptist Church
Robinson
James S. Abernathy
Dub Appling
Ralls Cemetery
Marr Carter
A. B. Robinson
Post
Pat
Plainview
Harold Gene
Fort Davis
Panama Canal Zone
Gladys Kirkham
Balls
Oma Gilland
Anthony, N. M
Grace Brackeen
Wichita Falls
Maude Robinson
Houston
Gladys Harwell
Corpus ,Christi
Otho Reed
Alvie Lindley
R. L. Kidd
Walter
Britain Warned to Keep Hands Off South Africa Affairs
In Bethal Transvaal Daniel Malan warned Britain and the United Nations to stay out of South Africa and predicted Britain’s end if the policy of racial equality continues. He defended segregation as a “damnable lie” about oppression of non white Africans and cautioned interference. Spain lifted the summer rationing.
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Bethal
Transvaal
South Africa
Daniel Malan
Britain
United Nations
Malan
Africa
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Moscow
Hub City
Toastmasters Club
Bill McLaughlin
Pat Davidson
Resently
Freeport
Rends
Davidson
Dow Chemical Co
Mary Caton
13Th St
Joe Alexander
Mary D’anna
25Th St
Kerrville
San Antonio
Medina City
Lake
Austria
Thomas Bros
Thi
Remington Portable
Enest
Parker
Sheaffer
Esterbrook
Slide Rd
V. E. Goodwin
A. L. Lott
Pelease
Williams
J. P. Beck
Jack Pearson
Great Britain
Spain
Yopalong Cassidy Savings Club
Hopalong Cassidy Savings Bank
Hoppy
Hollywood
Lubbock National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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