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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1957
Page
6
Attorney General rules undo the Senate rejection of a chief surety position. Hazlewood of Amarillo says the action harmed Texas citizens. Harrison admitted he lacked the necessary qualifications for the job as required by law.
Mrs Manuela Carreon 46 of Texas City walks 61 miles toward a 387 mile coast walk to honor a shrine after her son’s murder charge was dropped. She is met by her sons Oracio and Armando and a sister, braving cold winds and thinning shoes as she aims for Our Lady of San Juan Mission near the Texas coast.
Maj. Gen. Wade, chief of staff of the Strategic Air Command, was named to head SAC ballistic missiles. The appointment consolidates control of intercontinental and intermediate range missiles under one SAC sub command to integrate with the global striking force. Wade, 47, a veteran of Korea and World War II, has held SAC posts since 1956 and previously led the BAC missile force.
Plainfield Wisconsin authorities from three counties converge on the farm of Edward Gein after uncovering another skeleton in a garbage pit. Local sheriff officials and neighbors weigh the possibility of additional slayings tied to the notorious case.
The Texas State Teachers Assn with 67 000 members urged President Eisenhower to help Texas keep its tidelands at its annual convention in Dallas. Fort Worth will host the next meeting. Mrs Sadie Ray Powell was named president and W W Miller vice president. Delegates defeated a motion on the anti troop bill and urged the US attorney general to withdraw a suit challenging Texas tidelands.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole Boswell of Turkey were killed in an auto mobile accident three miles east of Groom about 8 45 p m today Mrs Boswell was dead at the accident scene when a physician arrived Boswell died about 30 minutes later in a Groom hospital Funeral services are pending at a funeral home in Panhandle Survivors include two daughters Mrs Joe Ed Forbus Phillips and Mrs R T Twilla Fort Lewis Wash two brothers Sim Reeves Floydada and Garnet Reeves 2510 21st St Lubbock and a sister Mrs William Keeting Hyattsville Md They were en route from Turkey to Phillips when their vehicle overturned
A British research ship named Shackleton, 1,100 tons with 60 aboard, struck an iceberg about 400 miles off the northern tip of Antarctica. The vessel was badly damaged but later reported seaworthy and staying afloat despite the mishap.
Rush Elementary School will move 180 pupils from portable buildings to a new masonry structure at 15th Street and Utica Avenue. The relocation starts Monday at 9 am with sixth graders first, followed by other grades, and a formal dedication is set for December 19.
The President did not call but sent personal best wishes to Navy coach Eddie Erdelatz and extended warm regards to the Navy team. He noted neutrality in the Army-Navy game but shared his one thought and song, On Brave Old Army Team, as Hagerty predicts Ike will rest at the farm this weekend.
Vice President Nixon and Secretary Dulles conferred at Dulles' home on proposals to strengthen NATO to be submitted to congressional leaders next week. The plan will be reviewed ahead of President Eisenhower's Western summit in Paris. Congressional briefings on foreign and domestic issues, including NATO, are planned for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Relieved researchers who spent two years in Antarctica radioed that their vessel was heading across the stormy Scotia Sea toward the British island of South Georgia.
South Plains area counties received minor increases from the Texas state reserve as 20 counties shared 2,173,347 acres of cotton allotments for 1957 to 1958, with Lamb and Bailey gaining little while Parmer County rose by about 4,000 acres and Lamb fell by over 3,000.
Texas Tech crop judging team placed second to Oklahoma State at the international intercollegiate contest in Chicago. OSU won 5041.8 to Tech 5033.8 with Nebraska Panhandle A&M Minnesota Washington Penn State Montana South Dakota Wyoming following.
The notice lists multiple birth announcements from families including Hyatt Cahoon Adams Resendes Pittman Reyes and other households all noting newborns their weights and times of birth at various hospitals. Fathers professions include steel bakery lumber and farming.
Senate leader Knowland calls for broad executive authority for the missile program head to transfer funds between projects. He plans talks with Bureau of the Budget and says Eisenhower can issue an executive order to grant power, with Congress as a fallback if needed. He expects added funds without new taxes or deficit financing and believes other budget economies will offset the increase.
U. S. Moon project officials released the first progress report from the Antigua tracking station minutes after the launch as the satellite released the moon at a 35 degree angle. Experts could not confirm orbit from one report and expect a second fix near San Diego. Vanguard director Dr. John P. Hagen and other officials traveled to Cape Canaveral but Hagen will return to Washington before the launch.
A Cape Town ex porter plans to export 1 500 000 pounds of Rooi bosch tea labeled 11 oclock Rooi bosch to foreign markets. The deal targets buyers abroad seeking authentic South African tea brands.
Stanford radar at Palo Alto tracked the rocket at 7 11 35 p m EST at about 107 miles up. Smithsonian scientists forecast the traveler’s death tonight with a plunge between 5 and 10 p m EST.
Police and sheriff offices in Southern California fielded hundreds of calls after residents observed a bright fast moving object at about 7 11 p m pst. The sighting followed Dr Fred L Whipple's statement that Sputnik I may be reentering Earth. Reports spread from Los Angeles to San Diego near the Mexican border causing switchboard jams.
The world’s largest super accurate clock begins operation atop the 30 story Continental National Bank Building in Fort Worth Texas. It completes a revolution every minute and displays two story tall numerals readable three miles away. Time accuracy is controlled within 1 20th of a second by a short wave signal from the National Bureau of Standards transmitter in Beltsville Maryland.
U S congressman Mahon says Thor and Jupiter will enter large scale production while improvements continue. He discusses with CIA chief Allen Dulles and warns against underestimating Soviet progress. He cites Sputniks as propaganda triumph and notes substantial, but incomplete, U S missile progress with emphasis on faster decisions and managed spending.
Police say a 29 year old Black man admitted striking Paul McQueen about 40 of 1713 Ave C after a public safety incident at Aaron's Tea Room 208 18th St at 11 45 a m Saturday. A serious case charge is pending as detectives continue inquiries. McQueen was taken to Sedberry Funeral Home with arrangements pending.
Funeral services are today for O A Parrotte 81 brother of Mrs R E Thompson 1606 Ave R who died in Temple Hospital Saturday. Two men injured in a two car collision at 26th St and Hickory Ave at 10 20 p m Saturday Jim William Paul 2008 Cedar and Lawrence Edwards address unavailable were treated at Methodist Hospital in fair condition. Paul drove a car that hit a taxi driven by James W Franklin 411 Ave S who was uninjured. Edwards was a taxi passenger. Mrs Ann Walker resident of City View Addn north Lubbock in fair condition at Porter Clinic after a car train collision near Erskine Rd Ave P at 845 p m Saturday while alone in her car.
The Goodfellows program in Lubbock invites donations of any amount to fund Christmas gifts for every child 14 and under within the city limits. Since its start 24 years ago the group has delivered packages to more than 80,000 children, with the effort supported by The Avalanche-Journal through December 8.
Senate members will reconvene at 2 p m Monday as the legislature continues a second special session. Debated measures include a registration bill targeting groups suspected of hindering public schools and funding for anti‑segregation legal aid. The session seeks final adjournment by next Wednesday.
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