Kiddie-Piloted Race Cars Near Completion In Lubbock
Track for quarter-midget racing advances on Lubbock's southwest edge at 55th Street and Slide Road. Backed by Jack Stanley and Bob Robinson, the project plans two divisions for ages 6 to 9 and 9 to 12 with profits benefiting charities. Cars range from home built to factory models costing from 100 to 500 dollars. Racing emphasizes driver skill over car type and aims for an April opening with seating for 3 10 spectators and landscaping.
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Lubbock
55Th Street
Slide Road
Jack Stanley
Bob Robinson
Stanley
West Coast
Joe Stanley
Buster Long
Slide Rd
Joe
Ward held on murder charges in fatal house fire
Rockdale Texas police say Homer Ward 50 was jailed on murder charges after a frame house fire killed four children he was watching. Neighbors reported the blaze late morning and investigators said the fire destroyed the home leaving four youngsters dead.
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Rockdale
Tex
Homer Ward
Surgeon Performs Major Operation On Injured Puppy
A seven month old dog was operated on by Dr. Alfred Blalock at Johns Hopkins Hospital after being struck by a car on Friday. The surgeon noted the procedure reflected the expertise behind the blue baby operation and its life saving impact.
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Baltimore
Alfred Blalock
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Hopkins Hospital
Man Found Dead In Houston Hobo Jungle Identified
A 63 year old Houston paperhanger Bryant K Williams was identified by fingerprints as the man found beaten to death in a thicket near a hobo jungle. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage likely from a scuffle with unknown persons. Nearby workers reported hearing a struggle Tuesday night.
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Houston
Bryant K. Williams
Williams
Ehangout
Men Arrested In Wichita Falls Linked To Lubbock Car Theft
Police report two men held in Wichita Falls, one from Lubbock and one from Plainview, aged 20 and 30, linked to Lubbock car burglaries. They carried a woman's purse, two cameras, and binoculars believed stolen. Richard Zaretski, 20, allegedly admitted two Lubbock burglaries in Amarillo, with a Woodlawn Grocery break in on Dec. 10 tied to $6 and cigarettes taken.
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Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Plainview
Amarillo
Richard Zaretski
Zarnetski
Woodlawn
Knoxville
Bloodhounds Hunt For Boys In Swamp
Bloodhounds aided by a new team hunted a swampy coastal area near Crescent City for two missing boys Timmy Turner and Patrick Surgeon last seen Thursday. Sheriff Hovgaard said recovery could take days if they fell into the swamp as divers and locals joined a wide search around Whaler Island and the mangrove waters.
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Crescent City
Calif
California
Timmy Turner
Patrick Surgeon
Timmiy
Oswald Hovgaard
Hovgaard
Timmy
Harry Turner
Patrick
Lowell Sureon
Strike hinted at test center union dispute at Cape Canaveral
Walter Coleman of the AFL CIO union charged the Air Force with discrimination by denying back pay under a new contract for 500 to 600 clerical workers at Cape Canaveral missile centers. An Air Force spokesman said payment is under law, Pan American Airways seeks reconsideration, and a strike could follow if unresolved.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Bit
Pan American Airways
Walter T.coleman
The
Air. Transport Division
Afl-Cio Brotherhood ‘of
New York
Mayaguez
Puerto Rico
Coleman
Afl-Cio
Cape
Pan American
Nelson Named Chairman at Brookhaven Country Club
Byron Nelson is named chairman of the advisory board and director in golf activities for the new Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas. The appointment places Nelson in a leading role guiding course development and club programs.
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Nelson
Dallas
Byron Nelson
New Brookhaven Country Club
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Jesse Hamby
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