Three Killed Thirteen Hurt In Series Of Wrecks
A fatal crash at FM 1585 and S College Ave left Fernella Graves Owens 21 in poor condition after being ejected from a overturned car. A second collision sent Ofelia Garcia 34 to Tahoka Hospital with a fractured pelvis. Manuel Garcia 57 and four children Yoland a 7 Connie 4 Angelita 2 Ofelia 1 were treated and released. The Tahoka family resided on Rt 4 Tahoka.
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South Plains
FM 1585
S. College Ave
Fernella Graves Owens
O’donnell
Methodist Hospital
C. R. Andrews
Tahoka Hospital
Ofelia Garcia
Tahoka
Manuel Garcia
Yolanda
Connie
Angelita
Ofelia
Rt. 4
Andrews
O'Donnell
S.C
Women jailed after fatal stabbings in two city incidents
Two men died in separate Saturday confrontations. A 33-year-old Black woman was arrested at 2110 Birch for murder after admitting stabbing Wary Harris, 45, who died at Methodist Hospital. Police also sought a second woman.
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Wary Harris
Methodist Hospital
Harris
Birch
Dale McClintock
Bob Johnson
Winners In A J Lighting Competition At Christmas Land
Carol OConnell 4310 42nd St leads with Elves in Christmas Land as 300 lights and mimosa tree adorn her yard. Winners named include Jimmy and John Shipley 3005 25th St and Leta Jones 2019 37th St with notable doorway and window displays.
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Carol O'Connell
42Nd St
Miss O’‘Connell
Texas Tech
J. B. O’connell
Wise Men
34Th St
Jimmy
John Shipley
Howard J. Shipley
25Th St
J. T. Hutchinson Junior High School
John Vandenberg
39Th St
Helen Kay McNally
Andy McNally
Christ the King School
W. A. McNally
Grain shortages alleged in Storage Inc. operations
Reports indicate 39.9 carloads found, with Lehman installations showing 23.6 but only 21.1 accounted for. Grain value around $1.46 to $1.57 per 100 pounds. last Friday's quote $1.52. Investigation expanded from Morton to Lubbock Abilene and Austin with warrants and court orders sought. Officials say shortages exceed 1 million pounds and padlocking of Storage Inc facilities at Morton Lehman Helmleigh. Public officials caution no immediate developments due to holidays.
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Lehman
Morton
Hermleigh
Lubbock
Abilene
Austin
John C. White
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
White
West Texas
Tom Todd
Newsmen
Storage, Inc
Helmleigh
Scurry County
Sweetwater
Cochran County
Milo
Boring
Gene Cupp
Texas Department of Agriculture
Cupp
Morton, Lehman and
Department of Agriculture (State
State Department
State Department of Agriculture
of Storage, Inc
Department of Agriculture
Cal Wallace
Morton, Lehman and Hermleigh
Hazel Hancock
Avalanche-Journal
House Fire Causes Heavy Damage and Hambrick Injury
A living room fire started by a gas heater ignited an overstuffed sofa, heavily damaging the sofa and furnishings, a floor area, a door and wall, with smoke and heat damage across rooms. Hambrick, hospitalized after a collision on Dec 10 near Wolfforth, is being treated at Methodist Hospital. Neighbors collect funds for Hambrick, aided by Mrs. James V. Jones. Fire crews also extinguished two car fires on Saturday and rescued a cat from an air conditioner.
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Hambrick
Methodist Hospital
F.M. Rd
U.S. Hwy
Jerry Cooper
Chester Lewis
9Th St
32Nd St
Dorrance Guy Honored Here
About 60 friends of Mr and Mrs Dorrance H Guy of El Paso hosted a surprise dinner in the Pioneer Hotel Coachman Room. Guy, former Lubbock Avalanche-Journal editor, now on The El Paso Times staff, received honorary Lubbock citizenship and lifetime chamber honors amid a playful complaint from District Attorney Alton Griffin.
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Dorrance H. Guy
el Paso
Coachman
Pioneer Hotel
Guy
Lubbock
Charles A Guy
43Rd St
City Woman and Son Die in Gate County Crash
A 25 year old Lubbock woman Wanda Maples and her infant son Clyde were killed in a head on crash four miles south of Gatesville Saturday afternoon. Two Maples children Katie 3 and Earl 5 were critically injured and hospitalized at Coryell Memorial Hospital. Mrs Maples and her son were to join her husband in Freeport for the holidays. The family’s survivors list was not available.
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Gatesville
Lubbock
Wanda Maples
39Th St
Clyde
Maples
Katie
Earl
Freeport
U. S. Navy
Elsie Grace
Grace
Freezing Weather Hits Texas and Nation Amid Snow and Widespread Accidents
A cold front pushed temperatures down to near freezing in Texas with freezing expected statewide and a further drop to about 10 degrees above zero before dawn. Snow blanketed parts of the Northeast with up to 9 inches in New York State and 137 traffic accidents in Nassau County after a 3 inch city snowfall.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
Texas
Beaumont
Laredo
Atlantic
Virginia
Maine
Montana
Michigan
North Carolina
Ohio Valley
New England
Indiana
Tennessee
Maryland
New York
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
California
New York State
New York City
Long Island
Nassau County
Births Parade Across Local Hospitals In Lubbock Area
Congratulations to numerous area families as births are announced from Lauf Clinic Porter Clinic Hospital West Texas and Methodist Hospital. New parents include Juan Morelion Sartos Chavez Gregorio Panda James Fisher James Gunter John Paul Ellis Ronald Gene Mason Curtis Hawthorne Wilton Irwin Mitchell McAdams Thomas Zick Joe Maddox and Donald Jordan with babies weighing 5 12 to 9 3 pounds and times listed for early Saturday or Friday deliveries.
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Sartos Chavez
Rt. 3
Lubbock
Lauf Clinic
James Fisher
8Th St
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Father Gy
Texas Tech
John Paul Ellis
56Th St
West Texas Hospital
Allenberg Cotton Co
Ronald Gene Mason
43Rd St
American Trailer Co
Cuban POWs and exile crowd in Miami await news
Cuban prisoners held by Castro faced a tense stalemate as 20,000 relatives in Miami’s exile enclave watched for any sign of celebration. Negotiations stalled twice, raising fears among the more than 100,000 in the area.
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Castro
Miami
Skybolt cancellation sparks defense budget shift and debate
Controversy grows as Skybolt missiles are canceled after a successful test. Gilpatric signals no further tests, while Kennedy's budget aims to offset the loss with larger defense spending. Mansfield voices support for the President. McClellan calls for a study when Congress convenes. De Gaulle weighs Polaris carrier offer amid a forthcoming year end address.
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Gilpatric
Congress
Kennedy
Skybolt
Atlas
Titan
Polaris
U.S
Mansfield
Secretary of Defense
Senate
Mike Mansfield
de Gaulle
Goodfellows Plan Christmas Package Distribution in Lubbock
The annual Goodfellows drive, funded by Lubbock residents and groups, will deliver thousands of toy packages on Christmas morning. Packing is complete, with fruit candy and nuts to be added Monday. Distribution starts at 5 am Tuesday from the storage point at 14th Street and Texas Avenue using several hundred cars.
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Lubbock
Doorway Christmas Window Display Entries
A list of door displays and residents entries for a holiday contest. Jimmy Shipley and family present The Three Wise Men while Mrs Ernest Conley features a Santa cat scene. Other homes show Madonna and child, wreaths, snowmen, and decorative garden elements.
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Mth St
Don Tipps
44Th St
Jack Walker
Mary Ann
Mary Ann’s
Marguerite Hewitt
54Th St
John Rapier
St Manger
N. J. Murdock
49Th St
William B. Dozier
A. C. Isham
John iScoggan
39Th St
Ethyl Heritage
31St St
Jim Taylor
E. Auburn
Charles W. Martin
26Th St
Virginia T. Williams
7Th St
Santa Claus
Santa
34Th St
Jimmy and
John Shipley
25Th St
Ernest Conley
Main St
Donald R. Dodson
Sandra
Sue
Carolyn
Cynthia
Nancy
Gypsy Bradford
K. E. Lorenzen
Linda Robertson
Marlene Parr
Red Loor
Israel hires asphalt spreaders for urban projects
Tel Aviv reports purchase of asphalt spreaders by Israeli authorities to accelerate city resurfacing and road maintenance across multiple districts, signaling expanded infrastructure work and budget allocations.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
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Garcia
Owens
Erskine Road
U. S. 87
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Bates
Colligen
William Hamilton Jr
Webb Afb
Big Spring
James M. Leatherwood
Crosbyton
Highway 2
Leatherwood
Crosby County Hospital
E. B. McKnight
Doug Wilhite
Vera Presley Bruton
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Buffalo Lakes Road
Southeast Drive
Fred H. Horne
S. Ave. Q
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Avenue A
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Roscoe Wilson School
Leta Jones
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Teal
Kathy
Billy
Bobby McCarty
Leon McCarty
19Th St
Mary
Joseph
Mth
William A. Conley
Kenneth Pharr
Vicki
Jean
Ave. T
James Irwin
W. K. Palmer
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Kay Bryant
45Th St
Little Angels
58Th St
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W. C. Bingham
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Patti
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Benton Teal
D. R. Hopkins
2Th St
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Bill Coyne
16Th St
Eddie Ramsey
E. Baylor
Rudolph
John Smith
33Rd St
Robert Lee
E. 2Nd
William Anderson
Ama
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Itasca
Dorrance Guy
Kathy Teal
Danny Nowak
Mrs. Teal
Alfredo Herrera
Lubbock Body Works
Lonnie J. Griggs
Anton
County Line Gin
Juan Morelion
Shallowater
Thomas Newton Howard
Elgin
Taylor Hospital
James Gunter
Dial Finance Co
Curtis Hawthorne
53Rd St
Continental House Manufacturing
Wilton Irwin
Mitchell McAdams
Las Vegas
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40Th St
Joe Maddox
5Th St
Donald Jordan
Grinnell
Hygeia Water Co
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