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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1961

Page

2

South Plains Boys Ranch to Open Near Tahoka

A charter is sought for a new South Plains Boys Ranch southeast of Tahoka on the G W Slover stock farm to house about 25 homeless youths. Charles Gifford will be superintendent, with funding from county boards and state welfare approval. The program aims to aid boys from Dawson and Lamesa counties and is modeled after established ranches in Texas.

Pat Jacobs Avalanche-Journal Tahora South Plains Tahoka G. W. Slover Jack Miller Spring Miller Bill Hollingsworth Lamesa Dawson County Tasedsa West Texts Boys Ranch San Aneelo Otto Bovs Odessa Price Daniel David L. Hackett Washington, D.C Don Rademacher Naional Council On Crime and Delinquency Southwest South Plains Boys Ranch

Police Probing Armed Robbery and Burglary Spree

Lub bock police investigated a Friday night wave of burglaries and an armed robbery. Three Black men allegedly beat and robbed 18 year old Rufus H. Ray near 1706 EF 29th St, with a shotgun causing a broken nose and facial cuts. Local stores and residences reported thefts including a TV, two radios, a wool coat, soap powder, coin boxes, a bicycle, and a chess set. Two 17 year old suspects faced car burglary inquiries, and six juveniles were turned over to juvenile officers after a Capri Club sighting.

Lubbock 29Th St Rufus H. Ray Ray Patricia Shelton Barbara Hollingsworth Sid St Opal Winstead Dunlap’s 22Nd St Robert 34Th St Hub Fruit Co Broadway Neta Rhodes Mth Doval Boring 30Th St Capri Club

Four Japanese Die as Snowstorm Hits Southwest Japan

AP reports four Japanese killed and 14 missing in snow storm while climbing mountains in southwest Japan. Local rescue teams search rugged terrain as weather worsens. Names and exact locations were not disclosed.

Tokyo Japan

Official Records Marriage Licenses in Lubbock Area

A list of marriage licenses names numerous couples with ages and hometowns including Jack King 30 Albuquerque and Freddye Lou Hunter 4 Lubbock, Tommy Cheak 18 and Melba Fields ES Staton, Kenneth Moore 17 and Carla Grace 16 Lubbock, Roy Chapa 21 Lubbock and Hilda Loya 16 Lubbock, Teddy Thrash 19 and Ginger Bullock 14 Lubbock, Marvin Vermillion 27 and Wilhelmina Skelton Jt Lubbock, Donald Mrouma 33 Reese AFB and Jaye Powelson 19 Lubbock, Early Damiel 89 and Hazel Portwood 50 Lubbock, Iyn Tigner 4 Reese AVR and Pamela Ivy Trener 4 Hurlwood, Eusebio Gonzales and Santos Ramirez UT 8 Lubbock.

Jack King Albuquerque N. M Freddye Lou Hunter Lubbock Tommy DP. Cheak Melba Sue Fields Staton Kenneth Stanley Moore iCarla Lynn Grace Roy Reyes Chapa Hilda Gatou Loya Teddy Keith Thrash Ginger Kaye Bullock Marvin Edward Vermillion Wilhelmina Skelton Donald Valmont Mrouma Reese Afb Jaye Lynn Powelson Early Damiel Rt. A. Larbbock Hazel Portwood Larbbock Iyn Spencer Tigner Reese

Lubbock Court Dockets Include Several Civil Actions

District court records list Safeway Products Inc versus Herbert Hall on a note and Premier Industrial Corp versus Western Drilling Co on a sworn account. In Noth District Court a train pickup case seeks damages from Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway. A traffic mishap suit seeks 40 000 dollars. other filings include a divorce, a business dispute, and a city notice about a stolen sombrero from the Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Lubbock WNP Victor H. Lindsey Safeway Products, Inc Herbert Ho Hall Herb Hall Enterprises Premier Industrial Corp Western Drilling Co Noth District Court Loward C. Davison Qha Brookstore Panhandle Santa Fe Rathway,Co

Pampa Cited For Safety In National Traffic Record

Chicago based National Safety Council named Pampa Texas the safest traffic class town for its period with the most registered vehicles and no fatalities this year. Council spokesman John Naishitt noted Manhattan Bain and Renton Wash were second and third.

Chicago UPI Pampa Tex Pampat Council John Naistits Sasimp Naishitt Parga NodsShitt Mannhattan Ban Rentan Poth

Scouts Rescued After Mountain Search Near Park

Four Scouts from Knowville were found near dawn along the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Officials had sent four search parties to locate the boys, who were reported in good physical condition despite fatigue after a long hike. The rescue occurred in a remote area along the Tennessee North Carolina border at elevations over 4,000 feet.

Mine Harrington, da Allen Wadler Know Site Raldday Sears Great Smoky Mountains National Park Booth Tennessee North Cure Ina Messeandhein

De Gaulle Algerian Plan Sparks Violence and Deadly Clashes

In a tense response to De Gaulle’s Algeria plan, violence erupts as Algerian nationalists clash with French authorities, leaving many dead and fueling signals for possible negotiations. A high-level source notes the struggle’s eighth year and pressure toward a final settlement. In Jakarta, Sukarno cables Kennedy offering wishes for Joseph Kennedy’s recovery.

Paris Gap Eureapean Es Algeria Shesame Midlemee Charles Alverus de Gaulle

Kennedy Prepares Key Security Talks In Palm Beach

President Kennedy convenes a two day meeting with Vice President Johnson Defense Secretary McNamara and Deputy Secretary Gilpatrick at the White House guest mansion to discuss national preparedness. McCone joins Wednesday for a later session with Kennedy as Mrs Kennedy postpones her India Pakistan trip to March due to her father’s illness.

Palm Beach Fla Kennedy America Witte House Lyndon B. Johnson Defense Robert 3. McNamara Roswell Gilpatrick Joint Chiefs of Staff Ceantrac John A. McCone White House India Pakistan Joseph P. Kennedy

Polish Will Be Spoken In Case WARE Mass

In Ware District Court Judge Edward J. Dubiecki ordered proceedings to be conducted in Polish as both the defendant and the plaintiff spoke only Polish. Police Chief Stephen Pilch announced the language plan and the judge instructed Court Clerk Neil W. Schoonmaker. Henry Pitch, 77, was fined $25 for assault and battery on Anthony Stachowicz, 84.

Ware Mass Edward J. Dubiecki Ware District Court Stephen Pilch Neil W. Schoonmaker Henry Pitch Anthony Stachoiwiez

Man charged after car hits and kills child in New Orleans

In New Orleans a 6 year old boy, Isaac Julan of Beaumont, was struck and killed by a car driven by Amos Stevenson Jr., 30. Police charged Stevenson with negligent homicide, speeding, and driving under the influence of alcohol after locating the boy lying in the street and bleeding. The child died at a local hospital minutes later.

New Orleans UPD Isaac Julan Beaumont Amos Stevenson

Ulbricht Blames West German Firms for Berlin Wall

East German leader Walter Ulbricht told Pravda that West German industrialists recruited East German workers, draining trained manpower and forcing the Berlin Wall’s existence. He said Soviet troops enable East Germany’s communization, a frank admission unlikely in prior statements.

Moscow Walter Ulbricht Communist Party East Germany Red Wall Berlin Ulbricht West Germany Pravda Ulbrichts

Local Officials Named to Veterans Committee Amid Election Notes

Fragmented brief reports appointments to a veterans service committee and a stockholders meeting. References to Robert Bo Eansen in Saint Paul and Mrs. Cisde dones in Ave Jooeturned from Sar Amped Sab Urdaes. An incident at a West Texas hospital follows a hunting accident with a percussion rifle discharge. A man named Leon was injured and later hospitalized after a vehicle accident and workshop incident near Post.

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Car Overturns Injuring Six Year Old Bracero

A six year old Mexican bracero was injured when a car skidded off a highway west of Shallowater and overturned in a field. Vincente Loers, an employee of Cohen Coop Gin, was unconscious at the scene and later taken to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Passengers Praneysen Crtie and Jose Vorapiey suffered nonfatal injuries. The vehicle, headed west on Karin Road 19d, left the road, ran about 600 feet, and overturned in a field 74 feet from the highway.

Here Lubbock Methodist Hospital Vincente Loers Cohen Coop Gin Jose Vorapiey Ub Biathy Waty Jobin Sean Karin Oo Po Samurday Iava Field Locera Methodist ‘Hospital McDonald Funeral Home

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