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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1961
Page
2
Unclear source details for a Navy inquiry into a $100000 top salary and bounty payments. Subcommittee members note risks to crews and question alleged payoffs linked to equipment repairs in Brooklyn. No definitive source appears.
A Church of Christ announcement invites readers to join a sermon at Broad Avenue and traveling church services. The message emphasizes warnings from Thessalonians and the need to heed gospel teachings to avoid divine punishment.
The Klaudt Indian Family from Ft. Berthold North Dakota will bring gospel music to Lubbock services tonight and Sunday. Rev. R. H. Klaudt and four sons Vernon Belvin Kenneth perform in quartets solos and duets with piano organ violin trombone and sax. They will sing at 7 30 p m today at Firaty Foursquare Ave pastor Rev Floyd Dawson. The family supports full time evangelistic work and has performed in parks stadiums theaters schools and the North Dakota state capitol. they have released more than 30 recordings.
Former Lubbock man will address the Baptist church on a missionary visit. Details or date are not fully legible in the clipping.
A New York police official’s body was found near a personal revolver and wallet after an apparent self inflicted death. The incident occurred as the official’s wife returned from a traffic home in Rockville Centre, while the bank approval status remained unclear.
Police report two break-ins at York Brothers Service Station 3321 Ave H with about 403 dollars missing including 65 cash and 43 in credit cards. Emile Bishop says his pickup at 206 Sherman Ave was burglarized for a 38 caliber revolver and tools. An attempted break-in occurred at French Food Store 2101 Ave and equipment worth 37.95 was reported at Jet Brake Service 514 Ave M.
Official records list marriage licenses for multiple individuals from Lubbock and surrounding areas and several divorce actions filed in district and county courts. Cases names include Myrick doing business as M3 Furniture and Appliance versus Josh Suisoner and Nell Miller, Hubbard vs Dorothy Hubbard, and George Cullim sues for divorce, among others.
Five of the eight injured were in a crash that sent a car into a fence and a fire plug. Others were taken to West Texas Hospital by ambulance from Rix Funeral Home. Victims named include Jacqueline Harris 29 Robin Harris 4 and Robert J Wade 6 of 3501 48th St.
Four defendants pleaded guilty to felony offenses and received varied sentences. Billy Bob Stalter had a revoked probationary term. John Wesley Plunkett and Felix Navarro Flores received penitentiary terms of one year and five years respectively. Other defendants faced driving while intoxicated, burglary, and related charges with prison terms or revoked probationary sentences. An unrelated car collision and minor injuries accompanied the court action.
Texas Comptroller Mr Calvert reports the general revenue fund ended December 31 with a deficit of 91.8 million dollars. December receipts totaled 104.7 million while expenditures hit 104.3 million, and year to date receipts stand at 34.38 million versus 374.20 million last year.
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