Heroism Of Crewmen On Luxury Liner In Sea Rescue
Ten crew members of the fishing boat Student Prince tell of a four day battle against the sea after being rescued by the luxury liner Queen of Bermuda off Bermuda. Capt. Musson led the lifeboat crew who braved 30 foot waves to save the stricken ship as Coast Guard planes relayed distress. The Student Prince crew praised the liner crew while noting they felt no need for praise, just doing their job.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Prince
Atlantic
Harry Thomason
Newfoundland
Musson
M. E. Musson
Queen of Bermuda
Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard
New York
Thomason
Thomasen
Jacksonville
Florida
Taxpayer Assistance Day Slated Monday
The Internal Revenue Service schedules a second Taxpayer Assistance Day Monday at the Lubbock office 1600 19th St. from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm for taxpayers with W-2 statements ready to file. About 150 people visited last Monday. additional assistance days follow on Jan 17 24 31 Mar 14 21 28 and Apr 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Lubbock
19Th St
Post Woman's Rites Held At Big Spring
Funeral services for Ed Miller 63 a Post resident who died Friday in a Big Spring hospital were held today at the Church of Christ with Otis Proffitt and Rev J C Holman officiating. Burial was in Terrace Cemetery with Mason Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include her husband two brothers Augs Saver Weatherford Okla and George Saver Custer City Okla and a sister Mrs Nellie Wilson Minneapolis Minn Pallbearers were Lester Josey D Lee Malcolm Ussery D C Arthur Buck Gossett.
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Mason Funeral Home
August Saver
Weatherford
Okla
George Saver
Custer City
Nellie Wilson
Minneapolis
Minn
Lester Josey
D. Lee
Malcolm Ussery
D. C. Arthur
Buck Gossett
Study Of Cats Nutritional Needs Gets $6000 Grant
Rutgers study on feline nutrition, begun a year ago, received a $6000 grant from the Mark L Morris Animal Memorial Foundation in Topeka. The research notes a shortage of horse meat, a common base in many pet foods, complicating diet formulations.
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Rutgers New Brunswick
N.J
Mark L. Morris Animal Memorial Foundation
Topeka
Kan
Fire destroys trailer eggs. drivers eat scrambled meal
A big semi trailer carrying 90,000 eggs burned but 20 cases were saved. A second truck was sent to haul the remainder. The two drivers stopped at a nearby cafe for a snack before reloading, enjoying scrambled eggs and toast.
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Cafe Albert Lea
Minn
Fraud Trial Here To Resume Monday
The U S District Court fraud trial of Adecieee General Investment Corp. a Houston mortgage loan firm resumes Monday at 9 45 a m The case centers on VA loan guaranties and loans to nine ex GIs in Abilene described as a four way proposition with the Houston firm as lender the Veterans Administration as guarantor Abilene contractor Raymond Thomason Sr as builder and seller The government alleges false statements in loan disbursement certificates and character credit documents hid the fraud and witnesses have identified numerous papers Judge Joseph B Dooley presides with an 11 member jury and one alternates sworn.
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U.S. District Court
Adecieee General Investment Corp
Houston
Lubbock
The
Veterans Administration
Veterans
Abilene
Raymond Thomason Sr
Joseph B. Dooley
Services For Lilbern Covey Set At New Deal Today
Funeral services for Lilbern Garfield Covey, 72, of Lubbock Route 2, will be held at 2 30 p m today at New Deal Church of Christ with minister Hugh Vaughan officiating. Rix Funeral Home directs burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery.
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Lilbern Garfield Covey
Lubbock Rt. 2
West Texas Hospital
New Deal Church of Christ
Hugh Vaughan
Rix Funeral Home
Jhuial
Shriners Plan Amarillo Meet and Officer Election
Members of the South Plains Shrine Club charter a bus to Amarillo for the Khiva Temple annual meeting and officer election. Charles Sherrod, past president, will be advanced on the Divan. Bus departs Union Bus Terminal and returns after an oyster supper. Reservations via Clyde Owens PO 56643. Standard Vacuum Oil Co. will search for oil in East and West Pakistan.
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South Plains Shrine Club
Amarillo
Khiva Temple
Charles Sherrod
Union Bus Terminal
Clyde Owens
Scouts Distribute March of Dimes Containers in Lubbock
Troop No. 9 Boy Scouts distributed over sized test tube containers to about 1,000 Lubbock County business houses for the March of Dimes drive sponsored locally by the Exchange Club. Distribution was led by Bill Tucker with Gene Anderson as chair.
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Lubbock
Boy Scout
First Baptist Church
Lubbock Exchange Club
Anderson
Gene Anderson
Exchange Club
Bill Tucker
First Baptist’ Church
James Halsey
Record Rainfall in Seminole Area Boosts Crop Yields
In Seminole Texas area, 21.57 inches of moisture fell in the past year, the largest since 1949 and second largest since 1942, per weather recorder Leni Dugan. Majority came in April and May aiding cotton and grain yields in Gaines County. May brought 9.76 inches, while four months had no rain. 1954 started warmer with 0.28 inch in January compared to 0.07 inch in the first 100 days of 1954.
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Seminole
Leni Dugan
Gaines County
Rites Set Today For Roaring Springs Man Killed In Crash
Funeral services for Robert Earl Dodson 23 Roaring Springs who died in an automobile crash Wednesday in Gilroy California will be held at 3 p m Sunday in Roaring Springs Methodist Church Rev C C Tiner former pastor will officiate Burial will be in Roaring Springs Cemetery under direction of Eudy Seale Funeral Home
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Roaring Springs
Jao
Robert Earl Dodson
Gilroy
Calif
Roaring Springs Methodist Church
C. C. Tiner
Eudy- Seale Funeral Home
Lubbock Welfare Group Set to Meet at Caprock Hotel
The Lubbock Social Welfare Association will hold its first meeting Monday at noon at Caprock Hotel. Miss Jewell Schmitz, supervisor of the City-County Child Welfare Unit, will discuss the unit’s function. The program is open to all, with reservations by 10 a.m. Monday to Porter 20196.
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Lubbock Social Welfare Association
Caprock Hotel
Jewell Schmitz
Miss Schmitz
Porter
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B. Barkley
Big Spring
Amarito
Laiddock Boys
Liv
Ave
Edward W. Pastore
Boys Clubs of America
Vernon L. Jackson
Lubbock Boys Clubs
Jay Young
Lubbock Optimist Club
Lilbern
Covey
New Deal
Standard Vacuum Oil Co
West
Pakistan
HEART
Spears Chiropractic Sanitarium and Hospital
Denver
Colo
Chevrolet
Kuykendall Chevrolet Co
Walon
Jack Rutledge
Leisure Coats
Reg
Saran
Ave. K PO
Yabbock
Tex
Pew
Lubbock Social Welfare Group
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