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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1957
Page
1
President Eisenhower departs Sunday on a tour to survey millions of acres of farm and ranch land ruined by drought and wind erosion. He and aides will inspect the Southwest and Midwest from air and ground to plan relief for distressed landowners.
A Lubbock deputy VA marshal C. E. Lace, 59, died about 7 35 am Saturday at West Texas Hospital after a heart ailment. Funeral services set for 2 pm Monday at Rix Funeral Home Chapel with Dr J Chesal Lovern officiating. Burial in Tech Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, a daughter Mrs Earl E West of Clovis, granddaughter Sandra Sue West of Clovis, and his mother Mrs Stella Baird of Petersburg. Lace was born in Fort Worth and moved to Petersburg as a child.
State Secretary Foster Dulles warned that Soviet communism could gain bloodless domination of Western Europe without quick U.S. aid to the East. He testified for Eisenhower’s plan, saying the region’s fate would be the greatest Soviet victory if aided insufficiently.
Dallas figures show population at 621 500, a 43 percent increase since 1950, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
Farmers and ranchers in Southwest Texas look to President Eisenhower's on the spot inspection tour beginning Monday. T. A. Kincaid of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Assn. says government help could bolster the West Texas livestock industry as the President travels through the drought ravaged region. Other stops are planned.
Lubbock police report 456 youths under 17 were arrested in the past year for 835 offenses with eight felony types shown including rape, robbery and burglary. Capt. J. T. Alley cites late hours and repeat offenses. 24 youths were picked up after midnight with parents summoned.
Weeper the psychopathic duck is homeless again after misbehaving at the University of Miami student lake. He boasted nerve shredding antics drawing blood and refusing to mind manners. The duck previously left Mrs. Peggy Bryant and her husband and later joined a family before escaping with youths in a car.
Des Plaines Illinois January 12 Temptation won out over some body and Cook County police to day were seeking the man who halved a 122 car freight train in the middle of the night. The southbound Northwestern freight stalled near Des Plaines at 2 20 a m and remained for an hour blocking the intersection. When the freight pulled into Elmhurst the engineer found he had only 60 cars. An expert uncoupling job had left 62 orphan cars back at the crossing.
The notice lists sections and page ranges across the edition including Legislature editorial on page 2, Church News on page 10, Area Farmer News on pages 4 and 5, South Plains Oil News on pages 6 and 7, and Radio TV Programs on pages 2 and 3. It outlines the paper structure and where to find features.
Daniel will be sworn in as Texas 36th chief executive amid day long ceremonies at noon. He resigns from the U S Senate at midnight, creating a temporary single-senator gap and triggering potential interim appointment by Gov. Allan Shivers. Lt. Gov. Ben Ramsey starts an unprecedented fourth term.
Lubbock to honor its new voters on January 3 at the Texas Tech Baylor game halftime in Municipal Coliseum. Poll tax payments lag with about 4,000 of Lubbock County residents paying by Saturday ahead of the January 31 deadline. The off year election will include school district trustees as well.
Four people were killed and four injured in a head on collision in San Antonio tonight. Victims named include William Christopher 27 his mother Molly Skinner 52 Mary Jo Christopher 5 Rosendo Ricondo 27 all residents of San Antonio.
The Defense Department disclosed the Navy is developing the Polaris, a 1500 mile range ballistic missile designed for launch from submarines or ships. Lockheed is major contractor. The project marks a step in U.S. ballistic missile development alongside Jupiter, Thor, Atlas, and Titan programs.
Area banks report a record high for deposits at year end 1956 with 41 banks in 32 towns totaling $418,823,171. The figure shows substantial growth from 1955 and a steady rise over the past decade, with Lubbock institutions leading area totals at $206 million.
Jan 12 Mickey Gibson aged two died after ingesting most of a tube of ointment found at his home. He was the son of Mr and Mrs R H Gibson. Authorities investigated as a household accident.
Five boys aged 6 to 14 fell through an ice pond one mile east of Leedey Oklahoma while sliding on the ice. The victims were Floyd Gamble 12 Bodie Gamble 9 sons of Mrs Jew Gamble Leedy Gary Ommen 8 and Dwight Ommen 7 sons of Mr and Mrs Oscar Ommen of near Leedey. The accident occurred Saturday as the ice broke under them.
EXAS Tech’s Red Raider Band reaches a 32 year high point as governor Price Daniel inaugurates. The group named official band will lead the parade and perform at the ceremony in Austin, tracing its origins to 1925 when it began as the Matgsdor Band with 25 members in matador costumes.
The Tech Band formed using borrowed instruments supplied by a local National Guard unit under retired Army band director Harry Le Maire, a veteran of the Spanish American War. Members wore red coats with black sleeves and trousers as Le Maire, then connected to Texan Tech, shaped the youth group.
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