Unusual Bank Check Racket Hits Lubbock Drive In
Deputies report a man working nationwide scheme cashed 730.60 at Lubbock National Bank using 20 checks made out to a grocery firm with altered Safeway Stores endorsements. The man, in a late model car, posed as a food store representative and demanded cash at the drive in window. Undercover officers investigated after the week earlier incident.
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Sheriff's
Lubbock
Lubbock National Bank
Safeway Stores, Inc
Oklahoma
Jack Douglas Seeks Vacant District 97 Seat
Lubbock businessman Jack Douglas announced his candidacy for Texas State Representative District 97 Place 1 to fill the seat left by House Speaker Wag Anderson Carr. Douglas highlighted 31 years in the district and roles with the Young Democrats and Parent-Teacher Association. He also serves with the Lions Club and Jaycees.
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Jack Douglas
Lubbock
Lubbock County
Waggoner Carr
Douglas
House of Representatives
Young Democrats
Parent-Teacher Assn
Longhorn
Lions Club
Jay
Influence Charged in Project AUSTIN Highway Routing
A legislative committee heard charges that political influence shaped a costly Ranch Road 335 routing near Rocksprings Edwards County officials abandoned the cheapest direct path. Ike Kampmann tied the action to a powerful local figure while naming no one. The dispute links to Austin lobbyist Claude Gilmer and a WPA road built to Gilmer’s ranch in 1938.
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Neil Schoofield
San Antonio
Uvalde
Joe Bower
Austin
Claude Gilmer
Gilmer
Kampmann
Works Progress Administration
Wesley Roberts
Lamesa
House
Hillary plans Himalayan expedition to Nepal for Yeti search
Sir Edmund Hillary announced a new Himalayan research expedition to Nepal this fall to search for the Abominable Snowman. He said he remains open to the possibility of the snowman’s existence.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Edmund Hillary
Mt. Everest
Nepal
Local family ties and community roles noted
The Douglas family of 4003 48th St belongs to the Church of Christ. Mr. Douglas serves as manager of the Texas Automobile Club at 311 N College Ave. They have two sons aged 9 and 3 and a daughter aged 6, and are involved with the Optimist and Knights of Pythias organizations.
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Cees
Optimist
Knights of Pythias
Douglas
48Th St
Church of Christ
Texas Automobile Club
N. College Ave
Kennedy Knocks Out Two in NH Primary Fight
In Concord New Hampshire Senator John F Kennedy eliminates Elton Britt and Lar Daly from the Democratic primary race citing faked signatures on petitions. Paul Fisher remains Kennedy's lone rival as eight pro Kennedy delegates join the slate while Republicans organize a broad field of Nixon supporters.
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Joseph D. Kamin
Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
John F. Kennedy
Massachusets
Elton Britt
Damascus
Lar
America First
Chicago
Harry E. Jackson
Manchester
Kennedy
Britt
Daly
Paul C. Fisher
Richard M. Nixon
Hussle
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Burglaries Top Police Reports Here
Police reported a surge of break-ins Friday night into Saturday at multiple sites including Stovall's Grocery 2110 Indiana McWhorter's Cleaners 1609 Ave H and two Texas Avenue motor companies Jim Robbins Motor Co 2320 Texas and Star Motor Co 2420 Texas Money valuables and vehicles were stolen a shotgun and rifle were taken from Star Motor Co several cars were damaged including a ransacked glove box and broken front windshield with items such as clothes boots and cash reported missing from various locations in the area.
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Stovall's Grocery
Indiana
McWhorter’s Cleaners
1609
Ave. H
Texas Avenue
Jim Robbins Motor Co
Texas
Star Motor Co
Frank Carson
58Th St
Joe L. Owen
Owen
Milton Gardner
1St St
Area Lawyers Plan Free Legal Aid Group
About 40 local lawyers voted to form a legal aid society offering free help to those unable to pay. The plan calls for a full time paid lawyer, a secretary, a 15 member board with staggered terms, space in the new courthouse, and a $7 000 budget raised by subscriptions. Ralph Daniel chaired the study. James Brewster was named chair after the report.
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Legal Aid Society
Lubbock
Lubbock County Bar Assn
Ralph Daniel
Daniel
James Brewster
Man Narrowly Escapes Death at Amarillo Motel
Harvey J. Morris a middle aged salesman narrowly escaped asphyxiation Friday after sleeping while a butane heater burned high in his motel room. He was found unconscious by owner A L Calk and rushed to Stanley Hospital. released Saturday noon.
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Matador
Amarillo
Harvey J. Morris
Stanley Hospital
Motor Court
Morris
A. L. Calk
Auto Land
Calk
Sweden Sends Mobile Hospital to Aid Jerusalem Refugees
Sweden dispatches a hospital on wheels to Jerusalem to serve Arab refugees in Jordan estimated at 700,000, aiding medical care for displaced populations in the region.
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Sweden
Jerusalem
Jordan
Ex City Newsmen Win Four of Six Cash Prizes at Austin Dinner
Houston and Fort Worth newsmen dominated Headliners Club awards, sharing four of six cash prizes totaling 1400 dollars. Winners included Arlo Wagner Jack Mohler Thomas Mahr and Zella Maxwell of The Houston Press for coverage of a Houston school bombing tragedy. Cliff Blackburn of the Houston Post earned a top award for coverage on private ownership of Texas beaches.
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Austin
UPI
Houston and
Fort Worth
Headliners Club of
iCash
Arlo Wagner
Jack Mohler
Thomas Mahr
Zella Maxwell
The
Houston Press
Houston
Cliff Blackburn
Austrian Firms Build Hydroelectric Generators for TVA
Vienna reports Austrian companies are manufacturing hydroelectric generator components for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Alabama, signaling cross continental industrial collaboration and power equipment exports.
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Vienna
Tennessee Valley
Local Chiropractic Clinic Reports Case Benefits for Sleep, Pain
A series of patient cases from Day Chiropractic Clinic describe narcolepsy relief after spinal adjustments, back and joint pain improvement, migraine relief, and arthritis benefits. Patients age 28 to 47 recount recovery, increased activity, and renewed health following nerve tests and corrective care.
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Dr. Day
Jay Chiropractic Clinic
Chiropractic
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Norway
Coast Guard
Oslo
NEW Snowman Hunt
Milton Eisenhower
Simmons
Royalty
Furniture Center
NO. College
Area Lawyers Okay Plans For Free Aid Group
Man
America
Japan
Stockholm
Tonga
Prince Tungi
Suva
Fiji
Post
Bill Gardner
Felton West
Blackburn
Avalanche Journal
Baylor Drive
Santa Fe
Dial
F. W. Groce
29Th Street
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