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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1959
Page
1
Ace Caddell, a Hale Center football player, left home with three friends after promising a 30 minute absence. He never returned, and his mother, Mrs. A. M. Caddell, recalls those final steps he took.
Sue Ingersoll NM Miss Universe entry defies Archbishop Byrne warnings that she and her family will lose Communion and confession if she appears in a bathing suit. Contest officials say rules stand. Ingersoll says she will keep her religion and proceed despite the ban.
In New York, two Bronx youths rolled a flaming bottle of gasoline into a crowd to scare someone. Five people were burned, one seriously. Jose Montalvo, 19, a delivery boy, and Albert Caballero, 16, a junior high student, were held on felonious assault charges.
A Hale Center High School junior and football tackle suffered injuries in an accident. His mother stays by his hospital bed and faces medical bills exceeding $5,000, with no funds available for payment.
The Colombian ship Rio Atrato sank in the Caribbean after a fire and explosion. The German ship Essen reported it was steering for Cristobal in the Panama Canal with 38 survivors. U.S. naval officials said up to five may be unaccounted for, unverified, while survivors had only minor injuries.
Ten lawmakers press a $176 million tax bill behind closed doors seeking cross party agreement. The conference committee faces a July 16 deadline with talks stretched over a Fourth of July holiday. Key figures include Rep J E Winfree and Sen R A Weinert as they weigh cigarette and cigar tax provisions amid House opposition to cigarette hikes.
GREENVILLE AP A bird eye view is promised as Hunt County highway patrols add a helicopter for Fourth of July traffic oversight. H B Slaughter says this is likely Texas first use of aircraft in traffic patrol duty.
The United States raised its 49 star flag at Fort McHenry at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time in a ceremony marking the Star Spangled Banner milestone. President Truman era events featured Seaton and the Marine Band as the flag joined the Capitol staff and federal leaders in observances linked to the national birthday.
Premier Fidel Castro spoke as warplanes roared over Havana and a gun battle echoed near the Mexican Embassy. He refused U S peace terms and warned of mass peasant mobilization on July 26 while Dominican tensions and alleged anti government plots unsettled Cuba. Authorities detained eight suspected plotters and searched Cojimar for implicated individuals.
City and South Plains officials plan a restrained Fourth of July with government and many businesses closed, picnics and visits set by families, and a weather forecast calling for fair skies and warm temperatures. Law enforcement will deploy about 140 state officers across 60 counties as events include Babe Zaharias League women’s game and two all star softball matches at Mackenzie State Park.
The page provides a directory of newspaper sections listing content across CAPITOL CORNERSTONE. It shows where to find sports scores on pages 6 and 7, editorials and columns on page 4, plains farm news on page 2, and general news with page and section markers for Page 1 Section 2 and Pages 6 7.
Pearl R. Blanton, 60, of Plainview Texas, drowned in about 50 feet of water when a high wave capsized his outboard boat on Lake Lagert in southwest Oklahoma. Passenger P. T. Landrum of Plainview said Blanton could not swim and lacked a life preserver. Rescue teams searched the area after Blanton sank. Further details were unavailable Friday night.
A two car head on collision on U S 286 west of Tokio injured nine and killed an infant or other young victim as the July Fourth weekend began. The crash near the Yoakum Terry County line raised the national toll and prompted warnings of a deadly holiday period.
New Orleans Governor Karl Ke Long, despite doctors warning his weak heart, leaves New Orleans with sirens to begin a re election campaign. He plans multiple speeches and a visit to a bathing beauty contest as part of his slate.
Lubbock and nearby areas expect generally fair and warm weather with possible late day and evening thundershowers. Low around 68 this morning, high near 95, southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. City readings include 66 to 98 with humidity around 38 percent by night.
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