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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1962
Page
4
Four persons died in a highway crash near Seminole when their car went into a ditch and rolled over twice. Three occupants were thrown clear while Stakes was pinned in the wreck. Patrolman Mueller described the scene as one of the worst wrecks he had seen.
Mrs Vera Christine Smith 16 of Andrews died Friday at Permian General Hospital from injuries in a one car crash near the Kermit Funice highway west of Andrews Thursday afternoon. Two other Andrews women were seriously hurt. Funeral plans set at Means Memorial Methodist Church with burial in Andrews Cemetery. Survivors include husband Johnny Smith and Dunn family. The crash raised local traffic deaths to 88 this year.
The Agriculture Department deemed illegal the transfer of about 3,900 acres of cotton allotments from McIntosh County farmers to Billie Sol Estes affiliates. Dumas and Stone testified they received payments and provided farmer names. Biggerstaff described cash arrangements and urged destroying records. Senators pressed the case as Estes faced potential criminal charges.
A two car collision on State Highway 6 north of Riesel killed Mrs. Sammy C. Skinner 42 and critically injured three other family members Frankie Joyce Skinner Lenny Ray Coone and one more remained unnamed authorities said The crash occurred when one vehicle driven by Miss Skinner turned around and moved south on the right shoulder.
The Nevada test site yielded a massive underground hydrogen explosion creating a 200 foot deep crater and a 120 foot wide rim. Officials said two atmospheric tests would follow, the first in four years, with fallout expected to settle on unpopulated areas.
Two damage suits totaling over 39000 were filed Friday in 140th District Court. Oscar Gray and Ruby Nell Robinson seek 12925 against James W Belongia for a February 17 1962 traffic accident south of Lubbock on Highway 84. Nona Mary Yardage and husband seek 32624.75 against Jan Reeves Evans J B Cole and J B Cole Lumber Co for a February 3 1962 mishap at the intersection of 24th Street and Avenue X.
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrived in Bordeaux on Friday night as part of a tour of French provinces. He had traveled from Rouen where he visited the city's famous Gothic cathedral.
S C Cooper of 4708 W 18th St slowly improves after Baylor Hospital surgery three weeks ago and to remain in hospital about two weeks more. A C Cook learns of his sister Lizzie Stehr’s Fresno California death. brother J A Cook died in Fresno June 30. 24 year old James Lee Belmont faces window peeping charge after arrest near 2100 block 34th St. Elks head to National convention in Chicago with 2 262 lodges represented. Reese AFB commander Col L C Hess honored at Buffalo Lakes cabin party with Lt Gen James E Briggs among guests. Leon Jones 41 of 5307 38th St in fair condition at Methodist Hospital after truck crash near Stamford. He’s a Texas Transport Co employee.
About 350 delegates registered Friday night for the eighth annual convention of the 6th Division of the Texas American Legion at Ella Iles Elementary School in City. The event runs through Sunday with more attendees expected and greetings planned from city and county leaders.
A sequence of birth notices from West Texas Hospital and local clinics lists multiple families and newborns. Entries name parents, birth weights and times, and indicate occupations such as farmer, farm laborer, and air force service, along with associated hometowns like Reese AFB and Petersburg.
The State Board of Insurance released new automobile insurance rates with both safe and reckless drivers paying the safe rates. The board had earlier discarded a safe driving plan after over two years of operation. new figures show changes in premiums and qualifications for disability coverage.
Joe Eddins the rate actuary for the bold computed tentative rates for bodily injury and property damage coverage. The revised figures include a $5,000 R100 85,000 bodily injury and property damage liability insurance.
The article notes rate cuts estimated at eight to four percent for drivers with no accidents in three years, part of a board's plan to reduce costs. It details regional rate changes, mentions a year‑to‑date growth in deposits, and cites specific county and city figures across Texas.
Rioting surged in Rio de Janeiro's industrial suburbs for a second day amid protests over high prices and food shortages. Police in Caxias reported two killed and seven wounded as agitators clashed with officers after fires burned a newspaper office and residences. Rumors spread of wider unrest. stores closed. Governor Carlos Lacerda urged calm and shop reopening.
United Press International reports 16 year old Graham Young, the youngest Broadmoor inmate, began a 15 year term for a morbid fascination with poisons. He tested substances on plants animals and family members, including a cake with antimony for a friend and doses given to his mother father and sister.
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