Billion Dollar Club Adds Nine New Members
A United Press International survey shows 121 firms had assets over 1 billion dollars at end of 1961, a record. Nine companies crossed the threshold for the first time, including International Telephone and R J Reynolds Tobacco, Home Savings and Loan, Detroit Bank & Trust, First National Bank of Portland, Investors Stock Fund, Norfolk and Western, and U S National Bank of Portland. One firm dropped out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Natton
United Tess International
Peter T. Earle
New York
UPI
United Press International
Jers Hanover Trust
International Telephone
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Home Savings & Loan Section
Los Angeles
First S & L
Detroit Bank & Trust i Co
First National Bank of Portland
Ore
Investors Stock Fund
Norfolk & Western Railroad
U. S. National Bank of Portland
Faulkner era of giants in 1961 industrials group profits
The 1961 billionaire roster of major firms shows combined sales of $376.78 billion, up from $344.36 billion in 1960 with six more firms. Most members increased assets. Western Bank & Trust failed probe, Hanover Bank merged into Manufacturers Trust, creating a mega bank. Top players include AT&T, General Motors, Chase Manhattan, and New York Life. foreign firms scarce. The list covers 27 banks, 4 mutuals, 4 funds, 4 finance firms, 1 S and L, 5 holding companies, 119 insurers, 16 utilities, 9 railroads, 1 mail order, 31 industrials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westernjlion Bank & Trust
California
Hanover Bank
Manufacturers Trust
the Rails
Philadelphia
America
Standard Ulu M
J.J
Equitable Life
Chase Manhattan
First National City
General Motors
New York Life
Royal Dutch Shell Oil Combine
Unilever Group
British Petroleum
Imperial Chemical Industries
British Tobacco
Fiat Complex
Dutch Philips
Electrical Equipment Manufacturer
and Aluminum Ltd
International Nickel of
Canada
Savings & Loan Association
McSpadden Estate to Harvest Potatoes Near Hereford
Federal receiver Roy Bass said the McSpadden estate near Hereford will start potato harvesting Monday, producing about 120 000 sacks valued at roughly 480 000 at 4 dollars per sack. Creditors with claims exceeding 5.3 million may gain from the harvest as plans to create a creditors corporation are discussed. The six week operation will also supply income via the Hereford processing plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman D. McSpadden
McSpadden
Hereford
Roy Bass
W. J. Loeb
Bill Nelson
Federal Bankruptcy Court
Billie Sol Estes
Pecos
Bass
Local Colleges Win NSF Unrestricted Science Grants
Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian College are among 15 Texas colleges receiving NSF unrestricted grants totaling 3.73 million dollars. Tech will decide fund use later. LCC will buy biology and chemistry equipment and upgrade the greenhouse. Other Texas recipients include A&M College Austin College Baylor UT Rice SMU and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
Lubbock Christian College
Texas
National Science Foundation
Tech
LCC
NSF
R. C. Goodwin
F. W. Mattox
Texas A&m College
Austin College
Baylor University
University of Houston
Lamar Tech
Pan American College
St. Mary's University of San Antonio
Southern Methodist University
University of Texas
Texas Christian University
Texas Southern University
Texas Woman's University
Rice University
Land of Eneri Head claims cancer fight over 700 acre Texas farm
Irene Cliett president of the Land of Eneri says she is dying of cancer but will push her legal battle to keep the 700 acre Waller County farm. A federal order requires starting a 90 day contempt sentence by July 18. The case dates to 1935 over half the land to George Scott heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Irene Cliett
Land of Eneri
Irene
Waller County
Supreme Court
Cliett
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
George Scott
Eneri
Scott
Renaldo Garza
Brownsville
What Does The Bible Say About Baptism in New Testament Time
The article argues baptism is for penitent believers and cites Acts and Matthew to show infants were not baptized in NT times. It notes households may include believers, questions infant baptism, and cites Jesus’ teaching on children as entering God’s kingdom. It urges study and worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Peter
Philip
Church of Christ
Lydia
Broadway
Avenue T
Jailer's
Kingdom of Heaven
Faulkner's Life and Work Chronicled in Obituary Tribute
The piece traces William Faulkner’s rise from Oxford Mississippi to a renowned literary career. It notes his mythical Yoknapatawpha County, themes of crime and decay, major works like The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Absalom Absalom, and his wartime service. Kennedy led tributes praising his enduring literary monument.
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Yoknapatawpha
Faulkner
Sartoris
Oxford
Pusscuss Creek
William Falkner
New Albany
Miss
William Faulkner
Col
William Cuthbert Falkner
John
Falkner
University of Mississippi
Royal Air Force
New Orleans
Lly
The
Times- Picayune
Sherwood Anderson
JFK
Paul D. Summers Jr
Charlottesville
Murray
Jack) Faulkner
FBI
Kennedy
Henry James
Marriage Licenses and Court Actions in Lubbock Area
Official records list marriage licenses for Tony Mendo and Miss Chana Detendo both of Lubbock. Multiple district court proceedings involve divorces, workmen compensation suits, and civil actions across U S District and County Courts with judges presiding in Texas cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Mendo
Chana Detendo
Lubbock
Frank Bara
Amelia Dt
Ralph Grinxs
Is. Rt
Shirley Louie Vaillips
Lubbee Aul
Eugene Perry Je
Faulett Ferrell
Lub- MH
Kirnestyte Sosa
Lititawk J Star
Bofivans
Geran Tedores Hurd
Beth
Tach
Vapata
Reese Afb
Mias Aoa Lyabbock
Hst
Five Pleas Entered in County Court
Five defendants appeared before Judge Robert J. Allen in County Court-at-Law for hearings Friday morning. Bonds were set at 500 dollars for Lee Marion Matthews and Pearlene Long who pleaded innocent to carrying prohibited weapons. Two defendants pled guilty to check law violations. Sam D. Breeden received 10 days in jail plus costs, and Mary L. Scott was fined 25 dollars and costs. Jack Rayburn also pled innocent to a check law violation with a 500 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Allen
Lee Marion Matthews
Ash St
Pearlene Long
Ave. D
Sam D. Breeden
25Th St
Mary L. Scott
46Th St
Jack Rayburn
6Th St
Swine Winners Duel at Texas Tech Conference
The two day Texas Tech Swine Conference closed Friday with trophies for H. C. Tucker of Midlothian and Hank Strasser of Wolfforth. Tucker won for a Hampshire Hog with 59 percent lean after slaughter. Strasser, a vocational agriculture teacher, received no trophy as top hog judge. Second and third place hogs yielded 57.6 and 54.9 percent lean. A total of 198 people registered for the event at Tech, featuring speakers from Iowa State, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma State among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Tucker
Midlothian
Texas Tech
Hampshire
John Bott
Phillip R. Park Inc
Hank Strasser
Wolfforth
Tucker
Strasser
C. PP. Smith
Hale Center
J. B. L. Hancock
Weatherford
Tech
L. N. Hazel
Towa State University
Wayne Moore
Texas A&m College
T. D. Tanksley Jr
Texas A&m
J. C. Hillier
Oklahoma State University
Dale Zinn
Stanley Anderson
City Youths Admit Burglary Spree In Lubbock Details
City youths confessed to burglaries at Sunshine Bakery Travelodge Art Terrazo and Tile Co and Covert Laundry on Fourth Street and Avenue W. They also admitted stealing from a soft drink machine at Lubbock Steel Works and a desk at Superior Laundry. one 14 year old on probation for truancy. Two Tech students confessed to stealing tires in Haskell and Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ave
Facs Co
Ave. Q
Art Terrazo and Tile Co
4Th St
Dth St
Ave. W
Cannon
Lubbock Steel Works, Inc
Ave. O
Superior Laundry
Ave. H
Lubbock
Payne's Jewelers
Femmit. Sumners
30Th St. Tech
Texas Tech
Houston
Haskell
Joe Sheen
68Th St
Two Amarillo Men Killed In Accident
Two Amarillo men were killed when their car crashed into a tree after leaving the north end of a bridge near the Canadian River, about 13 miles north of Amarillo. The victims were Charles Pinkston, 21, and James Morton Jr., 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Canadian River
Charles Pinkston
James Morton Jr
Unity in God’s Church Claims and Call to Question Denominations
A Caprock Church of Christ tract argues against denominational divisions and asserts biblical unity. It cites Acts 18 and 1 Peter 3:15, urging believers to speak the same thing and avoid divisions. Services are listed for Caprock Church of Christ at 5201 College Avenue with class at 9:30 AM and worship at 10:25 AM, evening 6:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Christendom
Corinth
Paul
Christ
Churches of Christ
Caprock Church of Christ
College Avenue
Tech Professor and Wife Start 3000-Mile West Bus Tour
A Tech professor and his wife begin a cross‑western bus journey from 2220 Broadway, planning a televised tour to showcase their advertising slogan. They board a bus at 6 15 p m in Lubbock and have separate tickets for each leg, with ongoing stops as part of a staged trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph S.s
Underwood
Broadway
Lubbock
Union
Underwoods
Tech
Ralph S. Underwood
Bodies Found Near Midland in Mesquite Field
Police report indicates a body found in a mesquite-covered field along Farm Road near Midland. DPS crime lab and missing persons records are being used. investigators suspect the death may not have occurred at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
John Woods
Department of Public Safety
Austin
DPS
Guy Fletcher
Pedro Munoz, Sr
Frank Villa
Berdy
Farm Road
Sheriff's Deputies
Overton Methodists To Hear Dr Bickley
Dr C A Bickley renowned pastor emeritus of Asbury Methodist Church will preach at Overton Methodist Church Sunday morning. Rev Albert Lindley and family vacationing in Ruidoso New Mexico with return to pulpit July 15. A special film sponsored by the Commission on Christian Social Concerns will be shown during evening services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Bickley
Asbury Methodist Church
Simday Oat Overton Methodist Church
46Th St
Overton Methodist Church
Albert Lindley
Ruidoso
N.M
Lindley
Commission On Christian Social Concerns
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
McSpadden Estate
City
Land of
Formosa
Taipei
U.S. Air Force Academy
Philippines
Hong Kong
Okinawa
Japan
Hawaii
Alaska
George H. Stephenson
U.S
Joseph B. Booley
Employers Mutual Co
Orvie Lb. Kirklard
Industrial Accident Board
Crags
Kirkland
Victor WH. Lindsey
BP. OB
J.B. Casari
Wood
Tudo
Clinton King Jr
Uited States Fire Insurance
Maren MO Judement
Williams
Warne Wine
I. Kirkland
Emipror Casualty Co
Wilton Seigier
Minnie Atleen
Dhynreegham
Kay Frances
OTH District Court
Howard
Davison
Iion A. Smith
Jamies A. Cox
T. de Marco
Louis N. DeMarco
Ada Lee Hawkins
Stewart Hawkins
Jim Bob Brown
Western Alliance Insurance
Woth District
Robert VW. Bean
Gladys Fertsen
Jack Fertsch
Dorothy Ediwards
Glenn Edwards
Nelson McCormick
Ers
Panbenan
MRF
Mecailre
Club la Rue
Isut
Oscar McConte
Department of Public Safety of Texas
Southwestern Public Service Co
IE. K. Hufstedler Jr
Pat
Moore
Franklin Bartley
Julian P. Flores Jr
Bill Davis
Cora J. Thornton
Virginia Taylor
Thelma la Verne’ Rawls
Robert
Rawls
Lela J Akins
L. H. Akins
Betty Lois McGee
Ronnie Roscoe Meee
Patricia Low Weir
J.B. Weir
Harold Fivins
Dorothy Mac Evans
Patricia Wells Clark
Carlton Eugene Clark
Swine
Sunshine Bakery
A. Hugh Clark
the Church No
Washington
Dr. Underwood
Overton Methodists
Dr. Bickley
Joe Toombs
Plains Christian Church
53Rd & Ave. P
Jack L. Clark
Dudley
Morris Wallace
Will
KDUB
W. E. Thorn
Evening Worship Training Union
Southern Baptist Church
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