CAA Examiner Wisener Named To Amarillo Post After Tragic Crash
CAA examiner Robert H. Wisener, transferred from San Antonio to Amarillo, will examine pilots here, replacing the late Jerry Trapp who died in a Navy jet crash. Memorial services for Trapp were held in Arkansas and Amarillo. The column lists licenses, vacations, and travel of several CAA and Continental staff, plus Navy planes seen at Lubbock Airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAA
R. H. Wisener
Amarillo Post
Mary Lou Fairbairn
Avalanche-Journal
Robert H. Wisener
Amar- So
San Antonio
Jerry Trapp
Wisener
Amat
Trapp
Pacific
Fairbairn Town
Arkansas
Amarillo
Hassell Cone
Braniff International Air Lines
Jeff
Colorado Springs
Colorado
R. L. Mann
Continental
el Paso
Juarez
Mex
Elwin Ellison
Bob Larson
Airways
Ellison
Pawnee
Ohio
Lubbock
Alvin Ryals
Chesley Hobgood
Bill Champne
Chester Gilmore
Bob Gmore
J. T. Davis
Davis
Navy
PBY Navy
Canada
Tom Hammond
J. F. Painham
Hobbs Urges Water Conservation Amid Summer Demand
Hobbs officials plead for restraint as city faces heavy summer water use for lawns and cooling. City water supervisor M. H. Alexander warns shortages are unlikely but water in the area is hard to obtain. He cites street-run sprinklers and unused air conditioner drainage as main waste sources and notes an ordinance prohibiting such waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Alexander
Alexander
Eisenhower declares disaster areas in four states
President Eisenhower proclaimed Montana Iowa Missouri and North Dakota disaster areas eligible for federal aid after severe drought conditions. Local officials said crops and livestock damages prompted the designation as relief programs begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Montana
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
20 Per Cent Of Texas Animals Tested Proved To Have Rabies
Austin report shows nearly 20 percent of animal heads sent to the State Health Department laboratory for rabies study in the first six months of the year tested positive. Of 1,740 submissions, rabies were found in 192 dogs, 11 cats, 69 foxes, 24 cows, 126 skunks, and 11 others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Health Department
Health Department
Walker Installed As ABC President
L.C. Walker was installed as president of the American Business Club Ex-Students Assn at Texas Tech during a dinner-dance at Lubbock Country Club. Officers named included Yancey Price, John Wilson, Walter McNatt, Frank Baker, A B Watkins, and Bill Pittman with Garland Nystal conducting the service. About 150 attendees included Duffy McKeel, national ABC vice president, and Mrs McKeel of Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.C. Walker
Fof
American Business Club
Garland Nystal
Lubbock
American Business Clubs
Bill Collins
Bill Slaughter
Shepherd King Lutheran Church
ABC
A. B. Watkins
G. H. Nelson
Duffy McKeel
McKeel
Odessa
Bernie Howell
Strio
Plainview YMCA Youths Tour Lubbock Trip Highlights
About 100 Plainview YMCA youths visited Lubbock for the annual summer trip. They traveled by train and private cars, met at 12:30 p.m., and enjoyed a picnic at Mackenzie State Park, a tour of Lubbock Municipal Airport and KDUB-TV, and swimming at K N Clapp Pool before returning at 5 p.m. Leaders included Gerry Morse and Mrs. W. W. Schroeder with a staff list of James Fowler John Lawrence Gloria Ayers Johnny Burton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luboock
Plainview
Lubbock
Mackenzie State Park
Lubbock Municipal Airport
Kdub-Tv
K. N
Clapp
Morse
W. W. Schroesder
James Fowler
John Lawrance
Gloria Ayers
Johnny Burton
D. C. Brooke
Jo Etheredge
Raymonda’ Gautier
J.C. Edmiston
Barbara Gray
Ardia Watson
Pope leaves Vatican for Castel Gandolfo palace
Pope Pius XII departs Vatican City by car amid cheering crowds for his summer retreat at Castel Gandolfo in the Alban Hills near Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope
Vatican
Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Castel Gandolfo
Alban Hills
Steel strike. economy shows strength but shadows rise
Government and business reports indicate record employment and rising consumer spending despite a two week old steel strike. About 650,000 steelworkers idle with 100,000 in related fields, while buying power may shrink later. Secretary Weeks notes current effects are limited but uncertain if the strike drags on. Department store sales and Fed data show gains, with Dun and Bradstreet reporting higher demand for TVs and other goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bausman
New York
Sinclair
Weeks
Dutch Plan Visit The Hague Navy Tour To Leningrad
On July 14 the Dutch plan a royal navy task force visit to Leningrad from July 20 to 24. The group includes cruiser Zeven Provinciën and submarine destroyers Friesland and Zeeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
Leningrad
Zeven Provincien
Friesland
Zeeland
Naval cadet graduates from Pensacola flight school
Marion Hulen Haley, son of Mr and Mrs F C Haley of 1916 Ave L, graduates from the 14 week Navy pre flight school at Pensacola Naval Air Station Florida. Haley, a 1952 Tom S Lub bock High School graduate, attended Hardin Simmons University Abilene the University of Texas and briefly Texas Tech. His parents were notified by Cmdr H S Jackson Pensacola Air Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Hulen_ Haley
F. C. Haley
1916
Ave. L
Navy
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Haley
Tom S. Lubbock High School
Abilene
University of Texas
Texas Tech
Pensacola Air Station
Cmdr
H. S. Jackson
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Emmett Morris
James Miller
LaRoy Doyal
Joseph E. Sharp
Denver City
Delbert Williams
Petersburg
Dan Dyatt
Fort Worth
E. L. Coggin
Continental Air Lines
C. M. Collier
Pasenger
Felix Boldin
M. F. Dagley
Shreveport
Boldin
Virginia Molsbee
West Texas Hospital
David Ball
Municipal Airport
Hobbs
Texas
R. Wright Armstrong
Burlington Railroad Lines
R. D
Buddy) Edwin
Ben E. Keith Co
Keith Wholesale
Erwin
Walker
Milas Steen
E. 1St St
James Redden
Stella Mae Redden
Mac Davis
College Ave
L. P. Kinsey
31Th St
42Nd St
Ray McClellan
Kinsey
Earth
For
Resthaven Mausoleum CO
Wm. A. Morgan
Levelland Highway
Tech Memorial Park
Plainview Hwy
Lubbock, Texas
Sherwin-Williams
Miracle New Sheirwin
Higginbotham-Bartlett Lumber Yards
Abernathy
Amherst
Anton
Ter
Dimmit, Texas
Earth, Texas
Floydada, Texas
Highway Lumber CO
Brownfield Highway
Hale Cent
New Mexico
Idelow, Texas
Lamesa, Texas
Levelland
Littlefield, Texas
Lorenzo, Texas
Lovington, New Mexico
Matador Texas
Morton, Texas
Orion
Paducah
Petersburg, Texas
Plainview, Texas
Post
Sherwin-Williams CO
Texas Avenue
McCurdy Lumber CO
Abernathy, Texas
O'Keeffe Paint & Paper
Denver City, Texas
Halfway Grocery & How
Halfway, Texas
West Keeton Lbr, Co., Ltd
New Deal
Quitaque
Rails
Roaring Springs
Ropes
Seagraves
Shallowater
Slaton
Sadon
Tahoko
Seminole
Whitharral, Te
Wilson Lumber CO
Wilson, Texas
Plainview Ymca
City
Dun & Bradstreet
Federal Reserve Board
Naval Air Cadet
Pensacola Flight School
Texas Om Center
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