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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1953
Page
10
Heavy rains drenched Texas towns with Albany reporting eight and a half inches in three days. Flooding washed away a Pentacostal church and drowned 10 to 12 cattle near Albany. Sheriff Moberly noted cattle washed under a bridge and water spilled over Lake McCarty’s spillway for the first time.
Weather reports show widespread showers and high totals across Dawson, Gaines, Garza, Scurry, Terry and surrounding counties. More than four inches fell in Abilene, Ranger logged 4.20 inches, and Fort Worth faced flood concerns as rainfall swelled creeks and rivers.
Western observers note Purge ripple effects as Beria era supporters in several of the 17 republics face removal after his dismissal. Vladivostok radio quotes M Melnik urging drastic improvements and lessons from the case amid widespread changes in Georgia Ukraine and other regions.
Farmers across 11,000 fields in a 17 county South Plains region rely on irrigation to counter a long drought. With 18,900 wells irrigating 2,270,000 acres, crops beyond cotton such as alfalfa sorghums onions castor beans cabbage and potatoes provide diversified income. Prices for potatoes and tomatoes vary while cabbage and castor beans offer notable per acre returns. Conservation and continued water management are urged to endure future dry spells.
In East Berlin Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl orders Communist press discipline to curb political agitation while Radio and papers pledge truthfulness. Deputy Premier Ulbricht urges workers to spy on colleagues to uncover fascist elements as the government seeks firmness amid unrest. The narrative shifts to West Texas drought effects on irrigation reliant South Plains farms. Local farmers report steady yields and confidence in continued prosperity.
A 15 year old from Lubbock who escaped Gatesville Training School was returned for questioning about ten unsolved burglaries. He admitted to two car thefts burglaries of multiple firms and passing hot checks in New Mexico and the Panhandle. Authorities say he is wanted in West Texas for further questioning since his escape.
Funeral for Truman Bishop 47 a Plainview resident will be held Monday at Seth Ward Baptist Church with Rev. L B Edwards officiating. Interment will follow Tuesday in Pauls Valley Cemetery after services in Oklahoma. He was a livestock dealer, married Ruby White, and survived by two daughters five brothers three sisters and his parents. Arrangements by Wood Mitchell Funeral Home.
Truman Johnson ten year old son of Mr and Mrs C E Johnson 3902 Ave U treated for a minor facial laceration at St Marys Hospital after a two car crash at the intersection of 39th St and Ave P about 1 p m Saturday. He was riding in a 1949 Plymouth driven by his mother. The other driver was Albert H Prickett 1908 44th St. A 1941 black Chevrolet BJ 1365 was reported stolen from Jim Adams Garage 1640 Idalou Highway Friday night. This was the ninth motor vehicle reported stolen in Lubbock in the last three days. Seven of the nine have been recovered.
Sam H. Caddell 51 of 2102 18th St died at 12:40 p.m. Saturday at Lubbock Memorial Hospital. A civil service employee at Reese AFB, he had lived in Lubbock 11 years. Funeral at 3 p.m. today in McDonald Chapel with Rev. R. N. Huckabee officiating. Burial Tech Memorial Cemetery with Masonic rites by Yellow House Lodge. Survivors: wife Bonnie, Sammie, and Jan of Lubbock. son Jim of Lubbock. brothers Riley, Hank, Ross, Perman. sisters Cassie Draper, Julia Cox, and D. Quesenberry. Pallbearers are Masonic Lodge members.
Rhee says Communists refuse to share democratic nations’ will to victory as he explains why the United States will accept a temporary armistice while pursuing a unified Korea. An adviser says the president wants to prevent surprise actions if coalition talks fail to achieve unification.
Three persons were injured in a two car crash two miles east of Acuff at the Farm Road 400 and 40 intersection around 7 30 pm Saturday. Mrs Victor Mercer 21 Berger in shock her six month old son Mike with possible internal injuries and Miss Jackie Eubanks 15 Slaton under observation for possible back injury were treated at Lubbock Memorial Hospital. The Mercer car headed south on Farm Road 400 and the other vehicle traveled west on Farm Road 40. The vehicles were both 1951 Fords driven by Joe Andrews 17 Slaton Rt 2 and Mrs Mercers husband.
The National Geographic Society notes that no synthetic material yet developed matches cork for proper ties. Cork remains the preferred choice for its natural properties and traditional use.
The body of Page L. Keith, 22, Marine sergeant killed in Korea, arrived from Oakland. Civilian services Sunday at 3 p.m. in First Methodist Church of Ralls. military rites planned 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ralls Cemetery. Survived by father Raleigh Keith, two sisters, two grandmothers, and several local pallbearers.
Construction crews with families are housed on site and will stay until the project ends. The plan runs 8 to 11 30 work, 11 30 to 12 15 lunch, 12 15 to 4 45 work, six days a week. The 20 story building will include a basement, an elevator penthouse, bands of white brick and metal framed glass, pink brick rear wall, top four floors for insurance, bottom two and basement retail space, and 14 floors for offices Rentals to begin once steel is up with August leasing prep.
South Korean units wrested control across the eastern two thirds of the Kumsong Bulge as a hill south of Kumsong changed hands six times in two days. Allied Sabre jets claimed three MiGs over North Korea, producing two new double jet aces: Capt. Lennie Moore and Lt. Col. Vermont Garrison, with additional credits to Capt. Clyde A. Cutin. The 8th Army lifted security wraps on the four day Red offensive and reported mixed fighting with ROK units retreating briefly before reforming, while US 9th Corps and other formations pressed back the center and west flank near Kumhwa.
A head on collision six miles west of Andrews left three dead and two injured one critically. Victims: Mrs. William Henry Yancy 49 Odessa Elmer E Joy 20 Menard J T Griffin 24 Menard. Yancy spouse in critical condition and daughter Donna 10 hospitalized in Andrews. Yancy car westbound toward Eunice New Mexico Menard car eastbound.
Congratulations to multiple Lubbock area families on newborns last weekend. Notable entries include Mr. and Mrs. Newton Goodwin Hale Center with a daughter 7 pounds 14 ounces born 6 14 a m at Lubbock Memorial Hospital, and Mr. Weldon Cribb with a son at 2 08 p m. Also listed are births to Mr. and Mrs. Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson in Lubbock Memorial Hospital, plus entries for West Texas Hospital and Taylor Hospital with several infants. Fathers’ occupations span school teaching to industrial work.
Three people were injured slightly about 9 40 p m Saturday when a car and a truck collided head on in a light rain near the south city limits of New Deal on U S Highway 87. The injured were Cleburne T Caraway 54 of Tulsa driver of the car Pvt John E Perkina 20 of Fort Bliss and R G Thomas 51 of Glen Rose all riding with Caraway. Caraway s wife escaped injury as did Charley D McNeal 32 3313 Amherst driver of a Rocky Ford Moving and Storage Co truck and Jerry Watson 17 1212 10th St and Jimm Garcia 16 211 North Ave Q passengers in the truck.
Survivors tell of a vivid crash as a Navy transport plane ferried 800 ROTC cadets from Norfolk to Corpus Christi. The second flight to take off faltered and plunged into trees near Whiting Field killing several university students from Missouri Oregon Georgia and more. A Navy board was appointed to investigate the disaster.
Navy release names the 41 dead and five survivors from a Marine cargo plane crash near Milton Florida. Survivors include Thomas Maggard Dale Scott Jay Weidler Jr Cpl J P Tuttle and Capt C E Ore. Debris shows ROTC students among passengers and crew from Rice University listed with multiple hometowns and universities.
Gordon Smith twenty, among college students killed in a plane crash, was nephew of W A Marquis Jr of 2425 22nd St Tulsa. He was the son of Hedley F Smith and often visited Lubbock. He stayed with the Marquis family in summers 1949 and 1951 and worked for Marquis Supply Co. This spring he went to Lubbock as a Kappa Alpha delegate during Texas Tech fraternity nationalization.
A court martial found a group of privates acted in concert by disobeying an officer's repeated command during close order drill. Each was convicted under Article 94 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and faces a review before Maj. Gen. Homer W. Kiefer. Sentences include dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay. 20 year terms for six privates and 15 years for Pvt. William P. Evans. Names and ages listed: Daniel McCann 21 Troy NY Anthony Verdone 21 Ozone Park NY Ernest N. Casale 21 Brooklyn NY Samuel Castellano 21 Staten Island NY Joseph Gannageill 18 New Rochelle NY Joseph Randazzo 18 Brooklyn NY.
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