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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1959
Page
4
In Evansville Indiana a man fired two tear gas devices inside the B and C tavern after drinking with a friend. Patrons fled in tears and later returned to finish drinks. The gunman, not identified, was hospitalized after a struggle with bartender John Clements.
Thirty youths and nine counselors from the Northwest Texas Methodist Conference depart by chartered bus for a nine day camping trip to Salida Colorado. Ages range from 16 to 18. Cost is 45 dollars per person. Counselors include Hugh Daniel Wade Griffin Marilyn Paf ford Lee Crouch Rebecca Morrow Wesley Daniel Joe Roper and Joe Sherman.
Dallas crews launched a drive to stamp out a fire ant infestation in far northwest Dallas. State and federal equipment, including a turbine blower, will aid the effort using Heptachlor. Entomologist Dr Ernest W Laake warned the aggressive ants threaten crops lawns and small animals. Originally from Argentina the fire ants have ravaged Southern states in recent months.
In Geneva the West German push for talks with East Germany gains pace as Adenauer, 83, eases his rigid stance. Foreign Minister von Brentano leads the drive, arguing for a Big Four framework and possible direct talks if deemed wise, while Adenauer’s aides press for flexible engagement with the Soviets.
Turkish baths are fine but not when driving. The A R A auto air conditioner offers comfort and engineering perfection with no down payment at A R A of Lubbock located at 1610 4th Street. A Bryant Taxi ride to your destination and back is provided during installation.
Under Mussolini's regime in Italy, households reportedly produced laundry soap using plain earth with a touch of potato flour, reflecting wartime austerity and resource shortages.
In West Covina detectives split over whether Dr Bernard Finch admitted presence at the crime. A reenactment of the scenes showed him at the location Saturday night, while police officials said he remained silent and claimed to be in Las Vegas. Finch was arraigned and remanded without bail pending a preliminary hearing.
Detroit AP reports 127,890 passenger cars rolled off U.S. lines last week, up from 123,117 the week before and 85,533 a year earlier. Industry observers now see the 60 million annual production target within reach as 1959 output totals reach 3,596,089, compared with 2,427,667 at this time in 1958.
An overflow crowd of about 2,500 inside St Paul the Apostle Church and 500 outside attended the funeral of Billie Holiday at 44. The service drew entertainment figures including her husband Louis McKay and half sister Kay Kelly. Holiday died Friday at Metropolitan Hospital of lung congestion and heart failure. Honorary pallbearers included Benny Goodman Gene Krupa Teddy Wilson Juanita Hall and Mary Lou Williams.
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