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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1963
Page
7
An AP report notes U.S. agriculture may have passed its peak use of machinery. Tractors gradually displaced horses and mules since World War I, rising from 26 million horses and mules in 194 to 17 thousand tractors, and by 1961 about 4.7 million tractors remained.
Brownfield scene centers on Miss Texas hopeful Miss McDonald accompanied at the piano by Miss Emily Risinger. The event honored the contestant with talk and wishes, while a display listed Jaycee contributors to the Miss South Plains project. McDonald, a 1963 Brownfield High School graduate, has a music scholarship to Eastern New Mexico University and plans to teach while pursuing singing. She and her mother will travel to Fort Worth for the talent phase with pre-contest appearances organized by Jaycee leaders. The pageant portion sits within a broader note on farm figures and machinery trends of the era.
The court authorized a $190 000 commission by the highway department with city and county share to be set later. It designated a Farm to Market road from F M 2598 and F M 1729 to Loop 289, 10.4 miles, with eight miles county furnished rights of way and 2.4 miles within Lubbock city limits supplied by the city. Bids for photostat supplies and services were postponed for bids review and consultation with the county clerk.
The article analyzes a U S India security pact on grounds of threatening Pakistan security. Pakistan warned in advance about the defensive nature of the agreement. A harsh reaction from Pakistan’s press and threats to seek closer ties with Peking are anticipated. An Indian defense mission in Moscow will report any impact on U S military aid.
Mr and Mrs C R Horschter and daughter Carolyn return from a three week trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco Carolyn is a June graduate of Texas Tech
Members of the Allen Bros. American Legion Post chose Don Davis as post commander to replace retiring Ralph Speer. The group met at Legion Hall and will install the new officers September 9 as the post begins its 44th year. James H. Goodman was named head of the post delegation to the Texas convention in Fort Worth August 9 to 11, with Jack Alderson, Jay DeBusk, Mike Fry and others named to key posts.
Chen defends Chinese policy and criticizes Czechoslovakia for blockade actions. He calls the Czech government unwise to try to bar truth, asserting that truth cannot be blocked. The remarks frame Beijing as defending its work and distorting Western criticisms.
Hollywood AP report says Spencer Tracy, 63, hospitalized with lung congestion, should be discharged soon. The actor, visited by wife Louise Treadwell, and frequent co star Katharine Hepburn were leaving a Malibu Beach home when he fell ill. Doctor Karl Lewis reported the condition improving.
The securities board wrapped up its meeting by noon and attended a luncheon at the Lubbock Club with managers from Rauscher Pierce & Co., First Southwest Co., A. G. Edwards & Co., and EF Hutton & Co. The session reviewed amendments to the securities acts, withdrawals and denials of sales licenses, and featured a policy of monthly reviews. The board encouraged new issues and offered help to applicants while noting continued growth in approved volumes since 1957. A cease and desist order targeted Continental Development Ltd and Monolithics Inc, both Lubbock firms, issued in Austin.
Norfolk AP reports Capt Eli Abrahamsen of the Norwegian tanker Honnorl refused to accept doom after a collision with the American cargo ship San Juan 225 miles east of Cape Henry. The crew abandoned to lifeboats, but Abrahamsen kept one boiler pumping and steered the damaged tanker toward Cape May shoals at 3 knots. The Coast Guard arrived at dawn and a tug was expected to assist.
Italian Premier Giovanni Leone has accepted an official invitation to visit Iran with no date fixed. The report includes allegations that Curtis M. McMellan and Nuell O. Shofner sold securities from Continental Development Ltd and Monolithics Inc without registration or licensing, and that their securities were not registered under the Texas Securities Act. Both firms were located at 2001 38th St.
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