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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1961
Page
3
In suburban Harlow a crowded Embingo Club hall heard Methodist Rev. Mr Blount denounce bingo as sin and greed while promoter Jack Wilding defended it as social fun. He noted players seek company, not cash, amid a scene of boos and debate.
A police chase of a bold bank robbery across from Ivanya station culminated in a violent confrontation. Gunfire erupted as officers exchanged shots with the bandits. teller Williams was killed, another suspect surrendered after a pistol and a sawed off shotgun were seized. Authorities moved quickly, pursuing vehicles and surrounding the scene as shots echoed and the patrols tightened their grip.
FDA chief George P. Larrick testified before the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee that worthless medicines have been sold over his objections. The session supported Kefauver’s bill to tighten federal drug policing. Doctor Dowling urged the bill to aid treatment choices and warned against industry resistance.
Government fast tracks a privately owned satellite communications system with FCC backing. Craven says experimental relays could start in 1963 and orbiting satellites for global relays by 1964. Minow emphasizes competition and urges private joint development through a temporary committee.
A California source close to former VP Richard Nixon suggests he might run for governor next year. Two factions push him either to stay national party leader or seek the Sacramento mansion to boost a future presidential bid, with Brown’s seat as the target and California backing seen as a bonus.
Three teenagers from St Louis faced felony charges after a laborer was beaten for thrills. Patrick Leonard quoted that the youths drove downtown Monday night to “find an old bum” to attack to prove toughness. The assailants fled the scene in a car.
Three people were injured in a late Tuesday shooting at 1502 Ave F known as Chico's Place. Mary Rios 25 Filiberto Pidalia 33 and Rosario Laras 25 were treated at Porter Clinic Hospital. a 35-year-old Latin American woman was sought as the suspect. A .22 rifle with scope was found at the scene and a .32 snub-nosed pistol was believed used but not recovered.
Mrs. William Conn of Coral Gables Florida was the mother of Miss Myrtice Conn a Miss Clovis entrant and planned chaperone for the Miss New Mexico pageant in Hobbs. She was among passengers hijacked to Cuba Monday but later released and expected to continue to Hobbs for the event.
Laredo businessmen plan to establish a new bank in Zapata after the Bank of Zapata failed and entered receivership. A Zapata cafe owner notes a major obstacle as potential local stockholders have funds tied up in the old bank.
In Havana a seven hour parade of 70 000 athletes saluted Yuri Gagarin during his visit and the 26 July revolution anniversary. A jet flyover and a giant bienvenida Gagarin message highlighted the celebration with Lenin and Khrushchev tributes and a World Communist hammer and sickle symbol.
Ex convict Thomas Freeman, 25, sought for killing his former wife Davie 27 and her parents at a farm home in Unger near Boswell, was captured a mile west of Boswell by City Marshal Joe Rowton who had been wounded by Freeman years earlier. Freeman was released last August from McAlester State Penitentiary after a two year term for beating his wife.
A flagman’s last footrace was tentatively blamed for a collision between a streamlined passenger train and a freight near Macon Georgia. Cleanup crews finally cleared wreckage from Central of Georgia tracks, with more than 50 injured though none seriously.
A poem excerpt or letter by Julien C. Yer reassures a reader in hardship. It emphasizes strength in weakness and mutual care between patient and nurse, framing adversity as shared fate and spiritual refuge.
Mrs. Vera Kinsey, 41, returns home grieving and visits her 15 year old daughter in hospital. Kinsey had learned her former husband Fred Milton Kinsey, 58, killed their four children ages 17, 13, 8 and 7 and then killed himself early Monday. Louise, the 15 year old, was shot in the abdomen but escaped and reached a neighbor before sheriff arrival. Funeral services for the four children and the father will be held Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church.
Maury W. Wiley aged 53 a longtime Texas banking official and former Lockney banker died at 9 p m Tuesday after a six day illness He had resided at 4312 45th Street for several years and died in St Marys Hospital Funeral arrangements are pending at Franklin Bartley Funeral Home in the city
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Mary Ball 47 will be at 3 p m today at Broadway Church of Christ with Eugene J Groome officiating Burial in Resthaven Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction Pallbearers include Ernie C Brown and Edward L Childs Survivors list husband Francis J Ball brother Rex M Hill and several sisters in Dallas St Louis Eunice and Gratton plus daughters in law and granddaughters Ball formerly resided in Lockney and Dumas and later Lubbock where he held banking roles
Lillian Fratantonio, 30, convicted last December of drugging her two sleeping daughters, will return home on a trial basis as Juvenile Court Judge Albert Waldman allows the girls to live with the family. The children have been in a children's home for almost a year while Bernadette, 4, and Venita, 6, suffered repeated comas from barbiturate poisoning. The mother was sentenced to one year in the workhouse and fined 500 dollars plus costs. she has been free on bond for six months pending an appeal. Vincent Fratantonio hailed the decision after contacting his wife by telephone.
Motorola announces a color picture tube breakthrough a newer shorter rectangular design for color receivers. The company plans to release the tube to manufacturers within a year, after spending about 100000 dollars on development.
A brief political column notes a tower urging action against a seized aircraft and frames the stance as a stance against a petty Communist tyrant. The piece argues the United States should help tolerate a chosen course of action.
Funeral services for 89 year old Mrs Matilda Watson of Plainview will be held at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church chapel. She died Tuesday morning after a brief illness at Plainview Hospital and Clinic. Survivors include four daughters, one sister, 21 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Dr A Hope Owen of Wayland Baptist College will officiate. Burial is at the 100F Cemetery under Le Temps Funeral Home direction.
London reports that the Earl of Avon formerly Sir Anthony Eden sat in the House of Lords for the first time since the peerage was announced on July 4. He attended Tuesday, marking his formal entry into the Lords.
Hollywood star Brigitte Bardot opposes her son Nicolas pursuing acting. She says actors must be heartless and desires him to become a serious music conductor, expressing clear preference in a candid interview.
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