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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1962
Page
4
A federal investigation into Estes and his cotton allotments extends as Estes appeals the 1961 allotment invalidation. The Oct. 27 report led to withholdings for the 1962 crop, and Estes threatened to bring staff to Washington to publicize his view of a hostile action.
The story outlines runoff campaigns across Texas with candidates from lieutenant governor to attorney general. James A. Turman leads in Houston Dallas and Fort Worth, Preston Smith campaigns in San Angelo and Abilene proposing open government. Waggoner Carr seeks support in Houston while Tom Reavley defends public interest. The piece also covers the Estes cotton allotment case, indictments, and investigations into transfers and alleged land deals, with testimony from Dennison and Marshall and notes on disputed transfers.
Mr and Mrs James Oren Harkey of Los Angeles visit Garnet Reeves family in Lubbock. Mrs Louis Linguist of Fort Worth honored as outstanding employee by Manpower Inc while pursuing studies and involved with the American Society of Women Accountants. Alfred Fields of Lubbock County jail on theft charge with $5000 bond. Milton Cook among 40 plus graduates at Jarvis Christian College Hawkins in a 50 year history. South Plains Archaeological Society to meet at West Texas Museum for Falcon Focus site talk in Webb County.
Mr and Mrs Russel Leon Ham 3214 45th St welcome a son at 10 42 a m weighing 7 30. The father is a carpenter for Fisher Construction Co. Mr and Mrs Gene Emmett Schoenrock Rt 5 Levelland have a daughter at 12 39 p m weighing 6 12. The father a farmer. Mr and Mrs James Patterson 4806 39th St welcome a son at 2 48 p m weighing 7 14. The father employed by B and M Vending Co. Mr and Mrs Dale Arthur Petersburg have a daughter weighing 5 6 at 6 55 p m Thursday in Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. The father is Mr and Mrs Charles Hargrove 106 E Bist St on a son 7 6 at 4 24 p m Thursday in Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. The father is a paint contractor. Mr and Mrs Jack Creel 3308 41st St welcome a daughter 8 1 at 5 03 a m Friday in Methodist Hospital. The father self employed at Jack Creel Advertising Co. Mr and Mrs George Cherry 2020 5th St Apr 41 have a daughter weighing 8 at 9 14 p m Thursday in Methodist Hospital. The father is a student at Texas Tech. Mr and Mrs Wilburn Alexander Strickland 1801 EB Auburn St have a son weighing 8 16 at 2 55 a m Friday in Taylor Hospital. The father employed by Wes Byers Construction Co.
Rome reports U S exports of Italian foot wear reached 10 940 542 pairs in 1961 signaling strong trade performance with Italy supplying a major share to American markets and boosting bilateral commerce.
Howard Price awards scholarships to the top three graduates of the class at Lubbock High School. Donald Morrison Deborah Johnson and Leslie Roberts earn college scholarships with Morrison top of the class. Speeches praise opportunities duty and self discovery as the ceremony includes choral selections, solos, and officer introductions.
In a broad South Plains runoff, Dem voters select nominees for lieutenant governor attorney general and district posts while Stan Republican contenders aim to target fall battles. Heavy regional leads by Smith and Carr shape a wide field of county and legislative contests amid ongoing statewide campaigns.
Honolulu reports the first rocket borne high altitude nuclear test set to detonate over Johnston Island with a near space explosion about 30 miles high. Protests erupt worldwide as observers in Tokyo rally near the prime minister’s residence and the U.S. Embassy. The AEC scheduled the shot for about 10 p.m. Johnston Island time.
More than 3,000 students enrolled on the first day of the summer session at Texas Tech. Over 4,000 registration packets were issued by 5 p.m. as classes begin Monday and run through July 13.
Area rains to the north reach 1.10 inches in 24 hours with totals rising elsewhere. Crosbyton and McAdoo show over a half to six tenths of an inch, while the TUCO plant near Abernathy logs .3 inches. Lubbock records 0.2 inches and 1.70 yearly total as North Central Texas faces tornado warnings. Reports detail hail near Abilene, four inches of rain in parts of the Rio Grande Valley, and damage from early Friday tornadoes in Beeville, Ben Bolt, and Raymondville with several store and building damages.
A 175 person Plainview meeting at Estacado Junior High urged parent school cooperation and a possible juvenile probation office and curfew law. The five member panel includes Judge James A Joy and local officials to study methods, with Superintendent Floyd Manry noting a two year Plainview Schools study shows half of entering students do not graduate.
Senate subcommittee probes accuse former Secretary Humphrey's companies of windfall profits from copper and cryolite stockpile deals. Witnesses cite $1 billion taxpayers may lose and highlight conflicts of interest involving Morgan and Climax Molybdenum. Government seeks cancelations and tighter control of stockpile programs.
Lubbock pastor Liff Sanders preached across Meadow Gomez Brownfield Tahoka Slaton Post Littlefield and other towns. He helped establish the first Church of Christ meeting in Littlefield and inspired the Sanders School in northeast Lubbock. Born in 1872, he trained at Nashville Bible School and served from 1893 onward. Mrs Sanders died in early years.
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