Public Telegraph Services Halted
Western Union workers from UTW and CWA halted most public telegraph services in a nationwide strike at 12 01 am. Supervisors kept leased wires and government and business services. Mailgram remained active in 30 cities as talks stalled over a 10 percent annual wage package with a 4 percent first year contingent raise tied to FCC rate approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPT
Western Union
United Telegraph Workers Union
Communications Workers of America
New York
Nicholas A. Fidandis
Fidandis
G. P. Kent
Post Office
Kent
UTW
E. L. Hageman
Births in Lubbock area noted with hospital details
A series of birth announcements from Lubbock area families lists names and addresses, hospital locations, and baby weights and times. Families include Nunley, Redden, Bell, Pace, Grigsby, Simpson, Wilborn, Velgara, Conner, Ramirez, Castaneda, Owens, Riojes, England, Wesley Dean, with occupations and local employers noted where provided. NATO ministers meet in Lisbon to discuss troop reductions and related security issues.
Mild South Plains Weather Amid scattered storms
Mild conditions persisted across the South Plains and Texas on Tuesday as cloud cover stretched through central and southeastern areas. A tornado watch covered parts of northern central Texas and Oklahoma, but was canceled early. a May rainfall shortfall lingered in regions from Levelland to Bailey County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
Texas
Wichita Falls
del Rio
Lubbock
Hub City
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Oklo
Paducah
Cottle County
National Weather Service
NWS
Levelland
Bailey County
Hub
Littlefield
Mercury
Cotulla
Laredo
Tonopah
Nev
Flagstaff
Ariz
Tanglewood Votes to Incorporate and Elect Officials
The resort community of Tanglewood voting 122 to 1 approved incorporation and elected mayor James A. Potts with 70 votes and town marshal John Currie with 68. Aldermen named were Bob Gray 101 votes Dr Newton Robison 94 Jess Pearce 77 Sam Marmaduke 70 and E M Blackburn 68. Total 124 votes cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanglewood
Canyon
James A. ‘Doc’ Potts
Taylor-Evans
Amarillo
John Currie
Bob Gray
Newton Robison
Jess Pearce
Sam Marmaduke
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. C. Nunley
E. 29Th St
University Hospital
Lubbock Linen Service
Tim Kent Redden
Shallowater
Murry Charles Bell
Indiana Ave
St. Mary Hospital
Texas Tech Feed Mill
Thomas Allen Pace
49Th St
Yellowhouse Machinery Co
Ronald Dee Grigsby
Rt. 2
Texas Tech
Mervyn Lee Simpson
68Th St
K-Mart
Santya Gopal
21St St
Southwestern Public Service Co
Terry Michael Colley
Pruitt Paint Co
Dale Edward Inman
Auburn St
Juan F. Pina
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Southwest Specialty Co
Michael Eugene Wilborn
Waples-Platter West Texas Inc
Rufus Velgara
Lubbock, Osteopathic Hospital
Pollard Ford Co
Terry Lee Conner
Oak Avenue
Johnson Manufacturing Co
Nicolas Ramirez
E. Broadway
Joe Castaneda
Slaton Cemetery
Charles Owens
Plainview
West Texas Hospital
Reynaldo Riojes
Erskime
A and R Electronics
Lanny England
Methodist Hospital
de Kalb Ag Research Insurance
Wesley Dean
NATO
Lisbon
UPI
U.S
William P. Rogers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Rogers
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Middle East
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Avalanche. Journal
8Th and
Avenue J
Berlin
United States
Soviet Union
Westinghouse
Freezer
Kee TV & Impliance
54Th Street
Doorbusters
Kresge Door Buster
Kresge
S-M-L
Bubber
TPC
Caprock Center
Bob Metzer
Area Agronomist
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Sikeston
Mississippi
Florida
South Florida
Rockies
Great Basin
A. V. Blake Record Center
34Th St
Ave. X
21St Street
Lubbock, Texas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!