British Study New Bases in Australia and Africa
British plans consider two new naval bases to bolster Far East defense on Africa’s eastern seaboard and Australia’s west coast. Admiralty reports a high level reappraisal of Commonwealth strategy, supervised by Admiral Mountbatten who toured Pacific and Indian Ocean installations two months ago.
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Arthur Gavshon
London
Africa
Australia
Middle
Far East
Adm
Lord Mountbatten
Britain
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Mountbatten
Ceylon
Solomon Banlaranaike
Trincomalee
New Zealand
South Africa
Central African Federation
India
Pakistan
Canada
Kenya
Mombasa
Kilindini
Cockburn Sound
Fremantle
Robert G. Menzies
Colombo
Philip McBride
Burma
Palestine
Sudan
Egypt
Arabia
Southeast Asia
South China Sea
Eden
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Aden
Ethiopia
Somalia
Tanganyika
Uganda
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Middle East
Singapore
First Bale Of 56 Cotton Credited To Mission Farmer
Harlingen rules panel certifies G A Bingham of Mission as producer of the nation s first 1956 cotton bale. His partner Billy Burke also of Mission shares in a $1500 prize. bale weighed 477 pounds and was ginned at McAllen. Auction set for downtown Harlingen next Friday amid Cotton Ball festivities.
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Harlinger
Harlingen Chamber of Commerce
G. A. Bingham
Mission
Bingham
Billy Burke
Ray Barnick
Barnick
Dallas Engle
State Department of Agriculture
McAllen
Harlingen
Time for a Change Grand Rapids Name Case
George G. Paniwozik asked a court in Grand Rapids Michigan for permission to change his name after citing repeated job losses due to difficulty for employers to pronounce spell or remember his surname. The petition highlights personal and professional identity concerns.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
George G. Paniwozik
Snow Storm Dumps Snow in Italian Alps Amid Sicily Heat Wave
A wintry storm dropped 16 inches of snow on the Italian Alps on Saturday. Meanwhile Sicily endured a blistering heat wave with temperatures around 86 degrees Fahrenheit. Snow fell as far south as the Apennines near Pescocostanzo 90 miles east of Rome, while Formazza Valley cooled to 21 degrees.
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Rome
Italian Alps
Sicily
Italy
Formazza
Pescocostanzo
Apennines
Winners Named in Baton Twirling Contest in Lubbock
Eight year old Marsha Kay Dement swept the twirling contest and was named Sweepstakes winner. Twirling Mother of the Year went to Mrs. Ted Dement, and Ann Moore was named Sweetheart of the Month and won first in under six. Other winners span Lubbock, Plainview, Borger, Seagraves, and surrounding towns across multiple age groups.
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Ann Moore
Lubbock
Marsha Kay Dement
National Baton Twirlers Assn
Marsha
Ted Dement
36Th
Dement
Ernest Moore
Ave. R
National Association
Benni Dunn
Twirling Academy
Ann
Sharon Hall
Tonda Curry
Vicki White
Jeanette Story
Oklahoma City
Janis Baucum
Sandy Bell
Clovis
Jan Propst Anson
Cynie Robison
Seagraves
Merle Ann Walker
Borger
Judy Scott
Anson
Jeanie Ellerd
Plainview
Daronell Phillips
Lamesa
Carol Jean Birdson
Crane
Nancie Young
Abernathy
Lucille Agee
Tiddy Mosely
Donna Mae Shaelden
Hale Center
Jan Propst
Bill Woods
Miss Dunn
Earl Ray Band Co
Plains Ice Cream Co
Thomas Trophy Co
Miss Dunn's
Academy
Slaton Class of 37 Holds Reunion
Slaton June 9 special Miss Jo Hestand, class sponsor of Slaton High School's 1937 graduates, received a purple and white corsage. Seventeen classmates attended, with seven teachers and many guests. Activities included a barbecue, dinner, and a mixer at the VFW Hall. Wayne Kirkpatrick of Whiteriver, Ariz., honored for most children. Mrs. Levi Self of Dallas traveled farthest.
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Slaton
Jo Hestand
Slaton High School
VFW
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Whiteriver
Ariz
Levi Self
Dallas
Kirkpatrick
Patrol Gains 54 New Recruits in Texas Graduation
In Austin on June 9 the Texas Highway Patrol welcomed 54 new officers after their graduation during a Department of Public Safety exercises.
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Austin
Texas Highway Patrol
Department of Public Safety
CROP Field Director To Speak At Meeting
Wilson O. Radway, field director for Christian Rural Overseas Service from Elkhart Lake Indiana, will be principal speaker as Lubbock church civic and farm groups form a county CROP board of directors at Monday's organizational meeting.
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Wilson O. Radway
Christian Rural Overseas Service
Elkhart Lake
Ind
Lubbock Church
CROP Meeting Set in Lubbock County Leaders to Speak
Crop director John Gillies and area director W. L. Holloman announced a noon Monday organizational meeting at Underwood's 711 34th St for Lubbock County CROP volunteers. Gillies will address church members at a 7 am breakfast at St Johns Methodist. Attendees include church and ministerial representatives, women’s federations, Lions clubs, and farm groups to hear plans for the fall drive and view relief films.
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Holloman
Slaton
Underwood’s
34Th St
Lubbock County
Gillies
St. John’s Methodist Church
Lubbock and
Lubbock
Tax math pins prize take at 415000 for a 64000 win
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. calculates that a contestant who is unmarried with no other income would need to win 415 155.50 dollars to net 64 000 after federal income taxes. The odd figure is presented as the exact amount required.
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Boston
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co
Texas polio cases rise above last year level
Texas polio cases are running above last year's level, with 32 new cases reported last week. The year to date total is 345, compared with 288 cases at the same point last year. Harris County led with nine new cases, while Tarrant Nueces Gaines and Bexar had two each.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
Harris County
Tarrant
Nueces
Gaines
Bexar
Dr. G. C. Brewer Dies In Arkansas
Dr. G. C. Brewer, 71, prominent Church of Christ minister, lecturer and author, died at 1 10 p m in a Se Sac hospital Searc y Arkansas after a long illness He once ministered at the Broad way Church of Christ in Lubbock Texas and was awarded an Andrew Carnegie medal for heroism Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Monday at the Union Avenue Church of Christ in Memph is Notes indicate the death occurred June 9 with funeral plans announced.
Dr. W. D. Brewer Dies at 69 After a Career Spanning Several Churches
Dr. Brewer, longtime minister to the Lubbock Central and Memphis Jackson Avenue Churches of Christ, died after retirement in 1954. Born December 25, 1884 in Giles County Tennessee, he studied at Kimberlin Heights Nashville Bible School University of the South and the University of Texas. He led churches in Chattanooga and Lubbock and became an evangelist and editor of The Voice of Freedom. He authored multiple books and received the Carnegie Medal for heroism after defending children from a rabid dog attack in Sherman Texas.
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Brewer
Lubbock
Jackson Avenue
Voice of Freedom
Nashville, Tenn
Model Church
Sherman, Tex
Government to Buy 500000 Playing Card Packs
Athens reports the government plans to purchase 500000 packs of playing cards. Officials say the stock will supply public events and cultural programs across the country.
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Athens
AMA to host 105th annual meeting in Chicago
Some 12 000 doctors from across the nation are expected to gather for five days starting Monday for the American Medical Association’s 105th annual meetings. In total about 25 000 people including doctors wives interns nurses students and technicians will attend. More than 300 scientific papers 325 exhibits and 350 technical exhibits of new equipment will be presented.
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Chicago
American Medical Assn
AMA
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Searcy
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