FDR Jr in Run for New York Governor Nomination
Rep. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. declares intent to seek the Democratic nomination for New York governor after a meeting with Carmine De Lee and Charles A. Buckley. Roosevelt has support in 16 of 62 counties and aims for an early commitment to speed campaigning.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Roosvelt
New York City
Carmine de Lee
Charles A. Buckley
Sapio
Democratic National Committee
Ammany Hall
Manhattan
Buckley
Bronx County
Roosevelt
Christy Sisters Enter Miss South Plains Contest
Two Lubbock sisters Nina Kay Porter and Pat Christensen entered the Miss South Plains pageant as the Lubbock Jaycees seek at least 15 entrants. The sisters, both 18, previously placed second in the Horace Heidt Show here, and the winner advances to Miss America while Miss Texas is a separate Fort Worth pageant.
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Lubbock Jaycees
Lubbock
South Plains
Atlantic City
Fort Worth
Jaycee
Nina Kay Porter
T. C. Porter
22Nd St
Nina
Armed Truce Halts Mexican Land Grab
About 200 Mexican soldiers and 100 armed farmers held a calm truce on a Rio Bravo farm after an attempted seizure of 1,500 acres. Maj. Aurelio Gunez Alonso was killed and three others wounded as agrarians clashed with troops. Authorities say Communists were not involved, though Reds may try to exploit the event. The farm belonged to Sebastian Domene, located 30 miles up the Rio Grande from Matamoros.
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Matamoros
Mexico
Aurelio Gunez Alonso
Gunez Alonso
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Sebastian Domene
Rio Bravo
Rio Grande
Rodolfo Reyes
Domene
Sergio Morales
Cindy Touches Heart Of Texas City Sherman
Six month old Cindy Inman born without arms or legs in Sherman Texas draws community support. her mother Mrs Lloyd Inman recalls initial fear then resolve with pastor and church leaders organizing a Cindy Fund to raise four thousand dollars in the first year for artificial limbs. the family sought help from the Kessler Institute and TP and L sponsors to aid her rehabilitation.
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Tex
Cindy Inman
Cindy
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Lloyd Inman
Texas Power & Light Co
Central Baptist Church
Sullivan
Inmans
Kessler Institute For Rehabilitation
Orange
Tp&l
Inman
Off-duty officer injures man after knife threat in Houston
An off-duty motorcycle patrolman T. C. Picken Jr. 27 struck a 22 year old Black man, James Ira Williams, after Williams lunged with an 8 inch knife Friday night. Picken said he acted to stop the threat near Houston.
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Houston
T. C. Picken Jr
James Ira Williams
Williams
Hamsters Frozen and Revived Without Injury
Britain's Journal of Nature reports scientists at the National Institute for Medical Research froze living hamsters almost solid then revived them. The hamsters were cooled until breathing and heartbeat stopped and bodies frozen. a beam of hot light warmed their chests and within minutes their heartbeats and breathing resumed.
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London
Britain
Journal of Nature
National Institute For Medical Research
Highway Patrol reports drop in traffic deaths in 1954
The Lubbock District of the Texas Highway Patrol reports 27 fatalities through June 10, a drop from 51 in the same period of 1953. South Plains cases total 25 deaths by June 10, with 80 of 104 May accidents on roads and 24 on smaller roads. Patrol issued 353 tickets, aided motorists, and educated about 1,500 students in traffic safety.
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Texas Highway Patrol
E. L. Posey
South Plains
Highway Patrol District
Avalanche-Journal
Martin County
Highway Patrol
West Texas
State Fair Musicals Post Record Advance Ticket Sale
Dallas reports the 1954 State Fair Musicals open Monday night with a 43 percent jump in advance ticket sales, marking the largest in 13 years. The six-show 12 week run begins with The Jack Benny Revue, the first variety show of the summer season at the 4,500 seat State Fair Auditorium.
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Dallas
State Fair
Plains Future Homemakers Style Show Set for June 23
Plains Future Homemakers of America chapter will present a style show on June 23 to raise funds for next year’s meeting, tentatively set for October. The group met Thursday night in Stanford Park at Plains and enjoyed a picnic.
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Plains
Plains Future Homemakes of America
Stanford Park
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