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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1962
Page
7
Water stood in fields six miles east of Seagraves after heavy rain. .30 inch fell near Loop with hail between Seagraves and Loop. Tahoka area saw toppled power pole and two showers, one strong and slow, with limited damages reported.
In Brunson South Carolina ten year old Skipper Inman shows maps to buried treasures and says he could not hand dig enough holes in a lifetime to bury his fortune even if it consisted of $1 bills. He enjoys the treasure hunt more than the money.
Katie Neill winning Miss Lamesa 1982 marks the third annual Beta Sigma Phi pageant in Lamesa. First runner up was Patricia Beckham, sophomore at Baylor University. second runner up Olivia Beeman, a Klondike High School graduate. Neill is noted as Miss Citizenship from high school with blue eyes and brown hair.
Across five states flash floods and a tornado caused injuries and evacuations. National Guards helped rescue a South Dakota family trapped in rising waters while roads and bridges washed out. In Nebraska a tornado destroyed a church and homes. crops and property flooded in the Red River corridor.
MATADOR Special Mrs Essie Meadors 89 a pioneer resident died at Stanley Hospital after weeks of illness Funeral services set for 3 p m Monday at Dicken First Baptist Church Rev Charles Pickens officiating Burial at Dickens Funeral Home Eady Seale Funeral Home in charge She was born Missouri moved to Dickens in 1912 from Haskell ran a grocery business member of First Methodist Church daughter of former Dickens County judge W E Ballard Survived by three daughters Mrs Joe Spikes Lamesa Mrs J E Corby 2311 28th St Lubbock and Mrs Willow Street Dickens a son Cecil Dickens four grandchildren and five great grandchildren a brother J J Ballard Winnemucca Nev Pallbearers listed
The 33 Glen Lake Community High School seniors who saved since 1956 for a Washington graduation trip canceled it to aid a cancer stricken classmate will depart Tuesday for the capital. Generous donations, including a promised personally guided tour by President Kennedy House, enabled the trip to proceed.
The Pilot editorial denounces former President Eisenhower for remarks defending George Humphrey. It argues the spontaneous words carry nearly blasphemous implications and offend Christian believers by desecrating sacred associations.
A five hundred plus crowd attended a nine act charity show at Slaton High School auditorium Saturday night. Ed Mec producer called the event special and a success raising funds to assist local resident Howard Hale Bevins hospitalized at Big Springs Veterans Hospital. Star performer was Ova Sue Wilson, a former professional entertainer and Slaton High School graduate.
Benny Goodman’s band played in Tashkent but about 500 fans could not attend or afford the $6 ticket price. Soviet authorities reportedly tried to curb the performance, keeping the event to a limited elite audience.
Three people die and two others are injured in a Buffalo Lakes Road crash near Lubbock. The article notes Texas Tech students among the deceased and describes memorials and funeral arrangements. It places the deaths in the context of statewide highway tolls and recent student fatalities at Tech.
The four night Stampede Rodeo at Post halted by rain around 9 pm with finals resuming to 2 pm today. Kenney Thompson of Big Spring won calf roping with 223 seconds. Jy Ives and Red Whitely of Crosbyton claimed old timers calf roping titles. Jo Meats Post and Prt McNatt Plainview tied in open barrels with 34.9 seconds. Lars Sims Post won barrel race with 37.6 seconds for two runs. H C Zachary Lubbock took bareback riding title.
Four crewmen were fatally injured when a diesel engine rear collided with a stopped New York Central freight train near West Carrollton. Fireman Alvin York of Sharonville died on scene. engineer Hassler of Spring near Cincinnati died later at M id Valley Hospital. The derailed units damaged two houses and four others.
Barbara Read, 62, daughter of Lt. Col. and Mrs A D Read, was chosen Miss Clovis Saturday night. She will represent the city in Hobbs next month for Miss Mexico Sage. Read is a sophomore at Florida State University. Runner up was Jdeneane Curry, 20, daughter of Mr and Mrs R O Curry. Second runner up was Ann Wink, 17, daughter of Mr Wyatt Eubank. Toni Reyghand was Miss Jongen Gene Price, Lubbock, emceed the eighth contestant pages. Read was crowned by Sue town, Miss New Mexico of 1961.
In Paden Oklahoma marshal Ella Lawrence White 57 died after a confrontation with Henry Cooper 10 arrested for public safety incidents. Cooper surrendered later claiming White had drawn a blackjack during the arrest and threatened him. The sheriff said Cooper fired fatally wounding White who died at St. Anthony Hospital.
The readable lines reference a hospital event or gathering with names like Edward, Peters, and Mrs. Cre Mer, plus mentions of a ceremony or toast. Several garbled phrases imply a social gathering at a hospital with attendees and possible celebrations or acknowledgments.
Houston AP reports Billie Sol Estes told Houston Chronicle he knows nothing about Henry Marshall's death. District Judge Barron impaneled a grand jury in Franklin to probe the case while Estes faced two hours of interrogation and refused to answer 40 questions.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned during a New Hampshire speech that the unchecked nuclear arms race risks global war. He outlined a plan for multilateral disarmament talks, urged allied unity with Western Europe and proposed NATO command options to strengthen deterrence. He spoke amid a European swing visiting Paris Bonn London and Lisbon, outlining U.S. aims in Europe.
McNamara discusses a strategy to prevent escalation and preserve global stability using nuclear strength. He emphasizes alliances and measured force as a deterrent to any direct aggression while avoiding a full-scale war.
The committee certified runoff results across races with Len Preston Smith defeating Jones Turagan 551301 to 500. Carr of Lubbock won 7 to 0 over Rearley. Bean of El Paso led 571216 to 450 over Woodrow. McNamine warned about nuclear deterrence and NATO ties amid war fears.
Webb reported a theft and the next day a highway worker found the ring while cutting weeds near the road and returned it. Webb said his odds of recovery were one in a million and declined to estimate later chances after the burglary.
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