Committee Chairmen Appointed For Fiesta At Lamesa
LAMESA June 19 Special In a Fiesta de Lamesa executive meeting chairmen were named for the September celebration held with Dawson County Fair and Pioneer Day. Howard Maddox and Tomas Gomez announced posts including finance Richard Crawley program De Wayne Davis parade Gene Pearson publicity Allee O'Brien decoration Bill Nolan concession Turner Morrisett entertainment John Flache R A Skeet invitation Bob Crawley and others. Attendance expected 15000 to 20000 across five days with Mexican and Anglo Latin participation.
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Lamesa
Howard Maddox
Tomas Gomez
Cochairman
Chamber of Commerce
Maddox
Dawson County
Mexico
Mhonartificia Commission
West Texas
New Mexico
Finance
Richard Crawley
Lasaro Landin
DeWayne Davis
Nacio Toreno
Parade
Gene Pearson
Alfred Gusman
Allee O’brien
Inez Flores
Bill Nolan
Ed Noret
Turner Morrisett
Sandro Cardova
Stansell Clement
Joe Gonzales
John Sanders
Pedro Ramos
John Flache
R. A.skeet
San Antonio Ends Racial Ban At City Pools
The San Antonio City Council passed an ordinance barring Black people from pools used by whites but also approved opening city golf courses and tennis courts to Black residents. A cross was found burned at Woodlawn pool, and four teens with two adults reportedly used the whites-only pool prior to the incident. One pool remains reserved for Black patrons while others plan new facilities with businessman help. The vote had one dissenting faction.
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San Antonio
Fiiday
FR. L. Lester
Iainster
Tmve Council
Woodlawn
Gevarze Carter
Lynn County Students Attend Methodist Youth Conference
Lynn County youths including James Waerton Michael Draper Wayne HulFaker Ann Reasonover Jerrie LeMond Shistey Watson Karen Merrick Donnell Woodena Hoover and Juanita Murray travel to Abilene for the 6th annual Methodist Youth Fellowship Conference.
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Peop Pais
Tere
Apo
James Waerton
Mike Draper
Wayne Hulfaker
Ann Reasonover
Teboku
Jerrie LeMond
Shistey Watson
Karen Merric
Dare Fannon
Odonnell
Woodena Hoover
Juanita Murray
Wilson
Electric cable length on the battleship Missouri cited
A World War II era note states the battleship Missouri contains 250 miles of electrical cable, illustrating the ship’s complex internal wiring and electrical system.
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Missouri
Couple Arrested in Telegraph Office Forgery Case
An Enid Oklahoma couple who traveled to Hereford Texas to wire for money home were arrested after a telephone tip led Deputy Sheriff Neal Young to the telegraph station. They waived extradition as they faced forgery charges in Enid.
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Hereford
Tex
Enid
Okla
Deaf Smith County
Neal Young
New Downtown Airfield Opens With Open House
James B. Cole of Lubbock hosts an open house at Downtown Airfield located 1 mile east of Slaton Hwy on Buffalo Lakes Pond. The event features crop dusting and spraying demos, 10 free rides, aircraft displays such as a Piper Tri-Pacer and Beechcraft Bonanza, and details of Cole’s flying service including charter trips and instruction.
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Slaton Hwy
Buffalo Lakes
James B. Cole
9Th St
Lubbock
Cole
Civi Aeronautics Authority
Tahoka Installs Spot Sprayer On Garbage Truck
Tahoka buys a compressed air spot spraying rig to mount on the city garbage truck to spray garbage containers and control flies. The town recently fogged for fly and mosquito control, and grading of dirt streets began after repairs to the maintainer, delayed by April and May rains.
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Tahoka
E. R. Edwards
Feathers Align with Reptile Scales Not Mammal Hair
The article argues that feathers are more like reptile scales than mammalian hair, reflecting evolutionary links between birds and reptiles rather than mammals. It notes structural similarities and evolutionary implications for how feathers developed.
Driverless truck fatality in Texarkana area claims Fort Worth man
B. M. Bridges, 84, of Fort Worth was killed near Texarkana when a parked truck rolled onto Highway 71. He was walking toward his son's car at the time of the accident on Friday.
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Texarkana
B. M. Bridges
Fort Worth
Here
Highway 71
Texas Congressman Opposes Indochina Intervention
Brady Gentry of Tyler criticizes U S plans to commit troops in Indochina and urges the public to protest. He cites World War I service and a 2500 word Congressional Record piece arguing Indochina’s struggle is independence, not a Communist fight, and hopes Churchill's visit moderates U S policy.
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Washington
Brady Gentry
Tyler
Gentry
Congressional Record
Texas
Indochina
France
Franklin Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
FDR
Lord Halifax
Eisenhower
Churchill
Fears Of Boston Chemical Explosion Fail To Materialize
A diborane incident in Boston University’s four story Science Building triggered fears of a major blast on Commonwealth Avenue. Firefighters police and hundreds watched as a gas bubbled and vaporized prompting evacuations traffic diversion and an overnight watch by college officials.
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Boston
Boston University Science
Commonwealth Avenue
Testimonial Proof Offer From Spears Chiropractic
Denver clinic promotes a 72 page claim book of results for arthritis cancer polio epilepsy rheumatic fever MS cerebral palsy muscular dystrophy strokes heart liver skin stomach kidney and numerous other ailments.
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Spears Chiropractic Sanitarium and Hospital
Denver
Colo
Two American Pilots Forced Down in Guatemala
Diario de Colombia reports two American pilots Charles McLean and Lee Crutcher in a Columbia Catalina forced to land in Guatemala during a flight from Los Angeles to Costa Rica. They were not injured and circumstances are not known.
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Bogota
Colombia
Diario de Colombia
Guatemala
Pege Siane
Charles McLean
Lee Crutcher
Los Angeles
Calif
Costa Rica
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