Long Parade Starts Rodeo In Crosbyton
The 16th Crosbyton rodeo opened with no bull riders qualifying and two more performances set for today and Saturday at 8 p.m. The Lions Club sponsors the event. A large parade drew about 2,100 spectators with riding groups, floats and antique cars. Winners included Jud Sims Lubbock in bareback, Harold Williams Crosbyton in saddle bronc, Roy Thompson Lubbock in calf roping, Elaine Bland Post in girls 12 and under barrel racing, Jo Mears Post in 13-16, Marie Voss Snyder in open barrel, Deborah Whithead Ralls in 12 and under pole bending, Jan Cowley Ralls and Jo Mears tied in 13-16, and Mike Furgeson Petersburg in pole bending boys 12 and under. Float and riding contests crowned Abernathy Riding Club first, Rufils Rough Riders Lubbock second, Lubbock County Sheriff's Posse third, with Boy Scout Troup 332 float first and Buffalos girls baseball second. Dodgers Little League placed third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Jud Sims
Harold Williams
Crosbyton
Roy Thompson
Elaine Bland
Post
Jo Mears
Marie Voss
Snyder
Deborah Whithead
Ralls
Jan Cowley
Mike Furgeson
Petersburg
Bobby Arnold
Abernathy Riding Club
Rufils Rough Riders of
Lubbock County Sheriff's Posse
Boy Scout Troup 332
The
Buffalos
Dodgers
Little League
Steel Union and Companies Reach Historic Accord
The agreement provides 50 percent of the USW with the longest service a 13 week vacation every five years, includes current year vacation, and extends hospitalization coverage from 120 days to one year. It also covers an experimental package on four contract issues and created a 10 member Human Relations Committee after a 1959 strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USW
10Man
Union
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Armco Steel Corp
Colorado Iron & Fuel Corp
Great Lakes Steel Corp
Inland Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Wheeling Steel Corp
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Cooper
US. Steel Corp
Beth Schem
Armco
Republic
Great Lakes
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Inland
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Storms Deliver Hail and Wind Across Texas Gulf Coast
A late spring storm pounded Alvin with small hail and heavy rain while a stronger blast hit San Antonio with high winds and power outages. Odessa logged 62 mph winds, damaging plate glass, and other towns reported tornado‑like activity, 100 mph gusts, and fires from lightning. One death occurred when a power line fell on a car at Lufkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Texas
Gulf Coast
Alvin
San Antonio
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Presidio
Amarillo
Austin
Bryan
Odessa
Midland
Ai Ranch
McCamey
Desert Inn
Seminole
Big, Lake
Lufkin
Kermit
Monahans
W. W. Talbert
Pees
Impostor in Astronaut Mirage Claims No Gain From Deception
A man confessed to wearing a lieutenant’s uniform, marching on a base, and dressing as an astronaut for fun. He said he declined gifts, met astronauts through a Philco NASA contract, and spoke three languages while fearing harm to family or NASA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NASA
Philco
Palmyra
N.J
New Jersey
Tees
Government experts advise Khartoum farmers on wheat storage
Government experts will advise Khartoum farmers on wheat storage practices in Sudan. The guidance aims to reduce losses and improve grain handling amid uncertain weather and supply pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khartoum
The
Sudan
Publicity lesson shared at South Plains Credit Unions meet
Glenn Addington of the Texas Credit Union League spoke on publicity benefits during a talk titled The Midnight Ride of Israel Bissell to 41 credit union officials attending the bi monthly South Plains Chapter gathering. Mrs Dyarthia Benson outlined current credit union problems and solutions. Jack M House received honors for service in establishing the West Texas Credit Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere
Pikes Peak
Glenn Addington
Texas Credit Union League
Israel Bissell
South Plains
Credit Unions
Dyarthia Benson
Hereford
Credit Union National Association
Benson
Don Barnett
Amarillo
Members Mutual Insurance Co
Jack M. House
West Texas Credit Union
Hancock Manufacturing Co
Summer Terms Speed Reading Course At Tech
Tech offers a non credit reading improvement course during summer and regular terms. Dr. Murray R. Kovnar oversees tachistoscopic training and rateometer guided speed increases from about 270 to 800 words per minute. The program, sponsored by the Tech Testing and Counseling Center, costs 25 dollars and aims to boost reading effectiveness for average or above average students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolene English
Avalanche-Journal
Kennedy
Murray R. Kovnar
Tech
Texas Tech
Kovnar
Tech Testing and Counseling Center
James E. Kuntz
David Beckman
Fort Worth
Beckman
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Schirra Sees U S Lead Till Moon Beat
Walter Schirra said the United States is still planning to beat the Russians to the moon despite Soviet success in orbit. He noted the American program prioritizes qualified space pilots over mere spaceflight experience, a point he made after receiving the Astronautics Award with Gordon Cooper at a Los Angeles event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Walter Schirra
United States
Schirra
Gordon Cooper
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Ambassador Hotel
Lamesa Rodeo Opens with 4000 Crowd. Queen Pageant Tonight
The 14th annual Lamesa Rodeo continues with tonight’s second round at 8 p.m. and the crowning of the rodeo queen Saturday. Over 4,000 attended opening night and the downtown parade sponsored by the Lamesa Rodeo Assn. Winners in Thursday’s events included Terry Co. Sheriff’s Posse, Cochran Co. Sheriff’s Posse, and Howard Co. Mounted Patrol. Queen candidates are Sharon Cox Joy Foster and Beverly Aten. Results feature calf-roping Joe Josey and J Brown, bare-back bronc riders Edd Workman and Johnnie Clark, and barrel racing winners Pat Mitchell Ann Miller, Linda Barron, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa Rodeo Assa
Terry Co. Sheriff's Posse
Cochran Co. Sheriff's Posse
Howard Co. Mounted Patrol
Sharon Cox
Joy Foster
Beverly Aten
Roe
Josey
Post
Job. Armstrong
Big Lake
Ed ‘Sims
Edd Workman
Lubbock
Johnnie Clark
Fr. Worth
Jim Whitefield
Big Spring
Baddie Brone
Ron Conaster
Tohoka
Virgil Strickland
Abilene
Pat Mitchell
Slaton
Ann Miller
Lamesa
Linda Barron
Beven
DeAnn Perkey
Lubbock Team Tying: ©. M. Edwards
Hoot Leonard
Midland
Bob White
A D. Reed
A. Db. Reed
Bill Phelps
Tom Koger
Births in Lubbock area list many newborns and parents
Congratulations reach numerous families with births at Lubbock area hospitals and clinics. The notices name parents, addresses, and occupations for each newborn, listing weights and times of birth in Taylor and Lauf Clinics, West Texas Hospital, and others.
Woman and Child Struck By Car in City Intersection
A Lubbock woman Lupe Diaz 58 and two year old Johnny Flores were struck by a car driven by Bobby Gene Swan 28 as they crossed 14th Street near Avenue E. Both were hospitalized with Diaz in satisfactory condition and the child released after emergency care. A separate crash at Avenue A and Main Street injured Troy Hexemer 36, who was in satisfactory condition at West Texas Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Lupe Diaz
Johnny Flores
Ave. F
Apt
Methodist Hospital
Sanders ‘Funeral Home
14Th Street
Avenue E
Troy L. Hexemer
7Th Pl
Ave. A
Main St
West Texas Hospital
Zoning Board Approves Sanctuary and Sign Controversies
The zoning board approved a sanctuary seating 200 with standard conditions including a 25 foot setback and parking for one car per five seats. It also considered a sign on Avenue L and denied several requests including a second dwelling and a water heater enclosure proposal amid neighbor objections and lot-size concerns.
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College Avenue
Nall
Avenue L
40Th
41St Streets
Mark Anderson
Rainbo Bread
Anderson
Burr
A. P. Hodges
Ave. L
R. A. Lamb
Lamb
45Th St
Hodges
Hood
Hess
Infiltrators Reported Landing Aimed at Cuban Rebels
Exile group Camilo Cienfuegos Battalion claims Cuban commandos landed near Manzanillo in southeastern Cuba meeting strong opposition. Estimates of fighters range up to 500 as Miami exile groups hold urgent meetings and unity talks work to back the anti Castro effort amid uncertain U.S. stance.
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Camilo Cienfuegos
Manzanillo
Cuba
Santiago
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Miami
Havana
Pierre Salinger
Varona
Jose Miro Cardona
Kennedy
Castro
Council
Miro Cardona
Khrushchev
U. S
United States
Bay of Pigs
Antonio Maceo
Rescate
Rescue
Revolutionary Recovery Movement
Christian Democratic Movement
Bncambray
Las Villas
Pedro Ramirez
Ramirez
Suspect Surrenders in Tew Shubert Shooting Case
Deputies report a shooting at Shirley's residence with two suspects charged with vagrancy after being released on bond. Tew surrendered through attorney Royce Ball, who cited a man claiming to have shot someone. Powell, shot in the neck earlier near Tew's residence, was hospitalized, and Shubert awaits appeal results for a prior assault with intent to murder case at the Eighty Seven Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bryant
John Todd
Shubert
Royce Ball
Tew
Ball
Bryant
Shirley
Homer D.powell
34Th St
Asst. Dist
Atty
Johnson
Powell
Methodist Hospital
Donnie Roberts
Eighty Seven
Tohoka Highway
Shobert
Bank watches exchange in Algiers shift control
The Central Bank of Algeria now holds the authority over foreign exchange in Algiers, signaling a major shift in monetary oversight. The move centralizes exchange operations under state supervision, impacting banks and traders regionally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank Watches Exchange
Algiers
The
Icentral Bank of
Algeria
Rehearing Stated On Oil Field Rail Rates
The Third Court for Civil Appeals granted a rehearing on part of its May 29 order affecting rail rates on oil field pipe and tubing. The May order upheld a Railroad Commission ruling reducing intrastate carload rates for wrought iron, cast iron and steel pipe and tubing. The court also ruled the state must repay $355,000 plus interest to four public utility companies including Houston Power and Lighting Co and West Texas Utilities Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Third Court For Civil Appeals
Railroad Commission
Houston Power and Lighting Co
Central Power and Light Co
Corpus Christi
Southwestern Electric Power Co
Shreveport, la
West Texas Utilities Co
Abilene
Oil Heir Doheny Divorces Weds Mrs Vanderbilt
Oil heir Edward L. Doheny III, 46, divorced in Reno last Friday and married former Mrs Joyce Anett Vanderbilt, widow of George Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt was the fourth wife of George Vanderbilt, who died June 24, 1961 in a hotel plunge in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Edward L. Doheny III
Reno
Doheny
Joyce Anett Vanderbilt
George Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
San Francisco
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Lions Club
Cresbyton
Steel Union
Hub Credit Union
Dr. Kovnar
U.S
Tom Weddig
Ruben Maness
Smyer
Weddig
Fond du Lac
Wisc
Larry Burns
Grinnell
Lubbock Oostepathic Hospital
Mistletoe Transit Co
Garland Cooper
Shal‘Nowater
Taylor Hospital
Cecil Bradford
13Th St
William Davis
49Th St
Antonio Martinez
1St St
Latif Clinic
Victor Rodriguez
Jubbock
Lauf Clinic
West Texas Compress
Fredrico Arocha
Amherst
Harris & Thrush Manufacturing Co
Longino Luevano
Rt. 2
Francisco Guerrero
Nolan Francis Turner
Floydada
Lonnie Laroyce Loveless
Ave
Lubbock County Ascs
Darrell R. Norman
44Th St
Larry McIntosh
43Rd St
KSEL
Bryan Eugene Teal
56Th St
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Dean Machine Shop
Sion
Exile
Manuel Antonio de Varona
Washington
State and Defense Department
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
Central America
Rogers
Hungary
White House
City Hall
W. L. Bates
R. Bates
Avenue Q
Avenue R
Bates
Harold £. Humphries
D. C.rogers
State Department
Mrs. Vanderbilt
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