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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1963
Page
6
President Kennedy sails to Europe today for a 24 day sentiment visit to Ireland and Britain. He will travel to Dublin to honor roots and then attend a day at the country home of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan near London as part of the planned itinerary.
Severe thunderstorm alert covers the Texas Panhandle Kansas and Oklahoma with possible large hail and 60 mph winds. A confirmed twister damaged property in Southwest Harris County near Farm Road 529 as Houston recorded rain and high winds. Three people were killed in a separate two car crash near Livingston on a rain slick highway.
Pope Paul VI calls for universal aid to underdeveloped nations and a renewed drive for world peace in the spirit of Pope John. He pledges to continue the Ecumenical Council and to work for Christian unity, inviting all who honor Christ to Rome as a paternal home.
A 22-year-old Clovis man Roland Garcia died at noon after a gunshot to the head in the 200 block of Main Street the attack occurred about 3 a.m. Police described a car used in the shooting given by a cousin Joe Cordova. Several suspects were questioned but no charges by Saturday night. Services set for 9 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with burial at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens. Survivors include five sisters and a brother, all of Clovis.
Integration efforts move forward as President Kennedy signs a directive enabling federal funds to be withheld from employers who refuse Negroes jobs or hire bias by unions. A White House meeting with NAACP leader Roy Wilkins and Martin Luther King Jr. aimed to unify desegregation efforts amid disputes over strategy and financing. King advocated for massive peaceful demonstrations in Washington to press Congress but warned against violence as a possible response to a Senate filibuster.
Slaton ex students gathered for a third reunion with memories of kidnap scare days, strikes, and firecrackers in the old building. Coach Paul Wright, now athletic director at Western State Teachers College in Gunnison Colorado, attended as guest speaker and was praised for building Slaton’s greatest football eras from 1928 to 1935.
Defendants in the After Tyler hearing are acquitted on most counts including count 29 for false reports to the petroleum board. Remaining charges cover conspiracy to violate the Connal ly Hot Oil Act and counts 14 through 27. Prosecutors alleged knowledge of interstate oil movement and deceptive reporting.
Amarillo businessmen form Millions of Americans for Goldwater to back Barry Goldwater for the 1964 presidential race. Money raised would flow to the party treasury only if Goldwater wins the GOP nomination. otherwise funds stay with donors, says group head J. Ernest Stroud.
A list of newborns with weights and times from Friday and Saturday at Taylor, West Texas, Latif, Lauf, St. Marys, and Methodist hospitals. Parents’ occupations include Highway Department, Lubbock Power and Light, farm laborer, Iskeline Dining Room, Singer, Merchants Fast Motor Lines, U S Labor Department, Morrison Supply Co, sheet rock contractor, and Mobil station attendant.
Laura Ann Moore 18 was named Miss Hobbs at a Hobbs High School auditorium pageant. First runnerup was Sandra Gillespie 19, second runnerup Carla Sue Follis. Moore, a former Miss Hobbs Junior Miss, will compete in Miss New Mexico in July. Pageant sponsored by Hobbs BPWC.
Crosbyton’s 16th annual rodeo drew about 5 000 spectators over three days ending Saturday night. Winners included M Whitefield Snyder in bareback bronc, Harold Williams Crosbyton in two go rounds, and Roy Thompson Lubbock in calf roping. Local riders from Lubbock, Post, Ralls and Crosbyton earned top averages and times in barrel racing and pole bending across several youth and open divisions.
Ellen Growdon, 19, a Pasadena College student, was crowned Miss Clovis at Marshall Auditorium. First runner up Mary Jo Aldrich, second runner up Sandi Jean Hayes, and Toni Ragland named Miss Congeniality. Other contestants included Bonnie Miller and Sharon Lee Hayes. Tammie Frasher won Miss Baby Doll among 40 child contestants. Hermanoy Elliot of Portales appeared as Miss New Mexico 1962. Bob Echols served as master of ceremonies.
One person died and Mrs. Morrison remained in fair condition after a collision near Floydada. Miss Jones will be buried at Lake View Cemetery with services at First Baptist Church Floydada. Dallas residents were among six injured in a separate Lubbock area crash on Idalou Highway.
Chambers Funeral Home plans services for W G Green Royal 82 who died at his Abernathy home Saturday. A Montague County native, he moved here in 1925 and ran a service station for years. He was a Church of Christ member. survivors include his wife and daughter Mrs Claude Shipman.
A Lubbock joint commission board meeting discussed real estate and personal property valuations with concern over high assessments. Members urged adjustments to prevent undue burdens on homeowners while the tax office defends its expertise. Hearings on personal property continue with potential further joint discussions.
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