Permits For June Reach All Time High
Lubbock's boom expands with a record 14.325 million dollars in city construction started so far in 1954. June alone totals about 3.8 million, the highest month on record. Builders rush grain storage projects near Goodpasture and Cone to double capacity, signaling the Hub of the Plains scales up as a major regional market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Abbock
Plains
P. G. Dieter Jr
Lubbock
South Plains
Goodpasture Grain and Milling Co
S. E. Cone Grain and Seed Co
Goodpasture
Fort Worth
Texas
Benny Bennett
Frank Bennett Jr
Bmfp Construction Co
Benny
New Tack Taken By Yarborough On Campaign Attack
Ralph Yarborough and Gov. Shivers exchanged accusations in a long distance exchange on Saturday. Yarborough blamed state leaders for losing the Air Force Academy to Colorado yet said as governor he might win it for Texas. Shivers discussed a deposition he gave in a land fraud suit in which he was not a party and opposed sending the deposition to a Waco bank to counter Yarborough’s claims.
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Associated Press
Ralph Yarborough
al- Tan
Shivers
Yarborough
Air Force Academy
Colorado
Texas
Waco
Churchill backs plan for peaceful coexistence with Soviets
A Chicago dateline reports on Churchill and Eisenhower extending unity talks to Monday amid divided views on Southeast Asia. The article notes ongoing U.S.-British differences and hopes for a final communique reflecting common goals, with meetings outlining atomic information exchanges and unity in the Cold War.
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Churchill
Merriman Smith
Washington
Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Far East
White House
Unity
U.S
Southeast Asia
Chure
Edwin Plowden
British Atomic Energy Agency
Lewis L. Strauss
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Eden
Dulles
State Department
Area ranks second in state area leads West Texas with farm income
Lubbock County led West Texas in total cash farm income for 1953 with 31.5 million dollars, ranking third statewide. Hidalgo and Cameron counties posted higher totals. The South Plains area reached about 254.54 million in farm income, second to Central Texas Blacklands. The report notes vast drought and irrigation effects, with 18,893 farms averaging 1,030 acres and an average income per farm of 12.28 dollars, while the Blacklands averaged 4,948 per farm.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Ubbock County
West Texas
Lubbock County
Hidalgo County
Cameron County
Bureau of Business Research
The
University of Texas
South Plains
Blacklands
Texas
Williamson County
Oklahoma
Blackland
Laredo Area Hit by 8.6 Inch Rain From Gulf Hurricane
Hurricane Alice moved up Texas causing 8.46 inches of rain in Oilton near Laredo. Two blocks flooded forcing evacuations as San Juanito Creek flooded the highway. Webb County sent aid trucks but floodwater blocked passage. Rain spread to Central Texas by Saturday noon and reached Dallas area planned for Saturday night.
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South Texas
Oilton
Laredo
Webb County
San Juanito Creek
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Killeen
Fort Hood
Cooperas Cove
Ministers of McMurry Head Leave Church
Abilene June 26 A pair of Methodist ministers from McMurry College announced they have quit the Methodist church citing objections to church developments including Sunday School literature and its stance on the United Nations. They plan to form an independent church organization.
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Associated
Dressy
Abs- Crescent Heights
Harold G
Menisters
New Workshops Set At Tech in Today’s Paper
The Daily edition lists new workshops at Tech with details on offerings and schedules. Coverage spans Page 11, Section 1 editorial notes and Page 6 Section 5 radio TV programs, plus South Plains 671 News on Page 8 Section 4.
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South Plains
Lubbock Twins Born 28 Hours Apart At Porter Hospital
A Lubbock mother delivered twin sons Edwardo and Jose at Porter Hospital and Clinic, with Edwardo arriving Thursday just before midnight and Jose about 4 a.m. Saturday. The babies weighed six pounds and roughly six pounds, with the parents listed as Mr. and Mrs. Gregorio Vidales of Rt. 6, Lubbock. The attending physician called such births infrequent and noted the narrow time gap between deliveries.
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Porter Hospital
Lounce Edwardo
Jose
Gregorio Vidales
Rt. 6
Lubbock
Edwardo
Vacationers Attention Ensure copies of Avalanche or Journal
Vacationers are reminded to request circulation so they do not miss a copy of the Avalanche or Journal while away. The notice urges readers to contact the circulation desk at 3-4343 for service.
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Avalanche
Journal
U S Alert On Red Bombers Sneaking Into Latin Hideout
Washington reports ongoing air and sea reconnaissance along Pacific and Caribbean zones to detect Soviet made bombers entering Latin American hideouts. Military experts note TU4 range could allow clandestine bases south of the border to threaten U S air defenses. Radar emphasis has focused on northern approaches with added attention to new red plane activity.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Pacific
Caribbean
Central America
Polar
Eurasia
Anti-Red Uprisings Reported In Cities
Honduran report on June 36 describes the Liberation army battling 1,500 Guatemalan regulars at Zacapa rail center near the border. It cites uprisings in Puerto Barrios and Jalapa, air raids on Guatemala City, and calls for a 6,000-man revolt as the Guatemalan government reports fluid conditions and ongoing casualties.
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Sam SU
Guatemala Ciy
Jalapa
Carlos Castillo Armas
Liberation Radio
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
el Salvador
Guatemala City
Chiquimula
Guatemala
Shallowater Elects New City Officials
Shallowater named C. D. Herron mayor after 29 votes. Alder men Leroy Johnson Lee Pierce Ivan Fowler H G Preston J B McAuley won council posts. Joe Carlisle elected city marshal. Todd served as election judge. Official incorporation had occurred earlier this year.
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Shallowater
C. D. Herron
Leroy Johnson
Lee Pierce
Ivan Fowler
H. G. Preston
J. B. McAuley
Joe Carlisle
Carlisle
Johnson
Pierce
Preston
Fowler
G. T. Doggett
McAuley
J. L. Powell
A. E. Todd
Dallas Fire Kills Man and Son in Fast House Blaze
In Dallas a Saturday one-story frame house fire killed Erwin Green, 46, a machinist, and his four-year-old son Roger Dale before they could escape. His wife Inez Green, 27, and their 15-month-old daughter Peggy Lee survived after grabbing the baby. Firemen cited possible defective wiring as the cause.
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Dallas
Erwin Green
Roger Dale
Inez Green
Peggy Lee
Jap Diplomat Stresses Economic Fight in Asia Visit
Takayo shi Tsuda, third secretary at the Japanese embassy, told a Lubbock audience that food and economy are essential to Japan’s future. He warned that rapid recovery of Japan’s economy is the key to defeating Communism, saying armed might is a negative to stopping it.
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Bob Corbett
Avalanche-Journal
Takayoshi Tsuda
Lubbock
Japan
Weather Map Report For Lubbock Area Today
Cloudy and cooler with light rain or thundershowers in Lubbock and vicinity. Low around 65 and high near 86 with southeasterly winds 20 to 25 mph and gusts to 35 mph. Temperature and humidity readings, sun times, and 24 hour precipitation summary included.
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Lubbock
U.S
Sun Tises
Pan Amiene
Amarillo
Hieusion Amucerque
Oka
Roswell
Bewer
Fale
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Theodore Stempinski
John Jaworski
Southeast
Anthony Eden Lee
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Gulf
Tress
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