Newscaster Bob Nash Cast in Sigma Delta Chi Gridiron Show
Journalistic group Sigma Delta Chi names radio anchor Bob Nash and Lubbock musician Bernie Howell to the first Gridiron Show and Banquet set for April 23 at the Lubbock Country Club. The event funds journalism scholarships at Texas Tech with skits featuring local leaders and organizations. Tickets at 10 dollars each, limited to 250, are sold through C. W. Ratliff as rehearsals proceed. Nash will narrate the hour long program and Howell provides background music.
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Bob Nash
KFYO
Bernie Howell
Lubbock
Sigma Delta Chi Journalism T
Lubbock Country Club
Teyas Tech
Joe Riordan
Southwestern Bell
W. E. Garrets
Tech Journalism
C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche- Journal
Gridiron
Ratliff
Riordan
Garets
Nash
Howell
Unusual Bootlegging Sting Foiled In City
Police and liquor control officers disrupted a bootlegging scheme after spotting a beer and wine loading in a truck posing as a utility trouble vehicle in the 3100 block Locust Ave. One man fled, and authorities later found 13 cases of beer two cases of wine and two cases of whisky plus hidden wine in a house. Alcohol and truck were seized, owner not located.
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State Ligour
Control Board
Royce Fred
Victor Parker
Locust Ave
Utility Company
Leon Bowman
Henry
Smith
Bowman
Crosbyton Honors In Stock Show Swine Dominated By Harris
Darla Harris of Ralls dominated the Crosby County Fat Stock Show swine division over two days with three grand champion ribbons two reserve championships four firsts and a second in swine. Complete results list champions in lambs cattle and more with Harris earning top awards across multiple hog classes.
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Crosbyton
Darla Harris
Ralls
Crosby County
Miss Harris
Dannie Chote
Rallis
Daly Chote
Barrow
Daria Harris
Daria Har
Dannie Moore
Patis
Hamshire Barrow
Derta Harris
Hampshire Barrow
David More
Lorenzo
Poland
China Barrow
Lloyd White
Showmanshin Sword
Jen Grantham
Hemochire Barrows
Lennon Heddleston
Ralia
Gary Vaughn
Hemopshire
Berrow
Daria Hers
Herrin
Harmachire
Billy Joe Wes
Jerry Varehn
Pells
Gilibt
Tommy Carter
Padney Green
Gite
Madium
Daeria Mone
Ralle Gills
L Floyd Daniel
Appliances Blamed in Lubbock Area Fires
Electrical appliances sparked several fires in Lubbock on Saturday including a stove blaze at 341 42nd St injuring Kitchen cabinet and smoke damage. a deep freeze motor at 2323 57th St. a fridge motor at C and H Grocery. and a range burner fire at 2310 40th St causing minor damage to the range.
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Lubbock
42Nd St
Kathleen McDonald
57Th St. l
W. D. Cross
C&h Grocery
Fordham Ave
40Th St
Doyle D. Berry
Serap
Snowbound in the North Carolina mountains
A telephone booth in Ashe County illustrates snow depths as about 600 families in the North Carolina mountains are cut off. Rescue workers plan air and land deliveries of food fuel and medicine to isolated snowbound residents in the region.
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Ashe County
N.C
North Carolina
Pickpocket Makes Worst Mistake on Subway
On a New York subway an off duty Patrolman Alexander Wahlen pursued and caught 21 year old Henry Gover who had slipped into his hip pocket and fled with the wallet. Gover was detained a block away and the wallet recovered as Cuba bans rice imports in consumer packs to protect local rice sales.
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New York
UPI
Alexander
Wahlen
Henry Gover
Dystrophy Workers To Be Recognized In November Drive
South Plains Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association will honor campaign workers for their activities during November 1959 at a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Flame Room of Pioneer Natural Gas Co. on Texas Avenue. The meeting will also review funds raised in the drive and provide a report on the New York telethon hosted by Jerry Lewis last November. The public is invited.
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South Plains
Tear Gas Used To Break Up Student March
Police used tear gas to disperse a march by Florida A&M students in Tallahassee and arrests were made after a sit down at a downtown store. Additional protests occurred in Newport News and other Virginia cities as authorities opted a tough stance.
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United Press International
Florida
Florida A&m
Jacksonville
Fla
Newport News
Hampton
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Charges Filed in Seagraves Shooting Death
Ronald Craig Morris, 20, of Seagraves killed last Wednesday in an alley near a theater. Charles O Neal Kilpatrick, 21, also of Seagraves, faces murder without malice charges. arraigned and released on $1000 bond after posting. Kilpatrick claimed the pistol discharged while he was twirling it in the car, four bullets recovered from the car, one spent in the weapon.
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Ronald Craig Morris
Seagraves
Charles O'Neal Kilpatrick
Justice of the Peace
R. P. Kelly
Kilpatrick
Stephen Haley
Morris
Hard Kilpatrick
Haley
Thurs
Seagraves Clinic Hospital
Amarillo Oratorical Winner medal at Texas Tech contest
Ben Bynum of Amarillo received a medal from E L Jackson American Legion official for winning the Fourth Division oratorical contest held at Texas Tech. Bynum, sponsored by Hanson Post 54 of the 18th District, advances to a state contest in Amarillo. Other contestants hailed from Odessa Lubbock and Fredericksburg with the topic The Federal Constitution and Its Amendments.
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Ben Bynum
Amarillo
E. L. Jackson
Cisco
American Legion
Texas Tech
Bynum
Hanson Post 54
Amrillo
Odessa
Lubbock
Fredericksburg
Widow's Death Case: Motherwell Trial After Vast Search
In Downieville California a 3 cent postcard sparked a nationwide hunt for Pearl Putney's fate. Larry Lord Motherwell faces murder trial after massive FBI and police mobilization across nine states with costs possibly near half a million dollars. The defense portrays Motherwell as con man not killer while prosecutors pursue murder charges.
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Downieville
Calif
Pearl Putney
Washington, D.C
Larry Lord Motherwell
Gordon I. Smith
Sierra County
California
Lynn Compton
FBI
Putney
Castro M. Dabrohua
Carole Tregoff Wears Only Two Dresses In Trial
Los Angeles AP reports Carole Tregoff, 23, wore just two dresses during a 10 week murder trial due to jail clothing rules and a thyroid condition that caused weight gain. Her stepmother explains the limited wardrobe and weekly changes.
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Los Angeles
Carole Tregoff
Word
Carole
Gladys Tregoff
Soviet Sailors Rescued After 49 Days Adrift
The Soviet newspaper Izvestia printed the first details of four sailors rescued by the U S Navy after 49 days afloat in the Pacific. The government paper praised the quick aid and saving actions of the American sailors.
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Moscow
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Izvestia
Ex-Prisoner to Teach at Nassau County Jail
Harry E. Hanners, 40, former Levittown High School history teacher, will join the Nassau County jail staff as a full time teacher. While an inmate serving a six month sentence for narcotics possession, he ran a prisoner class for ages 16 to 21, growing to 33 students with English, spelling, algebra and history. He accepted a $5600 a year teaching post.
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Mineola
N.Y
Harry E. Hanners
Nassau County
Hanners
Levittown
Daniel Cites Fall Of Traffic Toll
Gov Price Daniel announced that Texas reported 281 traffic deaths so far this year, down from 392 in the first ten weeks of 1959, a 28 percent drop, credited to Texans taking traffic safety more seriously. The DPS statistics were cited as proof of improved road safety.
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Austin
UPID
Texas
Price Daniel
Daniel
Department of Public Safety Statistical Services
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