Brownfield crash claims life of local dealer
A Brownfield used car dealer Loyd Orville Turner, 33, died when his late-model car collided head-on with a Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma Coaches Inc. bus southwest of Lubbock shortly before 9 p.m. Parker Gulf Service owner Wayland Monk Parker, 38, was severely injured while bus driver John Ragan, 26, escaped with minor injuries. Seven others were treated for minor injuries at St. Mary’s hospital. Annie Tate, a Texas Tech student, and Mrs. J R Parker received minor facial cuts and bruises.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
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Parker Gulf Service
John Ragan
Main St
Annie Tate
Texas Tech
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Ave. N. Lubbock
Hers Hospital
Lubbock
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Phil Record
Top Jet Flier Hangs Up Spurs Rotation
A Texan, 34, slated for rotation home as 100 combat flights are logged. Mrs Baker comments on Davis record while noting the reporter’s question. Fire from a collision was extinguished quickly. Turner's death marks 22nd fatality of 1953 in the area. Bus crash details include passengers transferred. Arlene Parker among those seated near the driver recounts the jolt and car fire. See related coverage on Page 14.
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Wes Salse
Iy Turner
Ei Faim
Miss Tate
Judging To Get Underway Here Monday For Junior Stock Show
Entries for the South Plains Junior Fat Stock Show arrive at the Panhandle-South Plains Fair with thousands of pigs calves and sheep ready for judging. The 2nd annual event opens Monday as more stock is expected.
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South Plains
Kay Robinson
Plainview High School
FFA
Brooklye Alexander
Ash Street
Panhandle
South Plains Fair
Gottwald Dies in Prague After Stalin Funeral
Czechoslovakia’s Communist President Klement Gottwald, 56, died in Prague about 72 hours after returning from the Moscow funeral of Joseph Stalin. Reports cite pneumonia and pleurisy complicated by chest hemorrhage. Soviet doctors attended. The Moravian leader, a close Stalin ally, faced questions on succession amid Soviet influence.
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Soap Box Derby Meet Set
Local paper announces a forthcoming Soap Box Derby meet with event details and schedules. Community riders, organizers, and volunteers prepare for the event, seeking participants and spectators.
Tornado Devastates Knox City Struck by Severe Damage
Lubbock Salvation Army worker Mrs Evelyn Moseley described Knox City after a Friday tornado that left most houses destroyed and the hospital twisted. She spent a 12 hour night with the Lubbock Canteen as relief crews aided residents. police said relatives of the dead and injured moved through streets while debris and a mustard jar symbolized the wreckage.
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Lubbock
Salvation Army
Evelyn Moseley
Hub Homes
Briscoe Cattlemen Suffer Heavy Losses In Disease Clamp
Ilverton reports cattle raisers along the High Plains suffering heavy losses from X disease. About 1 200 head have been shipped or marked for claim forms, with an estimated 1 000 more affected as the avalanche of impact spreads through Briscoe county.
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Bob ‘Hillips
Avalanche-Journal
Ilverton
High Plains
Californian Volunteers To Be Atomic Test Guinea Pigs
Joe Holloway, 40, offered to sit in a house at the Nevada roving grounds to be exposed to a blast to study damage to structures. The report notes cattle losses from a Traders Oil Mill corn seed cake, with euthanized cattle and discharged pellets, affecting herds in Fort Worth area and Briscoe County.
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Associated Press
Calif
Mechanic Has Energy Mission
Joe Holloway
Traders Oil Mill
Fort Worth
County May Have To Write Off 79780 In Deferred Fines
County officials consider charging off 29780 in unpaid deferred fines from 1942 to 1953 after a grand jury report. Collection problems arise from statute of limitations and poor records, with 14769.51 in deferred totals since 1951 and 4379.92 in more recent cases.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock County
Grand Jury
72Nd District Court
Oforn
Allies promise teeth in protests over Germany air attacks
The British Air announced that all fighter pilots will intercept any planes over Germany. Two British planes conducted menacing buzz attacks. The United States Britain and France criticized the Russian attacks in a joint note.
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