Mike Todd Dies At Peak Of Spectacular Career
Hollywood mourns Mike Todd a dynamic show business producer. Born in Minneapolis he built a vast empire on Broadway and film. He produced Around the World in 80 Days won Oscars and married Elizabeth Taylor. Todd spoke of peace of mind before his death, and his life included $25,000 gin rummy bets, lavish parties, and art collecting with Taylor.
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Sajay
Minneapolis
Wa Ac
Elizabeth ‘Taylor
Joan Blondell
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Mike Todd
Central Park
Joseph M. Schenck
Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lee Shubert
Hollywood
Manhattan
Madison Square Garden
Entertainment World
Cafe Society
Miss Taylor
Los Angeles County Art Museum
Mike
New York
Bob Hope
Hope
Moscow
Michael Jr
Elizabeth Frances
Michael Howard
Christopher
Michael Wilding
Press Freedom For College Groups Urged By Students
A Western Student Press Club resolution calls for no campus news censorship beyond libel and postal laws and editor ethics. The Southwestern Journalism Congress elected officers and set Austin as next meeting site. Panelists urged responsibility while defending limited administration blue pencil limits.
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South
Southwester Journalism Congress
Ism Congress
Austin
Olin Hinkle
Liu
Texas Journalism
Wallace Garets
Texas Tech
Delbert Maguire
North Texas State
P George Runge
University
of Texas
Larry Lewis
Hardin-Simmons University
Charlotte Smith
Texas Womans University
Frank Perkins
Skiff
TCU
Ross Strader
atTexas A&m
DeWitt Reddick
University of Texas
cEdwin Ferguson
University of Houston
Perkins
Rites Slated For Levelland Resident
Funeral services are pending at George Price Funeral Home for Edgar P. Hiersche 67 a Levelland resident who died Friday night at Phillips Dupre Hospital He lived at 1216 Ave J after moving from Fairbault Minnesota two years ago Surviving are his wife two sons Keith and Glenn four sisters two daughters and ten grandchildren
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Levelland
George Price
Edgar P. Hiersche
Phillips-Dupre Hospital
Ave. J
Fairbault
Minn
Rachel Hiersche
Keith
Glenn
Seattle
Wash
Ray Davey
George Warrant
Mankato
Vern
Anderson
Libby
Mont
Vera Berggen
Lillian Re
Longtime Resident of Lubbock Dies
Mrs. Sarah Anna Breedlove, 85, of 1517 32nd St., died at 4 40 p m Saturday in her home. A Lubbock resident since 1919 she was a Methodist Church member and funeral services were pending at McDonald Funeral Home. She is survived by four daughters three sons two sisters thirty one grandchildren and forty three great grandchildren.
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Sarah Anna Breedlove
32Nd St
Lubbock
Methodist Church
McDonald Funeral Home
H. W. Tucker
T. L. King
Petersburg
J. E. Hayes
Dallas
J. H. Kizziar
Currian
Calif
Floyd
Colorado Springs
Ernest
Corpus Christi
Jim
Aransas Pass
Fred
Fanny Calloway
Maybelle
Colo
Elsie Greathouse
Sweetwater
Rifes Pending For Operator Of Littlefield News Stand
Funeral services for C. O. Robbins 64 operator of the Robbins News Stand in Littlefield held in abeyance at Hammons Funeral Home after his death following heart attacks. Robbins a 32nd degree Mason and deacon in First Baptist Church distributed Avalanche Journal in Littlefield leaving a wife two sons Capt J Lee Robbins stationed with the Air Force in Zaragoza Spain Olley Robbins and a daughter Mrs Olene Gibson and three grandchildren.
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C. O. Robbins
Robbins News
Hammons
Robbins
First Baptist Church
Andrews Man Dies After Heart Attack
Chester H Etter 56 a resident of Andrews for 22 years died at Permian General Hospital after suffering a heart attack. Funeral services pending. Etter lived at 1101 Northwest 9th St and worked as a maintainer operator for Andrews County. Born December 19 1901 he survived by wife May five daughters a son three sisters a brother and thirteen grandchildren.
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Andrews
Chester H. Etter
Permian General Hospital
Singleton Funeral Home
Etter
Northwest 9Th St
Andrews County
May Etter
Cecil Faith
Amar
John Etter, O'Donnell
Mrs. Winfrey Rites Set In Tennessee
Funeral services for Mrs. W. A. Winfrey 82 of Summerville Tennessee, who died at her daughter's home, are to be held in Tennessee. She lived in Lubbock eight winters and was born November 19 1875 in Holly Grove Arkansas. Survivors include three daughters, one son, 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Rix Funeral Home directed arrangements and the body was sent to Summerville.
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W. A
Nancy Obedience) Winfrey
Summerville
Tenn
L. A. Kerr
28Th St
Tennessee
Winfrey
Lubbock
Holly Grove
Ark
Rix Funeral Home
Dan Mayer
Brandon
E. H. Steinert
Trenton
W. A. Winfrey Jr
Dresden
Stovall, 69, Dies. Services Pending
H C Stovall 69 died at 8 15 p m Saturday in West Texas Hospital after being stricken at home. He lived in Lubbock 30 years, moved from Floydada where he resided 15 years. He was a life insurance agent and First Baptist Church member. Survived by wife, son R L Stovall Dallas, daughter Charlene Grist Canadian, and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Sanders Funeral Home.
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H. C. Stovall
West Texas Hospital
Main St
Sanders Funeral Home
Stovall
Lubbock
Floydada
First Baptist Church
R. L
Funeral for Andrews infant set Monday
Funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Wilson of Andrews are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Andrews Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home direction. Survivors include the parents two brothers Charles Dean and Steven Lee grandparents Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wilson Wilmore Kan Mr. and Mrs. Lonzie Atteberry Coldwater Kan.
Ike Trades Snow For Georgia Sun
President Eisenhower arrived in Augusta for a weekend of relaxation at the Augusta National Golf Club. He planned a late Sunday return to Washington after practicing, dining, and playing 18 holes in the sunny Georgia weather.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Augusta National Golf Club
White House
Garrett Services Slated Here Today
Funeral services for Frank T. Garrett age 47 of 1310 28th Street are set for 2 p.m. today at Central Baptist Church with Rev. John W. Duggar and Rev. Austin Steadman officiating. Rix Funeral Home directs burial in Tech Memorial Park. Garrett was an employee of Reese Air Force Base and died at Baylor Hospital in Dallas.
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Frank T. Garrett
28Th St
Central Baptist Church
John W. Duggar
Austin Steadman
Rix Funeral Home
Tech Memorial Park
Garrett
Reese Air Force Base
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Red Cross, Hospital Worker Dies Here
Ralph Harrington aged 38 died at his home at 307 Ave W at 8 45 p m Saturday after a year long illness He was a hospital attendant and active Red Cross worker who had lived in Lubbock since 1943 moving from Idalou Funeral services set for 10 a m Monday at Seventh Day Adventist Church with Rev Ralph E Cash burial in Idalou Cemetery Survivors include his mother Mrs Ethel Harrington a brother K T Harrington and a sister Mrs N L Boling
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Harrington
Red Cross
Lubbock
Idalou
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Ralph E. Cash
Idalou Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
Ethel Harrington
G T Crawford Dies At Lubbock Home
G T Crawford 82 a Lubbock resident since 1916 died unexpectedly at his home 3011 31st St about 9 p m Saturday Funeral services are pending at Rix Funeral Home Crawford moved here from Trenton and until retiring in 1943 was warehouse manager for the City of Lubbock Survivors include three daughters Mrs Howard McCauley 2703 4th St Mrs Theola Sparks 1922 8th St and Mrs Cecil Proctor Seagraves eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren
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G. T. Crawford
Lubbock
31St
Rix Funeral Home
Crawford
Trenton
First Methodist Church
Howard McCauley
4Th St
Theola Sparks
8Th St
Cecil Proctor
Seagraves
Ex-Red John Gates to appear at SMU panel on communism
Former Communist John Gates agrees to speak at Southern Methodist University on April 23 after initially refusing to share a platform with Herbert Philbrick. The program, a case study of communism, will include Gates Philbrick and SMU professors. Philbrick says he will challenge communism but not attack Gates personally.
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Red John Gates
Philbrick
Avalanche-Journal
Dallas
John Gates
Herbert Philbrick
SMU
Gates
Southern Methodist University
Communist Party
New York
SMU Student Forum Committee
Southern Methodist
Lloyd Wells
Douglas Jackson
J. Claude Evans
Reopened probe continues into King slaying at Smyer farm
Sheriff Weir Clem and Texas Ranger Razz Renfrow said new information has prompted a return to the investigation of John B. King who was shot to death at his Smyer area home on December 4. King’s wife reported a man in a Halloween mask fled after breaking in. No arrests have been made and Pas into new questioning remains undisclosed.
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Levelland
Weir Clem
John B. King
Smyer
Clem
Texas
Razz Renfrow
Lubbock
King
Gladiola Show Training Begins Early in Lubbock
Ed Zukauckas of Texas Tech urges early gladiola bulb plantings between April 1 and May 10 to bloom by mid July for the Lubbock Gladiola Society show on July 12-13. He lists All America and standard varieties and notes weather influences the bloom time. He also advises regular mildew spray for roses and notes lawn care tips including aeration and fertilization.
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Lubbock Gladiola Society
Ed Zukauckas
Texas Tech
Tech
Caribbean
Royal Stewart
Spie and Span
Burma
Mother Fischer
King David
Jene
Sans Souci
Prospector
Tech Horticulture Department
Zukanekas
Ladwig Funeral Service Slated Today in Loyal Oklahoma
LAMESA Special Funeral for Robert Lee Ladwig, 34, a Lamesa torching company employee, who died in a truck fall Thursday, will be held at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Loyal. The body was moved to Kingfisher on Saturday by Higginbotham Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Kingfisher.
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Robert Lee Ladwig
Lamesa Torching Company
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Loyal
Okla
Kingfisher
Higginbotham Funeral Home
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