Hail and Rain Batter Several Texas Areas
The storm dropped hail up to five inches, with cars damaged but no tallied losses. Rancher Charlie Barton called it the largest hailstorm he has seen, as Matador reported ground cover but only about an inch deep. Dickens County Sheriff C. E.
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Charlie Barton
Foothill
Matador
Dickens County
C. E
U.S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Enid
Okla
Wink
Abilene
Floyd County
Cecil Lewis
Floydada
Austin
Texas
Engle
San Antonio
Houston
Montana
Michigan
North Dakota
Family honored for citizenship and talent in Lubbock
The Sides family of 5007 43rd St is praised for honesty loyalty and optimism. James Sides high school star and Texas Tech alumnus leads in sports and IT work while Mrs Sides teaches and chairs church programs. The parents and two daughters win a civic recognition highlighting family values and community service.
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Sides
Mrs. Sides
Jane Ann
Tom
Lubbock High School
Beth Bickley Sides
J. T Hutchinson
James Sides
Beth Gordon
James
Jimmy
Karen
43Rd St
King Sides
Tech Musicians Singers Star In Rotary Program
The Texas Tech choir stage band string orchestra and soloists performed at the Lubbock Rotary Ladies Night Banquet at Hillcrest Country Club. About 400 Rotarians wives and guests attended as Dr Gene Hemmle directed the Tech Music Department with performances by Paul Ellsworth Gene Keeney Joyce Tallman Evelyn Mc Garrity John Price Richard LaMar Charles Post and others. The program included Battle Hymn of the Republic In The Still Of The Night I Cant Believe You Are Real and So In Love. Master of ceremonies was Dr Brandon Hull. Wives of deceased Rotarians were presented.
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Texas Tech
Lubbock Rotary Club
Hillcrest Country Club
Gene Hemmle
Tech Music
Tech Orchestra
Paul Ellsworth
John Gilbert
Prison inmates reflect on life behind bars in Green Mountain Graphic
Inmates at the state prison publish a monthly piece noting they are no different from ordinary neighbors. They describe prison as a formidable place despite humane treatment and a rehabilitation focus, with high walls, steel bars, and vigilant guards central to the experience.
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Windsor, Vt
UPD
Green Mountain Graphic
Civil Defense Drill Coordinates Lubbock Stations and Evacuation
More than 12 mobile units linked by short wave to coordinate sections of Lubbock as Civil Defense centers tested alert procedures. About 300 CD committeemen plus fire and police were notified, with 30 000 people evacuated for a simulated movement to an east Crosbyton camp. The drill tested communications and the disaster system set up in March, ending with San Antonio reported struck and officials deeming the exercise a fine job.
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Tours
Civil Emergency Service
Lubbock
City Hall
Civil Defense
Fire Department
Lewis Kittrell
Ed Posey
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Crosbyton
White River
Lubbock County
Austin
Fort Worth
el Paso
Canada
Trrget
CD Committee
San Antonio
Amarillo
Posey
Lanham
Richard Davis
Richard G. Richards
L. O. Wessels
Royal Ferguson
Births Across Plainview and Nearby Areas Reported
Congratulations to numerous families in Plainview and surrounding areas on the births processed at local clinics and hospitals including Laut and Lauf Clinics and West Texas Hospital. Parents range from farm laborers to students and workers at Brady Plumbing and Reese Air Force Base, with newborns listed by name, weight, time, and hospital. Names mentioned include Pineda Puga Ramirez Wilson Picazo Lewis Perez Wilkes Lawson Phillips Williams Stovell.
Nationwide Civil Defense Drill Shocks and Quietly Rouses Cities
United States conducts Operation Alert 1960 with empty streets in major cities and officials evacuated. New York City police arrest 25 demonstrators refusing to take cover amid protests against nuclear weapons. President Eisenhower speaks on Conelrad urging civil defense as best defense for saving lives.
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United Press
United States
New York
Times Square
Washington
State Department
Chicago
Chicago Civil Defense
City Hall Park
Mac
Eisenhower
Conelrad
Mrs. Bessie Pruitt Dies After Six Year Illness
Mrs. Bessie Pruitt 56 died Monday in a San Angelo hospital after a six year illness. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Andrews Cemetery. Robert Hudson will officiate. Pallbearers are R. E. Mullins Don Bush Lester Jones and R. L. Byrd. Survivors include four sons Sen of Andrews Kelley of Williams Ariz Lewis of Provo Utah Vernon in the Air Force at Reno Nev and her father P. P. Parsons of Fort Worth.
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R. L. Byrd
Sen
Andrews
Kelley
Williams, Ariz
Lewis
Provo
Utah
Vernon
Air Force
Reno
Nev
P. P. Parsons
Fort Worth
Bishop Fixes December 25 as Christmas Birthday
In 354 A D the Bishop of Rome designated December 25 as the Christmas birth anniversary for Christ marking a historic church decision and standard calendar date.
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Rose
Christ
Eisenhower urges Congress to push program over election politics
President Eisenhower challenged Congress to stop election year maneuvering and enact his legislative program. Democrats accused him of political rhetoric while Senate Republican Dirksen praised his call for cooperation. Rayburn retorted that overspending fears loom as Congress already trimmed $244 million from his proposed spending.
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Avalanche-Journal
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Lyndon. B
Johnson
Dirksen
Everett .M. Dirksen
Illinois
Rayburn
Tearful reunion in court as Beverly Radland faces ward of juvenile court
Beverly Radland, late Errol Flynn’s companion, denounces her mother Florence Adland in a tearful Los Angeles court session. May 11 set for a further hearing to determine if she should be made a ward of juvenile court. Adland to face trial May 12 for contributing to delinquency. Beverly placed in Juvenile Hall April 9 after death of actor William Stanciu, ruled accidental.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Errol Flynn
Beverly Radland
Beverly
Florence Adland
California Youth Authority
Adland
Five Die In Crash At San Juan Base Runway
A C-46 transport ferrying from Miami to Brazil crashed and burned on the Ramey Air Force Base runway in San Juan Puerto Rico. All five aboard were killed and their nationalities were not known.
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San Juan, P.R
UPI
Brazil
Miami
Ramey Air Force Base
Campaign spending in Texas governor race heats up
Democratic primary candidates scrutinize opponent expense reports as tensions rise. Daniel accuses Cox backers of a “campaign of vengeance” while Cox aims to unseat Gov. Price Daniels remarks on a $45000 television hookup to signal five tax plans. Daniel spent most of Tuesday on official duties in Austin.
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Associated Press
Jack Cox
Price
Daniel
Cox
Austin
Temple
Texas
San Antonio
Day Care Standards Studied At Texas Workshop
A regional workshop at Texas Tech recommended a standard setting organization for Texas nursery and kindergarten programs and urged more licensed day care facilities. The plan targets the Texas Educational Agency and Texas Research League, with 90 attendees and focus on safety, records, and better parental awareness.
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Texas
Texas Tech
Texas Educational Agency
Texas Research League
State Department of Public Welfare
Tooth Brushing Said Clue To Personality
Philadelphia report says brushing style reveals personality traits. A two year study by Albert Einstein Medical Center researchers found that vigorous hard brushing correlates with focus on tongue sensation over cleanliness and can cause gum recession and enamel wear at the gum line.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Albert Einstein Medical Center
P. F. Lucchesi
Benedict B. Kimmelman
Gustav C. Tassman
Former U.S. Ambassador David Bruce Sees Adenauer in Bonn
Former American ambassador to West Germany David Bruce, who resigned last November, paid a farewell call on Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in Bonn on Tuesday.
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Bonn
UPI
West Germany
David Bruce
Konrrad Adenauer
Final Rites Set For Mrs. Carr
Funeral services for 94 year old Mollie Carr of Dawson County who died Monday at a son s home will be held at 3 p m today at the First Baptist Church of Lamesa with Rev Richard B Murray and Rev Monroe Peters officiating. Burial follows in Lamesa cemetery under Higginbotham Funeral Home direction. Grandsons will be pallbearers. Survivors include four sons a daughter 26 grandchildren 45 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
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Mollie Carr
Dawson County
First Baptist Church of
Richard B. Murray
Big Spring
Monroe Peters
Friendship Community Baptist Church
Higginbotham Funeral Home
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1812 Ave
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20Th St
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Waco
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25Th St
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Rt. 3
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