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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1958

Page

12

Whites Win Final Spring Game 22 18

Whites and Reds battled to a 22 18 spring game finish with Dellinger scoring on a 64 yard drive and Amerson breaking free for a rushing TD. Riddle and Bell led late White gains as Roberts fumbled a punt and Riddle sneaked in for a late half score.

Dellinger Jerry Bell Amerson Riddle Reds Bell Red Duncan Bobby Stafford Roaring Springs Roberts Gift White Jgut Jett Floyd Cole McCamey Bill Turnbow Riddie Pogue Fisticutt Jim Turner Dulmas Jack Henry Floydada Turnbow Burkburnett Kelly Gilbert Oklahoma Citer Jerry Don Stockton Tuscola Gene Bentley Panhandle Phil Williams Lubbock Charles Flanigan Dumas Jackie Wiles Levelland Jerry Selfridge Borger E. J. Holub Lubbock and Stafford Floyd Dellinger Texas Tech Mack Pogue John Riddle Ken Leusing

Artesia Wins and San Angelo Triumph Highlight Busy Baseball Night

Artesia won with late homer support while San Angelo Slimmed Carlsbad 6-0 behind Bill Ralston in a standout pitching performance. Ralston struck out 10, allowed a single, and helped the Reds finish a series sweep as Joe Emaar added a solo homer in the seventh.

Angelo Carlsbad San Angelo Bill Ralston Ralston George Lattin Pittsburgh Cunker Joe Emaar Rallston

Weathered City and College Scores Across The Nation

Fragmented OCR lists sports scores and locations including Cleveland Kansas City Los Angeles Memphis Birmingham Little Rock Nashville New Orleans Mobile Philadelphia and San Francisco with scattered team mentions and dates. Pieces reference rain delays and postponed games amid a chaotic schedule overview.

Antonio Tulsa Memphis Avanta Birmingham Little Rock Nashville New Orleans Rain Grattancoca Mobile

Gomulka Defends Soviet Role in Hungarian Revolt

Wladyslaw Gomulka defended Soviet actions during the 1956 Hungarian uprising as correct and necessary in the 1950s political climate. He spoke to about 4,000 delegates in Budapest during a four day visit while Janos Kadar noted remaining differences in tactics but normalized relations.

Py Vant Hartma Budapest Hungary Poland Wladyslaw Gomulka U.S.S.R Communist Party Gomulka Janos Kadar Kadar Yugoslavia Tito Kremlin

New York Endures Unseasonal Snow Flurries in May

Albany records 30 degrees in May breaking a 1902 date record as snow flurries dust western New York and the Canadian border towns. Old Forge reports two inches of snow while Elmira and massena cities dip near the high twenties amid the wintry May stretch.

Albany N.Y Old Forge Adirondacks New York State New York Olean Elmira Binghamton Massena Buvreau

Will of Texas magnate faces multi claimant probate suit

Four nieces of W F Sexton and eight Johnson County residents filed a suit over the late Texas oil and cattle magnate estate valued as high as 60 million with conservative guesses around 32 million. An inventory lists 350000 cash in Grege and Rusk banks and 400000 in government bonds plus oil lands in East Texas and ranches in West Texas. The case hinges on a 1948 agreement tying most property to the four nieces and asserts a later Cleburne will is invalid. A May 19 hearing is set in Cleburne for the Cleburne will.

Cleburne Johnson County Grege Rusk County East Texas West Texas Sestock Sexton Henry Mozelle Pitner Henderson C. L. Jacobs Overton W. C. Bard Raymondville C. C. Murphy Longview J. E. Sexton Agnes Kirk J. W. Kirk Bessie Richardson Riley Richardson Gene Turner Winnell Shipley Ralph C. Shipley Shirley Titus Shirley ‘Titus

Houston repeat drives MVC track title win over North Texas

Houston edged North Texas State 58 to 513 for the Missouri Valley Conference outdoor track crown led by Don Loadman mile record 4 13.4 and Ted Dean double wins for Wichita. North Texas stars Cotten Gerdes Richers Weaver and Reuter claimed multiple events but fell short of the Cougars.

ED Sainsbury DES Moines Houston North Texas State Eagles Cougars North Texas Don Loadman Ray Sears Butler Reggie Darley Terry Long Jerry Smartt Smartt Mario Garcia Jim Weaver Fred Stuart John Cotten Fred Reuter Charles Richers Gilbert Gerdes Cotten Gerdes Richers Reuter Stuart Weaver Drake Abilene Christian Bobby Morrow Dean Ted Dean Wichita Wheatshockers Dick Staple Oklahoma A and M Don Jordan Moore Bradley Moore Bradley Aggie Sylvester Robertson Paul Moore Tilsa Cincinnati Andrews Denny Andrews Marvin Howard Jack Smyth Bill Roth Don Hickey Ralph Veatch Tulsa

Courageous handicap couple wed in small Kentucky church

In Mount Sterling Kentucky William Boucher who uses a wheelchair and Bonnie Jean Plug married in a Church of God ceremony. Beucher 22 has been paralyzed waist down since an auto accident four years ago and the bride was born without arms. The Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center provided artificial arms for the wedding.

Mount Sterling William Boucher Bonnie Jean Plug C. R. Tarr Boucher Beucher Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Fisherville Church of God Hope Eugene Buchholz Connellsville Buchholz Means Menifee County Wendell

Lottery Director Fired For Telling Others How To Win

War saw Poland state lottery deputy director and three officials were fired for aiding others to win money. Kurier Polski reports they published Righty Ways To Win and claimed 81 methods, plagiarizing an East German author and taking heavy royalties.

Warsaw Poland Kurier Polski

Ditch machine cuts transcontinental telephone line in West Texas

A ditching machine severed a main transcontinental telephone cable between Sweetwater and Lamesa, knocking out phone and leased wire circuits from Dallas to El Paso and to major West Coast cities. AT&T spokesmen said service was out for several hours Friday night.

Dallas Sweetwater Lamesa West Texas el Paso Derver Los Angeles San Francico American Telephone & Telegraph Co

National Woman's Party Fights Equal Rights Amendment

In Washington a small band of women led by the National Woman's Party accuses AFL-CIO of pressuring Senate members to back the Hayden rider on the Equal Rights Amendment. The party argues the amendment would guarantee equal rights and eliminate sex-based injustices, while AFL-CIO opponents warn it could jeopardize existing protections and raise issues with Social Security measures. Senate action is uncertain as House resistance remains solid.

Congteanomat Wuarverss Washington Afl-Cio Senate National Woman's Party United States Carl Hayden D-Ariz Woman's Party Katherine St. George Hayden Joseph S. Clark D-Pa Clark Pennsylvania Andrew J. Biemiller House

Child Suffers Bruise After Two Story Window Fall

Three year old Mike Gholston fell from a home window and was knocked unconscious. He was taken Friday to Brackenridge Hospital with a bruised cheek and released after treatment, no serious injuries reported.

Austin Mike Gholston Brackenridge Hospital

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