No Boy Really Loses Soap Box Derby Training Message
Youths in Lubbock join third annual Soap Box Derby with guidance from T H Keating of Chevrolet GM. The event on July 4 features prize trips to Akron finals and a college scholarship, with 150 derbies nationwide through July. Chevrolet stresses hard work, sportsmanship, and learning, saying participation benefits all contestants regardless of winning.
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Houston Attorney Seeks Court Post in Crim Appeals Race
James Hill Letts, veteran Houston attorney, announced as fifth candidate for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals seat being vacated by Judge F. L. Hawkins. He vows fair trials for both sides and opposes coercive methods. Letts plans a Rockport homecoming rally as his campaign start. Other contenders include Lattimore, Morrison, Nelson, Storey, and Wuntch is considered a likely candidate. The piece also oddly ends with a dinner suggestion for pay period eve.
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James Hill Lette
Houston
Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas
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Letts
Rockport
John” Letts
Indianapoli
F. L. Hawkins
Robert A. Lattimore
Dallas
W. A. Morrison
Cameron
G. H. Nelson
Wlubbock
Cecil Storey
Longview
David Wuntch
Tyler
Bill McCraw
W. E. Mrres
Fort Worth
Dr John R Turner Former Brownfield Physician Dies
News from Brownfield reports the death of Dr John R Turner aged 53 in Rosenberg Texas. He practiced medicine in Brownfield for years and was director of the Fort Bend County Health Unit at his death. Funeral services were held at Villa Rica Georgia near Atlanta. The Turners left Brownfield in 1944 and returned to a Pleasant Valley farm in 1949.
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Dr Jackson to Speak at Four Area High Schools
Dr. Doyle D. Jackson of Texas Tech will give the first of four commencement addresses at Ropesville Thursday night. He will address Hereford High Friday night and later speak at Summervar May 24 and Fluvenna May 26. He is noted as director of the Fort Bend County Health Unit since its formation.
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Felony Charges Set For Trial In District Court
Three capital felony charges slated for trial in the 99th district court as a 100 member jury reports at 10 a m. Judge G V Par due, recovering from surgery, will not return for two weeks. Defendants Merried Johnson Jewerl Mays Tommy Brown face murder and robbery with firearms charges. A special venire was waived and Lillie Mae Bailey faces felony theft charges.
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Wellington
9Th Administrative Judicial District
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Payne's
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Lillie Mae Bailey
Officials To Open Bids On Fixtures For Courthouse
Lubbock county commissioners court set 11 a.m. Tuesday June 6 to receive bids for permanent fixtures for the new 1 250 000 courthouse. Joe Y Bard county auditor will receive the bids in a special Friday meeting action. The board also employed Mrs Louise B McAlister as acting assistant home demonstrator agent and passed a resolution regulating heights of structures near Municipal airport. County Judge Walker Davies presided. commissioners present were George G Green and R O Short.
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George G. Green
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Houston man to run Austin governor bid plea and panel
George S Porter of Houston announced his candidacy for Texas governor today. He entered a plea of guilty and a jury is absent. A civil jury panel will report at 2 30 p m Monday before District Judge Dan Blair with a calendar of 16 cases to be called for announcements of counsel.
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George S Porter
Texas
Cmvil Jure
Dan Blair
Lightning Blamed As $60,000 Fire Destroys Borger Warehouse
Borger Texas May 13 A UPI report says a warehouse caught by a thunderstorm fire last night and burned until after midnight leaving charred brick walls. Firemen faced heavy flames. one man, Lace Noane, was injured. The building housed 47000 in furniture and appliances and the structure valued at 13000 was vacant. Rio Grande National Forest in Colorado has the highest average elevation of any national forest in the United States.
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Santa Federat
South
Borger
Rio Grande National Forest
Clorado
United States
Two Found Guilty Of Counterfeiting
New York on May 13 reports Salvatore Salli and Anthony Irner of Buffalo pleaded guilty to counterfeiting as authorities seek prison terms. Federal Judge Henry Goddard set May 26 for sentencing after the duo helped fuel a large ring producing about 1.75 million dollars in fake U.S. and Canadian currency. A grand jury also indicted 13 men for conspiring to pass about 1 million in counterfeit express traveler’s checks within the same network led by George Gillette, brother-in-law of gambler Joe Adonis, who received a 20 year sentence.
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Anthony Irner
Bufalo
N.Y
Henry Goddard
George Gillette
Joe Adonis
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