New Storms Drench Parts Of Texas Flood Threat Revived
A new series of thunderstorms drenched South Texas with heavy rain and hail while other regions reported showers. Tornado alerts extended to northeast Texas as rivers and lakes rose after 31 days of rain, risking renewed flooding and displacing residents near Red and Wichita Rivers and Lake Texoma.
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Texas
Associated Press
South Texas
Lake Texoma
Red
Wichita
Holliday
Red River
Texoma
Colorado River
Weather floods parts of region with renewed rainfall
Rural roads and Highway 62 were briefly closed as two to five inch rains drenched a wide area from Meadow to Crosbyton. Lubbock saw up to 3.15 inches and runoff peaked in eight years. A tornado alert stirred fears before a lighter night shower. An eventful Friday left cotton replanting necessary for many farmers and a school bus driver rescued after rising flood near Afton.
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Lake Travis
Wichita Falls
Victoria
Abilene
Austin
San Angelo
San Antonio
del Rio
Brownsville
College Station
Corpus Christi
Dallas
Fort Worth
Galveston
Houston
Laredo
Lubbock
Lufkin
Midland
Waco
Beaumont
Panhandle
Dalhart
Meadow
Crosbyton
Olton
Littlefield
Anton
Lubobck
Afton
Oklahoma Floods Reach Record Heights Across State
Flood waters rose to 26 feet surpassing the 1923 record as Tulsa area defenses sharpened. Dozens evacuated Brookside Garden City and west side oil communities while National Guard units aided relief and feeding efforts. Doom spread to Dover Coyle Kingfisher Waurika Blackwell Durant and Lindsay with two deaths reported and dozens of families displaced.
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Brookside
Garden City
Public Service Co
Bath
Utility Company
Arkansas
Tulsa
Oklahoma
National Guard
Dover
Coyle
Kingfisher
Waurika
South Central
Texas Line
Blackwell
Chikaskia
Durant
Lindsay Nan
Lubbock Clean-Up Contest Offers 3100 Prize
Citywide drive promotes Paint-Up Fix-Up and Plant-Up with a 3100 prize for the top resident. Letters from neighbors judge progress, with $75 for the winning family and $25 to the letter writer. Submissions must be postmarked by Wednesday night and judged in four categories.
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Lubbock
Chamber of Commerce
19Th Street
Short-Change Trio Sought After $60 Cafe Theft
Police hunt three suspects after a cafe owner reports a $60 loss from a $100 bill transaction. The trio, two men and a woman, ate $7, gave a $100 bill, asked for change in other bills, then tried to buy back the $100. They left in a car with New York plates.
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John Kattman
Kattman
New York
Rock of Gibraltar Kept as Crown Colony Since 1713
The Rock of Gibraltar has remained a Crown Colony since 1713, marking a long-standing colonial status established in treaty.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Crown Colony
Cadets Charged After Breakin At Airbase Vehicle Burglary
Cadets tried a window at the Bennett Motor Co area and entered a building finding tools and automobile accessories worth hundreds of dollars. Wallace and Cut singer were identified in the paint department with tools on Wallace. Officers found oil, a bundle of accessories, beer cans in a car, and parked vehicles on RAFB grounds. The cadets, near graduation, were released to RAFB authorities and may face military trials.
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Page One
Wallace
Cutsinger
Bennett Motor Co
Rafb Public Information Office
RAFB
Workman Brothers Dominate 18th Post Stampede
Olton siblings Ed and Don Workman captured the bulk of the $3,500 prize pool at the 18th annual Post Stampede, the highlight of Post's 50th anniversary. Rain delayed events, with Friday cancellations, and a schedule shift to Saturday afternoon and night. Ed won bareback and saddle bronc. Don topped bull riding and placed in other events, while the crowd of 2,500 witnessed multiple divisions and a cutting horse contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olton Cowboys Post
Olton
Workman Brothers
Post
Don Workman
Orion
Ed Workman
Workman
Jack Harris
Plainview
David Keith
Townsend
Moore
Delhert Hataway
Snyder
Wendell Mayon
Petrolia
Becky Summerlin
Roby
Melinda Barnett
Anson
Mildred Farris
Iowa Park
Chickasha Mike
Leonard Proctor
Midland
B. F. Phillips
Dallas
Poco Santeed
G. F. Rhodes
Abilene
Jane Mitchel
Combat model airplane contest highlights RAFB observance
Reese AFB hosted a model airplane contest with a 10 am start and after 4 pm close. Riley Wooten of 2216 5th St won first and Buddy Christian of Lubbock took second in the open division. Junior winners were Wendall Edmonson and Tommy Holland, both 16, of Edmonson. Judges were five Reese AFB officers.
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Page One
Riley Wooten
5Th St
Buddy Christian
Lubbock
Wendall Edmonson
Tommy Holland
Edmonson
Reese Afb
Survivors Listed for Farmer at Hammons Funeral Home
The article notes a farmer killed in Littlefield with relatives arriving for services at Hammons Funeral Home. Survivors include a son Jack now in Washington DC, a daughter Mrs Tom Murray of Huntsville, five sisters and a brother with listed names and hometowns across Texas and Oklahoma.
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Hammons
Littlefield
Jack
Washington, D. C
Texas University
Tom Murray
Huntsville
Ruth Burk
John Freeman
Lubbock
Reese Ford
Guyman
Okla
L. L. Lewis
Celina
Z. C. Thompson
Amarillo
John Stone
Tuscola
Democrats at DOT meeting clash over funding and loyalty
Texas DOT delegates debated voting strength tied to financial quotas, with Jerry Holleman proposing a quota based system. The finance committee recommended a $36,000 budget for the coming year as anti-segregation measures were defeated. Mrs Randolph was elected chair of the DOT executive board with Alex Dickey as vice chair and Creekmore Fath as secretary treasurer.
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Democratic
Jim Lindsey
DOT
State Party
Liberal-Labor
Yarborough
Congress
Jerry Holleman
Texas State Federation of Labor
Holleman
Finance Committee
Resolutions Committee
Abernathy
R. D. Randolph
Alex Dickey
Denton
Creekmore Fath
Austin
Birth notices from area families in Methodist Hospital
A stream of birth announcements lists new daughters and sons weighing between 5 pounds 14% and 8 pounds 8 ounces. Parents include K D Hildreth Wesley Moore Russell Nesselt Trinidad Munoz Benito Medellin Gabino Fiores Emilio Arguello Enrique Hernandez Henry Bustillos Bill Millican Arthur Jones Bobby Hooper R L Stoneham Billy Baldree Bernie Wright A M Jones Don Douglass Leonard Norwood A D Oldham and others. Also noted are occupations and workplaces such as Miller’s Rug Cleaners Reese Air Force Base Ramsey and Leftwich Co Santa Fe Railroad Lauf Clinic West Texas Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital. The births occurred at Methodist Hospital Lauf Clinic Goodnight Hospital St Mary’s Hospital and West Texas Hospital on dates Friday Saturday and Thursday.
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K. D. Hildreth
Ave. L
Methodist Hospital
Miller
Wesley J. Moore
47Th St
Lubbock
Russell Nesselt
Ssth St
Reese Air Force Base
Trinidad Munoz
Loop
Lauf Clinic
Benito Medellin
N. Ave. E
Broadway Church of Christ
Gabino Fiores
Shallowater
Emilio Arguello
Slaton
Enrique Henandez
Abernathy
Santa Fe Railroad
Henry Bustillos
S. Ave
Bill Millican
46Th St
Ramsey and Leftwich Co
Arthur Jones
Railroad Ave
Reese Air Base
Bobby Hooper
Reliable Insurance
R. L. Stoneham
National Cash Register
Billy Baldree
Goodnight Hospital
Bernie G. Wright
Tahoka
St. Mary's Hospital
Legislature's Gridlock Marked By Sparse Senate Work
The report notes minimal Senate action in the first quarter, with late-bill bursts on registration and bonding for water storage. It cites questions about ICT payments to lawmakers, a push for a full or part time insurance board, and a $2 billion general appropriations bill draining an estimated $34.5 million from the treasury.
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House
Senate
Ben Ramsey
Insurance Commission
State Highway Commission
Daniel
Ramsey
Press
Associated Press Managing Editors Assn
Galveston
Keene
Robert Salvert
Calvert
Cotton plan outlines six key price and policy points
An industry committee proposed extending Public Law 480, revising the soil bank act for a cotton acreage reserve, and a dual allotment plan using acres. Additional ideas include a single domestic and world price, a below-world loan to stabilize markets, and payments to producers with no limit. The group backs exportSales, quotas, and research while opposing cross‑compliance. Fortenberry noted a detailed report will be drafted for directors.
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Soil Bank Act
Fortenberry
PCG
Rescue of boy in shaft captivates town and doctors
A seven year old boy trapped in a well shaft is saved after a perilous rescue led by Sam Woodson and a team from the Brookhaven Laboratory. Dr Kris and hospital staff report the boy is hungry and improving as observers note relief, family memories, and symbolic oxygen delivered through a sand shielded tunnel.
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Sam Woodson
Sam
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Rites Planned for E M Richards in Lamesa
Elgin Max Richards 38 a Dawson County resident died at Price-Black Hospital in Lamesa. Funeral set for 4 p m Sunday at Klondike Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Blake and Rev. W A Jones officiating. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park. Survivors include parents one grandmother three sisters and two brothers.
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Lamesa
Elgin Max Richards
Dawson County
Price-Black Hospital
Klondike Baptist Church
Fred Blake
W. A. Jones
Big Spring
Lamesa Memorial Park
Higginbotham Funeral Home
Brownfield Revue crowns Maid of Cotton Stella Moore
Stella Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Moore Brownfield was chosen Maid of Cotton at the Cotton Revue finals in Brownfield Terry County during National Cotton week She will receive a 20 dollar check and compete in Lubbock for a district title Other winners in age groups 3 to 4 Lynn Tatum 6 to 10 Jan Stire 14 to 13 Linda Henson 14 to 18 Gala Smith 16 to 18 Nadine Faulkenberry 19 to 25 Wanda Cornelius and Ada Perry over 25 were noted The event was sponsored by the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce and the Home Demonstration Club
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Brownfield
Stella Moore
Jim Moore
Lynn Tatum
Pdelay Tatum
Jan Stire
Ronald Stee
Linda Henson
Joe Henson
Gala Smith
Ralph B Smith
Nadine Faulkenberry
WC. Faulkenberry
Wanda Cornelius
Eldon Cornelius
Ada Perry
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Armed Forces Day Shows Off Nuclear-Strike Weapons
The display highlighted the Redstone ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to 200 miles and the planned IRBM with a 1500 mile range. Regulus missiles for surface ships and submarines were shown, while Air Force planes including tankers and transports were featured. Crashes marred the event with a Davisville incident killing the pilot and a Coast Guard plane in Salem Harbor injuring several. At Arlington National Cemetery, a wreath laid at James Forrestal’s grave marked the national observance.
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Navy
Air Force
Davisville
Rilo
Quonset Naval Air Station
Salem
Mass
Coast Guard
Salem Harbor
Arlington National Cemetery
James Forrestal
Defense
Marx Leva
Forrestal
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Palacios
U.S. 181
Karnes County
Ens
Spur
Jayton
Clairemont
Ralls
Fioydada
U.S
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Harbor Creek
A. M. Jones
Jarvis
West Texas Hospital
Don Douglass
Methodiat Hospital
Leonard Norwood
A. D. Oldham
Wetghing
Hill Drilling Co
Rafe
Armed Forces
Benjack Cage
State Insurance Commission
ICT
Price Daniel
Statewide Crime Commission
Borghild
Betty
Ben
Mommy
E. M. Richards
Brownfield Revue
Cotton Maid
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