Tech Prof Since 1937 Will Retire
Dr Yocum a longtime West Texas horticulturist and university professor plans retirement and residence in Lubbock with wife Joyce Bowen now in Asuncion Paraguay He has held active memberships in Sigma Ni Sigma Delta Phi Sigma and the Horticulture Club He will continue to contribute to the community through talks and service while enjoying travel and retirement life in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Bowen
Asuncion
Paraguay
Foreign Service
Yocum
Sigma Ni
National Society For the Encouragement of Scientific Research
Sigma Delta
Agriculture Honor Society
Phi Sigma
Horticulture Club
American Society For Horticulture Science
The
American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
American Pomological Society
Nebraska Horticulture Society
Texas Academy of Science
West Texas
Ex Baylor Drama Head Paul Baker to Speak at Lubbock Theatre Dinner
Paul Baker former Baylor drama chief will address the Lubbock Theatre Centre annual dinner at Texas Tech Student Union Building at 7 p.m. The speech will cover censorship and academic freedom amid his move to Trinity University San Antonio on Sept 1. A public reception starts at 6 p.m. with officers to be seated for the 1963 64 year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Baker
Texas
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Baker
Baylor University
Eugene O'Neill
Baylor
Trinity University
San Antonio
S. Walker James
Butterfly Fish Flips Backward Movements Noting Tail as Head
The butterfly fish frequently swims in reverse, giving the impression that its tail is its head. This unusual locomotion highlights the fish's distinctive swimming style and body orientation.
Kennedy gets warm reception in Alabama amid mixed flags and signs
Kennedy rides through Muscle Shoals as Alabama Governor Wallace praises him and critics wave homemade placards. Confederate flags appear beside calls for “Remember Mississippi” and “Goldwater No Kennedy.” Despite uneven reactions, Kennedy gains a solid welcome and remains a national political focus ahead of 1964.
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Alabama
Wallace
Kennedy
Muscle Shoals
TVA
Birmingham
Supreme Court
Washington
Goldwater
South
Mississippi
United Nations
Tennessee
Richard M. Nixon
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Buttermilk Now Largely Artificially Produced From Skim Milk
Buttermilk once a butter byproduct is now largely manufactured from skim milk using bacterial cultures.
Fight Castro Exiles Form New Pact in Miami
Cuban exiles from across factions form the Cuban Committee of Liberation on Cuba's independence anniversary. The group plans a 35 member body with 10 more to be chosen, and will appoint an executive council with rotating presidency to pursue a second independence war. An aide says Attorney General Kennedy had no advance information.
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Miami
Fla
Cuban Committee of Liberation
Cuba
Republic
U.S
Leonard Wood
Washington
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
World price sale plan for U S cotton under Humphrey proposal
The plan would sell all U S cotton to domestic and export buyers at the world price of about 24 cents a pound. Farmers would receive sales allotments for their shares of the domestic market and direct price support payments to bridge the gap to a graduated domestic price. Federal acreage controls would be dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
D-Minn
U.S
Quebec Premier asks Mounties and army for terrorism aid
Premier Jean Lesage mobilizes the army and Royal Canadian Mounted Police after Montreal bombing and a dynamite find in Quebec City mail boxes. He offers a $50,000 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions of the terrorists, linked to an underground group campaigning for Quebec independence. No casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Jean Lesage
Quebec
Army
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
Lesage
Quebec City
Tax Board Meeting Denver City Sets Taxes June 3 4
The Yoakum County Commissioners Court acting as the board of equalization will meet June 3 and 4 at 10 a.m. to consider and set real estate and personal property taxes. The court also voted to hire Jack Pierce to operate the Plains swimming pool this summer.
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Denver City
Yoakum County Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
Jack Pierce
Plains
Denver to Dedicate New Post Office Friday
Denver City's new post office will be dedicated at 2 30 p.m. Friday. Postmaster Wayne Watson said Robert D. Rheiner, chief of the organization management services branch in Dallas, will speak at the dedication ceremony which will precede an open house to 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver City
Wayne Watson
Robert D. Rheiner
Organization Management Services
Postal Department
Dallas
Republicans charge Cuba policy misinforms public
A House Republican study group accuses the Kennedy administration of distorting intelligence on Cuba and presuming Soviet moves in the Caribbean. The panel calls for a policy change but says it will not yet propose specific actions.
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Washington
House
Cuba
Caribbean
Republican Policy Committee
Western Hemisphere
Fidel Castro
James F. Battin
Montana
Europeans Decline Automatic Across the Board Tariff Cuts
The United States seeks across the board tariff reductions up to 50 percent with few exceptions. European delegates reject a universal formula arguing high U.S. tariffs on Common Market goods require targeted cuts. A compromise proposes equal cuts but permits a case by case adjustment to harmonize tariffs.
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United States
U.S
Common Market
Herter
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
Everest claim disputed by mountaineering circles
A reported Everest ascent by two climbers is questioned after they say they planted a four foot aluminum flagpole at the summit and unfurled a flag. They deny finding Mao busts claimed by China, leaving the Chinese claim unproven in international circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everest
Gomba
Mao Tzetung
Peking
Henson linked to sign language interpreter in April arrest
Police report Henson was arrested in early April at Mackenzie Park for siphoning gasoline from a stolen car into another stolen vehicle aided by an interpreter using sign language. The article lists multiple pleas and penalties for several defendants on various charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henson
Mackenzie Park
Paul Boyd
Walnut St
Tyson Poultry
Ave. H
Boyd
Britain Bans Bulls Grazing In Public Fields
A new British law prohibits grazing bulls in publicly used fields, effective immediately to prevent animal welfare and safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Couples Attend District Meet in Oklahoma City
Eight couples from Lubbock represented Zone C of Optimist International at District 7 convention in Oklahoma City over the weekend. Delegates included Capt. and Mrs. Harold Glasgow and Alan Dabney among others. Downtown Chapter won the outstanding scrapbook award while Southwest Chapter took best convention attendance.
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Lubbock
Zone
Optimist International
Oklahoma City
Harold Glasgow
Messrs and Mines
Alan Dabney
Glenn Neill
Archie Grimes
Bryan Gilmore
Jim Riddle
E G. Rawson
Bob Hazlett
Southwest
Glasgow
Dabney
Downtown
Miss Teeling to Marry in June
Miss Caro lyn Elizabeth Teeling and Kenneth Ray Maddox of Lovington New Mexico will wed June 28 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Dallas. Parents announce the engagement and note both are graduates with ties to Hillcrest Lovington Tech and George Washington University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Teeling
Dallas
Carolyn
Betty
Elizabeth Teeling
Kenneth Ray Maddox
Lovington, N.M
Christ the King Catholic Church
James J. Teeling
Maddox
Hubert Maddox
Lovington
Hillcrest High School
Texas Tech
Lovington High School
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
Tech
Miss Keller Is Given Courtesy Tea
A tea in Austin at the home of Mrs. W. L. Wilson honored Miss Mary Keller of Lubbock, bride elect of Harvey Snowden. The serving table bore white daisies, cut glass and silver pieces, with garden flowers in view throughout the house. Mrs. Louie Harvey and Mrs.
Dates For Weddings Set Lamesa June And July
In Lamesa announcements profile three upcoming weddings. Catharine Weaver of Corpus Christi will wed Del D Castner of Lamesa at First Methodist Church in Corpus Christi on July 5. Joyce Grissom and Richard Carlisle plan a June 21 ceremony in Lamesa. Betty Faye Parman will marry James Scott Hansford in June with plans to live in Lubbock.
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Lamesa
F. Weaver
Corpus Christi
Catharine
del .D. Castner
C. W. Castner
Corpus Christi High School
Texas University
Lamesa High School
Texas Tech
Abilene Christian College
Navy
Republic Finance Co
Austin
First Methodist Church
Sul Ross College
North Texas State University
Lubbock
Charles A. Parham
Betty Faye
James Scott Hansford
O. R. Hansford
Nolanville
Bettie Fairey Named Honoree At Artesia Tea
Miss Bettie Lou Fairey bride elect of William H Crenshaw Jr of Lubbock was honored at a tea hosted by Mrs Aubrey Fairey. Guests included Mrs W H Crenshaw Mrs Robert W Gaston and others from Lubbock Tulsa Pampa Portales Roswell and Roswell. The couple will marry June 29 at First Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemma Ruth Alexander
Odessa
W. H. Crenshaw
Robert W. Gaston
G. G. Aycock
Lubbock
Jack Blair
Tulsa
Clyde Gray
Pampa
Melvin Schumpert
Portales
Robert Fletcher
Roswell
First Presbyterian Church
Family notes and guests for wedding milestone
Melvin Measles assisted in serving. Guests included Mrs. D J Keller Miss Carol Lynne Keller and Mrs. John Ivie of Lubbock mother and sisters of the honoree and Mrs. Louis Snowden mother of the prospective bridegroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Keller
Carol Lynne Keller
John Ivie
Lubbock
Louis Snowden
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Lubbock County Bar Assn
Denzil Bevers
Legal Secretaries Assn
Eleanor Wallin
Gloria Gammill
Sec
Retary
Sue Robinson
National Assn. of Legal
Ruby Alexander
Ben Caddell
Doris Dye
Myrtle Davis
Gail Aran
Dr. Yocum
A. V. Blake
Giant Convoy
Plymouths
Jennerek C
Tenth Street
Avalanche-Journal
Democrats
Hassell-Turpen Landscape Co
Landscape Contractors
GOP
Bacon Jones—Jeweler
Watches Jewelery
Oakwood Village
Nraughon's Business College
Texas Ave
Usas
Bobby Ray Peeples
E. Bates
Galen Stark
Grinnell St
Clark Randolph Sturdivant
35Th St
Jose Ramirez
N. Ave. M
Paul Carmona
Ave. S
Lee Ervin Smith
30Th St
Bernard Leroy Lynn
Ave. N
James E. Hackler
9Th St
Wallace Ray Riddles
Sth St
Johnny Wayne Spradling
Ave. W
Talmer Eugene Davis
Ave. U
Curtis Kendrick
19Th St
Santana Gonzalez
E. 7Th St
Jose R. Garcia
Rt. 1
Abernathy
Edna Neal Kirk
Ave. B
Miss Keller
Lamesa National Bank
Bettie Fairey
Melvin Measles
Crystal Clear
Ean Leu
Rodgers
W. Loolwand Kh
Plains National Bank
Plains National
W. B. Hamilton
W. B
Times
Lubbocks
BANKS
National Bank Member
FDIC
50Th Street
College Avenue
Maude Hamilton
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