Youth Employment Office Opens in Lubbock
The Lubbock Youth Employment Office in Citizen's Tower Suite MA opened to connect 14 to 18 year olds with summer jobs. About 1,700 youths pre registered for opportunities. Residents can call 765-837 to arrange notification of willing youngsters for part time or full time work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Flippin
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Citizen’s Tower
Clarke Evans
Lubbock Youth Council
Evans
Texas Employment Commission
Communist Raiders Stage New Incidents Near Saigon
In darkness and mortar fire, North Vietnamese troops attacked a U S armored cavalry encampment 23 miles west of Saigon, leaving one American soldier dead and several wounded before repulsion. In the A Shau Valley area, South Vietnamese forces with artillery killed 11 Communists. A Cam Ranh Bay fuel depot blast destroyed 1 680 000 gallons of jet fuel and 210 000 gallons of aviation gasoline after a night of fires. Five more American helicopters were downed and B 32 bombers pounded the Ho Chi Minh trail region across Laos Cambodia and along the DMZ. The high mountain ridge fight in the A Shan operation fatally wounded three Communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
A Shau
Cam Ranh Bay
South Vietnam
Sidgow
U.S. Command
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Cambodia
Dmz
Central Texas storms trigger tornadoes and heavy rain
Severe weather hit Texas with twin tornadoes in Central Texas and heavy rains in South Texas. Houston and Beeville saw up to 4 inches in an hour and a half, with pilots spotting funnel clouds near the city and Nederland reporting damage but no injuries. San Antonio faced hail and power outages, while Fort Sam Houston lost electricity for hours. In Waco area, a Sunday night tornado killed one and injured up to 89. See STORMS Page 8
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
fAval Inche Journal News Services
Texas
South Texas
Nederland
Houston
Papalote
Corpus Christi
Bee County
Rockport
Goliad
San Antonio
Severa
Whitney
Fort Sam Houston
Waco
Lubbock area classes prepare for final exams and graduation
Lubbock area schools ready for final exams and graduations as district plans progress. The article notes statewide urban renewal nearing completion in Lubbock after 11 years and highlights various community news items across sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Prayer request from Mrs. Oliver Ramsey of Lubbock
A prayer note asks for strength and courage to face daily troubles. Mrs. Oliver Ramsey of Lubbock signs the message, invoking God’s knowledge of each person’s needs and asking for Christian guidance in Jesus Christ’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Ancient 1849 loom hums again at Texas Tech museum
An oak loom carved in 1849 by Johan Cord Schroeder, once used by pioneers in Indiana, arrives at the Texas Tech Museum in the 1960s to demonstrate old weaving craft. Dr. and Mrs. Kirchhoff from Plainview led relatives to thread and instruct in the loom room during a day of restoration and learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
Indiana Forest
Johan Cord Schroeder
Indiana
E. H. Kirehhoff
Plainview
Mrs. Harting
Hale Center traveler revisits Moscow and Leningrad
L. O. Findley, Hale Center resident and former rural postman, returned May 15 from his ninth foreign tour spanning 14 years. He spent three weeks in the Balkans and Russia, visiting Moscow and Leningrad for the second time in six years. He notes Russians appear better off and cities more open to visitors, predicting the two capitals will soon be on the beaten path. The trip began April 24 in New York with 27 others, flying Swiss Air to Zurich then onward through Budapest and Prague to Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luron Brown
Avalanche-Journal
Hale Center
Leningrad
L. O. Findley
Findley
Balkan States
Russia
Moscow
New York City
Zurich
Budapest
Belgrade
Sofia
Bucharest
Warsaw
Prague
Curfew Enforced as National Guard Quiets Chattanooga
National Guard troops imposed a citywide curfew from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. after three nights of violence. Police counted 263 arrests, 29 firebombings and sniper fire across the city, with factories and late shifts shut down. A second arson occurred at the Container Corp. of America plant as tensions remained high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Container Corp. of America
Wilson Pickett
Memorial Auditorium
John Franklin
Miss Wool & Mohair of Texas Crown Goes to Tomczak
Sandi Tomezak a 21 year old Wharton County Junior College student from Lane City won Miss Wool & Mohair of Texas after a 20th state pageant final with 15 finalists. First runnerup Rhonda Lewis of Lubbock and second runnerup Sally Heap of Temple noted. Tomezak receives wardrobe and a car use for a year and will compete in Miss Wool of America in San Angelo in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Sandi Tomezak
Lane City
Texas
Tomezak
Judy Womack
Hillsboro
San Angelo
Wharton County Junior College
Tomczak
Rhonda, Lewis
Littlefield
Bus Plunge Kills 38 Panamanians on Canal Bridge
A Panama City Panama bus racing another collided with a guard rail on the Thatcher ferry bridge over the Panama Canal and plunged 150 feet. Thirty eight of forty three passengers died. five survived in critical condition at Gorgas Memorial Hospital. All victims were Panamanians. Eyewitnesses say both buses were traveling about fifty mph as lanes merged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
UPDA
Panama Canal
Gorgas Memorial Hospital
Canal Zone
Thatcher Ferry
Retirements Loom in Lubbock County Offices
Two men holding county posts announce retirements Roy Boyd 68 longtime county school superintendent since 1942 and Lee McElroy 64 county extension agent since 1957. McElroy to be replaced by Paul Gross 43 county agent from Howard County. Board to meet June 2 with eight district superintendents to decide if Boyd’s post should be filled and whether to abolish the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unty
Lubbock
Corlos Senin
Roy Boyd
Lee MecElroy
Bova
McElroy
Howard County
Paul Gross
Boyd
Arch Lamb
Lubbock County
Senate OKs liquor bill after beer tax push stalls
Senate approves a House liquor bill 27 to 2 after Sen Charles Wilson failed to raise beer tax from 5 to 6 dollars a barrel. The measure heads back to the House which added changes, while ethics talks narrow to a five for five conference. Nugent leads House negotiators with Pickens Jones Blanton Cobb. Senate conferees include Hall Ward Wilson Snelson Hightower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Lufkin
Charles Wilson
Senate
Wilson
House
Jim Nugent
Kerrville
Nugent
Gus Mutscher
Ace Pickens
Odessa
Grant Jones
Abilene
Jack Blanton
Carrollton
Dean Cobb
Dumas
Sens
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
J. P. Ward
Secrets
Charlies Wilson
Wo . Snelson
Midland
Jacks Hightower
Vernon
Methodist Conference Opens Seventy-Second Northwest Texas Session
The 62nd annual Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church opened in Amarillo with a service for retiring ministers led by Alshey Carleton. Retired district superintendent R. Luther Nick and others were honored. New district superintendent Dr. Clifford E. Trotter and appointments in the Lubbock district were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Northwest Texas
United Methodist Church
Polk Street
Alshey Carleton
R. Luther Nick
Wirk
Littlefield
St. John's
UMC
Lubbock
Perryton
Plainview
Pampa
Weather Map Page 9 A Lubbock Vicinity Warm Tonight
The forecast for Lubbock and nearby areas calls for warmer conditions tonight and Wednesday. Expect a today high near 80 with a low around 50 tonight and afternoon highs in the 80s. Southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Also Mentioned on This Page
L.A. Harting
Joe Price
FE. H. Kirchhoff
Kirchhoff
Youth Employment Service
Avalanche Journal
Gulf Coast
Lubbock, Area
New York State
State
Nation Supreme Court
Heath
Britain
Comic Dictionary
Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Tournal
Kfyo Uulio
Ingrad
Lenin
United Press International
Elgene Smith
Avalanche Journal Stiff
Bill
Tough bin
Activ-Ee
Methodist
Hereford
Lubbeck
Charles E. Lubbeck
Boh Wits
Kim -H U
Southwest Weather City
Phil Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Hobbs
San Anton
Denver
Falls
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!