Soap Box Derby entrants speed up building of tiny racers
More than 160 South Plains youths prepare their gravity powered cars for Lubbock's third annual Derby on July 4 as school closes. Each boy builds his own car with a materials cap of six dollars excluding wheels and steering gear. Rules require bulkhead construction, 250 pound driver weight limit, and wheel base and size limits. Local winner earns Akron trip and college scholarship, with extra prizes for the Akron victor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
Lubbock
Akron
Midway Theater
H S U to Graduate Fifteen From Area
Abilene May 27 Special Fifteen Hardin-Simmons University students from the South Plains will join more than 300 graduates in H SU s 58th annual commencement Monday Dr John Wesley Raley president of Oklahoma Baptist University will speak at 10 am Baccalaureate sermon Sunday morning will be delivered by Rev James Landes pastor of First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls area graduates include Wanda Louise Baker William Melod of Lubbock Billie June Baich of New Home James Edwin Dean Elden G Moody Bobbie Hardesty of Lamesa John Ivey of Seminole Eleanor Ganelle Newman of Brownfield Nelda Belle York Allie Beth Rosson and Leslie Kelly of Snyder Henry E Coke of Plains William S Powell of Sudan Marcellus Cotton of Levelland and Mary Jane Gray of Ralls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Hardin-Simmons University
South Plains
H-Su
John Wesley Raley
Oklahoma Baptist University
James Landes
First Baptist Church of
Wichita
Wanda Louise Baker
William ©. Melcod
Lubbock
Billie June Baich
New Home
James Edwin Dean
Elden G. Moody
Bobbie Hardesty
Lamesa
John Ivey
Seminole
Eleanor Ganelle Newman
Brownfield
Nelda Belle York
Allie Beth Rosson
Leslie Kelly
Snyder
Henry E. Coke
Plains
Willian S. Powell
Sudan
Marcellus Cotton
Levelland
Mary Jane Gray
Ralls
Lubbock Woman Posts $5,000 Bond On May 4 Murder Charge
Maxine LaVaughn Hobbes 32 of 3631 East Fourth posted 5000 bond for a June 5 grand jury appearance on a murder charge. She is accused of shooting her 38-year-old husband Joe W. Hobbes with a .22 rifle early May 4 after a quarrel about going to dining and dancing venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine LaVaughn Hobbes
East Fourth
99Th 'S Court
Joe W. Hobbes
Texas Chicago Take Bad Beating In Propaganda
Berlin dispatch notes Soviet press portrays West Berlin as a frontier fight zone with references to Texans and Chicago, labeling U S sectors as gangster zones. It reports continued propaganda framing to contrast Western and Soviet occupied areas amid barroom brawl metaphors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Chicago
Wild West
Jersey City
St. Joseph
Mich
Berlin
West Berlin
Tex
Water group to confer with Guill at Pampa luncheon
Panhandle South Plains Canadian river group plans a luncheon in Pampa Monday with Congressman elect Ben Guill to discuss the Canadian river project. Mayor Clarence Whiteside of Lubbock chairs the group and notes Guill’s support as he works toward Senate approval of the $85,000,000 bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle- South Plains
Ben Guill
Pampa
Lubbock
Clarence Whiteside
Guill
Congress
Amarillo
Gene Worley
U.S. Court of Claims and Patent Appeals
Whiteside
River Organization
House of Representatives
Senate
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
C. A. Huff
Gene Klein
Joe Cooley
Triplets In Court Fool Game Warden Triplets In Court Fool
In Pulaski Virginia on May 27 game warden J C John confronted spectators in a local court after catching a boy fishing out of season. He faced three youths who resembled each other as one of a set of triplets. The boy received a warning when identification failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski
J.C. John
Brownfield Jaycees Seek Police Patrol of Streets
The Brownfield Jaycees adopt a resolution urging city police to patrol residential streets and enforce safe driving. The measure, drawn by the traffic safety committee under Dr. W. A. Roberson with John J. Kendrick and Clyde Truly, targets fast and careless driving in Brownfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Local leaders named from multiple Texas cities
The list includes Lawrence Hagg chairman of the chamber of commerce and former mayor, Jay Taylor of Amarillo, Irving L. Jones on the Lubbock water resources board, County Commissioner Fritz Thompson of Borger, Mayor Art Chesher of Littlefield, and former Mayor Sam Richardson of Lamesa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber of
Commerce
Lawrence Hagg
Jay Taylor
Amarillo
Irving L. Jones
Jurist Calls Jury Duty Expanded After Race Ruling
A Texas district judge proposes extra duties for jurors after a Supreme Court race ruling. He instructs commissioners to compare potential grand jurors against poll tax lists, excluding race or religion from eligibility checks. The move aims to ensure qualified jurors while avoiding discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Tex
Avalanche-Journal
Sun
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Lee Cassell
State of
Texas
Mall
North Texas College awards contracts for three buildings
Denton May 27 contracts for three buildings at North Texas State College were let. The projects include an education building a women’s gymnasium and classroom adjunct and a library wing with a total cost near 1 000 000 dollars. Wilson and Patterson of Fort Worth are the architects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
North Texa State College
Redents
James T. Taylor
Longine
Fort Worth
Schrader Mining Company of
Austin
Also Mentioned on This Page
African Gold Coast
Matson
Texas Plains
Marchieson
Mathieson
ADE
Moulton
Mathieson Chemical Corporation
525 Gas Building
Houston 2
PY Saad
Brownfield Jaycees
North Texas College
Bruce Furniture
Abernathy, Texas
Kellogg's
Amherst, Texas
Eubanks & Son
Clovis, New Mexico
Brashear Auto Supply
Crosbyton, Texas
Wards Furniture
Denver City, Texas
Davis Mercantile
Farwell
Collier Auto Supply
Floydada, Texas
Fields Radio & Electric
Hase Center
Mattox Hardware
Haskell, Texas
Myrick Appliance CO
19Th Street
Edler Furniture
Levelland, Texas
Littlefield, Texas
Jeter Hardware
Morton, Texas
Singleton Appliance
O'Donnell
Geen Appliance
Plainview
Lanotte Furniture Post
B & C Hardware
Quitaque, Texas
Southwestern Appliance CO
Amarillo, Texas
Fie
Lewie
Armstrong Supply CO
Mein Street
Hoyt Furniture
College Ave
Ketner Furniture
Johnson Hardware
Shallowater
Bain Auto Store
Slaton
King & Brown Snyder
Campbell Furniture Spur
Carptenters Hardware
Sundown, Texas
McDonald Machinery
Tulsa, Texas
Martin Hardware Balls
Huston Hardware
Stamford, Texas
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!