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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1955

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Tech Red Raiders Roar Back To Beat Arizona 27 7 Homecoming

Texas Tech erased a slow start to dominate the second half beating Arizona 27 to 7 before 17,000 fans at Jones Stadium. Lonnie Graham scored the go ahead TD at 13 56 of the third quarter, Don Williams added the extra point, then Jim Sides and Buddy Hill finished the scoring with two yard and one yard runs. Buddy Hill, son of Volney Hill, fueled Tech offense with two TD drives and a score. Arizona’s Art Luppino opened with a 45 yard run and extra point to lead 7 0 before the comeback.

Avalanche-Journal Jones Stadium Texas Tech Red Raiders University of Arizona Wildcats Arizona Lonnie Graham Don Williams Tech Jim Sides Buddy Hill Lubbock Hill Luppino Sparks Valhalla Volney Hill Red Raider Buddy Art Luppino

Molotov Returns to Moscow for Talks with Leaders

Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov flew to Moscow during a Geneva conference recess to consult with leaders, aiming to regain initiative in East West talks on Germany. The U S prepares to press Eisenhower's open skies plan with Stassen joining Dulles for disarmament talks, signaling possible new Soviet proposals.

Eneva V. M. Molotov Geneva Moscow Germany U.S United States Eisenhower Harold F. Stassen Stassen Sec John Foster Dulles Vyacheslav M. Molotov Molotov Nikolai A. Bulganin

U S Blames Israel and Egypt for Armistice Violations

The United States charged both Israel and Egypt with armistice violations and urged an immediate cease fire to end bloodshed in the Mideast. State Department notes express deep concern over clashes described as the most serious in seven years and complain of observers being prevented from monitoring the line.

United Press Washington United States Israel Egypt State Department Mideast United Nations Middle East

Texas Farmers Challenge Farm Price Supports In Grass Roots Hearing

Texas farmer Jay Boston of Hereford told the Senate Agriculture Committee in Fort Worth he would offer his 610 acre irrigated farm to secretary Ezra Benson if the sliding scale program made it pay. Boston urged a soil fertility bank to convert 5 to 25 percent of harvested crop acres to grass to curb surpluses as farmers criticized foreign trade and air policies impacting export markets.

Avalanche-Journal Fort Worth Texas Farmer Agriculture Ezra T. Benson Jay Boston Hereford Senate Agriculture Committee Soil Fertility Bank Boston Sec. of Agriculture Charles See

Second Hale Jail Escapee Is Found Hiding Under Sink

Two of the three men who escaped Hale County jail Monday night are back in custody. James W. Shivers, 19, was found hiding in a Vernon residence Friday night. W H McClellan, 30, Plainview, was arrested Thursday at a relative’s home eight miles south of Mt. Vernon. Brad ley, 28, of Fort Worth, remains at large.

Avalanche-Journal Plainview Hale County James W. Shivers Harmon Lee Shivers Vernon W. H. McClellan Willie Gray Mt. Vernon Robert Bradley Fort Worth Bradley Shivers and McClellan Hale County Motor Co Lee Hale

Effects of ASC Action Studied on West Texas Cotton

West Texas farmers face the largest cotton acreage cut in the state for 1956 due to the ASC refusal to modify the state program. National quotas set 10 million bales and 17,391,304 acres. Texas acreage drops 201,886 from 1955 to 1956, while West Texas and the South Plains bear further reductions as allocations shift to East and Central Texas. County figures show District 1 North impacts.

Conrad Schoefer Avalanche-Journal Oath Plains West Texas Texas State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee South Plains Sec. of Agriculture Ezra Benson ASC Armstrong, Briscoe Cas

Unidentified attacker leaves Crosby County deputy unconscious at dance

Crosby County officers hunted early today for a stranger who knocked Deputy H. B. Barnett, 45, of Lorenzo unconscious at a Saturday night dance behind the Ralls Civic Auditorium. The assailant also seized Barnett’s gun. Barnett, taken to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock, had regained consciousness with serious condition noted.

Crosby County H. B. Barnett Lorenzo L. T. Starley Ralls Civic Auditorium Barnett Methodist Hospital Lubbock

Cunning Defined as Art of Eliciting Confidence Lies

The statement describes cunning as the craft of convincing a woman to accept an outrageous lie by speaking it to her in strict confidence. It appears in a satirical or editorial context among a collection of page notes and sections in the newspaper.

Tech Faculty Gains $250000 Amid Enrollment Surge At Tech

Texas Tech's board approved $250000 to add faculty for 1956-57, with about $100000 for spring staffing and the rest for fall. The move follows an October 15 headcount of 7156, ranking Tech second to UT among state schools, trailing TAMU. The board also approved two campus improvement contracts and ten bids on the electrical project.

C. W. Ratliff Avalanche-Journal Texas U Texas Tech University of Texas Lively Construction Co Borger

Cold Front Dents Indian Summer on South Plains

A cold front will sweep across the South Plains before dawn today, lowering the high from 78 Saturday to about 65 and bringing a low near 40. The front extends from the Great Lakes to the Oklahoma Panhandle and into Colorado, arriving around 4 a.m. with below freezing temperatures forecast for early Monday.

South Plains Great Lakes Oklahoma Panhandle Colorado

Day of Decision for Lubbock Bond Issues on November 8

In Lubbock on Tuesday November 8 voters face deciding two bond measures. One would support the Canadian River Dam project and city growth needs while the other addresses municipal water supply and services. The editorial urges approval of both bonds as a path to growth and continued progress.

Pees Lubbock

Fire Rips Two Grain Buildings In Plainview Hit Hard

A late Saturday blaze at West Tex Grain Co in east Plainview destroyed two sheet metal storage buildings. Damage was set at at least 150000 dollars with half a million bushels of grain feared lost. investigators determined the fire began around 1115 p m Saturday and continued into Sunday.

Plainview West- Tex Grain Co East Plainview

Phares Missing Six Months with No New Leads

Six months after Andrea Phares disappeared from her Hale Center farm home the case remains unsolved. Her 1955 Lincoln sedan was found abandoned on a busy farm road May 5, and Sheriff Ted Andrews says there have been no recent developments or new tips. Phares, wife of tenant farmer C. W. Phares, was pregnant at the time. he has since moved to Weslaco while continuing to seek clues.

Lainview Andrea Phares Hale Center Farm Ted Andrews Phares Weslaco Dimmit Andrews

Lubbock Ballots On City Bonds And Canadian River Project

Voters head to polls Tuesday for two bond elections in Lubbock and for the Canadian River dam and pipeline plan to serve nine Panhandle Plains cities. One ballot covers 18.4 million in general obligation and revenue bonds for five years of city capital improvements. The other asks 74.8 million in revenue bonds for the dam and pipeline project. Polls run 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at five polling sites. eligibility differs for residents outside city limits as of May 27, 1953.

Ubbock Lubbock Tion Panhandle Plains Canadian River Carroll Thompson Junior High QO. L. Slaton Junior High School

Weather summary for Lubbock and region

Weather report shows clear to partly cloudy and colder today and tonight with a morning low near 40 and high around 65. Northerly winds 20 to 30 mph in the morning, easing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon, plus a Southwest weather section listing temperatures for Abilene El Paso Amarillo and other cities with daily highs and lows.

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