Panhandle-South Plains Fair Opens with Week of Events
The Panhandle South Plains Fair launches Monday with an oldtimers convention, fiddlers contest, and basket picnic at the fairgrounds. Activities include Miss Junior Lubbock selection, a military show, gospel singing, and all college day with Texas Tech performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Reese Air Force Base
RAFB
Texas Tech Band
Glee Club
Neil H. Wright, Jr
Fair Association
College Avenue
Avenue F
Texas
Price Daniel
John C. White
Wichita Falls
Texas Tech
Tohoka
Levelland
Slaton
O'Donnell
Spur
Lubbock Senior High School
Tech Rotc
South Plains
Forces massed south of parallel bombard Uijongbu town
Troops massed south of the parallel and planes struck Uijongbu with 1000 pound Tiny Tim rockets. A U.S. officer notes 100000 Communist forces, while a spokesman confirms a major road north to Chorwon 48 miles from Seoul. Seventh division infantry are active nearby.
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Uijongbu
Chorwon
Seoul
Rean Army
Seventh Division
Lubbock Athletes Suffer Injuries From Games and Crash
Horace Zillers, Lubbock Cowhand football player, rests in West Texas hospital after a chipped neck bone injury in a game with Odessa's B team. At 1 am, two others, Maxine Zimmerman and A K Corns, were treated at Lubbock Memorial hospital following a car overturn five miles northwest of Lubbock. Zimmerman under X rays, Corns not seriously hurt. Spectators contained a car fire after the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Zillers
Lubbock
Odessa
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Littlefield
Maxine Zimmerman
A. K. Corns
Levelland
Miss Zimmerman
Corns
Lubbock Bar Group to Welcome Daniel in City
Members of the Lubbock County Bar association form a reception committee to greet Texas Attorney General Price Daniel at the Santa Fe station after 8 a.m. He will ride in the Mid Century Panhandle South Plains fair parade, visit court, attend an open house, and dine at the Hilton before touring the fairgrounds. 참석 committee includes Howard Davison George Berry Roddick L Shaw E L Klett John E Vickers Jr and George Dupree.
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New Mexico
University of New Mexico
Lubbock
George
Scotty) Samson
Post
Texas Technological College
Postex Mills
Fair Association
Fourth Street
The
Wright
Joe E. Baldridge
C. E. Maedgen
Walker Stanton
A. B. Davis
C. E. Luce
Charles R. Bacon
W. R. McDuffie
Homer E. Hunt
Parker F. Prouty
John E. Vickers
Wright, Baldridge, Maedger and Stanton
Daniel
Fair Grounds
Charness
Howard Davison
Lubbock County Bar Association
George Berry
Roddrick L. Shaw
E. L. Klett
John E. Vickers, Jr
George Dupree
City Construction Falls to Ninety-One Units in 1950
Construction drops to 91 units this year, down 47 percent from the 173 average and well below last month’s 180. Total 1950 permits reach 1,479 residential units valued at $10,274,872, with September adding $1,556,171 to the year’s tally and 283 permits issued overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Ross
Ross
Korea
Pretty Pat Abernethy Panhandle-South Plains fair model
Pretty Pat Abernethy 17 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs E T Abernethy of Plaza apartments 2100 Thirty third street is the front page model for the Avalanche Journal feature. A Lubbock High senior she moved here from Amarillo last year and hopes to attend Texas Tech after graduation. Her measurements are 25 34 35 and she has hazel eyes and light brown hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Abernethy
Anauahies
E. T. Abernethy
Plaza Apartments
Thirty-third Street
Avalanche Journal
Pat
Lubbock High School
Amarillo
Lubbock
Wearever Aluminum Company of America
County Budget Plans and Tax Notices for 1951
County officials outline a 1951 estimated budget totaling 1 084 582 25 with allocations for administrative judicial health and education and road and bridge expenses. Tax collection begins Oct 1 with graduated discounts and a total tax charge around 1 043 000 for state and county taxes up from 875 000 in 1949.
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H. B. Bryan
Bryan
Lubbock
Boyd
Puey
Perecent
State Highway Department
Santa Fe
Levelland Road
RAFB
E. B. Pardy
Gulf States Equipment Company
G. V. Pardue
99Th District Court
Texans Among Liberated With the U S 25th Division
Koza Sept 30 Five Texans were among about 70 American prisoners of war liberated with the U S 25th Division near Koza. The report notes their release and units involved as part of ongoing Allied advance.
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U. S
Koza
West Texas hospital births listed for several families
Mr and Mrs B W Lawson Jr report a baby girl weighing 7 ounces born 7 a m at West Texas hospital. Wayne Bessent and wife announce a daughter at 3 15 am weighing 11 ounces. Leslie Cartwright and wife announce a daughter born 6 47 am weighing 7 ounces. Jack Tannery and wife report a daughter 7 3 ounces born 7 05 am at West Texas hospital. Frank Sanches and wife announce a son 8 pounds 1 ounce born 12 45 am at home Porter hospital clinic. David Hermandes and wife report a son 7 pounds 1 ounce born 2 am at home. Father occupations listed include salesman carpet layer employe and laborer.
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B. W. Lawson, Jr
Torey
West Texas Hospital
Wayne Bessent
Kine Ave
Eat
Leslie Cartwright
West Hospital
Employe Borden Company
Jack
Frank Sanches
Ave
Porter Hospital
David Hermandes
Ave. L
Porter Hospital Clinic
Robbery and Assault Cases Reported in Local Police Notes
Police described a mystery robbery near a reported last November incident with about $300 taken. Another assault case led to bond for 24-year-old William Jackson McQueary Jr for shooting at a residence. Forgery charges faced Richard Campbell and Gerald Crumb, with investigation continuing. Three youths were fined for theft of five gallons of gasoline. A Gosselin store burglary yielded a small cash loss. Bownds and Walker posted trial bonds on liquor charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jackson McQueary, Jr
Lee Dex Vessels
Bill D. Tucker
Justice Court
D. W. Robertson
McQueary
Tucker
Wessels
Vessels
Richard Lowel Campbell
Abernathy
Gerald Crumb
Lubbock
Dale Ham
Richardson
District Attorney’s Office
Sheriff’s Department
Augusta Bownds
W. H. Walker
Slaton
Showers Move In With Cool Air Across Region Monday
A cold air mass from the north strengthens showers Monday keeping temperatures low and sky partly cloudy. Light rain fell Saturday night in Lubbock with heavier skies and moisture possible today. Reports from Post and nearby towns cite scattered showers and a brief late Saturday shower at the weather station. thunderstorm activity centered in nearby areas.
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Lubbock
Post
Steabyson
Lackney
Plainview
Hale Center
Reese Air Force Base
Brownfield
Plains
Seagraves
Morestimated
Queen Contests prize and pageant entrants announced
The event offers a choice of five hundred dollars in cash or an all expense trip for two to Havana Cuba. Finalists for Queen Lubbock County and Queen South Plains are listed with addresses and counties. Winners become queens or princesses and some runners up will portray Miss Columbia or Miss America. The whisker growing contest and old fiddlers contest were announced with judges and start times.
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Havana
Cuba
Queen Lubbock County
Winnie M. Allen
Ninth Street
Jane Dale
Thirtyninth
Dorothy Goode
Joyce Moody
Carol A. Sherrod
Amherst
Queen
Queen South Plains— Ada Anderson
Seminole
Gaines County
Carol Brady
Brownfield
Terry County
Nelda Floyd
Post
Garza County
Mary Jones
Lockney
Floyd County
Betty Ruth Noble
Ralls
Crosby County
Louise O'Neal
Plains
Yoakum County
LaQuita Roberson
Tahoka
Lynn County
Katie Lou Smith
Morton
Cochran County
Betty Thomas
Hale Center
Hale County
Waggoner Carr
Travis Shelton
Cliff Hardin
Lonnie Felton
Tom Heddings
Lubbock
Shelton
Dunlap’s Department Store
Cotton Prospects Forecast On First Freeze Timing
Crop analyst Clapp says a first killing frost around Nov 4 to 11 would shape South Plains cotton yields. Early freezes could cut harvests. late freezes may boost production by thousands of bales worth over a hundred million dollars. County forecasts show varied prospects with Dawson and Lynn improving, others steady or lower.
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South Plains
Clapp
Lubbock
Hockley
Lamb County
Hale County
Lynn
Dawson
Bailey
Briscoe
Cochran
Crosby
Floyd
Gaines
Garza
Hale
Ockley
Swisher
Terry
Dollar slips to new low in early trading
The dollar trades at a fresh low level for the first time in 11 sessions as the market shifts on September 30, with a 9.1 discount against major currencies. Analysts cite easing inflation and bets on Fed policy as key drivers.
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Ora
Mahon Plans Intensive War Study Across Nation and Europe
Congressman Mahon third ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee will tour Japan Korea England and Western Europe to review armed services needs and expenditures. He will personally inspect domestic plants including the White Sands guided missiles program and the B 36 plant at Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth while committee members monitor defense budgets and operations.
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Russia
Europe
Cce Mahon
House Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
House
Congress
Mahon
Texas
Robert Sikes
Florida
Japan
Korea
England
White Sands
N. M
Pacific
Mahon Indicates Efforts to Prevent Global War
Mr. Mahon spoke on threats to world peace during a brief visit, stressing no stone should be left unturned to prevent another global war. He noted he and Mrs. Mahon plan to return to Washington, with Mrs. Mahon staying in Colorado City where they have their official home.
Lubbock Library Bond Plan Explored at Public Meeting
A Thursday night meeting urged the city commission to sell 300000 dollars of bonds to start a city county library. Advocates and local officials favor joint financing, but site issues and construction costs pose hurdles before any library can open.
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Lubbock Public Library Association
Lubbock
Davies
County Commission
City Commission
R. O. Short
George G. Green
Slaton
Ottis Isom
Idalon
P. L
At) Corley
Shallowater
Noncom
Lucian Thomas
Clarence Whiteside
E. K. Hufstedler
Harry Morris
L. E. Davis
George M. Hunt
Seventeenth Street
Avenue M
American cruiser strikes mine off Korea coast
A United States cruiser hit a mine in the Japan Sea off Korea's west coast while attempting to rescue an exploded and ditched B 26 aircraft. The cruiser was not severely damaged and continued operations.
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Tokyo
Japan Sea
Korea
North Korea
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Merchants Building
Lubbock County
Loyd Spangler
Plymouth Rock
Coronado
Spain
Ment
Air Force
Heserve Officers Training Corps
Lubbock Bar Group
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