Rainy Front Ends Heat Wave Across Texas Panhandle
Cold soaking rains blanketed most of the area with totals from .25 to 2 inches. In Lubbock County moisture likely harms cotton little, while grain farmers face only early frost concerns. labor shortages arise as workers migrate to north cotton regions. Lightning damaged a power line in Idalou with negligible effects.
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Denver City
Muleshoe
Abernathy
Lubbock
Olton
Ropesville
Slaton
Wilson
Meadow
D. W. Sherrill
Sherrill
Tahoka
Lynn County
W. B. Griffin
South Plains
Texas Panhandle
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Texas
Idalou
George C. Hughes Manufacturing Co
Youths Slain and Stabbings Cast Shadow on Lubbock Crime
Police report Lubbock endures a violent fall with 12 murders this year as youths, including a fatal shooting of Tervino and a fatal stabbing of Jones, surface in two city incidents. A youth admits to stabbing Jones with a boning knife after an alleged provocation at a Broadway cafeteria.
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Lubbock
Tervino
N. Ave. O
Aquellera
Churchill weighs sending Eden to Moscow for talks
Diplomatic sources say Winston Churchill may dispatch Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden to Moscow to press direct talks with Soviet leaders to end the Cold War. The Foreign Office denied any plans for Eden's trip, saying nothing is known of such plans.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Moscow
Foreign Office
Eden
O'Brien
Mother Of Late Gov Jester Dies After Lengthy Illness
CORSICANA Oct. 3 Mrs. George T. Jester 93 mother of the late Gov Beauford H Jester died today at her Corsicana home after an extended illness Beauford Jester died in 1949 while governor She was widow of Lt Gov George T Jester 1894 1898 Survivors include a daughter Mrs Clay Johnson Fort Worth seven grandchildren and several great grandchildren Funeral services set for 10 30 a m Monday at First Methodist Church with burial in Corsicana
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Corsicana
George T. Jester
Beauford H. Jester
Beauford Jester
Jester
Clay Johnson
Fort Worth
Polio Case Reported in Corsicana
Navarro County health officials report the third polio case of the season in Corsicana. The city county health department made the announcement today citing ongoing efforts to track and contain the outbreak.
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Corsicana
Navarro County
Bitter Union Rivalry Emerges in Dock Strike Probe
An Eisenhower inquiry board opened hearings on the East Coast longshore strike, citing tremendous losses and bitter union rivalry. The 60,000 dockers walkout threatens national health and welfare. a Taft-Hartley 80 day cooling off could be ordered, with a potential injunction. The strike began midweek and may end early next week as workers agreed to comply.
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New York
Eisenhower
Commerce and Industry Association
Port of
Mayper
International Longshoremen’s Association
American Federation of Labor
ILA
New York-New Jersey
Soviets Seek To Woo Yugoslavia Back To Moscow Orbit
London dispatch reports Moscow launching a flattery campaign to win Yugoslavia back into its sphere after Belgrade resumed full diplomatic relations. Tito remains firm with the West despite Soviet overtures and border settlement talks.
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Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Belgrade
Balkan
Turkey
Greece
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Marshal Tito
Tito
Russia
Cominform
Stalin
Texas posse closes in on suspected killer of officer
Eagle Lake Texas October 3 1930 a negro night policeman Albert Schmidt was shot and killed Friday near a disturbance prompting a posse of Colorado County officers to search a brushy area seven miles east of the town bloodhounds were rushed from Columbus to flush the 40 year old suspect from his hiding place.
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Eagle Lake
Tex
Albert Schmidt
Colorado County
Here
J. O. Walker
Columbus
Suspect Held After Plainview Bank Burglary Confession
Ralph V. Beyers a 43 year old California born cook confessed to breaking into the Southwestern Investment Co. office in Plainview and looting the safe. He claimed he lost the money in a dice game to a fat man then lodged at a local hotel. Authorities found three rolls of dimes and a burglary tool in his room. Bond is set at 2000 dollars and he awaits grand jury action.
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Plainview
Ralph V. Beyers
Cook
Hale County
Joe Sharp
Beyers
Southwestern Investment Co
California
Ted Andrews
Justice of the Peace
W. J. Lewis
Guy Witt
Witt
Burglary at O’Donnell School and Lumber Office
A safe at O’Donnell school was opened by breaking the hinges and removing the combination knob. Entry came via a library window. the superintendent’s office door was forced and cash missing from a drawer. A chisel and hammer were found. Rangers were called as two or more suspects linked to each break. Investigations continued Saturday.
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O’donnell
Redwine
Lumber Company
Texas Rangers
Two Injured In 24 Auto Mishaps Here
Traffic patrolmen reported 24 automobile collisions between noon and midnight Saturday with only two injuries. Jesus L. Navarro, 61, of San Antonio, flipped his car near the city dump ground around 7:30 p m and was taken to West Texas Hospital. Willie Granville, 45, of 2808 Locust, was shaken up in a two car crash at 23rd St and Ave H about 8:25 p m and hospitalized at St Marys, later moved to Chatman Hospital for observation. Inclement weather blamed for the unusually high accident count.
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Jesus L. Navarro
San Antonio
West Texas Hospital
Willie Granville
23Rd St
Ave. H
St. Mary’s Hospital
Chatman Hospital
One Killed and 32 Hurt as Tank Collapses in Everett
A roof collapse at a million dollar gasolene storage tank under construction for Esso Standard Oil Co. in Everett left Richard Bruno, 36, of Medford dead and 32 workers injured, three gravely. The workers poured a 15 inch concrete layer on the roof when underpinning failed, dumping them into wreckage 50 feet below.
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Everett
Mass
Esso Standard Oil Co
Richard Bruno
Medford
Police Check License Of Car After Union Official Is Killed
The gunman shot Harry G. Hale, 53, former AFL union official in St. Louis, outside his garage with a 12 gauge shotgun. Police traced several license combinations from a neighbor witness who saw the getaway car drive off.
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ST. Louis
Harry G. Hale
AFL
Pipefitters Educational and Welfare Fund
Steamfitters Union
Panhandle South Plains Fair Highlights Growth and Innovations
The Panhandle South Plains Fair drew strong quality livestock from the South Plains and a record number of youth division entries. Visitors enjoyed a new tent city display by Boy Scouts and improved crowd flow from turnstiles. Lub bock Day set attendance records with 38 798 visitors and a dramatic 50 000 to 75 000 balloon parade crowd downtown. Newsmen attended as guests. fair officials reaffirm finances and debt avoidance to fund future improvements.
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Boy Scouts
Boy Scout
Ave
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Adams
Charles R. Bacon
John Robert Moxley
R. E
Bob) Gee
A. B. Davis
J. M. Crook
Cuce A. Green
A. G. Atkin
C. E. Luce
W. F. Eisenberg
Jack Payne
Arles G. Graham
Parker F. Prouty
J. L. Quicksall
Texas Citrus Growers Convention Opens Monday
The Texas Citrus and Vegetable Growers and Shippers Assn plans its annual convention in Houston starting Monday. Event will gather growers and shippers to discuss industry issues and market prospects.
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Houston
The
Texas Citrus and Vegetable Growers and Shippers Assn
Plainview Man Hurt In Highway Mishap
Lee McDuffee 28 of Olton Rt Plainview was injured when his 1949 sedan overturned seven times about 22 miles south of Olton on FM 304 He was taken to Olton Memorial Hospital in severe shock and unconscious authorities said he was alone at the time Investigating officers were Clay ton Culp Jud Warren and W L Smith McDuffee is the son of Mr and Mrs W H McDuffee Olton Rt Plainview
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Lee McDuffee
Olton Rt
Plainview
McDuffee
Olton Memorial Hospital
Clayton Culp
Jud Warren
W. L. Smith
W. H. McDuffee
Two convicts stage escape from Granite prison yard
The warden described Davenport and Stanton slipping across the yard into an ice house and tunnel to a power plant where they found Barry, Brooks and four inmates. They forced Brooks to cut an iron gate with an oxygen torch, then hid in nearby hills until night.
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Davenport
Stanton
Barry
Brooks
Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation
Ware
Lubbock
Granite
Wichita Falls
Chester
FBI
Oklahoma
This Is One World Series Strike That Really Hurt
Laura Davis told police she was struck by an angry neighbor who had not been invited to view the World Series. The incident occurred in Phoenix as the only television set in the neighborhood drew spectators and tension.
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Phoenix
Laura Davis
Police
Greenlease Kidnapping Quiet As Family Seeks Permission
Police say they will act only with the family’s permission as the seven day mark nears in the Greenlease kidnapping. FBI keeps in touch but may wait for state line risk before taking over. a Florida car sighting near Houston prompts a broadcase, but a Texas agent doubts it. The house remains oddly quiet with minor activity and no confirmed negotiations.
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Bernard Brannon
Bobby
FBI
Letterman
Greenlease
Paul Greenlease
Houston
Texas
Florida
Dedication Held At Bethel Temple Here
More than 1,000 Latin Americans from the South Plains attended services dedicating the new $10,000 Bethel Temple at 1501 Baylor St. Rev. Manuel Ibarra announced. Ministers from Oklahoma and New Mexico joined the event.
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South Plains
Bethel Temple
Baylor St
Manuel Ibarra
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Bethel Templo del Concilio Latino Americano de Iglesias Christianas
Congregation of the Temple
Ibarra
N. Ave. L
Jordan
Mathis
Texas
Pedro Paes
Houston
Council of Latin American Christian Churches
Cool Front Brings Windy Rain Across West Texas
Wellington and Childress report high winds and telephones knocked out as showers spread through Shamrock Clarendon Levelland La Mesa Barnhart Big Lake Fort Stockton Bakersfield Pecos McCamey Rowena Coleman Llano Ozona Weleman Houston Del Rio Galveston Victoria Palacios Cotulla Austin Mineral Wells Fort Worth. West Texas rains boost feed crops ranges and wheat but slow cotton harvest amid heat. Temperatures ranged 67 at Dihart 70 Amarillo to 93 College Station.
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Childress
Shamrock
Clarendon
Levelland
Lamesa
Barnhart
Big Lake
Fort Stockton
Bakersfield
Pecos
McCamey
Rowena
Coleman
Llano
Ozona
Weelman
Houston
del Rio
Galveston
Victoria
Palacios
Cotulla
Austin
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
West Texas
Dihart
Amarillo
College Station
20 Members Attend Meeting of Accountants Group Here
About twenty members attended a luncheon meeting of the Lubbock chapter of Certified Public Accountants at the Caprock Hotel. President Edwin Merriman presided as a recording by John Carey of the American Institute of Accountants on Aggressive Professional Ethics was played. It was announced that Mark Eaton, president of the Texas State Society of CPAs, will speak at the next meeting on November 4.
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Lubbock
Area residents welcome new births at local hospitals
A series of birth notices lists families from Lubbock and nearby areas. Names include Rosendo and Mrs Castillo, Sam Masiel, Joe Trevino, Ronald Rushing, Floyd Brown, Oliver Spicer, Delton Green, G H McMinn, J D Lillie, K S Hemba, and L M White. Weights range from 4 to 9 pounds with times from Friday and Saturday morning in local hospitals. Parents hold farm, factory, or clerical jobs. several fathers noted as students or workers at Purina Mills and Art Craft Engravers.
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Joe Trevino
N. Ave. O
Porter Clinic-Hospital
Oliver V. Spicer
St. Mary’s Hospital
Delton Green
E. Wabash St
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Purina Mills
Phantom Slayer Suspect Questioned As Dallas Attacks Rise
Dallas authorities press on with inquiries after Mrs. Parker's death and a wave of assaults on white women. Thirty suspects remain jailed as a reward pool surpasses $8,000. A white youth from Dallas was detained near the Parker site after acting suspiciously, but police doubt he is the culprit, describing mental strain and possible attention seeking.
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Rusk
Frank Brunt
Dallas
Parker
Defense step up hours before a potential air attack
Defense officials discuss largely secret electronic devices as interim defenses for North America. They say improvements will be gradual, not radical, with McGill Universitys alarm system favored for quick, cheap alert but it does not track or map targets. They seek a true radar network to read speed, altitude and direction for accurate interceptions. Budget projections sit near 40 billion dollars next year.
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Defense Department
McGill University
Montreal
McGill
Joint Chiefs
Wilson
Defense
W. J. McNeil
Communists Named in Reds List and KPA Prison Escapes
An Indian spokesman said India has no dealings with South Korea and that the UN command oversees the neutral zone. He noted nine North Korean anti Communist prisoners escaped in two days and three more deaths in the neutral zone camp due to illness and a ruptured liver. General Clark rejected a call to extend explanations, insisting Allies will not break faith with anti Communist POWs.
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South Korea
United Nations Command
Neutral Nations Commission
Neutral Zone
Mark W. Clark
Clark
Speed Record Set in Libya With Swift Aircraft
The Vickers Supermarine Swift reportedly set a speed record in Libya under low level sustained flight rules of the FAI. The National Aeronautic Association certification is deemed tantamount to final acceptance, with Verdin praising the aircraft as perfect despite turbulence during the run.
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Libya
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Paris
FAI
National Aeronautic Assn
Verdin
District Representative Wanted by Seed Grower
Opportunity for a capable man to become District Representative for a long established seed grower and distributor. Seasonal work with about six months of full-time effort, potential for substantial earnings. Territory flexible and may be managed from any location in the area. Respond via second party, include background and photo if possible, to Box A, Avalanche Journal.
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Lefty) Lassiter
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Porter Clinic Hospital
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