Texas Tech Air ROTC 1953 54 Officers Named
Col Ollen Turner announces Texas Tech Air Force ROTC 1953 54 staff and group commanders. Cadet Colonel J Brad Wilde leads the wing from Abilene while Decker McKim serves as vice commander. 821st Group commanded by Lt Col George C Forstner with staff captains and lieutenants from Abilene Plainview Snyder Downey Fort Stockton and Amarillo. 822nd Group led by Lt Col James Wilder with Capt Max von Roeder and Lieutenants Rose Porter. Squadron captains include Donald Hill Kenneth Owen Kenneth Yancey and Billy Wright. Band commander is Charles E Wilson. Many officers hail from Lubbock and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
Ollen Turner
Lubbock
J. Brad Wilde
Abilene
Decker McKim
13Th St
Billy J. Fraley
Morris W. Turner
24Th St
Morris Smith
32Nd St
Don Renner
Amarillo
821St
George C. Forst
James Wilder
Col& Man
822Nd Group
Max von Roeder
Snyder
Agronomy
Glendon Rose
Downey
Calif
James W. Porter
Rotan
Donald Hill
Broadway
Kenneth Owen
Ave. M
Kenneth Yancey
Fort Worth
Billy Wright
Charles E. Wilson
Ave. Y
Emergency Radio Network Test Planned in Lubbock County
South Plains amateur radio emergency corps will direct a county wide test at 2 30 p m Sunday to evaluate the emergency radio network. Civil defense city cooperation and a rebuilt city bus control station will coordinate mobile and long range stations for public viewing and readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paragon
Parakeet
South Plains
Lubbock County
City of
Lubbock
Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Committee
South Plains Amateur Radio Emergency Corps
Texas
R. C. (Griff) Griffin
American Radio Relay League
J. B
Johnny) Joiner
Ross Shelton
Delegates Named From Lamesa Kiwanis Club for District Meet
LAMESA Oct 3 Special Charles Lusk J P White Edwin Matthews and DeWayne Davis manager of the Lamesa Chamber of Commerce were named by the Kiwanis Club board as delegates to attend the Texas Oklahoma District Convention of Kiwanians at the Rice Hotel Houston Oct 11 13 Lusk incoming president Matthews new treasurer White lieutenant governor and head of credentials committee will be accompanied by Mrs White social committee for the event Prague reports says Czechoslovakia now restricts import of postage stamp collections.
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Lamesa
Charles Lusk
J. P. White
Edwin Matthews
DeWayne Davis
Lamesa Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Rice Hotel
Houston
Lusk
Lamesa Kiwanis Club
Matthews
White
Industrial Decline Cuts Into Texas Employment Picture
Texas August employment fell in industrial sectors as defense plant work declined and labor disputes kept gains from July to August from materializing. Farm jobs rose with the cotton harvest increasing activity across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
State Employment Commission
Three-Car Crash Kills Woman. Six Hurt Near Mackey
A three-car collision at Mackey, near Wharton, Oct 3 left a Black woman dead and six others injured. The deceased was not identified immediately. Police investigated the circumstances of the crash.
Plans for 41st Western Market Wholesale Association
The Western Market Wholesale Association outlined plans at a Saturday board meeting in the Chamber of Commerce building for the 41st annual market to be held October 11-12 in Caprock and Lubbock hotels. Fifty-seven exhibitors are signed for the fall showing as Lubbock hosts three markets yearly. Attendees included W. E. McKenzie, chairman, and Luther Godwin amid a list of directors.
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Western Market Wholesale Association
Lubbock
Association
Chamber of Commerce
Caprock
South Plains
Panhandle
Dallas Bricklayer Jailed For Questioning In Recent Killing
Dallas reports say 51 year old Jack Herbert Zindler died in a hospital after a bar fight last night. Detectives jailed a 25 year old bricklayer in connection with the killing as details emerged from the case.
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Dallas
Jack Herbert Zindler
D. O. Climer
Zindler
Oil Progress Week Declared by Gov Shivers in Texas
Gov. Shivers proclaimed October 12 to 17 as Oil Progress Week, calling the petroleum industry an indispensable part of Texas’s economy and designating the period for focused activity and recognition.
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Austin
Shivers
Traffic and parking fines dominate Friday court action
In 285 cases heard in corporation court Friday 57 were moving traffic violations 218 parking violations and 10 other misdemeanors. Fines totaled 80750 with 53500 for moving violations 16400 for parking and 10850 for other offenses including drunkenness and vagrancy. The Rev C E Fike and his wife of College Ave and 48th St are in Dallas where he has undergone medical exams and is to undergo surgery at Baylor Hospital.
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Corporation Court
C. E. Fike
College Ave
48Th St
Dallas
Baylord Hospital
Detective Killed Near Victoria in Car Crash
Robert E. Conner a 52 year old Houston police detective was killed when his car left a rain slick highway and struck a tree eighteen miles south of Victoria. His wife Mrs Conner was injured in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Robert E. Conner
Houston
Here
Employers urged to hire physically handicapped workers
Washington reports high officials including George Meany urge employers to provide jobs for disabled people. AFL President Meany says handicapped workers deserve a chance to prove merit and urges unions to foster permanent good practices. Cabinet members emphasize government as a model employer and the Defense Department notes loyalty and reliability of handicapped workers. Meany also notes Ontario temperatures align with San Francisco in a side remark.
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Wilmot Herchermittee
Washington
Prsons
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
America
Meany
AFL
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Ontario
Canada
San Francisco
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ROTC
Tech
Ner
Hillsboro
Robert L. Jacobson
Adrian
Kenneth L. Gilbert
Plainview
Gene Harral
Fort Stockton
Defense Committee
Mee
Czechoslovakia
Prague
COOK
Womle
Cook’s Paints
Dial
R. White
Joe Moise
A. A. Goldstucker
W. J. Reidy
Jack Crull
Ruel C. Martin
Fred Hackel
Harold Flynn
O. J. Sexton
Hank D’audney
Bill Collins
Harry Lipshy
Joe Thomas
Rube Donosky
West
Rite Appliance CO
Chevrolet
Fisher
General Motors
Dinah Shore
NBC Networks
Nbc-Tv
19Th Street
Texas Avenue
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