Texas Campaigns Set For Both Presidential Candidates This Week
Texas campaigns swing for both major tickets as Nixon and Stevenson stir Texas through October. Shivers and Daniel back Eisenhower while Rayburn Johnson and Connally rally for Stevenson. Voter tactics include write-ins and ticket splitting amid fierce party rivalry and farm, labor, and defense worker mobilization.
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Texas
Antonio
Houston
Richard Nixon
John Sparkman
Texarkana
Robert S. Kerry-Oklai
Stevenson
Waco
Eisenhower
Shivers
Jack Porter
Atty
Price Daniel
U. S. Senate
House
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dtexas
Tom Connally
Ardent New Dealer
Wright Patman
Rayburn
Sen
Johnson
Pappy
Grandpappy
John White
Daniel
Wright Morrow
University Plans Building Program for Texas campuses
The University of Texas announced plans for new student housing and a cafeteria in Austin and Galveston Medical Branch. The estimated cost is 5.325 million dollars with a 40 year three percent loan from the Housing and Home Finance Agency. Facilities include dormitories for women and men, graduate students, nurses, interns, and a 450 seat cafeteria.
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Austin
University of Texas
3Alveston Medical
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Federal Housing Administration
Board of
Regents
Galveston
Autopsy Report Pending in Gormey Shooting Case
Dr. Fred P Kallina will file the autopsy report Monday while Dr W Kallina discusses the findings. Police seek powder residue results as paraffin tests on Gormey’s body await complete analysis. Gormey’s wife was in La Porte. Womack last saw him after a party from 3:30 to 4 a.m. The bullet entered the left chest and lodged near the back. Funeral plans were set at McDonald Freeze.
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Fred P Kallina
W Kallina
Kallina
Gormey
la Porte
Womack
Gormer
Asst
Forrest Bowers
Goarrey
Mcdonald Freeze
Chanel
Combat Leader Reported Missing After Korean Raid
Oct. 11 report says Col. Glenn C. Nye commander of the 17th Light Bomber Wing along with three crew members were missing in action after Nye’s B-29 was hit by antiaircraft fire and crashed during a strike on North Korea. Also listed are 1st Lt. Herbert Pincus 2nd Lt. William J. Bell and Acoman William H. Vanner. The mission targeted Communist buildings on Oct 7 near North Korea.
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Sfoul
Air Force
Korea
Glenn C. Nye
Nye
Champaion
Fifth Air Force
Col. Nie
Herbert Pincus
Hempstead
N.Y
Wiham J. Bell
Norfolk
Acoman
Wiliam H. Vanner
Penca City
USA
Body Of George F Berryhill Jr To Be Buried In Lubbock
The body of George Frederick Berryhill Jr. is being sent from a Phoenix funeral home to Lubbock for burial. He was believed killed in an Arizona accident, with his parents en route from Cut-Off Road to Lubbock. His father, Fred Berryhill, heads the Fred Berryhill Equipment Co. in the city.
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McDonald Funeral Chapel
Phoenix
Funeral Services Scheduled Here Monday For Wallace Shaw
Wallace Shaw died in Truth or Consequences New Mexico Friday. The body is being sent to the Rix Funeral Home and is expected to arrive today. He is survived by a daughter Christeene Shaw at the same address and his wife. Funeral services will be held at the Rix Chapel at 2 30 p m Monday with Rev Brown C Welch officiating. Burial will be in Tech Memorial Park.
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Wallace Shaw
15Th St
N. M
Rix Funeral Home
Christeene Shaw
Rix
Brown C. Welch
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Tech Memorial Park
Lubbock man jailed after ashcan assault and drink incident
A ten-year-old misread age aside a Lubbock man was carried to jail by police after his wife struck him with an ash can. He sobered in custody from a severe hangover and did not sing. Local authorities reported the domestic disturbance as the cause.
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Lubbock
Prince Valiant Creator Wins Newspaper Artist Award
Harald Foster, creator of Prince Valiant, won the sixth annual Banshees Luncheon Club award for outstanding newspaper artist or writer. The silver lady statuette will be presented at a luncheon on November 6. Foster, a King Features Syndicate cartoonist, resides in Redding, Connecticut.
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Harald Foster
Prince Valiant
Banshees
New York
Foster
Redding
Conn
King Features Syndicate
Seven Hurt in Multi-Vehicle Crash Near RAFB Area
Witnesses differed on whether the fire spread from the first car to the third or from the second car’s gas tank exploded. Patrolmen suspect a truck ahead of the three vehicles may have stopped at an amber light, causing the collision. Three Latins trapped in the third car were rescued by unidentified motorists. Injured: Santa Ayala, Ju an Martinez, and Juan Lorez. treated at RAFB and Lubbock Memorial Hospitals. Drivers Hugill and Hamill uninjured. One remain ing in RAFB Hospital later. Extra crashes included a city bus collision. no serious injuries reported overall.
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Gordon Anderson
Bowman Courts
Santa Ayala
RAFB
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Juan Martinez
San Juan
Juan Lorez
MacDonald
Robert S. Hugill
Levelland
Don Hamill
Tech
Lincoln
Hugil
Rafb Hospital
Talmer Eugene Davis
Ave. M
Davis
Naomi
McDonald and Rix Funeral Home
St. Mary's Hospital
R. A. Langford
38Th St
Langford
Joyce Jonson McNelly
Joe McNelly
Kenneth L. Anderson
Canton
23Rd
Ave. N
Earl White
5Th St
Odahelle S. Lamb
Tohoka
Ave. J
10Th St
Lubbock
Birth announcements from West Texas and Lubbock area
Numerous birth notices record newborns at West Texas and Lubbock Memorial Hospital and Goodnight Hospital. Parents include Travis Carraway Coca Cola Bottling Co. route salesman and Anastacia Bustamantes, and others with trades such as plumber, farmer, district manager, tech student, and bricklayer.
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Travis Carraway
Jose Dr
West Texas Hospital
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Eisenhower Attacks Truman as Campaign War Heats Up
Eisenhower’s camp counters Truman and Stevenson as the race widens. He targets the Yalta accord and Poland while defending finances and stressing he has not begun political campaigning. A Salt Lake City rally drew strong support as rivals trade barbs.
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Truman
Eisenhower
Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake City
Stevenson campaigns in Tennessee and Miami amid corruption talk
Stevenson campaigned through Tennessee, Miami, and Tampa likening Eisenhower’s corruption speech to a political trap. He challenged Southern leaders, urged unity within the Democratic platform, and warned against Mugwump tactics while defending party flexibility in pursuing shared goals.
J T Burton Former Lubbock Resident Dies in Graham
J T Burton age about 80 a former Lubbock resident died Friday night in a Graham hospital He was father of Mrs G G Pratt He lived in Eliasville and funeral services are set for 4 30 p m Monday in Graham The body will be brought to Lubbock for burial by Morrison Funeral Home burial will be in Lubbock Cemetery services in Lubbock at 2 p m Tuesday.
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John T. Burton
Eliasville
Lubbock
Graham
G. G. Pratt
Morrison Funeral Home
City of Side
Allies Regain Hill In Early Western Front Action
On the Western Front the U S Second Infantry Division raided Chinese positions for five hours on T Bone Hill west of Chorwon early Saturday. Three other Allied raiding groups fought short engagements west of Yonchon. Fifth Air Force Sabre pilots downed six Communist MIG fighters near the Manchurian border.
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U.S. Second Infantry Division
T-Bone Hill
Chorwon
U. S. Eighth Army
Yonchon
Fifth Air Force
Manchurian
Lubbock Man Named To Citizens Traffic Committee By Shivers
A 59 member traffic safety committee was appointed by Gov. Shivers with Cecil Burney of Corpus Christi as chairman. The group will meet Oct. 30 in Austin to study highway deaths and draft safety recommendations for the governor to send to the Legislature in January. Members include J. H. Kultgen Waco and many state officials and lawmakers.
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Austin
Shivers
Cecil Burney
Corpus Christi
State Bar
J. H. Kultgen
Waco
Houston Harte
San Angelo
Bailey Cho
Eisenhower Club Plans Large Lubbock Welcome Event
The Eisenhower for President Club of Lubbock County laid out plans for a major reception for the general. Planes will park on the old South Plains Army Air Field apron with a speakers stand and a 200-seat press table. The concrete area can hold about 5,200 cars as Lubbock and Ralls high school bands provide music.
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Eisenhower
Lubbock Municipal Airport
South Plains Army Air Field
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Amarillo
SPAAF
Broadway
Guava Avenue
Lubbock County
Lubbock
L. W. Carter
Lubbock High School
Westerner Band
Ralls High School
Eisenhower to visit Lubbock for Texas campaign stop
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives at Lubbock for a 3 15 p m visit with a 15 minute speech after a guided reception by a local committee. A security cordon and strict rules prohibit gifts and require orderly crowds with police, guards, and coordinated parking.
Crosses return from Chicago trip and local notes
Mr and Mrs W S Cross of 3004 22nd St return by plane from Chicago visiting their daughter Mrs A H Prater and family. En route they saw Mrs M Bradley in Oklahoma City. Lois H Vestal resigns from Levelland Daily Sun News and Hockley Weekly Herald effective Oct 25. No charges yet against two Reese AFB airmen tied to thefts. NPA office moves to Chamber of Commerce Bldg 902 Texas Ave A C Jackson district manager. A 21 year old Latin American in City Jail to be charged with DWI after a 645 p m crash at US 87 and Erskine Rd. Pedro Mendoza 19 in good condition after being stabbed at a Mexican dance near East Broadway underpass. Police investigation ongoing.
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Gen. Eisenhower
Lubbock
Alf Muldrow
Brownfield
Eisenhower
F. L. Loving
J. A. Morrow
Morton
Lawrence Melcher
Chas
Jack Porter
Houston
Texas
Alvin Lane
Dallas
Ben Guill
Pampa
Arthur E. Summerfield
Republican National Committee
Fred Seaton
Nebraska
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Sherman Adams
L. Hall
New York
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Katherine Howard
National Committee
Mary Lord
Citizens For
Carl Mundt
South Dakota
John N. Dowd
Denver
Lubbock County
Amarillo
East Broadway
Guava Ave
Caprock
Panhandle Plains
Lubbock Machine Company
Earl Mizell
D. J. Stone
Velma Andrews
U. S. Dept. of Commerce
National Production Authority
Broadway
Chamber of Commerce
A. C. Jackson
West Texas
NPA
Texas Ave
U.S. Highway 87
Erskine Road
Wolfforth
Pedro Mendoza
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Rare heart surgery in Lubbock patient plans six month recovery
Mrs. Reid underwent successful heart surgery in Lubbock performed by Dr. John H. Selby with two assistants. The operation lasted about two hours and used a blood transfusion and cross matched donor support. Recovery includes a six month period of light activity with gradual return to hard work.
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Dallas
Reid
Lubbock
C. E. Hunt
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
John H. Selby
Selby
Boston
Red Cross
South Plains
Nelda Williams
1812
Ave. V
Williams
Amarillo
Lamb County approves 600000 bond for courthouse and jail
Lamb County voters approve a 600000 bond issue for a new courthouse and jail in Littlefield with 997 votes for and 811 against as 13 of 16 boxes report. The bond aims to house county offices moved from Olton in 1946, now cramped by rising population.
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Littlefield
Lamb County
O. F. Dent
Olton
Geography of English Usage Explored by Dr Atwood
Dr. Atwood spoke at a Capgock Hotel luncheon on linguistic geography and regional speech in the United States. He noted a forthcoming book and described usage patterns from New England to the Southwest, urging pride in local vocabularies and dialect diversity.
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Atwood
Capgock Hotel
Catherine Royalty
J. T. Hutchinson
K. A. Nall
Texas Tech
Harold N. White
Texas Tech English
Texas
West
Dr. Atwood
United States
University of Michigan Press
Germany
France
Italy
America
New England
Gallup
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Red Rivers
New York
Virginia
White
Reet
Texas To Teachers Association
Robbery and murder rock small mountain town bank area
Sheriff authorities pursue clues after Young, a father and local victim, and a child were killed in a bank area robbery. An aerial and ground search spans Plumas and Lassen counties with 100 deputies. Young’s green 1951 convertible found, no weapon located, $7,000 in old twenties plus hundreds missing. FBI and state investigators join.
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Young
Happy Little Party
Schooler
Chester
Plumas
Lassen County
Plumas-Lassen County
Don Nasson
Jerry Bridges
Jeff Coley
Bridges
Aday
Sacramento
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tunisia Needs Wheat and Barley Totals From Government
Government estimates Tunisia with a population around 3.57 million requiring about 357000 tons of wheat and 185000 tons of barley each year.
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Tunisia
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al Smith
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Reed
George F. Berryhill Jr
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Anastacia Bustamantes
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Porter Clinic-Hospital
Tado Arenas
Sam Campbell
E. 33Rd St
Porter Clinic Hospital
Lewis Bonham
Tahoka
Lubbock Memorials Hospital
T. C. Bartley
Howard Darden
25Th St
The
Shield Company
Fort Worth
L. J. Gabriel
Harvard Ave
J. C. Cline
Paris Ave
Roberts Fisher Co
C. W. Hutchins
36Th St
Judy Gayle
Weishing & Pounds
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Poland
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Lois H. Vestal
Levelland Daily Sun News
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