County Court action appoints precinct election judges and bids
The court names replacement judges and alternates for precincts 2 11 12 18 24 27 33 37 and 44 with replacements verified soon. It authorizes precinct 11 and 12 appointments, sets clerk hires for all precincts, and approves bidding results for four file cabinets for the Child Welfare Department. It also approves multiple time deposits and approves road and utility projects and various special bills.
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20Th St
W. M. Slagie
29Th St
Pete H. Waller
44Th St
Virginia Reid
52Nd St
R. F E. L. Goode Jr
Lubbock
L. M. Cole
17Th St
Opal Bumpass
New Deal
Precinct
Charles D. Shedd
C. H. Cox
Garnet Reeves Jr
Ed Boedeker
Charles I. Poole
QO. G. Bates
Cecil Bradshaw
A.L. Paschal
J. W. van Storey
Heeman Johnson
Alma Maynard
Shaver
Child Welfare Department
Lubbock Printing Co
Baker Co
Miller-Howard
Bennett's Office Supply
McGlain
Thomas Brothers Co
Fred P. Kallina
Grady Harrist
Royal Furgeson
General Fund
Ralph Brock
Avenue P
82Nd Street
Farm Market Road
South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc
Gifford - Hill- Western
O. Q. Kelly
Lubbock County Commissioners Court
Precinct 2 Lateral Road Fund
Lubbock Power and Light and Water
Hunter-Hayes Elevator Co
Southwestern Bell
Howard County
Continental Oil Co
Fleet Maintenance Co
West Texas Equipment Co
Lubbock National Bank
Western Machinery Co
H. F. Pricer
J. J. Martin
Brodie Darby
Bertha L. Gibson
White Swan Institutional Foods Co
Keeton and Reed Meat Packers
Ben E. Keith Co
Marshall's
Leftwich Food Market No
Sbcoxgin- Dicken Buick Co
Shook the Co
Thatcher Printing Co
Sides Printing Co
Southwestern Hell Telephone Co
Rodgers Litho and
McGlain Office Supply
Barrett Inc
New Meal Park
H. O. Thompson
Furrs, Inc
University of Texas Medical Branch
Methodist Hospital of
Morris Pharmacy
Carney KE. Wyrick
Don L Harris
Flue Swenson
Gordin Machinery Co
Texas State Department of Public Welfare
Dixie Governors Receive 24 Hour Security Wraps
San Antonio reports tight 24 hour security for 15 governors attending the Southern Governors Conference. Uniformed and plainclothes officers guard the St Anthony Hotel with at least 12 city police and 50 Texas DPS guards assigned to protect governors and their families during the meeting.
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San Antonio
South
St. Anthony
Texas Department of Public Safety
South Texas
Living Textbook pilot uses Avalanche Journal to teach
The Avalanche-Journal hosts a Living Textbook pilot enabling classrooms to link current events with history and government studies. Teachers guide 10 to 15 minute daily readings, analyzing news from Cyprus to U.S. campaigns to foster fact finding and informed decision making among Monterey High, Lubbock High, Dunbar, Alderson Junior High, Atkins, Evans, Hutchinson, Smylie, and more.
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Matthews
Avalanche-Journal
Cyprus
United States
Monterey High School
Helen Caffey
Lubbock High School
Mollie Hagood
Dunbar
Mary Hill
Alderson
Wyman Richey
Atkins
Mary Schmi
Bert Lahr Hospitalized Replaced In Damn Yankees
Comedian Bert Lahr, 69, hospitalized with influenza at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital and replaced in his stage role in Damn Yankees. Eddie Bracken flew in from New York to assume the devil role at Melodyland Theater in Anaheim as Lahr’s condition was reported very good.
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Hollywood
Bert Lahr
Lahr
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Eddie Bracken
New York
Devil
Melodyland Theater
Anaheim
Nixon predicts GOP return to boost Goldwater in 1964 race
Former Vice President Richard Nixon says Republicans will return to the party to aid Barry Goldwater against Lyndon Johnson. He aims to cut the 25 percent of Republicans who defected, expects a neck and neck race by November 3, and notes Goldwater faces fairer press treatment than in 1960.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Nixon
Goldwater
Simmons Missing After El Paso Trip Declared Investigation
Mrs Simmons reports her husband left Sept 28 in a light blue 1954 Cadillac to buy radios in El Paso and return by Sept 30. Texas Rangers joined the probe Oct 7 asking El Paso deputies for help while a statewide broadcast seeks clues. The missing man is 5'11" 155 pounds with grey hair and eyes. Ambergris note mentions its perfume use in the west.
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el Paso
Texas Rangers
Lubbock
Simmons
Humphrey pins Goldwater over opposition to reforms
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey assails Barry Goldwater for opposing urban renewal housing, transportation, and education programs. He argues Goldwater would have denounced Lincoln as a socialist if in the Civil War Senate. The Democrat cites votes against the Mass Transportation Act and education acts. He spoke in Westchester amid Columbus Day events and World Series notes.
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Elmsford
N.Y
UPD
Hubert H. Humphrey
Barry M. Goldwater
Abraham Lincoln
Senate
Westchester County
Goldwater
Newark
N.J
New York City
Humphrey
Senator Goldwater
New York
Oil Involved Court To Rule On Ownership Of Tyler Park
In Tyler Texas District Judge R P Power opened a case to decide whether Tyler and Smith County or the state own Tyler State Park a 994 acre site with four Humble Oil wells City and county officials say the state holds the land in trust for local interests and that the oil lease funds remain under Humble's control until ownership is settled.
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Tyler Park
Tyler, Tex
UPI
R. P. Power
Tyler State Park
Smith County
City of
Tyler
State of
Tex
Humble
Texas
Milton Richardson
Richardson
Troy Smith
Smith
Old Texas Parks Board
Charles Price
Corsicana
Soviet Claim Finds 800-Mile Antarctic Mountain Range
Soviet scientists report an 800 mile long mountain range under the Antarctica ice near Queen Maud Land. Tass says peaks reach about 7000 feet and are buried under nearly two miles of ice. The range is named for the late geochemist Vladimir Ivanovich Vernaduky.
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Moscow
Antarctica
Queen Maud Land
Tass
Vladimir Ivanovich Vernaduky
Woman Shot by Ex-Husband. Jury Recommends Punishment
Court minutes show verdicts for David Lindsey and co defendants with a recommended punishment. Griffin notes lack of death penalty due to factors including daughter as principal witness and recent divorce. Trammel sought alcoholism treatment but gave a perplexing account of the fatal shooting after visiting his ex-wife.
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David Lindsey
Dale Thickston
Harold M. Gober
James W. Taylor
W. O. Murray
W. W.thomas
C. I. Wallace
G. C. Nesmith
Raymond EE. Orr
Billy W. Richardson
James Reed
L. J. Dolloff
Griffin
Chancey
Trammel
Big Spring
Pope Paul VI Meets Indonesian President in Vatican
In Vatican City Pope Paul VI received Indonesian President Sukarno with pageantry. The pontiff prayed for peace and neighborly love and urged an end to the dispute with Malaysia. The talks lasted about 15 minutes in the Papal library with English remarks.
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Vatican City
Upi
Paul VI
Sukarno
Vatican
Indonesia
Malaysia
Papal
Cholera Case Confirmed in Shimoda Japan
A cholera case was confirmed in Shimoda, about 90 miles from Tokyo, prompting authorities to implement measures to prevent further spread of the disease.
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Shimoda
Japan
Official Speaks At Rally Here In Texas Campaign Event
M J Anderson of Austin, a Johnson Humphrey campaign vice chairman, told about 250 people at the Plains Co-Op Oil Mill rally that turning out voters is crucial for the November 3 election. He warned only 36.6 percent of African Americans voted in 1960 and stressed the need to mobilize voters. The event featured remarks by Sen H J Blanchard and Ralph Brock, with prayers and musical interlude.
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M. J. Anderson
Austin
Johnson Humphrey
Téxas
Anderson
Plains Co-Op
J. A. Chatman
Earnest Butler Jr
A. T. Davis
Gertrude Lesley
H. J
Doc) Blanchlard
Ralph Brock
Cato Lane
Floyd County Democrats Organize in Floydada Meeting
An organizational meeting of the Floyd County Democratic Club drew about 100 attendees. Officers elected include Hubert Frizell as chairman Wayne Collins as vice chairman Mrs E N Quebe as secretary Mrs M J McNeill as treasurer Ben Ayres as parliamentarian and others as directors and reporters. The next meeting is set for Oct 26 at 7 30 p.m. in the Floyd County commissioners court room. The Floyd County Young Democrats were also organized with Sandra Stapleton as president Tim Ward as vice president and Janice McNeill as secretary.
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Floyd County Democratic Club
Hubert Frizell
Wayne Collins
E. N. Quebe
M. J. McNeill
Ben Ayres
J. H. Bernard
Olin Petty
Wendell Tooley
Jim Bob Reynolds
Floyd County Commissioners Court Room
Floyd County
Young Democrats
Sandra Stapleton
Tim Ward
Janice McNeill
Sandy Teeple
Bill Staniforth
Don Dunavant
Brazil Welcomes De Gaulle Amid Rio Revelry
President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Rio de Janeiro aboard the French warship Colbert as festivities surge in the Brazilian city. Crowds greet the leader with celebrations and military ceremonies marking the visit.
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Brazil
DE Gaulle
Rio DE Janeiro
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Colbert
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