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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1953
Page
10
The Merc Avalanche reports a secret papers missing tale amid a probe into espionage claims. A former Signal Corps lieutenant testified in secret as a search continues into 1951 events involving civilian employees and possible sabotage threats.
The Lubbock Police Department held a June 1 1951 awards banquet centering on traffic safety. Det Ralph White memorial gives a special 5 year old Charlotte White tribute. Attendees included Mrs Dorothy White and Det White’s parents as city officials lauded officers and safety campaigns.
Trustees approved commercial rental of the High School and junior high auditoriums with set rates and kept nonprofit rates. They accepted a gift of 10 acres near Avenue P and 74th Street for a future elementary, planned site location later. Also approved curb, gutter, paving along 15th Street near Rush School and water service charges. accepted several budget and personnel reports and new hires.
J Earl Coke assistant secretary heard complaints from the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts about the plan to eliminate seven regional offices in Upper Darby Pa Spartanburg S C Milwaukee Fort Worth Lincoln Neb Albuquerque and Portland Ore and shift authority to 48 state offices He said the move will not affect relations with soil conservation districts and praised their work
In Battle Creek Michigan burglars targeted a home under construction, removing two doors by unscrewing them and returning a week later to steal the hinges. The incident reflects a persistent pattern of theft from unfinished structures.
The Eisenhower party draws large crowds in Hershey Pennsylvania as 6 000 guests pay 100 each to raise 600 000 for the Republican campaign chest. Governors and senators attend while the campaign motorcade tours the chocolate town and a box supper is held in the stadium.
The article describes a festive Eisenhower birthday event in Pennsylvania with a large crowd, a 20 foot high cake, and a display of circus-themed attractions. It notes fellowship gifts of 170000 for US students abroad, factional party tensions, and a non-partisan emphasis for the 1954 gubernatorial race. It also details the circus atmosphere with acts, performers, and a New York opening slated for April 1.
Washington reports that a federation of scientists led by Prof. David L. Hill urged President Eisenhower to release more atomic information while withholding weapon design data. They warned the United States risks strategic danger from Soviet hydrogen bombs and described secrecy as a narcotic dulling vision, resourcefulness, and resolve.
Frank Hayne and Mrs. Alphaleta Healer are hired to teach English at the high school and junior high respectively. G. C. Colvin will lead a special education program for Negro children. A 1952-53 report shows 137 system meetings drew 9,639 teachers and admins. Attendees at the recent meeting in the Superintendent's Office included Evans Dr. M. M. Ewing Ruel Martin Tom Murphy Glenn Woody Supt. Nat Williams and Asst Supt. Dr. Ishmael.
In Belgrade a mob besieged the British and American information centers as over 100000 protesters demonstrated against the United States Britain and Italy. The Yugoslav government warned it may close the centers unless provocation from daily bulletins ends. Three options were offered including voluntary closure or police protection. Seven Yugoslav employees were beaten.
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus arrives via Santa Fe from Clovis New Mexico. Unloading at Panhandle South Plains Fair Grounds begins at daybreak with two shows scheduled today. Gates open 1 and 7 pm. performances at 2 15 and 8 15 pm. Tickets sold at John Halsey Drug Store. wagon sales start 11 am. Amarillo follows Lubbock on the circuit. Mrs Robert Teeling, descendant of King Rory OConor, died in Dublin.
Congratulations flow for families across the city as multiple births are recorded at West Texas Hospital and St. Marys Hospital. Newborns include sons and daughters with weights from five to eight pounds, delivered by Tuesday morning and afternoon, with parents identified by occupations such as radio repair shop owner geologist insurance investigator and oil mill worker.
The UN commission orders prisoners to attend explanations but reports indicate many refuse and may riot. Allied officers describe captives as a dangerous mix including Orientals and anti-Communists, with some labeled as Communist plants. Since crossing the neutral zone, 78 Chinese and 45 Koreans have chosen to go home.
Allan MacQuarrie a retired carpenter turned 96 this birthday after earlier denials for life insurance when a doctor warned of a tobacco heart at age 24 in Providence Rhode Island.
Mrs. Heady described to an imprisoned cellmate the kidnapping and murder of a boy in a station wagon at a deserted Kansas road. She claimed Hall planned the crime, she helped finish it, and discussed a world tour after a $600,000 ransom. She eyed a potential 25 year term for partial involvement.
In Lamesa Texas officers hunt new leads in the beating death of 44 year old Don Burkett a prominent local businessman found dead at his home Monday morning. The only new detail is a report by farmer A H Woodul that Burkett appeared scratched but not severely beaten earlier that day. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Lamesa First Methodist Church with burial in Lamesa Cemetery.
Police said intruders pried a hasp and stole an undetermined number of cold drinks from Saddler's Grocery at 520 Ave. Q Monday night. It was the only burglary reported Tuesday. two more thefts involved bicycles and a pair of fender skirts.
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