Ex-U S Senator Will Speak At Brownfield Harvest Festival
Brownfield hosts the fourth annual Harvest Festival on October 31 with former U S Senator from Oklahoma and Civil Aeronautics Board member Josh Lee as principal speaker. The parade features Cowboys from Hardin-Simmons and Texas Tech bands, local school floats, and two Harvest Queen contests with substantial cash prizes and sponsor rewards. Harman Howze leads the festival chaired by Burton G Hackney.
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Brownfield Rotary Club
Harmon Howze
Child Dies of Burns in Baytown Fire
Four year old Patricia Kingsley died from burns in Baytown after dropping a match into a pile of leaves while her mother raked. Mrs. William Kingsley said she warned the girl not to strike the match but she did so when the mother’s back was turned. The flames engulfed the child’s dress and caused fatal injuries.
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Patricia Kingsley
Baytown
William Kingsley
Wichita Draft Board Delays Call Up of Married Men
Wichita county draft board had reclassified childless men from 3-A to 1-A but the State Selective Service board overturned the plan. County clerk Wade Starnes announced the change, saying married men without children in 3-A would not be drafted while those originally 1-A would be inducted.
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Wichita Falls
Wichita County Draft Board
State Selective Service Board
Schwartz
Draft Board
Wade Starnes
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Bonehead Club of Dallas Proposes Parody Football Rules
The Bonehead club of Dallas issues a satirical set of football rules aimed at college play. Highlights include officials’ salaries matching players, limited ticket sales, Monday morning rulings, coaches predicting wins, substitute officials for boos, officials in stands, immunity for officials, and penalties for rough play with boxing gloves.
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Bonehead Club of
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Texas 36th Infantry Division to hold 25th reunion
The 36th Infantry Division association will hold its 25th annual reunion and convention October 27 to 29 at Fort Worth. Infantry group meets Austin.
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Austin
Texas
36Th Infantry Division Association
Fort Worth
Girlstown Benefit Party Set By Lubbock Pilot Club
A Girlstown benefit event will be held Thursday night in the east and north ballrooms of the Lubbock hotel. Canasta bridge and bingo will be played with prizes donated by Lubbock merchants. Proceeds go to Girlstown. tickets are 30 cents or paid at the door. Miss Hadena Hester is general chairman.
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Girlstown
U.S. A
Lubbock Pilot Club
At & O'Clock
Lubbock Hotel
Lubbock
Pilot Club
Hadena Hester
Lois Alexander
Evelyn Clewell
East Texas Youth Killed in Hit and Run
Jacksonville reports 15-year-old Freddy Stewart died after being struck by a hit and run car on the Tyler highway. Mayor T E Acker posted a $100 reward for information and East Texas officers have a broad dragnet. Stewart was returning home from a football game when the accident occurred. no witnesses reported to police.
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Freddy Stewart
T. E. Acker
East Texas
Stewart
Tyler
Farmer Ami Miller Bugle Calls Cows at Reveille and Retreat
In Fennville Michigan on a crisp October day farmer Ami Miller sounded reveille on an old army bugle and his cows filed from the barn for milking. At night retreat brings them back from the back pasture, a phenomenon neighbors confirm with about 100 miltary cows, though how they learned the calls remains a mystery.
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Fennville
Mich
Ami Miller
Miller
Enlists in Navy Clark Dyess Stationed at San Diego
Oct 14 Clark K. Dyess 17 son of Mrs J W McIllwain recently enlisted in the Navy and is now stationed at San Diego. Mrs McIllwain's husband Maj J W McIllwain is with the Army in Korea.
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Tahora
Clark K. Dyess
J. W. McIllwain
San Diego
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