Tragic Jesse James Site Still Echoes His Era
A Kansas City area legend Jesse James, born in Missouri, left a legacy of violence and myth. The Moore family home near Kearney remains open to visitors though vandalism and souvenir hunting persist. Nearby Liberty pays homage with a plaque on a bank site once tied to the outlaw, while modern streets curb traffic with strict signage.
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Jesse
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Clay County Savings Assn
Hillary heads to Darjeeling for nine month snowman quest
Sir Edmund Hillary travels to Darjeeling to join Sherpa guide Jenn ing Norkay on a nine month expedition in search of the abominable snowman in the Himalayas. The pair previously conquered Mount Everest.
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Alcutta
India
UPI
Redmund Hillary
Darjeeling
Sherpa
Jenning Norkay
Simalayas
Hillary
Norkay
Mt. Everest
Auto Air Conditioning Becomes Standard in 1961 Cars
Industry outlook shows automotive air conditioning expanding from luxury to common feature. 1960 compacts see new market shift as makers plan factory options, while 1961 models may offer built in systems across most brands. Growth driven by demand in hot regions and among fleets, with forecasts of rising unit sales into the mid decade.
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New York
API
Warner Electric Brake & Clutch Co
Warner
Southwest
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Suburb Looks to Lure Disney for Australian Disneyland
Manly former mayor Marvin Paine will travel to discuss a Disney theme park in Australia with Disney officials. The seaside Sydney suburb hopes to attract a Disneyland project and boost local development.
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Sydney
Australia
UPI
Walt Disney Organization
Marvin Paine
Manly
Disney Studios
Vast underground sites house USAF Minuteman missiles
Underground complexes for the US Air Force Minuteman missile program will span wide areas. A direct hit to one site is projected to spare neighboring sites from damage.
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USAF
Union Carbide Moves 5.5 Million Pounds To New Park Ave HQ
Union Carbide and Neptune World-Wide Moving undertake the largest corporate office relocation in New York history reaching from 11 out-of-town sites to 270 Park Avenue. The year-long effort involves 12,000 chairs, 3,800 desks, 6,400 files, 2,000 typewriters and 2,000 sheets of masonry carpet to be moved by 275 workers across 14 buildings and 52 floors.
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UPI
Union Carbide Corp
Union Carbide
Neptune
Park Avenue
Lubbock Couple Hurt In Wreck
A Lubbock couple Mr and Mrs Wayne Smith were hospitalized after a two car crash at Avenue A and 3rd Street about 2 34 p m Sunday The wife aged 20 suffered a fractured skull and abrasions and was listed in fair condition at West Texas Hospital The husband aged 28 was in poor condition at Methodist Hospital The Smiths son Ricky Wayne 32 and John Grady Thomas Littlefield driver of the other car were treated and released Officials said Thomas was northbound on Avenue A while the Smiths were westbound on 3rd Street and the Thomas car skidded 150 feet before stopping at the Mackenzie Park fence The Smith car traveled 30 to 40 feet Officials were investigating the mishap Sunday night
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Paris
Methodist Hospital
Ricky Wayne Smith
John Grady Thomas
Littlefield
Thomas
Avenue A
Smiths
3Rd Street
Mackenzie Park
Five Area Residents Injured In Accidents
Five local residents were hurt in various accidents Friday and Saturday, remaining in Methodist Hospital Sunday night. Dennis Puryear, 9, Brownfield, fell from a moving pickup near Brownfield, and Jimmy Todd, 25, Denver City, was injured when a water tank exploded at Denver City.
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Brownfield
Jimmy Todd
Denver City
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Tatum
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Larry Hutcheson
D. J. Hutcheson
Wilson
Jerry Caldwell
Bill Caldwell
Snyder
Lloyd Services Slated In Friona
Thomas Leroy Lloyd 85 died after a year long illness in Friona. Funeral at 2 p.m. in Bovina Baptist Church with Rev. John Ferguson officiating. Burial in Bovina Cemetery. Survived by wife Bessie foster daughter Millie Holder two sisters Ola Free and Bessie Wilkerson.
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Thomas
Tom
Leroy Lloyd
Bovina
Palmer County
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Baptist Church
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Millie Holder
Ola Free
Bessie Wilkerson
Grandma Moses Starts 100th Birthday Year With Celebration
Grand toasts and 125 guests gather in Eagle Bridge New York as Grandma Moses nears her 100th birthday on Wednesday. The event on Sunday allows workers to attend and features three birthday cakes and fond memories from friends and family including a note from President Eisenhower.
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N.Y
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Mary Moses
Vermont Line
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Grandma Moses
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Bill to bar men over 50 from marrying teen girls in India
A bill introduced in India's lower house would prohibit men over 50 from marrying teenage girls. It prescribes up to one year in prison and a fine of 1000 rupees for such "September April" romances.
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New Delhi
UPI
India
Tahiti Tourism Boost Debuts Paris Office
France opens a special tourist office in Paris to develop tourism in Tahiti, reversing a long discouragement of foreign travel to the Pacific paradise. The move signals renewed attention to Tahiti as a travel destination and aims to attract visitors from overseas markets.
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France
Tahiti
Paris
Criticism Often Stems From Faulty Self-Understanding
New England psychologist Dr. Thomas R. Brigante says a psychologically sophisticated person may mask biases and faulty self-understanding with jargon. He argues the unconscious is used to excuse unkind remarks and dodge self-examination, a view he presents in the Journal of Health and Human Behavior.
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UPI
New England
Thomas R. Brigante
Brockton
Mass
Brigante
Journal of Health and Human Behavior
Leo Potishman
Texas Christian University
Brizante
Labor Day Reflections on Peaceful Celebrations
A short meditation by Julien C. Hyer contrasts international May Day unrest with American gatherings of ball games picnics and parades. He calls for rest from labor and neighborly love, noting an air of calm and peaceful celebration rather than demonstrations.
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Marion Wooten Services Slated
Funeral services for Marion F. Wooten 47 of Abernathy are set for 2 p m today at Sanders Funeral Home chapel in Lubbock with Rev D D Harris officiating. Burial will follow in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Wooten died after becoming ill in Lubbock while visiting a daughter. He was a former Wichita Falls maintenance manager and World War II veteran. Survivors include wife Dorothy six sons two daughters his mother two half brothers a brother two sisters and eight grandchildren.
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15Th St
Abermnathy
Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home Chapel
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Boswell Heights Baptist Church
Plainview
City of Lubbock
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West Texas Hospital
June Neasbitt
Temple
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Wichita Falls
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Judy White
Gail Harris
Dona Able
Frances Anderson
Jeanette Blake
Meashitt
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Corpus Christi
Chartha Wooten
Estell Pennington
Rotan
Lucille Wooten
California
Pryor Hammons
W. M. Dean
Hooper McCown
Roy Ferguson
Otto Jones
W. FE. Blackman
Ella
D. C. Jr
Canyon
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Spencer McCartie
Odessa
Frieda Lindley
Oklahoma
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Troy Kesey
Petersburg
Evelyn Curb
Albuquerque
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Hobbs
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St. Paul
Minn
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Grand Junction
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Funeral Services and Deaths in Local Obituaries
Funeral services are planned for Thelma Irene Lewis at Arnett-Benson Baptist Church with burial in Ralls Cemetery. J T Allen had services at Wolfforth Baptist Church with burial in Wolfforth Cemetery. Miner va Arlene Acuff’s funeral was in Andrews First Baptist Church with graveside at Evergreen Cemetery Ranger. Lonnie Haynes, 23, injured by a shotgun wound near Post, is hospitalized at St Marys Hospital after a hunting accident. brother Donnie was with him.
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Andrews
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Evergreen Cemetery
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Ithica
St. Mary's Hospital
Post
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Whitlock Rites Slated Tuesday
A. B. Whitlock 87 longtime Lubbock resident died Sunday after a three year illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sanders Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. J Ralph Grant officiating. Burial will follow in City of Lubbock Sanders Funeral Home. He moved to Lubbock in 1929 and was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Odd Fellows. Survived by four sons, three daughters, seven grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.
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Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home
J. Ralph Grant
First ‘Baptist Church
Littlefield Rites Set Today For D. C. Lindley
D C Lindley 64 longtime Littlefield schoolteacher and resident died after a long illness at Medical Arts Hospital. Funeral at 4 30 p m at First Baptist Church with Rev Robert Longshore officiating. Burial in Littlefield Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Ella two sons and five daughters with additional relatives listed. Lindley taught 23 years in Littlefield schools including 12 as elementary principal and briefly returned to duty 1959 60. He held degrees from Hardin Simmons and Texas Tech.
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Lindley
Medical Arts Hospital
First Baptist Church
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Littlefield Memorial Park
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Mrs Ellis Johnson 56 Dies in West Texas Hospital
Mrs Ellis Johnson 56 of 210 Sherman Ave died after a five month illness in West Texas Hospital. Funeral services set for 10 am Tuesday at Sanders Funeral Home Chapel with Elmer Knowles Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial. Johnson had lived in Lubbock 22 years, formerly of Belleville Arkansas.
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Ellis Johnson
Sherman Ave
Sanders Funeral Home
Elmer Knowles
Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints
Resthaven Memorial
Arvel Carden Rites Set Today At Kress First Baptist
Funeral services for 12 year old Arvel Le roy Carden gunshot victim are set for 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Kress burial in Plainview Memorial Park under Lemons Funeral Home direction. He was accidentally killed in an unloaded gun accident Saturday morning at his home three miles east of Kress. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Edward R Carden. The Rev Marshall Penn and the Rev Russell Poague will officiate.
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Arvel Leroy Carden
First Baptist Church
Plainview Memorial Park
Lemons Funeral Home
Edward R. Carden
Marshall Penn
Kress First Baptist Church
Russell Poague
Melbourne firm plans $448 million aluminum smelter
A Melbourne company announced plans to build a 448 million dollar aluminum smelter, eyeing sites in New Zealand or New Guinea as potential locations and signaling a major investment in the regional metals industry.
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New Zealand
New Guinea
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