Labor Day Opens Quietly Across Lubbock
Labor Day returns to routine as many firms in Lubbock stay open and offices close. City Hall and post offices shut, DPS runs Operation Motorcide with one noted fatality in Slaton. Lions Club fish fry draws 750. rest stop and Salvation Army mobile canteen operate along U.S. Hwy 82 near Municipal Airport. Births listed include children born to Stage, Conway, Phelan, and Willington families at West Texas Hospital. fathers' occupations noted.
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Lubbock
Retail Merchants Association
City Hall
Department of Public Safety
DPS
South Plains
Slaton
Roland John Schuette
Municipal Airport
Salvation “Army
Rain and storm activity across Texas Panhandle to moon lake reports
Showers from midnight to 6 am rain across South Plains with limited cooling. Amarillo foresees late afternoon and evening thundershowers through Tuesday affecting about 20 percent of the Panhandle. A severe thunderstorm alert for North Central Texas yielded only minor damaging winds at Littlefield. Overnight showers lingered in southern Texas Panhandle. Beaumont reported 72 mm of rain in 24 hours, Galveston .06 inch, San Antonio .12 inch. A tornado sighted near Anthony after a night thunderstorm. Moon Lake Utah fatality report and injuries from lightning near Moon Lake.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
Littlefield
Texas Panhandle
Beaumont
Galveston
San Antonio
California
Mississippi Valley
Great Basin
Rockies
Wichita
Kaw
McConnell Air Force Base
Anthony
Moon Lake
Utah
Mustangs Enter Annual Cross Country Air Race
In Clearwater Florida UPI reports vintage P51 Mustangs and a twin engine Cessna prepare for the 7500 mile Reno cross country race. Defending champion Wayne Adams, a Nevada Air National Guard jet instructor, aims to repeat as winner in the 15000 dollar event.
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Clearwater
Fla
UPI
Reno
Nev
Majo Wayne Adams
Nevada Air National Guard
Adams
Keno Pambling
Harolds Club
Atoan
Shortages Highlighted in Army Ammunition Inquiry
Sen Margaret Chase Smith led a probe into Korean War shortages calling the scene shocking while Gen Creighton Abrams Jr. praised peacetime readiness as the best in his 29 years. Pentagon censorship hampered full disclosure with deleted figures in testimony.
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Subcommittee
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
United States States
Europe
Creighton W. Abrams Jr
Army
U.S
Floods Climb Narrows as Party Faces Rising Waters
Iron County Sheriff Otto Fife led a rescue watch after flash flood levels surged near Zinn National in southwestern Utah. A party of about 35 including scientists, lawyers, doctors and FBI agents entered the Narrows last Friday with earlier reports of other groups. authorities expected possible further rain and hoped they would emerge safely with high water rising.
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Wade
Zinn National
Utah
Pany
Armstrong
Megan Atchmile
Narrows
Iron County
Otto Fife
Cedar City
Wee Park
Albert Tate Jr Shooting Victim Rites Pending in Lubbock
Carlisle Jamison Funeral Home in Lubbock will announce rites for Albert Tate Jr 26 who was shot and killed in an altercation outside a dance early Sunday Edgar Jones 24 remains critical with knife wounds sheriff deputies say a Negro man aided the investigation in Lubbock County Texas
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Carlisle
Jamison Funeral Home
Lubbock
Albert Tate Jr
Quirt Ave
Edgar Jones
Zenith
Lubterk
Massachusetts Bans Snubnosed Toy Pistol Distribution
Massachusetts Atty Gen Edward W. Brooks prohibits distribution sale and use of a pastel snubnosed toy pistol imported since July that fires plastic cartridges by combustion and can be converted to a firearm. Law enforcement officials were notified that violators may face criminal prosecution.
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Boston
Edward W. Brooks
Massachusetts
Brooke
Owner Kills Rampaging Pet Lion After Attack
Mrs Dail cared for Simba the lion during Labor Day weekend isolation. Simba dragged Dail on a leash then leaped and bit him before neighbors and police shot the lion dead. Dail survived with minor injuries and plans to replace Simba with a cheetah.
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Simba
Dail
Invasion prompts UN session and India Pakistan clash
The U N Security Council met in emergency session to press India and Pakistan to withdraw beyond the 1949 Kashmir cease fire line. India announced a surprise cross border attack toward Punjab Lahore with jet strikes on military targets and reports claimed capture of Pakistani aircraft. Pakistan’s Ayub Khan vowed to continue until Indian guns are silenced.
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West
Pakistan
Lahore
India
Punjab
New York
U. S. Security Council
Y. B. Chavan
New Delhi
Indian Defense Ministry
West Pakistan
Moghul Pura
Capual
Ayub
Wei
School Menus For The Week
Weekly menu listings for all schools show Tuesday to Friday meals to help avoid duplication. Items include toasted cheese sandwich, roast beef, hamburger, and tuna salad on lettuce with sides and desserts. Also notes start of new school year urging motorists to watch children.
Two Hurt In Morning Collision At 15th Street
In a 5:35 a.m. collision at 15th Street and Avenue T Harold L. Garlington, 41, and Mrs. Virgie Bell, 35, were hospitalized. Garlington at West Texas Hospital and Bell at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital remained in emergency rooms at 9 a.m. Both unsure of further hospitalization. In Angleton, deputies report sighting a 200 foot long bluish glowing unidentified flying object. Chief Deputy McCoy and Deputy Goode saw it around midnight Friday in northwest Brazoria County, skimming toward their patrol car, then vanishing.
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15Th St
Ave
Harold L. Garlington
West Texas Hospital
Virgie Bell
Amherst
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Angleton
B. EF. McCoy
Bob Goode
Brazoma County
Houston
McCoy
Readings In Texas Readings In Texas DIES IN CRASH
AP report from San Antonio says Captain Harold Boggs aged 26 died Friday in a crash when his small foreign sports car struck an expressway utility pole.
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San Antonio
Harold Boggs
Seminole judge J. T. Florence services set at church
Funeral services for J. T. Florence 65 Seminole city judge who died Saturday at Seminole Memorial Hospital will be at 10 a m today at First Presbyterian Church Seminole. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park Midland under Singleton Funeral Home. Pallbearers named Sammie Webb Jimmy Pierson Ed Welch L M Blackmon Charley Benson Rex Long.
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J. T. Florence
Seminole City
Seminole Memorial Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
Seminole
Resthaven Memorial Park
Midland
Singleton Funeral Home
Sammie Webb
Jimmy Pierson
Ed Welch
L. M. Blackmon
Charley Benson
Rex Long
Forecast Lsolated Precipitation Not Indicated
Local forecast offers no definite isolated precipitation. residents advised to monitor updates as weather conditions remain uncertain. No specific timing or amounts given, prompting cautious planning.
Weather outlook for four state area shows clear to partly cloudy
Northwest Texas and Oklahoma areas expect clear to partly cloudy skies with isolated afternoon and evening thunder showers affecting about 20 percent of the north and northwest regions. Central Texas and New Mexico forecast similar conditions with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms, warmer in the Panhandle and northeast Tuesday. Official readings as recorded by U.S. officials.
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Florida
Carolina Coast
Gulf Coast
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Oklahoma
Panhandle
New Mexico
Injuries in Local Incidents Leave Several Hospitalized
Condition of J T Daniels in Methodist ICU after knife wounds from Sunday's attack at Morton service station. Willie Newton in ICU after being shot at 207 18th St following a family dispute. Mrs Kelly Smyer in serious condition after a Saturday shooting at her Levelland area home. Sgt Billy Stafford treated at Methodist after a fight at Fair Park Coliseum. an 18 year old held and four others charged with fighting.
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J. T. Daniels
Morton
Methodist Hospital
Daniels
Willie Newton
Nutmeg Ave
18Th St
Newton
Kelly Smyer
Levelland
Billy Stafford
Fair Park Coliseum
Rural and urban lawmakers back 33‑member amendment
The article notes Blanchard and most rural senators endorse the 33 member amendment while several city senators who opposed it now support it. Polls open Tuesday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with 46 polling places and an absentee ballot box in the county. This vote is a preview for November 2 when ten more amendments head to voters.
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Blanchard
Heifer Found After Two Weeks Missing Near Lyons
Two weeks after a local heifer vanished Ralph Greathouse’s cow was found by children in a stack of baled hay amid rain puddles. The animal was healthy aside from limited exercise.
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Lyons
Kan
Ralph Greathouse
How To Find Your Voting Place In Election
Lubbock County residents can determine where to cast ballots in Tuesday's special election to amend the Texas Constitution. Check the precinct number on your poll tax receipt against the polling place address. reference list includes precincts and locations such as Fire Station and Maton.
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Lubbock County
State Senate
Cleopatra and spice lore in ancient perfume lore
Cairo reports describe ancient Egyptians valuing spices as essential, used in food and perfume. Cleopatra is said to have led men astray with kyphi incense made from spices. Arab women in the desert reportedly perfume themselves by smoking burning spice Lys.
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Cairo
Cleopatra
Kyphi
Desert
Weekend burglaries and vandalism under city police probe
Police investigated weekend incidents including thefts at A-1 Appliance Co. 1708 4th St and break‑ins at Continental Oil Co. 904 Ave E. Robberies tally small cash losses as residents report stolen money, damaged property, and a rock shattered a rear car window on College Avenue.
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A-1 Appliance Co
4Th ‘St
Continental Oil Co
Ave
Martha Massey
Auburn St
Hurricane Betsy Threatens Bahama Islands And Florida Coast
Hurricane Betsy lashed a vast area from Florida to the Bahamas with gale winds as forecasters warned of a possible swing toward the Miami metropolitan area. Warnings covered Cape Kennedy to Key West while planes at Kiz Homestead Air Force Base prepared for redeployment if Betsy shifts west-southwest. Forecasters noted the storm’s long reach and historic parallels, saying the eye could bring dangerous winds for about 16 hours if it moves ashore or along the coast.
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Miami
Florida
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Key West
Bermuda
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Florida Keys
Islamorada
Hope Town
Great Abaco
Nassau
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Betsy's Eye
Edna Bedwell Dies In Hospital
Miss Edna Bedwell aged 48 died at St Marys Hospital after long illness. A seven year Reese Air Force Base accounting department employee she was a Snyder native who lived in Lamesa. Survived by mother Mrs W L Bedwell two brothers and a sister with funeral arrangements pending.
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Bedwell
Snyder
Lamesa
Lamesa High School
W.L. Bedwell
L. P. Bedwell
6Th St
W. L. Bedwell Jr
Dallas
John Parchman
Death toll from holiday weekend traffic and accidents
The AP surveyed non holiday period from 6 pm Friday August 20 to midnight Monday August 23. Reports show 451 traffic deaths 5 heating accidents and 45 drownings totaling 507. The Labor Day weekend tally also included 13 heating deaths and 29 drownings.
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Associated Press
Inges
Ada woman dies nine days after Hwy 82 crash
Mrs. Pyron Eppler, 68, of Ada Oklahoma, injured Aug 29 in a four car collision 9.3 miles east of Dickens on U S 82, died at 7:30 am at Methodist Hospital where she had been hospitalized since the accident. Her husband, 72, remains in fair condition. Funeral arrangements were pending at Rix Funeral Home.
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Pyron Eppler
Ada
Okla
Dickens
U. S. Hwy 82
Methodist Hospital
Lsted
Mother Of Lubbock Woman Dies Sunday
Mrs. John Simmons 84 of Brownwood, mother of Mrs. Mile ton Pace of Lubbock, died Sunday night in Brownwood. Pace has lived at 3504 47th St. since Saturday. Funeral at 2 p.m. today at Davine Morris Funeral Home with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Survived by two daughters and two sons.
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Brownwood
Mileton Pace
Lubbock
Pace
47Th St
Davine Morris Funeral
Brownewood
Brownwood Cemetery
Sime Mong
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48Th St
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Travelers Protective Association of America
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