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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1952

Page

9

Crawford to Star in Posse as Sheriff in Columbia Western

Oscar winner Broderick Crawford signs a new Columbia deal with Harry Joe Brown set to produce Posse a western featuring Crawford as a frontier town sheriff. The article notes Turner Lamas and Lana Turner in Latin Lover prep and various Hollywood items including DiMaggio, Johnson, and Durbin, with Kansas City surgery update on former Senator Harry Darby.

Broderick Crawford Posse Columbia Hollywood Kay Art Stich Harry Cohn Brodin “Posse Lana Lana Turner Fernanda Lamas Wth Richard Thorpe Joe Pasternak Brazil Ferdie Europe Rin Dore Schary Kansas City Harry Darby Can Gen Eisenhower

Daredevil Clings To Fast Moving Train

In Kelso Washington on September 6 Victoria B C man Donn Hall attempted to board a Union Pacific streamliner at Vancouver. Late and grabbing hand rails he rode the northbound train for about 14 minutes at speeds over 70 mph before being noticed by Brakeman B R Penney as the train reached Ridgefield 14 miles away.

Kelso Wash Victoria B. C Donn Hall Hall Union Pacific Streamliner Vancouver Ridgefield B. R. Penney

State Fair Livestock Entries Near Deadline in Dallas

Livestock entries for the 1952 State Fair of Texas close Monday except for horse show entries. The fair runs Oct 4 to Oct 19 with horse show deadline Sept 23. Pan-American Holstein Show Oct 10–17 could draw entries from 20 states, expanding premiums to 15000 dollars. total premiums reach 60000 dollars for beef and dairy cattle, horses, swine, sheep and goats plus a junior show.

Dallas Texas Ray W. Wilsor Wilson

ExTech Student From Shallowater Recalled to Navy Duty

Rudolph Rice of Shallowater Texas, husband of Lorraine Rice Frayser Tennessee, has returned to active duty with the Navy at Memphis Naval Air Station. He serves as assistant commissary officer in the Supply Department where aviation technicians are trained. Rice, a Shallowater High School graduate, attended Texas Tech and the University of Oklahoma, joined the Navys V-12 program in 1943 and earned a commission at Harvard Business School in 1944. He was reported at St Marys Hospital Monday for a rest by a physician.

Naval Air Station Memphis Tenn Rudolph Rice Supply Corps USN Levy B. Rice Shallowater Texas Lorraine Rice Frayser Navy Rice Shallowater High School Texas Tech University of Oklahoma Harvard Business School

Tex the giant papier mache cowboy guards Texas State Fair gate

Dallas reports Texas State Fair unveils Tex a massive 50 foot tall papier mache cowboy built of steel pipe and lath to stand at the main entrance Oct 4 19. He wears a 75 gallon hat and a 252 inch waist belt with size 70 boots. Tex shadows a giant bulletin board listing daily fair attractions.

Dallas Texas Feller Texan Gary Cooper Tex Grand Avenue H. D. Lee Co Lee Pardner

Demos Nominate Ribicoff For Connecticut Senate Post

U S Representative A A Ribicoff was nominated by the Democratic State Convention to run for the Connecticut Senate seat. Ribicoff, 42, a two term congressman, was acclaimed unanimously to oppose Prescott Bush in November for the seat made open by the death of Senator Brien McMahon.

Hartford Conn U.S A. A. Ribicoff Connecticut Senate Prescott Bush Greenwich Brien McMahon

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