Four Area Festivals Open Across South Plains Region
Four annual celebrations begin in the South Plains and Eastern New Mexico area with county fairs at Clovis Lovington and Lockney and Maize Days in Friona launching at 8 p.m. A queen will be named at Friona tonight as Clovis Lovington and Friona hold queen contests postponed by rain. Lockney hosts the seventh Floyd County Fair with a noon barbecue to open today.
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South Plains
New Mexico
Clovis
Lovington
Lockney
Friona
Floyd County
Lockney Hosts Floyd County Fair Opening Activities
Lockney will launch the seventh Floyd County Fair with a free barbecue at noon courtesy of the Lockney Chamber of Commerce. A 2 30 p.m. parade starts the celebrations as exhibits are judged from 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Swine, sheep, beef cattle, and baby beef shows are scheduled across Friday and Saturday. An Old Fiddlers contest, gospel singing, and a talent show cap the events.
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Lockney
Farmer of America
Fairgrounds
Guess It Just Wasn't Her Day
A Lub bock woman backing into a service station caused the pump hose to catch, topple the pump and start an electrical fire. Bystanders helped, a foreign car pushed her vehicle, which rolled into a parked truck. firemen reported only slight damage and pump fire.
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Ohlenbusch
4Th St
Ave. F
Lovington Queen Named for Lea County Fair
Miss Lennie Jo Love a 16 year old Lovington High senior was named queen of the Lea County Fair which opens today with a parade at 4 p m The fair runs through Saturday and judging for livestock crops poultry cattle and other exhibits is scheduled across the next two days with a buyers barbecue and auction to close the event Saturday night Runners up Connie Lee Cunningham and Jan Hardin are named with Stevie Ann Breckon in fourth place
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Lovington
Lennie Jo Love
Lovington High School
Lea County
Love
Bernard Love
New Mexico
Connie Lee Cunningham
Jimmy Cunningham
Jan Hardin
Damon Hardin
Stevie Ann Breckon
Alvin Breckon
McDonald
Tatum
Lynetta Crenshaw
Frank Crenshaw
Melrose
Shirley Drumwright
S. Set
William Wast
Cannon Afb
Curry County Fair
Jury Foreman Pays Knife Fine For Reynolds
A Houston county court jury finds Jessie H. Reynolds guilty of carrying a switch-blade knife. Foreman J B Bigras donates $10 to help pay the $100 fine. Reynolds says his right hand is crippled and uses the knife for work. Judge Duncan staples the ten dollars to the verdict. Reynolds plans an appeal.
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Houston
Jessie H. Reynolds
J. B. Bigras
Reynolds
Jimmie Duncan
Smith College Professor Held In Morals Case
Smith College associate English professor Joel R. Dorius was arrested in Northampton for possession of obscene material and lewdness. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Police raid yielded hundreds of obscene items and names linked to other colleges in New York State.
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Northampton
Mass
Joel R. Dorius
Smith College
Smith
Dorius
John J. Regan
New York State
Darius
Regan
New York
B-58 Flight Schedule For Plainview Training
Fort Worth reports B-58 Hustler bombers will conduct supersonic training this week. Thursday routes Fredericksburg Texas to Duncan Oklahoma. Friday Plainview Texas to San Antonio with two planes using the Plainview San Antonio corridor. A separate note mentions Hamelin curfew after a soldier was killed in a clash with youths.
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Fort Worth
UPS
D—Carswell Air Force Base
Fredericksburg
Tex
Duncan
Okla
Plainview Tex
San Antonio
Plainview
Hamelin
Rain Delays Curry County Fair Queen Contest in Clovis
Light showers postponed the Curry County Fair Queen contest planned for opening night. Fifty percent of judging hinges on horsemanship and personality, with the event now set for 7 p.m. provided weather clears. The queen will attend the New Mexico state fair and receive $50 expenses.
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Curry County
New Mexico
Professors Decry Anti-Red Drive in El Salvador
University of San Salvador professors denounce a government crackdown as savagery against students and citizens amid unrest. They note suspending classes as protests unfold after President Lemus announced a dismantled communist plot.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Jose Maria Lemus
University of San Salvador
Fidel Castro
Tax Rise Fails to Boost Liquor Revenue in August 1960
Texas State Treasurer Jesse James reported August 1960 liquor stamp sales reached 1,142,877 dollars, down from 1,341,975 the prior August. Chief clerk Morris Stevens attributed the drop to stockpiling before a September 1, 1959 tax hike, while cigarette stamps rose to 7,890,930 dollars and wine stamps to 77,197 dollars.
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Austin
UPI
Jesse James
James
Morris Stevens
Stevens
Valley Farmers Biggest Worry Now Is Weeds
USDA reports weeds as the Valley's main current problem for Rio Grande Valley vegetables while other regions show movement toward markets. Rain delayed field work in the Valley, with scattered fall and winter crop losses and ongoing tomato, cabbage, carrot, and pepper progress.
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Austin
UPI
Rio Grande Valley
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
High Plains
Texas
Hardy-Dallum
Plains
Ike To Visit Missile Center
President Eisenhower arrives in Huntsville Alabama for a two hour visit to Redstone Arsenal to dedicate the Marshall Space Flight Center NASA facility. He will speak and tour the post to view the Saturn booster with Katherine Marshall and Dr. T Keith Glennan in the party.
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Huntsville
Ala
Eisenhower
Redstone Arsenal
Marshall Space Flight Center
National Aeronauttics and Space Administration
United States
Redstone Landing Field
Katherine Marshall
George C. Marshall
Space Flight Center
T. Keith Glennan
NASA
Wichita Falls Boy Admits Setting Apartment Fire
A 13 year old Wichita Falls boy admitted setting a fire that damaged an apartment, causing about $8,000 in losses. He told firefighter Dick Simmons the incident and will report to probation officer B. F. Van Pelt on Friday.
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Wichita Falls
UPI
Dick Simmons
Chrysler Unveils 1961 Styling At Miami Preview
In Miami Chrysler previews 1961 styling with emphasis on front ends and lower hoods across eight lines including Plymouth Imperial De Soto and Dart. The preview showcases new instrument panels steering wheels door panels and a jet‑inspired alternator replacing generators.
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Miami
Fla
Chrysler Corp
United States
Donna
Chrysler
de Soto
Dodge
Plymouth
Dart
Valiant
Chryisler
Shoe fitting tips for growing children
When shopping for shoes for growing youngsters, have the clerk measure from heel to ball and across the widest part of the foot to ensure proper fit and support.
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Queens
Lockney Is
Floyd Fair
Wayne Richardson
Standard Life
Whiteside
F.d.1.c
Lubbock
F.D.I.C
Winter Garden
Ike
Missile Center
Wichita Falls Boys
Florida
K. C. Hankins Avalanche-Journal
West
Milo
D.&d. Fertilizer
J. O. Garrett
Mgr
Lewter
Levelland
Brownfield
Roy Christopher
Sears Rjebuck and DO
Ott
Kenmore
Sears
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