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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1962

Page

6

Front Heads Into State Floods and Drownings Reported Near Fort Worth

Weather and flood news from Texas describe two men drowning near Fort Worth as storms lash Sabine Pass and nearby towns. Tornadolike winds strike Cleburne south of Fort Worth injuring a man while traffic accidents caused several deaths. Residents flee rising waters then some return home as rainfall affects Auckland Barry area with hundreds of homes impacted.

Sabine Pass Fort Worth Cleburne

Cotton Outlook Mixed With Rains Across Texas Plains

Weather and market notes from the Texas cotton belt describe rainfall aiding late planted dryland crops but delaying harvest. Irrigated fields show excellent prospects while growers seek hot dry weather to mature bolls. USDA offices in Lamesa and Brownfield prepare for peak ginning, with weekly bale receipts forecast to rise around Oct 1.

Hoa Bob Poteet Executive Secretari the Exchance Poteet Lubbock Lee H McEiray Bill Palmer USDA Palmer Lamesaama Lamesa Brownfield Wharton Chafford Ro Wharton Agricultural Marketing Service Zook Bales Wilburn J. Reeves AML Gaines Terry Yoakum Aus Maley Castry Tosby

Frost and Khrushchev clash over God and future world

Poet Robert Frost described his meeting with Nikita Khrushchev as a discussion of conflict and progress. He said God wants contention and stressed magnanimity and chivalry, rejecting blackguarding and dirty play while aiming to persuade Khrushchev on the world’s next century.

Frost Khrushchev God Russia Berlin United States Cambridge Vermont Tass Can Moscow Robert Frost Nikita Khrushchev Gagria Black Sea

Birth announcements from West Texas hospitals and families

Series of birth notices listing newborns at West Texas hospitals withweights ranging from 3 pounds 3 ounces to over 6 pounds. Includes fathers’ occupations such as farmer student and Texas Tech affiliate and mentions family names like Newton Ro Muntoch Reid Addison and Myers alongside hospital times and dates.

Ama Mie Reid Addison Broweheld West Texas Hospital Ro Muntoch Est Apt A West Texas Texas Tech

Miss Ohio Crowned Miss Wisconsin Runner-Up in Atlantic City

Miss Ohio captured the Miss America crown in Atlantic City finishing ahead of runner-up Miss Wisconsin. The event featured five finalists and ten semifinalists, with scholarships awarded to top performers and a focus on talent beyond swim-suit competition.

Atlantic City Murs Mary Martin Miss Slaughter Pamela Gilbert Illinois Carole Jean van Valin Michigan Joan Mary Engle Wisconsin Charlotte Ann Carroll Mississippi Patricia Lei Jacquelyn Jeanne Mayer Sandusky Ohio South Carolina Evelyn Keith Elis Texas Penny Lee Rudd Joan Mary Engh Hawai Patricia Les Anderson

Ex Ambassador Thompson undergoes kidney stone removal

Thompson former ambassador to the Soviet Union underwent a 45 minute kidney stone operation at the Air Force Academy hospital. He was reported in satisfactory condition and is expected to remain hospitalized about two weeks.

AIR Force Academy Colo APY Llewellyn EB Thompson Soviet Union Air Force Academy Hospital Academy

Shortage of Meat Seen in Midwest Markets

Oren Lee Staley, president of the National Farmers Organization, warns a meat shortage could hit by week’s end as NFO starts a second week of all-state stock commitments. Hog, cattle and sheep receipts fall while prices rise 5 to 19 cents a pound in several Midwest stores.

Corning Iowa National Farmers Organization Oren Lee Staley NFC Midwest

Soviet Union Explodes MegaTon Nuclear Device

Washington reports the Soviet Union detonated another megaton range nuclear device at its Arctic test site on Saturday as part of an intensive test series, according to the U S Atomic Energy Commission.

Washington Soviet Union Arctic U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

Motorcycle Bandit Hits El Paso Store

A young LatinAmerican robber wearing goggles a motorcycle helmet and a yellow flowered shirt robbed a El Paso supermarket of 3500 on Saturday with many customers present. The bandit threatened manager Frank Maldonado with a 45 caliber pistol and ordered cash and the safe placed in a bag. Police believe he escaped on a motorcycle.

FL Paso UPI Frank Maldonado

Solons Back Prompt JFK Call-Up For Cuba Crisis

Senators urge swift approval of call-up authority as Berlin and Cuba tensions rise. Mundt pushes immediate U S air and naval blockade of Cuba and economic pressure to deter Soviet expansion. Case counters that evidence of Russian forces in Cuba is lacking and recent shipments were defensive.

Berlin Cuba Johnston Sen Kari FE. Mundt U.S Mundt Nnist Castro Clifford P. Case R-Nj Dean Rusk McNamara Case Radiotelevision Use

Autos Looted and Thefts Reported Saturday

A Boomerang Drive-In break in led to missing cash from a juke box and pinball machine. Vandals damaged radios on cars at two homes. Car plates were stolen from a vehicle on 3 18th Street. Four bicycles were stolen. A forgery case at Lubbock Sales led to an arrest. A portable TV and record player valued at 170 dollars were stolen from Horace Duncan's apartment.

William Collins 34Th St William Clark Larry Doyle Charles F. Bledsoe 18Th St Bledsoe Coleman Cowan Th St Oneta Elis Ave Ed Hall 31St St J. PD. Woodard Auburn Lubbock Sales Broadway Horace Duncan St. St. Duncan

Fatal Wreck Ends in Ditch Near Texico

Highway patrolmen report a head on collision between Galaviz and Gallegos drivers on a rural road. Galaviz car skidded 143.9 feet, Gallegos vehicle nosed into the ditch 38 feet away. Survivors include four Galaviz brothers and four sisters led by Mrs Merced Rojas and Mrs Alan Llegas.

Umits H. D. Cleckler John Cowan Galaviz Gallegos Ramon Galaviz Luciano Galaviz Jr Wolfforth Armando Galaviz Lubbock Joe Galaviz Merced Rojas Texico N.M Alan V. Llegas Abernathy Hortencia Galaviz Noelia Galaviz

Explosions and Fires Hit City From Multiple Incidents

A sequence of weekend incidents left no injuries in an initial propane leak and a steam cleaner mishap at Transport Co of Texas. A fatal collision on FE 19th Street killed Jesse Galavit, with crews responding to a car blaze and a separate propane leak near 2210 FE 16th Street.

Lubbock Jesse Morales Galaviz BC Doth St Aleteno Larry Gallegos The Transport Co. of Texas Aoo AL Pearcey 25Th St 16Th St Jesse Galavit BC 16Th 19Th St

Mystery Object Falls From Sky in Ireland

A baseball sized object crashed in a field near Duncannon County Wexford causing a four foot crater and a local blast sound heard over half a mile. Police cordoned the site awaiting military experts from Dublin for examination.

Duncannon Ireland UPI County Wexford Dublin

Break-In at Sheriff’s Office Leads to Jail Break

From an unlocked door intruders entered the sheriff’s office and stole cash a watch gin and wine from a storage closet. The closet key lay in the sheriff’s desk. The prisoner allegedly used the same route to return to his cell and cover a floor hole. Items recovered included a watch from behind the cell door, a bottle from the mattress, and most alcohol consumed. A felony theft charge was filed against Roberts by County Atty Carleton Pp Webb.

Sheriff's Office Merritt Roberts Carleton Webb

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