Anniversary Observance Highlights Long-Standing Church History
The observance continues with an anniversary sermon by Dr. M E Sadler of Texas Christian University at 10 40 a m and an 8 30 a m service by Dr. Dudley Strain. About 2 000 people are expected for services and a 1 p m Carlisle Park dinner marks the closing event. A pageant recalls the church’s 1901 roots and growth to the present First Christian Church, including past ministers, building milestones, and a campus ministry.
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M. E. Sadler
Texas Christian University
Dudley Strain
Carlisle Park
John Woolford
Hal Shaner
Lubbock View
Bethany
Westmont
North Quirt
John McGee
Stn St
Ash
Southside Christian Church
First Christian
16Th and
Ave. J
Broadway
Ave. X
Paul Ellsworth
Texas Tech
O. B. Chesshir
West Texas Museum
Texas ‘Tech
North Carolina Beauty Crowned Miss America of 1962
Maria Beale Fletcher of Asheville NC won Miss America 1962 after a preliminary bathing suit competition. The 19 year old, a former Radio City Rockettes member, hopes for a career in entertainment after college. Runners up included Frances Jane Anderson Pine Bluff AR Carolyn Deann Lasater Salt Lake City UT Linda Jacklyn Loftis Fort Worth TX and Nancee Ann Parkinson West St Paul MN. The five finalists emerged from ten semifinalists chosen from 55 contestants.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Maria Beale Fletcher
North Carolina
jAmerica
Jancy Anne Fleming
Montague
Mich
Asheville
Radio City Rockettes
New York
Arkansas
Frances Jane Anderson
Pine Bluff
Utah
Carolyn Deann Lasater
Salt Lake City
Texas
Linda Jacklyn Loftis
Fort Worth
Minnesota
Nancee Ann Parkinson
West St. Paul
Alabama
Delores Hodgins
Bessemer
California
Susan Ann Henrughn
Inushter
Mary
Santa Fe Railroad
Air
Willam Jagier
Arthur Tyler
N. Ave
Texas Hospital
Joan Whitney Vine
Honolulu
Montana
Joanna Katherine Lester
Missoula
New Mexico
Myrtice Lee Conn
Clovis
Joe Gracey
West Texas Hospital
Oy Pittman Moore ‘Drug Co
Meteorite Sighting Shocks Lubbock Area
FAA tower at Lubbock Municipal Airport logged a meteor at 10 07 p m Several airline pilots reported seeing the object light up the sky over the region One pilot en route to Lubbock from Dallas said it fell behind him and lit the area for miles sparking fears of an A bomb attack in North Texas
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FAA
Lubbock Municipal
Lubbock
Dallas
RCRA
Texas
Sneaky Pete Suspected in Downtown Shoplifting
Police investigated a shoplifting at a downtown department store in which four suits disappeared. A car description linked to the suspects led officers to a vehicle owned by an individual nicknamed Sneaky Pete. An officer stated they could not locate him.
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Sneaky Pete
Fall Seriously Injures Worker
Friona Wheat Growers Corp. employee James McNeely about 50 was seriously injured Saturday afternoon when knocked from a 20 foot platform by a passing freight train. He is in fair condition at Palmer County Community Hospital with multiple broken ribs lung damage and severe facial lacerations.
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Friona (Special
Friona Wheat Growers Corp
Palmer County Community Hospital
James McNeely
Murder Suspect 13 May Face Illinois Trial
Donna Marie Stone, 13, who aided in four slayings across three states, likely will be sent back to Illinois to stand trial for murder. Illinois has no age bar for murder prosecutions, and arrangements with Texas are noted as the Texas case of her lover proceeds.
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Illinois
Belleville
Ill
Donna Marie Stone
Ilinois
Texas
Missouri
John M. Karns Jr
John Edwin Myers
Margaret Wernicker
Thayer
Six Injured In City Traffic Mishaps Saturday
Six persons injured in city traffic mishaps Saturday none critically. L D Lowe 20 and Billye Ruth Lowe 16 of Slaton were hurt in a two car collision at 47th St and Ave S at 5 01 pm. Lowe treated and released from West Texas Hospital woman admitted for observation. They were taken by Rix ambulance. Lowe's car traveled 150 feet after impact with Johnny Lee Wright 2401 47th St who was not injured. Lowe's car hit a gas meter causing $85 damage then struck a residence at 4607 Ave S causing about $200 damage.
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L. D. Lowe
Billye Ruth Lowe
Slaton
Rash
47Th St
Ave. S
Lowe
Texas Hospital
Rix Ambulance
Johnny Lee Wright
Phillip K. Saunders
36Th St
College Ave
Lard St
Saunders
34Th St
Quaker Avi
Roy Allsup
Morton
Franklin-Bartley
Taylor Hospital
Glenda Allsup Benham
25Th St
Charles Edwin Wilkes
40Th St
Leland C, Boergadine
7Th St
19Th St
Boston Ave
Lubbock
Jay Dial
C. D. Dial
S. 116Th St
Mews Briefs From Traffic Wrecks And Community News
Multiple brief items note injuries from vehicle crashes at College Ave and Lard St and at 34th St and Quaker Ave with Saunders and Mrs Allsup among those treated. Other incidents include a pickup truck crash at 19th St and Boston Ave and a cooking accident injuring Mrs Kirkendall. The Delta County reunion and a Methodist Homes luncheon are announced with speakers and attendance details.
Young Cyclist Struck in Slaton. Several Injured in Crashes
Slaton police report a boy on a bicycle was hit by a car at 19th Street and Division Street causing compound leg and head injuries. Fifteen year old Bob Hill is in satisfactory condition with multiple fractures after a car scooter crash near Levelland Brownfield Highway. James McNiel treated and released from RAFB Hospital. Ruth Walden Anderson remains in satisfactory condition after a collision at 26th Street and Brownfield Highway with cuts bruises and a concussion.
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Slaton
Young Dial
19Th St
Division St
Methodist Hospital
Bob Hill
Robert Hill
15Th St
Hill
Levelland Brownfield Hwy
Y" Hill
James McNiel
McNiel
Rafb Hospital
Ruth Walden Anderson
SAA 1St
Rites Today For John McCormick
Funeral services for John Wesley McCormick 57 of Levelland will be held at 3 p.m. at George Price Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Levelland Cemetery. A World War II veteran, he moved from Mississippi in 1940. He died from gunshot wounds in his apartment. investigation to be completed by Monday. Survivors include three sisters in Levelland Bruce Mississippi.
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Levelland
John Wesley McCormick
5Th St
George Price
C. E. Strickland
Fellowship Baptist Church
Clavene
City of Levelland
McCormick
Justice of the Peace
E. L. Ford
Ford
Mississippi
Sapepta
Miss
J. C. Hollis
Hide
Kennedy Macmillan Press for Broad Test Ban
The two leaders reaffirm willingness to negotiate a nuclear test ban of the widest scope while Khrushchev flatly refuses and resumes atmospheric tests. Nehru's appeal to halt tests fails. Khrushchev cites disarmament and equal test counts. Western observers note Russia's explosion tally and a push to link bans with a German peace treaty amid a looming nuclear war risk. The United States confirms troop dispatch to Europe with 40 000 reinforcements and travel bans for dependents except to West Berlin.
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Kennedy
Macmillan
Khrushchev
Russia
Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Soviet Union
Washington
Britain
France
London
I. Schools
Medicies
Europe
West Berlin
Germany
Genorge H. Decker
USS
U.S
United
Pentagon
7Th Army
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Belgium
Denmark
West Germany
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
United” Kingdom
Voters OK 195000 School Bond At O'Donnell
O D O N N E L L residents approved a 195000 bond by 145 to 109. Funds will add ten classrooms to the elementary, remodel the junior high for offices a band hall agriculture facilities and home economics space, and convert press space into classrooms.
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O'Donnell
Rowe Pressentice
US Stiffens Berlin Stand In Talks With Soviet Union
The United States plans to toughen its Berlin negotiations approach with the Soviet Union. Secretary of State Dean Rusk will sound out Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko on possible talks while signaling that Khrushchev has not shown practical moves toward scaled ties. The U N General Assembly opens Sept 19 in New York as Kozlov leads the Soviet delegation.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
Soviet Union
Khrushchey
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
United Nations General Assembly
New York
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Arol R. Kozlov
Plainview Man Held In Mishap
J. W. Belyeu Jr of Plainview remained in jail after a collision that killed a woman and injured five others near Del Rio. Bond not set. he was returning Mexican workers to the border when the crash occurred.
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Gle Pass
J. W. Belyeu Jr
Plainview
del Rio
Jasper
Julius Lermal
Tex
Port Said
Belyeu
Home
Virginia
Fortuna
Fresno
Tech Opens Fall Semester Counseling Council Forms
Dean Kennedy leads a new counseling and placement council at Tech to guide outstanding freshmen into challenging courses. Members include Dr. Guilds Dr. Little and a dozen professors spanning psychology English math history chemistry and biology. Advanced standing tests in chemistry algebra and trigonometry are scheduled with tests and information sheets available in dorms and the Union. Fall classes start September 18 with orientation through Wednesday and registration Wednesday to Saturday. President Goodwin remains away for surgery with duties shared by Pearce Pennington and Wells until his return.
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S. M. Kennedy
John Guilds
Ivan Little
Lean
Arts and Sciences
Robert Anderson
Charles Riggs
J. T. Mc Zullen
Merton Dilon
Arthur Draper
Sam Schulman
Paul Prior
Ronald Schulz
A. B. Strehli
Tech
R. C. Goodwin
W. M. Pearce
Marshall L. Pennington
J. Roy Wells
Goodwin
DPS Standby for Carla Warns West Texas Ahead
Captain E L Posey of the Region 4 Texas Highway Patrol in Lubbock said the region, covering 29 West Texas counties, is on standby for emergency service due to Hurricane Carla. Lubbock and Midland districts are on standby while Austin and Dallas units prepare to deploy to the coast. Regional offices briefed crews on equipment and clothing for potential disaster duty.
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Four_ Brothers
Texas
Gulf
Galveston
Henderson
Port Arthur
C. H. Meyer
Sabin L Lake
Carla
Florida
Mexican
Louisiana
Port. Arthur
Coney Island
UPI
Pla
St. Mary's Hospital
E. L. Posey
Region 4
Lubbock
Texas Department of Public Service
Highway Patrol
West Texas
Midland
Austin
Dallas
Sundown Fullback Hurt in Friday Football Game
Sundown Roughnecks fullback Donald Leonard aged 17 is hospitalized at Methodist with a possible brain concussion after Friday’s game against the Hale Center Owls. Leonard, son of Mr and Mrs Merl Leonard of Levelland Rt 5, was injured on a tackle, admitted about 11 p.m., listed in fair condition Saturday. He scored one of Sundown’s two touchdowns before leaving as Sundown fell 20 12.
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Donald Leonard
Sundown Roughnecks
Methodist Hospital
Hale Center Owls
Sundown
Leonard
Merl Leonard
Rt. 5
Levelland
Sundown High School
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