Forest Fire on Sawtooth Range Defies Efforts for Eight Days
In Idaho near Sun Valley the Sawtooth National Forest saw a forest fire blaze for eight days. It consumed 140 acres, involved about 600 men at peak with pumps, bulldozers, planes, and a helicopter. Firefighters used a backfire near Pole Creek to gain control. the cause remains undetermined but is believed human-caused.
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Stanley Basin
Sun Valley
Forest Service
Vern McEntire
San Francisco
Missoula
Mont
Maurice Fickes
Pole Creek
Fickes
South Plains Duplicate Bridge Club Meets at Cafeteria
South Plains Duplicate Bridge Club met Friday night at the cafeteria. Aes score tallies were led by Mrs. W D Walker and Mrs. Dudley Walker. High scores went to Mrs. Wesley Collier and Mrs. Sam Jondahl, with others like Mrs. L F Marquam, Mrs. Nat D Heaton, Mr. and Mrs. James G. Allen, and Mrs. W R Anthony noted for above average results.
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South Plains Duplicate Bridge Club
Aes
W. D
Dudley Walker
Wesley Collier
Sam Jondahl
X Tl. Riggs
Mary Rutheawag
L. F. Marquam
Nat D. Heaton
James G. Allen
W. R. Anthony
Jim
Lubbock Gideons Hold Two Services in Smyer Today
The Lubbock Camp of Gideons International conducts two morning services in Smyer. A. L. Faubion and W. H. Trice lead at the Smyer Baptist Church while Creston Fish leads at the Smyer Methodist Church. Prayer meeting and breakfast run 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Cap Rock Hotel.
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Lubbock
Gideons International
Smyer
A. L. Faubion
W. H. Trice
Smyer Baptist Church
Creston Fish
Gideons
Caprock Hotel
Congress Hall Opens in Berlin as U S Landmark
The United States opens the modern Congress Hall in Berlin near the Brandenburg Gate aimed as an eyesore to East Berlin Communists. The $4.65 million building draws West Berlin interest and hosts premieres by Thornton Wilder and performances by Lillian Gish and Ethel Waters.
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Berlin
U.S
Congress Hall
America
Brandenburg Gate
Reichstag
Hugh Stubbins
Cambridge
Mass
East Berlin
Italy
Clare Boothe Lice
Germany
David Bruce
Thornton Wilder
Lillian Gish
Ethel Waters
Martha Graham
Juilliard Quartet
Bundestag
West Germany
City of
Eight Guilty Pleas Result in Fines in Lubbock Court
Eight guilty pleas were entered in Lubbock County Court-at-Law with fines and costs totaling 1375. Defendants pleaded guilty to possession and transporting alcoholic beverages, driving with suspended license, and weapon charges. Names include James Pence Lester Lloyd Jr Manuel Reyes Ballesteros Thomas Perry Gilbert Hancock and E C Kramer plus Don Edward Roper and others placed on bonds or awaiting trial. A separate Q&A clarifies parrot fever transmission across various birds.
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Lubbock County Court-at-Law
James Pence
Rt. 2
Levelland
Lester Lloyd Jr
Manuel Reyes Ballesteros
Ave. O
Thomas Perry
Pinkard
Rotan
E. C. Kramer
Rt. 1
Brownfield
Gilbert Henry Hancock
Dunbar Hotel
Don Edward Roper
39Th St
Nelson D. Gilmore
Pedro Loera
Leandro Sierra Alderete
Victor Armenta
Ave
Monterey High School junior class officers elected
Rucker Barrett was chosen president and Ann Baxter secretary of Monterey High School's junior class last week. The article lists the class officers and shows the front and back row of newly elected members with their street addresses.
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Monterey
Bob Pittman
22Nd St
Monterey High School
Ginny Johnson
39Th St
Marilyn Campbell
Donald
Rucker Barrett
30Th St
Ann Baxter
35Th St
Nan Signor
Russia Seeks World Lead in Science and Tech Triumphs
AP analysis notes Soviet successes including a documented intercontinental missile test and TU104 jet airliner flight as part of a broader effort to surpass the United States in science and engineering. It traces a century of Russian scientific advance from Tsarist times through Stalin’s era to postwar gains, emphasizing military-oriented innovations and state schooling.
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Thomas P. Whitney
United States
Soviet Union
United Nations
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
London
Moscow
Russia
Russian Empire
Stalin
Whitson Named Safety Education Director in Lubbock
Charles Whitson administrative assistant to the city manager will take over as director of safety education on Monday. He succeeds Dudley Williams who resigned to move to Glendale California. Roger Line had accepted the post but will instead take an administrative assistant job with the city manager in Fort Lauderdale Florida after reconsideration of his earlier application.
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Charles Whitson
Lubbock
Dudley Williams
Glendale
Calif
Roger Line
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Rear-end Collision Blamed On Slowed Traffic
Lexington police report a minor rear end collision as patrolmen George Nichols and Bill Lewis state the truck failed to slow when the car ahead did. No injuries reported and drivers exchanged information at the scene.
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Lexington
George Nichols
Bill Lewis
Bids Studied for Diesel Fuel and Plant Upgrades
Lubbock City Commission will study bids for a year's diesel fuel supply about 100000 gallons, steam line construction, and floor frame steel for the municipal electric plant. The agenda includes bids for electric hardware, sewer line notice advertising, zoning changes, housing standards, birth and death certificate fees, and telephone service rates under a Southwestern Bell franchise.
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Municipal
Lubbock City Commission
City Hall
60Th St
Elgin
Nashville
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Burglary Report Tops Police Investigation List
A Saturday police report details thefts including a large quantity of silver dollars taken from Mrs. J. E. Thomason and the Hilton Supply Co. intrusion. Missing items include about 60 silver dollars, $5 in vending-machine change, knives, and as much as 300 pounds of copper wire from 1224 E. Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Thomason
E. 47Th St
Hilton Supply Co
E.broadway
B. T. Mullins
E. Broadway
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Antioch
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Arnett-Benson Baptist Church
M. Wheatley
Stockport
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C. D. Wheatley
H. D. Maddox
Methodist Hospital
John Howell Jr
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Gary Carol Anderson
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Justice of the
George McCleskey
Anderson
Wayne Kelly Trucking Co
13Th St
Hugh Fisher
Shreveport
Fred Shauson
Texas Tech
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Sonny Garnett
W. 17Th Lane
Portales
N.M
Lesli Jane
Garnett
Lamesa
Flo Leuenberger
Dutch Leuenberger
Ditch Leuenberger
Leuen
T. R. Odell
27Th ‘St
San Antonio
Sanders
South Plains
Clu
Lubbock Gideons
Langston
40Th
Bill Boyd
Kip Glasscock
Joe Conley
Mary Jo McClain
Jane Sessums
Janice Cobb
Reds
East Germany
Oslo
Hitler
Tirpitz
Tromso Fjord
Turkey
Diane Ferrell
Rowena Williams
20Th St
Jan Kerr
19Th St
Buzz Strehli
27Th St
Dick Deilke
40Th St
Miss Baxter
Barrett
Vince Brown
Brad
Tahora
Trailer City Park
IeErw
Mia
New
Lindsay
Nth
Wallee
Lebbeck, Texes
Lee Sedferd
Sob Maynard
Casualty & Bonds
John Hi
Cochran
Insurance
Great Plains
Texas
Palmer Optical
P. K. Palmer
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