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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1961
Page
6
The report names Harvey B. Griffith, 56, of 2101 13th St, as the pickup driver in a hit and run that struck two police vehicles while the officer Paxton claimed to have leaped between the cruisers to warn fellow officers. The incident center on a youth riding a bicycle.
The Heart of the Plains Kennel Club will host a dog show confirmation ring at 3 p.m. Sunday in Wagner Park no charge. Maxey Community Center offers a square dancing beginner class starting Oct 2 taught by Elton Terrell with Monday sessions at 7 30 p.m. and a registration booth 1 to 7 p.m. daily. fee is 10 per couple. A traffic fatality Saturday night marks the fourth in the city this month and 18th this year in Lubbock, the area 104th year-to-date, compared with 76 fatalities in South Plains last year and 89 in 1959 when the year’s record was 154. For Sept 23 last year, 12 were killed citywide. on the same date in 1959, 18 were killed when the city fatality record of 27 was set. In all of 1960, the city had 17 auto deaths.
A three vehicle crash at 37th St and Elgin Ave toppled a car sending two infants and a 2 year old boy onto the pavement. S J Warren 22 of 37th St was driver of the car carrying the children. One child and two others were treated for injuries with none in critical condition. Firefighters handled a bedroom fire at Cliff Apartments causing smoke damage. Police said a car rolled over a curb and another struck a yard near Main St. Jerry Cook 12 sustained minor injuries. Anna Crabb Farris 48 received clinic treatment for injuries at 48th St and Flint Ave.
Fragmented report notes executions by Castro regime and mentions Harold X. Carruth of 2472 Be St. with a newborn daughter weighing 12 ounces born at 3 28 pm on Friday at Porter Clin hospital. The father is said to be played by Modern Chevrolet.
A local society note reports Mr. and Mrs. Billy Gene Holliman welcoming a daughter born weighing pounds at 4:81 on Saturday in Taylor. Father employed by a supply company, names Marvin Montgomery and others appear in scattered fragments of the clipping.
Parade marks the start of the annual fair with marching groups including Twirlers from Lubbock Christian College and Texas Tech. Flower festival and livestock judging are scheduled for Monday morning with top entries in cattle swine and dairy to be shown at the fairgrounds.
A spectral field of candidates for governor lieutenant governor and state offices emerges as names like Smith Crawford Martin Yarborough Aikin Hayes Baker Secrest Lane Turman and Formby surface. Ramsey steps down as he moves to railroad commissioner amid talk Rayburn health could influence races while Wright Cox Wilson H. J. Blanchard and others are named as possible contenders. The fair hosts free events and contests including band prizes and antique shows drawing potential nominees to a crowded political season.
The report describes a Cuban roundup with a wave of executions and death sentences for alleged anti-revolutionaries. One American, William Patten-Tabares, was found guilty and executed in Camaguey. A massive trial in Sala Cabana Fortress followed, with sixty four defendants jailed or sentenced to various terms while a commuted sentence was issued on a separate case.
Volcanic activity on the eastern Hawaii Island sent lava fountains up to 100 feet and prompted evacuation orders for Opihikau Kalapana and Kaueleau, as residents face a grave risk from the advancing lava flow.
In Berlin Clay reiterates U.S. goal of German reunification and open air corridors while denying any change in policy toward East Germany. Khrushchev signals talks possible. Western press reports spark outrage and questions of recognition and access. Brandt and Luebke condemn the misreadings and urge adherence to postwar commitments.
Dallas based State District Judge Sarah T. Hughes faces opposition from leading bar figures who object to her federal nomination on the basis of age. The ABA has not opposed Hughes on qualifications but labels the 65 year retirement rule as a policy concern affecting the nomination.
A Southwest Lubbock residents group plans to file suit Monday or Tuesday seeking an injunction against a proposed restaurant near their homes. Clifford Brown, the attorney, announced the move after a Saturday meeting of a five member action committee led by John Cahill and Mrs. J. B. Parkinson. About 40 residents formed the committee and about 20 relief members were chosen. the group rejected two settlement proposals that would move or relocate the restaurant at significant cost. Construction has already begun at 4908 Knoxville with foundation and plumbing work underway.
Democratic leaders Albert Gore and Paul Douglas back a tough line while GOP objections surface led by Sen. Winston Prouty. House adjourns, Kennedy to address UN, police guard detail rises for the President as wage talks and immigration aids stir proceedings in New York and Washington.
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