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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1961
Page
6
A damage suit filed by Alice Faye Edwards against Gibson Discount Center, 3117 Ave H, ended in court with an out of court settlement. Edwards sought 21000 for injuries from a January 16 fall. The settlement amount was not disclosed. Judge Howard C. Davison presided.
Judge Robert J. Allen set bond and costs after guilty pleas on check law violations for Albert Kingston 20 of Shallowater. Beverly McCown 19 of Big Spring pled not guilty. C E Hunt a Lubbock pioneer was reported in poor condition at Methodist Hospital. Herbert Bennie Collins 26 of Cedar Ave in fair condition with stab wounds. no charges filed. Mrs Frank Stencil 32 and her 11 year old daughter Linda in good condition at West Texas Hospital after a two car collision on 7 a m Friday. Mrs Stencil’s car hit a parked car at 400 N Rost Ave.
Levelland funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Eva Robinson 62, a longtime resident, will be held at 10 a m at Morningside Baptist Church with pastors R L Howell and J A Hil officiating. Burial follows in City of Levelland Cemetery. George Price Funeral Home in charge.
Twenty Lubbock residents including Mayor David C. Casey attended a dry run at Reese Air Force Base of the H 43 B Huskie helicopter firefighting demonstration. High winds forced cancellation of a live display and the group was escorted to the officers club for a briefing.
A helicopter arrives at a refuge area after showing a film. It deposits its chemical tank and two firemen, then explains the procedure that would be used in real fires. The H-43 system creates a controlled corridor by blowing wind with its rotating blades, aiding the fire crews in protective suits.
Raymond Ruiz Jr., 19, of Santa Fe pleaded guilty to first degree murder at an arraignment before Justice of the Peace Fred West. He was held without bond. District Attorney Walter Kegel filed the charge after Ruiz admitted killing 67 year old Mrs. Katherine Kavanagh. Ruiz was arrested about three hours after her body was found by a patrol officer near an abandoned pickup.
The State Department of Health said one new polio case was found in Austin Texas bringing year to date total to 57. This compares with 122 cases reported in the same period last year.
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