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Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 2

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2 CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES Sun April 11 1954 ir11 Pill II A -1 f- 8P w-- FETE ENDS NO REASON YET FOUND FOR COMET JET CRASH mV --I fw I If jt foe 'e v- "'-I' '-rSt vil either the lnatde of the aircraft or the water" Earlier reports had Indlraledj that the Qnnet had exploded In I tho air like another ill-fated: Comet which plunged into the Mediterranean off Elba last Jan 10 with lnea of 29 lives Another Comet exploded In a Queen Rules Over Lantana Festivities thunderstorm in India in May 1953 killing 43 persona Tha 600-mlle-an-hour jets upon which British commercial aviation has slaked He prestige have been grounded until the myatery la solved A nine-man British Investigating team arrived tonight at Roma's Qamplno Airport to look into tho mystery Besides tha five bodies It will have little to study The only remnants found by tho British and Italian naviaa and 8 Navy airforce pilots were hundreds of small pieces from tha plana NAPLES Rely aprtl 10 (AP) A British medical officer said to-1 day superficial examination of vie- time' bodies gave no evidence that tha Comet Jetliner which plunged Into tho Mediterranean Thursday had first exploded in tha air The British government hu demanded a full investigation of tha disaster which occurred south of Naples killing 21 persona It wu tha fourth death-dealing Comat crash In 13 months Cmdr Russell medical of-fleer of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HM8 Eagle Mid he had examined bodies of five only ones recovered "Moat of tha injuries appeared to have resulted from a terrific impact" he said "All five suffered fractures and severe bruises to their lega "I found no slgna of an explosion In tho air They died hitting S' fX -w-r )' 4 Tif mM Churchill Forgets Ilis Wife Is Lady WOODFORD GREEN England April 10 Prims Minister Mr Winston Churchill today forgot Ms wlfa wu a Lady Dedicating a new civic hall hare he apologised for tha abeence of "Mrs Churchill" than quickly correct sd himaalf to uy Churchill" She bears that tills alnca Sir Winston wu knlghtsd we Toilet lank Mechonlim Repaired or Exchanged Faucet Seats Refaced ft Washeri Installed $250 Per House Rougco Faucet Service PfiMe 4-671 CiIrniM Xmi Denim Ths 28th annual Lantana Coronation stags by Texu Oollegs atudanta be rams history Saturday night aa Patricia Graham Miaaion High School graduate waa crowned queen A ball afterward waa the Anal event of the two-day round of activitiee The coronation program waa held In Joirei Auditorium and more than 80 repreaentatlvee of college organization were prevented to the court William Cowart prealdent of the atudent body eacorted Queen Patricia 1 1 7- a A 1 A i V- A i fA I 1 -wr KINGSVILLE PARADE Lantana Queen Patricia Graham is shown just in front of the horseshoe atop this float as she waved to spectators watching the more than mile-long parade Saturday morning The parade was a feature of the 25th annual Lantana Coronation staged by Texas College students Friday and Saturday On the float with Queen Patricia are her ladies-in-waiting Carol Lee Burgess of San Benito and Carolyn Stromberger of San1 Antonio There were nine floats 14 bands 3 drill units and 90 cars in the parade QfJDfln 8 AM TO 8 PM: MONDAY ONLY RUST-PROOF 1HAB0SS Mathis Ministers Plan Noon Service Galter-TImeo New Rervlro The miniatera of the various churchea In the a 1 a area will hold a noon hour aervice from 12: SO to 1:10 pm Monday through Friday of next week Each paator will apeak on one of the Sayings" of Christ on the Cross Speakers will include the Rev McMillan former Baptist paator at Mathla the Rev Bailey of the Baptist Church of Swaoncy Switch tho Rav Freudenberg of tho Evangelical and Rsfomed Churches of Orange Grave and Tyhan Tha Rav Don Anderson of the Mathla Baptist Church tha Rav Lows 11 Ryan of tho South Bluff Methodist Church of Corpus Chris-tl tha Rav Weldon Martin of tha Calvary Minnonlto Church of Mathla and tha Rev Robert A Jackson of tho First Qtristlan Church of Mathla 4 South Texas IfiAR 'Cadets Seek Spot in 1954 Exchange Program A more than mile-long parade Saturday morning through down' town Kingsville waa a highlight of tha busy schedule It Banda A total of 14 school bands nine floats three military units and 90 cars bearing representatives of South Texas towns or college groups were In tho parade Una A barbecue for tha visiting band amen and others waa bald at noon with tha Kingsville Chamber of Commerce as boat Afternoon events included tours of tha King Ranch and tha Queen's Reception Tho coronation program Saturday night was actuaUy tha second Friday night a Lantana court waa held with about represen' lativee of South Texaa high schools presented Drill Team Performs Entertainment by members of tha college A Gappella Choir and tha King's Rifle crack college drill team waa provided both nights Tha Blue Notes a campus orchestra lad by Vernon Hatch of San Benito provided tha muale Tha Friday night program waa especially for out-of-town visitors while tho Saturday night program waa for tho coUcgo atudanta Eddla Richter of Laredo and Bob Franks of Bay City wore codirectors for this 1864 Lantana Coronation Scores of atudanta par tlclpatcd In staging -the events Kleberg Avenue from tha high school outward to tho courthouse at tha far end was tha scene for tha parade a 45-mlnuta fast-moving affair Beads IAM Benda In tho Una of march were from Port Lavaca Alice Driscoll Bloomington Benavides Aranau County High School (RockportV Biahop Orangs Grove Premont Pettue Banquets Kingsville Ague Dulce and tha college Tha military units were the Rifles a Naval Auxiliary Air Station detachment and a unit from Advanced Training Unit Ml at NAAS The Ladles of Lantana wen Dorothy Undley of Beeville Mary Cook of Freer Barbara Leffing-well of Harlingen Bobble McDowell of Edna Betty Lott of Beeville and Sue Bell of Premont Queen Patricia's ladlea-ln-wait-Ing were Carol Lea Burgess 4 San Benito and Carolyn Strom-bergsr of San Antonio BUY SEVERAL Rust-Proof Stock Choirs aluminum frame Heavy Plastic stripes for long durable wear Conveniently stacks on top of uch other for easy storage BUY ON CONVENIENT TERMS' EACH such points knowledg of American Malory manners military bearing knowledge of tha Civil Air Patrol and aviation and other characteristics important to students who will be representing American youth abroad In order to bo eligible to go before this examining board each of tho CAP cadets had to have attended at least one summer encampment of tho CAP cadets and meet certain other requirement! One Corpus Chriatl CAP cadet hu participated In the exchange ogram previously He wu Col adford's son William Bradford now a freshman at Texu College who made the trip in the summer of 1851 You don't hove to pay cash for your purchases at Furniture Company Convenient terms may be arranged easily and quickly to suit your particular needs No banks or finance companies to deal with Braslau Furniture Company finances all Its own accounts Four South Texas eadata ot the Civil Air Patrol flew to Dallu yesterday In hopes of qualifying for participation in tha 1854 cadet exchange program sponsored by the 8 Air Force In cooperation with several foreign countries Six CAP cadets will bo chosen from Ttxu to Join the 62 other CAP cadets from over the United Statu who will participate In tha exchange program Interview The four South Texas eadata who went to Dallu yesterday for Interview! and examination by a special qualification board were: Cadet 1st LL William Murray at Corpus Chriatl Cadet 2nd LL Sarah Marie Longmire of Woods-boro Cadet Chpt Joe Morris and Cadet 2nd Lt Maria Guerrero both of Brownsville The Air Force hu been sponsoring the exchange program since 1848 uch summer sending a group of CAP cadets abroad In exchange for pitying host in this country to a similar group of aviation-minded youth from tho coun-i tries visited by the American boys and girls Tbs expense-paid program gives th youths a 10-day visit to some foreign country and to auch 8 poetess Ions Alaska and HawaiL Looatkm Just when the Texu cadets will go this summer and the date of the exchange program have not yet bun announced It is held annually however In July Cbl Bradford group commander who is sponsoring Lts Longmire and Murray uld the Texu wing of CAP will play hoot to students from Mexico this Bummer It wu host to a group of Turkish students last year Tha group of South Texas cadets went to Dallas yesterday In a C-49 transport plant piloted by Capt Thode Air Force liaison officer for the Texu Wing of Civil Air Patrol Critical Exam In Dallu the group underwent the moat critical kind of examination The group wu Judged on Odem VFW Schedules Officer Installation CMler-TImes News Service ODEK Officers to bo Installed Tuesday by tha Odem Post Nit of tho Veteran! of Foreign Wars include: Commander Orville Rouse senior vice commander Ernest Hughes Junior vice commander Earl Gillespie quartermaster A A Luckenback post advocate Doyle Smith post surgeon Schulze post chaplain Royce Reed post truatee Hobort Janlcke and post adjutant La-on Marts iA V5 4 i tOOt Ltopard St Air Conditionad LAST DAY IS APRIL IS! STATE SAFETY INSPECTION Mas iw car mw -ante Hw nsfe MOREMAN'S ns niriim rt s-ttie OPEN UNTIL 8 PM MONDAYS Store Hours 9:30 to 5:30 223 Chaparral i Jor Easier ami afterwards ii and Shoes New fashion point Spectators Girls colorful Split Strap Flats 90 6 298 While pink' blue Sizes 81 to 3 widths Brown White Navy White 098 nylon mesh Wedge Sandals Women's lighl-as-air Barefoot Sandals 298 Come in and see the new intriguing "point design on your perennial favorites Sanitized for cleaner better wear! Sizes 4 to 9 AA and widths Gay young flats pretty and Study too! Made of leather with long-wearing soles Santitized a clever little number for your summer en joyment! Made in frosty white leather trimmed with airy nylon mesh As long-wearing as they art pretty! Sizes 4 to 9 AA widths Cool as a sea breeze and just ss comfortable I literally live in them this summer! They're made of sturdy white leather with a rakish off center buckle strap in sizes 4 to 9 AA and widths 2 bucklo Casual Sandals Infant boys9 Nylon Mesh OXFORDS Smartly styled Moccasin Oxfords 298 90 049 5 Whites Pastels Sanitized Sizes 8V to 3 Brown Sanitized Sizes 124 to 3 Brown leather with Wheat Nylon Mesh Tiny Sizes 5 to 8 Good looking happy little feet in these handsome and cool dress oxfords! Made of sturdy leather uppers with interflex sole Smartly combined with wheat nylon mesh i Womens and Children's Shoes Second Floor A A certain summer favorite! Sturdy leather with rdjustable vamp long-wearing sole in white and tropic tan Sizes 8tt to 12 249 sizes 2 to 8 198 So smartly styled for the younger boy! Has brown 1 leather uppers Goodyear welt construction Sponge rubber arch and heel pads Sanitized Combination lasts Sizes to 12 550 I asruft: I.

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