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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1972

Page

9

Longtime Littlefield Resident Mrs Bills Dies

Mrs. E. A. Bills 89, longtime Littlefield resident since 1924, died about 2 30 p.m. Monday in Southwest Osteopathic Hospital Amarillo after a weeklong illness. She taught in several towns before moving to Littlefield, married E A Bills in 1911, and helped organize Eastland First Presbyterian Church. Survived by two daughters, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Littlefield with burial at Littlefield Memorial Cemetery. Memorials to First Presbyterian Church or favorite charities.

Littlefield E. A. Bills Southwest Osteopathic Hospital Amarillo Bills Paul Timmons Chama Menard County North Texas State Normal

Funeral notices for B Campbell and others across Tri State

Funeral services for B Campbell 81 died Sunday night in South Plains Hospital Amherst will be at 3 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church burial in Earth Cemetery Parsons Ellis Singleton Funeral Home. Olin Castleberry Sr 73 Donley County rancher farmer since 1924 dies Sunday heart attack. services at 4 30 p m today Murphy Memorial Chapel burial Citizens Cemetery. Mrs Nannie Alice Caraway 84 Hereford dies Sunday West gate Hospital to be buried Restlawn Memorial Gardens. memorials to favorite charities. Lloyd Alvin Clark 62 Guymon resident 25 years dies Sunday night in Albuquerque VA Hospital services pending with Bunch Funeral Home. survived by wife Esther three sons including Rev Alvin Clark of Guymon daughter Sandra Alberty of Guymon. O L Green 83 Borger death Monday night. funeral services to be announced by Minton Mortuary. Mary Emma Hoffman 75 Hale Center dies Monday. services 10 30 a m today Cotton Center First. burial Center Plains Cemetery. Albert C Houdyshell 85 Boise City dies Monday. services 2 p m Wednesday Keyes First Baptist. burial Elmhurst Cemetery.

EARTH B. Campbell South Plains Amherst First Baptist Church David Hartman Earth Cemetery Parsons-Ellis-Singleton Funeral Home Farmersville Campbell Dodd Lucille Billie B. Tate Shreveport Roy Houston Joe San Antonio Clarendon Olin Castleberry Sr Donley County Murphy Memorial Chapel Bryan Knowles Martin Baptist Church Paul Hancock First Christian Church Citizens Cemetery Castleberry Olin Castleberry Jr Ruby's Oneil Weatherly Hereford Nannie Alice Caraway Westgate Hospital Canyon Guymon Okla Lloyd Alvin Clark Veterans Administration Hospital Albuquerque Bunch Funeral Home Oakwood Clark Esther Alvin Clark Wendell el Paso Tex Kendell Sandra Alberty Titus Griffeth Borger O. L. Green North Plains Hospital Minton Mortuary Green Oklahoma Ida Ray Hawkins Denver Greer Dubb Anderson L. E. Ford Corpus Christi Hale Center Mary Emma Hoffman Palo Duro Claude Cotton Center First Baptist Church On B. Jones Center Plains Cemetery Cotton Center Freeman’s Haskell Holtman R. D Lee Lake Park Fla Troy Seldovia Alaska Floyd Tucson Ariz Carl Hulsey N. M Ann White Sacramento Boise City Spe Albert C. Houdyshell Cimarron County Memorial Hospital Keyes First Baptist Church Elmhurst White Funeral Home Houdyshell del Rey W. Va Keyes Keyes High School Glenn Blythe, Calif Guy Amarillo Dumas James Darrell Buddy” McVickers Pensacola McVickers Morrison Funeral Directors Pampa Florida Dumas High School Texas Tech University Calvary Baptist Church Beverly Misty Cheri Monte Stanley Corbin Hillard Keeney Sparta N. J John Gay Harmony Mike N. Cleveland John D. McVickers Howardwick W. A. Weightman Sayre Ethel Hurliman Texas County Memorial Hospital Bunch Funeral Chapel Edwin Modrick Apostolic Faith Church Elmhurst Cemetery Hurliman Toledo Ohio Wilburn Hurliman Rebekah Lodge Noble Grand Club Lodge Elk City Earnest L. Lowder Community Hospital Second and Adams Streets Church of Christ W. R. Craig Fairlawn Martin Funeral Home Lowder Nettie Patricia Barnes N. Johnson Richhactiaien Memphis Robert F. Pepper Hall County Hospital Travis Baptist Church Elvis Pitts First Baptist Church of Rochester H. J. Towndley Bowie Lloyd Riddles Fairview Cemetery Spicer Funeral Home Pepper Pariview Baptist Church Clovis Turkey Ethel Reno F Estelline Robert Lemuel Westminster Calif Roberta Cox Dora N. M Madelene Mildred Hawk Denver William Arnold Starkey Dumas Memorial Hospital Edward Rogers Dumas Cemetery Portales Rogene Vickers Portales Methodist Church David Shaw Wheeler Funeral Home Vickers Waxahachie Floyd and Vickers Auto Service Jo Ann Ellis Lee Ann O. D. Vickers Ruth Sherrod Marlene Edwards Plainview

Funeral Services for James D Andrews Amarillo Resident

Amarillo funeral services for James D. Andrews 69 will be at 10 a.m. at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bill Flemming officiating. Burial follows in Llano Cemetery. Surviving: wife four sons a daughter a sister nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services for Callie G Martin 89 will be at 2 p.m. at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Rev. W V Long officiating. Additional cemetery services at 5 p.m. at Springlake. Mrs. Martin a longtime Amarillo resident born in Little Rock Ark was a member of the Assembly of God. Surviving: three sons a daughter a brother three sisters eight grandchildren and a great grandchild.

James D. Andrews Amarillo Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel Bill Flemming St. Stephen United Methodist Church Llano Cemetery Andrews Pierce St. Anthony's Hospital The Texas Co Callie G. Martin Cleveland Southwest Convalescent Center W. V. Long Assembly of God Springlake Martin Little Rock Ark

Death Notices From Across New Mexico and Texas

Obituaries list services for Mrs. C. E. Jameson in Carlsbad with burial there, and veteran pastors and relatives across Dumas, Guymon, Memphis, Portales, Elk City, and surrounding towns. Included are Jameson survivors, McVickers in Pensacola, Hurliman in Guymon, Pepper in Memphis, Starkey in Dumas, and Vickers in Portales, with dates, churches, and burial plans.

Union files suit after dismissals in city police row

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 340 says the city fired Dickens and Price after five years on temporary status amid a push to full staffing. Officials defend the terminations as overage rules and budget moves, while union leaders accuse politics and lack of hearings.

Dickens Price Luff Stiff Police Academy Clay Briggs Houston Deford Briggs Commission Moffat Charles Ledbetter Deford Paulsey Adams Brush Creek Bruce Aycock L. Ray Wahue Texas Municipal League Dallas International Union of Operating Engineers

Smith Rites Pending For Amarillo Bank Founder James F. Smith Sr

James F. Smith Sr., 65, founder of Amarillo Savings Association and former Amarillo banker, died Monday at St. Anthony's Hospital after a career in banking, insurance, real estate, and mining. He lived in Houston, previously in Amarillo, and held leadership roles in several civic and banking groups. Survivors include his wife, a son, a daughter, three brothers, two sisters, and five grandchildren.

Amarillo Lipscomb Smith Amarilo Memphis First State Bank Amarillo Savings Association Panhandle Bankers Association American Bankers Association Texas Mr. Smith Grimes County San Marcos Academy Wayland Baptist College Southwest Texas State Teachers College San Marcos First National Bank of Shamrock Shamrock Bank Shamrock Rotary Club Chamber of Commerce Amarillo Savings North State Bank of Mid-Continent Insurance Co Western Fire and Indemnity Co First State Bank of Silverton United Nuclear Inc Centreville New Mexico U.S. Atomic Energy Commission James F. Smith Jr Broomfield Colo Blue Anderson Tulsa Woodrow Midland Morris Houston Edwin Smith Jr Rogers Baron Smith Oklahoma City Hazel Tucker Abilene

Fireworks Thieves Target Potter County Stand

Potter County deputies hunt burglars who stole about 315 dollars worth of fireworks from a stand in front of Mrs. J. W. Newman on Route 3 Box 737 Fritch Highway. Entry was gained by prying a door loose. none recovered by Monday night.

Potter County J. W. Newman Fritch Highway

McGovern Near Victory as Black Delegates Back Bid

A Washington news conference by black political leaders claimed commitments from delegates in about a dozen states and DC to put McGovern over the top on the first ballot. Counts showed McGovern leading with 1,335.15 votes amid uncommitted delegates and disputes over double tallies.

Washington District of Columbia McGovern Louis Stokes Ohio Walter Fauntroy Congress William Clay Missouri Stokes Muskie Associated Press Humphrey George C Wallace Fauntroy Clay Chisholm

Israel Condemned by Security Council

The Security Council voted 13-0 with the United States and Panama abstaining to condemn Israeli incursions into Lebanon and call for the swift release of Syrian and Lebanese captives. President Bush criticized the milder U.S. resolution and abstained on the final measure, while Israeli Ambassador Yosef Tekoah rejected the council's action as inequitable. Ambassadors Malik of the Soviet Union and Huang Hua of China denounced Israel and supported Lebanon and the Palestinian people.

United Nations UPI Security Council United States Panama Lebanon Israel Isador Bush France Britain Belgium Bush Saeine Council Yosef Tekoah Melia Indore Piero’ Vinci Italy Yakov A. Malik l Soviet Union Huang Hua China

Railroad Bankruptcy Partly Tied to Floods

Erie Lackawanna Railway Co filed for reorganization citing flood damage and a slowing business. Cash assets are 2.37 million with debts projected at 8.19 million by August. Court-ordered stay until July 10 hearing to appoint trustees for the reorganization and to continue operations.

Cleveland, Ohio Erie Lackawanna Railway Co New York State Ing Erie Lackawanna Lines New York Interstate Commerce Commission The Price Commission Erie Richard Jackson Erie Lackawanna Maxwell Jain Erie Railroad Delaware, Lackawanna Western Railroad Dereco, Inc Norfolk and Western Railway John P. Fishwick N&w Erie Lackawanna Board U.S. District Court Robert Krupansky

Pollution debate tests Texas air rules and refinery case

Senate nominees faced questions on enforcement and Gulf Oil’s Port Arthur variance. William Robinson defended lenient limits as Barden cited an opacity violation. Blair and others sparred over economic factors, while four senators blocked the committee’s referrals amid calls to shutter noncompliant plants.

Galveston Sen A. R. Schwartz Creighton Robinson John Blair Kountze Schwartz Blair Gulf Oil Corp Port Arthur Charles Barden The Air Control Board Barden Gulf Wilson Willie Ulich Lubbock Charles Jaynes Waco James Abrams el Paso Senate Ronald Bridges Corpus Christi Chet Brooks Pasadena Barbara Jordan Houston

Dissenting lawmaker blasts beef price report

Pampa legislator Bob Price dissented from a two month beef price study approved 10-3. He said the report has glaring errors and would elicit laughter from cattlemen. The AP summary urged GAO investigation into meat price factors and FTC surveys of retail stores. It also urged productivity gains and to discourage restrictive labor arrangements hindering new techniques.

Bob Price Pampa Subcommittee Federal Trade Commission

Parachute Search Hopes Grow After Airborne Hijack

Martin says discovery lifted hopes from minus 10 to plus 50 as searchers assess a money bag found by a farmer. Officials note the bag was intact but money count not verified and emphasize locating the parachute or the hijacker. Lake adds the bag’s condition and ongoing verification concerns.

Martin Lake

Youth Walks To Safety After Canyon Search

Canyon and Palo Duro State Park were the scene of an all night search for Dean Shelton a 16 year old diabetic who became separated from a camping group Sunday afternoon. He walked out Monday morning after following lights seen at the canyon rim and reached Canyon just in time for his daily insulin injection.

Canyon Dean Shelton Georgina Palo Duro State Park Nellie Shelton Shelton

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Bills Lyn Taylor Virginia Smith Austin Ande Stevenson Mercedes First Presbyterian Church Littlefield Memorial Hammons Tri-State Area Mr. Castleberry Nannie A. Caraway Lillian Goode Ida Kemmer Stillwater Ava Bender Colorado Springs Willis Centralia Wash Mary Hoffman James D Andrews Ber James D. McVickers C. E. Jameson Carlsbad First United Methodist Church of Ralph Jal, N. M Hugoton Kan Albert C. Jr Leona Justis Albany, Ore Agnes Wallin Thurman Augusta Charlie Cumberland Rev Robert Pepper William A. Starkey Starkey American Zinc Co Arnold Pinkney Wallace Pierre Felham Alabama Vietnam U.S Indochina Juotas
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