Death of Ben Christian Panhandle pioneer at 79
Ben C. Christian Panhandle pioneer died yesterday at Seagraves at age 79. Born in Jack County he worked for the JA Ranch and later farmed near Claude Toyah and Jack County. He married Lucia Hendrix a former Claude teacher now teaching at Seagraves. Survivors include wife three children Joe and Jim and Mrs Carl Gelin two sisters Miss Mary K Christian and Mrs Ella Marks and brother Ernest. Funeral services set Thursday afternoon in Lubbock.
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Ben C. Christian
Panhandle
Seagraves
Mr. Christian
Jack County
JA Ranch
Claude
Lucia Hendrix
Inflation note sparks calls to raise traffic fines
Owosso Mayor Charles Moore urged the city council to increase traffic violation fines as prices rise. He argued inflation affects all costs and penalties should reflect broader price gains. Local officials did not immediately vote on the proposal.
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Owosso, Mich
Charles Moore
Owosso City
Potter County Christmas Seal art features local angels
Artist Hutson dressed as the 1950 Christmas Seal with faces of three TB patients from the Preventorium as the county seal. Doctors view the faces as a reminder of infection risk and the Seal project’s educational aim. Children Linda Horn, Euelah Hill, and LaDonna Boyer show improving health under care, while family TB histories fuel recovery hopes.
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Potter County
Hutson
Preventorium
Underwood
Linda K. Horn
Linda
Euelah Hill
LaDonna K. Boyer
Spearman Woman Mrs Seitz Dies After Ill Health
Mrs Virgie Elizabeth Seitz of Spearman died at 7 45 this morning in St Anthony s Hospital after years of ill health. A 45 year old widow she lived in the Panhandle most of her life and in Spearman 23 years with farm and ranch holdings. Born January 15 1905 she was a Methodist and an Eastern Star member. Funeral arrangements are pending with Boxwell Brothers. Survivors include daughter Miss Willa Faye Seitz mother Mrs Carrie Wright sister Mrs J Neill Kinard brother Melvin Wright niece Mrs C W Weaver and nephew Jim Ed Wright, all of Spearman or nearby.
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Virgie Elizabeth Seitz
Spearman
Doyle Holler
Pleasant Valley
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Seitz
Panhandle
Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Holler
Willa Faye Seitz
Carrie Wright
J. Neill Kinard
Dallas
Melvin Wright
Lefors
C. W. Weaver
Jim Ed Wright
Eugene C Ward Rites in Clovis
Funeral services for Eugene C Ward a 39 year old Clovis resident who died yesterday in the Veterans Hospital will be held in Clovis. The body was sent there last night by Blackburn Shaw Funeral. Ward a carpenter by trade was in the hospital only a short time. Services and burial are under Steed Funeral Home.
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Eugene C. Ward
Clovis
Veterans Hospital
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Ward
Steed Funeral Home
Lauritzen Ships Add Hobby Shops Aboard
Danish Lauritzen shipping company plans hobby workshops on its new vessels to keep seamen content during long voyages. The program reflects a focus on crew welfare as ships are modernized with recreational facilities aboard.
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Aarhus
Denmark
Lauritzen Shipping Company
Duflot Loses Appeal Over Right of Way in Canyon
In Canyon, J. L. Duflot, a West Texas State College professor, won $650 after condemnation proceedings for a 15 foot strip of his 140 foot lot along Highway 87. He had rejected an initial $1,250 offer, with jury awards scaled down on appeal. Cites expected further negotiations and a possible appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals.
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Canyon
Randall County
J. L. Duflot
West Texas State College
J. B. Heath
Duflot
Burney Slack
E. T. Cummings
Court of Civil Appeals
Cummings
James N Wells Taken by Death
James Newton Wells aged 53 of 2418 North West Fifth died at 7 15 this morning in Veterans Hospital after about ten days of hospitalization. A carpenter, he had lived in Amarillo since 1926 and came from Chickasha Oklahoma. A World War I veteran, he was a member of West Amarillo Church of Christ. Survivors include wife Ada Belle Wells, mother Lucinda Wells of Monett Missouri, four brothers Henry Wells Lawton Oklahoma Thomas Wells Dallas Earl Wells Hendrix Oklahoma Edgar Wells Monett Missouri, and sister Dolly Burnett Seagraves.
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James Newton Wells
North West Fifth
Veterans Hospital
Wells
Amarillo
Chickasha
Oklo
West Amarillo
Moose Lodge Meets Tonight at 8 O'clock
Moose Lodge No 1361 holds its regular weekly meeting tonight at 8 o clock. The lodge hall is located at 907 North East Eighth.
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Moose Lodge
Moose Lodge No
North East Eighth
Connally Seeks Nationwide Preparedness Plan
Senator Tom Connally urged a tremendous preparedness program at a Dallas banquet of the Texas Fraternal Congress saying it is necessary for the nation regardless of cost. The event also elected directors including Mrs. Etta Deabler of Waco.
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Dallas
Tom Connally
Texas Fraternal Congress
Etta Deabler
Waco
Stamford Police Force Quits After Raise Denial
Stamford has a police chief but no officers after the entire six-member department resigned, excluding Chief George Flournoy. The city council had refused wage increases for the department, prompting the walkout.
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Stamford
George Flournoy
Missouri Survives as Longest-Serving US Battleship
The USS Missouri remains the largest class battleship and has been kept in continuous commission by the US Navy since World War II, a historic record of steadfast service and endurance.
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