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Newspaper
Lamesa Press Reporter
Location
Lamesa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1972
Page
3
The Noon Evening and Mesa Lions Clubs announce a week long drive to sell blind made home goods from Lighthouses for the Blind to residents and businesses. Proceeds fund eyeglasses for needy children and Lions members mobilize to deliver items door to door with a Cara van Truck stationed downtown.
In hospitalFriday admissions include Barry Harris Johnny Nelson Mrs T C Porter dismissals none Saturday listing includes Mrs C F Dean Claude I Howard Mrs J P Senter Diane Puentes Retha Orr Eugene Cantrell Mrs Elmo Smith Mrs Joe Clayton Ruth M Smith Mrs Carlos Leal and baby girl Johnny Nelson Sunday list adds Robert Fandry Mrs J Z Johnson LaGean Esparza Mrs D L Adcock Jr Mrs Tiodoro Baltazar William Whitley Darrell Seitern Surgical includes Lyndall Sharp Mrs J P Senter Guadalupe Balle Mrs Herbert Wilcox Mrs David Barron Mrs T QO Porter Frank Shorts Monday recognizes Mrs A F Miles Mrs Joseph Bernhart Doyce Vandivere Mrs Clifford Haley Mrs R S Stanfield Mrs Frank Garcia Marion E Powell Jack Fancher Olivia Hernandez Venita Davis Arthur McMillan Mrs Ben Ortiz Mrs Audie Hughes Mrs B B Baylor William Whitley Thursday lists Mrs P W Nolan R BR Sellers Jerry Calhoun H G Whitaker Mrs Joseph Bernhart LaGean Esparza Claude L Howard Births: Mr and Mrs William Klug welcome a boy born Sept 18 weight 6 lbs 10 ozs and Mr and Mrs Lucio Coronado welcome a girl born Sept 19 weight 7 lbs 25 ozs.
Mrs. Hubert Collins 64 died Saturday at a Lamesa hospital after living in Lamesa 29 years. Services were held Wednesday at Mount Olive Baptist Church with Rev. J B Polk officiating. Interment followed in Lamesa Cemetery. Survived by husband, five daughters, two sisters, three brothers, 29 grandchildren and a great grandchild.
Funeral services for John Wesley Duncan, son of a former Lamesa resident, were held at Grigs Pioneer Chapel with burial at Memory Garden Cemetery. The boy drowned at Lake Meredith. Also noted are obituaries for Howell C. Carr of Hamlin, with services at First Baptist Church and burial in Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, and details of Carr family survivors.
Chevrolet announces 1973 will introduce seven car series from Caprice to Vega plus a full redesigned Chevelle and new pickup line. Monte Carlo, Nova, Camaro, and Corvette receive major updates including new bumpers, interiors, and engines. The lineup features Caprice Classic, Laguna, Malibu, Colonnade, Nova Custom, and Vega with multiple wagon and hatchback variants.
Mr and Mrs Frank Bedford Jones of Lamesa announce the birth of a son weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces born Saturday at St Marys Hospital. The father is a farmer.
A crafts workshop will be held at the Senior Citizens Activity Building at N Lynn and 7th St starting at 10 a.m. with Mrs Florence Lawrence. A noon covered dish salad luncheon will be served and the session ends at 4 p.m. Lawrence teaches painting drawing and sculpture to grades 1 6 at Art Studios in Lubbock and invites all interested crafters including teachers to attend for demonstrations.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stovall of Plainview visited relatives in Lamesa riding Yamaha motorcycles. Mr. Stovall, 73, and his wife, 66, surprised locals by arriving on two wheels. They frequent trips to nearby towns for visits and meals.
Chevrolet introduces for 1973 a moon roof option on Chevelle and Monte Carlo, manual on Nova, plus retracting bumpers with twin hydraulic cylinders, larger gas tanks, improved leg room, and new features like exhaust gas recirculation, reading lights, refined suspension, and reclining seats. Dealers will showcase the changes.
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