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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1963
Page
6
Gallup survey shows GOP voters broadly concede Kennedy could be defeated in 1964 though party leaders doubt the race is winnable. The March 1 memo from the American Institute of Public Opinion reports limited confidence among rank and file.
An advertorial urges men over forty to treat glandular inflammation, warning neglect leads to senility and incurable conditions. It cites Excelsior Springs success with over a thousand men treated and promises soothing relief and improved health.
In a Bronx apartment two elderly sisters were found with over 150000 dollars in cash, securities, and uncashed pensions after one sister died. Nellie Corrigan, 75, wandered the three rooms with a bag and pocketbooks while seeking her sister Mary, 72, who lay dead in the hall.
Petersham Mass town spends five dollars each flag raising on its common. The pole has two 30 foot sections and requires a climber to raise each part by pulleys. Police Chief William Wo Eliswerth took the job at five dollars per flag raising for holidays. The piece also notes housing data about mobile home parks nationwide from Allied Chemical’s Barrett Division.
Texas Tech will host designer and illustrator Marvin Rabin for a lecture titled Art and Design Discrimination without Prejudice at 1:00 a.m. Thursday in Room 101 of Architecture Building. The previously reported 10:00 a.m. time was in error.
Washington officials say President Kennedy will name Chester W Bowles special adviser on underdeveloped areas as ambassador to India. Bowles would return to the post he held 1951 to 1953 replacing Kenneth Galbraith who plans to return to academia next summer.
Norvell G Hag gard a 67 year old Stanton man died from injuries after a pickup truck left State Highway 79 north of Rotan and crashed into a gully. He died at Rotan hospital with funeral arrangements pending at Arrington Funeral Home. Highway patrol said Hag gard was found about 7 am Sunday.
In Washington UPI reports Dr. Fisther Peterson assistant secretary of labor and director of the ULS Women's Bureau notes men have become more numerous than women in elementary school teaching. She cites current data showing 57 percent of elementary teachers are male and increasing.
Each year American farmers produce food worth about $27 billion. The figure reflects the broad scale of agricultural output across the United States, highlighting the importance of farming in the national economy.
Funeral services for Earl J Graves 77 of 501 East Rice are set for 1 60 p m today at Northside Church of Christ with Garnie Atkisson officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Home direction. Survivors include his wife six sons two daughters a sister a brother 18 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
Services for James C. Dunias 67 will be at 4 pm Tuesday at St Stephen s Episcopal Church. He died Saturday at M D Anderson Hospital Houston after a long illness. Officiating will be Very Rev Spiridon Nicalopoulos and Rev Joseph Hi Fasel Jr. Survivors include a wife a son and two daughters. Pallbearers named. Sanders Funeral Home.
Leland Vern Steffey who was killed in a traffic mishap Friday at Selma Georgia will have services at 7 p.m. Thursday in the First Baptist Church Olton with burial at Littlefield Parson Funeral Home. Steffey formerly lived in Olton and worked as a mechanic and shop foreman. Survivors include his wife Caroline a son Leland Vern Steffey Jr Jane Ann Steffey two brothers two sisters and his father Ross Steffey.
Two Hale Center men, a 40 year old father and his 17 year old son, were questioned after a Sunday afternoon shooting in an alley behind a cafe. Isiah Johnson, 43, sustained chest and arm injuries. Charles Boone was shot in the face chest and shoulder and faced transfer to John Sealy Hospital for eye wounds.
The article notes life expectancy in the United States increasing from 47 years in 1900 to about 70 years by a later period. It highlights the historical gains in public health and medicine contributing to longer lifespans.
A poem by Julien C. Hyer ponders choosing whom to serve and asks what the author would do if present at Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday crowd or the crucifixion scene. It reflects on faith choices and crowds witnessing Jesus.
Funeral services for Ella Thompson aged 76 were held at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Hale Center with Rev. Tommie Allen officiating. Burial followed at Plainview Memorial Park under Hale Center Funeral Home direction. Survivors include son Wayne Thompson and daughter Mrs. Melvin Ritchey, plus three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
In a one car crash near the Hobbs area about noon Friday two children Debra Burnside and John Robert Burnside Jr. were killed. Their stepmother Mary Burnside driver of the car was injured but improving Sunday at Lea General Hospital Hobbs. A younger child Wayne Burnside aged 19 months was released from hospital. The accident occurred roughly 16 miles west of the U S Highway 180 and State Road 529 junction. victims’ services are pending at West Funeral Home.
Olton special report notes 2 year old Bartlett child dies in Methodist Hospital Lubbock. Services set for 3 pm today at First Baptist Church Olton with Rev John J Lewis and J H Lancaster officiating. Burial in Olton Cemetery under Parsons Funeral Home with survivors including parents Debbie and Estes Bartlett, sister Debbie, and grandparents.
Funeral arrangements were pending Sunday night at Wood Dunning Funeral Home for Cerio G. Martinez 17 of Plainview who died from injuries after a traffic mishap south of Slaton. A car driven by the Plainview teen struck a tree at 2 50 p m Saturday on U S Highway 84.
A 31 year old Big Spring barmaid La tina Oneal was shot to death at her apartment around 2 p m Sunday. A 28 year old Big Spring man was held by police for questioning after being arrested at the apartment. Oneal died at a hospital from gunshot wounds to the neck and chest.
Both federal and state statutes govern the sale of insecticides. The rules cover labeling safety standards licensing and recordkeeping to ensure public health and environmental protection. Enforcement rests with federal agencies and state regulatory bodies.
Johannesburg researchers with a $120000 AP A grant study two bursts a month from gold mining to distinguish man made underground nuclear tests from natural quakes. Led by Red leigh Green of the Bernard Price Institute the team aims to develop a foolproof method to detect underground explosions and aid in a test ban.
In Newberg Oregon a white frame house on South River Street recalls the youth of Herbert Hoover. The former orphan lived there 77 years ago, later attending Friends Pacific Academy and Stanford. The Herbert Hoover Foundation restored the house seven years ago and maintains it as a memorial with a former White House chair on display. Hoover last visited for his August 10 birthday dedication in 1955.
At Stanford Medical Center veterinarians study retinal detachment in collies as a congenital risk affecting the breed. Dr. Roberts notes about 30 percent of U S collies have eye defects with half likely to detach, risking blindness. breeders urged to test stock and remove affected dogs from breeding. Dellaporta explains treatment aims to seal the retinal hole through induced inflammation and scar formation.
The Harlem Stars face Littlefield on Wednesday night and Hale Center on Thursday. Both games tip off at 8 p.m. in the high school gyms.
A local speech in the West Indies Aruba and Curacao is described as Papiamento a musical blend of Spanish and Dutch with French English Portuguese and African word influence.
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