Funeral Dignitaries Headed to Ellington Funeral
Vice President Spiro Agnew and Gov. Winfield Dunn lead a list of dignitaries attending the funeral of former Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington in Chapel Hill. Many of the state’s congressmen and Gov. Gordon Browning will be present, with possible attendance by former President Lyndon Johnson. Ellington died at 64 from an apparent heart attack in Boca Raton. Johnson had made no attendance plans public.
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Tenn
Spiro Agnew
Winfield Dunn
Tennessee
Buford Ellington
Gordon Browning
Lyndon Johnson
Agnew
Nixon
Ft. Campbell
Nashville
Middle Tennessee
Ellington
Boca Raton
Fila
Johnson
LBJ
Austin
Tex
Mrs. Maria Arterburn Dies in Lockney at 95
Mrs. Maria Teresa Arterburn 95 of Lockney dies after long illness in Lockney General Hospital. Services set 10 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Goree Applewhite and Rev. Frank B. Oglesby Jr. officiating. Graveside rites 4 p.m. Millsap Cemetery. Born in Dittersdorf Germany she came to the United States at 16 and lived in Lockney 53 years. She married McGregor Fen Arterburn in 1906 in Rockwall. he died in 1957. Survived by son M. T. Arterburn of Lockney, daughter Thelma Metzger of Trinidad Colorado, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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First United Methodist Church
Maria Teresa Arterburn
Lockney General Hospital
Goree Applewhite
Frank B. Oglesby Jr
Millsap Cemetery
Carter Funeral Home
Dittersdorf
Germany
United States
Rockwall
McGregor Fen Arterburn
Basil W. Spurlock Rites Scheduled
Basil W. Spurlock 66 died Tuesday after a long illness at a Brownfield hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Friday at First United Presbyterian Church with burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. He lived in Brownfield, earlier worked in West Texas oil fields, later ran a fishing camp at Lake Buchanan. Survivors include wife Jewell Emily Russell, two daughters, a brother, and eight grandchildren.
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Brownfield
Basil W. Spurlock
First United, Presbyterian
Frank Brooks
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Hardin County
Spurlock
West Texas
Lake Buchanan
Jewell Emily Russell
McCamey
C. R. Smith
Jerry Benton
Ahmadi
Kuwait
W. L
Silsbee
Rites Arranged for Sallie Shockley in Abilene
Sallie Shockley, 93, died about 3 15 pm Tuesday at Williamsburg Nursing Home in Abilene. Services set for 2 pm today at First Baptist Church with Rev Norris Taylor officiating. Burial in Fistuela Cemetery directed by Campbell Funeral Home. Survivors include three daughters, a sister, and numerous grandchildren and greats. born in Georgia, moved to Dickens County in 1915 and to Abilene four years ago.
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Jane Shockley
Williamsburg Nursing Home
Abilene
First Baptist Church
Norris Taylor
Campbell Funeral Home
Fistuela
Shockley
Georgia
Dickens County
Carmen Givens
Julia Lewis
East Vaughn
N. M
Eula Merchant
de Kalb
Lula Karr
Spur
Harry Denton's Services Slated
Services for Harry Denton 61 who died Tuesday at Midland Memorial Hospital after a heart attack are set for 2 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park under Evis Funeral Home. Denton a Sapulpa native and Oklahoma University and Tulsa Law School alumnus, resided in Midland since 1946. Survivors include his wife Fister a son Douglas A. Denton of Midland a daughter Mrs Kenneth Murchison Jr of Dallas and two brothers J O of Lubbock and John of Tinois. Donations requested to Cal Farley Boys Ranch Amarillo or a favorite charity.
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Harry Denton
Midland Memorial Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Evis Funeral Home
Sapulpa
Okla
Denton
Oklahoma University
University of Tulsa Law School
Dallas
Fister
Douglas A. Denton
Services for Navy man Edwards set in Odessa church
Navy Waterman 3rd Class Lawrence E F Edwards, 20, Odessa native, to be buried in Odessa Cemetery after services at Sherwood Baptist Church Odessa. He died in Long Beach California from injuries in a car motorcycle crash last week.
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Navy
Chamber Leader Dies After Attack at Floydada Meeting
John William Reve 63 longtime Floydada Chamber of Commerce manager died about 12 20 p m after suffering a heart attack at a joint Rotary and Lions Club luncheon at the American Legion hall He introduced the speaker then collapsed Services will be at 2 p m Friday at First United Methodist Church Floydada burial in Floydada Cemetery Moore Rose Funeral Home in charge Reve active in West Texas chamber work was Floydada correspondent for the Lubbock Avalanche Journal He was born October 19 1908 in Brenham married Ella Jahnke July 31 1928 moved to Floyd County in 1945 from Greenville previously ran a J C Penney department store and a fashion shop He held many civic positions including Floyd County Library Board Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce He served on the Floydada School Board and was active in Salvation Army and Red Cross fund drives He was a former Boy Scout district chairman and a member of the Masonic Lodge He had three daughters Tim Carter Betsy Broome and Dale West plus four other relatives.
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Floydada
John William Reve
Moore-Rose Funeral Home
Relle Becamme
Floydada Chamber of Commercce
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Brenham
Ella Jahnke
Floyd County
Greenville
J. C. Penney Department
Reue
Salvation Army
Red Cross
First United Methodist Church of
Tim Carter
Bethel
Maine
James Broome
Englewood
Lubbock
Dale West
Mrs May Dies In Lovington
Lovington services are set for 2 p m Saturday at the First Christian Church for Mrs Veoa Jehzabeth May 62 of Lovington who died Wednesday at Lovington General Hospital. Harold Burnside pastor to officiate burial in Lovington Cemetery under Smith Rogers directing. A Hope New Mexico native, she moved to Lovington in 1948. Survivors include her husband John W Cotton two daughters Mrs Peggy Mann of Lovington and Mrs M C Thomas of Artesia two sons Tom McCaw of Pueblo Colorado and Jack McCaw of Lovington two sisters Mrs Anna Stephens of Tucson Arizona and Mrs Arra Cheney of California two brothers Roy Fanning of Flagstaff Arizona and Frank Fanning of Springerville Arizona and seven grandchildren.
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Harold Burnside
Lovington
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
Hope
N.M
iMay
John W. “Cotton
Pegegy Mann
Lavington
M. C. Thomas
Artesia
Tom McCaw
Pueblo
Col
McCleskey Rites Planned Today
Funeral services for Myrtle McCleskey 77 of Midland are set for 10 a m today at First United Methodist Church in Stanton with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park Midland. Survivors include husband A R McCleskey four sons Ralph Milton Alton and Hubert a daughter Mrs R W Haislip three brothers one sister 16 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Myrtle McCleskey
First United Methodist Church
Stanton
Stephenville
McCleskey
A. R. McCleskey
Ralph
Milton
Arlington
Alton
San Antonio
Hubert
Wooston
R. W. Haislip
First Coal Vein Tapped Near Surface in Coal County Okla
The first vein of coal in Coal County Oklahoma was exposed near the surface and was tapped after it was unearthed by plowing.
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Coal County
Okla
Cremation Planned for Adam Powell Ashes to South Bimini
The last two women in his life agreed Powell will be cremated with ashes scattered at his Bahamian home in South Bimini. His body to lie in state at Abyssinian Church in New York before cremation in Miami or Nassau, then ashes sent to the Bahamas. Powell died after 17 days in a coma at Jackson Memorial Hospital aged 63.
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API
Harlem
Adam Clayton
Powell
Paradise
South Bimini
Bahamas
Yvette Diago Powell
Darlene Expose
New York
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Capitol Hill
America
Expose
Mrs. Chitwood Rites Set Friday in Marquette
Services for Mrs. R. N. Chitwood former Lubbock resident will be held at 1 30 p m Friday at Swanson Funeral Home Chapel Marquette Cemetery will bury her She died at 86 after living in Marquette three years moving from Iron Mountain Her husband R M Chitwood former Texas Tech faculty member died in 1926 She served at Tech as assistant to the dean of women and later hostess in recreation hall before retiring in 1953 Survivors include her son Ben two brothers and a number of grandchildren
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Marquette
Mich
R. N. Chitwood
Lubbock
Swanson Funeral Home
City of Marquette
Chitwood
Iron Mountain
R. M. Chitwood
Texas Tech University
Tech
Ben
Raymond McCombie
Burton McCombie
Michigan
Jim MecCombie
California
Floyd dies at 76 in Eunice services set today
Walker Perry Floyd 76 of Eunice died at home Wednesday. Services are at 3 p.m. today in Roberts Funeral Home Chapel Hobbs. Burial in Eunice Cemetery. He lived in Eunice three years and was an Odd Fellow and World War I veteran. Survived by Mamie and two sons W E and R C plus five daughters and many grandchildren.
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Roberts Funeral Home
Hobbs
Walker Perry Floyd
Hoyd
Odd Fellows
Mamie
W. E
van Horn
R.C
Scottsdale, Ariz
Bill Minefe
R. A. Thompson Dies in Slaton Rites Set
R. A. Thompson 65 of Slaton died after a brief illness in University Medical Center Lub bock. Funeral services 2 p.m. today at Westview Baptist Church with Clinton Eastman, burial Englewood Cemetery Fingland Funeral Home Slaton. He was a Navy veteran and Santa Fe Railroad fireman. He is survived by a son R. A. Jr. of Fairfax Va and three sisters Jenna Taylor Helen Champion Lydia Sullivan.
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Westview Baptist Church
R. A. Thompson
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Clinton Eastman
Englewood Cemetery
Fingland Funeral Home
Sterling
Okla
Thompson
Santa Fe Railroad
Severah
Slaten
R. A. Jr
Fairfax, Va
Jenna Taylor
Helen Champion
Lydia Sullivan
Plainview
New Deal Rites Set For Mrs Vaughn
Services are at 2 p.m. today at New Deal Baptist Church for Mrs Helen Vaughn 61 of Rt 3 Lubbock who died Tuesday at University Hospital. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Directors. She lived in Lubbock since 1943 and came from Hobbs. She was married to John Vaughn in 1947 and worked in TTU purchasing. She was a New Deal Church Booster Club member. Pallbearers include Doug Chapman Owen Perryman Hugh Templeton Max Dodson D L West Kent Abbe John Griffis.
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New Deal Baptist Church
Helen Vaughn
Rt. 3
Lubbock
University Hospital
Edward L. Scarbrough
Resthaven Memorial Park
Rix Funeral Directors
Vaughn
Hobbs
John Vaughn
Texas Tech
College students seek real world education at NYU
Dean Abraham L. Gitlow of New York University's College of Business and Public Administration says students want more than classroom learning. They seek an education that combines theory with real world applications and experience.
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New York
UPI
Abraham L. Gitlow
New York University
College of Business and Public Adminis
Psalm 56 Inspiration to Trust in God in Adversity
A devotional excerpt urging faith in God during danger. It cites Psalm 56 9 and 56 3 4 11 emphasizing fear turned to trust, divine aid, and deliverance from troubles. The text frames confidence that God is for believers and provides strength against fear.
Sweetwater Crash Kills Man After Truck Wreck
Edward Shields, 24, of Thomaston was killed early Wednesday when his truck crashed on Texas Highway 70 about 20 miles south of Sweetwater. He was pinned inside the wreckage and died about two and a half hours later as diesel fuel spilled, blocking freeing him with a cutting torch.
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Sweetwater
UPD
Thomas Edward Shields
Texas
Kirk Buttrill Rites Pending
Notification of the death of J. L. Kirk Buttrill 92 in a Lampasas nursing home. He was father of Mrs J T King of Lubbock. Services pending Briggs-Games Funeral Home Lampasas. Burial in Lometa cemetery. Memorials to charities of donors.
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Lampasas
J. T. King
16Th St
Lubbock
Briggs-Games Funeral
Lometa
R. C. May Dies at 59 in Snyder
Snyder Texas Special: R C May 59 died at 10 30 a m Wednesday. Services at 2 p m today Bell Scale Funeral Home Chapel burial in Snyder. Native of Torrence New Mexico he farmed ran a blacksmith shop and a coin operated laundry. Survived by wife Mary Roberson three sons Jimmy Fort Worth Max Cambridge Mass Mark Snyder sister Mrs W La Killingsworth Clovis four brothers Sam Horace Sanford all of Clovis and Albert of El Paso.
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R. C. May
Methodist
Lubbock
Funeral Home
Snyder Cemetery
May
Torrence
N.M
Mary Roberson
Assembly of God Church
Jimmy
Fort ‘Worth
Max
Cambridge
Mass
Mark
W. la Killingsworth
Clovis
Sam
Horace
Sanford
Albert
Fl Paso
Admiral John Hughes-Hallett dies at 70 in England
London AP reports Admiral John Hughes-Hallett, commander of naval forces at the Dieppe raid in 1942, died at his Sussex home at age 70. A veteran of WWII, he later served as Conservative MP for Croydon South and was junior shipping minister 1961 to 1964. Dieppe involved 5,000 troops, 300 ships, mostly Canadian, with 1,137 deaths.
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John Hughes-Hallett
Dieppe
Sussex
Hughes-Hallett
Navy
Croydon
House of Commons
Ministry of Shipping
France
1St
Canadian Army Tank Brigade
J W Walls Dies Services Today
JAL Special Graveside rites for John William Walls 41 longtime Jal Hobbs Roswell resident who died Tuesday in St. Johns Hospital Roswell follow at Cowper Cemetery Jal Odd Fellows conduct services Walls retired Elk Oil Company foreman 1971 Korean War veteran survived by Pauline two sons Benson Michael his father and step mother four brothers and a sister all listed as Jal residents
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Cowper Cemetery
Jal
John William Walls
Lea County
St. John’s Hospital
Roswell
Walls
Hobbs
Forman
Elk Oil Company
Pauline
Benson
Michael
Doc Walls
Carldean
RFR
Fudge Output Record Sets Mackinac Island Production
On Mackinac Island Michigan in 1971 about 330000 pounds of fudge were made across eight shops in 18 flavors setting a new output record. The prior year 255000 pounds earned roughly 100000 dollars and the ninth production drew about 506000 dollars.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
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