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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1968
Page
11
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UPI reports dignitaries from across the nation including Vice President Humphrey and Senator Kennedy were expected at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s funeral in Atlanta Tuesday. Procession planned past the State Capitol and mayor’s offices with President Johnson possibly attending. Also listed were Gov. Rockefeller, Mayors Lindsay and Maier, entertainers Cosby Poitier Belafonte Kitt Gillespie and Gregory, with Mahalia Jackson to sing.
In Palm Beach a hotel bus boy, John Prior of Brighton Massachusetts, 24, died from two gunshot wounds after climbing onto the Moran residence, home of former New York City police officer Daniel Moran and his wife Dorothea Dodge Moran. Police hunt a second man as Prior fell from scaffolding during remodeling.
Mrs. Georgie Wyatt 61 died Friday at Methodist Hospital. Services are at 2 30 p m today at St Luke Baptist Church with burial at Peaceful Garden Cemetery under South Plains Funeral Home direction. She lived at 2403 E 29th St.
Whittenburg a Texas Tech graduate with Houston insurance and banking ties began a 17 city rural tour seeding support in Lubbock. He spoke to supporters at Koko Palace and noted financing from personal funds with no pledges to groups. Other candidates like Dolph Briscoe and Eugene Locke visit next as the campaign focuses on water issues and rural areas. A gunshot injury and a car crash were reported in weekend local incidents.
Daniel Moran and his wife Gregg Sherwood Dodge sit in their bedroom as Moran tells police he fired through a window at a man on a scaffold. The man, identified as 25 year old John Prior of Brighton Massachusetts, died after falling forty feet from the scaffold.
A readable religious verse by Julien C Hyer depicts Jesus driving out money changers in the temple on Holy Week Monday. The piece notes temple desecration, tables overturned, a barren fig tree cursed, and Pharisees plotting while Jesus heals the sick and afflicted before resting.
Roy S Hartman 72 of Andrews died Sunday in an Andrews hospital. Services 3 p.m. today at First Assembly of God Church with Rev R V Luna officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Garden Odessa. SurvivorS include his wife, a son S D Hartman in Fountain Valley California, a daughter Mrs W H Womble Odessa, two sisters in Odessa and Pampa, one grandchild and one great grandchild.
Texas Civil Air Patrol finished a three day exercise at Georgetown Municipal Airport evaluating search and rescue and civil defense capabilities. A U S Air Force team graded missions including a simulated rescue and nuclear fallout evacuation with 219 cadets and 32 aircraft under Lt Col Max Stone of Austin.
Dorothy Bushby’s brother auctioned the Lord of the Manor title of Wormley Hertfordshire. Seven Up in the United States reportedly bought it for 1920 dollars and offered it as a contest prize, prompting Miss Bushby to offer 2400 dollars to repurchase. She condemns the vulgar use of an ancient title.
Skelly Oil Company president Don H. Miller died at his Tulsa home from an apparent heart attack. Miller, 59, joined Skelly in 1929 as a University of Missouri student and became president in 1959. He is survived by wife Mary, two sons Randy and Larry, and his mother Mrs. Blanche Miller. Funeral arrangements are with Stanley Funeral Home in Tulsa.
F A Jarnagin 52 died in a Plainview hospital. Services set for 10 a m Tuesday at Wood Dunning Colonial Chapel. Burial in Littlefield Memorial Park. Survivors include wife two sons Earl and Michael two daughters Jackie and Mrs Al Cobb mother sister and two brothers plus six grandchildren.
An ampere is the standard unit measuring the strength of an electric current. It names the rate of flow of electric charge through a conductor, with one ampere equaling one coulomb per second.
President Ford weighs a civil rights bill with strong open housing provisions as Senate action and House fatal votes loom. Senator Brooke and Edward Kennedy voice support while Ramsey Clark urges action. a House Rules Committee split delays a decision amid King assassination aftermath.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller asked the New York State Legislature to enact sweeping social measures as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. He urged action on six major programs including a state agency to revitalize city slums and restoration of $24 million in cut appropriations mainly for education. He also sought restoring a $10 million Harlem office building project.
Teachers from across Texas urged national education aid and a $1000 annual raise next year at the 12th Texas Classroom Association convention in San Angelo. New officers named Katheryn Townsend Victoria president LaVerne Wong Waco president elect Cather Raynes Dallas vice president.
Services for Mrs Mary L Cole 45 of 2122 32nd St Lubbock a Trans Plains Insurance worker will be at 1 pm at First Methodist Church Rev Royce Womack officiating Graveside at Seminole cemetery at 430 pm Burial directed by Her person Funeral Directors She died 2 20 pm Saturday at Methodist Hospital after a brief illness Survivors include husband Jack two sons Phillip and Mike mother Mrs Ben L Webbs of Colorado City father Calvin Stark of Hobbs NM a brother Mark Stark of Odessa and sister Mrs John Lowe of Claremore OK
Graveside services for Johnna Aron infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Aron were held at 3 p.m. today in Gaines County Memorial Park. Minister Kenneth Broad of the First Christian Church officiated. Singleton Funeral Home handled arrangements. The infant, born April 1 in Seville Spain, died recently. Surviving are parents a sister Karen and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bill Aron of Denver City and Mrs. Faye Smith of Seminole.
Ab L. Davis former mayor of Carthage died Sunday at a rest home in Carthage. The 85 year old businessman rancher and farmer led Carthage for 15 years. Funeral services were pending.
Series of noon Holy Week services listed at First Presbyterian First Baptist First Methodist and other churches in Lubbock. Sermons cover themes like the last words of Christ and the Cross with pastors including Rev Andrew Jumper and Rev William Smith. Fort Worth and Amarillo clergy appear in notices of revival and Easter rites.
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