Turkey Making Comeback Tech Aids Future Of Town
Turkey residents and students from Texas Tech toured campus for urban planning ideas to revitalize the town. The project aims to curb population drift, boost economy, and improve living standards, with a April 29 presentation planned for local officials.
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Tech Aids
Future of Town
Turkey
Tech
Thompson
Bob Wills
Jay Eudy
Jeff
Byron Young
Robert Clarke
Austin
Young
Texas Tech Architecture
Texas Tech
Mrs. Welch Dies in Silverton After Illness
Mrs Dorotha Dale Welch 52 of Silverton died at 951 p m Thursday in Tulsa Swisher Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services at 10 a m today at First United Methodist Church with ministers Earl Cantwell and James Futch officiating. Burial in Silverton Cemetery. Survivors include husband Lynn Welch two sons William Earl Henriques and Walter Carl Welch both of Lubbock mother Mrs W E McAllister sisters Mrs Geraldine Clements and Mrs Earlene Ewing. Pallbearers listed.
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Silverton
Dorotha Dale Welch
Tulsa
Swisher County Memorial’ Hospital
First United Methodist’ Church
Earl Cantwell
Rock Creek
Services for J R Roden Held in Clovis
J R Roden 70 of Clovis died Friday in Clovis Memorial Hospital. Services at First Presbyterian Church at 4 p.m. with Rev. Fred O Brewton officiating. Burial Lawn Haven Cemetery under Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Meda two sons Jim Jr Albuquerque and Bob Littlefield a daughter in Saint Augustine Fla and a brother Raph Friona.
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Clovis
First Presbyterian Church
J. R. Roden
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Fred O. Brewton
Lawn Haven Cemetery
Steed-Todd Funeral Home
Pettit
Roden
Friona
Roden-Smith Drug Store
Kiva Shrine
Meda
Jim Jr
Albuquerque
N.M
Bob
Littlefield
Saint Augustine
Fla
Raph
Tahoka Funeral for Mamie Holcomb
Graveside services for Mamie Holcomb 83 of Baldwin Park California will be at 10 30 am in Tuahokas Cemetery Rev Jim Turner of the First Baptist Church will officiate Burial by White Funeral Home She was born in Little Rock Arkansas lived in Lynn County 22 years moved to California 27 years ago and came to Tahoka in 1924 Survivors include two daughters Mrs Mary Meeks and Mrs Tennie Gibson three sons Clyde Jake Chester two sisters one grandchild and 30 great grandchildren Pallbearers are Ed Stone T A Stone Carl Stone Othell Meeks Junior Meeks and Burford Mathis.
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Tahoka
Mamie Holcomb
Baldwin Park
Calif
Los Angeles
Tuahokas
Jim Turner
First Baptist Church
White Funeral Home
Mary Meeks
West Covina
Tennie Gibson
Clyde
la Puente
Jake
Chester
Gardena
Vida McAllister
Pearl Dumas
Ed Stone
T. A. Stone
Carl Stone
Othell
Meeks
Junior
Burford Mathis
Mrs Ingrams Services Pend Ingram Funeral Pending
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ingram 73 former Andrews resident died about 8 am Friday at her San Angelo home. Services pending with Singleton Funeral Home. She lived in Andrews 1928 to 1963 then Mount Vernon IL and Brownwood before moving to San Angelo six years ago. Survivors include husband Charlie K. Ingram four sons Barney J. Fowler Edward Fowler James A. Fowler all of Andrews J A Fowler of Waterbury Conn two daughters Mrs H H Flack Mount Vernon and Mrs Lola Mae Gross Andrews and sisters Mrs Bonnie Kingston O Donnell and Mrs Opal York Santa Cruz Calif.
Harry Dribelbis Rites Scheduled
Graveside services for Harry Dribelbis, who died Monday in Medical Center Hospital, are set for 10 a.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens under Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He resided in an Odessa nursing home. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth of Detroit, Mich, and Robert of Freeport, Ti, and a daughter Mia. Wade Whitman of Tallahassee, Fla.
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Odessa
Harry Dribelbis
Medical Center Hospital
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Kenneth
Detriot, Mich
Robert
Freeport
Mia. Wade Whitman
Tallahassee
Fla
Lubbock area notices include arrests, meetings and obituaries
The Lubbock branch of the NAACP faces a Tuesday raid incident and a fellow member charged with marijuana possession. The Freedom Fund committee meets at 2 p.m. A four week series of art classes for grades one to six starts today at the Municipal Garden and Art Center with two Saturday sessions. The Tabbock Art Association hosts a reception for the Texas Fine Arts Association Region 20 Exhibition at the Municipal Garden and Art Center. Several obituaries and funeral services are listed for local residents, along with traffic and crime updates including a stabbing incident, hospitalizations, and arrests in the area.
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Naa
Chasetional Association For the Adscarrier
Municipal Garden and Art Center
Tabbock Art Association
Texas Fine Arts Association
University Ave
Rites Pending For Melvin Ashbrook Killed In Hit and Run
Odessa police report Melvin Ray Ashbrook 38 killed in a hit and run on 1300 block of EB 2nd Street about 10 p.m. Thursday. Kenneth McDonald 38 of Odessa faces charges of DWI and failure to stop. bond set at 1500 and 5000 respectively. Suspect arrested within an hour after the crash. Fourth traffic fatality in Odessa this year. second pedestrian death.
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Odessa
Melvin Ray Ashbrook
Rix
2Nd Street
Ashbrook
Kenneth McDonald
Ector County
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purney
Morris A. Wolfe Rites Planned
Morris A. Wolfe 76 a Dallas resident and World War II veteran dies Friday in Dallas. Services are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Sparkman Hillcrest Northwest Highway Chapel with burial in Shearith Israel Cemetery. He is survived by daughter Mrs. Anna Bess Calfin and Jewelle Wolfe, two Dallas brothers Joe and Phillip, and sisters Jennie Blumenthal Francis Garber and Felice Engelberg. Memorials toward a favorite charity are requested.
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Dallas
Morris A. Wolfe
Anna Bess Calfin
Lubbock
Sparkman- Hillcrest Northwest Highway Chapel
Shearith Israel Cemetery
Wolfe
American Legion
Jewelle Wolfe
Calfin
Joe
Funeral Pending for Stanley G. Steele 71
Services are pending for Stanley G. Steele 71 who died of an apparent heart attack in a Roswell hospital Friday returning home to Santa Ana California after visiting relatives in Lubbock He was a former Lubbock resident 1920 to 1957 a retired farmer and has a son Stanley Costa Steele of Santa Ana two brothers Jim P Steele and John B Steele a sister Mrs A C Tanner and two granddaughters Sanders Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Stanley G. Steele
Roswell
Steele
Santa Ana
Calif
Lubbock
California
Rebecca
Stanley Costa Steele
Jim P. Steele
Af 28Th St
John B. Steele
20Th St
A.) C. Tanner
27Th St
Sanders Funeral Home
Soviets Seek No Base In Indian Ocean Area
In Bombay, Adm. Sergei Gorshkov said the Soviet navy has no base ambitions in the Indian Ocean area and does not plan to establish bases there. He noted Soviet ships operate under tough conditions but no bases will be built.
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Bombay
India
Wriday
Adm
Sergei Gorshkov
Earl L. Bentley Dies in Snyder at 76
Earl L. Bentley 76, a Knox County native and Snyder resident for 74 years, died about 6 a.m. Friday at the Big Spring Veterans Administration Hospital. Services are 4 p.m. today at Bell-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Cone Merritt officiating. Burial in Snyder. Survived by his wife, four sons Orrin Odessa Donald Andrews Travis Rotan Aubrey Kermit, three sisters, 14 grandchildren.
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Earl L. Bentley
Big Spring Veterans Administration Hospital
Bell-Seale ‘Funeral Home
Cone Merritt
Snyder Cemetery
Knox County
Bentley
Orrin
Odessa
Donald
Andrews
Travis
Rotan
Aubrey
Kermit
J. B. Biggs
Grand Prairie
Ivey Rollins
Plainview
Frances Kind
Arlington
Dee E. Hambright Dies After Private Plane Crash
Dee Elton Hambright 43 died after a private plane crash near Douglas Arizona while on a fishing trip with friends. he had lived in Midland and recently moved to Littleton Colorado. Survivors include his wife two daughters a son and his parents. Services set for Midland First United Methodist Church with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park.
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Dee Elton Hambright
Douglas
Ariz
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First United Methodist Church
Norman Neates
Church of the Servant
Oklahoma City
Donald Pruitt
Red Oak
Elis Funeral Home
Resthaven Memorial Park
Norton
Standard Oil Company
Navy
Company
Littleton
Colo
Masonic Lodge
Dee Randall
Fayettville, Ark
Janet Hambright
Richardson
Becky Hambright
L. B. Hambright
Muleshoe
Shirley Trimble
Robert Houghton Funeral Slated
Funeral services for Robert Gordon Houghton 53 who died Friday in Cook Memorial Hospital Levelland will be at 3 p m Sunday at First Baptist Church Morton with Rev Paul McClung officiating. Burial in Morton Home. Houghton a Cochran County resident since 1933 worked as a soil conservationist.
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Robert Gordon Houghton
Cook Memorial Hospital
Levelland
First Baptist Church
Paul McClung
Morton Memorial Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Houghton
Cochran County
Lola
James
Kerrville
Gerald Davenport
Brownfield
Melvin Davenport
Snyder
Pat Capps
Coweta
Oklo
Margaret Underwood
Mildred Philips
Johnnye Houghton
Baytown
Eleanor Bickett
Henry
Houston
Weldon
Jack
Harold
J. C
Missouri
Rites Set Monday For John Drake
Services 2 p.m. Monday in Charles V Steed Memorial Chapel for John Drake 81 of Clovis who died Friday in Lubbock Methodist Hospital after a lengthy illness. Drake came to the Clovis area in 1903 and served as Clovis police judge from 1963 to 1970 after earlier being chief of police. He leaves a son Callie Cleon of El Paso and four daughters all of Clovis, a brother in Modesto and several grandchildren.
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Charles V_ Steed Memorial
John Drake
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Walter Hunt
First Baptist Church
Drake
Callie
Cleon
el Paso
Cleta Ewers
Johnnie Smith
Linda Robinson
Cleo Lowery
Littlefield
Charlie
Modesto
Calif
Today’s Day of the Lord Inspires Personal Growth
The excerpt frames today as the acceptable day of the Lord with life as its essence. It links current actions to personal growth and the beauty of existence, suggesting yesterday’s dreams fade and tomorrow’s visions depend on today’s perfection. It highlights the flux of life and the power of present deeds.
Services Slated For Sam Fields
Sam Fields 60 died Friday morning at M D Anderson Hospital Houston. Funeral at 2 p m today First Christian Church with Rev Robert McArthur officiating. Burial Snyder Cemetery. Fields native of Ladonia resident since 1919 painter and church member. Survived by wife Queenie eight other relatives.
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Queenie, Taylor
Mexico
Paula Beard
Yuma
Ariz
Joe Taylor
Albuquerque
N. M
Larry Taylor
Midland
Corene Cursell
Odessa
Roy Fields
Whitehouse
Roy Benskin's Rites Set Here
Funeral for Roy Benskin Sr. 71 will be at 106 a.m. today at W W Rix Chapel with J K Whisenant, pastor of Temple Baptist Church. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. He was a native of Uvalde, a retired barber, lived in Lubbock since 1948, and was a member of Yellowhouse Masonic Lodge and Shrine Temple. Survivors: Roy Benskin Jr. of Richardson, Elmer Benskin of El Paso, Olivia Murdock of Rock Springs, and three grandchildren.
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Roy Benskin Sr
W.W
President Named By Geologists
Dr. Daniel A. Busch of Tulsa was elected president-elect of the American Association of Geologists for 1972 73. The mail ballot elections also named Dr. Samuel P. Ellison Jr. as vice president, and James E. Wilson Jr. of Denver will become president July 1.
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Tulsa
Okla
Daniel A. Busch
American Association of Ne Geologists
Samuel P. Ellison Jr
College of Natural Sciences
University of Texas
James E. Wilson Jr
Denver
Charles W. Dunn Dies Rites Set in Levelland
Brownfield special report states Charles Wesley Dunn died about 7 15 am Friday in Cook Memorial. Rites planned at 2 30 pm Sunday at Emmanuel Baptist Church Levelland with ministers Fred Blake and Rev Bill Feland. Burial at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Dunn, a Meadow area graduate and former farmer, lived in Needmore Pool and moved to Levelland in 1967 to work for Berryhill Meat Packing Co. Survived by three sons Ronnie Lubbock Mike Levelland and Chris Levelland. daughter Karen Alford Lubbock. brother Bobby Brownfield. sisters H L Johnson Lubbock, Charles Watts Lewisville, Bradley Seaton Brownfield, Walter Brinson Littlefield. Pallbearers listed.
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Charles Wesley
Dunn
Cook Memorial Hospital
Levelland
Immanuel Baptist Church
Fred Blake
Trinity Baptist Church
Bill Feland
Meadow
Needmore
Pool
Berryhill Meat Packing Co
Ronnie
Lubbock
Mike
Chris
Karen Alford
Bobby
H. L. Johnson
Fof
Charles Watts
Lewisville
Bradley Seaton
Walter Brinson
Littlefield
Bill Methrin
J. L. Spurlock
Neal Atchison
Bob Odell
Bill Crump
Jimmy Johnson
Rites Set Sunday For J. R. Elder
John Robert Elder 65 died at a sister’s home in Lineville Alabama after a stroke. Services Sunday at 2 pm at Second Baptist Church Andrews with burial in Andrews Cemetery. He moved to Andrews in 1955 from Snyder and worked at Lloyd Davis machine shops and Frankel City. Survived by three daughters a sister and six grandchildren.
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Snyder
Lloyd Davis Machine Shops
Frankel City
Fresno
Calif
John A. Reynolds
el Cajon
Mildred
Mrs. Estella Dickerson Dies in Hobbs
Mrs Estella Dickerson 59 of Hobbs died Wednesday morning at Hobbs Lea General Hospital. Services set for 3 p m Monday at Little Zion Baptist Church with Melvin Cook pastor burial in Everglade Cemetery. Survivors include husband James Albert two sons James Hobbs and Albert Los Angeles mother Mrs Pearl Dodson San Diego father Clark Jones Hobbs sister Roge Harris San Diego and one grandchild
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Hobbs
Estella Dickerson
Hobbs Lea General Hospital
Little Zion Baptist Church
Melvin Cook
Everglade
Roberts Funeral Home
Dickerson
James Albert
James
Albert
Los Angeles
Pearl Dodson
San Diego
Clark Jones
Roge Harris
Vatican opens Gardens to public with 16th century charm
The Vatican City opens its 108 acre grounds to paying visitors for a tour that includes the Casino of Pius IV and a Grotto reproduction. The guided walk covers fountains and sculptures with water from Lake Bracciano 30 miles away. Cost is 1.70 dollars. Pope Paul VI authorized the public access.
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Paul VI
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Hobbs Woman Dies. Services Arranged for Mrs Jesse Martin
Mrs. Jesse Martin 67 of Hobbs died on arrival at Hobbs Lea General Hospital. Funeral services set for 10 30 a m at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with Jack Springer pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church officiating. Burial at Prairie Haven Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Charles Gibbs and Calvin Gibbs, a daughter Carolyn Ciccorocelli, and several siblings and step relatives.
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Jesse Martin
Hobbs Lea General Hospital
Griffin Funeral Home
Jack Springer
Immanuel Baptist Church
Prairie Haven
Griffin‘ Funeral Home
Martin
Hobbs Veterans of Foreign Wars
Horace
Charles Gibbs
Bloomfield
N.M
Calvin Gibbs
Silver City
Carolyn Cic
Corocelli
Adna Cole
Benton, Ark
Doro
Pruett
Sacramento
Calif
Doro West
Reffie McLendon
Newlinois
Alfred Aynesworth
L.‘ Aynesworth
Services Pending For Mrs. Gore In Clovis
Steed Todds Funeral Home in Clovis lists services for Mrs. Kittie Gore 81 of Clovis who died at home. She is survived by four daughters Opal Dye Reba Parrish Inez Parrish and Kittie Huddleston. four brothers Jim Kyle Dee Kyle Joe Kyler Helm Nell Williams Grace Keys. 11 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
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Clovis
Steed-Todds Funeral
Kittie Gore
Opal Dye
Reba Parrish
Inez Parrish
Redwood City
Calif
Kittie Huddleston
Saint Jo
Jim Kyle
Dee Kyle
Joe Kyler Helm
Cane Hill
Ark
Nell Williams
Refugio
Grace Keys
Joplin
Ancient temple unearthed by USSR scientists in Moscow
Soviet researchers excavated an ancient temple near Moscow revealing stone foundations and inscriptions. Archaeologists believe the site dates to early imperial times and plans include detailed surveys and preservation work for future study.
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Moscow
Ussr
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