Darien Jungle 1s Hurdle and Wrights Pan American Highway dispatch
Rep. Jim Wright of Fort Worth reports on the Darien jungle obstacle to completing the Pan American Highway from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. The 46 page study outlines route options, funding, and the plan to place the project under an inter American body, with progress and costs across nations. Wright describes the Darien gap as the major remaining hurdle and notes a $3 million engineering study expected by 1965 to decide financing and construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Curran
Avalanche-Journal
Washington Bureau
Washington
South America
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Darien
Texas-Tierra del Fuego
Wright
House Public Works Committee
Alaska
Laredo
Central America
Panama Canal
Chile
Canal
Darien Jungle
U.S
Mexico
Pacific
Colombia
Panama
Ing
Behia Solano
Acapulco
Corpus Christi
Dar Len
Americas
John Keats
Chapman
Stout Cortez
Services Pending For Mrs Manley
Mrs Letishia Bell Manley 70 of 1504 10th St Lubbock died at noon Wednesday in University Convalescent Center Services are pending at Henderson Wilson Funeral Directors Survivors include four daughters Nellie V Prindle Lubbock Florence Dunnigan Portland Ore Wanda Sims Plumdale Calif Evelyn Maxwell Garden City Kan four sons Westey Farmersburg Ind John Lee Amarillo and Buster and William both of Lubbock a sister Will Hudgins Ralls 21 grandchildren five great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letishia Bell Manley
10Th St
Lubbock
University’ Convalescent ‘Center
Henderson-Wilson Funeral Directors
Nellie V. Prindle
Florence Dunnigan
Portland
Ore
Wanda Sims
Plumdale
Calif
Evelyn Maxwell
Garden City
Kan
Westey
Farmersburg
Ind
John Lee
Amarillo
Buster
William
Will Hudgins
Services Slated For Fire Victim Waldrop 88
Graveside rites are set for 2 p.m. today at Terrace Cemetery for Robert L. Waldrop 88 percent who perished in a morning house fire. Firemen fought the blaze about 30 minutes and his body was found near the front door as if attempting to escape. Survivors include a brother in Alabama and a sister-in-law in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrace
Robert L
Bob) Waldrop
Waldrop
Graydon Howell
Calvary Baptist Church
Hadrian Funeral Home
Elton Corley
Alabama
Florida
Funeral Pending For Bill Hawkins
W D Bill Hawkins about 47 owner and operator of the Dairy Queen here died about 9 p m Wednesday following a heart attack at his home Services were pending late Wednesday at Wallace Funeral Home Survivors include his wife a daughter Sharon and three sons Steve Jimmy and Bill Dean all of the home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulia
W. D
Bill Hawkins
Dairy Queen
Wallace Funeral Home
Sharon
Steve
Jimmy
Bill Dean
Rites Slated For Mishap Victim James Campbell Wallace
Crosbyton special services are set for James Campbell Wallace 48 killed in an oil well mishap 15 miles northeast of Crosbyton. A 10 am service will be held at King Funeral Home chapel with later services in Sachse near Dallas and burial in Sachse Cemetery. Wallace a World War II veteran formerly lived in Girard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosbyton
James Campbell Wallace
King Funeral Home Chapel
Sachse
Dallas
First Christian Church
Roy King
Lubbock
Wallace
Girard
Lucado Rites Planned After One-Car Crash Death
Funeral services are planned Friday at 2 p.m. for R. J. Buck Lucado 54 of 3302 Grinnell St. He died after a one car crash and was pronounced dead on arrival at West Texas Hospital. Rites at Vandalia Village Church of Christ, burial Englewood Cemetery Slaton. Officiant Bob Hoover. Survived by four sisters and four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J
Buck) Lucado
Grinnell St
West Texas Hospital
Vandelia Village Church of Christ
Englewood Cemetery
Slaton
Rix. Funeral Home
Bob Hoover
Lucado
Justice of the Peace
George G.mccleskey
Longtime Area Resident Maude Hoople Dies at 89
Maude Witt Hoople 89 longtime South Plains resident died at 5 30 p m Wednesday in a Lubbock rest home She was native of Farmers Branch graduate of Hardin Simmons Abi lene and served as Lorenzo postmaster for 17 years Survivors include son Harry Ted Lorenzo sister Lucy Gilbert Los Angeles eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren Services were pending at Carter Funeral Home in Lorenzo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo
Maude Witt Hoople
South Plains
Lubbock
Carter Funeral Home
Ralls
Farmers Branch
Hoople
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Harry B
Ted
Lucy Gilbert
Los Angeles
Richardson Services Set Friday At Abilene
Richardson Services set for James Albert Richardson 39 Abilene a former Lubbock resident and brother of Carl Richardson 2514 24th St. are at 10 a.m. Friday in Abilene Graveside rites 2 p.m. Friday Idalou Cemetery under Abilene funeral director. He was killed about 7 30 p.m. Tuesday in a pickup truck crash near Eastland a native of Lubbock who had not lived here about 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Albert Richardson
Abilene
Lubbock
Carl Richardson
24Th St
Idalou
Richardson
Eastland
William Martin Rites Planned Here Today
Services for William L. Martin, a longtime Lubbock resident, will be at 11 am in Ford Memorial Chapel at First Baptist Church. Burial follows in Amarillo’s Liano Cemetery with Rev. J. T. Bolding and P. J. Tyler assisting. survivor list includes a wife, three sons, and nine grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Martin
Lubbock
Ford
Black Harp Draws Attention For Musician
Gerald Goodman, a harpist at the Stanhope Hotel in New York, spent 8000 dollars on a custom black harp instead of a cheaper gold model. He says the black instrument is more impressive and sparks frequent questions, serving as a strong conversation piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Gerald Goodman
Stanhope Hotel
Chatwell Rites Set Here Today
Walter Chatwell 66 of 1618 8th St. dies 11:23 p.m. Tuesday in South Plains Hospital Amherst. Services at 2:30 p.m. today in Sanders Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Joel Grimes officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survived by wife Virginia Huddleston Chatwell, a son Harwell, three brothers and four sisters. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Chatwell
8Th St
South Plains
Sanders Funeral Home
Joel i Grimes
Avoca Baptist
City of Lubbock
Chatwell
South Plains Hospital
Amherst
Weatherford
Haskell County
Virginia Huddleston
Anson
Lubbock
Harwell
Wesley
Sudan
Tom
J. R
San Antonio
Iva Knipling
Mary Hagle
Stamford
Lucy Williams
Rule
Louise Barrett
L. F. Stevenson
J. N. Hill
C. C. Vance
Lewis McKinley
W. O. Edwards
J. L. Gamble
Funeral set for Mrs. Juanita Marin in Lubbock church
Rites for 57 year old Mrs. Juanita Marin of 207 Paris Avenue are at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders-Funeral direction. She moved to Lubbock from Floresville and died Monday. Survivors include her husband two sons and five daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Marin
Paris Ave
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
City of Lubbock
Sanders — Funeral Home
Marin
Lubbock
Floresville
Saddler Services Set Here Today
Saddler Services rites for Choice Lee Saddler 37 of 112 E Owens are at 4 PM at Home Chapel with Rev. Peyton Fullingim. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. He died at 10 15 AM Wednesday after ill health. He was a carpenter and 25 year Lubbock resident. Survivors include parents a daughter three sisters three brothers and pallbearers named Fisher Renfro Busby Hedgecoth and Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Saddler
E. Owens
Sanders Funeral Home
Peyton Fullingim
Plains Baptist Church
City of Lubbock
Saddler
Lubbock
D. W. Saddler
Carla Jean
Ollie Jobe
18Th St
J. C. ‘Rodgers
Emory
Bob Beaver
E. Newcomb
J. D
Duke
Fred
N. Boston
Andy
St. Pallbearers Will Be James Fisher, Robert Fisher, David. Renfro
Walker Busby
Harrison Hedgecoth
J. L. Davis
Houck Services Set At Amarillo
Amarillo businessman Robert D. Houck 52 owner of the Civic Circle Shopping Center and KTNM radio Tucumcari N M died at home 3200 Ong Tuesday. Funeral at N S Griggs and Sons Chapel with burial Llano Cemetery. Survived by wife two daughters mother and brother and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
N. S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Home
Robert D. Houck
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
Lubbock
KTNM
Tucumcari
N.M
Kansas
Houck
Larry J. Kimball
Austin
Debra Ann Houck
Bertha M. Houck
Hoyt
Maundy Thursday Tribute Through Christ's Final Supper
A Maundy Thursday notice recalls Jesus at the Last Supper with the twelve, highlighting foot washing and the instituting of the Communion rite. It frames the day as a humble act of service and reminds readers of the mandatum of love from John 13 34.
Rites Set for Odessa Man Billie Brackeen
Rites scheduled at 2 p m Friday at First Baptist Church Slaton for Billie Lloyd Brackeen 35 Odessa salesman found shot to death Tuesday in a Lubbock motel Rev Charles Wood to officiate assisted by Rev J T Bolding Burial in Englewood Cemetery Williams Funeral Home directing Survivors include his parents three children a brother a step brother a step father and maternal grandparents Death ruled by gunshot wound personal safety related by Justice of the Peace George H McCleskey Lubbock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wood
J. T. Bolding
Lubbock
Englewood Cemetery
Williams Funeral Home
Justice of the Peace
George H. McCleskey
Shock Victim's Rites Are Today
Services for Robert Lee von Roeder 32, Texas Electric lineman electrocuted near here Tuesday, set for 2 p.m. at Floyd Allman First Christian Church Snyder with pallbearers from Snyder fire department and Texas Electric Service Co. Staff. Graveside will be at Elwood Memorial Park Abilene with Rev Earl Sherman officiating. Survivors include wife Billie Jean and four children at home, parents Dr and Mrs Hubert S von Roeder San Antonio, and brother Marion Monroe La. Arrangements by Bell Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Huddieston
Snyder Fire Department
Texas Electric Service Co
Alan Lynch
Hillis Herron
The
Nazarene Church
Elwood Memorial Park
Abilene
Earl Sherman
Southwest Park Baptist Church
Bell Funeral iHome
von Roeder
Colorado City
Here
Billie Jean
Eleta Kay
Johnny
Bill
Hubert S. von Roeder
San Antonio
Marion
Monroe
Leonard Kel
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Texan
Manley
William Martin Rites
Monterey Center
Simmons
Sealy
Aina
Matt
Odessa
Resthaven Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Remington
A. Thomai Bros. i
13Th Street
Book Elery
Amenaa Ee
Detais
Rix , ™ Life Insurance CO
13Th St
Jad
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