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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1963

Page

3

Mathews Speaks At Tech School Board Meeting

Dr. Charles F. Mathews former president of the Texas Association of School Boards was keynote speaker at the 1963 Area School Board Workshop at Texas Tech. He urged harmonious relations between boards and superintendents and spoke on The School Board The Pupil and The Program to about 75 attendees in the Tech Union ballroom.

Texas Tech Charles Mathews Longview Marvin Schleete Plainview Willis Dismukes Ralls Tech Union Tech Texas Association of School Board Charles F. Mathews Mathews Truett A. Roach Andrews Schools Holmes A. Webb Floyd Manry Plainview Schools Clyde McMahon Big Spring Board of Education Berlie Fallon

Awards Presented At Court Of Honor For Troop 429

Members of Boy Scout Troop 429 received awards at a Court of Honor held Tuesday evening at the First Presbyterian Church. Tenderfoot awards went to Willie Martinez Johnny Teeter and Scott Stevens. Second Class to Terrell Bachman Doak Short Robert Saunders Scott Stevens and Johnny Teeter. Ronnie Griffins earned First Class. Merit badges were earned by Jerry Teague Kit Teeter Jimmy Teeter and Mike Bailey. Other awards honored Bachman Dave Hunni ccut Mike Bailey Dan Seale and Ronnie Sorter for service time. Refreshments were served by the Mothers Auxiliary. The troop is sponsored by Sears Roebuck & Co.

Boy Scout Troop 429 First Presbyterian Church Willie Martinez Johnny Teeter Scott Stevens James Teeter Chester Short Ed Burgess Terrell Bachman Doak Short Robert Saunders Ronnie Griffins Jerry Teague Kit Jimmy Teeter Mike Bailey Bach Dave Hunniccutt Dan Seale Ronnie Sorter Mother’s Auxiliary Sears Roebucks and Co

Local luncheon speakers and public funds clinic announced

Fritz H Hodik of Monterey High will speak at the Lubbock Business and Professional Women's Club noon luncheon at Cap rock Hotel. The event, planned by the Monterey High School Student Council, includes introductions by Mrs Jewel Foster and invocation by Mrs Naomi Thompson. A West Texas United Funds PR clinic runs Friday at Holiday Inn Parkway with officials from multiple West Texas cities, in cooperation with the Advertising Club of Lubbock. Trial of a workmen's compensation suit ended with an out of court settlement in a Campbell vs Globe Indemnity Co case. amount undisclosed after a $14 035 judgment sought. The blind Sitton triplets sang at a Lubbock School Food Association meeting at Dupre Elementary with plans for officer installation May 21 at Parkway Elementary. Diane Drinkwater, England exchange teacher, will speak. Joseph C Bender of Shallowater died Tuesday night at Reese Air Base Hospital. Rex Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Fritz H. Hodik Monterey High School Lubbock Business and Professional Women's Club Caprock Hotel Monterey High School Student Council Jewel Foster Naomi Thompson Hope Conroe West Texas United Funds Holiday Inn Parkway Abilene Amarillo Big Spring Brownfield Dalhart el Paso Idalou Lamesa Littlefield Lorenzo Midland Odessa Plainview Post Rallis San Angelo Seagraves Wichita Falls Advertising Club of Lubbock 99Th District Court Branson L. Campbell Globe Indemnity Co Campbell 72Nd District Court Sitton Lon Don Jon Lubbock School Food Association Dupre Elementary School

Rites Today For Mrs Jones In Snyder

Rites for Linda Darlene Jones 17 who died in a Denton hospital will be held at 2 p.m. today at East Side Church of Christ Snyder. Minister Joe Banks will officiate assisted by Richard Williams. Burial in Snyder Cemetery. Survivors include husband John E Denton a daughter Jenna Darlene eight months her parents Mr and Mrs N V Donner Snyder a sister Venda Alexander Ballinger and grandmother Maudie Sword Snyder.

Snyder Linda Darlene Jones Denton “Hospital East Side Church of Christ, Snyder Joe Banks Welch St. Church of Christ Denton Richard Williams Snyder Church Snyder Cemetery Bell Funeral Home Sweetwater

Como Rites Set For Mrs London

Last rites for Mrs. Bessie London 57 of 4117 Brownfield Hwy who died Tuesday in Methodist Hospital will be this afternoon at the Como Baptist Church. Burial in Como Cemetery under Day and Day Funeral Home Sulphur Springs direction. Survivors include two daughters Jo Ann and Mrs Sharon Willingham a son Bill a brother A C Steed and a sister Mrs Dena Dickey.

Bessie London Brownfield Hwy Methodist Hospital Como Baptist Church Como Como Cemetery Day and Day Funeral Home Sulphur Springs Sanders Funeral Home London Jo Ann Sharon Willingham Denver Bill 30Th St A. C. Steed Hoquiam Wash Dena Dickey

Cooper Services Scheduled Today in Lovington

Rites for Charles Finis Cooper 68, resident 12 years, who died Monday will be held at 2 p.m. in Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J. Samuel Phillips officiating. Burial in Lovington Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Esther and three daughters.

Lovington Charles Finis Cooper Smith Zola Mae Hal W. P. Foster Clyde Riley Hobbs Estella Burns

Lubbock Levelland Road Groups Hold Joint Meeting

The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce highway committee and Levelland Chamber of Commerce discussed routing for proposed U.S. Highway 82 west of Lubbock. They reaffirmed a stance to leave routing decisions to Texas and New Mexico highway commissions. About 16 people attended and progress reports on road construction and right of way were given. The group will reconvene May 7 to review further highway and street issues.

Levelland Chamber of Commerce Lubbock Levelland Chamber

Mrs Rebecca Fields Ralls Obituary Services Set At Ralls

Mrs Rebecca Fields 66 of Ralls dies after long illness in his home. Rites will be at 2 30 p m today at Ralls Church of God in Christ with Rev T J Ford officiating and burial in Ralls Cemetery. Survived by husband and daughter.

RALLS Rebecca Fields Ralls Church of God In Christ T. J. Ford Ralls Cemetery South Plains Funeral Home

De Gaulle Returns to Elysee After Easter Break

President Charles de Gaulle came back to Paris from Easter leave at Colombey les Deux Eglises marking a resumed activity at the Elysee Palace.

DE Gaulle Paris UPI Charles de Gaulle Elysee Palace Colombey-Les-Deux-Egisses

Charlie Ikner Rites Slated Here Thursday

Services for 88 year old Charlie Ikner will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday at the Church of God in Christ No 2 lat E 25th St and Fir Ave The Rev W D Haynes will officiate Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery Jamison Funeral directs Ikner died Monday at Methodist Hospital after a four or five year illness Survivors include a son Vernon of Lubbock and a daughter Mrs Lucille Bridges of Forney

Charlie Ikner Church of God In Christ 25Th St Fir Ave W. D. Haynes City of Lubbock Jamison Funeral Home Ikner Methodist Hospital Vernon Lubbock Lucille Bridges Forney

Portales Rites Set For Mrs. Mary Gore

Services for 73 year old Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gore who died Tuesday in Clovis Memorial Hospital will be at Wheeler Mortuary Chapel at 3 p m. The Rev. Stanley Letcher will officiate and burial will be in Elida Cemetery Survivors include three daughters Mrs Velma Campbell Las Cruces N M Mrs Alvina Clark Long Beach Calif and Mrs Cora Drabb Hudson N Y four sons Howard Floyd both of Clovis Herber and Francis both of Amarillo and a sister Mrs Ora Norris Morrisonville Tl wei n.

Portales Mary Elizabeth Gore Clovis Memorial Hospital Wheeler Mortuary Chapel Stanley Letcher Central Christian Church of Clovis Elida Cemetery Velma Campbell Las Cruces N. M Alvina Clark Long Beach Calif Cora/ Drabb Hudson N. Y Howard Floyd Herber Francis Amarillo Ora Norris Morrisonville

Jimenez Rites Slated Today

Vicente Jimenez 70 died Tuesday morning at Methodist Hospital. Service at 4 p m today at St Joseph Catholic Church with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Survived by wife Trinidad four sons Joe Antonio Felimon David two brothers one sister and 18 grandchildren.

Vicente Jimenez S. Ave. O Methodist Hospital St. Joseph's Catholic Church Resthaven, Memorial Park Sanders Funeral Home Jimenez Lubbock Santa Fe Railroad 1St St Ave. P

Mrs Eva Drake Services Pending

Mrs Eva Drake, 95, mother of Mrs L O Holley, 3208 56th St., is to be honored with services pending Sanders Funeral Home. She died Tuesday morning in Charleston Arkansas where she had stayed three months. A Lubbock resident for 39 years she belonged to Tabernacle Baptist Church. Survivors include Mrs Holley and son Ted C Charleston Ark, nine grandchildren.

Eva Drake L. O. Holley 56Th St Sanders Funeral Home

Services Set Today For Mrs Pendleton

Services for Mrs James G Pendleton 79 of 2514 Auburn who died Monday at West Texas Hospital will be at 2 p m today at First Christian Church with Dr Dudley Strain officiating Burial will be in Resthaven Rix Funeral Home She moved to Lubbock from Lynn County in 1925 and was a Baptist Church member Survivors include her husband four sons two daughters two brothers 23 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren

James G. Pendleton Auburn West Texas Hospital First Christian Church Dudley Strain Resthaven Memorial Park Rix Funeral Home Pendleton Lubbock Lynn County The Baptist Church

Mrs. Morris Services Set At Burkburnett

Mrs Carrie Lee Morris 69 of Burkburnett died on arrival after a stroke at Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Services are Thursday at First Methodist Church Burkburnett with burial in Burkburnett Cemetery. Arrangements by Bolger Funeral Home. Survivors include sister Ruth Key Charleston Ark and grandson Mike Morris Houston.

Mrs Richard Huey Services Set Today

Funeral services for Mrs Richard Huey of El Paso will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Methodist Church in Pittsburg Texas. Burial follows at Pittsburg cemetery. She died Monday afternoon in an El Paso hospital after a heart attack. Surviving are two sons and another daughter.

Richard Huey el Paso Walter Clayton 28Th St Methodist Church Pittsburg Texas

Jose Ramirez Rites Pending In City

Jose Ramirez 74 of 124 Ave M died at 3 09 p m Tuesday at St Marys Hospital Funeral services are pending Henderson Wilson Funeral Home Ramirez lived in Lubbock since 1941 Survived by wife Ancila five daughters and two sons in Lubbock and at home

Jose Ramirez Ave. M St. Mary’s Hospital Henderson- Wilson Funeral Home Ramirez Lubbock Ancula Jim Henderson Hilda Ramos Arpesta Mascoto Tila Ramirez Beatrice Ramirez Richard Lorenzo

Easter eggs business busted under city gambling law

William Conroy, 38, ran a booming Easter egg business selling 34 000 hollow plastic eggs advertised as containing up to a half a dollar. The vice squad shut him down under a city gambling ordinance.

New Orleans UPI William Conroy Vice Squad

Wreck Victim's Rites Are Today

Rites are held at 1 p.m. in First Methodist Church for Mrs. Bruce Land 21 who died from injuries after a two car crash north of Snyder Monday. Rev. Howell Watkins presides with Rev. Travis Jordan assisting. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock. Survivors include husband C. T. Fitzgerald and her parents. Pallbearers named.

First Methodist Bruce Land Snyder Howell Watkins Travis Jordan Wolfforth Resthaven M& Imorial Park Lubbock Bell Funeral Home

Pioneer Lockney Resident Dies

Francis Stanley Visage 74 longtime Lockney resident died Monday in a Fort Worth rest home. Rites set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Carter Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Gene Hawkins officiating. Burial in Lockney Cemetery. Survivors include four sons Dwayne Doyce Melvin and Don. three daughters. a brother. two sisters. 16 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Ford Ford Shaw Scott Watson Lewis.

Lockney Francis Stanley Visage Carter Funeral Home Gene Hawkins Lockney First Jerry Ford Buck Ford Kelton Shaw Murray Scott Glen Watson Glen Lewis

Wayne Tucker Rites Slated At Dimmitt

Grave side services 10 30 a m Thursday in Dimmitt for Wayne B Tucker 45 who died about 9 p m Friday in Tohoka City jail from smoke inhalation. He was jailed at 4 p m Friday and found by Officers Cruce and Seales. Authorities cite a smoldering mattress in his cell as the fire source. Justice of the Peace Roddy ruled death by smoke inhalation. White Funeral Home handles arrangements.

Tahoka Dimmitt Wayne B. Tucker Tohoka City Tucker Junior Cruce Lynn Seales Justice of the Peace H. L. Roddy White Funeral Home

Coral atoll growth and collective sacrifice framing devotion

A fragmentary verse passage praises a coral atoll and its many brief life contributors who labor for a greater institution. The text cites communal effort, unselfish labor, and devotion to a cause, echoing biblical phrasing and editor Julien C. Hyer’s attribution.

Coral Julien C. Hyer

Funeral Set For Dawson Pioneer

John Jennings Handley 82 a Dawson pioneer will be laid to rest at 2 30 p m today in the Higginbotham Funeral Home chapel with Rev J P Alsin presiding Burial follows at Lamesa Cemetery under Higginbotham guidance Handley moved to Dawson in 1903 Survived by wife Maude Etta daughter Max Bowers Morton son Jr Lamesa two sisters Mrs Stella Morrow Colorado City Mrs Attie Jackson Gail a brother Dock Handley Herington Del three grandchildren and two great grandchildren

John Jennings Handley Lamesa Higginbotham Funeral Home J. P. Alsin Handley Memorial Hoople Sayarabs Maude Etta Max Bowers Morton Stella Morrow Colorado City Attie Jackson Gail Dock Handley Herington Del

Midland Rites Slated For Thurston Sevar

Services for Thurston D. Sevar 59 of Midland killed in a Sunday accident near Happy are set for 3 p.m. today at Valhalla Mausoleum with Rev. Richard Clayborne officiating. Ellis Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include his wife two brothers Jay of Houston and Rus Sell of Magnolia Springs.

Midland Thurston D. Sevar Happy Valhalla Mausoleum Richard Clayborne First Christian Church Ellis Funeral Home Jay Houston Rus‘Sell Magnolia Springs

Swanson Rites Slated Saturday in Muskogee

Rites for A G Swanson 73 of 3804 21st Street Muskogee Okla announced for Saturday at a Muskogee church with burial in the family plot. Swanson a native of Muskogee and oil operator died Monday in the Veterans Administration Hospital Houston. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma and belonged to the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife and a brother.

21St St Muskogee Okla Swaratm Veteran’s Administration Mre Swangog Mid Lubbock Teavereve Makogen

First Sign of Cold Sore Use Campho-Phenuique Immediately

Warning readers to treat the first sign of a cold sore or fever blister with Campho-Phanique. The ad touts instant local anesthesia antiseptic action drying effect and rapid healing while claiming no skin staining. It urges keeping a bottle on hand for immediate use.

Camphenr

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Don Galloway Education Department Texas Association of School Boards Tech Education Department Morris Wallace Miller-Howard Office Supply CO 15Th Texas Ave Stinson’s Cleaners Broadway Stinson Lubbock, Texas Eer Rd Joseph C. Bender Shallowater Reese Air Base Hospital Rex Funeral Home Mrs. London Lola Keen Amherst St 1St Street College Avenue Temple Avenue Reese Air Force Base Air Police T. Texas Tyler Grand Ole Opry First Assembly of God Church 34Th St. Land Ave. S Levelland Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Bill Agee Mrs. Pendleton Mrs. Morris Burkburnett Richard Huey Bristow Land Fluvanna Alpha Phi Alpha Sorority C. T. Fitzgerald L. M. Dawson Dale Dézier Gerald Green Calvin Helm Lester Munday James Smith Wayne Tucker Dawson Higginbothami Midland Rites Thurston Sevar Swanson Khartoum Rix Life Insurance.co 13Th St Resthaven Memorial Park and Mausoleum
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