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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1966
Page
6
The ad promotes Fling support stockings that never pull and boost confidence. It invites reservations for a Charles of the Ritz beauty seminar with a $5 class admission and a cosmetic consultant from Bouer end Black to assist in selecting proper hosiery.
Tibursia Garcia, born in Coahuila Mexico in 184?, died at 111 after living in Texas since 1875. She arrived when Texas was raw and wild and witnessed the rise of barbed wire, the Gallinbird Woodpecker War, and early frontier life. Her descendants gathered at Josie Farias’s home. services set for 4 pm Tuesday at Sanders Memorial Chapel with burial at Peaceful Gardens Cemetery.
A jumble of phrases shows names like JULIEN CO HYER and references to friendship and character. The text appears as incomplete lines, with scattered words about temper, help, and social conduct, resembling a damaged historical column.
O'Donnell's Little Britches Rodeo wrapped after a two day run drawing about 500 spectators and five contestants each night. Winners include Lisa Mann in Poles 11 and under with Merk Roland and Gwenn Jones in 12-35 with Greg Steward.
United Artists will produce The Was West starring Kirk Douglas Robert Mitchum and Richard Widmark leading the cast.
Mrs. W. AM Johnson aged 88 of Shallowater died Sunday in a Lubbock rest home. Funeral services set for 1 a m Tuesday at Shallowater Church of Christ with D C Lawrence officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction. Survivors include two daughters, two sons, a sister, 12 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and a great great grandchild. Pallbearers named. Bhutan plans a hospital.
Guy Hammons dies after month long illness in Tulsa. Funeral services set in Tulia with Rev. Denzil Leonard officiating. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery under Wallner Funeral direction. Survivors include wife Thelma son Rodney a step son and step daughter six grandchildren and several siblings, including Mrs. Truelock and Mrs. Young.
James Dwayne Watkins two year old son of Mr and Mrs Paul James Watkins of 1720 E 49th St died at 12 25 PM Sunday at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital after a week in care. Services are at 2 PM today at Southside Foursquare Church with burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral. Survivors include parents three sisters Lynette Leigh Ann and Rhonda all at home and grandparents Mr and Mrs Jack Staton 215 30th St and Mrs G H Watkins 4104 Southeast Drive.
Infant Jerod Heath Bateman son of Ray and Mary Bateman died at 2:15 a.m. Sunday at Highland Hospital. Graveside services are set for 4 p.m. today at Rochester Cemetery in Rochester, Texas. Survived by three brothers Terry Craig and Mitch and grandparents Ray Bateman of Afton and Felton Mitchell of Rochester.
Brownfield editor Harry W. Gayee of The Plains Record is set to receive the Anson Jones Award for merit in medical journalism. The honor, given by the Texas Medical Association, will be presented at the Dawson Hocklew Lann Terry Yoakum Medical Society dinner at Brownfield Country Club. Dr Sherman Al Hope announced speaker Dr Richard A. Keffler will address a business meeting after the dinner.
Special rites were held Sunday for Anita Gutierrez Vednyv nld daughter of Mr and Mrs George Chitierres of Snyder. The infant died Saturday at Coadell Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient since birth. Rev Herman Versalles officiated at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Burial followed at Snyder Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home. Survivors include a sister and four brothers and four grandparents Mr and Mrs John Lopez and Mr and Mrs Antonio Gutierrez, all of Snyder.
Oscar Venable 82 a longtime Bovina resident died Saturday at his home. A retired farmer he will have 4 p m services at the Bovina Church of Christ with Don Stone officiating. Burial will be in Bovina Cemetery under Clathorn Funeral direction. Survivors include four sons Vester C Farwell llmer and Eton of Bovina two daughters Mrs J J Wilkerson Corpus Christi and Mrs B W Wilkerson Amarillo two brothers W L Bovina and Charlie Stephenville and two sisters Mrs Clara Brannon Amarillo and Mrs Frady Davis Wichita Falls.
India aims to help Britain by providing training programs but faces a shortage of personnel and resources to implement the plan promptly.
J. W. Wallace 87 longtime Lubbock resident and former Slaten native died at 2:10 p.m. Sunday after about a week in West Texas Hospital. A retired Santa Railroad clerk and Broadway Church of Christ member, he was married to Maude Ver million in Greenswood. Services set for 2:50 p.m. Tuesday at Broadway Church of Christ with Horace Coffman officiating. Burial in Lardhock Cemetery. survivors include his wife and a brother CV Wallace of Decatur Texas.
Ruth Locke 87 a Lamb County resident since 1925 died at Littlefield Hospital. Funeral at Crescent Park Church of Christ at 2 30 p m with Bob Wear officiating. Burial in Littlefield Cemetery directed by Hammons Funeral Home. Survivors include W A Locke Carl Locke Mrs W L O F Minton five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Moss Dow Rhodes Griffin Black Blevins.
Funeral services for Willard K. Tisdel 59 will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Garland Street Church of Christ in Plainview. Burial follows at Plainview Memorial Park. Tisdel, a local building contractor, died Friday at a Plainview hospital after residing here since 197. He is survived by a son two brothers two sisters and two grandchildren.
The president of World Journal Tribune Inc. announced on Sunday a firm target of April 25 to substitute two dailies for the three papers currently published after a merger of New York City newspapers.
Brief obituaries list Van O Witker and C E Palmer with funeral details in Hillside Memorial and Avenue P D Baptist Church. Wray Darrell Sims and Maybelle Hutchins services set in Span and Paducah with burial in local cemeteries. Tex Tech lectureship speaker Dr Vernon Davis announced at the BSU Building. Eleanor Bowlin admitted to West Texas Hospital after a stroke. Mental Health board to elect officers. nominees named for president and other posts.
Jane M Hamilton 70 of 418 Ave D died Saturday in the VA Hospital Big Spring. Services set for 10 am today at WOW Rix Chapel with Rev Darrill Davidson officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. She survived by husband Juanita son James M sisters Pearl Lewis Esta Hillhouse pallbearers named Ed Jones Dave Smith Miles Neefer Jake Glasson Roy Steward Morton Nelson.
Funeral services are planned at 7 p m today for T J Hillis 77 who died on arrival at Cordell Memorial Hospital from a heart attack at his Snyder County home He was a longtime resident since 1959 native of Johnson County and a member of the First Methodist Church He is survived by his wife Vera and six children including Mary Ellen Betty Moore Alma Nell Waterman and Sadie Fern Butler Also listed are a sister Annie Sehorn and six grandchildren Burial will be in Snyder Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home supervision
Funeral services for Dorothy Helen Rogers 36 Idalou resident killed in a Saturday train collision near a refinery in Amarillo will be held today at First Baptist Church Idalou. Rev B H Kendrick and Rev Tom Miller will officiate with burial in Idalou Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction. Rogers secretary at Tarpley Claims Service in Amarillo and member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors listed: parents two daughters and grandmother.
Krogo Menuhin, son of violinist Yehudi Menuhin, is set for his film debut in MGM's The Vampire Killers, with shooting planned in Italy on locale.
J I Noah 92 longtime Laos resident died in a Big Spring rest home Sunday Funeral services set for 4 pm today at the WLW Rix Chapel with DL J Low nie pastor of Calvary Baptist and Rev Herman Williams of Second Baptist officiating Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery Survivors include a son Stanley Noah Snyder two daughters Mrs Sam A Davis Mrs Bill ales Roswell NM aster son Ray Wo Allen and 12 grandchildren
Funeral services for Mrs. Maerie Lee Cooke a former Staton resident now of Colonist Manor will be held today at the First Baptist Church in Quinlan Texas. Burial follows at West Memorial Cemetery in Quinlan under Royce City Funeral Home. She died Saturday in a convalescent home. Survived by a son six daughters a brother four sisters 16 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren.
Graveside services were held for Herbert Lee Jr. 37 after a head on collision at Shalow Road and Olive Avenue. Lee, a Trinity, Texas farmer, died on arrival at Methodist Hospital. Survived by wife, a son, eight daughters, two brothers, two sisters, and his mother.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Stevens 87 Moran will be at 3 p m Tuesday at Moran. Burial will be in Moran. Stevens, sister of a Stanton resident Mrs. George Shelburne, died Thursday at a Gun ter Tex rest home. Survivors include one son a daughter and five sisters.
Whit Rix and Arlen P. Trice of Rix Funeral Directors highlight daily philanthropic acts by churches and foundations. The message emphasizes unseen generosity—support, shelter, and aid provided worldwide without fanfare and recognition.
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