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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1963

Page

2

Lubbock Runners Win Multiple Events In Meet

Results show Mickey Ray took second in slide rule Cindy Pierce second in typewriting Edward Paige third in science and Frank Denton fourth in journalism at the event reported in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on Sunday morning April 21 1963.

Lubbock Mickey Ray Cindy Pierce Edward Paige Frank Denton Odessa Gloria Brown Johnny Boley Milton Evitt Jane Stewart Tommy Hester Ann Nabers

Murder Suspect To Be Arraigned In New Charges

Carlsbad report states Franklin D. Parsons will have a new arraignment date set early this week on fresh charges in the Aug 11 1961 murders of Patty Sue Pritz 14 and Mattie Catherine Restine 13. District Judge Luis Armijo had dismissed prior charges but the case was reopened after the New Mexico Supreme Court review. Arraignment delayed due to judge Caswell S. Neal's absence for reappointment of attorneys.

Carlsbad Franklin D. Parsons Dist C. N. Morris Parsons Patty Sue Pritz Mattie Catherine Restine Luis Armijo Las Vegas Morris New Mexico Supreme Court Caswell S. Neal

Bald Briton wins first prize raffle prize

In London a bald British man recently captured the top prize in a drawing, receiving a free permanent hair treatment as the main award.

London

Youths Win Sweepstakes Awards At Regional Science Fair

Terry Lamb and Barry Prestridge won best of show in the senior high division at the South Plains Regional Science Fair held at Texas Tech. They earn expense paid trips to the National Science Fair May 8 11 in Albuquerque to compete with regional winners.

Tippett James Tippett Plains Texas Tech Mike Mudgett Sudan South Plains Texas Tech Wem Ronnie Gaasch Brownfield High School Barry Prestridge Olton High School Albuquerque Navy Gaasch Tommy Boyce Lubbock High School Larry Courtney Frenship High School South Plains Science and Mathematics Teachers Association Tech Whitharral Lester Carr Hale Center Chicken Shack Jerry Lynes Whithharral Mike Burgamy Frenship National Aeronautics and Space Administration Courtney Space Vehicles Mark Webb Space Physical Sciences Fulgham Space Life Sciences Space Flight Ralls Karla Danna Linda Cox Dr. Paul Prior James Caley Orton Carr L. A. Garner Crosbyton Archie Clanton Roosevelt High School John May Post Jim Pollard Joe Copeland Wolfforth Bob Pullig Ilittlefield Edgar Jarman

Roy Crow Found Dead In Andrews

Roy Fredrich Crow 47, a drilling company roughneck, was found dead at his Andrews home around noon Saturday. Justice of the Peace Owen Doggett opened an inquest and suggested accidental gas fumes from the water heater may have caused the death. Crow had been dead since about 10:30 p.m. Friday. Singleton Funeral Home announced services pending.

Funeral services for O. S. Fitzgerald in Anadarko

Funeral services for O. S. Fitzgerald, who died Thursday in Silverton, are set for 2 p.m. Monday in Anadarko Oklahoma. A service was held Saturday in Silverton First Baptist Church. Fitzgerald, a native of Oklahoma, moved to Silverton five years ago from Anadarko and managed the Dempsey Gin. He was a First Baptist member. survivors include his wife two sons one daughter six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Silverton O. S. Fitzgerald Anadarko Okla Silverton First Baptist Church Oklahoma Fitzgerald Dempsey Gin First Baptist Church

James R. Hargis Services Today

Funeral services for James Riley Hargis 63 who died Friday in Clovis Memorial Hospital will be held at 3 p m today at First Methodist Church The Rev B C Goodwin will officiate assisted by Rev Homer Akers Burial follows in retirement March Survivors include his wife Ed rie a daughter Mrs Lois Tucker Roswell a sister Mrs Esther Hudson Benecia California a brother Hugh Hargis Marble Arkansas and two grandchildren Pallbearers are Harold Partin Ronnie Black Victor Worley Dick Propes Don Bunch and Joe Neal Bunch

B. C. Goodwin Homer Akers First Presbyterian Church Edrie Lois Tucker Roswell Esther Hudson Benecia Calif Hugh Hargis Marble Ark Harold Partin Ronnie Black Victor Worley Dick Propes Don Bunch Joe Neal Bunch

Longtime Area Resident Dies in Crossroads Burial

PORTALES Special services for Mrs Elizabeth Jane Watson 90 who died Saturday at a daughter's home in Crossroads will be held at 2 p m today in Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev Ray Pate of Melrose officiating. Burial follows in Kenna Cemetery. A Baptist Church member she had lived in the area since 1909 Surviving are daughter Mrs C W Wing son Charles T Glendale Calif eight grandchildren eighteen great grandchildren Pallbearers Olen Ainsworth Alvin Price Mays Jenkins Flavous Bonds Jim Black Wesley Cooper

Olen Ainsworth Alvin Price Mays Jenkins Flavous Bonds Jim Black Wesley Cooper

Hobbs Rites Set For Sub Disaster Victim

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. today for Clyde E. Davison III 19 who perished aboard the U S Submarine Thresher when it sank in the Atlantic April 11 Rites will be at Highland Christian Church with local clergy officiating Chaplain Charles Schindler of the Naval Reserve and Hobbs DeMolay members will participate Davison is son of Clyde E Davison and Mrs George Burnett of Hobbs

Hobbs Clyde E. Davison III U.S Thresher Atlantic Highland Christian Church Hayes H. Webster Don S. Hinkle First Christian Church Charles Schindtler U.S. Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center Lubbock The Order of DeMolay Davison Clyde E. Davison George Burnett

Capetown Sees Several Import Goals Fall

In Capetown the ongoing flow of import goals faces multiple recent setbacks as the South African market shows declining performance. Local analysts cite regulatory hurdles and shifting supply chains as factors shaping the trend and potential impact on prices and availability.

Capetown South Africa

Mrs Overstreet Rites Set at First Baptist Church

Funeral services for Mrs Delbert Doris Overstreet 27 will be held at 4 p m today at the First Baptist Church with Rev E C Chron and Clyde Freeman assisting Burial in Abernathy Cemetery under Cham bers Funeral Home direction She died early Saturday in Carlsbad Texas after a nine year illness She came to Abernathy in 193 and leaves her husband three sons James Donnie and David a daughter Vickie her mother Mrs W F Majors Cresson her father Bill Hagan Greenville and a sister Mrs Harvey West Tolar Pallbearers named Douglas Moore Melvin Patterson Junior Roberts J M Dale Leland Phillips Jerry Phillips

Abernathy Delbert Doris) Overstreet First Baptist Church E. C. Chron Northside Clyde Freeman Church of Christ Abernathy Cemetery Chambers Funeral Home Overstreet Sherman Carlsbad Tex James Donnie David Vickie W. F. Majors

Funeral rites set for Thomas Thigpen in Hobbs

Funeral services are at 2 p m today at Asbury Methodist Church Hobbs for 50 year old Thomas ae Thigpen who died here. Burial follows at Odessa Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites. He was area foreman for Pan American Petroleum Corp and had lived in Hobbs since 1939. Survivors include wife Frances a daughter Francille a son Tommy his parents and a sister.

Hobbs Thomas Ae Thigpen Asbury Methodist Church Harvey Kaufman Odessa Griffin Funeral Home Thigpen Pan American Petroleum Corp Frances Francille McMurry College Abilene Tommy F. A. Thigpen Jal N. M John Shuey Shreveport

J. R. Mays Rites Slated In Tulia

Funeral services for J. R. Mays 56 of Tulia will be at 2 30 p m today at Wallace Funeral Home Chapel officiated by a chaplain from the Amarillo Veterans Hospital Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Wallace Mays a native of Wood County is survived by brothers Amos San Pueblo Calif and W A Nogal N M a half brother Bobby Joe Mays Tulia two sisters Mrs Roy Beard Amarillo and Mrs W L Davis Kress and Mrs John Joiner a

Tulia J. R. Mays Veterans’ Hospital Amarillo Wallace, Funneral Chaplin Nogal N.M Bobby Joe Mays Roy Beard W. L. Davis Kress John. Joiner

Mrs. Tom May Funeral Today in Brownfield

Rites for 68 year old Mrs. Tom May pioneer resident of Terry and Yoakum counties will be held at 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Albert D. McDowell officiating. Burial follows at Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction. She died Friday at Brownfield General Hospital. Survived by a son five daughters three brothers seven sisters nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Brownfield Tom May Pioneer Terry and Yoakum Counties First Presbyterian Church Albert D. McDowell Terry County Memorial Cemetery Brownfield Funeral Home May Howard County Brownfield General Hospital Presbyterian Church

Otis W. Sikes Funeral Scheduled In Amarillo

Funeral services for Otis W. Sikes seventy of 1107 North Hayes will be at North Amarillo Christian Church at 10 a m Monday The Rev Ford Ellis will officiate He is survived by wife Mattie two daughters Clara Mae Sikes and Elizabeth Anderson two sons Lewis and L W Conowingo six grandchildren and three great grandchildren

Amarillo Otis W. Sikes N. Hayes North Amarillo Christian Church Ford Ellis Mattie Clara Mae Sikes Lubbock Elizabeth Anderson Lewis Spring Lake L. W. Conowingo Julia

Dickens Rites Slated Today For Ed Gipson

Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Dickens under the direction of King Funeral Home Crosbyton for Ed Gipson 65 retired farmer of Dickens who died Friday in a Big Spring hospital. He is survived by a son two brothers and a grandchild.

Dickens Ed Gipson Afton Cemare King the First Baptist Church Funeral Home Crosbyton Gipson S Sur Big Spring

Houston Banker Zeta Gossett Dies in Lubbock

Services for Zeta Gossett 72 vice president of Houston National Bank and former state banking commissioner will be held Monday in Houston. Gossett was found dead in his Caprock Hotel room at about 3 30 p m of heart attack. He was in Lubbock for a banking convention. Gossett formerly served as vice president of the National Bank of Commerce in Houston and was named to the State Banking Commission in 1935 by Gov. James V Allred serving four years.

Zeta Gossett Houston National Bank Houston Gossett Caprock Hotel National Bank of Commerce State Banking Commission James V. Allred

Clovis Rites Monday For Mrs. Sally Martin

Services for 73 year old Sally Martin who died Friday in Clovis Memorial Hospital are set for 2 p m Monday at C V Steed Memorial Chapel. Lou Burch pastor of Portales Church of Christ will officiate. Burial in Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery. Survivors include a son two daughters two brothers two sisters nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Clovis Sally Martin Clovis Memorial Hospital C. V. Steed Memorial Chapel Lou Burch Portales Church of Christ Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery

R B Bernard Rites Set Today In Clovis

R B Bernard 56 a St Vrain area resident dies on a fishing trip to Tucumcari Funeral services are at 2 p m today at Our Chapel of Memories Mortuary with Rev B B Harrison officiating Burial follows at Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery Survivors include two sisters and four brothers

Clovis R. B. Bernard St. Vrain Chapel of Memories B. B. Harrison Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery Bernard Tucumcari

Beeching Says Public Filth Keeps British Railways Busy

Dr Richard Beeching chairman of the nationalized British Railways states trains and stations stay busy because the public are so filthy. He comments on passenger cleanliness and railway cleanliness amid ongoing nationalized services in London.

Public Filtry London UPI Richard ‘Beeching British Raiilways

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