Storm Tops Barn Killing Farm Worker Near Pearsall
A squall line amid a cold front struck Frio County north of Pearsall Texas on Saturday killing a Mexican American farm worker known as Raul as winds toppled Holcomb's barn and damaged Johnny Barkley’s barn. Tens of thousands of acres of crops including lettuce onions cotton and maize were destroyed across the area.
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Unitedness Internations
Pearsall
Tex
South Texas
College Station
Laredo
Frio
Atascosa
Ed Holcolmb
Pearsal
Holccolmb
Raul
Texas
South
Frio County
Holcomb
Johnny Barkley
Lena Bueno
Pete Fudge
Lubbock
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Thoth Plains
Moore Named AD At Colorado State
Perry C. Moore of the University of Florida was named athletic director at Colorado State University. The 36 year old Ohio native and University of Maryland graduate will start a four year term, succeeding Jim Williams who pivots to focus on basketball. Moore has been an Florida assistant athletic director since 1964 and previously coached at Maryland.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Perry C. Moore
University of Florida
Colorado State University
Moore
Florida
Jim Williams
Belpre
Ohio
University of Maryland
Maryland
Earth Youths Held In Thefts In Three Counties
Two Earth youths Raymond Samuels Jr. and Truman Ray Hunter, ages 19 and 22, are held on felony theft charges with $1,000 bond each. Arraigned before Justice J. N. Bowen after Earth city marshal Alvin Pitman arrested them Thursday. Some stolen goods had been recovered as thefts totaling over $4,000 across three counties.
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Littlefield (Special
Earth
Raymond Samuels Jr
Truman Ray Hunter
Justice of the Peace
J. N. Bowen
Alvin Pitman
Earth City
Pitman
Autopsy Shows probable murder in Houston blaze
Police said Pearl Ludlow, 87, was likely murdered after being found in her bed as firefighters battled a house fire. Authorities believe she was strangled and that the fire was started to hide the cause of death.
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Houston
Pearl Ludlow
Houston Stars blank Dallas Tornados 5 to 0
The Houston Stars defeated the Dallas Tornado 5 to 0 before 3,156 fans. Pepe Dill and Tiby Vigh each scored twice, with Brando Kraljevic adding the fifth goal for Houston in the North American Soccer League match.
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Houston
Houston Stars
Dallas Tornado
Pepe Dill
Tiby Vigh
Brando Kraljevic
Gem and Mineral Show Draws Rockhounds to Lubbock
Rockhounds from three states gathered in Lubbock for the Lubbock Gem and Mineral Society annual show at the National Guard Armory. Blue ribbons went to 12 display entries including Lubbock residents Jack West Loyd McNabb Eldon McClaren Marion Bessent Charles Bessent M. H. Womack and Mrs. Pat LoCascio. Additional first place honors were earned by Carolyn French Amarillo Billy Foster Ropesville Reuben Aquallo Wichita Falls T N Birdsong Levelland Mrs Howard French Clovis Frank White Levelland and Ray Tyler. The show runs two days with a final close at 6 p m. today.
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Lubbock
Gem and Mineral Society
National Guard Armory
Anson
Jack West
Loyd McNabb
Eldon McClaren
Marion Bessent
Charles Bessent
Longtime Lubbock Resident Madison Fewell Dies of Heart Attack
Madison Donald Fewell 76 died in Fort Worth after a heart attack. Services set for 10 a.m. Monday at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Sam Clovis and others officiating. Burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include daughters Mautine, Clyde Barger, Cauthen, Harber and a step daughter Mrs H W Andrews. Formerly with E K Hufstetlers and Sons, he resided at 2311 30nd St. for 39 years. A native of Whitney, he was active in local civic affairs. Burial directions by Sanders Funeral Home.
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Madison Donald Fewell
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Bill E. Lee
Sam Clovis L. Branum
James Estes
Loyce Denton
John Morton
Lovell
Estes
Austin
Iland
Roy L. Dorman
EU. M. Jennings
Gene Dobkins
Modern Manor
Cumberland
Fort Worth
H. L. of
Lockney
Fewell
Pauline Painter Owens
Lubbock
I. D
Dallas
James A
26Th St
Mautine Fewell
25Th St
Clyde Barger
Wolfforth
R. P. Cauthen
43Rd St
E. G. Harber
39Th St
H. W. Andrews
Memorial Rites Set for Kenneth Hildreth in Petersburg
Memorial service scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church Petersburg for Kenneth Hildreth 36 of Lubbock who drowned April 9 at a river dam near Chandler Arizona body not recovered Lynn Fisher Church of Christ minister from Snyder formerly of Petersburg will officiate Hildreth resided at 203 53rd Street.
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Petersburg
First Baptist Church
Kenneth Hildreth
Lubbock
Chandler
Ariz
Lynn Fisher
Church of Christ
Snyder
Hildreth
Drowned Lubbock Father Rescues Son At Lake
A man from Slated Monday Street Lubbock died after jumping into a lake to save his six year old son. The boy was rescued by an Arizona fisherman. Survivors include his wife five children his father four brothers and three sisters in London. Civil servants seek a cost of living allowance in London.
Two Burglaries Leave Small Cash Totals in Amarillo
A pair of burglaries yielded minor sums at Gary's Frozen Foods and a Weber Drive laundry. The Amarillo area crime report lists $40 total thefts, a $5 coin-machine theft, a $35 cup stash, and other property losses including a $95 mower and a $50 helmet. Multiple suspects described by witnesses.
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Gary
Frozen Foods
Ave. N
Weber Drive
Frank Gonzalez
38Th
Amarillo
John Douglas Carr
Polite Tre
East Lubbock
Mary Valasco
Hannah Freeman
Ave. D
Donald A. Gunn
Edwin McGraw
Temple l Ave
Gene Griffin
Ave. E
Apt.23
H. H. Nance
43Rd St
Hodges School
Services Planned for Mrs Naomi Schaeffer Glasgow
Funeral services for Naomi Schaeffer Glasgow 73 will be held Monday at 4 p m in the Lemons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel Plainview with burial in Kress Cemetery She died Friday afternoon in a Plainview convalescent home Surviving are two daughters three brothers and three sisters Arrangements are in Albuquerque for Norward Mabry 54 of Albuquerque who died there Friday after an apparent heart attack He was a brother of Mrs A C Bolton of 4807 9th St and son of the late Mr and Mrs W I Mabry long time Slaton residents Services for Mrs Barbara E Jones 92 who died Friday at the Brownfield Convalescent Home are set for 10 a m Monday in First Baptist Church of Brownfield Burial will be in Terry County Memorial Cemetery Brownfield Funeral Home directs Survivors include two daughters a son 12 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren
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Naomi Schaeffer Glasgow
Lemons Funeral Home
Plainview
Kress
Glasgow
Albuquerque
Norward Mabry
A. C. ‘Bolton
9Th St
W. IR. Mabry
Slaton
Mra
Barbara E. Jones
Brownfield Convalescent Home
First Baptist Church of
Brownfield
Terry County Memorial
Brownfield Funeral Home
Ropesville
W. D. Nabours
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Nabours
Montague County
First Baptist Church
Philip Goodrum
Kenneth Hall
County Line
Franklin-Bartley Funeral
Lubbock
Mattie Pearl
J. F
el Paso
Carrie Lee Hall
Helen Bates
Funeral Monday for Mrs Harris in Amarillo
Services for Mrs. Sarah Josephine Harris 64 former resident of Lubbock and Amarillo who died Friday morning in Montgomery Alabama hospital will be at 10 a m Monday at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home in Amarillo Burial will be in Amarillo Cemetery Survivors include her husband Clyde A Harris a son Neal Harris a sister Hazel Bennett Rockport a brother David A Park Jr and her mother Mrs D A Pair of Amarillo Married in the 1920s she taught in Amarillo public schools later taught Sunday School at the First Methodist Church her husband worked for the American National Bank in Amarillo
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Sarah Josephine Harris
Lubbock
Amarillo
Ja. Montgomery
Ala
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Gruver
Cana| Channing
Tional Bank
van Horn
Dion
Happy
Meadow
Terry County
Harris
First
Methodist Church
Neal Harris
New York
Hazel Bennett
Rockport
David A. Park Jr
D. A. Pai
Monterey High Battles For UIL Honors In Conference AAAA
Monterey High School and Robert E. Lee High of Midland vied for top Region I UIL literary honors at Odessa College. Monterey captured two firsts led by Jerry Jones in boys poetry interpretation and Steve.
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Avalanche Journal
Odessa
Monterey High School of
Lubbock
Robert E. Lee High
Midland
Odessa College
Monterey
Jerry Jones
Steve
Plainview Gtv
Lubbock High
Mike Bryant
Sharon Vernon
Plainview
Andrews
Snyder
Crucible
Muleshoe
Ricky Laminack
Perryton
Linda “Thom
Thompson
Seminole
Hubert Tate
Wirls
Sandra Shelton
Jacqueline ‘Homans
Dan
Dar Chubbock
David
Kermit
Shoe
Refford Roberson
Patsy Shoflit
Jerry Anderson
Levelland
Jack Pettit
Dumas
Robby "Wade
Perryson
Debra
Cox
Tulle
Steve Collins
On Redd
Caprock
Amariio
Flewerie
Betsy Mexinney
Sherry Lloyd
June Collier
Amarillo High
Steve Massad
Robert E. Lee
Amy Hammer
Betty Atkins
Permian
Jesse" Draper
Odessa High
Gary, Bowman
Haven
Gary Benge
Marty Jones
Spearman
Bobby Thomas
David Reeve
Prion
al Erate
Aims
Lisa “Curry
Kinnie Bollinger
Dana Crouch
Alter
Kaye
David Bearden
Denver City
Kim Smith
Husk l
Terry Dis I Hankell
Debra” Brock
Normar Mohr
Frians
Barry Mehler
Lowe Park
Sue Wit Fkingen
Haskell
Frat
Vannie Sinsill
Rea Jan ‘County
Michele McKelvey
Electra
Pat Sullivan
Dalhart
Larry Pruit
Friona
Alter Ae
Melanie Erwin
Colorado Uy
Becky Kilpatrick
Ghirlaine Allen
Olney
Serence Phillips
Pete City
Mrs. R. M. Craig Dies at 86 in Lubbock Rites Pending
Mrs. R. M. Annabell Craig 86 of 1517 East Indiana Street died at 11 am Saturday at Lakeside Nursing Home. A native of Hall County she moved to Lubbock in 1961 from Levelland and had lived previously in Memphis. Surviving are three daughters Vada Lewis Brownfield Rachel Meritt Amarillo and Martin Harris 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren a brother Ben Stephens Level land and a sister Birdie Cassell Amarillo. Services are pending with Resthaven Funeral Home.
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R. M
Annabell) Craig
E. Ind St
Lakeside
Hall County
Craig
Lubbock
Levelland
Memphis
Tex
Vada Lewis
Brownfield
Rachel Meritt
Amarillo
Martin Harris
Ben Stephens
Birdie Cassell
Resthaven Funeral Home
Funeral notices and local scholastic results headline Nabours and contests
W D Nabours 85 died Saturday in Lubbock and funeral services are set for Monday in Ropesville First Baptist. Survivors include wife Mattie Pearl and children in El Paso and Lubbock. Also reports from Canberra migrants, Kentucky contests, and various high school event results with multiple winners and schools listed.
Elmer Eugene Pinner Dies in Farwell
Elmer Eugene Pinner 68 longtime Muleshoe Farwell resident died Saturday at his Farwell home. A Oklahoma native moved to Farwell in 1958 after previously living in Muleshoe. He was a farmer. Survived by son Johnny of Phoenix Arizona daughter Mrs Joan Piazza of Point Reyes Station California and sister Mrs Mary Justice of Farwell. Services pending Singleton Funeral Home.
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Elmer Eugene Pinner
Muleshoe
Farwell
Oklahoma
Pinner
Johnny
Phoenix
Ariz
Joan Piazza
Point Reyes Station
Calif
Mary Justice
Faraswell
Singleton Funeral Home
Emory Yadon Dies. Rites Monday in Lovington
Emory Jordan Yadon 74 died at Lea General Hospital Lovington. Services set for 10 a.m. Monday at First Christian Church with Rev Manny Loveau officiating, assisted by Billie Beauchamp. Burial in Lovington Cemetery under Smith Rogers Funeral Home. Yadon a World War I veteran and American Legion member. Survived by Pearl daughter Rusty of Gail Texas two daughters Mrs Tom Pearson Eunice NM and Mrs Brose Oglesby Lubbock two sisters Miss Ethyl Yadon Mrs Myrtle Kindel both Lovington a brother Cecil Midland Texas and seven grandchildren.
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Lovington
Emory Jordan Yadon
Lovington-Lea General Hospital
Christian Church
Yadon
Manny Loveau
Billie Beauchamp
Lovington Cemetery
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
American Legion
Bevelland Police Sergeant Dies
Bevelland police Sgt. C. W. Ellis 67 died at 11 a.m. Saturday in Methodist Hospital Lubbock after a brief illness. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at George C. Price Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Keith Wiseman and Rev. H. C. Adair officiating. Burial in Levelland City Cemetery. Ellis served 17 years with the Levelland Police Department. He is survived by Dollie, a brother, Bob of Crosbyton, and seven sisters in Levelland Dallas Paris Santa Fe and others.
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Levelland
C. W. Ellis
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
George C. Price
Keith Wiseman
Wesley Methodist Church
H. C. Adair
City of Levelland Cemetery
Ellis
Funeral services for Mrs A J Felts in Brownfield
Mrs A J Zeffie Felts Sr 73 died Friday after a sudden illness in Brownfield General Hospital Services set for 2 30 p m today at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev J B Leavelle officiating Burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery Brownfield Funeral Home directed She came to Brownfield in 1941 from Colorado City Her husband, a farmer in Wellman Tokio area, died in 1960 Survivors include son A J Jr of Brownfield, daughter Mrs Glenn B Brown of Brownfield, sister Mrs E N Felts of Lamesa, brother Odis Mints of Lamesa, four grandchildren and a great grandchild.
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Brownfield
A. J
Zeffie) Felts
Brownfield General Hospital
Calvary ‘Baptist Church
J. B. Leavelle
Odes Baptist Church
Terry County
Memorial
Rites for Elmer H. Green Set at First Baptist
Elmer H. Green 71 a longtime Terry County resident died Saturday in Brownfield General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services will be 2 pm Monday at First Baptist Church with burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home. Green a World War I veteran and American Legion member leaves two sons Marvin Levelland and Roy Abilene. five daughters Maudine Blount Bangs Corene Benton Midland Jewell Faye Nessel Stratford OK Ireta Beck Plains Wireta Roberts Hereford. two brothers Oscar Alton both Brownfield. three sisters Cora Long Roberta Byrd Brownfield and Georgia Green Meadow. twenty grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Brownfield
Elmer H. Green
Terry County
First Baptist Church
Green
Brownfield’ General Hospital
Sam Burnett
Chaffee Church
A.D. Kyle
Calvary Baptist Church
Terry County Memorial
Brownfield Funeral Home
Cora Long
Roberta Byrd
Funeral planned for Catarino Madrid
Funeral services for Catarino D Madrid 43 will be held Monday at 4 PM at St Joseph Catholic Church with burial in Peaceful Gardens Cemetery Franklin Bartley Funeral Home directing Madrid resided at 101 1st Place and was killed Friday while handling an irrigation pipe on the Truett Gibson farm four miles northeast of Idalou Dr William H Brown of Idalou pronounced him dead Witnesses said the metal pipe touched an electric wire Survivors include his wife four sons four daughters four sisters and 10 brothers
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Catarino D. Madrid
Arrangements Pend For Homa Choate
Mrs. Homa Choate 81 formerly of Seagraves and Portland Oregon resident died in Portland at her daughter’s home. Services are pending at Webb. Survivors include daughter Ruth son Billy four Dolloff brothers sister Mrs Young and several steprelatives.
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Seagraves
Homa Choate
Portland
Ore
Jean Johnson
Webb
Ruth
California
Billy
U. S. Navy
Malcolm Dolloff
Ave. N. Lubbock
J. and
K. Dolloff
Dawson Dolloff
Phoenix
Ariz
Sam. Young
45Th St
Lubbock
W D Sealy Rites Pond
William D Sealy 86 of 608 38th St retired farmer died Friday in Highland Hospital after a lengthy illness Services are pending born in Alabama lived in Lubbock since 1920 farmed in Lubbock Lynn counties He is survived by a large family including wife children grandchildren and great grandchildren with more relatives listed from several Texas and other states
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William D. Sealy
Highland Hospital
Resthaven
Lubbock
Homer
William
George A. l
New Home
Mack
Plains
Curtis
Morton
J. R. Raper
J. J. Reagen
Fort Worth
Brooks Speer
Idalou
Alice Larsen
Thyne
Wyo
John
Milt
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A. G. Andrus
Lubbock Gem and Mineral Society
Colorado State
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M.D. Fewell
City
M.D. Kewell
London
Ella Belle Radford
Quanah
Becky Brooks
Kenneth Horton
Mrs. Harris
AAAA
R. M. Craig
Canberra
Krebbs
Monte McGlain
Tommy Havens
Noys
Jim Wivams
Crosbyton
Don Blankenship
Jim Ned
Frieda Kinney
Vernay
Kathy ‘Pereitull
Robert’ Lee
Linda Rejino
Bovina
Jimm Wilson
Rodney
Sudan
Sherry
Cully Lipie
J. Be Welborn
Robert ‘Lee
Diane Jackson
Cheribeth Cravetor Roton
Marilyn Sledle
Grover
Barbara Sellers
White Deer
Wriers
Aly Bram
da Long
Abilene
Crockett " Grabbe
Silverton
Ve ‘Marin
White ‘Deer
Beth Moorehead
Ginger Tongate
Debby Cargilanav
Chirlotte Roach
Channing
Marla Redelsperger
Folce
Shirley LaDuke
Booker
Judy Marrs
Matador
Bruce Boland
Jayton
Glen Salyer
Bula
Tim Copeland Meadow
James Custer
Kia
Kathleen Haro Channing
Ann Mowiy
Waporao Jong
Calternate
Frederick Hackson
Union
Bobby Skelton
Penny. Patton
Weinert
Kathy Garrison
Adrian
Charles Hardwood
Larry Miller
Groom
Walon
Brenda Mckinnes
Deborahison
Salader
Patt
Internate
Butch Tongate
Mike "Teer
Whiteface
Susan lifcDonald
Little Rule
Robert Sheets
Texline
A Replette
Jay ‘Taree Way
Eric Vrces
Burton
Bert Wallace
Savion
Rider
Hartley
the Boy
Emory Yadon
Bevelland
A. J. Felts
E. H. Green
Catarino Madrid
W. D. Sealy
Peaceful Gardens
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