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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1968

Page

10

Tornadoes Lash Three States Across Plains and Midwest

Tornado activity swept through Texas Ohio Kentucky and Michigan causing property damage and casualties. Deputies reported multiple deaths and injuries as storms toppled buildings and farms while authorities assessed losses in several counties.

Sheriff's Office Alpine Brownsville Texas Cincinnati Panhandle Ohio Clinton County South Central Cooper Michigan Rockwall Kentucky Gunter Wattes Falmouth Starr County James A. Rhodes Columbus Wheelersburg 216Th Engineer Battalion Ohio National Guard Jesse Foster Stu Louie B. ‘Nunn Small Business Administration

Texas deposits jump as banks report growth across cities

The report shows Austin, Fort Worth, San Angelo, Midland and Dallas area banks posting higher deposits driven by employment, construction and retail activity. Denton and Beaumont banks also reveal varied shifts with Denton seeing strong gains while Beaumont shows a small decline. Several counties and cities record record figures amid broader economic expansion and regional resilience.

Beaumont Port Neches Tarrant County Fort Worth Fear Now Tom Harris First National Bank of Denton Denton County Austin San Angelo Midland Bank Longview Gregg’ County Harlingen Grayson County Sherman and Denison Financial Houses Port Arthur

Births and Weather Hit Kentucky and Ohio Regions

Reported births across several families detail weights and hospital times with fathers' occupations. Severe weather battered Kentucky tobacco farms while a Dover church bell was hurled. Ohio winds reached 110 mph injuring residents and destroying planes as tornadoes struck Newtonsville and Smithville with multiple injuries.

Portsmouth Ohio Newtonsville Lohio Smithville Tenn

Rites Thursday for Glenn E. Faseler in Hurley Chapel

Glenn E Faseler 56 of Lubbock died after a five week illness in West Texas Hospital. Funeral services set for 4 p m Thursday at Hurley Funeral Home Chapel in Hondo with Masonic graveside rites at Yancy Cemetery. Local arrangements by Sanders Funeral Home. Faseler a cattle buyer for Armour Co resided in Lubbock since 1965 moving from Hondo. Survived by wife Frankie a son Kenneth Wayne of Houston a daughter at home his mother five brothers and six sisters. Also notes his Masonic Lodge and First Methodist Church memberships. Also mentions 1967 rise in motor fuel taxes per Commerce Clearing House.

Glenn E. Faseler Hurley Funeral Home Hondo Yancy Cemetery Sanders Funeral Home Faseler 58Th St West Texas Hospital Armour & Co Lubbock

Castor meal detoxification eyed for livestock feed

Conference on animal production discusses increasing efficiency to meet global food demand. Studies show detoxified castor meal can replace cottonseed meal in cattle rations with varying ricin levels. low ricin castor meal showed similar weight gain but lower intake, boosting feed efficiency by about 10 percent.

Zinn Robert C. Albin Albin Jalbin Bart Cardon Arizona Feeds Tucson Tech Lubbock and West Texas

Tax relief for singles targets dependents and heads of household

A congresswoman candidate promotes bills to expand head of household status and personal exemptions for single people living alone. She cites a 13 million single women and 5 million single men over 35 who could benefit, while noting a dim chance for action this year.

Miss Shinders Miss Shinder Internal Revenue Service 9Th Circuit Court of Appeals San Francisco

Services Planned For Mrs Heard and Grimes

Funeral services are planned for Mrs Minnie Bell Heard at 2 30 p m today at First Methodist Church with Rev H B Coggins officiating Burial will be in Crosbyton Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home of Ralls Mrs Heard died Monday in a local rest home Survivors include four sons John and Joe of Ralls J Wallace of Park Hill Okla and two daughters Mrs Lilly Brasher Mrs Arlene McAllen Susie Dean Mrs Pauline Martin Margie Collins Mrs Ruth Wright and others Also listed are grandchildren and great grandchildren Lee Lance Grimes 71 a retired farmer died Tuesday at his Floydada home He had lived in Stratford and Floydada for years and served in World War I

Ralls Minnie Bell Heard First Methodist Church H. B. Coggins Crosbyton Carter Funeral Home Young County Crosby County John Joe J. Wallace Park Hill Okla Roy Archer City Lilly Canyon Ters Ruby Brashear Arlene McAllen Susie Dean Steel Corpus Christi Lubbock Pauline Martin Margie Collins Floydada Harlingen Ruth Wright Smith Grimes Moore Rose Lee Lance Grimes Grimes Stratford

Voters in muddle as Texas governor race splits

The Texas Democratic field divides into know-hows and know-betters with Smith, Yarborough, and Carr leading the know-hows while Locke, Hill, and Briscoe tilt toward change. Yarborough, 42, touts a people’s campaign and labor backing, while Smith, a veteran legislator, argues for term limits and Texas-focused governance. Carr, 49, emphasizes law enforcement and local option liquor debate.

Smith Carr Yarborough Texas Locke Hill Briscoe Lubbock John Connally Capitol Connally Robert Kennedy Houston Ralph Yarborough Consumer Protection Commission House Ate Tam Hank

Prison years link Curtis and Ray through Leavenworth and beyond

Curtis testified that two weeks after a prior claim he was sent to Leavenworth where he and Ray shared the same 281-cell building. He cited transfers to Atlanta and Missouri State Penitentiary, noting they were inmates together for years and saw Kennedy assassination news in the yard. He described Ray as solitary, calculating, and often involved in plotted actions, with a bounty rumor tied to King.

Curtis Ray Leavenworth Atlanta Missouri State Penitentiary Kennedy King Sal Ray Jany Dalij Carlton Illinois John Tower R-Tex Marti Carr

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