Hirohito portrayed as stingiest living sovereign
A sensational profile claims Emperor Hirohito, approaching 57, is frugal to a fault, shunning luxuries, shaving himself, reusing old shoes for his son, and eating gifts, while living on a modest raise and overseeing a palace estate valued at about two billion dollars.
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Hirohito
Oxo
Proba
Hirohitoi
Douglas MacArthur
Prince Yoshi
Akihito
Yoshi
Imperial Family
Asia
Tokyo
Mrs. Jane Turner Dies After 91 Years of Life
Mrs. Jane Turner, 91, died at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Taylor Hospital. Funeral services are set for Kansas City Kansas Tuesday with burial in Highland Park Cemetery Wyandotte under New Comer & Son Funeral Home. She lived with daughter Mrs A C Jackson for 10 years and was widow of A F Turner who died in 1947. She belonged to the Presbyterian Church and had lived in England and Kansas. Survived by three sons, two daughters, two sisters, 20 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
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Jane Turner
Taylor Hospital
Kansas City
Kan
Highland Park Cemetery
Wyandotte
Newcomer & Son Funeral Home
Presbyterian Church
England
Kansas
Jackson
H. R. Pierce
Kendallville
Ind
C. E
McMinnerville
Qre
S. S
Belton
J. S
Cincinnati
N. C. Olsen
Alice Spoor
Tongonoxie
Student Says He May Have Shot Man
TILDEN Texas UP Sheriff Melvin Naylor said a ninth grade honor student told him he probably fired the shot that killed James Carroll a contractor whose contract was for masonry on a new high school building Carroll was shot in the back inside the building frame He died before reaching a hospital Joe Verastique Jr 16 an honor student and star football player rode around with others shooting archway signs during lunch He said he might have fired at a sign aligned with Carroll and later cried in class without charges filed
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Tilden
Tex
Melvin Naylor
James Carroll
Carroll
Hig
Naylor
Joe Verastique Jr
Verastique
Intruder Shot In Houston After Break-In
In Houston a 26 year old intruder named Gaylord Madinn was shot near the heart during a break in at a stranger’s home two blocks from his apartment. The shooting occurred after R L Collins a 48 year old traveling salesman said he fired once as the intruder rushed inside while he slept on a cot. Collins was later released from police custody.
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Houston
Gaylord Madinn
R. L. Collins
Collins
Madina
College system board rejects ex-director appeal
In College Station Texas the Texas A M College system board on Saturday rejected the appeal of Ross Strader former director of student publications Strader was dismissed after involvement in a controversy over whether women should be admitted to the all male college The board announced it had heard and rejected his appeal.
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AGM
College Station
Texas Alm College System
Ross Strader
Students Publications
AEM
Strader
Steier
Mrs Mary Norris Dies Rites Monday
Mrs. Mary Adeline Norris aged 65 of 2808 Avenue A died at her home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in McDonald Funeral Chapel with Rev. R. L. Porter officiating. Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survived by four daughters Mrs. O. W. Love Mrs. Gertrude McClendon Mrs. Alla Holmer and Mrs. Bar Sepanian and a son Arthur Norris, all of Lubbock and Monte Vista.
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Mary Adeline Norris
Ave. A
Gertrude McClendon
E. 33Rd St
Alla Holmer
Bar- Sepanian
Monte Vista
Arthur Norris
Lubbock
Graveside Riles Planned Here Monday For Mrs Beauchamp
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in City of Lubbock Cemetery for Mrs Fasie Beauchamp, 60, former Lubbock resident who died last Wednesday in Modesto, California. The Rev Jack Peacock of the 3th Street Four Square Church of Lubbock will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of Rix Funeral Home. Survivors include two sons, three daughters, and nine grandchildren.
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City of Lubbock
Fasie Beauchamp
Lubbock
Modesto
Calif
Jack Peacock
3Th Street
Four Square Church
Rix Funeral Home
Beauchamp
Fort Worth Oil Operator Robert Goodrich Dies at Ranch
Fort Worth independent oil operator Robert Goodrich, 64, died Friday night at his ranch 18 miles south of Lampasas, apparently from a heart attack. He led Rin Oil Corp from 1928 to 1917, later ranching Herefords, goats, quarter horses, and Welsh mountain ponies. He lived in Corsicana, Dallas, San Antonio, and San Angelo before moving to Fort Worth in 1928.
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Fort Worth
Robert Goodrich
Lampasas
Goodrich
Rin Oil Corp
Corsicana
Dallas
San Antonio
San Angelo
William M Maynard Services Planned Here This Afternoon
Funeral services for William Morton Maynard aged 67 of 1304 Oak Ave will be held at 2 p.m. today in the McDonald Funeral Chapel with the Rev. John W. Taylor of Skyline Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Pallbearers are J C Greenhall Johnny Goolsby Ernest Hunt Giles Pierce Floyd McCleskey and Waynie McCleskey.
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William Morton Maynard
Oak Ave
West Texas Hospital
McDonald Funeral Chapel
John W. Taylor
Skyline Baptist Church
City of Lubbock Cemetery
J. C. Greenhall
Johnny Goolsby
Ernest Hunt
Giles Pierce
Floyd McCleskey
Waynie McCleskey
Rites Set Today For Floydada Woman
Funeral services for 99 year old Floyd County pioneer Mrs W W Smith will be 3 30 pm today at First Baptist Church Floydada. She moved from McCoy to Floydada in 1942 and leaves three sons and five daughters. Burial in Floydada Cemetery under Harmon Funeral Home direction.
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Floydada
Floyd County
W. W. Smith
First Baptist Church
Harmon Funeral Home
Smith
George
Leonard
Robert Smith
W. M. Day
Ralls
C. H. Payne
Lub ‘Bock
Virgil Martin
HalesCenter
Harvey Tardy
Floyd
Thelma Jones
Claude Payne
Hearn Hodges
Fe.m, Jackson
Holland
Jeff Gregory
Euclid Branum Dies at 64 in Lubbock Rites Today
Euclid Branum 64 of Route 6 Lubbock died 2 55 pm Saturday at Methodist Hospital. Services at 2 pm today at Eastside Church of Christ with Carl James and J I Morgan officiating. Burial in Tahoka cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction. Survivor list includes wife two sons Clovis and Windle two daughters Mrs Noah Davis and Mrs James Cloe eight grandchildren and five sisters. Pallbearers named Bruce J N C Horn Charles Horn Ray Phillips Horace Phillips James Perry.
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Clovis
Lubbock
Windle
Amarillo
Noah Davis
Gould
Okla
Land
James Cloe
Brownfield
Clay
Horn
A.M. Whitsitt
Jboth
Jacksboro
Marvin ‘S Hitchcock
Elbert Hart
Georgia Lewis
Littlefield
Bruce J. N.C. Horn
Charles Horn
Ray Phillips
Horace Phillips
James Perry
Freshman Stalnaker Found Dead At Texas Tech
John C. Stalnaker Jr a two year student in business administration at Texas Tech was found dead in his rooming house at 2101 13th St soon before 6 30 a m Saturday Justice of the Peace George McCleskey ruled accidental death by strangulation Investigators say he grew ill after sleep then vomited and choked He was a Navy veteran and had attended a Cirlete Kiwanis convention banquet His body was sent to Houston for funeral arrangements by Pat Foley Co
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13Th St
John Orman Stalnaker Jr
J. C. Stalnaker
Houston
Justice of the Peace
George’ McCleskey
Stalnaker
Fred Kailina
County Health Lofficer
Roy Hughes
Blanket
Tex
Cirete K Club
College Kiwanist
Tech
Franklin Mallett Funeral Home
Pat HH. Foley and Co
Final Ice Show at Texas Tech Honors Seniors
A 2:30 p.m. final performance closes a week long Ice Capaden run at Lubbock Coliseum drawing 2,600 Saturday night and 1,600 for the matinee. Tickets $2 to $3.25. South Plains Lions Club sponsors for Boys' Club activities. Box offices open 9 a.m. Today.
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Lubbock Municipal Colleum
Coliseum
Lubbock
South Plains Lions Club, Inc
Doyle Rutherford Dies in Seminole
Doyle Rutherford of Seminole dies at about 7 p.m. Friday after a cerebral hemorrhage while in Seminole. Funeral services tentatively set for 1 p.m. Monday in Seminole with Singleton Funeral Home directing, burial in Tech Memorial Park, Lubbock. Survived by mother Minnie Rutherford and two brothers Kenneth Rutherford of Lubbock and Jarmon Rutherford of Odessa.
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Doyle Rutherford
Seminole
Minnie Rutherford
Ave. X
Singleton Funeral Home
Tech Memorial Park
Lubbock
Rutherford
Kenneth Rutherford
Yale St. Lubbock
Jarmon Rutherford
Odessa
Slaton Railway Unit Earns Safety Citation for 324,995 Hours
Slaton mechanical department of the Santa Fe Railway received a safety citation for 324,995 hours without a reportable injury. E. L. Duggan, safety superintendent, presented the award in the morning ceremony in the mechanical department building, with H. E. B. iderson, master mechanic, Slaton, accepting.
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Slaton
Slaton Mechanical Department
Santa Fe Railway
Mechanical Department
E. L. Duggan
Chi
H. E B. Iderson
Reunion of New Deal High ex-students draws hundred plus
Ninety three alumni attended the New Deal High School reunion with a banquet at the school. Willis James led the New Deal Ex Students Assn as president while Deen Jackson and Merle Jennings served as officers. Dr. Franklin Swanner of Plainview was the principal speaker. A. L. Faubion of Lubbock received a 15 year superintendent award and Dalton James the current head received gifts for 10 years of service to teachers.
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London
Britain
Japan
NEW Deal
Willis James
Deen Jackson
Merle Jennings
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