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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1966
Page
2
A compilation notes major mass killings from 1929 to 1956. Howard Unruh and other killers are cited with dates and outcomes including executions and life sentences. The report highlights fixtures such as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and the Parsippany-Troy-Hills family killings.
Gov. John Connally and Mrs. Connally cut their South American trip short to Austin after a sniper killed at least 14 people at the University of Texas. Acting Gov. Preston Smith and DPS officials ordered a full investigation to uncover causes and prevent recurrence, with praise for law enforcement and condolences to victims' families.
Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas said he was shocked and grieved by shootings at the University of Texas. He praised the men who risked their lives to barricade and evacuate the area and urged reflection on dangerous arms and national handling of gun violence in entertainment media.
Funeral services for Dr. Bo Cockerham 87 a native of Brown County and Stanton resident will be at Warnsday in the First Methodist Church. Burial will be in Becreven Cemetery under Gil breath Funeral Home guidance. He died Sunday evening after a lengthy illness. He came to Martin County in 1900 homesteaded four sections southeast of Stanton. Survivors include a sister Mrs Noby Hamilton Stanton two nieces Mrs Dewayne Davis Midland and Miss Jeia Hamilton Stanton and two nephews Horace Hamilton Lubbock and Cecil Hamilton Big Spring.
A compact moral verse discusses training a child in honesty jealousy reverence common sense friendliness and the outcomes of each influence. It cites Proverbs 22 6 and outlines virtues such as fairness self confidence sweetness love and gentleness as learned traits.
Services for Mrs. Cecil C. Carter 46 of 3001 46th St. die at 1 a.m. in Methodist Hospital. Funeral at Forrest Heights Methodist Church at 2 p.m. with Rev. H. H. Nance and Rev. O. A. McBrayer officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Survived by her husband, daughter, parents, two brothers and one grandchild. Pallbearers listed.
Frank Brown 76 of Seagraves, died Sunday at Twilight Acres nursing home in Seminole after several months illness. Services at 6 p.m. today at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Freeman Thompson officiating. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under Webb Funeral Home. Survived by one brother Tony Jones of Ten te.
Services for John Warren 63 of 2317 Baylor are set for 3 p.m. Wednesday in Sanders Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. J. T. Bolding officiating. Burial will be in City of Lubrock Cemetery. Warren died early Sunday at Methodist Hospital. Survivors include his wife a daughter three sisters a brother and two grandsons.
Mrs. Bertha Chenault 90 of Stamford died Sunday at Brownfield Convalescent Center where she lived five years. Funeral 10 am Wednesday at Memorial Chapel with Rev Alvin Kelley officiating. graveside 3:30 pm at Rule Cemetery. Burial Brownfield Funeral Home. Survivors include son Jack Chenault Pecos. daughters Nell Kelley Teell Mauldin and Zell Campbell Orange CA. 1 grandchild 50 great grandchildren 2 great great grandchildren.
Services for 92 year old Matador resident Mrs. W T Patton will be held at 10 a m Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with Rev James Hancock officiating. She died Monday at Nichols Manor Nursing Home in Crosbyton after three months as a patient. Burial will be in East Mound Cemetery under Seigler Funeral Home direction. She lived in Matador 66 years and is survived by three sons Marvin S Patton of Matador Houston Patton of Wichita Falls and Bay Patton of Benson City Washington four daughters Bessie Hennan of Albuquerque NM Edna Nalley of Austin Hettie Davis of Alpine and Bennie Cox of Brownfield a brother L M Stone of Mineral Wells. 11 grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Bethany Ellen Evans and Vicki Little, both under six, placed in the top ten at the Little Miss La Petite Con contest in Arlington held with Our Little Miss Texas. Lub bock entrants did not place. the event drew regional contestants and and a separate Texas pageant.
Associated Press reporter Robert Heard describes being wounded in the University of Texas sniper attack. He recalls a near miss five seconds before crossing an open area and the hot pavement as he was knocked down. He was rushed to hospital and cannot type.
Soviet Tass in a New York dispatch on the Austin sniper tragedy says crime has become a national problem in the United States. It cites Chicago nursing assaults and FBI data showing higher crime in 1965, noting murders armed attacks robberies and rapes as common.
Services today for Miss Irma Wildering Wing Sa, Odessa, with rites at 10 a.m. at Bine Ave Baptist Church. Burial follows at 4 p.m. in Plainview Cemetery under Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She died suddenly at her Odessa home after moving from Lubbock in 1942. Survived by sister-in-law Mrs Emma Ruddy of Seaside California and five nieces, three nephews.
Lubbock Avalanche Journal notes discounted fares on specific Tokyo rail lines as part of transport adjustments. No local impact details provided. The brief highlights price cuts during morning edition coverage from an international rail update.
Services for Mrs. Tomasa Lu na Martinez 61 of Shallowater Rt 2 are at 9 am Today at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Burial follows in Peaceful Gardens Cemetery directed by Sanders Funeral Home. She died Saturday and is survived by husband A F Martinez two daughters Felicia Cruz Mickey Rivas both of Temple a son Mike Rivas of Lubbock and two stepdaughters Amelia Garcia White Rock NM and Lupe Maladado Temple.
Australian dairy men in Sydney coordinate a price increase after meetings with producers and suppliers. The move aims to bolster profits amid rising costs and market pressures.
Two children and a adult woman were involved in separate vehicle collisions Monday. Terry Dockendorf, 9, was treated after his bicycle was hit near 45th Street and Avenue T by a car driven by Johnnie Russell. Ernest Selly, 4, was treated after a car backing from a private driveway struck him near 6th Street and Pecos Avenue. driver was Tommie Lou Brown. Elmora McCarty Brooks, 30, was treated after her car missed a turn and struck a pole near E 34th Street and Quirt Avenue. All injuries were non life threatening and no hospitalizations were required.
A lightning bolt struck near a marching group of six airmen at Amarillo Air Force Base causing minor burns. The injured include Airman 2C Charles Wilkerson and Airmen Basics Thomas Kichas, Michael Streich, Roger Janikowsky, Robert Fine, and Michael Collier. All were kept for observation. A second bolt hit a parked B52’s vertical stabilizer with no damage.
In Ankara, Turkish grape growers report severe damage from the 1965 frost, impacting the season's harvest. Local farmers expect lower yields and potential financial strains as temperatures plunged past typical winter norms, affecting shipments and regional markets.
Bryan Cammack 55 Democratic nominee for Motley County judge died after a heart attack Sunday night at West Texas Hospital Lubbock. Services are at 4 p.m. at First Methodist Church Matador with Rev. John Fitzgerald and Rev. James Hancock officiating. Burial at East Mound Seigler Funeral Home. Cammack, a farmer and Matador resident for seven years, is survived by wife Iona Ruth three sons including Capt. Billy Eugene in Spokane and two daughters and several stepdaughters, his mother, two sisters and three grandchildren.
Doctors say nerves cause troubles but a chiropractor might help. The Blair Chiropractic Clinic in Lubbock notes many illnesses arise from spinal nerve pinching due to misaligned vertebrae. Workmen’s comp in 39 states plus DC and Canada recognizes chiropractic care. Texas allows back-injury patients to choose chiropractic treatment.
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