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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1960

Page

2

Rites Set Today For Clint Dobbs

Funeral services for Clint Dobbs age 62 will be held at 3 p m in the First Methodist Church Lovington with burial in Lovington Cemetery under Smith Yarbro Funeral Home. He died at his Lovington home Tuesday survived by wife a daughter Mrs Milton Bell Lovington two sons Jack Houston and Gene Marshall two sisters C B Bragg Gainesville and Arthur Hiltierd Vincennes three brothers Glenn Fresak Okla Fred Dallas and Frank Idaho Falls and four grandchildren Pallbearers are James Hosten A L Kennedy Press Hodge Clyde Price J B Selman and Allen Grishom

Lovington Clint Dobbs Arthur Hiltierd Vincennes Glenn Fresak Okla Fred Dallas Frank Idaho Falls Idaho James Hosten A. L. Kennedy Press Hodge Clyde Price J. B. Selman Allen Grishom

Naylor Rites Pending for C E Naylor 89 of Electra

Funeral arrangements will be made in Wichita Falls for C. E. Naylor 89 Rt 1 Electra who died at 430 am Wednesday at the home of a son. The elder Naylor a retired lumberman and member of the Methodist Church and Hoo Hoo Club is survived by a daughter Mrs John M Barker Wichita Falls a Lubbock son two sisters Mrs Maude Napier Bakersfield Calif and Mrs Lelia Burgess Glendale Calif a brother James K Naylor San Antonio three grandsons and two great grandchildren.

Wichita Falls C. E. Naylor Rt. 1 Electra Fix Funeral Home Owens-Brumley Funeral Home Harold C. Naylor 40Th St Naylor Methodist Church John M. Barker Wichita Fas Lubbock Maude Napier Bakersfield Calif Lelia Burgess Glendale James K. Naylor San Antonio

Purse Snatcher Grabs Over Fifty Thousand In Cash And Checks

On a Houston city bus a purse-snatcher stole a bag containing 506.13 in cash and 21737.41 in checks, the Inter State Securities Co. of Texas receipts for Miss Juanita Martinez. She was en route to deposit when the theft occurred, with the thief alighting at the next stop.

Houston UPI Juanita Martinez Martinez Interstate Securities Co. of Texas Miss Martinez

Mrs. J. A. Binder Dies at 65 Rites Set

Mrs. J. A. Binder of Ralls died Tuesday in an Anamosa Iowa hospital at age 65. Last rites are set for 4 p.m. at Ralls First Methodist Church with Rev. Conrad Ryan officiating. Burial follows in Ralls Cemetery. Survivors include husband, daughter Mrs. Woodrow Gardner of Amarillo, three sons Leon Anamosa Iona and Lawrence and Raymond of Ralls, a brother Henry Holzerland Schuyler Neb., two sisters Mrs Lillie Hopke Lubbock and Mrs Fritz Schwanderer Lout City Neb., six grandchildren. Pallbearers named Jeff Meeks William Starch Fred Schluter Walter Schluter Bill Adams Tommy Scroggins.

Ralls J. A Martha Lily) Binder Ralls First Methodist Church Binder Anamosa Iowa Cone Conrad Ryan Douglas Sawyer Emma Church of Christ Ralls Cemetery Carter Funeral Home Woodrow Gardner Amarillo Leon Iona Lawrence Raymond Henry Holzerland Schuyler Neb Lillie Hopke Lubbock Fritz Schwanderer Lout City Jeff Meeks William Starch Fred Walter Schluter Bill Adams Tommy Scroggins

Rites Set for Lonnie Jeffcoat Cotton Center Grocer

Lonnie Jeffcoat 71 a Cotton Center grocer dies at Hi Plains Hospital Hale Center after a six month illness. Funeral at 2 30 p m today at Cotton Center Methodist Church with Rev James Patterson officiating burial under Lemons Funeral Home direction. He moved to area in 1945 from Abernathy and was a longtime member of the Cotton Center Methodist Church.

Cotton Center Lonnie Jeffcoat James Patterson Pasitor Lemons Funeral Home Jeffcoat Hi-Plains Hospital Hale Center Abernathy

Rites Pending For J. E. Brown

J E Brown 79 of 3114 Cornell died 3 p m Wednesday at West Texas Hospital after living here since 1941. Retired freight lines employee. survived by wife a son John E Brown Jr of Flagstaff Arizona four daughters two sisters twenty one grandchildren six great grandchildren. Services pending at Rix Funeral Home.

J. E. Brown Cornell West Texas Hospital Gainsville John E. Brown Jr Flagstaff Ariz B. W. Wallace Corpus Christi John Shawn Raton N. M E. D. Clark

Funeral services for William E Foster in Lubbock

William Edgar Foster 81 died at 909 2nd St at 3 a.m. Wednesday after a long illness. Services set for 3 p.m. Friday at Central Baptist Church with Rev. John Duggar officiating. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Foster lived in Lubbock since 1928 and spent 15 years in the grocery business. Survived by wife Lou Maud, four daughters, two sons, two brothers, 28 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild. Pallbearers named.

William Edgar Foster 2Nd St Central Baptist Church Durant Oklo Foster Lubbock

False Midland plane crash report causes search mobilization

Midland officials evacuate fire and police units after a false crash alert drawn from children sighting. A small construction shack burned near the reported site. investigators say no plane disappeared and no crash occurred.

Midland

R P McCombs Rites Set Today at First Baptist Spur

Funeral services for Roscoe P. McCombs 68 retired Spur area operator will be held at 10 a m in First Baptist Church Spur. He died Tuesday noon at Spur Memorial Hospital after arriving in Dickens County in 1918. Officiants are Rev. Riley Fugitt and Rev. Tommy Allen. Burial in Spur cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters a stepson four sisters three brothers and five grandchildren. Pallbearers named.

SPUR Roscoe P. McCombs First Baptist Church McCombs Spur Memorial Hospital Dickens County Riley Fugitt Tommy Allen Hale Center Spur Cemetery Campbell Funeral Home Mary L. Reeves Levelland Nita Fine Fort Smith Ark George F. Culberson Colorado Springs Louise Johnson Jayton Bill Ratliff Bowie Fanny Bell Bingham San Diego Calif Bertie May Whitt

Government hikes starting pay for Indian employees

New Delhi AP reports that the government raised the minimum starting salary to 80 rupees or about 16.80 dollars monthly, up from 5 rupees. The wage rise followed five days of nationwide strikes staged by government employee unions last month.

New Delhi India

Netherlands hits bike milestones in 1959 sales

The Hague reports that the Netherlands produced 700000 bicycles in 1959 and sold a record 153000 in the United States, highlighting strong export demand.

Netherlands United States Hague

The Shepherd Turning Aside to Hear God

A devotional reflection by Julien C. Hyer about Moses turning aside to see the burning bush and hearing God's call. It urges readers to pause in life and attend church to hear guidance for their duties in God's name.

Moses

Relative of City Residents Dies

W. P. Layfield 61, Kerens farmer with Lub bock relatives, died at 2 30 a m Wednesday in Corsicana Memorial Hospital from a kidney ailment with heart condition. Survived by mother, wife, a daughter and five brothers. Funeral at Kerens First Baptist Church with burial near Kerens. Lubbock relatives plan to attend.

W. P. Layfield Kerens Lubbock Corsicana Memorial Hospital F. P. Layfield Lloyd Bentley Ave Mini Lubbock Frank Worsham 64Th St First Baptist Church Prairie Point Bentley

Radio Executive At Dallas Dies

Alex Keese 61 longtime Dallas broadcaster head of Radio Station WFAA and WFAA TV died of cancer after a long illness. He led Dallas Morning News radio properties since 1956 and joined WFAA in 1930. He held roles from Early Bird orchestra founder to program director and regional NAB director. survived by wife Amy McDonald and four children.

Dallas Alex Keese WFAA Wfaa-Tv Dallas Morning News Radio Early Bird National Assn. of Broadcasters National Broadcasting Co American Broadcasting Co

Traffic Victim in Lufkin Sixth Death This Year

Mrs. Nellie Frances Terry, 73, of Lufkin died in a local hospital from injuries after a two car crash on US Highway 69 Saturday. The Angelina County resident was the county's sixth traffic fatality of the year.

Lufkin, Tex UPID Nellie Frances Terry Lufkin Angelina County

Funeral set for Zona Garner former O’Donnell resident

Zona Garner 65 a former O’Donnell resident died Tuesday in Sacramento California after months of illness Funeral services will be held at 1030 am Friday at Lamesa Church of Christ with Bob L Hoover of Lubbock officiating Burial will follow at Lamesa Cemetery under Higginbotham Funeral Home direction Nephews will be pallbearers Survivors include her son John Garner Mount Vernon Washington three daughters Margaret Eichman San Bernardino Nancy Leidigh Sacramento and Avialiene Arnett Lubbock a sister Lacy Chesshir Nashville Arkansas two brothers John Chesshir Turkey Texas and Dave Chesshir Morton and nine grandchildren

John Garner Mount Vernon Wash Margaret Eichman San Bernardino Calif Nancy Leidigh Sacramento Avialiene Arnett Ave. G. Lubbock Lacy Chesshir Nashville, Ark John Chesshir Turkey Tex Dave Chesshir Morton

Texans Absolved Of Blame In Childs Death

Prescott Arizona authorities said a Texas family held in New Mexico were not connected to the death of an unidentified child found in the Arizona desert near Congress. Sheriff Jim Cramer and Undersheriff H. H. Saum questioned Lester Davison of Tyler and his family after they were picked up for questioning about hitchhiking in the Prescott area on July 27 28. they denied a fifth child was with them.

Prescott Ariz Arizona Texas New Mexico Congress Jim Cramer H. H. Saum Gallup N.M Lester Davison Tyler Tex Davison

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