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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1972
Page
8
City planning commission approved a zoning change affecting mobile home areas near Prankford and Stakine streets. The vote approved a subdivision plan despite opposition concerns about zoning and neighborhood impact.
A devotional verse attributed to Julien C Hyer frames faith as constant divine protection. The text proclaims God’s light guiding through darkness and His hand safeguarding the speaker, asserting perpetual communion with the divine as a child of God.
Solomon Raleigh Solomon 67 of 1804 E 24th St died about 5 30 a m Thursday in Methodist Hospital after a sudden illness Services will be at 2 p m today at Mt Gilead Baptist Church with Rev S R Roberts officiating Burial will be Saturday in Carver Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas County under direction of South Plains Funeral Home here He was a longtime Lubbock resident born in Fairfield a retired employee of Citizens National Bank Survivors include a daughter Darlene Hutchinson of Dallas four sisters and four brothers and three grandchildren
Mrs Maggie Hunt died at her home at 2602 40th Street after a lengthy illness. Services are set for Saturday in Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev T bolding officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park, with Sanders Funeral Home directing. She had lived in Lubbock since 1929 and was active in church. She is survived by her son Adolph Hunt of Amarillo, six brothers, and four grandchildren.
Gerardo Diaz Fuentes, 30, of Fort Stockton, died in a wreck on U S 67 east of Fort Stockton. He was driving east when the vehicle overturned and pinned him beneath it. Services are pending at Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
Tulsa report states an evangelist warns of three global threats. The piece notes the speaker emphasizes dangers confronting humanity and urges public moral responsibility.
Hobbs city officials heard plans to continue a lawsuit filed last year over local water issues. Wright proposed water line construction and extending treated water to residents with contaminated wells as a remedy while noting the suit against the city would proceed.
Services for Steve Novak a 2 year old of Odessa are set for 2 p m Saturday in Rix Funeral Home Chapel Sunset Memorial Garden. The crash killed Steve while his wife Jackie 22 remained in critical condition at Medical Center Hospital with internal injuries and a broken leg. Michael E Brown 3 of Odessa drove the car involved. Novak was a Jehovahs Witness and a diesel mechanic trainee at Treanor Compressor Systems Inc He is survived by his wife and his father John M Novak. The fatality marks the 19th in Ector County and the 8th in Odessa including the third motorcycle death.
A Panhandle group presses plans for an interstate highway through Hereford and nearby areas. Details remain scarce in this fragment with emphasis on regional interest and potential routing impact.
Mrs. Janeia Thurman died Wednesday at her home. Services set for 3 p.m. today at Branon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Newton Starnes officiating. Burial in Lamesa. She was a native of Ellis County and lived in Lamesa. Estelle Cole of Bartlett died, and John T. Parley and G C Erwin are mentioned as kin.
Funeral services are set for Mrs Henly 82 of Greenville who died Thursday after a long illness. Burial will be in Greenville Cemetery. Survivors include her husband and relatives Wayne Henly of Latchbook and Grady Henly of New Deal.
The report outlines a routine surgery slated at a London clinic. Details are limited and reformulated from fragmented OCR text, noting a general medical procedure and its standard classification without explicit patient or firm dates.
A family leaving town during a blaze in the Clovis area prompted police to investigate arson. Poole and relatives were away when the fire damaged the residence and surrounding property. Investigators seek tips as the motive remains unknown.
Sam As Your Sales Lever story notes a fatal death of Mays in Lubbock after a late night collision near 507 E. 14th Street. Officials report emergency response and hospital transport by Aid Ambulance. A. W. Weir funeral services were held in Slaton with burial at Englewood Cemetery.
Services for Mrs Delia Hatch, 74, of Petersburg are planned after her death at West Texas Hospital Lubbock. A Red River County native who moved to Petersburg from Garvin Ola she is survived by her husband and three daughters with more details forthcoming.
Roger C. Eyler, a retired Carleba resident, died in Tulsa after a reported heart attack about 12:45 p.m. on carnival day. He became ill while traveling to Tulsa on vacation and had ties to Frederick Maryland and church and veterans groups.
Mrs. Ht B (Mattle) Teaff 84 of Amherst died Wednesday after a lengthy illness at Amherst Manor Nursing Home. Services will be held at First Baptist Church with Rev. Temple Lewis officiating, followed by burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. A Milam County native.
Midland police officers and investigators recovered a man linked to a prior incident in Oklahoma. He was transported to Midland by detectives Earl Lucky and D. A. In. The suspect, identified as James Turpin, arrived in Midland and was later found dead in his pickup on Midland's east side.
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