Girl Held Civil Rights Tangle Cited in Shootings and Talks
An August 1960 Houston report outlines a fatal shooting tied to civil rights tensions. Willis, 17, stated Keenom grabbed the gun and pulled it, Beverly Keenom’s finger on the trigger, killing Kennom. Inquest held. Keenom, Arkansas native, and family survivors listed. The piece also covers school integration plans in Houston and political maneuvering within Louisiana and Alabama Democratic circles ahead of the Kennedy era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Keenom
Beverly
Kennom
What Does The Bible Teach About The Church
By George H Stephenson the article discusses the church as the bride of Christ urging faithfulness unity and respect for church leadership It references scriptures from Ephesians Corinthians and Romans and urges Bible study prayer and Sunday worship while warning against church divisions It notes political content about Jeffersonian democracy and party platforms and ends with local committee updates names Lee F Wood and Bob Addison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Ilan
Newt
Testament Times
Vrethern
Jesus Christ
Tee
Democratic Party
Church of Our Lord
Lee F. Wood
Berboni
Bob Addison
Summer Fun Activities Through August For Youth Groups
A city page details summer programs for Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Camp Fire YMCA and YWCA. Scouts plan camps to Post and Tres Ritos New Mexico and Philmont Ranch. Girl Scouts open Rio Blanco camp with senior camps near Taos. YMCA offers two age segregated summer clubs with archery baton twirling trampoline rifle practice and field trips through Aug 19. YWCA camps extend into September with relocations planned late August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOY Scouts
Tres Ritos
N.M
First Methodist Church
Colorado
Philmont
GIRL
Rio Blanco
Girl Scout Office
Lubbock
Taos
Peewee
Mackenzie Park
el Porvenir
Ymcalephone
YMCA
Pioneer Area Woman Dies and Omnibus Funeral Notices
Funeral services for Mrs. G. W. Bennett, 67, a long-time area resident, will be at 4 p.m. today in the Ter race Cemetery with Rev. Eugene Matthews officiating. Oscar Oden, 61, former Post resident, will be buried at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Afton Methodist Church with burial in the Afronakia Cemetery. Oden died in Modesto, California, after living in Patterson, California, for the last 20 years. Mrs. Bennett, born Lona Renfroe in Oklahoma, married G. W. Bennett in 1910 and lived in several communities, including White Flat. Survivors include her husband, a son Ralph Bennett of Afton, three brothers, a sister, and three grandchildren. Oden’s survivors include two daughters, three grandchildren, two brothers Alfred and Oden, two sisters Gertrude Ray and Mollie Mortis. Burial under Mason Funeral Home and Eudy-Seale Funeral Home arrangements. Bearers named for Oden include Elmer Cowdrey, Delmer Cowdrey, Fred Babb, Rover Mason, Bernard Roberts, and Ray McClellan.
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Matador
G. W. Bennett
POST
Oscar Oden
Afton
Methodist
Ter
M. R. Mathis
Race Cemetery
Eugene Matthews
Bennett
First Methodist Church
Stanley Hospital
Hammon
Patterson
Calif
Eudy-Seale
Douglas Airalatador Kraft Corp
Mrs. Bennett
Lona Renfror
Oklahoma
Jayton
G. W. Bennet
White¢ Flat
Mason Funeral Home
Oden
The
Methodist Church
Elmer Cowdey
Delmer Cowdrey
Fred Babb
Rover Mason
Bernard Roberts
Ray McClellan
Alfred Oden
Demo quits to uphold true Democratic principles
Midland County Democratic Executive Committee lauds Bezoni for guiding the party for years and states the duty is to remain in leadership. Despite speculation, no other members resign as the group stands fast in the face of imagined ic and Communistic usurpation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland County Democratic Executive Committee
Bezoni
Kennedy and allies firm on West Berlin freedom visit
Senator Kennedy spoke onContinued from Page One about supporting West Berlin freedom. He met with Von Eckhardt noting American parties will stand firm on liberty for West Berlin. Democratic figures including Gov. Ribicoff and Michael Feldman joined talks, alongside Abe Feinberg of Kayser Roth in a non fund raising meeting. Kennedy tied civil rights to US African relations in his New York stop.
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West Berlin
von Eckhardt
Germany
Snewsmen
Kennedy
Abraham Ribbcott
Connecticut
Michael Feldman
Abe Feinberg
Kayser-Roth Corp
Feinberg
New York
Lade Kennedy
Ediors and
J S Franklin Funeral Pending Details Released
J S Franklin of this county died after a nine month illness at Methodist Hospital. Funeral services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home. He was a retired farmer and church member with a large family including six sons, three daughters, eighteen grandchildren, and other relatives. He previously lived in Colorado City and was survived by his wife who died March 1.
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Franklin
R. J. Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Sanders Funeral
Colorado City
First Baptist Church
Idalow
Jeklin
Abernathy
Ploydada
Burial Set Today for Rotan Chief Crash Victim
The wreck on July 2 near Ta Tum New Mexico involved a car and eight pickups. The other victim was Houston Smith Jr. of Odessa. The crash occurred about 11 miles east of Ta Tum on U.S. 380, four miles from the Texas New Mexico line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Smith Jr
Odessa
Tatum, N.M
U.S. Hwy
Texas- New Mexico Line
Rotean Chief Clarence Blackstock to be buried in Lamesa
Rotan Chief of Police Clarence Edwin Blackstock 39 will have funeral rites at Northside Baptist Church with Rev Monroe Teeters and Rev W S Bingham officiating. Burial follows at Lamesa Memorial Park under Higginbotham Funeral direction after his death by self inflicted gunshot following a note about loneliness and ill health.
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Lamesa
Rotan
Clarence Edwin Blackstock
Northside
Monroe ‘Teeters
Friendship Baptist ‘Church
W. S. Bingham
Big Spring
Lamesa Memorial Park
Higginbotham
Hone Blackstock
NEW York
Rotanie
Sat Lamesa
Brooklyn
Sta Canine
ST. Louis
Nathaniel Shuter
Gud
Heing
En God's Erring Children From Hosea to Israel
The lesson notes Gods mercy on Israel despite idolatries. It cites Hosea chapter eleven and the prodigal love that forgives and restores Gomer as a parallel to Gods plan for Israel. Julien C Hyer introduces the International Sunday School Lesson for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Gomer
Julien C. Hyer
Olton Area Farmer Dies at 36 After Heart Attack
Floyd Austin Harcrow, 36, a Olton area farmer, died on arrival at an Olton hospital after a heart attack at his farm home five miles east of Olton. He had lived in the area eight years, moved from Hale. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. at the Baptist Church of the Halfway community and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Church of Christ in Rochester, with burial in Rochester under Parsons Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Linnie Chisholm Harcrow, two daughters Velma Gregory and Willie Terrell, six sons Curtis Hubert Lonnie Whitharral Merle Dick and Paul, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Olton
Floyd Austin Harcrow
Here
Baptist Church
Halfway
Church of Christ At
Rochester
Parsons
Harcrow
Hale
First Baptist
Hale Church
Littlefield
Sudan
Ida Bob Cypert
Lubbock
Jan
Hammons
Hubert
Lonnie
Whitharral
Merle
Paul
Mrs Crites Services Set In Plainview
Services for Mrs Eva Davis Crites will be at Trinity Methodist Church in Plainview at 10 a.m. Friday with Rev. Jim Boswell officiating. Burial will be Saturday at Nocona Cemetery. She died at Plainview Hospital after a long illness. Survivors include three daughters Bonnie Murrell Plainview Earl Hunt Lubbock Midland Harold Crites Brownfield a sister Edna Bailey Perryton six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Plainview
Eva Davis Crites
Trinity “Methodist
Jim Boswell
Nocona Cemetery
Lemmons Funeral Home
Crites
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Methodist Church
Arkansas
Clark Willis Crites
Nocona
Bonnie Murrell
Earl Hunt
Survivors named in Friona obituaries and pallbearers listed
Survivors include the wife and daughter Mrs Bruce Perry of Seminole a son Ronald Harcrow of Friona a sister Mrs Ivan Adkins of Friona and three grandchildren Pallbearers for the Halfway services are Walter Malone Bill Weaver Ephram Hall Amos Blades Marshall Money and Rollo Harrell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Perry
Ronald Harcrow
Friona
Ivan Adkins
Walter Malone
Bill Weaver
Ephram Hall
Amos ‘Blades
Marshall Money
Rollo [Harrell
Longtime Lamb County resident Norman C. Chisholm dies
Norman C. Chisholm, aged 82, longtime Lamb County resident and retired farmer, died at his Littlefield home at 1 a.m. Friday after 36 years in Lamb County and 13 years in Littlefield. Rites set today.
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Lamb
Littlefield
Norman C. Chisholm
Lamb County
Pastor's Widow Dies Services Slated Sunday
Mrs C M Addison 73 of 2216 Main St died at 3 p m Friday in Taylor Hospital after months of ill health Funeral services set for 3 p m Sunday at First Methodist Church of Lubbock with Dr J O Haymes and Dr J Chess Levern officiating Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home Iife member of WSCS and Builders Sunday School Class Survivors include daughter Mrs AV Jones Amarillo son Max Addison and five sisters and a brother
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C. M. Addison
Main St
Taylor Hospital
First Methodist Church of
J. S. Lovelady
Valley
Calif
C. A.myatt
Melian
Etta Bridges
Stamford
Lloyd Hefner
Levelland
Rites Slated Today For Wreck Victim Jesus Villegas
Rites will be at 4 p.m. today in St. Joseph's Catholic Church for Jesus Villegas, 56, of New Deal, killed in a Lubbock traffic accident when his car struck a pole about 3 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in the City of Lubbock Cemetery under McDonald Funeral direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Jesus Villegas
New Deal
Lubbock
Villegas
City of Lubbock Cemetery
McDonald Funeral Home
Lockney Church To Open Meeting Today
Lockney with special guest Van Bonneau will lead a meeting at West Side Church of Christ starting today and running through August 14. Sunday services are 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Weekday services occur at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockney
van Bonneau
Dodson
West Side Church of Christ In
Sylvester Rites Set In Stamford
The body of Mrs. Alvin Sylvester, 54, Avoca, who died Friday afternoon in Methodist Hospital here, will be taken to Stamford this afternoon for services. Funeral arrangements are pending. Survivors include her husband, a son Charles Sylvester of Hobbs, two daughters Leland Thane of Lagerton and Milton Johnson of 2509 62nd St., a sister Mrs. Alvin Mauldin of Austin, a brother Coy Turner of Big Spring, and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Sylvester
Avoca
Methodist Hospital
Stamford
Franklin Bartley
Methodist Church
Charles Sylvester
Hobbs
Leland
Highway deaths rise in Northern Ireland 1960 first quarter
Belfast reports show highway fatalities in Northern Ireland increased to 45 in the first quarter of 1960 from 27 a year earlier, reflecting a significant rise in road deaths during the period.
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Northern Ireland
Belfast
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Herman Brown
Alice Keenum
Oklahoma City
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