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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1969
Page
2
Scientists found moon dust from Apollo 11 rich in hydrogen helium neon argon krypton and xenon and linked solar wind to the lunar surface. Neil Armstrong turned 39 in quarantine as the crew awaits release next week.
Beverly McKittrick, a 37 year old Miami secretary, says she is in love with comedian Jackie Gleason and plans to marry soon after his divorce. Gleason, 53, confirms the relationship while he fights a divorce from Genevieve.
Services for Ronnie E. Ryan 21 Snyder will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Northside Baptist Church with Sister Louise T.ton, minister of the Apostolic Church, officiating. Burial in Snyder Cemetery under Bolger Funeral Home. He died at 6 a.m. Tuesday at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Snyder in 1948, he was married to Kay Farr en. Survivors include his wife a daughter Trina Kay, two sons Dale and Rusty Lyn, his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. B. an,a sister Brenda Kay n, a brother Donald Lynn, and two grandfathers. All survivors are of Snyder.
UPI reports hundred of cases in est Java as 86 people die from a smallpox outbreak in the Tjiand area west of Bandung. Health officials say 861 cases were admitted to local hospitals in the district.
A short reflective verse stresses finding God in solitude as a sacred ante chamber where one hears the divine voice and contemplates fate and accountability. Hyer emphasizes close communion with God and readiness to meet Him.
John Vernon Witkowski 54 of Plainview died Tuesday afternoon in a Fort Worth hospital after a brief illness while on vacation. Born in David City Nebraska he moved to Plainview in 1916 and attended public schools. He married Margaret Green in 1936 in Amarillo and was a Gibson's Discount Center employee. Survivors include his wife two daughters a son a brother a sister and six grandchildren. Funeral services are pending with Lemons Funeral Home Plainview.
An explosion and fire at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico left four airmen injured with three in serious or critical condition. Critical were Airman 1C Stephen R. Hurley 20 of Houston and Airman 1C Gerald Read er 20 of Fond du Lac Wisconsin. Serious conditions included T Sgt Acencio Garcia 39 of Holloman AFB and Airman J C Luke Austin 19 of Philadelphia.
Services for Mrs. Ruby Alexander 70 will be at 4 p m today at the Assembly of God Church Spur with Rev V Abbott officiating. She was killed Monday in a traffic crash in Littlefield that injured her husband and two others. Burial will be in Spur Cemetery. Mrs Alexander born in Coryell County had lived in Dickens County 47 years. Survivors include husband Cecil two daughters Mrs Alvarine Gannon Spur and Mrs Aldaphyne McWilliams Abilene four sisters Mrs Ora C Culberth Lubbock Mrs Nora Craston Jayton Mrs Bill Sprayberry Waco Mrs Isom Schoonover Miami Ariz three brothers J C Barrett Littlefield Vernie Barrett Spur Ray mond Barrett California two step sons Lonnie Alexander San Jose Calif Flavious Alexander Spur eight grandchildren seven great grandchildren.
Services for Eugene Washington 60 are pending at Morris-Bates Mortuary in Fort Worth. Washington died Monday in a Fort Worth hospital from injuries after being struck by a truck on a Fort Worth freeway. Survivors include his wife.
Doxie Henderson Terry, 50, of Lubbock, died after her car overturned several times at FM 400 and FM 4, about six miles west of Petersburg. She was pronounced dead at Methodist Hospital after being brought in by Russell Grimes, editor of the Petersburg Post. The crash left her vehicle in a grain field, and Highway Patrolman Pat Thompson noted she was northbound on FM 400 and lost control. She previously lived in Floydada, had two sons and three daughters, and services are pending at Moore-Rose Funeral Home.
Coffee Conner of the Lubbock Association of Churches urged a church audience to establish teen centers in Lubbock. He cited greatest need among junior high girls, noted current programs favor boys, and suggested church, private, or community groups start centers with survey details available from Conner or Joe Matt Smith.
Hugh Hulse 84 longtime Brownfield resident and Grand Prairie native will be laid to rest at 3 p.m. in First Baptist Church. The Rev Curtis Jackson of Lubbock and the Rev Ed Crow will officiate. Burial follows at Terry County Memorial Park. Hulse died Monday in a Grand Prairie hospital after a lengthy illness. He leaves Ola three sons T A Norval Carroll three daughters Mrs G A Jenkins Mrs Clarence Denson Nevelle Hulse 19 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
Elvis Glenn Spradling 54 longtime Kent County farmer dies after a short illness at Aspermont Hospital. Funeral at Girard Baptist Church with Rev. Victor Crabtree and Rev. W. A. Sawyers officiating. Burial in Girard Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home Spur. Survived by wife Ruth, daughter Lou Ann Gregory, sons Ben and Elvis, sisters Maude Gilbert Mable Thompson Bonnie Sherer, brothers George Sherer Donald Sherer, and seven grandchildren.
Three members of a Winslow Arizona family died Monday in an auto crash on U S 66 ten miles east of Tucumcari New Mexico State police identified the victims as Orville Brown 45 Bonnie Ray 42 and Janet 18 wife and daughter of the driver Seven other family members were injured when the bus driven by Brown collided with a trailer pulled by another auto Also mentioned Georgia posted a 9 percent rise in personal income in 1968.
Services for Lena Hamill 74 were set at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Levelland following death en route to a Levelland hospital. Aubrey Faulkner Sr. 62 will also have 3 p.m. services in Henderson Chapel with Rev J T Bolding officiating. Multiple injuries and fatalities were reported in local crashes, including Mrs Ora Culberth 67 and fire chief Leon Durham in Littlefield, and Mrs Ruby Alexander 70 of Spur killed. The Simpson family reunion concluded with officers elected and plans for next year at Fort Phantom Lake near Abilene. Civil Defense sirens tested. one out for maintenance. Target Area One residents to elect a CAB representative at Sam Amnett Elementary School. Several minor injuries reported in area crashes with Methodist Hospital treatment. Velda Ray Galle 56 to be buried at Sweetwater Cemetery after a fatal Friday crash near Hobbs.
Lubbock County commissioners delay action until Aug 25 on an order by four district judges to fund salary raises and new positions in the adult probation office. Judge Rodrick L. Shaw urges a declaratory judgment to define the law, risking a mandamus or Supreme Court review if needed.
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