Rites for Masonic official and wife in El Paso
El Paso AP reports double funeral rites for Mr. Ethan Wells and his wife Mrs. Wells, longtime Masons leader. Wells, 78, died Saturday after 20 years as Scottish Rite secretary, with a life spanning Burlington and El Paso railroads and deep Masonic service.
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Ethan Wells
Allen Wells
Southwest
Harding
el Paso Scottish
Orr
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Neb
Wells
Burlington
Tucumcari
N.M
Southwestern
West Texas
Hus
Cancer research appeal from a civic drive
A church style appeal urges every office home shop school and church to donate to cancer research. The message stresses defeating cancer by funding cures at the source and saving lives close to readers. It calls for checks and dollars as the answer to the threat.
Rites Set For City Resident Sarah Sims
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Sims 64 of 2312 Main St will be held at 2 p m today in Bowman Chapel First Methodist Church. Dr J Chess Lavern will officiate with burial in City of Lubbock under McDonald Funeral Home direction.
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Sarah Sims Sims
Main St
Bowman Chapel
First Methodist Church
J. Chess Lavern
Lubbock
McDonald Funeral Home
China
Myrick Hardware Cr
Sims
Murr
Owen
Edward Owen
Frank Smith
Robert Rhea
W. J. Spikes Jr
J. B. Wilson
0. M. Addison
City of Lubbock
Funeral Notices and Local Obituaries From Slaton and Lubbock
Funeral services are set for Mrs Matilda Carolyn Lyn Duckett 73 of Slaton at Westview Baptist Church with burial in Englewood Cemetery Williams Funeral Home in charge Paths include Coleman and Idalou residents with services and burials noted for Marlin R Smith J B Franklin O M Addison and Mary Beatrice Simpson Also reported are American Legion officer installations and a two car collision injuring Mrs LaVera Shaver and other local residents
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Slaton
Matilda Carolyn Lyn Duckett
Westview
Bryan Ross
Wayland F Wards
Englewood Cemetery
Williams Funeral Home
Coleman
Marlin R. Smith
Martin R. Smith Jr
21Th St
Lubbock
Franklin
Rt. 1
Idalou First Baptist Church
Resthaven Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
Adkins
Olivet
Kennedy to visit Truman in Missouri on whistle stop tour
Kennedy plans a whistle stop campaign with former President Truman visiting Independence, Missouri around August 21. The plan aims to align Kennedy with Truman to boost momentum as Kennedy travels across East Coast and Midwest, using a rebuilt Convair plane and a broad campaign team led by Robert Kennedy.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Harry S
Truman
Kennedy
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Thouch Mutual Friends
Austin Street
Chris
Levelland Cemetery
Midwest
Flecton
Hawaii
Aves
Aves Said He Will Whistle Stop On the East Coast
Autoro
Lyndon B. Johnson
Howard Baird
Roland Dumain
Hyannis
Richard M. Nixon
Los Angeles
Johnson
Robert
Measure of Peace
Sen. Henry ,M. Jackson
Washington
New York
California
Des Moines
Towa
WAUE
Nantucket Sound
Pope Prays For Peace At World Eucharistic Congress
Pope John XXIII via radio and television prayed for world peace founded on respect for church rights and human dignity during the World Eucharistic Congress closing ceremony in Munich. Authorities estimate about 1.5 million attended. Adenauer traveled from Bonn. a rocket was fired by protesters releasing Red pamphlets over the crowd.
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Germany
John XXIII
Rome
Jesus Christ
Konrad Adenauer Flew
Bonn
Threlkeld Dies After Traffic Crash at 16th Street
Tom Adkins 38 of 3292 F. Main hurt in Sunday crash at 16th Street and Nashville Avenue. Threlkeld, driving a pickup, died on arrival. Adkins in fair condition at Methodist Hospital. Funeral plans at Rix Funeral Home. Survivors include wife and five children and several relatives. Justice ruled death natural causes?
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Ikeld
Franklin Bartley Funeral Home
Headon Wreck Fatal for Two in Texas Crash
A head on crash on US Highway 67 near Nas northeast Texas killed 16 and seriously injured three others. Benny Burl Lann of Fort Worth fell asleep and crossed into the truck lane. Rev F Johnston of Seminole Ohio died. Lynn Yearald's daughter Elizabeth died on arrival. Myrtle Elkins of Fort Worth died later. Lynn his wife Thelma and 6 year old Jerry were seriously hurt. Paula the 4 year old and Johnston survived.
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Nas
Texas
Twn
Benny Burl Lann
Fort Worth
Deiven
Rev F Johnston
Seminole
Ohbe
Othe Lynn
Elizabeth
Myrtle Elkins
Lynn
Thelma
Jerry
Paula
Johnston
Kounovsky Rites Set In Plainview
Joseph A. Kounovsky 67 died at the Veterans Hospital in Amarillo. Funeral services for him were held in Plainview and a second service planned in Ainsworth Nebraska with burial at Wood Lake after military rites. He was a Plainview resident since May, formerly of Gregory South Dakota. He was a jeweler and active in veterans and church groups.
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Plainview
Joseph A. Kounlovsky
Veterans Hospital
Amarillo
Wood-Mitchell Funeral Home
Ainsworth
Neb
Woodlake
Perry Threadgill
Edmonson Community
Silent film star Annette De Foe dies in Hollywood
Annette De Foe born Gertrude Marie Aucoin, famed for films produced by Laus Mayer and John Stihl, died after a hospital stay. She appeared on stage, lived in Baton Rouge before moving to Hollywood over 30 years ago, survived by a Ventura, California brother Alice. A requiem mass will be held Tuesday at St Thomas Catholic Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery.
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Hollywood
Annette de Foe
Laus B. Mayer
John M. Stihl
Timber Wolf
Miss de For
Baton Rouge
Alice
Ventura
Calif
Gertrude Marie Aucoin
St .Thomas Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Rainwater Reunion Held at Idalou
Members of the late George Rainwater family met Sunday in the Idalou Club House for a reunion. Next year’s gathering is set for the first Sunday in August with attendees listed from Lubbock and other areas.
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George
Altending
Doainwearers
Rolle
Ail
Alford Rane
Mires Wien King
Mathie
Menuan
Kansas
Ant Dougherty
Tray Simms
Roswell
Paula
Aortas
Albumerane
John” Peek
Vesalia
Caltt
Mra' Donal
Abilene
Richard Russe
Kenneth _Runwell
Mane
Danhim Hydroelectric System Planned in South Viet Nam
Work starts this fall on a 49 million dollar Danhim hydroelectric project funded by Japan’s war reparations. An earth dam 1500 yards long will back Danhim River in the highlands 130 miles northeast of Saigon. Electricity will serve seven provinces.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Negro elected to Shelby County Democratic committee
Memphis Tenn April report shows Jesse J Turner a Negro bank official winning a seat on the county Democratic committee becoming the first Negro to do so since Reconstruction. He defeated two white opponents on the party governing body in Shelby County.
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Memphis, Tenn
Jesse J. Turner
Shelby County
Republican Committee
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