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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1962

Page

5

Ida Cantor Dies After 57 Years With Eddie Cantor

Ida Cantor 70 died in her sleep after a heart attack at the Cantor home. Eddie Cantor, age 70, hovered at her side. he is a heart patient and was bedridden since February. They shared a 48 year marriage with five daughters and a long show business partnership. Rabbi Magnin to officiate private funeral service at Hillside Memorial Park.

Bollywood Ida Cantor Eddie Cantor Ida Cantor New York Edgar Magnin Hillside Memorial Park Broadway Natalie Edna Janet Marilyn Marjorie Ida Tobias East Side Eddie Izzy Iskowitch Tha

Maddox Funeral Set For Today

Sharon Gayle Maddox 18 is mourned after a Tuesday night one car crash in Andrews. Funeral at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church with Rev. J. R. Murdock and Rev. Carl Grisson officiating. Burial in Andrews County Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home. Survivors include her parents and two brothers.

J. R. Murdock Stanton Carl Grisson Andrews Andrews County Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home

Nobel-Winning Writer Hermann Hesse Dies in Switzerland

Nobel Prize winning author Hermann Hesse died at 85 in Montagnola Switzerland. The German born writer became a Swiss citizen in 1923 and opposed German nationalism in both world wars. He won the 1946 Nobel Prize for literature and the Goethe Prize the same year.

Montagnola Switzerland UPI Hermann Hesse Hesse Frankfurt Peter Camenzind

U.S. Life Expectancy Tops Seventy-Year Mark

U.S. babies born last year had a life expectancy of 70.2 years, the first time it surpassed 70. The 1960 figure was 69.9. The measure uses a 10 percent death-record sample from all states, with about 1,702,000 deaths in 1961 and a rate of 9.3 per thousand, near the record low.

Washington U.S U.S. Public Health Service National Vital Statistics Division Ehiachai New Jersey Kentucky Ross Corporation Netoincome

Fault Finding and Quiet Remarks in Everyday Talk

A short verse by Julien C Hyer critiques a person who consistently finds fault and makes snide remarks about others work. The poem contrasts negative commentary with the idea that silence is preferable to unconstructive criticism.

Monkres Rites Scheduled in Plainview for H. N. Monkres

Horace N. Monkres 59 of Kress dies after heart attack in Tulsa. Services set for 2 p.m. today at Second and Beech Street Church of Christ in Plainview with Kenneth Averett officiating. Burial in Plainview Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Violet Irene and five children, five sisters, and five grandchildren.

Kress Beech Street Church of Christ In Plainview Horace N. Monkres Kenneth Averett Plainview ‘Memorial Park Lemons Funeral Home Monkres Swisher County Hospital Tulsa Kress Co Oklahoma Violet Irene Herman Anton Elvis Fort Worth Burban W.C. Hill Gainesville

City Rites Today For Roy Morton

Services for Roy Wayne Morton will be at 10 a.m. today in Sanders chapel with Rev. J. D. Walter presiding. Burial follows at City of Tub bock Cemetery under Sanders direction. Morton, a resident here the past several years, died Wednesday after a monthlong illness. He worked for a Lubbock oil company. Survivors include his wife two stepsons Billy Bob and Mike his parents Mr and Mrs SR Morton Burnet Tex a brother Tom FD Alunday and a sister Mrs Lela Taylor Waco. Pellberrers listed: James Godwin Grady Lorrbright R E Patterson Al Holtzclaw Fred H Hickam C D Moore H H Wing Charlie E Logan.

Roy Wayne Morton Idalou Rd Sanders Chapel J. D. Walter Church of God City of Tubbock Cemetery Sanders Morton Lubbock Oil Company Billy Bob Mike SR Morton Burnet Tex Tom FD. Alunday Lela Taylor Waco

Longtime Ralls Area Man Dies

Joseph Greene Keele 83, longtime Ralls area resident and retired farmer, died about 8 a.m. Thursday at Crosbyton Hospital. Funeral services are pending at Carter Funeral Home. Keele moved to the area in 1919 and is survived by his wife, two sons Lester of Paramount California and Lloyd of North Hollywood, four daughters Lena Hazelwood of Lancaster Ruby Hazelwood of Floydada Beulah Mae Rainbolt of Roaring Springs and Novena Neal of Garden Grove, two brothers I E Rails and H W San Saba, 20 grandchildren eight great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.

Ralls Joseph Greene Keele Crosbyton Hospital Carter Funna Keele Lester Paramount Calif Lloyd North Hollywood Lena Hazelwood Lancaster Ruby Hazelwood Floydada Beulah Mae Rainbolt Roaring Springs Novena Neal Garden Grove I. E Rails H. W San Saba

Hartman Rites Set Saturday

Peter Hartman age 81 a longtime Lubbock resident died Wednesday morning in a Big Spring hospital where he had been a patient since 1959 Survivors include two sons Johnnie Jones Hartman Hereford and Paul J Hartman Dorchester two brothers Joe Hartman Dorchester I J Hartman Godfrey Texas nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral services are 11 am Saturday at Sanders Funeral Home chapel burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery

Peter Hartman Lubbock Sanders Funeral Home Chapel City of Lubbock Sanders. Hartman Stanford Big Spring Hospital Paul J. Hartman Johnnie Jones Hartman Hereford Joe Hartman Dorchester I.J Henry Hartman Godfrey

Post Woman Critical At Snyder Hospital

Mrs. Joy Arrington, 19, of Post, remained in critical condition at Cogdell Memorial Hospital Snyder after a Wednesday night incident seven miles south of Post. A 26 year old man is in custody for investigation. a polygraph test will be given.

Post Joy Arrington Cogdell Memorial Hospital Snyder Here Garza County L. E. Claborn Jr Arrington Claborn

Principals Workshop Held at Texas Tech

Seventy elementary principals attend a two day workshop at Texas Tech focusing on improving instruction. Dr. Paul Misner of Glencoe Illinois delivers the special lecture with the theme role of the elementary principal in improving the instructional program. The event, sponsored by the West Texas School Study Council, drew 22 area systems with 20 more enrollments than expected.

Paul Misner Illinois Texas Tech Lester Lawson Levelland Ruth Carter P. F. Brown Lubbock Misner R. G. Robertson Big Spring Tech Glencoe Ill West Texas School Study Connc Tech Union Berlie Fallon Education Department Study Council West Texas School Study Council

Snyder Resident Survives Ordeal

A Snyder man thought to be drowned was pulled from Lake Thomas and taken to Coedell Memorial Hospital where doctors said he suffered only a mild stroke after diving in to help a seizure. Bul Grimmett, fishing with his family on the lake’s south side, jumped in after him and revived him with help from his brother-in-law J Lawrence Shorty Grimmett.

Grimmett Bolver Sapsfaet

Kendrick Rites Set For Today

Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Estelle Kendrick 63 of Daw son County will be at 2 p.m. today at Higginbotham Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Mont Robinson officiating. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park. She was native of O Donnell and survived by husband C J a daughter Mrs Myrl G Norman Odessa a son Robert Spur two brothers Herb Shipman Waco Alfred Shipman Levelland seven grandchildren and a great grandchild.

Lamesa Bessie Estelle Kendrick Dawson County Higginbotham Funeral Home Mont Robinson Lamesa Memorial Park Kendrick O'Donnell C. J Myrl G. Norman Odessa Robert Spur Herb Shipman Waco Alfred Shipman Levelland

Thorn Dale Man Dies After Auto Wreck

Thorn dale resident Harold Manning Summerlin, 51, died from injuries in an automobile wreck Wednesday night. His wife Mrs Sid Mc Quay, also of Thorn dale, was injured in the same crash.

Thorndale Harold Manning Summerlin Sid McQuay

Special benefits lure new industries to Curacao

Willemstad offers special benefits to attract new industries to Curacao, the largest island of the Netherlands Antilles, as part of an economic development push.

Willemstad Curacoa Netherlands Antilles

Massive U S Strike Command Exercise Takes Over South Carolina

U S Strike Command alerts forces for large airborne and ground assault in a major counterattack the largest maneuvers since World War II. Four battlegroups from the 101st Airborne Division stage drops near Sumter and Shaw AFB to seize a key causeway over Wateree Swamp as 70 000 troops participate in Operation Swift Strike.

Howard D. Criswell JR Florence S.C U.s.strike Command Pee Dee River Darlington Lynches River Pee Dee Defense Robert S. McNamara Lyman L .Lemnitzer Joint Chiefs of Staff Manever 82Nd Airborne Division J. L. Throckmorton Texas

Local officials reshuffle as Eastland resigns from Lubbock Chamber

Tom Eastland public relations manager resigns effective Aug 25 after leading the Lubbock Chamber since May 1961. He will join Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. in Corpus Christi as PR representative for the chemical division. The Stokes family reunion set for Mackenzie Park, seventh annual, with attendees from Abilene and Clovis Portales. Former Austin College students invited to a 9 am breakfast at Pioneer Hotel. Floyd Gass and four staff members attend the 30th annual Texas High School Coaches Association event. Roy Ramsour attends Baptist conference in Glorieta New Mexico as part of a 12 week series on Baptist program work. Fred Hodges 3 of Snyder in critical condition after scooter truck crash. sister 12, Jeanette Ann, in satisfactory condition after same incident.

Tom Eastland Lubbock Stokes Mackenzie Park R. R. Williamson Abilene Clovis-Portales Austin College Sherman Coachman Pioneer Hotel Om Wes Floyd Gass Gass Texas Roy Ramsour First Baptist Church Glorieta N. M Baptist Assembly Southern Baptist Church Administration

Tractor driven escape over the German border

An East German soldier used a tractor to breach the fortified border at Fulda and reach West Germany. He destroyed barbed wire, crossed a 30 foot death strip, and escaped with a machine gun position rolled. US Army patrol and German border police blocked attempts to recover him and the tractor.

Fulda Germany Freedom West Germany Bonn Berlin

Average Husband Tops Anniversary Gift Spending

A Chicago based survey shows husbands spend the most on anniversary gifts averaging 17.99 per present. Birthday gifts come next at 14.94, with wedding and Christmas gifts near 11.44 and 11.38. Valentine’s Day gifts average 3.94, and candy remains the main gift type.

Chicago API

Queen Named Morton Parade Kicks Off Rodeo

About 5,000 watched the 12th Annual Last Frontier Rodeo parade in Morton at 4 p.m. Thursday. Jo Ann Reynolds was named rodeo queen for the second year. Penny Farmer and Shirley Marks followed. Parade featured bands, floats, sheriffs posses, and military contingents. Results listed for junior and senior divisions, rodeo events, and timing in various competitions. More events scheduled at the arena.

Army and Navy Lithbock Range Terry County Sheriff's Posse Brownfield Roosevelt County N. M Portales Dawson County Burl Brascum Muleshoe Burl Bascom Cretis Douthitt Pete McKee Danny Jackson Raymond Hall Morton Sherrel Overstuff Odessa Bob Polvado Walter Arnold Post Polly Rushing Billy Winn Kenneth Dick McGinty Marsha White Lynn Ancell Lynn French Gyrn Ancell

Rich jade find by brother of city pair shocks Kansas

The jade discovery by Leo Walter Riles and Ed Coffey on government land in west central Wyoming near Jeffrey City is valued between 80 and 100 thousand dollars. They fear losing the stone to museums or dealers and plan to sell if no museum buys it. The men intend to keep it together if possible.

Reck Laibhock Wyoming S&a Leo Walter Riles Kan Jeffrey City Walter W. W. Brooks 87Th St Louis Walter Southwestern Public Service Roek Hound Ed Coffey Manhattan

Tech Prof To Attend School For Executives

Dr. Morris S. Wallace head of Texas Tech education department will attend the School for Executives in Teacher Education August 19 to 25 in Flagstaff Arizona. The event, sponsored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, aims to study critical issues in teacher education. Wallace will lead a group discussion on accreditation by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Tech will be evaluated by the NCATE in November 1963.

Morris S. Wallace Texas Tech School For Flagstaff Ariz American Assn. of Colleges For Teacher Education Tech Wallace National Council For the Accreditation of Teacher Education National Council

India opens first strep tomycin plant in Maharashtra

New Delhi reports India's inaugural streptomycin plant begins operations in Maharashtra State signaling a milestone for domestic pharmaceutical production. Authorities note the facility will expand antibiotic supply and may affect medical pricing.

New Delhi India Maharashtra

Cars Worth Under 400 Dollars Banned From Turkish Imports

Ankara bans automobile imports valued under four hundred dollars, directing a halt to entry of low priced cars into Turkey. Government officials cite import control and economic policy as the basis for the restriction.

Ankara Turkey

Tower Urges Congress to Delay Trade Bill Action

Senator Tower urged postponement of broad authority to the president to negotiate with the European Economic Community. He noted UK membership depends on concessions for Commonwealth nations, warning rapid moves could destabilize Britain’s government. He urged a wait and see attitude amid ongoing talks between the Common Market and the United Kingdom.

Tower Congress Ned Curran Washington Boreans Washington Kennedy Pharechis Bruin Senate Finance Ois House Peewee Posver Committen Hoopreag Parry Byrd Echo Val Ufo United Kingdom Mbaemuakun Tus Attitunes Kingland Commonwealth Wennedy v U.S

NASA Seeks Lunar Equipment Proposals for Comfort and Mobility

NASA issued a call for proposals from US companies to study payloads and a new spacecraft bus to support soft landings and moon missions. Projects target early Saturn boosters and later Saturn C-3 to enable adaptable, safer lunar operations. Each study lasts about three months.

Washington Ot API The Space Agency Yeo Natonal Aeronautic S and Space Apollo Ooen NASA

Tulsa Man To Keep Fighting Extradition

Jon W. Kaiser, 48, a former McAlester car dealer, seeks to avoid extradition to Arkansas by filing a writ of habeas corpus with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. A hearing is scheduled for Sept. 5 as Kaiser faces five larceny charges in Arkansas.

Tulsa Okla UPT Arkansas Jon W. Kaiser McAlester Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Snaiser

Trial of Bank President Nearing Finish in Zapata Shutdown

Defunct Bank of Zapata president Manter Medina testifies defending alleged recepting of deposits while insolvent. Prosecutors note chaotic records, large family overdrafts, and a net deficit of 122 789 dollars after liabilities. Witnesses place property values at about 140 015 dollars as Medina faces closure implications.

Laredo Medina B. Y. Butler Dallas Butler

Lotus operation halts 5000 Jakarta street beggars

Indonesia reports Operation Lotus has rounded up about 5000 beggars, impoverished persons and prostitutes from Jakarta streets and sent them to rehabilitation ramps, per the Antara news agency.

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