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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1966
Page
2
Dr. Grover E. Murray and his wife Barbara move into their new home at 2909 19th St across from Texas Tech campus. Murray, former LSU official, helps unpack and settle as his family begins this moving process before he becomes Tech’s eighth president on Sept. 1.
Entomologists warn heavy armyworm infestations across Hale, Lubbock, Bailey and Floyd counties threaten sorghum yields. Spray programs using parathion with toxaphene, sevin or endrin advised with harvest-interval limits. Estimated 1500 acres affected in Floyd County.
Grover E. Murray, President-Elect of Texas Tech, has returned from Venezuela where he advised the Venezuelan Petroleum Corporation about the country oil exploration program. He met the Venezuelan Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons and addressed the Venezuelan Society of Petroleum Geologists and the College of Engineers on stratigraphic petroleum. He will become eighth president of Texas Tech on Sept 1, succeeding Dr. R. C. Goddwin.
Funeral services for Vester E. Lea 77 retired Santa Fe depot agent at Melrose New Mexico will be at 2 p m Thursday in the First Baptist Church Melrose The Rev Jack Moore and former pastors the Rev David Crow and the Rev A L Miller will officiate Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery under direction of Sherwood Mor Survivors include two sisters Mrs Callie Stallings Clovis and Mrs Addie Wilks Henegar Alg four brothers Deck Lea Flat Rock Ala Allen Colonel and B Lea Henegar bearers listed with names of local men
Jazz pianist Bud Powell was buried Tuesday at Fairview Cemetery Willow Grove Pennsylvania far from Harlem night clubs where he rose to fame in the 1940s. The Rev John G Gensel conducted graveside services and Powell’s mother and brother are also buried there. Powell died July 31 at age 41 after years of fame with Dizzy Gillespie Charlie Parker Thelonious Monk and Max Roach and a later life spent in hospitals and mental institutions.
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church Wolfforth for Johnny Townsend the nine year old son of Rev. and Mrs Joe R Townsend who died at home Monday. Officiating will be Rev Townsend with Rev Weldon Drake and Rev Harry Hamblin assisting. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under Franklin Bartlett Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents two sisters Judy and Jeri two brothers Joe R Townsend Jr and Jimmy and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Glenn Wilmoth. Memorials may be made to the church memorial fund. Pallbearers are Horace Durham Don Davis Bob Hutcheson J R Morris Garrett Tackett and Sterling Jerden.
Larry Wayne Powell a 24 year old Lovington oilfield worker died in a Carlsbad hospital after suffering burns over 90 percent of his body in an explosion near Lovington. Forester Drilling Co. said fumes from a drill pipe ignited by a hot engine manifold caused the fire. Powell’s funeral was tentatively planned for Thursday in Midland. He is survived by his widow Judy and two sons Larry Michael and Steven Wayne.
Services for Cecilia Ramos 71 longtime Scurry County resident will be at 10 a m Thursday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with Rev Versalles officiating Burial will be in Snyder Cemetery under Belle Seale Funeral Home direction Survivors include her husband Sabos five daughters Martina Maria Manuela and Mrs Juanita Costello all of Snyder and Lorenzo Midland four sons Louis Juan and Willie all of Dallas and Paul Midland 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild
A devotional note emphasizes dedication to the Lord and to one’s occupation. It links power to will, character, ethics, morals, and belief in right, urging high standards to resist quitter traits and seek faith for staying power. Signature: Julien C. Hyer.
Hannah Townsend 52 longtime Seagraves resident died Tuesday in an Odessa hospital after illness. Services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Homer Akers officiating. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery. Survivors include husband Dave two sons Sam Alamogordo and Max Seagraves three sisters three brothers and four grandchildren.
William F. Heckler, 75, father of Lubbock advertising director A. D. Heckler, died about 8 p.m. Tuesday at Medical Arts Clinic Hospital in Big Spring after a 10 week hospitalization for a heart attack. He was a Howard County farmer and rancher, a Big Spring resident, and arrangements are pending. Survivors include his wife Annie in poor condition at home after three prior heart attacks. Services for H. R. Daniel, 33, son in law of A. D. Heckler, set for 4 p.m. today in Prescott Arkansas. Daniel died of a heart attack Monday evening and is survived by his wife and three daughters.
Funeral services for S B Pops Upton 76 of 1709 Ave N who died Monday in West Texas Hospital will be held Thursday at 11 a m at St Luke's Methodist Church with Dr Lloyd Hamilton and Rev Ernest McGauhey officiating. Graveside rites follow at 4 30 p m in Hall County Cemetery Lakeview. Upton a Hardin County native and former Dunlap employee retired a year ago and moved here in 1939 from Plainview. He is survived by a son George Upton of Manteca California a daughter Mrs E M Sewell of 2512 48th St two brothers Roy A Upton and Wesley C Upton two sisters Mrs J O Gillham and Mrs Harvey Pace and four grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Tom Suits Bob Upton Elmer Caddel Earl Nail Bud Webb and Jack Lomax.
Funeral services are pending at Branon Phillips Funeral Home for Ollie Bell Brown 52 found dead at home Tuesday afternoon by her daughter Mrs. W O Saunders Route 4 Lamesa Justice of the Peace A L Standefer ruled death apparently due to natural causes A neighbor reported she complained of chest pains and illness Monday Born in Enid Oklahoma she moved to Andrews in 1943 and to Dawson County in 1958 Survivors include six sons Carroll Stump Henrietta Oklahoma Billie Stump Tacoma Washington Paul Stump in Viet Nam Kenneth Stump in Germany Glen Stump Lamesa Jerry Stump Hobbs two daughters Mrs Saunders and Mrs George Warner both of Lamesa a stepson Calvin Brown Hobbs one stepdaughter Mrs C B Rose Roswell
Services for the Rev. Jackson Plant retired Methodist minister will be at 10 a.m. today at the First Methodist Church here. Burial will be in Snyder Cemetery under Bolger Funeral Home direction. Survivors include his wife Vera one son Jack Paducah and a granddaughter.
A. E. Cook 77 a retired Hereford farmer died Tuesday in Deaf Smith County Services set for 10 a m Thursday at Gilliland Rose Chapel with Rev Don Davidson officiating Burial will be in West Park Cemetery He was born in Abilene came to Deaf Smith County in 1947 from Dougherty married Clara Brownlow in Childress on November 11 1911 Survivors include his wife and a son Elmer of Hereford
John Birch Society officials spar with Father Sherill Smith at a San Antonio news conference over alleged Communist involvement in the Rio Grande Valley farm workers strike. The march to Austin and broader labor issues are discussed as factions clash over motives and tactics. The workers say they seek a $1.25 minimum wage with a march planned to reach Austin by Labor Day.
A medical study committee convened in Houston at M D Anderson Hospital to examine why Charles Whitman killed 14 and wounded 32. The panel, chaired by Dr R L Clark, will review the Whitman brain autopsy which showed a pecan sized tumor but not blamed for the massacre. The group plans daily meetings with a 10 day to two week preliminary phase followed by a full in depth study.
B. E. Brumley 64 died in his sleep at his Possum Kingdom lake home. Services are planned for 10 a.m. Thursday at Central Church of Christ in Hereford with burial in Hereford. Brumley had lived in Lubbock the last decade and had been ill. He is survived by his wife Alma, two sons Cal of Boston and Jack of Norfolk, a daughter Naomi Hopson of Hereford, his mother Mrs. G. W. Brumley of Hereford, four sisters, two brothers, and seven grandchildren.
Charles Newton Chapman 86 a retired carpenter died Tuesday after a lengthy illness in Cogdell Memorial Hospital Services are 4 p m today in Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel Snyder Graveside rites 11 a m Thursday Laurel Land Cemetery Fort Worth Chapman lived in Snyder five years and is survived by one daughter Mrs Virgil Mott Snyder two sisters Mrs Harvey Strickland Greenville and Mrs J C Russell Emory and three grandchildren
Classified snippet shows pricing for morning and Sunday delivery options, including Morning Only Evening & Sunday Morning & Sunday Evening Only and various per Sunday charges. Numbers appear as 13.00, 5, 3.25, 1.75, 29.80, 16.50, 22.78 with unclear context. No clear entities beyond locations Lubbock Texas and postal details.
Gov John Connally designates Thursday as Navy Mothers Day in Texas joining a nationwide observance honoring mothers of Navy personnel.
A clinic promotes chiropractic care for neuritis and sciatica, claiming most neuritis stems from spinal misalignments. It notes patients often recover faster with correct adjustments and urges sufferers to seek treatment, citing a patient who resumed work early. Message from Day Chiropractic Clinic, 34th Ave V, Lubbock. SH4-1357.
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