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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1972
Page
6
Friday morning reports show area paths with 30 percent chance of more rain. Southeast of La Snyder saw up to 0.50 inches, while southwest and northeast regions recorded about 1 inch, with Dunn noting 1.50 inches of precipitation.
A late Thursday storm system slammed parts of Texas with tornadoes and lightning. Collin and Grayson counties faced a tornado warning as a funnel cloud appeared near Blueridge. A twister near Waxahachie overturned trailers. a firefight struck a Beaumont Port Arthur tank without injuries. Flood warnings lingered in Frio Uvalde Zavala Bandera and Medina. State Rep Forrest Harding’s pickup was struck by lightning but no injuries occurred. The system moved across the southern states with scattered showers ending in the Panhandle skies.
Boulder based Space Environment Laboratory predicts another round of solar flares and geomagnetic storms in the next few days. The NOAA unit with 15 observatories studies sun activity to forecast flares with up to 85 percent accuracy within 24 hours, noting auroras and possible radio disruption but little harm to people.
Local NAACP branches schedule a general meeting at Posey Community Center with organizers asked to attend early. The Youth Council meets weekly at Mae Simmons Community Center. The list of obituaries and accident reports honors Cleveland Moore, M Sgt William Paul Clifford Jr, Mrs Miller Welsh, Randy Judd infant, Thorman Skillern, Isidora Lana, Jess McMinn, and Maxine Hall Gooch, with funeral details and conditions for several injured residents.
Mrs. Tannie Weige 78 mother of James L. Lindsey of College Station died in Littlefield Hospital. Services set for 10 30 a m Saturday at Earnhart Funeral Home Chapel Whitewright with burial in Cathihh Cemetery. Surviving daughter Shaw Jr. Las Cruces sisters Lillian Allison Las Cruces and Howard Stokes Leonard. six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Mrs. Clarice Irene Richey, 65, a former Lubbock resident, will be honored at 10 a.m. Saturday at Waltrip Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Horace McMillan. Burial will follow at Memorial Oaks Cemetery. She died Wednesday at St. Luke's Hospital. Surviving are husband Cleero, a daughter Rita Gay Johnson, five sons Max Stokley E V Jerry and Dusty, a brother Frank Medford and 21 grandchildren.
Services are set for 11 a m Saturday in Brown and Page chapel in Douglas Arizona for Jerry Don Pyle 33 who died of a gunshot wound Monday Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Douglas under Brown and Page Funeral Home Hobbs Lea General Hospital was involved and his wife was mentioned in connection with the case
Manuel Reyna 63 formerly of Eagle Pass and long time Lubbock resident dies Wednesday. Funeral at 2 p.m. today at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church with Rev. Curtis Halfmann. Burial in Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. Survived by wife three sons three daughters three sisters a brother 30 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Services for Mrs. Deborah Jean Knight 21 of Snyder will be at 4 p.m. today at Bell-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. George White of Northside Baptist Church officiating. Burial is in Hillside Memorial Gardens. She died about 3:10 a.m. Wednesday at Baylor Hospital Dallas after about two weeks there. A native of Sherman she lived in Snyder three years. She is survived by her husband William a son Johnnie her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Tiner of Snyder four sisters Laura Tiner Lana Tiner Linda Mullican and Shandra Bass a brother Tyrone Tiner and grandparents Mrs Jesse Noel and Mrs Rachel Mandell both of Sherman.
Manuel Ortiz 38 of 2103 A Duke St died after falling through a chute in a railroad car under construction near Bluefield Road east of Quirt Avenue. Ortiz was employed by L H Lacy Co and pronounced dead on arrival at Methodist Hospital. Authorities deem probable accidental suffocation. Survivors include wife, daughter Patricia, four sons Ovidio Manuel Amado Mariano, and sister Maria Ortiz.
Harold Howard Case 23 of Portales died after a farm machinery accident near Farwell Bailey County. He was a junior high instructor for six years. Services set for 9 am Saturday in the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints. burial in Mills under Sherwood Mortuary. Survivors include wife, two children, and several relatives.
Metropolitan Andrei, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox diocese in the United States, died Wednesday in Sofia according to the Bulgarian news agency BTA. The death was reported Thursday by BTA.
Jude Wayne Smith 17 of San Jon N M died Wednesday from injuries after a pickup motorcycle crash near Glenrio N M Mass is at 10 a m today at St Anne s Church Tucumcari with Reverend Francis Nava to officiate Survivors include his parents and siblings and Navy relatives with lived in Tucumcari and San Jon and a high school senior this fall
A reflection on the urge to say I love you through tokens like cards and flowers. Julie C Hyer notes how holidays prompt表达 to reach shy hearts. The piece cites John 18 34 and urges direct words of affection to family and friends.
Snyder special report notes Frank B. Welch 61 retired Snyder employee dies after illness. Service at 4 p.m. Saturday in Bell-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with burial in cemetery. Native of Crandall, resident of Snyder 18 years. Survived by wife Ore Porter, son Frank P. Welch of Abilene, four sisters Jules Longview Fanny Lee Boone Billie Hartley Carrie Tipton, and three brothers Troy Welch Port Arthur Jack Welch and Ross Welch.
funeral services for Mrs. Lela Evans 8 of Citrus Heights California are set for 4 in Spur Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home. She was a former postmistress of Dickens County and died about 2 p.m. Survivors include son Raymond Evans of Sacramento and one grandchild.
Virgil I Williams 69 long time Lamesa businessman died in a highway crash near Alma Nebraska while on vacation. Service 2 p m Saturday at First United Church Lamesa with Rev N Starnes officiating. Burial in Lamesa Park under Funeral Home direction. Williams survived by his wife two brothers and two grandchildren. He formerly ran the Themesa Reporter and later operated a funeral service and vacation rig venture. He was a Masonic Lodge member.
A prayer service for Mrs. Josephine Romero of Las Vegas New Mexico is set for 7 p.m. today with funeral services at 10 a.m. Saturday, officiated by Rev. Pete Jaramillo. Burial will be in Protestant Cemetery in Chacon NM. She died Tuesday in Clovis Memorial Hospital NM. Her family includes Benjamin Romero, four daughters Tana Padilla and Duran Felipe Duran of Geate NM and Ruben Dur an of Wyoming, a sister Partida of Geate NM, and two grandchildren.
Reports from at least six states and parts of British Columbia described flaming objects flashing over the Rocky Mountain region. Observers linked several sightings to a Perseid meteor shower. NORAD and FAA tracked a fireball near 80,000 feet around 5 30 p m local time. A Frontier Airlines pilot reported an object passing beneath his plane over Utah before vanishing.
Funeral services for Mrs. Stapleton, native of Silverton Oregon, to be held today with burial at Amherst Cemetery under Funeral Aide. She lived in the area 47 years and leaves a large family including sons Dean Stapleton Plains Montana and others, daughters in Texas and Indiana, 31 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
Mrs Evelyn Vance Watts 47 died of a heart attack Wednesday night. Services set for 3 p.m. today at Spur Church of Christ with burial in Spur Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home. She was born in Dickens County and married to Pearl Watts in 1918. She leaves a mother Mary Woodson of Lubbock, three sisters and three brothers.
A Navarro County obituary notice notes B Carruthers a World War II veteran and Mason survivor with service connection to Carlebad W M and a wife Reverend A L Calif with sisters Miss and Mrs Jean Louise Hem.
A. C. Belk and C. Bell, both long-time residents tied to Maleshoe relations, died at 10:45 p m and 3 pm services are announced at the ton-Ellk Chapel with Rev. C officiating. Both men had moved to Lubbock area previously.
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