Railsplitters Reunion Recall War At Dallas
In Dallas for the Railsplitters 25th anniversary reunion a 452 member group from the 84th Infantry Division recalled battles from Rhineland to Central Europe. Colret Timothy A Pedley Jr of Denver led the gathering as honorary president while about 2,000 members remain active through dues of 3 dollars a year.
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Dallas
Uni- Infantry
Bulge
Soci
Europe
Rhineland
Ardennes
Germany
Timothy A. Pedley Jr
Denver
Society
Rey Barousett
Camp Vente
Nix‘Springs
Arch Moore
West Virginia
First Italian sextuplet birth ends with infant death
In Rome six babies born a week ago survived briefly. The sole survivor, a girl weighing 1 pound 12 ounces, died Tuesday from cardiocirculatory failure. The other five infants died within hours to days after birth. doctors had used a heart lung machine and incubators to try to save them.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Antonio Petrone
Rites Scheduled For Mrs Ward Seagraves
Eva Ward 78 a Seagraves resident for 33 years died after a short illness in Brownfield General Hospital Services set for 2 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev Gordon Smith and Rev Carol Smith officiating Burial in Seagraves Cemetery directed by Webb Funeral Home Survivors include a sister Mrs J W Danson Seagraves four grandchildren and a great grandchild
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Seagraves
Eva Ward
Brownfield General Hospital
First Baptist Church
Gordon Smith
Carol Smith
Church of God
Seagraves Cemetery
Webb Funeral Home
Red River County
Ward
Rosebud
J. W. Danson
State Selective Service schedules 704 man draft call
A September draft call for 704 men was announced by the State Selective Service. Deputy director Charles M. Duncan said sequence numbers above 195 will likely be safe for the year, with more manpower from deferred students. Texas quotas show 7,171 preinduction examinations planned for September, up from 1,490 in August.
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Austin
UPS
State Selective Service
Cal
Charles M. Duncan
Selective Service
Texas
Automobiles Rise in Italy Reach 9.3 Million by 1969
Rome reports a fourfold increase over a decade with car ownership climbing from about two million in 1960 to 9.3 million by 1969. AP notes the public sector and industry pace accompany this growth.
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Rome
Italy
Community notices and obituaries from West Texas area
Obituaries and public notices list services for Raul Lopez Jr. Mary Shepard Ethel Schmidt Wesley Lackey Myrtle Brown Jesus J. Gonzales Georgia Barrett Mia Florence Barousett Seaman Donahue and others. Reports cover funeral details illnesses births and local incidents including a car pedestrian injury and a warehouse burglary. Includes church services cemetery burials and hospital statuses across Alamo Pharr Morton Snyder Spur Crosbyton Cone and Lubbock areas.
Vasey vournal report from Lubbock event
Fragmentary OCR text from a Lubbock page mentions a Sunday event with a Riverside or bank setting. Details are garbled but imply a report on a local occurrence and interviews. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable.
Three Men Die In Auto Crash Near Florence
GEORGE TOWN AP Three men died when two cars sideswiped on Farm 440, three miles north of Florence, Monday night. Elton Hallmark 26 of Florence alone in his car was killed. James G Biggs 17 of Eileen and John Saris 21 a Ft Hood soldier also died. Pfc William R Earl Ft Hood soldier was injured and in satisfactory condition. Hallmark car flipped and skidded 150 feet. the sports car fell apart.
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Georgetown
Florence
Elton Hallmark
James G. Biggs
Eileen J
John Saris
Ft. Hood
William R. Earl
Hallmark
Mrs. Williams Rites Set After Morton Death
Mrs Ernest Williams 44 of Morton died at home from an apparent heart attack at 8 30 a m Tuesday. Cochran County Justice of the Peace Joe Gibson pronounced the death. Services 3 p m Thursday Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home Chapel Lubbock burial Resthaven Memorial Park Survivors include her husband two sons Denny Morton Foy Dallas a daughter Mrs Nikki Martin Concorde NC a sister Mrs George Seagler Levelland a brother D F Eaton of grandchildren
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Morton
Ernest Williams
Cochran County
Joe Gibson
Resthaven- Singleton-Wilson Funeral Home
Lubbock
Resthaven Memorial Park
Williams
Denny
Foy
Dallas
Nikki Martin
Concorde
N.C
George Seagler
Levelland
D. F. Eaton
Pot Count Hits Lubbock Youth
An 18 year old Lubbock man, Joe Romero Jr., of 504 E 37th St, was charged with possession of marijuana after detectives stopped his car on Ave U around 11 30 p.m. Monday. Five plastic bags containing marijuana were found. Investigators said a man had been reported selling marijuana earlier at a drive in cafe. Romero posted 1500 bail and was released from county jail.
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Lubbock
Joe Romero Jr
E. 37Thi St
Romero
Ave. U
Justice of the Peace
Adaptability and Faith in a Call to Change
The verse urges agreement and humility to adapt to one’s world. It stresses know yourself adjust yourself and trust in faith implying sacrifice, growth, and deeper roots. Responsibility now demands flexibility to bend, grow, and meet new conditions.
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Amos
Julien C. Hyer
J O Sheid Sr 82 Snyder services today at Colonial Hill
J O Sheid Sr 82 of Snyder died after a short illness. Services are at 4 pm today at Colonial Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Puckett of Big Spring officiating. Burial at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens under Bell Seale Funeral Home direction. Survivors include wife Annie Scott, three daughters, three sons, two sisters, ten grandchildren, eight great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Jimmy Burt
Big Spring
W. T. Stringer
Houston
J. B. Teaff
Sweetwater
J. O. Jr
Gerald
Plainview
Bill
Fort Worth
J. ‘R. Moore
Chattanooga
Okla
Arthur Hudson
Wellington
Amos Joyce
Tollie Faver
Earl Abercrombie
Keith Collier
Lyle Deffebach
Claud McCormick
Rites Scheduled For D M Hall In Morton Texas
Services for Daniel Morton Hall 66 Morton area resident for 30 years will be 4 30 p m today at First Baptist Church of Enochs Rev Preston Harrison to officiate Singleton Funeral Home Morton reports Hall died about 1145 p m Sunday in a Lemmon South Dakota hospital after an apparent heart attack He was a custom combiner and was on wheat harvest in South Dakota at his death Surviving are his wife Sylvia three daughters Mrs S M Monroe Anton Mrs Don Hendricks Celina and Mrs John Pool Morton two sons Benny and Danny Morton three sisters Mrs Bertha McGaugh Plainview Mrs Mary Blackshear Mountainair N M Mrs Renfro Matador four brothers Jack Amarillo Bill Knochs Carl Knochs Silverton Tom Whiteface and Jake Matador and four grandchildren.
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Singleton Funeral Home
Morton
Hall
Lemmon
S. D
South Dakota
Sylvia
S. M. Monroe
Anton
Don Hendricks
Celina
John Pool
Benny
Danny
Bertha McGaugh
Plainview
Mary Blackshear
Bupuaubinge
Walled Mountainair
N.M
Renfro
Matador
Dora Barber
Muleshoe
Jack
Amarillo
Bill
Carl
Knochs
Odessa Boy Lost in Mountains Sparks Wide Hunt
Hundreds of searchers scoured Lincoln National Forest near Ruidoso and Santa Fe National Forest near Las Vegas for Leslie Hamrick a 16 year old Odessa boy missing since Friday after separating from companions on a church outing near Bonita Lake. About 200 civilian and military personnel combed a 100 square mile area at up to 10000 feet amid rain and rugged terrain. A second missing boy Joe Grady 13 or 14 was reported near Hermit's Peak Boys Ranch with about 70 searchers west of the ranch as his father joined the effort.
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Ruidoso
Albuquerque
Santa Fe National Forest
Las Vegas
Leslie Hamrick
Odessa
Holloman Air Force Base
Pepeanel
Joe Grady
Don' W. Grady
Hermit's Peak Boys’ Ranch
Mineral Hill
Santa Fe Forest
Grady
San Miguel County
Pat!Romero
Hamrick
Bonita Lake
Larry Monteith
Mike
Prater Graveside Rites Held at Tahoka Cemetery
Mrs. Susie Carmack Prater 80 of Overton died Monday afternoon. Graveside services were at 3 p.m. today at Tahoka Cemetery with Rev. Hugh Daniel officiating. Survived by two daughters, two sons, a sister, eight grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
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Susie Carmack Prater
Overton
Tahoka
Hugh Daniel
Tahoka First United Methodist Church
Prater
Navarro County
Lynn County
Prince Scott
Winona
Howard Winn
la Mesa
Calif
Lester
Santa Barbara
L. D. Frater
el Cajon
R. L. French
Purdon
Ben Edwards dies at 66 in Matador after illness
Ben Edwards 66 of Matador died about 8 am Tuesday at Quanah Memorial Hospital following a weeklong illness. Services set for 4 pm today at First Methodist Church with Rev. John Fitzgerrell officiating. Burial in East Mound Cemetery. Edwards, a Paducah native, lived in Motley County 55 years as a farmer and rancher. He is survived by a daughter, Tommy, and Mrs L B Campbell of Matador.
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Matador
Ben Edwards
Quanah Memorial Hospital
First Methodist Church
John Fitzgerrell
East Mound
Seigler
Edwards
Paducah
Motley County
Tommy
L. B. [Campbell
Hale Center Woman Charged With Murder
Hale Center, Special: Martha Cozart, a Hale Center resident, was charged with murder with malice in the shooting death of her husband James Arley Cozart. He was found dead Monday at about 7:30 p.m. at their home. Services set for Thursday at First Baptist Church with burial in Hale Center Freeman Funeral Home. Surviving relatives include five sons, four brothers, five sisters, and 21 grandchildren.
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Hale Center
Martha Cozart
James Arley Cozart
Jim H Smith Rites Planned at First Baptist Spur
Jim H Smith 78 will have services at 6 p m today at First Baptist Spur with Rev Norris Taylor and Rev James Criswell officiating. Burial in Spur Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home. He died about 11 a m Tuesday in MD Nursing Home Spur after a lengthy illness. He was a retired farmer, longtime Dickens County resident since 1899. Survived by wife Viola three daughters Mrs G W Rogers Jr Rotan Mrs James Pevehouse and Mrs Alvis Billberry both of Spur a son Lewis Ray Dumas two brothers Jeff Spur and M V Lamesa eight grandchildren ten great grandchildren. Nephews will be pallbearers.
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Spur
Jim H. Smith
First Baptist
Norris Taylor
James Criswell
Trinity Baptist Church of
Post
Spurs
Dickens ‘County
Viola
G.W. Rogers Jr
Rotan
James Pevehouse
Mra
Alvis Billberry
Lewis Ray
Dumas
Jeff
M. V
Lamesa
14-year-old? Parachute jump claimed by Mississauga boy
Sutton West report says Bill Coje, 12, of Mississauga Ont, bailed out at 3 000 feet and claims to be Canada's youngest parachute jumper. His father, a veteran sky diver, said he made his first jump at the same spot eight years ago with the same parachute.
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Sutton West
Ont
Bill Coje
Mississauga
Canada
Slaying Case Probes Sexual Assault Claim In Kaufman
Police hunt new leads in the murder of Linda Phillips a 26 year old Kaufman school teacher whose nude body was found on a gravel road five miles north of Kaufman. Pathologists say a throat wound killed her and tests will confirm possible sexual assault or garage mutilation. Investigators seek a missing brown wig linked to the crime while questioning wedding party attendees and local residents who saw a car near the scene around 2 am Sunday.
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Kaufman
UPI
Linda Phillips
Roy Brockway
Kaufman County
Parklant Hospital
Dallas
Brockway
Miss Phillips
Jimmy Phillips
Richardsonchools
Clarence Jones
Dallas County
Wesley Richards
Richards
Mrs Hernandez Services Today Slaton Mourner Death
Mrs Irene Hernandez 75 a former Slaton resident died about 1130 p m Saturday in San Fernando Cal officiated by Rev Leonard Martinez Burial in Englewood Cemetery England Funeral Home directed She moved to California from Slaton in December 1968 Survived by son Tony of Lubbock daughters Mia Refusia Castillo Juana Castillo Isadora Hernandez and 12 grandchildren plus 12 great
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Slaton
Irene Hernandez
San Fernando
Presbyterian Mission Church
Leonard Martinez
Lubbock
Englewood Cemetery
England Funeral Home
Childress Man Dies In Crash
A light plane leased by Univac Corp. crashed near Tucson Arizona on Tuesday killing two occupants identified as Larry Greer of Childress Texas and Larry Jensen of Phoenix. Witness Lee Thomison described the crash as exploding upon impact with wheels up, parts scattered over a large area, close to a residence and near Tucson National Golf Course.
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Tucson
Ariz
Univac Corp
Larry Greer
Childress
Tex
Larry Jensen
Phoenix
Lee Thomison
Tucson National Golf Course
Thomason
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Buck
Johnson
Hernando
Camp Howze
Gainesville
Peoria Avenue
Mrs. Ward
Panther
Judge
Newton
KPFA
Pacifica Foundation
Berkeley
Raul Lopez Jr
Friona
Lady of Satima Catholic Church
Alamo
St. Joseph Cemetery
DeLeon
Mary Shepard
Norfolk St
Ethel Schmidt
54Th St
Hixon Brothers
Alexandria
Greenwood Cemetery
Pineville
Wesley Byron Lackey
Morton Memorial Cemetery
Lackey
Cochran Memorial Hospital
Myrtle Day Brown
28Th St
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Peaceful Garden
South Plains Funeral Home
Brown
West Texas Hospital
Jesus J. Gonzales
31St St
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
Sanders Funeral Home
Gonzales
Georgia Barrett
Dickens County
United Methodist
Campbell Funeral Home
Barrett
Crosbyton
Mackenzie State Park
Farlow
Mia
Florence Barousett
Scurry County
First United Methodist Church of
Snyder
Camp Springs Cemetery
Bolger Funeral Home
Mike J. Donahue
Frank Donahue
47Th St
Navy Sea Cadets
U.S.S. Ranger
San Francisco
Donahue
Monterey High School
Lubbock Naval Reserve Unit
Sea Cadets
Navy
St. Mark Presbyterian Church
Harry Obsorne
Dermott
Kent County
Steve V. Polansky
Nolen Swain Jr
Seth St
Southwestern Public Service
Methodist Hospital
Swain
Cone
Crosbyton Clinic
Senida Lopez
Daniel R. Boone
Rails
Bil Neeley
Jimi Cooper
Miller Highlife
Posey
U.S. 84
Sheriff's Department
Vasey
Robin Baiton
LaanboCk
Exein
Broadway
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The
J. O. Sheid
D. M. Hall
Daniel Morton Hall
Morton Area
First Baptist Church of Enochs
Preston Harrison
Naetar Pinelal U7ul
Duanhe
Strikland
Lincoln National Forest
Singleton-Wilson
Resthaven Memorial. Park
19Th St
RT Ee
Cozart
T. J. Orban
Freeman Funeral Home
Herman
George
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Leon
Pensacola
Fla
William
Mrs. Hernandez
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