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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1963
Page
4
In Hobbs two youths misidentified a man as a sheep-killing animal and fired from about 500 feet, killing 18 year old Lyle Fisher Roberts from Monument. The incident occurred near an oilfield installation as Roberts photographed the area. Survivors include parents and several siblings. funeral services planned with First Presbyterian Church rites.
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Leona Bilberry 80 widow of pioneer life will be at 2 p m today in First Baptist Church Portales burial will be in Causey Cemetery under Wheeler Mortuary Roosevelt County resident since 1908 Survivors include son Ted Santa Fe three daughters Mrs W B Hiner Mrs H N Cunningham and Mrs J C Miner Portales 26 grandchildren 42 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren Pallbearers Alton Miller Durwood Foster Marion Kidd Colin Willard H L Parks and Leon Terry
Mrs B L Mil dreds Dawson 49 of 3509 Sloth St will lie in state at Sanders Funeral Home chapel at 10 a m Wednesday with Rev Tom Miller officiating Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park under Sanders direction She died Sunday at West Texas Hospital She was an Eastern Star member and Episcopal Church resident moved to Lubbock from St Joseph Mo Survivors include husband a veterinarian at City County Health Center a son and a grandson
Funeral rites today for Jesus Chavez 107 year old Hobbs resident who died Sunday at his home. He lived in Hobbs since 1945 and is survived by his wife three daughters and six sons. Services at 9 a.m. at St Helena Catholic Church burial at Prairie Haven Cemetery Griffin Funeral Home directing.
In Sarawak two border raids wounded two attackers after fires and gunfire near the Indonesian border. Security patrols along the frontier are being stepped up as raids persist since April amid regional unrest.
The Urban Renewal Administration announces a 3,262,568 dollar federal grant to Edinburg Texas for the Orion urban renewal project. The plan rehabilitates a 314 acre residential area and adds two neighborhood parks with a total net project cost of 3,779,947 dollars. the federal share covers three quarters and the local share is 846,379 dollars.
Funeral services for W. C. Morris 71 will be held at 3 p.m. in First Methodist Church Plainview with Dr. Roy McClung and two ministers officiating. Burial will follow at Plainview Lemons Funeral Home. Morris, a Tennessee native, lived in Aiken and Plainview before retiring from farming. He is survived by his wife a daughter a son four sisters three grandchildren and a step mother.
Funeral services for Mrs Tennessee Horne 92 a former Sundown resident will be held at 3 p m in Henderson Wilson Funeral chapel with Rev Gaston Green officiating. Burial will follow in City of Lubbock Cemetery. She had lived in California for the past year a half and died Friday in Ventura California Surviving are three daughters Mrs J C Howell Mrs Rana Burnham and Mrs Ruby Kesterson a son R E Sundown a brother six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida McSpadden are set for 10 a.m. today at Asbury Methodist Church with Rev. C. C. Doren officiating. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home. Surviving are two sons four daughters a brother 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Ester Webster 56 dies at home Sunday. Services set for 2 pm Wednesday at St James Baptist Church Stanton with Rev Doyal officiating. Burial Evergreen Cemetery Arlington Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include wife Alma Midland two daughters Ethel Houston and Carrie Watkins Big Spring a son Ester Ray Stanton father Squaire Webster and sister Ethel Richardson Manhattan Kansas and three grandchildren.
Gov. Ross Barnett urged the State College Board to delay James H Merediths graduation at the University of Mississippi until a report on whether he violated a directive against inflamatory statements is issued. He pressed for a sped up inquiry after noting Merediths remarks.
Kenyan shoppers flood bookshops nationwide to purchase Bibles, triggering crowded outlets and strong demand across major cities. News reports describe long lines and heightened interest in scripture amid rising religious fervor.
A concise meditation on dedication to the Lord draws on religious verses and artistic figures. Julien C. Hyer emphasizes sacrifice and purpose inspired by biblical and classic art references.
Levelland Texas funeral notice for Mrs Forest Jones longtime Hockley County resident and Methodist Church member found dead at home after apparent heart attack. Service at 2 30 p m today at Eastside Church of Christ with burial at Snyder Cemetery. George Price Funeral Home Levelland in charge. Survived by a son and a niece.
M A Davey Palestine oilman and civic leader died at Memorial Hospital Monday after a long illness He was 63 Funeral services planned for 4 p m Tuesday from the First Methodist Church Burial in Land of Memory Cemetery Born in Galveston in 188? Davey graduated from the University of Oklahoma geology program in 1922 and worked as a geologist for Pure Oil and Continental Oil before coming to Palestine
The obituary notes the passing of Mrs. Morgan Copeland of Brownfield and mentions two nieces and four nephews. Pallbearers listed include C.D. Gore J. OM. Telford L. D. Bailey Arnett Bynum Bonner Lytle FG. Acres W. T. Howze and W. A. Bynum.
Otto Bruns 79 of Hermleigh a Scurry County resident for 27 years and retired farmer died in his sleep Monday night at a daughter's home in Hermleigh. Services set for Trinity Methodist Snyder at 3 p.m. with Rev. Allen Adams officiating. Burial in Roscoe Cemetery Bolger Funeral Home directed. Survivors include Mrs. A J Kuss and three sons Lester Erwin and Edgar Pecos a sister Annie Getschmann Houston 31 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral for Mrs. J. P. Bowman Weatherford mother of C. D. Blair 2422 27th St. will be at 2 p m today in the Weatherford First Baptist Church Burial will be in Weatherford Cemetery Mrs Bowman died early Monday in Weatherford where she had lived 25 years Survivors include a son J J White Sands NM a daughter Mrs Virginia Dickey Weatherford and three grandchildren
Virginia lawyer Lewis F Powell Jr of Richmond was elected president elect of the American Bar Association at the 57th annual meeting and will assume the presidency in August 1964. Powell has long served on ABA committees and boards and will succeed Walter E Craig of Phoenix as president.
A dynamite blast hit the ninth St Louis area supermarket in five months tearing a 30 by 30 foot hole in the ceiling and shattering seven plate glass windows. Police say the rear door was jimmied and dynamite with fuse was placed near the meat department marking a different pattern from prior attacks on Kroger and other area stores.
Denver AP Arthur Evans 43 a pacifist who refuses to pay income tax for military uses surrendered to begin a 9 day contempt sentence. He carried two bibles and Gandhi wrote non resistance manual. Sentence stems from his refusal to reveal business records to the Internal Revenue Service.
The United States mission to the United Nations names Frank Montero a Negro public relations official to head a new post dealing with housing and residence issues in New York. Montero heads his own New York public relations firm and will assume the post early next month.
Bargaining between union leaders and carrier representatives continued through Monday night in Washington as mediators seek a concrete proposal for a 156 member delegation of firemen’s union chiefs. Key sticking points are fireman jobs and train crew makeup, with the potential Aug. 29 rail strike looming.
A slow moving cool front reached the Panhandle Monday bringing light scattered moisture to the South Plains. Amarillo cooled to 88 while Childress hit 96 and Lubbock rose to near 90. Wichita Falls logged 104 with Mineral Wells and Presidio at 103 as Texas skies remained largely clear.
One person was killed and four members of a family were injured in a Trinity area crash on a bridge over the Trinity River on State Highway 19. The deceased was J. D. Rogers, 38, of Trinity, an employee of the Filis unit of the Texas Department of Corrections. The accident occurred six miles southwest of Trinity on the Trinity Walker County line.
Chicago police arrested 48 protesters including comedian Dick Gregory and his wife for blocking mobile classroom construction. Other items note Prince Edward County VA school reopen order reversal, East St. Louis arrests over hiring bias protests, AFL CIO actions against job bias, James Hood leaving Alabama, LBJ on human rights, and a Tuskegee deputy sheriff hire with cross-race arrest powers.
Two men hurt in a one car mishap during a high speed chase near Plainview Sunday night remained in satisfactory condition Monday night in Methodist Hospital. Albert Thrasher 19 Plainview and Richard Brown 21 Tecumseh N M were injured in the crash that occurred after deputies pursued a car leaving a disturbance call.
Yonkers based Poly chrome Corp a maker of graphic jarts supplies announced it has purchased Polytex Rubber Co of Hawthorne California a supplier of rubber printing press rollers and related products.
Sweden expands its spy scandal coverage as authorities launch fresh security investigations in Stockholm amid growing concerns over intelligence breaches and possible foreign influence. The developing case draws attention to national defense practices and cabinet oversight.
Snyder Oklahoma reports Mrs Aline Clark 29 and her husband Bobby Joe Clark and their 1 year old son Allen Wayne Clark of Snyder injured in a two car crash in Ira ten miles south of Snyder at 10 am Monday. All three suffered head lacerations and were treated at Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Three other children in back seat treated for bruises but not hospitalized. Keith Klecker 19 of Roscoe driver of other car and Brenda Sorrells 19 of Ira passenger treated and released.
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