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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1960

Page

7

G A Lemacks Dies In City

George A Lemacks aged 77 of 2413 B Colgate died at home in Lubbock after 29 years residence. A retired carpenter, he will be buried at Resthaven with McDonald Funeral Home handling arrangements. Survivors include wife two sons Byron George Lemacks and Thomas Fredrick Lemacks two daughters Louise Dunlap Ruth Crone three sisters five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A funeral service was held graveside. The other item notes Toronto traffic official Sam Cass rejecting a proposal to have pedestrians wave red flags while crossing busy streets.

George A. Lemacks Colgate Lubbock J. T. Bowling First Baptist Church Resthaven Memorial Cemetery McDonald Funeral Home Byron George Lemacks Springfield Thomas Fredrick Lemacks Sherman Louise Dunlap el Paso Ruth Crone Plainview A. W. Bates Emma Bates W. S. Mead Toronto Sam Cass Franklin-Bartley Garnie Atkisson Ropesville Church of Christ Burlington Kan First Christian Church American Legion Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary B&pw Royal Neighbors Rebecca Lodge Richard Shrjman Freemont Neb

Immortality theme echoes in a caterpillar tale

A short, reflective verse contrasts mortality and rebirth with caterpillars leaving an empty cocoon to a noble butterfly. It ponders humanity’s fate after death and a hoped reunion with God, attributed to Jullen Hyer.

Earth

Bruton Services Slated Tuesday

Funeral services are planned for 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Dimmitt for Forrest Lee Bruton 48 a Nazareth resident who died after inhaling insecticide fumes while spraying inside Nazareth Gin and Elevator Co Bruton a Gun employee is survived by his wife two sons a daughter and six sisters with burial in Tipton Oklahoma under Dennis Funeral Home guidance.

Dimmitt First Baptist Nazareth Forrest Lee Bruton Nazareth Gin & Elelvator Co Bruton MA Smith First’ Baptist Church Wo. Figerald Thalia Tipton Okla Dennis Funeral Kan Louis Johnson Wichita Falls Lat Joia Roak Winfield Dean Price Albuquerque Dewey Davis Bledsoe Belieln Rawlinson Port Arthur Clarence Coglin Sas Marcos

Mrs Ramsdell Funeral Set In Lubbock Area

Funeral notices list Mrs Ida Butler Mrs Martin Evans and others with dates places and burial sites across Lubbock Hobbs Muleshoe Burlington and Stockton including First Baptist Church Mt Gilead and Carver Heights Cemeteries along with social welfare meeting details and a funeral transfer plan

Ida Butler King Ave Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Carver Heights

Jones Services Planned Today Hawley service for Clyde resident

Funeral services are set for 4 p m today at the Church of Christ in Hawley for Clyde resident. The piece notes related legal cases in Plainview against several men including W. J. Jones Sr. and family connections, with details on charges of selling unregistered securities. Also mentions meetings of the Lubbock Wholesale Credit Assn and American Legion Post 515 along with a local club gathering at Southwest Public Service Co. and oblique references to relatives in California.

Abilene Hospital H. C. Littlefield Norris W Lubbock Wholesale Credit Assn Moore's George 8. Berry American Legion Disabled American Veterans Hall Brownfield Highway South Plains Swamp Club Reddy Southwest Public Service Co Monterey S0th St Elgin Ave

Negro Burglary Suspect Jailed After Car Floorboard Find

An Abernathy man, described as a Negro age 50, was jailed for investigation of car burglary after officers Teatt and Reeves found him in the floorboard area of a car at Mack Blair Car Lot at 19th Street and Avenue E. They saw feet protruding from the front door and discovered wires under the dashboard cut or loosened. The man was taken into custody following the discovery and investigation.

Los Angeles City Records Surge Over Square Feet

A brief city notice reports Los Angeles area space figures with unclear context noting growth in built size. Officials emphasize measurement trends and planning impacts for housing and commerce.

Castro regime aims at Argentina with Peron backers

AP News Analyst William L. Ryan reports the Castro regime seeks expansion in Latin America by exporting ideas and supporting Ernesto Guevara and pro Peronist factions in Argentina. The piece notes Fidel Castro’s shift from hostility to Peron and outlines local obituary items for Mrs. Montie Griffith and family reflections on the era.

William L. Ryan J Latin America Associated Press America Fidel Castro Ernesto Guevara South America Cuba

Funeral Services Held For Mrs Lou isa Dennis

Funeral services for Mrs Lou isa Dennis 79 longtime Olton resident who died Friday in a Mule shoe hospital were held Sunday at Olton First Methodist Church. Burial followed in Olton Cemetery. The body of Mrs Ollie Longley 83 of 501 E Kent who died Saturday will be moved to Hollis for 2 pm funeral at First Baptist Church with burial in Fairmont Cemetery Hollis.

Floyd Fugenc Dolly Roberts Grassland Post Central Baptist Church Grassland Cemetery Henry J. Ramsdell Lubbock Hobbs Benjamin T. Gary Jane Hobbs Jan Andrews Griffin Funeral Home Martin C. Evans Muleshoe Area Oklahoma First Baptist Church Muleshoe Singleton Funeral Home J. Ray Dickey Jobh St Eva Gamble Stockton Calif Peron Igencio Batista Montie Griffith Voice Cuba Jose Pardo Liado Methodist Hospital Pardo Liado W. A. Appling Castro Forrest Heights J. F. Nix Louisa Dennis Olton Olton First Ollie Longley E. Kent Hollis Lokla Fairmont Cemetery

Major Changes Noted By Congolese People

Leopoldville dispatch portrays a confused Congo facing bureaucratic chaos after independence. The piece mixes scenes of officials miscommunicating with foreigners, a Soviet correspondent’s encounter, and locals describing a system where ministers clash, clerks teach typing, and shop prices reveal unfamiliar governance.

Child Survives Electrocution After Antenna Wire Incident

Suzanne Ivey, 10, touched a live antenna wire while playing behind her father’s funeral home in Murphy. The wire, part of a television cable setup, caused her to be wrapped and blue before her father P G Ivey and a passerby revived her with artificial respiration. She later asked if she was in heaven, while no serious injuries remained aside from a neck burn.

Seer CU Susanne Ivie Suzanne Grier P. G. Ivey Murphy Joanne

Two Die When Wyoming Plane Crashes During Fire Mission

Civil Air Patrol reported a twin engine Apache crashed returning to Pinedale after delivering food to a fire crew 15 miles north. The aircraft disappeared Saturday night and was found on Tosil Peak at about 10 000 feet. Both occupants were local pilots from Jackson and Blackfoot involved in Scenic flights and Jackson and Jackson agencies coordinated the search.

Oma Teton Orate Teasery Blackfoot Idaho Jackson Charles Daugherty Wyoming Civil Air Patrol Pinedale Wyo Tosil Peak

Viet Nam Reds Clamp Controls On Love

In Saigon thirty former college students who fled from the North accuse the Communist Education Department of requiring love affairs to be approved by the party Executive Committee. The rule, applied to non party members, suggests marriage ages of 24 for women and 28 for men.

Saigon South Viet Nam North Viet Nam Communist Education Department

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Amming Service G. A. Lemacks L&h Apothecary Medical Dental Building F.d.ilc Jullen Hyer Emma Blanton Ee Turkey Mrs. Blanton Emma Leone Blanton Herbert Geissler Caprock Aquiler Christ Hugh Cole Clark Colorado Ranch R. F. Pepper Coleman County Turkey Baptist Church Blanton Johnny Williams Dreamland Cemetery D. Y. Blanton Geissle Old Em Crosby County Old Emma H Church of M. L. Evans Westville Oklo Evans Bill Faulkner Phoenix Aziz Odie Meyers Gallup N.M Winnie Belle Hard J. A. Pearce Celeste Tex Roy Heard Ada Roy Brewster Fort Worth Deli India Tarapore Maharashtra Prune Munster Nehru Argentina Peronistas Havana Spain Docia Ellen Clifton 33Rd St Sterling City Rixinot The Texas Social Welfare Assn Cay Rock J. A. Chatman Date Ave White ‘House Jones Services Ersons Weldon Jones Taft, Calif Bill Jones Bakersfield Negro Napoleon Paris Charles de Gaulle Socorro Rodriguez Bock Ave Rodriguez Napoleon I Aveland Collier's South Plains Monument Co Los Angeles Mrs. Montie Griffith Sre Faron Mace Polenm Resthaven Memorial Park Rix Funeral Home Griffith Snyder Omi Coe Andes Sierra Maestra Max Brown L. H. Fox C. M. Hall Leon Birthard Fox Joe Hobbs Joe Thompson Peron Fivn Harold Ralf 16Th St Jerry Moorhead Aber Nathy Monte Times Square New York Seventh Avenue 52Nd S3rd Streets Loew's Theaters, Inc Manhattan East Side Leopoldville the Congo Conpolese Russia Congo Foreign Ministry Viet Nam Hoover Roy E. Cogdill KFYO KOAY Caprock Church of Christ Land & College Ave Kermon Vary N.Y Paris TWA Zenith Ollie B. Livingston Teeter
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