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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1958
Page
2
East Germans, after 18 years of Communist rule, still marry for love and money. Dowries and material appeal trump ideology as marriage ads reveal sought attributes from beauty to housekeeping. Leaders encourage romance with cautions about appearances and cooking.
Ed Knox 72 of Estancia New Mexico and former Dawson County resident died at 1 p m Saturday in a Denver City hospital. Funeral services are at 5 p m today in Higginbotham Funeral Home chapel with Rev Roy Havens and Rev Milo Arbuckle officiating. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park. Survivors include three daughters two sons a brother and 12 grandchildren. Knox born February 18 1886 in Hill County Texas. He had lived in Estancia about nine years after farming in Dawson County.
Funeral services for H. A. Watson 77 of 3303 19th St. will be held at 3 p.m. today at First Methodist Church with Dr. J. Chess Lovern officiating. Burial follows in Tech Memorial Park. Watson owner of Watson Furniture Co. and Studio died Friday after a heart attack. Pallbearers include Buck McNeil Harold Griffith Hugh Mckelvey Ray Jenkins Bill Dean Ralph Wyatt Gene Alderson D. M. Henderson.
At the mid summer commencement of Kansas State College two Tech graduates are honored. Fowden Gene Maxwell of Big Spring receives a Master of Science with a thesis on factors affecting honeydew deposition by aphids on wheat barley and alfalfa. Charles Benton Browning of Burleson earns a Doctor of Philosophy in animal husbandry for studies on diethylstilbestrol effects on milk production and related bovine changes.
Funeral services for Tommy Ray Reynolds ten week old son of A C and Mrs Jimmy Reynolds of Japan will be held at 10 a m Monday in Sanders Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Brice Giles officiating. The child born May 2 1958 died Aug 9 in Japan. body arrives in Lubbock tonight. survivors include parents three brothers all in Japan and grandparents Rexroat Doniphan Missouri and Jim Reynolds Doniphan Missouri.
Mauritius, an Indian Ocean island, remains a British Crown Colony with a population centered on Indian Hindus and Muslims. The island's name honors a Dutch prince, its legal framework traces to French codes, and many residents prefer French to English in daily life.
News briefs list Tasile Bostick enlisting for four years at Albuquerque Marine Corps recruit depot San Diego will send him for 12 weeks of basic training plus job assignment. Also updates on Jehan Goree critical after auto crash near Roswell and other local notes including hospital recoveries and police incidents.
Funeral services for Ernest Herman Sanders 64 of Wilson are set at 2 p.m. today at Stanley Funeral Home Chapel. Sanders died after illness near downtown Tahoka and was pronounced dead on arrival at Tahoka Hospital. He was born in Mason and moved to Lynn County in 1903. He was a World War I veteran and a Masonic Lodge member. Survivors include wife Mary and son Delbert at home.
Funeral services for Will J. Montgomery 87 died about 5 a m Saturday will be held at First Methodist Church Tahoka at 3 p m Monday with Rev J B Thompson and Rev Arthur Armstrong officiating Burial will be in Tahoka Cemetery under Stanley Funeral direction Montgomery born in Tarrant County moved to Lynn County in 1908 farmed near Tahoka member of First Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge Survivors include wife Essie three daughters Grace Kiser Rosewell Marietta Montgomery Tahoka Lois Mason Eddison Neb three sisters Lina Arthur Frederick Okla Mattie White Borger Grace Henderson Sunnymeade Calif and three grandchildren.
Funeral services for Tommy L. Penn 24 of Canyon will be announced by Warren-LaGrone Funeral Home. Penn was killed Friday when crushed under a dump truck in a caliche pit on Quirt Ave. He had moved to Lubbock from Snyder. The death was ruled accidental by Justice of the Peace George McCleskey.
The UN Emergency Force, patrolling the Gaza Strip since 1957, operates smoothly amid a new Mideast crisis. The main impact appears to be restrictions on the eight nation blue helmets, limiting their summer activities as they maintain calm and monitor developments.
The UNEF patrols in the Gaza Strip operate with Egyptian approval and are viewed by Gazans as peacekeeping guests. Units include Swedish, Indian, Yugoslav and Canadian contingents, with entertainment and beach leisure for troops on weekends in Gaza City.
One of the nation s largest book publishers seeks book length manuscripts in fiction non fiction poetry and special attention to new writers. For more information request the free booklet NSTs Vantage Press 120 W 81 St New York 1. Branches in Washington Chicago Hollywood and more.
In Cairo Crown Prince Feisal and President Nasser held brotherly talks amid rumors of a possible federation between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Feisal's elevation to premier followed earlier accusations by Nasser against his brother King Saud, and recent visits by U A R War Minister Amer to Saudi Arabia signaled groundwork for Arab federation plans.
Special Lamesa funeral notices Charles Vinson Boldin 72 died Friday at home. Services at 2 p m at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with Rev J Lloyd Mayhew of First Methodist Church officiating. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park.
Montreal judge Bernard Rose fined a youth fifty dollars after ruling that a riding crop is legal with a horse but a concealed weapon aboard a scooter. The decision hinges on the device being carried as a weapon rather than a tool for riding.
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