Tribute to Roy Davis Highlights Texas Agriculture Leader
Governor lauded Roy Davis a Lubbock cotton leader for lifelong service in agriculture credit business and agribusiness. Tributes noted his role in Farm Credit Act of 1955 and his work on rural development. A teaching chair in agricultural economics at Texas A&M was announced in his honor.
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Roy
Lubbock
Texas
Youj
Roy Davis
Smith
Davis
Texas District of the
Farm Credit Administration
Von
Mahon
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
National Cotton Council
Cotton Council ‘International
International Institute For Cotton
Texas Federation of Cooperatives
Texas District of the Farm Credit System
Howard Alford
Plains Cotton Cooperatives Association
Farmers Cooperative Compress
Cop
Friends
Texas A&m
H. QO. Kunkel
A&m
Jtead
Murder Probe Uses Computer To Link Odessa Murders
Law officers discussed employing computer analysis to find common factors among a string of murders from Odessa to Alpine. The session followed the disappearance of Sue Nix Green from O and L Well Service in Odessa on June 17. Police seek connections between her case and four prior slayings of young women in the region while noting eight similar deaths since 1963.
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Hickman
Sue Nix Green
O&l Well Service
Odessa
West Odessa Company
Alpine
Two Vicious Shootings Tie McAllen Incident to Civic Center
Rodolfo Molina 19 of Shallowater died after a midnight shooting at Civic Center Music Hall 322 N University Ave. Agapito Lopez Jr 18 of 2912 Grinnell St was listed in serious condition at St Mary's Hospital. Investigators named two suspects and prepared case for grand jury. Ceballos Funeral Home to handle Molina arrangements.
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McAllen
Rodolfo Molina
Shallowater
Civic Center Music Hall
N. University Ave
Molina
Clovis Road
Justice of the Peace
Charles. Smith
Civic Center
Agapito Lopez Jr
Grinnell St
St. Mary's Hospital
Ceballos Funeral Home
R. Briggs Irvin
44Th St
Methodist Hospital
Loop 289
Indiana Avenue
Denison man charged in fatal shooting of 16 year old
Cecil Cantrell 23 faces murder with malice charges in the Monday night shooting of Billy Patterson 16 outside a Denison convenience store. Cantrell held without bond in Grayson County Jail, Justice of Peace A L McGuire said.
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Sherman (Ap
Denison
Cecil Cantrell
Sherman
Billy Patterson
Justice of Peace A. L. McGuire
Cantrell
Grayson County
Services for Elbert Moore to be held in Morton chapel
Elbert Moore 39 of Morton died Sunday from a stab wound to the chest. Funeral services at 2:30 p.m. today at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel Morton with burial at Morton Memorial Cemetery. Moore’s wife has been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing. Other notes mention state convention attendance in Dallas and several local injuries and conditions, including a 2 year old from Seagraves in serious condition after a tractor fall and a Dimmitt man in fair condition after a crash.
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Elbert Moore
Morton
Singleton Funeral Home
Morton Memoria Vana Ald
Jually David
Moore
Rites Held for Mrs. Galvan and Local Obituaries
Rites held today for Mrs. Seldonia Martinez Galvan 59 at St Pauls Catholic Church Seagraves burial in Seagraves Cemetery under Webb Funeral Home direction She is survived by three sons two daughters and ten grandchildren Funeral services also for Walter Richard Reener 40 of Andrews who died in oil field accident and for 15 year old Claire Teeta Smith killed in auto crash Near Satillo Mexico are announced with details of burial in Andrews Resthaven and other ceremonies Local officials note William D Starcher named to State Polygraph Examiners Board David Anderson of Rivercroft Savings to speak at Lubbo...
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Seagraves
Seldonia Martinez Galvan
Seagraves Hospital
St. Paul's Catholic Church
A. W. Howlett
Seagraves Cemetery
Webb Funeral Home
Reener
Andrews
Bible Baptist Church of
Andrews Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Brownfield
Lamesa
Carl Ham
Claire Teeta Smith
Mark Smith
18Th St
First Presbyterian ‘Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Sanders Funeral Hame
William D. Starcher
Lubbock
State
Polygraph Examiners Board
Preston Smith
Starcher
Texas Security Service
Horace Coles Rites Slated in Friona Texas
Horace Benjamin Cole 69 died Tuesday in Palmer County Community Hospital Friona. Services set for 2 p m Thursday at Sixth Street Church of Christ with Bill Gipson officiating. Burial 10 a m Friday at Olney Cemetery. Clathorn Funeral Home in charge. A farmer, he moved to Friona from Fort Worth in 1955. Survived by wife two daughters two sons four brothers three sisters and four grandchildren.
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Friona
Horsace
Benjamin Cole
Palmer
County Community Hospital
Sixth Street Church of Christ
Bill Gipson
Olney
Clathorn
Early federal income tax origins cited by Britannica
Britannica notes the first federal income tax began in 1862 at 3 percent, but lapsed in 1872 due to protests and evasion. The account frames this as an early temporary levy amid Civil War financing and political opposition.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Woman Charged In Check Case In Lubbock
A Lubbock woman, Dianne Richardson, 23, remained in county jail Tuesday on a forged check charge after a earlier similar case was dismissed. Richardson posted 1000 bond, with a prior 1500 bond for the dismissed count. Police said she passed a 60.71 check at Gordon Moore Rexall Drug on Boston Ave, while a 36.67 forged check tied to United Super Market was dismissed. Two men faced 1500 bonds for unauthorized use of a vehicle in a pickup theft from James R. Fisher’s address.
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Lubbock
Dianne Richardson
22Nd St
Justice of the Peace
Wayne LeCray
LeCroy
Gordon Moore Rexall Drug
Boston Ave
United Super Market
50Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Mrs Thomas service pending for 87 year old Lubbock resident
Mrs. Alva Thomas of 2524 20th St. died about 9 40 p m Tuesday after a four month illness at the residence she shared with sister Mrs W T Inmen. Services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home. She was a native of Comanche County and lived in Lubbock since 1920 and was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her sister a son O P of Hobbs four other sisters and a granddaughter.
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Alva Thomas
20Th St
W. .T. Inmen
iSanders Funeral Home
Thomas
Comanche County
Lubbock
First United Methodist Church
0. P
Hobbs
J. N. Dodson
Albuquerque
Albert Cope
Fort Worth
Bertha White
Snyder
Pearl Elliott
Pomona
Calif
Attorney's Body Found Tuesday In Fort Worth Office
The body of former assistant county attorney Charles Orus Patterson, 61, was found beaten in his locked Fort Worth office Monday night by a cleaning woman. His billfold was missing, though his watch and diamond ring remained. Patterson had served as a county official in the 1950s.
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Fort Worth
Charles Orus Patterson
H. H. Phillips
Area Resident's Rites Thursday
Services for Mrs. Nannie Cordelia Smothermin 65 who died about noon Thursday in Seagraves hospital will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the First Baptist Church with burial at Seagraves Webb Funeral Home. A native of Oklahoma she had lived in Seagraves 21 years and was a retired cafeteria worker who long served in the churchs children department. Survivors include husband E F a son Robert superintendent of schools at Union a sister Mrs Sarah Higgs of Grand Prairie a brother Birt Tuttle of Midland and a granddaughter Pallbearers are A B Yowell Elmer Shepard J Jonaghey Gerald Shelley Charles Johnson Leroy Nowell and Jimmy Barron.
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Seagraves
Nannie Cordelia Smothermin
Seagraves Hospital
First Baptist Church
Seagraves Cemetery
Webb Funeral Home
Robert
Union
Sarah Higgs
Grand Prairie
Birt Tuttle
Midland
Rites Arranged for Leo Koetting Funeral Mass in Amarillo
Funeral mass for Leo Koetting 54 owner of Plains Steel Building Co with plants in Amarillo Lubbock and Abilene will be read at 10 a m today at St Josephs Catholic Church. Burial in Llano Cemetery. Survived by wife four sons three daughters a brother and three sisters and 15 grandchildren.
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Amarillo
Leo Koetting
Plains Steel Building Co
Lubbock
Abilene
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Richard MacLellan
James Maloney
St. Joseph’s Church
Francis Smyer
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Llano Cemetery
K-Bar Ranch
Turkey
Koetting
Fred
Alfred
Charles
Stanley
2Nd St
Mary
Carol
Alpine
Charles Tellman
B. J
Salina
Kan
John Kempf
al Homer
Lois Leven
Groom
Father's Voice Guides Me From Dawn to Dusk
A reflective poem tracing a child’s bedtime rituals and a father’s wake up call as the speaker grows older. The speaker recalls prayers, bedtime tales, and the enduring sense of guidance from a divine voice at dawn, offering reassurance through aging.
Mrs Hernandez Services Slated After Heart Attack
Mrs Petra Hernandez died Monday at her Roaring Springs home after an apparent heart attack. Services Thursday at Assembly of God Church with Rev. Mrs Ken Stard officiating. Burial in Roaring Springs Cemetery directed by Seigter Funeral Home. Native of Devoe she lived in Motley County 30 years. Survived by husband Fabian three sons Joe Jessie Raul all at home a daughter Mary Ann seven brothers and two sisters.
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Roaring Springs
Petra Hernandes
TV Acm
Assembly of God Church
Ken Tstard
Wall Afficiate
Buriad
Seigter Funeral Home
Matador
Fabian
Joe
Jessie
Raul
Mary Ann
Infant Ralls Rites Planned in Ralls Cemetery
Jana Donnette Drennon infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Drennon of Ralls died about noon Monday in Lubbock Methodist Hospital Graveside services will be at 2 pm today in Ralls Cemetery under direction of Carter Funeral Home Rev Wayne Perry will officiate Survivors include parents a sister Stephanie and grandparents Gus Drennan Sundown and Eugene Stanley Sundown
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Ralis
Jana Donnette Drennon
Don Drennon
Rallis
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Ralls Cemetery
Carter Funeral Home
Wayne Perry
Stephanie
Gus Drennan
Balls
Eugene Stanley
Sundown
Elmer Edwards Funeral Arrangements Pending
Elmer J. Edwards 76 of Rt 3 Lubbock died at home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services are pending with Sanders Funeral Home. He moved to Lubbock in 1918 from Mathis, farmed until retirement in 1960, and was a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, a son LaRue of San Bernardino California, a daughter Annetta Crockett of Richardson Texas, three sisters Lorene Baker Oklahoma City Lucille Morgan Tulaire California Fiona Matson Downey California, seven grandchildren.
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Elmer J. Edwards
Rt. 3
Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home
Edwards
Mathis
First Christian Church
LaRue
San Bernardino
Calif
Annetta Crockett
Richardson
Lorene Baker
Oklahoma City
Lucille Morgan
Tulaire
Fiona Matson
Downey
Mrs. Schaeffer Funeral Planned in Plainview
Wilma Schaeffer 60 died at St. Thomas Convalescent Center in Houston after a lengthy illness. Services set for Friday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church Plainview with Rev. Schuster officiating. Burial at Wayside Wood Dunning Funeral Home. Survivors include three daughters and several siblings.
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Platinview
Wilma Schaeffer
St. Thomas Convalescent Center
Houston
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Plainview
William IX. Schuster
Wayside Cemetery
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Garber, Oklo
Funeral pending for Mrs. Essary longtime Labbeek leader
Mrs. Della Brassfield Essary of 2202 Ted Street died about 215 p m Tuesday at Highland Hospital after a illness. Funeral arrangements are with Sanders Funeral Home. A Tennessee native, she served as Labbeek president 21 years and was a member of United Pentecostal Peace Tabernacle. Survivors include six sons Leon Brassfield Welton Brassfield Alvis Brassfield Charles Brassfield Bill Brassfield and Wyan Essary. stepsons William Essary and Aron Essary. a stepdaughter Bernice Baughman. a brother Alvin Griswell. two sisters Evie Pusser and Verdie Evans. numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Della Brasstickl Essary
Ted St
Highland Hospital
Saser
Sanders Funeral Home
Tennessee
Essary
Labbeek Pres.dent
United Pentecostal Peace Tabernacle
Leon Brassfield
Labbock
Welton Brassheld
Lake Villa
Alvis A. Brassfield
3Rd St
Charles Brassfield
25Th St
Bill Brassfield
Wyan Essiary
Wiliam H. Essary
Atlanta
Aron Essary
Garland
Bernice Baughman
San Angelo
Brather
Alvin’ Griswell
Missouri
Evie Pusser
Jackson, Tenn
Verdie Evans
Memphis
Tenn
Graveside Rites Set For Infant David Sethy
Graveside rites for David Allen Sethy infant son of Mr and Mrs James Sethy 5601 5th St will be at 11 a.m Thursday in Resthaven Memorial Park Rix Funeral Directors in charge The child died at birth Surviving are parents two brothers Douglas and Bill a sister Julia and grandparents Mr and Mrs Elton Plowman of Lubbock and Mr and Mrs Walter Selby of Manhattan Kan
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David Allen Sethy
James Sethy
Thorsday
Resthaven Memorial Park
Rix Funeral
St. Mary's Hospital
Douglas
Bill
Julia
Elton Plowman
Lubbock
Walter Selby
Manhattan
Kan
Doctor Wins Second Parole Bid In Mrs Finch Murder Case
Dr Bernard Finch, serving a life term for the 1959 murder of his wife Barbara Finch, was granted parole by the California Adult Authority on his second bid for freedom. Co-defendant Carole Tregoff, who aided in the crime, had been paroled in 1969. Finch shown as a model prisoner, with future job discussions in several states, though California parole officials say reinstatement of his license is unlikely.
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Finch
California Adult Authority
Sacramento
Calif
Bernard Finch
Barbara
Las Vegas
Miss Tregoff
Miss Trepoff
Fred Winchello
Anso
Mussour
Nebeaska
Maryland
Miscouri
Calornia
Wning
West Covina
Services Today For Area Woman Ollie Washington
Mrs. Ollie Washington 55 dies Saturday in Levelland hospital. Funeral 12 noon at Morning Star Baptist Church officiated by Rev. R H Davis. Burial at City of Levelland George Price Funeral Home. She lived in Levelland 30 years with a daughter two brothers three sisters and a grandchild surviving.
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Levelland
Ollie Washington
Levelland Hospital
Morning Star Baptist Church
R. H. Davis
Levelland Cemetery
George Price
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Elmer Shepard
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Charles Johnson
Leroy Nowell
Jimmy Barron
Lexthaven
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Myer
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Hernandez
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Pends
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