Overhaul Seen For Agency In Estes Case Probes
Senate investigators and the FBI work to determine if high officials in the Agriculture Department aided Billie Sol Estes amid farm aid schemes. The probe signals a possible major department overhaul while examining unsigned orders and conflicting testimonies from Emery E. Jacobs, Edwin Jaenke, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
FBI
Estes
Washington
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Pecos, Tex
Sprawiing
E.dwin A. Jaenke
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Emery E, Jacobs
Joe Moss
Department
Jacobs
Jaenke
Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Justice Department
Thomas H. Miller
Miller
Undersec. of Agriculture
Charles W. Murphy
Murphy
Night School Pays Off for Better Jobs and Pay
Night School proves a stepping stone to better jobs and higher pay for thousands. Call about new classes at Draughon's Business College 1414 Texas Ave.
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Call
Draughon
Graveside Services Saturday For Infant Ferguson
Graveside services were held Saturday at City of Lubbock Cemetery for infant Tamera Ferguson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ferguson of 4607 Ave C. Rev Curtis Simpson officiated burial by Sanders Funeral Home. Survivors include parents one sister Nancy Lynn grandparents E V Ferguson Commanche Oklahoma and L K Dyer Cordell Oklahoma. The infant died Friday morning at Goodnight Hospital.
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Tamera Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
Ave. C
City of Lubbock
Curtis Simpson
Southside Baptist Church
Sanders Funeral Home
Nancy Lynn
E. V. Ferguson
Commanche
Okla
City Woman Confesses Illegal Abortion In Lubbock Case
A Lubbock woman Irene Cavazos, 37, admitted performing an abortion last week at the request of an Amarillo woman. She signed a police statement and is jailed on $10,000 bond. Justice of the Peace George McCleskey ordered detention.
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Lubbock
Amarillo
Justice of the Peace
George McCleskey
Lubbock County
Irene Cavazos
Walnut
Crawford Rites Set In Seminole
Services for Brad Crawford 60 longtime Seminole resident will be at 2 p m today at the First Baptist Church with Rev H D Christian officiating Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens under direction of Seminole Memorial Chapel He was in ill health about a year died Friday at Seminole Memorial Hospital He had been a deacon 31 years employed by Amerada Petroleum Co 27 years Survivors include wife a son Brad Jr attorney in Lubbock a daughter Mrs Bob Bell Snyder three grandchildren six sisters and four brothers Pallbearers are Glenn Brown T J Burnett T B Burrows W H Dunlap Nathan Medcalf Jim Evans B W Tomlinson and Paul Felsinger
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brad Crawford
First Baptist Church
H. D. Christian
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Seminole Memorial Chapel
Crawford
Seminole Memorial Hospital
Burnett
Amerada Petroleum Co
Brad Jr
Lubbock
Bob Bell
Snyder
John Burton
Lampasas
Minnie van Zandt
Houston
Mitch Tate
Murchson
Eva Hackworth
Seminole
E. C. Greathouse
Gunshot Victim Dies After Farm Road Shooting
Stanton area man Dennis Dixson Ward, 70, died in a San Angelo hospital from gunshot wounds received near Stanton Tuesday. Dennis, a Big Spring resident, was found in his car on a Lee Hanson ranch farm road 25 miles northeast of Stanton. He was taken to a Big Spring hospital and then to San Angelo. Funeral services will be held in Big Spring.
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Stanton
Dixson Ward
Dennis
San Angelo
Big Spring
Don Saunders
Clarence Airhart
Lee Hanson
Hanson
Methodist Group's Oldest Minister Dies in Texas
The Rev. Charles Taylor Cummings 96 oldest Methodist minister in the Texas Conference died Saturday at his home in Anderson Grimes County. A Summer South Carolina native he moved to Palestine Texas in 1882 and was licensed to preach in 1894. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Methodist Church in Anderson.
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Navasota
Tex
Charles Taylor Cummings
Anderson
Grimes County
Summer
S.C
Cummings
Palestine
Alexander Institute
Kilgore
Churchill
First Methodist
James A Smith Services Set In Clovis
Services for James A. Smith, 79, are set for 2 p.m. today at the C. V. Steed Memorial Chapel in Clovis. He had lived in Clovis 56 years and died Thursday at Clovis Memorial Hospital. Robert L. Hawkins of the 16th and Pile Church of Christ will officiate. Burial will follow at Mission Garden of Memories.
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Clovis
James A. Smith
C. V. Steed
Smith
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Robert L. Hawkins
Church of Christ
Mission Garden of Memories
Mrs. Ida Smith Dies In Lubbock At 79
Mrs. Ida Smith 79 died at 1 45 a m Saturday in Methodist Hospital Lubbock after ill health seven years She lived with son Carlos Buster at 1627 17th St four months moved from Sulphur Bluff in 1922 to Lubbock May this year Body sent by train to Sulphur Springs for funeral services Burial to be announced by Day and Day Funeral Home Lubbock arrangements by Sanders Funeral Home Two sons Carlos Buster of Lubbock Beckham Buster of McKinney two sisters Mrs Mary Cooper Mt Vernon Tex and Mrs Eula Schomer San Antonio
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Ida Smith
Methodist Hospital
Carlos Buster
17Th St
Sulphur Bluff
Lubbock
Sulphur Springs
Sanders Funeral Home
Wooden
Cisco
Laibbock
Beckham Buster
McKinney
Mary Cooper
Mt. Vernon
Tex
Eula Schomer
San Antonio
Mishap Victim's Rites Set Today
Funeral services for 14 year old Michael Woodrow McClure are set for 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church Springlake with burial in Springlake Cemetery. He died from injuries in a Thursday scooter car crash near Sprinklake school while hospitalized in Lubbock. Survivors include his parents F W Buck McClure and two brothers Chris and Allen and grandparents in Springlake.
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Olton
Michael Woodrow McClure
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Sprinklake
Clifford Jester
Hurst
Tex
M. B. Baldwin
Springlake Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Springlake
Parsons Funeral Home
F. W
Buck) McClure
Star Rt. 3
Chris
Allen
W. O. Watson
H. M. McClure
Services Monday For Mrs Hanson
KERMIT Special Last rites for Mrs Venice Inez Hanson 57 of 314 Austin St will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Doddridge Ark Burial will be in Doddridge Cemetery under direction of Hixon Funeral Home She died Saturday morning in Winkler County Hospital after a lengthy illness She is survived by her husband R D three sons R C and Leon both of Odessa and Bobby of Fort Worth three daughters Betty Jo Smith of Louisiana Juanel Nugent and Annette McGee both of Fort Worth three sisters Eva Langston New Orleans La Maudi Jones Ennis and Lillian Head Kilgore and three brothers Arthur Jackson Jacksonville Garner Jackson Woodsboro and Houston Jackson Dickens
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Kermit
Venice Inez Hanson
Austin St
First Baptist Church
Doddridge
Ark
Doddridge Cemetery
Hixon Funeral Home
Hanson
Winkler County Hospital
R. D
R. C
Leon
Odessa
Bobby
Fort Worth
Betty Jo Smith
Louisiana
Juanell Nugent
Annete McGee
Eva Langston
New Orleans
Maudi Jones
Ennis
Lillian Head
Kilgore
Arthur Jackson
Jacksonville
Garner Jackson
Woodsboro
Houston
Jackson
Dickens
Evans Rites Pending At Tulsa
Funeral services are pending for Albert E. Bert Evans 45 who died Saturday in Amarillo. Wallace Funeral Home directs arrangements. Evans a La Vada native owned a farm west of Kress and belonged to Kress First Baptist Church. Survivors include six brothers Hale Center Bailey Pecos Henry Freeman Kress Alvin Los Angeles Callif e Waco five sisters Dendy Plainview Jackson Madera Saul Quitaque Willie Evans and McCormack Dallas.
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Tulia
Albert E
Bert) Evans
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Wallace Funeral Home
Evans
la Vada
Kress
Kress First Baptist Church
Joe
Hale
Lubbock Man Receives Degree At McMurry
Homer Dike Payne of Lubbock was among 36 graduates at McMurry College summer commencement in Radford Memorial Auditorium Abilene. Rev Frank D Charlton St Paul Methodist Church Abilene spoke. Among the degrees 17 master's of education and 39 bachelor degrees were awarded.
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Abilene
Homer Dike Payne
Lubbock
McMurry College
Radford Memorial Auditorium
Frank D. Charlton
St. Paul Methodist Church
Father Of City Man Dies Funeral Today
Everett Stauffer aged 65 died Friday in West Texas Hospital after visiting his son E. E. Stauffer at 3722 22nd Place. His body was sent to Mountain Park Oklahoma for funeral services and burial today. time to be announced by Preston Leckie Funeral Home Snyder Oklahoma.
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Everett Stauffer
Mountain Park
Okla
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Preston-Leckie Funeral Home
Snyder
Stauffer
E. E. Stauffer
West Texas Hospital
Rites Set For Lester's Hickory Inn Partner
Services are at 2 p m Monday at Hampton-Vaughn Funeral Home Wichita Falls for Max Lester 51 owner of Lesters Hickory Inn in Wichita Falls and partner in Lesters Hickory Inn Lubbock He died Saturday morning in a Wichita Falls hospital He is survived by his wife and one daughter He had been ill for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton-Vaughn Funeral Home
Wichita Falls
Max Lester
Lester
Boy Dies After Fall From Truck Near McKinney
Ronny Joe Turner age 12 fell from a pickup on a farm road eight miles east of McKinney. He suffered a broken neck and died from the injuries sustained in the accident reported by UPI.
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McKinney
UPI
Ronny Joe Turner
Fatal two car collision in San Antonio claims life
UPI reports Alvin Lewis aged 33 died in a two car crash in San Antonio on Friday. Three others were injured in the wreck, details of which are incomplete.
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San Antonio
UPI
Alvin Lewis
San Anto
Services for Dana Roggenstein Slated in Two Texas Cities
Funeral services for Dana Davis Roggenstein 49 formerly of Snyder will be held at Medical Center Hospital Odessa at 9 a m today and at East Side Church of Christ Snyder at 10 a m Monday with Pat Stephenson and Richard Williams officiating. Burial follows at Snyder Cemetery under Bell Funeral Home direction. Roggenstein born in Snyder moved to Odessa in 1945 leaves two daughters a son four sisters and two brothers with pallbearers listed.
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Odessa
Snyder
East Side
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Funeral Home
Davis
T. C. Davis
Maxie Roggenstein
Houston
Diane Sue Landreth
W. D.hart
Frank A. Wilson
E. R. Noble
Ben Laster
Earl Davis
Allen Davis
Jimmy Hart
FE. C. Noble
Bill Stirman
Dwaine Davis
R. C. McCullough
Donald McGlaun
Lamesa DeMolay Group Wins Top Degree Award
The 32nd annual Texas DeMolay state conclave closed with three top degrees awarded to chapters in San Antonio and Lamesa. Albert Pike Chapter of San Antonio earned both the DeMolay and Order of Knighthood Degrees, while Vernon W. Bryant Chapter of Lamesa won the Initiatory Degree. More than 1,600 members attended the grand awards banquet.
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Dallas
Texas
San Antonio
Lamesa
Order of DeMolay
Albert Pike
Vernon W. Bryant
Brownsville Girl Drowns In Lake Near Home
Lisa Ann Smith, age 3, of Brownsville drowned Friday night in a lake near her home. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smith.
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Brownsville
UPI
Lisa Ann Smith
R. L. Smith
Funeral services set for Mrs. Jean Pollard in Clovis
Special to the Clovis news funeral services for Mrs. Jean Pollard 48 will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John Baptist Church with Rev. Cleveland officiating. Pollard died Thursday burial in Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery directed by C. V. Steed Funeral. Survivors include husband James L. Pollard one daughter Bernice Harris Clovis mother Mrs. Alice McAdams Clovis and three grandchildren.
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Clovis
Jean Pollard
St. John Baptist Church
Cleveland
Officine
Pollard
Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery
C. V. Steed
Abernathy Resident William Grimsley Rites Set
Final rites for William Shelton Grimsley, 67, of 907 Ave E Abernathy, will be at 3 p.m. today in the Holden Funeral Home Chapel at Haskell. The Rev. Temple Lewis of Plainview Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Weinert Cemetery. Grimsley died at 9 a.m. Friday in Methodist Hospital after about a year of illness.
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William Shelton Grimsley
Ave. E. Abernathy
Holden Funeral Home
Haskell
Tex
Temple Lewis
Plainview Baptist Church
Weinert Cemetery
Grimsley
Methodist Hospital
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