Lubbock City Policy Clarifies Labor, Water, and Traffic Actions
City council reaffirmed state law opposition to public labor unions for city workers and warned firings for unscheduled absences. It approved buying Canadian River water from Levelland, filled board appointments, raised water tap charges, amended the code to regulate motion pictures and speed limits, plus traffic signal upgrades and street paving payments.
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Lubbock
State of Texas
City of Labour
Kerr Construction, Co
Kerr Construction Co
Mth St
University, Ave
Ave. U
Fraternity Adda
Ton Tie
Leroy
Elmore
Lee Fields
Airport
Ernest Pe Darrell McBrayer
Audi Coliseum
John L. Mille Momina
Ken. Boe
Charles Galey
T. E. Milam
Five New Hampshire Guardsmen die in Vietnam road mine blast
The families of five New Hampshire National Guardsmen mourn their sons who were killed in Vietnam when a five ton truck hit a road mine 32 miles north of Saigon. The men from the 197th Infantry were returning home for reunions when the blast occurred.
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Manchester
N.H
New Hampshire
Francis McSwiney
Pentagon
Pelle
Saigon
U.S. Army
Lai Khe
Spec
Guy Andre Blanchette
Christian Blanchette
197Th Infantry
New Hampire
Services Today For Mrs. Pettit
Mrs. John L. Pettit Sr., 70, mother of Avalanche Journal sports editor Burle Pettit, will have services at 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Rodney Williams and the Rev. Norman Patton will officiate. Burial will follow in Moran Cemetery. She died of an apparent heart attack at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday in Graham Hospital in Dee, where she had been a patient several days. Survivors include her husband, three sons, two daughters, three brothers, two sisters and 10 grandchildren.
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Dee
Owens Infant Dies in Slaton Hospital
Four day old infant of Mr and Mrs Wardell Owens of Slaton died at 1 50 am Thursday at West Texas Hospital. The brief notice provides no other details about the birth or funeral arrangements.
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Slaton
Janine May Owens
Wardell Owens
West Texas Hospital
Love and human power in prophecy and faith
The passage ponders whether mankind can master nature and predict the future, then hints that true mastery lies in harnessing love and goodwill to fulfill God’s will, reflecting on spiritual limits and divine guidance.
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Plainview man William Sarver dies after heart attack
William Sarver, a Knotts Ark. native and Plainview resident, died at 10 30 a m Thursday after an apparent heart attack. Services are pending at Woodnning Funeral Home. He was a member of the Four Square Gospel Church. Survivors include wife Et Ot. Todd and tia Lawrence Ballenger of Plainview, a sister Mrs Frank Cockrell of Fort Worth.
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Knotts
Ark
Sarver
Plainview
Four Square Gospel Church
Behate We
Etot
Todd
Tia Lawrence Ballenger
Frank Cockrell
Fort Worth
Charlie
Ex-Governor and Senator Edward Thye Dies at 73
Edward Thye, 73, former Minnesota governor and U S senator, died at his farm near Northfield after a lengthy illness. Thye served as deputy state agriculture commissioner, became governor in 1943, won a full term in 1944, and was a U S senator from 1947 to 1959 after winning in 1946 and 1952. He lost his bid for a third term in 1958 to Eugene McCarthy.
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Northfield
Minn
Edward Thye
U. S
Thye
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Navy
Senate
Eugene McCarthy
Baltimore Officer Dies After 44-Cent Theft Case
A city policeman Walter Dell collapsed after turning a 13 year old boy to another officer and died weeks later after an April 21 incident. Gregory B Wright, 16, was sentenced to two years for the robbery involving a purse with cents.
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David Dell
Walter Dell
Dell
Gregory B. Wright
Mrs Williams Rites Set After Sudden Illness
Oma Williams mother of Chester Williams of 4509 48th St died at 1 30 am Thursday at Woods Nursing Home in Waurika Oklahoma after a brief illness Services are at 2 pm Saturday at Hastings Baptist Church with Rev Larry Lashey officiating Burial is in Greenwood Cemetery Worley Funeral Home of new Greenwood is directing Survivors include two children six grandchildren thirty one great grandchildren and a great great granddaughter
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Chester Williams
48Th St
Jnn Woods
Waurika
Okla
Hastings
Baptist ‘Church
Larry Lashey
Nena
Worley Funeral Home
New Greenwood
Wins
Basigs Ta
Shreveport
Lily's Bed Cemetery Services Set for 2 PM
A fragmented obituary note states a memorial service will be held at 2 pm in Colorado for Lily, a former Lubbock resident of ten years. It mentions her burial place at Berserly Col pring Cemetery and references Mrs Hays and Lines Cole as related to her long life and faith.
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Lily
Col Pring
Hays
Lubbock
Movas
Wworsen
Funeral services listed for several local residents
Notices detail funeral or memorial services for Virginia Ann Andreychuk 47 of 3815 53rd Street H W Murphy 72 former Lubbock resident, Virgie Odam 79 of 2806 Bates, Olan Jonas Hagins 54 of Arlington, Joe Sewell 51 mayor of Whitedeer, A F Klous 76 of 2801 27th Street and Robert Grimdy 83 of Silver City New Mexico with burial or cremation details and local survivors listed. Services occur in Lubbock and surrounding areas with Henderson Sanders Rix and church chapels named. Survivors include spouses children and siblings.
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Robert
Raymond Davis Services Set for Matador Native
Raymond Davis 63 former Matador resident died early Tuesday of an apparent heart attack at his Port Angeles Washington home where he ran a resort motel. Services are set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Matador First Methodist Church with Rev. John Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will be in East Mound Cemetery under Seigler Funeral direction. Davis had lived in Lubbock and Alpine before moving to Port Angeles.
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Matador
Raymond Davis
Port Angeles
Wash
Matador First Methodist Church
John Fitzgerald
East Mound Cemetery
Seigler Funeral Home
Davis
Lubbock
Alpine
George F Bryant Dies In Snyder
Snyder special report says George Franklin Bryant 69 died at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Services set for 4 pm today at Bell Seale Funeral Home with Rev. Jesse D Dea and Rev. H Adair officiating. Burial in Ira Cemetery. Survivors include wife Grace three daughters three sisters and three brothers plus grandchildren. Born in Dallas County he married Grace Carlile in 1933 at Dunn.
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George Franklin Bryant
Cogdell Memorial
Hoentes
Tooday
Bell-Seale
Jesse D Dea
Union Methodist Church
H. Adair
Levelland
Ira
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Dallas County
Bryant
Grace Carlile
Dunn
Grace
Mee Karcher
Kerrville
Bee Leon Huddleston
Reate
Mase Mt Reeniale
Big ‘Spring
John Webb
Wylie Eubank
Bowle
Bill
Bob Ae Tie
Jack
Clyde
Payne Funeral Set Saturday in Brownfield
Ben Payne, 60, of Brownfield died at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lubbock's Methodist Hospital after six days as a patient. Services 10 a.m. Saturday at Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with ministers J. I. Morgan and Douglas Rohre. Burial in Terry County Cemetery. Survived by two sons Dale Plainview and Mickye Hers, five daughters Joe Spencer Lubbock Mia Pennington Gaye Eoff Jean Moon Phylis Payne, two brothers Jess Stephenville Clark Colinga Calif., two sisters Delbert McMillan Lorenzo Lucille Short Calif., and 200 grandchildren.
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Ben Payne
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial
J. I. Morgan
Church of Christ
Douglas Rohre
Crest Hill Church
Mrs Ballard Rites Arranged In Sweetwater and Lubbock
Mrs John F R Ballard 8 former Lubbock resident died Thursday at a daughter's home in Sweetwater. Services set for 10 a.m. at Cate Spencer Funeral Home with graveside rites 3:30 p.m. at Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock. Survived by three daughters and seven grandchildren.
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John FR. Ballard
Lubbock
Sweetwater
Cate Spencer
Resthaven Memorial Park
Tom Cox
Joe Thibault
Sawing
Hope Birmingham
Graves Service Slated Today
SPUR Texas obituary for 75 year old Douglas P Graves who died Wednesday in Annona after a short illness. Service at Gerard Baptist Church at 10 am with Rev Norris Taylor officiating. Burial in Gerard Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home Spur. He was born November 21 1893 in Ranger and married Oma Douley March 21 1920 in Gerard. He lived in Kent County 1918 to 1942 and in Annona since retirement in 1957. A World War I veteran, he belonged to the American Legion and Masonic Lodge. Survived by daughter Mrs Buddy Page and a granddaughter and great grandchild.
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Douglas
P. Graves
Annona
Gerard Baptist Church
Norris ‘Taylor
Spur Baptist
Gerard ‘Cemetery
Campbell Funeral ‘Home
Ranger
Oma Douley
Gerard
Kent County
American Legion
Masonic ‘Lodge
Buddy
Page O Sissow
Recta Ridge
Funeral Pending For Mrs Myers
Services for Mrs Susie Myers 87 are pending at Beasley Wood Funeral Home in Mena Local arrangements were made by Rix Funeral Home Shallowater Oklahoma English or English from Oklahoma listed among survivors
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Shallowater
Susie Myers
Beasley- Wood Funeral Home
Mena
Rix Funeral
Labo Fe Saat
Eather Inglish
Oklahoma
Man With Secrets Dies At Age 77
London obituary notes the death of Lord Bridges aged 77 known as the man with a million secrets. He served as Cabinet secretary from 1938 to 1946 and later held a senior treasury post. He was the son of Poet Laureate Robert Bridges and a prominent civil servant in wartime Britain.
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Bridges
Winston Churchill
Leldest
Robert Bridge
Treasury
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