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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1971
Page
3
Weather officials expect temperatures in the mid 50s across the South Plains with warmer readings and improving conditions. Light rain is reported in the area as of Friday morning in the Avalanche Journal December 10, 1971 edition.
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Clemen Blackwell 70 were held at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of the Chimes at Singleton Funeral Home with Rev. Odell Moore officiating. Burial followed in Andrews Cemetery. She died at 1 25 p.m. Thursday in Big Spring Hospital after living in Abilene since 1908. Survivors include husband M. D. Blackwell of Andrews, daughter Mrs. Margaret Burns of Andrews, two sisters Mrs. A. D. Blackerby of Abilene and Mrs. James Whitemore of Keene New Hampshire, three brothers F A Pope of Ruidosa Martin Pope of Dickens and Ray Pope of Abilene, and three grandchildren.
Upper low pressure system weakens as it moves eastward with another front likely to have little effect. Temperatures may dip below normal again Sunday with highs in the mid 50s and overnight lows around the upper 20s. Skies remain partly cloudy.
Terry Wayne Jones 22 of Dallas remains jailed in lieu of 25000 bond on barbiturate sale charges at a county facility. Omer B Duncan robbed by Braxton during a Saturday incident. Funeral services planned for Mamie Duncon 90 in Clayton Anderson Chapel with burial at Oakland Memorial Park. Mrs Bernice Teal 69 of Lubbock dies after illness. memorials by Campbell Funeral Home. Texas Tech receives 8000 Humble Foundation grant for engineering and geosciences programs at Center University.
A government task force proposed spending about 120 million dollars extra over the next seven to 10 years to combat heart disease, which it terms a national epidemic. The plan aims to study hardening of the arteries and related conditions in thousands of people while detailing broader federal investments.
Mrs. Noma Davis Worley 84, former Lubbock resident, died in Amarillo. Services planned. daughter Zeola Bearden of Lubbock listed. Weather across Texas brings heavy rains, floods, road closures, and multiple flood warnings in numerous counties.
New York report says Ralph Bunche a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and long time U N Under Secretary died after a long illness at age 67. He retired nine weeks earlier and had suffered kidney and heart trouble and near blindness with hospitalizations. He helped establish U N peacekeeping in Congo and served in the Suez area and talks led by Gunnar V Jarring.
A memorial obituary notes Ralph Bunche winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize and chief architect of Middle East peace efforts in 1948. It cites his UN role as mediator, his arc from Detroit to Harvard, and a 1950 White House tribute. Survivors include wife Ruth Harris and children Joan and Ralph Jr.
Jim Newhouse is elected to lead a slate of new officers for the Slaton Jaycee chapter. Named were Doyle Coon as first vice president Steve Donaldson as second vice president John Davis as treasurer Jim Johnson as secretary and Jeff Creager as state director.
New York reports the Window Shade Manufacturer's Association claims it is now possible to shade any window type from casement to cathedral using decorative effects. The note highlights a 12 foot wall and slant-topped windows as solvable, with varied decor options noted.
Alfredo Navarette a 28 year old Mexican national resident of Clovis was killed in an industrial accident at a cotton compress when he entered a press chamber to free a snagged bale. A signalman and press operator did not hear warnings as the large bale was compressed. Navarette’s body was taken to Smith Rogers Funeral Home. services are pending.
A reflective piece on human misery and the adage misery loves company. The author ponders why people seek comfort in others' woe and asks for the grace to pray for those in distress.
Funeral services for Dannie Dexter Carley 67 are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Palmer officiating assisted by Rev. Bill Billard of Mustang Okla Burial will be in Spur Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home direction Carley died about 4 a.m Thursday after a lengthy illness A native of Gonzales County Carley came to Spur in 1966 and had lived in Dickens County since 1940 He was married to Annie Laura Philps and had farmed several years Survivors include his wife four sons Dexter of Tulane Lubbock Kenneth of Lubbock Conway of Portales NM and Joe Tom of Spur seven brothers George Melvin Sam of Garwood Claude Virgil J T and Alfred six sisters Olga Kerr Susie Pick Mattie May Huff and others
W L Swift 86 father of a Lubbock man James R Swift died after a long illness in Williamsburg Nursing Home Abilene Services set for 10 a m Saturday at Elmwood Methodist Church graveside at Knox City Cemetery 2 p m under Elliott Funeral Home Survivors include daughter Mrs Thomas Stetson of Hebei
Police locate a car tied to John E. List, alleged killer of wife and three children, at Kennedy Airport New York. Westfield officials plan to issue a warrant for List, 46, as FBI joins probe into the mansion killings. Bodies of Mrs. Alma List and five victims discovered in their home last Tuesday.
Traffic mishaps Thursday morning left two people hospitalized. Mrs. Clift Epps 29 of 560 38th St was injured in a collision with a salt spreading truck at Loop 289 and Peoria Avenue and listed in fair condition at Methodist Hospital. Sheila Fox 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Max Walden of Posey was hurt when a Slaton school bus missed an embankment at Lake Ransome Canyon and admitted to St Marys Hospital in satisfactory condition.
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