Pioneer Resident Dr. D. C. Williams Dies in Post
Dr. D C Williams 75 longtime Post resident and former mayor died Saturday at Garza County Memorial Hospital He served as Post health officer four decades first commander of James C Cole American Legion and held multiple civic roles Williams taught at East Texas Normal College and UT medical school resident survivors include wife and two daughters Funeral in First Presbyterian Church with burial at Terrace Cemetery under Mason Funeral Home directions
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POST
First Presbyterian Church
Ces
D. C. Williams
James C. Cole American Legion
Lof
State
American Medical Assn
Rotary Club
the Post Masonic Lodge
Khiva Shrine
Amarillo
France
Willams
Wills Point
Collin County
East Texas Normal College
Commerce
University of Texas
J.C. Arceneaux
Rayne
Warren Yancy
Terrace Cemetery
Mason Funeral Home
Dog saves eight before dying in New Jersey fire
In Elizabeth New Jersey a brave dog named Skippy warned eight people including four children from a predawn blaze. The fire on a three story frame dwelling caused interior destruction but no spread. Skippy died after guiding residents to safety as forty firefighters fought the two hour blaze.
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Elizabeth
N. J
J. M. Aba
Ronnie
Archie
Moses Green
Willie
Michael
Oscar Miles
Abas
Miles
Greens
Skippy
Long-Time Pilot F T Coffyn Dies at 82 in California
Frank T Coffyn last of the Wright Brothers flying team died in Palo Alto at age 82. Taught by Orville Wright in 1910 he held pilot license 26 and helped demonstrate the flying machine. He trained 300 aviators in WWI and became a test pilot and air mail route pioneer. He earned helicopter license 3 in 1944 and later served as PR for Hiller Aircraft.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Frank T. Coffyn
Wright Brothers
Coffyn
Orville Wright
U. S. Air Corps
Lairfields
Ater
Hiller Aircraft Corps
Kansas Rites Set For C. A. Busch
Funeral services for Charles A. Busch Sr. a former Lubbock resident are planned for 9 a.m. Monday in Wichita Kansas with graveside rites at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Lubbock. He is survived by a son Warren Busch and four daughters, with his wife having died in 1949.
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Charles A. Busch Sr
Lubbock
Wichita
Kan
Busch
Warren Busch
Twin Falls
Idaho
Henry Churchman
Charles Duff
Des Moines
Iowa
William Holden
Oklahoma City
Dorothy Busch
Huntington Park
Calif
Wheat Spill at Texas Elevator Cracks Wall
In Alvarado, Texas, a 20 by 10 foot wall section collapsed from a large concrete warehouse after five days of heavy rain. Thousands of bushels of wheat spilled as the 480 by 100 foot structure sank into soft clay, owned by Texas Grain Co. No injuries were reported.
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Alvarado
Tex
C. E. Cain
Texas Grain Co
Reina-Valera Bible
Society
Cain
Reina Valera
Basil W. Webb Dies In Graham
Basil W. Webb, 40, of Graham died at 8 30 p m Saturday in Graham General Hospital. A former Lubbock resident, he had lived in Graham only a few months and was a representative for Admiral Alloy Steel Corp. Webb served in the Army in World War II and in the Marines in the Korean War. Franklin Bartley Funeral Home will transfer the body. Funeral arrangements are pending. He is survived by his wife a son Burl Ada Okla his father F R Webb two brothers C A Webb and Elmo Webb two sisters Mrs J C Rogers and Mrs M P Hall and three grandchildren.
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Basil W. Webb
Graham
Graham General Hospital
Webb
Lubbock
F. R. Webb
Baylor
C. A. Webb
Elmo Webb
Fordham
J. C. Rogers
Cornell
M. P. Hall
Amarillo
Bible Society Announces Major Spanish Text Revisions
The American Bible Society in New York announces the first major textual revisions in Spanish in 391 years. The move aims to update language and terms to reflect contemporary usage and improve accessibility for readers of the Spanish Bible.
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Bible Society
New York, N.Y
UPI
The
American Bible Society
United States Liner Sets Fast Turnabout After Storm Delays
The United States liner sailed for Europe Saturday carrying 1,600 passengers and 15,000 sacks of Christmas mail. It arrived Friday after a 24 hour delay from storms, marking the fastest turnaround in eight years at sea.
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New York, N.Y
UPD
United States
Europe
Slaton Man's Rites Set Today
Funeral services for W. L. Davis 86 a Slaton resident for 30 years will be held at 3 p m in the Church of Christ with Harold Mobley officiating Davis a retired florist died about midnight Friday at Sloan Rest Home Lubbock Survivors include his wife three daughters Mrs C R Webres Fort Worth Mrs E B Ribble Odessa and Mrs Grady Acuff Lamesa two sons J C and Joe L both of Lubbock 14 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren Burial will be in the City of Lubbock cemetery Williams Funeral Home directing
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Slaton
W. L. Davis
Church of Christ
Harold Mobley
Davis
Sloan Rest Home
Lubbock
C. R. Webres
Fort Worth
E. B. Ribble
Odessa
Grady Acuff
Lamesa
J. C
Joe L
City of Lubbock
Williams Funeral Home
Last Rites Set For Oscar Pope
Funeral services for Oscar Theodore Pope a retired farmer will be held at 2 30 pm at Friona Congregational Church with Rev Bill Phillips officiating Survivors include two daughters a son six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren Burial will be in Friona Cemetery under direction of Claborn Funeral Home
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Friona
Oscar Theodore Pope
Friona Congregational Church
Bill Phillips
Friona Cemetery
Claborn Funeral Home
Aliens Expected to Report Addresses Under 1952 Law
Washington AP says at least 2,990,000 aliens should file address reports in January under a 1952 law. Last January about 2,948,000 went to post offices or immigration offices to file. The law covers permanent residents not yet naturalized and temporary residents, but excludes diplomats and certain international representatives. Noncompliance carries up to 30 days in jail, a $200 fine, and possible deportation.
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Washington
United States
International Organiz Os
United Nations
Minister's Rites Set On Tuesday
Services for the Rev. Stephen Shorten 58 a South Plains resident for 12 years will be at 2 p m Tuesday in the Veterans of Foreign Wars building officiated by Rev. William Brown and Rev. Gus Jeanson. Shorten fatally injured in an auto accident near Carlsbad Friday survivors include brothers Henry James and Alex Cork Ireland sisters Mrs Robert Lander Mrs Percy McGivern Barbara Shorten Cork City and Mary Shorten Detroit body to arrive this morning taken to Lemons Funeral Home for arrangements.
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Plainview
Stephen Shorten
South Plains
Veterans of Foreign Wars
William Brown
South Africa
Gus Jeanson
Sweden
Christian
Shorten
Carlsbad
L Henry
Ontario
Canada
James Land
Alex
County Cork
Ireland
Robert Lander
Percy McGivern
Barbara Shorten
Cork City
Mary Shorten
Detroit
Lemons Funeral
Mado Robin Dies After Long Illness in Paris
Paris AP reports Mado Robin French opera star died Saturday night after a long illness. The soprano rose to fame at age 19 and was known for her striking voice and stage presence.
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Dies Paris
Mado Robin
Miss Robin
Jayton Rites Slated Today For J. O. Lee
Funeral services for J. O. Lee will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at the Jayton Methodist Church with the Rev. Paris Batton officiating. Burial is under the direction of Sanders Funeral Home of Lubbock. Lee, a retired farmer and longtime Jayton resident, was found dead Friday at his home. Mrs. George Hall, who found him, was at the residence when he died. The case appears accidental per local authorities. Survivors include several relatives and a number of siblings. Funeral services also announced for Mrs. Ruth Stevens in Lubbock with arrangements at Ford Memorial Chapel. Ste vens, resident of Lubbock for 31 years, died Saturday night at a local hospital, following a fire at her room that burned oxygen from a butane heater. She is survived by two sons, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a granddaughter. Interment will be in Resthaven Memorial Park.
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J. O. Lees
Jayton Methodist Church
Paris Baton
Lamesa
Bari Tery
Sanders Funeral Home
Lubbock
Jayton
George Hall
Methodist
George H. McCleskey
South Plas
Ruth Stevens
Taylorsopen
Tulsa
Ford Memorial Chapel
First Baptist Church
J. Z. Bolding
Resthaven Memorial Park
Funeral scheduled for El Paso woman Lena Brown
Funeral services for Lena Brown 67 of El Paso will be held at 2 30 p m today in Chapel here with Rev Leo Gee of St Luke's Methodist Church officiating Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under Franklin Bartley Funeral Home direction Mrs Brown died Wednesday at her El Paso home She was mother of Mrs Cecil H White of 2616 Zist St
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Lena Brown
el Paso
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Leo Gee
St. Luke's Methodist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Franklin Bartley
Kissinger Rites Planned for Plains Woman
Mrs. L. C. Kissinger, 48, died Friday in a Lubbock hospital. Services are set for 2 p m Tuesday at the Plains Baptist Church with Rev. C A Coffman officiating. Burial will follow in Plains Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home Denver City direction.
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Plains
Baptist
L. C Kissinger
C. A. Coffman
Plains Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Denver City
Mringer
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Manuela Torres Funeral Services Set at St. Josephs
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today at St. Josephs Catholic Church for Manuela Tot, 5 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Torres, Rt. 3, who died in the family bathroom at their home three miles north of Lubbock. Burial follows at Idalou Cemetery with McDonald directing.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Manuela Tot
Joe Torres
Rt. 3
Lubbock
Idalou Cemetery
McDonald Funeral Home
Lamesa Woman Pearl Wilkinson Rites Today
In Lamesa special services are set for Pearl Wilkinson 51 a private duty nurse who directed Fi Medici Arts Hospital. The Rev J Lloyd Mayhew and others will lead at Lamesa Fir Methodist Church with burial at Whitefin Cemetery near Matador. Survivors include three daughters, one son, two brothers and four grandchildren.
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Pearl Wilkinson
Lamesa Fir Methodist Church
Wilkinson
Medici Arts Hospital
J. Lloyd Mayhew
Milo B. Arbuckless
William C. Emberton
Whitefin Metery
Matador
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