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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1961

Page

7

Amateur hams to track Oscar satellite launch

U S space project Oscar involves 2000 amateur radio operators who will receive advance notice and listen for the 10 pound transmitter. Hams worldwide will record Oscar signals for 30 days or until batteries fail and report progress to the American Radio Relay League.

Vandenberg Sunnyvale Calif Oscar Air Force Vorhuteso Discoverer 36 American Radio Relay League

Timmy Callahan Free After Finger Gets Stuck

A four year old in Miami trapped his right finger in a tri cycle handle dragging in ice water oil and soup. Fire and police responded with many emergency workers. A large metal band was removed and the finger popped free at the hospital.

Miami UPS Timothy Callahan Charles Carolyn Fire Department Kic Timmy Deetor

Fire Causes Gold Loss at Zell Prost Products Plant

A small fire at Zell Prost Products Company Saturday damaged the vault system and caused a tank to overflow, resulting in substantial gold loss estimated at thirty thousand dollars. Authorities reported the incident as an accidental spill with no injuries.

NORWA Atlantic Zell Prost Ucts

One Man Killed One Wounded In Robbery Attempt

AP report from Dallas describes a late night gunfight after an attempted supermarket robbery. John Eaves 33 of Fort Worth died en route to a hospital. William Davis 22 of Fort Worth was wounded by shotgun blast. Cashier Mrs Mary Morrow and getaway driver Mitt Thomas 67 of Dallas were among others involved. two officers escaped unscathed.

Dallas John Eaves Fort Worth William Davis Mitt Thomas Robert Wagner William Patterson Mary Morrow Baylor Hospital Gaston Wagner Patterson

Two Youths Held For Motorcycle Theft

Lubbock police detained two youths suspected of stealing a 1961 Indian motorcycle owned by Teddy Joe Black. One youth confessed to the theft and the plan for a joy ride before abandoning the bike near Abilene after riding it from Lubbock via Wichita Falls. The pair also allegedly burgled a Lake Texoma area store in early October. both youths remained in jail late Sunday.

Lubbock Wichita Falls Teddy Joe Black del Rio Abilene

Advent Christmas Hymn By Julien Hyer

Poem urging December family devotion and carol singing to honor Jesus birth with Luke 2 16 referenced. Encourages reading the gospel story and sharing goodwill with neighbors during the Advent season.

Randolph Rites Slated Tuesday

Funeral services for Josh Randolph, 53, of 3502 45th St., who died Saturday in Graham Hospital, will be at Parkway Church of Christ with Dwayne Evans officiating. Burial at Rest Haven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Home. He had led Randolph Manufacturing and Randy Drilling, lived in Lubbock since 1955, and previously owned Randolph Implement Co in Morton. Survivors include wife, three sons, two daughters, two brothers, a sister, and 13 grandchildren. Pallbearers named.

Josh Randolph 45Th St Graham Hospital Graham Parkway Church Randy Drilling Co Roswell Whiteface Morton Randolph Implement Co Troy Dawn Kelly D Lubbock Royace Deloy E. 0. Graves Wayne Harris Odense Honolulu Hawaiian Islands Shosho Shima Buku Shosh Steve-San Shosho Shimabuku Army of Japan News City Avery

D E McClanahan Rites Are Today

Funeral services for Drew Elexander McClanahan 88 will be at 2 p m today in the Campbell Funeral Home Chapel. Rev W L Kite of First Baptist Church will officiate with burial in Spur Cemetery. A native of Louisiana he died Saturday night at Nichols Rest Home in Spur and is survived by three sons four sisters and a brother. Pallbearers named Hal Martin Marion Jordan Willie Hindman Elmer Shugart Bob Westerman and Jim McDaniel.

Spur Drew Elexander McClanahan Campbell Funeral W. L. Kite First Baptist Church Spur Cemetery Louisiana McClanahan Nichols Rest Home Hal Martin Marion Jordan Willie Hindman Elmer Shugart Bob Westerman Jim McDaniel

Longtime Area Resident Dies in Levelland

Robert A. Taylor 81 of 304 Cherry St Levelland died about 7 30 p m Sunday at his home He was a retired farmer who came to Levelland from Slaton in 1929 and was a member of First Baptist Church Funeral arrangements are pending at George Price Funeral Home He is survived by his wife Roxie eight sons Neil Plains Joe Denver City Bill Fresno Calif Burrell Grants N M Robert Collingswood NJ Floyd J B and Leroy Levelland a daughter Mrs L E Petty Casper Wyo a brother Carroll Taylor San Angelo a sister Mrs Addie Barrison Dimmitt 27 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren

Levelland Robert A. Taylor Cherry St Hockley County Taylor Slaton First Baptist Church George Price Roxie Neil Plains Joe Denver City Bill Fresno Calif N.M Robert Collingswood Floyd J. B Leroy L. E. Petty Casper Wyo Carroll Taylor San ‘Angelo Addie Barrison Dimmitt

Rites Pending for Hale Resident Mrs Ruth Childress

Funeral arrangements are announced for Ruth Childress 53 who died Friday at Plainview Hospital after a 10 day illness. She moved from Dallas five years ago and ran a nursing home since then. A member of College Heights Baptist Church she taught a Sunday school class for married women. Born in Fond du Lac Wisconsin she is survived by four sons three brothers a sister and five grandchildren. Minnesota iron ore and minerals yield exceeded 400 million dollars in a recent year.

Plainview Ruth Childress Lemons Funeral Home

Mrs Entrekin Dies. Funeral Pending in Lamesa

Mrs Martha Etta Entrekin 57 a former Lamesa resident died about 2 p m Sunday at Gaines County Memorial Hospital Seminole She had lived at Rt 2 Seminole the past eight years Funeral arrangements are by Higginbotham Funeral Home Lamesa Survivors include her husband and two sisters Mrs Milton Addison Brownfield and Mrs W A Miers Lamesa

Lamesa Martha Etta Entrekin Gaines County Memo Hospital Seminole Entrekin Rt2 Higginbotham Funeral Home Milton Addison Brawenfield W. A. Miers

Local Obituary Notices for McMeen and Jarnagin

Graveside services for George McMeen who died Friday in Clo vis Memorial Hospital will be at 3 p m today at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home. Walter Frances Jarnagin 54 who died Saturday at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital will be buried at City of Lubbock Cemetery after 2 p m today at Pioneer Church of Christ.

George McMeen Clovis Memorial Hospital City of Lubbock Rix Funeral Home McMeen Fort Sumner N.M Walter Frances Jarnagin Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Pioneer Church of Christ Lubbock McDonald Funeral Chapel Jarnagin

Mrs. Ada Smith Dies in Clovis at 87

Funeral services for Ada Smith 87 will be held at 2 p.m. today at First Assembly of God Church in Clovis. The Rev. Eugene McClain will officiate with burial in Lawn Haven Memorial Park. She had lived in Clovis 30 years and is survived by two sons, a sister in Oklahoma, two half sisters in Texas and three grandchildren.

Clovis Ada Smitth Clovis Memorial Hospital First Assembly of God Church Eugene McClain Lawn Haven “Memorial Park Steed Funeral Home Smith Charlie S.W Annie Elling Durant Okla Aquila Cannon Dallas Mary Boyd Walnut Springs Tex Ernest Foster Ralph Banister Hap Whatley T. Coleman Lonnie Arnold Raymond Griggs

Longtime Crosby Man's Rites Set

Cro sbyton special funeral set for C R Williams 58 Crosbyton resident for 19 years at 3 p m at First Methodist Church Williams died Sunday morning after a suspected heart attack while being admitted to Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Officiating ministers are Rev Carlton Thompson and Rev Otis Testerman Burial at Crosbyton Cemetery under King Funeral Home Williams born Gatesville moved to Crosbyton in 1942 Survived by wife Tamma two sons David E Oklahoma City Don E Grand Prairie daughter Mrs Melvin Copeland Ralls mother Mrs W E Williams Crosbyton two sisters Mrs Jack Marsh and Mrs J W Hinson Crosbyton three brothers C B Lubbock T G Fort Worth M M Gatesville

Crosbyton C. R Wiliams First Methodist Williams Crosbyton Clinic Carlton Thompson Otis Testerman First Baptist Church King Funeral Home Gatesville Tamma David E Oklahoma City Don E Grand Prairie Melvin Copeland Ralls W. E Williams Jack Marsh J. W. Hinson C. B Lubbock T. G Fort Worth M. M

Mrs. Gulledge's Rites Scheduled

Funeral services for Mrs. J. D. Gulledge 90 former area resident will be held today at Carter Funeral Home chapel in Lockney with Rev. Russell McAnally officiating. Burial follows at Lockney Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home direction. She lived in Lamesa California prior to death and was a member of Rolanda Methodist Church. Survived by two daughters five brothers and seven grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Lockney J. D. Gulledge IL Am Carter Funeral Home Russell McAnally Lockney Cemetery Gulledge Lamesa Calif Rolanda Methodist Church Big Spring Sweetwater Paul Grey Bessie McCarty Leslie J. M. Floyd Dewey Plainview Frank Abernathy Fred Banning

Longtime City Resident Mrs W C Johnson Dies

Mrs. W. C. Johnson 80, longtime Lubbock resident, died at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at her home. She moved from Fort Worth to Lubbock in 1926 and belonged to First Church of Christ Scientist. Funeral services pending at Rix Funeral Home. Survived by husband, son Ray F. Johnson, four daughters including Mrs. W. A. Harrod and Mrs. C. Griffith, and one great grandchild.

W. C. Johnson Lubbock Johnson Fort Worth First Church of Christ Scientist Rix Funeral Home Ray F. Johnson 20Th St W. A. Harrod MeGr Art Griffith St. Louis, Mo Grea Landchild

Last Rites Pending For Shooting Victim Jesse Dawkins

The 26 year old Jesse Dawkins was found shot to death Saturday morning and his services were pending Sunday night at Steed Funeral Home. His body was wedged in the pickup floorboard at 1 am MST. Palmer County Sheriff Lovelace said a second man was being held for questioning in the slaying.

Clovis Jesse Dawkins Friona Negro Steed Funeral Home Dawkins Palmer County Charles Lovelace Farwell

Beatrice Scott Rites Pending At Clovis

Beatrice Scott a 52 year old Clovis resident was found dead Saturday night in her apartment kitchen. Authorities say she died of a heart attack possibly several days earlier. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Roberts Funeral Home. Survived by four sisters Marie Wila nie Mae Copeland Perry Oklahoma Lucille Jones Ode sa Spencer both of Texico and a brother Clifford Scott unknown address. More presses and dies for the automotive industry are built in Toledo Ohio than in any other city in the world.

Clovis Beatrice Scott Roberts Funeral Home Marie Wilanie Mae Copeland Perry Okla Lucille Jones Odesa Spencer Texico Clifford Scott Toledo Ohio

Funeral Set For C. V. Messenger

Funeral services for Claude V. Messenger 55 longtime Clovis resident will be held at 2 p m Tuesday in Steed Memorial Chapel with Joe Wilson minister of the Tenth and Pile Street Church of Christ officiating Burial will follow at Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery in Clovis Messenger died Saturday in Gallup New Mexico where he had lived the past three years He is survived by his wife Grace two daughters Janet Sue and Donna Fay both at home four brothers George Clovis Earl Oakland Tex Edd Swen son Bert Crockett Calif and two sisters Mrs Mamie Jander Wilson Tex and Mrs Faye Tolden Graham Tex

Clovis Claude V. Messenger Steed Memorial Chapel Joe Wilson Tenth and Pile Street Church of Christ Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery Messenger Gallup N. M Grace Janet Sue F Donna Fay George Earl Oakland Calif Edd Swenson Tex Bert Crockett Mamie Jander Wilson, Tex Faye Tolden Graham, Tex

Jose Carrillo's Rites At Snyder

Funeral services for Jose Carrillo 78 who died Saturday night in Cogdell Memorial Hospital will be held at Guadalupe Catholic Mission Snyder with Rev Chris Mastik officiating Burial is in Snyder Cemetery under Bell Camillo Funeral Home direction Survivors include his wife and a daughter Mrs Raymond Martinez Snyder born in Mexico

Snyder Jose Carrillo Cogdell_ Memorial Hospital Guadalupe Catholic Chris Mastik Snyder Cemetery Bell Funeral Home Camillo Mexico Raymond ‘Martinez

Graveside Rites Set For Lubbock Infant

Phillip Brian Fleming infant son of Mr and Mrs Lamar Fleming died at 435 pm Saturday in Methodist Hospital two hours thirty minutes after birth Graveside services at Resthaven Memorial Park at 11 am officiated by Rev Harold Kaestner burial by Franklin Bartley Funeral Home He is survived by two sisters Melanie and Rebecca and grandparents Mr and Mrs Franz Gerlach Dallas

Phillip Brian Fleming Lamar Fleming Sith St Methodist Hospital Resthaven Memorial Park Harold Kaestner Christ Lutheran Church Franklin Bartley Ivors Melanie Rebecca Franz Gerlach Dalas

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