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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1960

Page

6

Crash Victim Rites Scheduled for Mrs Mensch

Funeral services for Mrs. C. M. Mensch 38 of Petersburg are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Petersburg First Baptist Church with Rev. Russell Poage officiating. Burial will follow in Petersburg Cemetery. she died Sunday from injuries suffered in a car truck crash south of Plainview. Survivors include husband and three children. four brothers and five sisters. Her death brings the South Plains fatality toll to 121 for the year.

Plainview C. M. Mensch Petersburg Petersburg First Mensch O'Donnell The Baptist Church Grand Prairie Charles Schuler Husban Sharon Kay Milton D David Keith R. H. Hubard Jr Albuquerque Lindy Hubbard Austin John W Jimmy R Charles A Robert L. Hubbard Floydada Billy E. Hubbard Vernon Joe Pemlott Ralph Todd Fallbrook Calif J. W. Gardner Q. B. Spencer Kenneth Heflin Hale ‘Center Raymond Hubbard South Plains

Charles A Busch Sr Funeral Services Planned

Graveside funeral services for Charles A Busch of Lubbock who died in Wichita Kansas are set for 9:29 a.m. Tuesday at Block Cemetery. Arrangements through Rix Funeral Home with officiating minister to be announced. Funeral services are 9:30 a.m. today in Wichita before body transfer to Lubbock for burial.

Charles A. Busch

Christmas Gifts From The Shepherd Poem Verse

A reflection urging thoughtful giving for Christmas with verses on generosity. The piece encourages checking one’s gift list for friends and family and adding gifts for those less fortunate. It titles a beneficent call to let love flow through unselfish acts this year.

Julien C

Frank W. Kirby Rites Set Today

Funeral services for Frank W. Kirby 79 a Denver City resident for about 34 years are at 2 30 p m at First Baptist Church with Rev F C Bradley officiating Burial is in Plains Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home direction Survivors include two sons Harry R Kirby of Denver City and Buford Kirby of Plains a stepdaughter Mrs Ins of Locust Grove a brother Sam Kirby of Roaring Springs a sister Mrs Mamie Hobbs of Plains and three other relatives.

Denver City Frank W. Bir Denver First Baptist Church F C. Bradley Plains Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home Kirby T. Hutchin- Hof Algett Plains Plains, Rvivors S Kirby Harry R. Kirby Indi Ins Buford Ki Plains Sam Kirby Roaring Springs Bob Kirby Mamie Hobbs Lena Brown Paso Lubbock’s Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Restha Ideros Cartie Memorial Park Charli Ley el Paso Jen Hendry Brown Scurry County Jabout Bat Cogdell Cree Bats Ruth Stevens Lubbock Ford Bassembly of God Tst Robert Owens Resthaven Memorial Park Ating Snyder Rix Bolger

Funeral services set for Dr. D C Williams in Post

Funeral arrangements are scheduled for Dr. D C Williams 75 a Post resident since 1911 who died Saturday The service at Post First Presbyterian Church will be conducted by Rev Ea Herring Burial will follow at Terrace Cemetery with Mason Funeral Home directing Survivors include his wife two daughters Mrs J C Arceneaux Rayne La and Mrs Warren Yaney Posts son David C Williams Aransas Pass a brother in San Antonio and six grandchildren Also noted are extended ties to the VA and IsReal but specifics are unclear

POST D.C. Williams Post First Presbyterian Church Ea Herring Williams Modest School S Old Post Sanitarium Terrace Mason Funers J.C. Arceneaux Rayne Warren Yaney David C. Willliams Aransas Pase Beothe VA San Antonins Rane

Abominable Experts To Snowman Sway In Tokyo Visit

Sir Edmund Hillary spoke in Tokyo disputing the existence of a true abominable snowman while presenting a scalp said to be from a Himalayan snow figure. He planned to study the scalp at the Chicago Museum of Natural History before sending it to the Himalaya for return within six weeks. A Sherpa headman accompanied him, noting past snowman sightings.

Tokyo Edmund Hilday Mt. Everest Allen Bros Ameri Ist S. Fir Edmund Tul Legion Himalayas Texas Avenue S P.m Addred United States Sir Edmund Chicago Museum of Natural History Lansson Khumja Chumbi

Funeral Notices From Lubbock Area Columns

Obituaries and notices report W R Overman funeral pending after heart attack at home in Lubbock with service planned at Veterans of Foreign Wars Building plus burial at Plainview Cemetery. Also listed are deaths of Oscar Theodore Pape and W L Davis with services in Friona and Slaton, and a Christmas program at Lubbock View Christian Church. A $6250 grant funds sewage disposal project in Early Texas is noted.

Friona Oscar ‘Theodore Pape Fremont Prion Friona Cemeter Lubbock View Christian Church Joseph Kelty

Be A Goodfellow Gift Help Coupon for Lubbock Child

A civic note invites residents to fill a Christmas relief coupon for any child under one year old living in Lubbock city limits. Print the child’s name and address and mail to Chief Goodfellow at P O Box 561. Include family name and ages.

Lubbock Chief Goodfellow P.O

Bids Opening Set for Court House and Sheriff Dept Projects

County commissioners in a regular City Commissioners Court meeting at 10 a m will open four bids for constructing offices in the remaining portion of the old district courtroom, for a car for the sheriff's department, for a year's supply of grader blades, and for a year supply of metal culverts.

County Commissioners Sheriff's Department

Germans May Build A Reactor In UAR

Cairo Egypt Arab Republic government official said West Germany may build an atomic reactor in the UAR. Education Minister Kamal Ed Hussein announced the agreement after returning from a 10 day visit to West Germany and said Arabi students would study in German industrial institutions.

Cairo Egypt Arab Republic West Germany Kamal Ed- Hussein

Nobel medals and cash awarded by King Gustaf in Stockholm

The Swedish king distributed Nobel prizes totaling 174512 dollars to four laureates in physics chemistry medicine and literature during a windy ceremony in Stockholm. Dr Donald A. Gier, Willard Libby, Sir Macfarlane Burnet, and Peter Medawar were honored for advances in bubble chambers atomic timekeeping tissue transplantation and poetry capitalizing on the foundation Alfred Nobel created six years earlier.

Stockholm Sweden Gustaf VI Anwriesuisl Baltic Alfred Nobel Donald A. Gier Univesity of California At Berkeley Willard Libby University of California Los Angeles Libby Atomic Energy Commission Sir Macfarlane Burnet Melbourne Australia Peter Brian Medawar

Job 40 000 Award Given To Dismissed Worker

A special committee of the Federal Arbitration Board in Mexico City awarded 40000 to Jorge Beltran Bond as severance after his dismissal by the company. The board ruled the dismissal violated Mexican labor law and would have deprived him of due severance pay. Company officials were unavailable for comment. An appeal was filed.

Mexico City UPD Federal Arbitration Board Ger Co Mexico Jorge Beltran Bonda

UAW Leaders Set Bargaining Goals Ahead of Spring Convention

Detroit AP report says United Auto Workers executives meet to define bargaining aims for the April 26 to 29 convention. The talks focus on a 30 hour workweek potential and profit sharing plans tied to end of year earnings, with discussions tentatively held by the six international officers and the International Executive Board.

A. F. Maman Detroit, Mich United Auto Worker Union UAW Heise General Motors Ford Chryst Pire St. Negot Lawk Walter DP Reuter Eutcher Valle Frost Amy Automaker George Ram Reuters Sity Amy Ty Ney Es Corp

Japanese Incident Top Story

A fragmented report outlines tensions over a treaty vote and upcoming security pact approvals. It notes political assassinations and leadership struggles tied to national figures and international agreements.

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