Counterfeit Bills Seized After Irving Golf Course Find
Golfers Leonard LaTour and Roy Weaver found a bag of counterfeit $5 $10 and $20 bills at Knollwood Golf Course in Irving near the 13th hole. Police suspect the notes were printed in Oklahoma and alerted Secret Service agents after confirming the fakes. Two men were arrested in Houston during a December 5 raid connected to the counterfeit operation.
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Houston
Leonard LaTour
Roy Weaver
Irving
Knollwood
Weaver
LaTour
W. L. Drake
Baveral Bille
Secret Service
Oklahoma
Roy
Treane
Safe Cracked at Southwestern Investment Co. Loot Over $300 Taken
Burglars cracked a safe at Southwestern Investment Co in Lubbock over the weekend, escaping with about $315 in cash and $1,374 in checks and money orders. No forced entry was found, and the incident was discovered when the firm opened Monday morning. Police also investigated thefts from a Southwest Electric Co van, including copper wire valued at $600 and tools, plus vandalism reports at Putman Sand and Gravel Co. and other misc. losses reported in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Investment Co
Randy Freeman
Eyrcunn
Freeman
Vas
Southwest Electric Co
19Th St
Putman Sand and Gravel Co
Steele
Her
Lindsey
Arthur Perry
Texas Tech
Connally Praises Crawford Martin During Dinner
Gov. John Connally lauded Crawford Martin as a long serving public figure and scholar of government at a Waco dinner. He credited Martin with a distinguished career in state government and noted his key roles in the Legislature and executive branch.
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WACO
John Conran
Martin
Aeacuive
Crawford Martin
Crawford
Conmore
Associa Martin
Young GOP Official Set for LCC Meet Speaker
Curtis Swinson, president of the Texas Tech Young Republicans, will be guest speaker at 5:30 p.m. today for the Ter Steer Young Republican Chapter meeting in the Puget Room of the LCC Student Center. He will discuss current party topics and Republican goals.
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Curtis Swinson
Texas Tech Young” Republicans
Ter Steer Young ‘Republicanoung
Regents Name Architects For Johnson Library
University of Texas Regents appoint Skidmore Owings and Merrill of New York and Brooks Barr Graeber White of Austin to design the Lyndon B Johnson library on the Austin campus. Heath said the firms have strong design records and will create a national quality building.
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Austin
University of Texas Regents
W. W. Heath
New York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Skidmore, Owlings and Merrill
Brooks, Barr, Graeber
White
Heath
Johnson
Gordon Bunshaft
Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscript
Yale University
Connecticut General Life and Emhart Manufacturing Co
Bloomfield
Conn
Bunshaft
Commission On Fine Arts
District of Columbia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Texas Society of Architects
Execs Dairies Indicted For Price Fixing in South Florida
A federal grand jury indicted four Miami men, a public relations firm, and ten dairies in south Florida for conspiring to fix milk prices over five years. Accused individuals face up to 55 thousand dollars in fines and up to one year in prison. corporate defendants up to 50 thousand dollars.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
South Florida
J. N. McArthur
McArthur Jersey Farm Dairies, Inc
Frank C. Stouffer
Foremost Dairies, Inc
Mason A. Copeland
Neighbors Rally to Help Bedridden Farmer during Harvest
Lam bert, a 150 acre cotton farmer on Slide Road, was bedridden after a heart attack. J M Johnson led 664 acres of local help to harvest 96 acres Monday and finish within the day. Neighbors from Rt 4 and Rt 6 provided labor and equipment, easing the harvest and lifting Lambert's spirits.
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E. N. Lambert
Rt. 4
Larbbock
Lambert
Slide Road
Christmas in Switzerland Yuletide Traditions Noted
A festive verse by Julien C Hyer describes Swiss Christmas customs in Valais as cheerful angels and Father Christmas arriving on skis to deliver gifts. The poem evokes snowy chalets, bells, and family prayers amid a joyful holiday atmosphere.
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Switzerland
Space officers complete two month mock flight test
Four Air Force officers exited a large space chamber after a 68 day helium atmosphere simulation at the School of Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio. The test examined long term helium use for a future cabin with 70 percent oxygen and 30 percent helium at half sea level. Health and morale were excellent per Dr. Billy E. Welch. Capt. Roger C. Gall, Capt. Lawrence A. Zmulzewski, Capt. Robert J. Till Jr., and Lt. Richard P. Sessler participated.
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San Antonio
Air Force
School of Aerospace Medicine
Billy E. Welch
Roger C. Gall
San Francisco
Lawrenee A. Zmulzcewski
West, Mifflin, Pa
Robert J. Till Jr
Bangor
Maine
Richard P. Sessler
Syracuse
N.Y
Welch
Mrs Sue Roby Rites Slated In Andrews
Funeral services for 74 year old Mrs Sue Roby are set for 2 p m at the Singleton Funeral Home Chapel in Andrews. She died Sunday at Permian General Hospital after a long illness. Born in Dallas she lived in Andrews about 20 years. Burial is in Andrews Cemetery. Survivors include two stepsons E G Roby Cross Plains and R L Roby Beeville and three stepdaughters Mrs Bar nie Fowler Andrews Mrs Tony Carter Hugo Okla and Mrs V B McQuiddy Lovington.
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Cross Plains
R. L. Roby
Beeville
Barnie Fowler
Andrews
Tony Carter
Hugo
Okla
V. B. McQuiddy
Lovington
Father of Four Area Men Dies
Clarence Jordan Sr. 82 father of four South Plains residents died Sunday after a short illness in Ada Oklahoma. Services set for 2 p.m. today at Pentecostal Holiness Church Ada with burial in Ada Cemetery. Survivors include wife Mollie Jordan seven sons one daughter 18 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. A note adds a maritime measure defining a foot as a nautical mile.
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Clarence Jordan Sr
South Plains
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Ada
Okla
Smith Funeral Home
Jordan
Mollie Jordan
John
Fittstown
Elzie Lee
Oklahoma City
George
Mineral ‘Wells
Tex
Dell
Densel
Meadow
Clarence
Everett
Brownfield
Bill Ready
Thomas N. Hesson Services Today
Funeral services for Thomas N. Hesson 74 set for 4 p.m. today at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel in Andrews. A native of Tennessee, Hesson died Sunday night after a 10 day illness in Andrews Hospital. He was a retired oil field pump er. Survivors include his wife two sons Thomas L. in Odessa and James Kenneth in Lubbock one daughter Mrs. Sherry Helms of Andrews one brother Arthur of Mesquite and six grandchildren.
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Andrews
Thomas Nichols Hesson
Andrews Hospital
Tennessee
Hesson
Iraan
Carl Grissom
First Baptist Church
Singleton Funeral Home
Andrews Cemetery
Thomas L
Odessa
James Kenneth
Colgate
Lubbock
Sherry Helms
Arthur
Mesquite
Typewriter thieves in New Delhi form shop to dispose loot
Police say a gang stole numerous typewriters and office machines in New Delhi and opened a shop to sell the loot after their capture. The case outlines how the thieves amassed equipment and organized disposal operations.
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New Delhi
India
Edward Polyak Rites Pending
Funeral services are pending for Edward A. Polyak, 61, found dead on the kitchen floor of his Seagraves apartment after a fire. an asphyxiation ruling and ongoing investigation are noted by Justice of the Peace Sam Chenault. Polyak, a World War I veteran and retired carpenter, lived in Seagraves 25 years and is survived by a son, daughter, sisters, and ten grandchildren.
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Seagraves
Webb Funeral Home
Edward A. Polyak
Eneral
Thie Bedrom
Justice of the Peace
Sam Chenault
Doug McDonald
Lannis Vick
Polyak
Hobbs
N.M
Jim Polyak
Robert
Farmington
Minn
Winstead
O. J. Smith
Violet Polyak
Ann Glahn
Florence Kasik
Los Angeles
EW. Harper
Watertown
William Mason Services Slated
Snyder special services for William Henry Mason 74 a retired Scurry County farmer will be held at East Side Church of Christ Snyder later this week. Richard Williams and Maxie Roren will officiate burial is Hillside Memorial Garden Snyder with Bell Seale Funeral Home. Mason a Wilson County native lived in Scurry County 24 years member Church of Christ survived by Maggie his wife two daughters Della Herring Victoria Velma Whitfield San Angelo four sons W H Mason Jr Denver Raymond Arlington Raleigh Clarence Mason both Muleshoe a sister Mice Maude Mason Eden a brother Jim Mason Ozona 13 grandchildren and four great grandchildren pallbearers listed.
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Snyder
William Henry Mason
Scurry County
Cordell Memorial Hospital
East Side Church of Christ
Richard Williams
East Side
Big Spring
Maxie Roren
Church of Christ
Hillside Memorial Garden
Bell- Seale Funeral Home
Wilson County
Mason
Maggie
Della Herring
Victoria
Velma Whitfield
San Angelo
W. H. Mason Jr
Denver
Colo
Raymond
Arlington
Raleigh
Clarence Mason
Muleshoe
Mice
Maude Mason
Eden
Jim Mason
Ozona
Jack Westbrook
Amos Joyce
S. T. Minor
Ray Haney
Joe Parks
Rob Terry
Pat Spears
Frank Arnett
Services Today For Mrs. Graham
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Elizabeth Graham 85 longtime Lockney resident will be held at 2 30 p m today at Lockney First Methodist Church with Rev James Carter officiating Burial will be in Lockney Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home direction Mrs Graham died at 602 p m Sunday in a Plainview rest home where she had moved in March She was born in Concord Arkansas married George T Graham there in 1898 and lived in Irick Community from 1918 to 1948 Survivors include three sons three daughters 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren
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Lockney
Mattie Elizabeth Graham
Lockney First Methodist Church
James Carter
W. P. Brain
Plainview
Lockney Cemetery
Carter Funeral Home
Graham
Concord
Ark
George It. Graham
Irick
Methodist Church
Idalou Man E J Collins Dies After Short Illness
E J Jack Collins 61 of Idalou died 3 50 p m Monday in a Lubbock hospital after a short illness. He was a welder and Methodist. He moved to Idalou two years ago from Lubbock where he had resided since 1953. Funeral services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home. Survived by wife Johnnie three daughters Mrs George P Vance Mrs Norman Facer and Mrs Sandra Brady all of Anchorage Alaska five sons Jack L Lubbock Lin Hennessey Okla Spec 5 Ronald L Aberdeen Md Eddie Idalou and Gervice Sawyer Okla two sisters Mrs M L Faust Ada and Mrs Ruby Wood Oklahoma City two brothers David Collins Oklahoma City and Gene Fresno Calif and 10 grandchildren.
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E. J
Jack) Collins
Main St
Idalou
Lubbock
Methodist Church
Collins
Sanders Funeral Home
Johnnie
George P. Vance
71St St
Oklahoma City
Gene
Fresno
Calif
Rites Set For Mother Of Lubbock Resident
Funeral services for Mrs. Fern Crane 70 Chicago Tl mother of Merle W Crane 1706 31st St will be held at 11 a m today in Cox and Martin Funeral Home Chapel San val Tl She died at 1245 am Sunday in Chicago after a long illness Survivors include two sons two daughters a sister a brother and 15 grandchildren including Charles and Phillip Crane students at Texas Tech.
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Cox and Martin Funeral Home
Sandoval
Fern Crane
Chicago
Merle W. Crane
31St St
Star of Amos and Andy dies after heart attack
John D Lee Jr., known for playing Calhoun the lawyer on Amos and Andy, died Sunday night at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after hospitalization on October 20 for a heart attack and clots surgery. In a separate Brazil case, gunmen killed four supermarket workers and fled with about 22 000.
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Polier
Funeral Today for Greer E Johnson at Labibock
Services for Greer E Johnson of Labibock are set for 2 pm today at First Church of the Nazarene with Rev. James R Bell officiating. Burial will follow in City of Labibock Cemetery under Henderson Funeral Directors. Johnson, a World War II veteran and former Lincoln Income Life agent, died Sunday in a convalescent home. He is survived by a wife Alice two sons J W Newton and T Set Newton a daughter Mrs R W Green Olton three brothers Dudley Johnson W L Carlean and E C Carson four sisters Ruby Rogers Mrs C B Conditt Mrs Marvin Trappe and Mrs Mildred Day and his mother Mrs Carrie Carson. Pallbearers are Curtis Fubank Clyde Melton Kenneth S Reed James Stewart Wither Revere and Terrell Taylor. The note adds a regional fact about California’s Salton Sea.
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City of Lab Ibock
Henderson Funeral
Johnson
Laibbock
Lincoln Income Life Co
Erath County
Alice
J. W. Newton
T. Set
iCarrie Carson
10Th St
Curtis iFubank
Clyde Melton
Kenneth S Reed
James Stewart
Wither Revere
Terrell Taylor
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Trinity
River Mar
Tn Lubbock
Connally Praise
Young Gop
LCC
Texas
Regents
Johnson Library
Execs
Dairies
Rockefeller Center
New York City
J. M. Johnson
College Avenue
Mrs. Lambert
Moody White
G. R. Marshall
Medford Weaver
Raymond Klatt
Rt. 6
Andy Brownfield
J. C. Dunn
W. W. Allen
Don
Howard Alford
Jimmy McDonald
Falfurrias
Rio Grande Valley
Valais Canton
Julien C. Hyer
Sue Roby
Thomas N. Hesson
Edward Polyak
William Mason Services
Jack Collins
Mother of Lubbock
Amos
Rio DE Janeiro, Brazil
APS
Frenshid Curerleadens
Frenship Junior Uiel
Sue Drake
Glenda Henderson
Sher Roberts
Shirley McPheron
Martha Fletcher
Greer Johnson
Greer E. John ‘Em
Shit Ave. D
Firet Church ‘of the Nazarene
James R. Bell
California
Salton Sea
South Plaies
Plains National Bank
Lubbcock's
Soth
Soth Street
FDIC
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