Hilton Chains Mark Plainview Hotel History
The Plainview Hilton opened in 1929 and remained profitable while Conrad Hilton built multiple properties in Texas. His era spanned Ciseo to Dallas with hotels in Fi cino San Angelo Lubbock Abilene and Martin. Hilton, now in Beverly Hills, reflects a fading era as the Plainview link was severed in July 144.
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Bluebonnet Hotel
Plainview
Hilton
Conrad Hilton
Ciseo
Plainview Hilton
Ficino
San Angelo
Lubbock
Abilene
Dallas
Martin
Beverly Hille
Calif
Plainvige
Texas
Plainview Hotel
Don Dintel
Plaine
Conred Hilton
Hale County
Parte Moreau
California
Hrl
Ovens
cStaft
Singer Weds Millionaire Bill Harrah in Reno Church
Singer Bobbie Gentry, 27, married casino owner Bill Harrah, 58, in a brief St. John’s Presbyterian ceremony in Reno. Gentry plans to continue her singing career. the couple, who were seen together after her casino performances, will honeymoon in Idaho and live in Reno.
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Reno
Nev
Bobbie Gentry
Bill Harrah
Miss Gentry
Hilly Me
Harrah
Lake Tahoe
Sherry
Idaho
William Harrah
Billy Joe
Wreck Victim Marvin Floyd Rites Set in Seminole
Semino le resident Marvin Lee Floyd 15 will be honored at 4 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church Seminole with Rev Gene Hawkins officiating Burial follows at Seminole Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home Floyd who died from injuries in a one car turnover in Fort Worth was born in Great Bend Kansas and had lived in Seminole two years Surviving relatives include his parents two brothers and grandparents from Jennings Oklahoma and Jennings Oklahoma
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Marvin Lee Floyd
Fort Worth
First Baptist Church
Gene Hawkins
Seminole Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Great Bend
Kaw
Kermit
Tarrant County Junior College
Vernon L. Floyd
Harold
West Texas State University
Denvon
Dana L
Seminole
J. W. Floyd
Jennings
Oks
Flossie Plue
Joab Knight Services Planned in Snyder Chapel
Services for Joab Knight 63 a former Snyder resident set for 10 am Saturday at Bell Scale Chapel with burial in Gamp Springs Cemetery Officiating will be two retired Snyder ministers Rev J W Skiles and Rev Cone Merritt Knight died Tuesday evening in an Upland California hospital He was a World War II veteran and Bethel Baptist Church member Survivors include his wife a daughter four sisters two brothers and a grandchild
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Snyder
Joab Knight
Gamp Springs
J. W. Skiles
Cone Merritt
Knight
Upland
Calif
Arkansas
Scurry County
California
Daniel Carranza Rites Arranged in Levelland
Special Services for Daniel Carranza 95 will be held at 2 30 p m today at the First Latin American Baptist Church with Rev Steve Sarrllano officiating. Burial follows in City of Levelland Cemetery. Carranza died on arrival at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock after a highway crash. Survivors include his wife and five brothers and four sisters.
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Levelland
Daniel Carranza
First Latin American Baptist Church
Steve Sarrllano
City of Levelland
Smith Funeral Home
Carranza
Methodist Hospital
Luboola
Marx College 1
Levellade
William B. Hamton
Teak Ave
Messiah Presbyterian Church
Maude
Robert of
Lubbock
Presbyterian Center
Lubbock figure elected assistant trust officer at Dallas bank
L. Jack Nichols a former Lubbock resident was elected assistant trust officer at Mercantile National Bank in Dallas. He is a 1959 Lubbock High School and 1964 Texas Tech graduate who joined the bank in 1966 and lives in Dallas with his wife Judy McAfee and their 12 year old daughter Ann.
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Lubbock
L. Jack Nichols
Mercantile National Bank
Dallas
E. Roy Nichols
36Th St
Nichols
Lubbock High
Texas Tech
Bank
Judy McAfee
Tech
Ann
Former Olton Resident Dora Muse Dies in Phoenix
Dora Belle Muse 75, of Phoenix Arizona, formerly Olton resident, died after a six week illness in a Phoenix hospital. Services pending at Parsons Funeral Home in Olton. She lived in Phoenix 30 years, born in Olton. Survived by sons Elvis Muse Clovis NM Glenn Muse Phoenix Bedford Muse Phoenix a daughter Tor Allan Amarillo six brothers and four sisters including Carmen Alsup Phoenix Cliff Measel Tulia D Hyman Kermit Kate Alexander.
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Olton
Dora Belle Muse
Phoenix
Ariz
Parsons Funeral Home
Elvis Muse
Clovis
N.M
Glenn
Bedford Muse
Tor Allan
Amar
Edward Thomas Dies In Tulia
Edward Ray Thomas 73 of Tulia died Wednesday night in Swisher Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Services will be 2 pm Saturday at First United Methodist Church with multiple pastors officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. He was a long-time Tulia resident, born in Tyler, a retired farmer, married Jo ve Parker in 1925, survived by his wife two daughters a brother a sister and four grandchildren.
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Tulia
Edward Ray Thomas
Swisher Memorial Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Jack Boyett
Amiarius
Frank Pollard
Tula
Dumas
Derby Boyett
Edna
Thomas
Tuliay
EL Thomas
Houston
Lang
Christmas Carols and Gifts Amid Hill Pipers
A fragmentary verse describes shepherds praising God at Christmas. It mentions Magi cakes, warmth of friendship, and songs by hill pipers. Befani Aills and Togampoganari are alluded to with stockings brimming with gifts for children.
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Befani
New Orleans Judge Arrested in Vice Raid Faces Court Return
New Orleans Criminal District Judge F Edward A Hagerty was among 14 arrested in a vice raid at the DeVille Motel. He was released on own recognizance and returned to court the next day. Police said 3 women and 10 men were charged in the room with obscene entertainment and gambling arrests were also reported.
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New Orleans
Edward A. Harggerty
Lee Haggerty
Clay Shaw
Winte
Joseph Murry
DeVille
Hagegerty
Hageerty
Robert Zibilich
Wiliam Nolan
Victor ML Soto Jr
Haggerty
Bernard ‘Wy, Bagert
Criminal Court
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Joseph Glarrussa
Judge Haggerty
Haegerty
Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Carson L Hicks Rites Scheduled In Lorenzo
Carson L Hicks 62 of Lorenzo died after a heart attack while driving in Idalou. Services at 3 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church Lorenzo with Rev John Jenkins officiating. Burial in Lorenzo Cemetery. Survived by wife, one daughter Betty Stephens of Lubbock, ten siblings and several in laws. Pallbearers listed.
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Lorenzo
Carson L. Hicks
Idalou
First Baptist Church
Lathbock
Tea Brothers
Harvey Hicks
Jay. Hicks
Comanche
Diebt
Rehd Steward
Ollie
Gandy
Bonnie Northcutt
Louise Masterson
C. Cartwright
W. A. Perdue
Rule
Opal Cox
Bangs
Webb Duval
Lubbock
Bulv Hood
Thomas A. Poulson
Dayle Lay
George W. Poulson
Horace Norman
Harl Cypert
Donna Duncan's Funeral Today
Services for Donna Duncan 21 will be at 2 pm today at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Edward Hamilton officiating. Burial in Memorial Park directed by Sherwood Mortuary. She was killed Wednesday in a car accident near Muleshoe while a passenger with Wanda Settler 22 of Clovis.
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Clovis
Donna Duncan
First United: Methodist
Edward FE. Hamilton
Memorial Park
Sherwood
Miss Duncan
Muleshoe
Wanda Srtfler
Settler
West Plains Hospital
B. G. Sisemore
Ervin Duncan
Tammie Rene
Marilyn Lancaster
Roy Henson
House
J. D. Duncan
Former Lubbock Resident Dies in Sun City Arizona
Mrs. Vic Pryor Johnson former Lubbock resident died Thursday in Sun City Arizona while visiting friends. Cremation will be in Sun City with ashes returned to Lubbock. She moved to Del Rio four years ago and was active in local art circles. Survived by son J B Crane of Lubbock aunt Ada McDowell of Del Rio and two cousins June Roberts of Pullman Washington and John Honeycutt of Del Rio.
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Vic Pryor Johnson
Lubbock
Sun City
Ariz
Friends
del Rio
Johnson
J.B. Crane
Ada McDowell
del Rios
June Roberts
Pullman, Wash
John Honeycutt
Death of W B Bethany in Dallas
W B Bethany aged 66 died in a Dallas hospital after an extended illness. Services are set for 1 pm Saturday at Restland Funeral Home Chapel, Dallas. He formerly lived in Lubbock before moving to Dallas 12 years ago. Surviving are his wife Mamie two daughters Mrs Dean Davis and Mrs Benny Wilbanks both of Irving two brothers Roy of MST 40th St and Ray of Lubbock two sisters Mrs John Reese of Midland and Mrs Ruby Wilford of Arizona and TL grandchildren.
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W.B. Bethany
Joe Dale Bryan
66Th St
Dallas
Restland Funeral Home Chapel
Bethany
Larbbock Moving
iDallas
Mamie
Dean. Davisi
Benny Wilbanks
Irving
Roy
Mst
40Th St
Ray
Lubbocks No
John Reese
Midland
Ruby Wilford
Arizona
Bees Delay Bermuda Governor’s Christmas Visit
Governor Lord Martenmere explains delays to pre Christmas events as a dozen bee stings worsen his balance during a swarm shifting attempt. He tells the audience that if he is unsteady it is bees and not the weather.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Lord Martenmere
Ares
Snyder Man Killed in Snyder County Crash
A Snyder man, N. J. Sealy, 76, was killed and three others injured when his pickup rear ended on US 4 one mile north of Snyder. Donald Wayne Salmi, Wayne Tammonds, and Ben F. Brooks were hospitalized. Salmi and Tammonds were Texas Tech students. Sealy’s body sent to Bell Seale Funeral Home. survivors include wife Redie and four sons.
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LaGrange
Wayne Li Tammonds
Rush
N.Y
Goedel Memorial Hospital
Tammonds
Salmi
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
Lubbock Hospital
Snyder
Former Scurry County official Schuler dies at Snyder
Schuler former Scurry County Tax Assessor-Collector died Wednesday at Cogdell Memorial Hospital. He was born in McLennan County, served in WWI, married Mariel Schultz in 1921. Survived by wife, son H C Schuler Jr., sister Laman Wren, brothers Edgar and Henry, three grandchildren. Burial at Snyder Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Mariel Schultz
Snyder
H.C. Schuler Jr
Dallas
Laman Wren
Edgar
Henry
Roswell
N.ml
Carl Keller
Howard Hogue
Leverett Lewis
Leonard Spence
Rena B. Rosson
Carl Brumley
Lawrimore Rites Set In Lamesa
John N Lawrimore 92 died Thursday in Lamesa at 12 19 am. Services will be at 2 pm today at Bryan Street Baptist Church with Rev P Jones officiating. Burial in Lamesa Cemetery under Brarmon Funeral Home. He was a long time Bryan Street member and a 32nd degree Mason. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Myrtle Wutehingen ane and Mrs Ruby Adama both of Lamesa a son Raymond Lowrimore of Monahans a brother A G Lowrimore of Lamesa ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Masons will be pallbearers.
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Lamesa
John NiLawrimore
Bryan Street Baptist Church
P. Jones
Lamesa Cemetery
Myrtle Wutehingen Ane
Ruby Adama
Raymond Lowrimore
Monahans
A. G. Lowrimore
Exhausted Harrison to Rest Before Returning to West End Play
AP reports actor Harrison, star of The Lionel Touch at the Lyric Theatre London, is ordered by doctors to four weeks rest. Producer John Gale says Harrison will return in two to three weeks, denying reports he left the show after exhaustion.
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Res Harrison
John Gale
Lyric Theater
Gale
Harrison
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