Lubbock Briefs Cover Talks and Events Across City
The Lubbock area reports a luncheon by the Lubbock County Bar Association featuring Murl A. Larkin of Texas Tech Law School discussing military justice and recent amendments. Also listed are a Job Corps open house in Lubbock, Northeast Lubbock All American Executive Committee meetings, a Bedford deed in Levelland, a theft case in Abernathy, and a Studio Art Sale ending at Municipal Garden and Arts Center. Obituaries note services for Mrs M L Malone, Tommy Praytor, Judge Alvie Rowell TD, Mrs Gene Elliott, and William Walter Blackburn, with funeral details and survivors.
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Lubbock County Bar Association
Murl A. Larkin
Texas Tech Law School
Pioneer Hotel
Larkin
Lubbock Art Association
Municipal Garden and Arts Center
University Ave
Jinny Lynn
Memorial Rites Planned For Plane Crash Victim
Memorial services for Laurie A Gannaway Dr 45 will be at 10 30 a m Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Burial is in Plainview Memorial Park. Gannaway died in a single engine plane crash one mile south of Fort McKavett Schleicher County. He owned the Gannaway Gin since 1934 and served in the Coast Guard in World War II. Survivors include his wife three sons and his mother.
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Gannaway
Schleicher
Fort McKavett
Lewis Tisdel
Kelley
Gannaway Gin
Hale County
Sedinburg
Coast Guard
Dorthea
L. A. Gannaway Tin
U. S. Navy
Iceland
Geoffrey
Artesia
N. M
Michael
U. S. Army
Ft. Gordon
Julia Gannaway
Edinburg
Services for Jimmy Dale Dropp in Lockney
Jimmy Dale Dropp 18 died after several months illness in Parkland Hospital Dallas. Services 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church Lockney officiated by Rev Temple Lewis with Rev W D Reynolds assisting. Burial Lockney Cemetery. Survivors Beth Kropp Cotulla Darrell Smith Stillwater Bob Kropp Crosbyton Flagstaff. He played football basketball at Lockney High School and was Floyd County 4-H Gold Star Boy.
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Lockney
Jimmy Dale Dropp
First
United Methodist Church
Temple Lewis
Abilene
W. D. Reynolds
Lockney Cemetery
Carter Funeral Home
Kropp
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Lockney Longhorn
Lockney High School
Floyd County
Greenacre
Beth Kropp
Darrell Smith
Rites Scheduled For Mrs White In Springlake
Services for Mrs Henrietta H White 78 will be at Earth Methodist Church in Springlake at 2 p m Saturday with Rev Johnny Williams officiating. Burial follows at Springlake Cemetery under Payne Funeral Home Amherst. She died Wednesday in South Plains Hospital Amherst after a lengthy illness. She moved to Springlake in 1909 and married Willis C White in 1911. Survivors include her husband two sons Leo Plains and Edward Sundown three daughters Randall Crawford Amherst Braxton Dent Salem Ore and Wanda White Austin two sisters Inez Ott Plainview Ida James Lubbock nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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M.L. (Mack) Malone
Wolffort Church of Christ
City of Lubbock
Franklin Bartley
Tommy Praytor
Alvie Rowell
Berean Baptist Church
Rowell
Sin
Gene
Lindad Elliott
Houston
Elliott
Lubbock
Springlake
Henrietta HH. White
Earth Methodist Church
Johnny Williams
Payne Funeral Home of
Amherst
Myra Ann Wallace
19Th St
Sanders Memorial Chapel
J. T. Bolding
First Baptist Church
Saunders Funeral Home
The Shepherd dedication by Julien C Hyer
A poetic dedication referencing The Shepherd and Luke 2 8 expresses gratitude to daily pursuers of verse and shared inspiration to live better and be forgiving with a Christmas tone and Tiny Tim allusion.
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Tiny Tim
Mrs. Myra Wallace Rites Set in Lubbock
Mrs. Myra Ann Wallace of Lubbock dies after lengthy illness at Highland Hospital She had taught social studies and adult education in Lubbock Public Schools and was named 1960 O L Slaten Teacher of the Year She held degrees from Texas Tech Wayland College Sul Ross Alpine and West Texas Normal College Canyon Survivors include a sister and nephews Pallbearers named J Helland Cox G E Dawson Herb Banister Jake Scharnberg Claude Denham Henry Zorns
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Lettie Rankin
29Th St
J. Helland Cox
G. E. Dawson
Herb Banister
Jake Scharnberg
Claude Denham
Henry Zorns
Rowden Funeral Pending for Earnest W Rowden
Earnest W. Rowden died at 6 24 p m Thursday after a lengthy illness at West Texas Hospital. He was 74, born October 20 1898 and Lubbock resident since 1932. He retired from Texas Tech and leaves multiple relatives including a daughter Lavern and 14 grandchildren.
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Sanders Funeral Home
Earnest W. Rowden
Ave. 1
West Texas Hospital
Rowden
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Silence Banished From Lincoln Library
Lincoln England. In a new library wing posters armchairs and loudspeakers play Beatle music replacing silence signs. Library director Thomas Baker says teens dislike normal libraries and the pop atmosphere aims to lure them back to books.
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Lincoln
England
UPI
Central Library
Thomas Baker
Mrs. Wheeler's Rites Planned
Services for Mrs. Carolyn Wheeler 23 of 2522 2nd St are set for 2 pm Saturday at the Seventh Day Adventist Church with Elder R o D Martin officiating. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Henderson Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements. She died at 8:07 am Thursday at Methodist Hospital after giving birth to a premature infant. Survivors include her husband Pat daughter Destry Denise parents Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Griffin and a brother Charles Griffin. grandfather A. F. Tidwell. Pallbearers named Leon Brooks Bobby Potts J B Young Tom Young Royce Williams Charles Berlin.
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Carolyn Wheeler
2Nd
Seventh Day Adventist Church
R. O D. Martin
Destry Denise
E. C. Griffin
21St St
A. F.tidwell
Marietta
Charles Griffin
Owens St
Leon Brooks
Bobby Potts
J. 2. Young
Tom Young
Royce Williams
Charles Berlin
Jim E Johnson services set here Saturday
Jim E Johnson 69 of 2617 38th St died on arrival after a heart attack at Methodist Hospital. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Bowman Chapel First Methodist Church with two assistant pastors officiating. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park directed by Sanders Funeral Home. Johnson was a longtime Lubbock resident and church member with surviving family listed.
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Jim E. Johnson
38Th St
Methodist Hospital
Bowman Chapel
First Methodist Church
Phil Widmer
J. T. Bolding
First Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Sanders Funeral Home
Johnson
Downtown Amarillo to beautify Polk Street with shared costs
Downtown Unlimited proposes a city backed plan converting Polk Street from 4th to 9th Streets into a pedestrian friendly corridor. Property owners representing a majority agree to cover streets and utilities while the city funds trees benches and fountains. The project would extend beyond current curb lines and reconfigure traffic to two northbound lanes with angled parking boosting spaces per block. Maintenance falls to the city with sprinkler and irrigation systems planned. No completion date announced.
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Avalanche-Journal
Amarillo
Polk Street
Lubbock
Broadway
4Th
9Th Streets
Gene Klein
Downtown Unlimited
Raleigh Martins Funeral Today
Funeral services for Raleigh Martin a Lubbock area pioneer and real estate man will be held at 2 p m today at the Broadway Church of Christ with Horace Coffman and Alex McDonald officiating. Survivors include a son Edwin of Houston two daughters and three grandchildren.
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Raleigh Martin
Lubbock
Broadway Church of Christ
Horace Coffman
Alex McDonald
City of Lubbock
Martin
Edwin
Houston
W. A. Head
29Th St
Ws. Rob. Gators
23Rd St
Maurice Hood
Austin
William Mubbs
el Paso
Brob. Sanders
Seymour Evans
Bob Poteet
Glenn Antwine
Wayne Holt
Cecil Chance
Bill Brown
Texas Has Most Roadside Parks
UPI reports motorists use of rest areas increasing on America's highways. Since 1905 more than 500 rest areas have been built and plans call for about 600 more. Texas leads the nation with the most rest areas.
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San Francisco
UPI
America
U.S
National Automobile Club
Texas
Final Phase Toys for Tots Opens in Lubbock
The final phase of Lubbock's Toys for Tots began with more Santas arriving to claim toys than distributors could handle. Chief distributor Don Parks pleaded for more Jaycees to aid in filling orders for over 5 000 children across Friday and Saturday sessions. Over 1 200 toys were given Thursday to 250 families, with more families turned away due to lack of help. The project, four weeks in the making, is overseen by the Inter City Civic Club Council and included 3 000 dolls renewed by volunteers from women’s clubs Girl Scouts Campfire Girls and others. Distribution headquarters are in the Southcoast Life building downtown.
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Lubbock
Don Parks
Jaycees
Inter City Civic Club Council
Girl Scouts
Campfire Girls
Toys For Toys Distribution
Southcoast Life Building
Adults Allowed Swinging At Luneta Park Playground
In Manila Luneta Park a new playground opens that lets adults swing and teeter-totter without an accompanying child, ending the prior rule that only accompanied adults could enter the child playground and use the equipment.
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Manila
Luneta Park
Never Won Election Death Stills Dissent Of Socialist
Norman Thomas 84 longtime Socialist party figure dies in a Long Island nursing home after a life as a pacifist minister turned political dissenter. He ran six times for president between 1928 and 1948 and sought mayoral and governor posts without victory. He inspired figures like James Farley and faced a long decline after a stroke near age 88.
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Huntington
N.Y
Norman Thomas
Long Island
Thomas
Socialist Party
New York
Albany
Farley
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
America
Norman
Eugene V. Debs
Chicago
Loot Burglars Hit Two Lubbock Homes
Burglars struck two Lubbock residences and a parked car, stealing items including an adding machine check validator clothing and more. Losses cited as several hundred to near two thousand dollars with items such as television cameras shotguns jewelry and a Virgin Mary statue reported missing.
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Lubbock
Tom McMillan
60Th St
Raymond Ususaga
8Th St
Apt. 3
Key Vaughn
9Th St
Mike Monzingo
Ave. H
Atkins Junior High School
Sith Street
Avenue U
Manuel Thompson
26Th St
Virgin Mary
Baby Jestig
Mishap Victim's Funeral Today
Diana Barrera nine killed after being struck near a school Wednesday. Funeral services at 2 p.m. at St Joseph Mission with Rev Sean Sweeney. Burial in Abernathy Cemetery under Chambers Funeral Home. Survivors include Pedro and Mrs Barrera and five sisters and one brother.
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NEW Deal
Diana Barrera
St. Joseph's Mission
Sean Sweeney
Abernathy Cemetery
Chambers Funeral ‘Home
Abernathy
Diana
Dimmitt County
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Wayne LeCrey
Mro
Pedro Tarrera
CBS Crews Accused of Staging Disruptions at Democratic Convention
U.S. attorneys charged CBS crews with staging disruption scenes during last August's Democratic National Convention in Chicago. They cited a nurse scene in Lincoln Park, a man with a head bandage in Grant Park, and a fire in Michigan Avenue near the Conrad Hilton, which CBS denies.
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Washington
UPS
Commission On
Thomas A. Foran
U.S
Chicago
James J.casey
Columbia Broadcasting System
Michigan Avenue
Richard 8. Salant
CBS News
CBS
Casey
Lincoln Park
Foran
Aus
Hightoman
Grant Park
Osoon O
Conrad Hilton Hotel
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Coearmas
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16Th St
Pam
Dee
South Plains
Bill Hicks
Joly Corps
Mackenzie Terrace Baptist Church
N. Quirt
Robert Earl Briscoe
Levelland
Briscoe
Levone Roy Madden
Ash
D. N. Burress
Howard C. Davidson
99Th District Court
Arnold Air Society
Department of Maerospace Studies
Ballenger School
Wiliam Walter Blackburn
Perryton
Blackburn
Jim Cain
L. A. Gannaway
Mrs. White
As Y the Shepherd
Shepherd
Julien C. Hyer
E. W. Rowden
Pends
Callie
B.C. Rowden
Capperes Cove
Tex
Jack Rowden
Portland
Maine
Ray Rowden
106 Ave
Dourlas Rowden
2Nd St
Lavern
FE. S. Rowden Sr
Coleman
Minnie Bonham
Terral
Okla
Mrs
Dai Loc
da Nang
Maynor
Donnie Johnson
LeRoy Johnson
Lloud E. Johnson
Luther R. Johnson
Homer N. Johnson
Brownfield
Woosisters
Dirs
C. C. Donnell
Wille Scudding
Marvin Springer
Springer
Janet Ferguson
Janis Helton
Olney
Horn Hall
Warner
Huntington Hospital
Beltone
J. R. Jordan
Keith Franklin
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