Scientists End Busy Week At Missile Testing Center
Scientists at Cape Canaveral report a busy week as the Atlas becomes the nation’s first successful intercontinental missile launch. Jupiter and Thor tests followed with all rockets launching. one Jupiter fell short of its target. Eight towers were empty by week’s end while a second Atlas and a second Vanguard missile awaited in gantries.
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Charles Taylor
Cape Canaveral
Fia
Thor
Atlas
Vanguard
Navy
Convair Corp
Cape
Funeral Set Monday for Walter Anglin
Funeral services for Walter S. Anglin 69 financial secretary of the Mackenzie Masonic Lodge will be held Monday at 2 p m in Asbury Methodist Church. Anglin died of a heart attack Friday at his lodge desk. He helped found and led the lodge and recently earned a lifetime certificate. He moved from Tahoka to Lubbock in 1945 and worked for Southwestern Public Service Co. He lived at 3413 23rd St and belonged to Asbury Methodist Church and the Kiwanis Club. Burial is in Tahoka Cemetery with Rix Funeral Home directing. He is survived by his wife four daughters two sons a stepson two brothers two sisters and 16 grandchildren. Masons will be pallbearers. a Masonic graveside service will follow.
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Walter S. Anglin
Mackenzie Masonic Lodge
Asbury Methodist Church
Anglin
Tahoka
Floy Nelms
27Th St
A. H. Brunson
Grand Valley
Colo
H. C. Cowdrey
Slaton
John Boyd
Louise
H. L. Anglin
31St St
Roy
Fort Worth
Maynard Knight
San Angelo
Lee
Arthur
Gorman
Mre
Beulah Brown
Cisco
E. D. Morton
DeLeon
Post Services Set For Thomas Ashley
Funeral services for Thomas Freelin Ashley 66 longtime Post resident will be at 3 p m Sunday at First Methodist Church with Rev W L Porterfield officiating Burial will be in Terrace Cemetery under Mason Funeral Home direction Pallbearers are Ray McClellan Grover Mason W H Anderson William Robinson Dale Stone and Alfred Oden Ashley a World War I veteran died Friday night in Veterans Hospital Big Spring after five weeks illness He was born December 8 1891 in Murfreesboro Tennessee moved to Post from Vernon in 1924 Survivors include his wife two sons Eugene Ashley of South America and Robinson Ashley of California a brother R A Ashley of Oklahoma Texas three sisters Mrs W R Bradford Mrs E Bourland both of Lubbock and Mrs E H Hamm of Amarillo
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POST
Thomas Freelin Ashley
First Methodist
W. L. Porterfield
Terrace Cemetery
Mason Funeral Home
Ray McClellan
Grover Mason
W. H. Anderson
William Robinson
Dale Stone
Alfred Oden
Ashley
Veterans Hospital
Big Spring
Murfreeboro
Tenn
Vernon
Eugene Ashley
South America
Robinson Ashley Offornia
R. A. Ashley
Oklainton
Tex
W. R. Bradford
E. Bourland
Lubbock
E. H. Hamm
Amarillo
Rites Slated For O'Donnell Infant
Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday in O'Donnell First Baptist Church for James Ricky Baker 10 month old son of Mr and Mrs John Franklin Baker of O'Donnell. Burial will be in O'Donnell cemetery with Stanley Funeral Home Tahoka directing. Survivors include maternal grandparents J J Pugh San Angelo and paternal grandparents John and Mrs Baker of O'Donnell.
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Tahoka
James Ricky Baker
John Franklin Baker
O'Donnell
First Baptist Church
David Hess
Tahoka Church of
Longtime Abernathy Resident Ruby Mack Dies
Miss Ruby Mack 62 longtime Abernathy resident died Friday night in Wichita Falls after illness. Funeral services set for 4 p.m. today at First Methodist Church Abernathy with Rev. H. Bee officiating. Burial in Abernathy Cemetery directed by Rix Funeral Home. Survivors include a sister Mrs. T. Sears and a brother 4 PM. Moek.
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Abernathy
Ruby Mack
Cate H. Bee
Fo K
Wichite Falls
Rix Funeral
Sear
M. Moek
Hillsboro
Oscar Hart Dies At Home In Spur
Oscar M. Hart, 75, died at his Spur home after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell Funeral Home. Hart, a former cowboy and rancher who once owned a wild west show, is survived by his wife Eva Lee, five daughters Inez Fry Spur Lucille Myers Post Florine Henley Wichita Falls Faye Johnson Mason, two sons Plez Aspermont Berry Van Horn, one brother Ira Augusta Kan, 16 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Oscar M. Hart
Finca
P.m
Campbell
Hart
United States
Eva
Lee
Inez Fry
Lucille Myers
Post
Florine Henley
Wichita Falls
Maxine Leddy
Abilene
Faye Johnson
Mason
Plez
Aspermont
Berry
van Horn
Ira
Augusta
Kan
Lubbock Students Gift Holiday Favors for Veterans
Junior Red Cross members from Lubbock schools create Christmas tray covers nut cups and favors for hospital trays at Kerrville VA and local hospitals. About 200 items from Bean Dupre Hunt and Ellates schools plus 150 from Maedgen Rush and Lou Stubbs schools. Gifts and wrapping provided by Monterey and Tom S. Lubbock members for William Beaumont Army Hospital El Paso.
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Red Cross
Lubbock
Bean
Dupre
Hunt
Ellates
Veterans Administration Hospital
Kerrville
Reese Afb
Maedgen
Rush
Lou Stubbs
Kerrville VA
Joe Rae Watson
Lubbock County
Junior Red Cross
Miss Watson
Monterey
Tom S. Lubbock
William Beaumont Army Hospital
el Paso
Watson
Tahoka Christmas Decoration Contest Winners Named
Judges awarded first place in Tahoka residential window and home decorations to Mrs Ray Adams. Mrs Everton Nevill won first in residential door decorations. Marshall Brown Dept Store took business decorations. Prizes were 15 dollars for home and door divisions and 5 dollars for business. Nine homes entered window and home decorations, eight entered home door, two entered business. Herman Heck led the home division and Dean Taylor led the business contest.
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Tahoka
Ray Adam
Everton Nevill
Marshall Brown Dept. Store
Tohoka Chamber of Commerce
Funeral services set for Charlie L. Mills in Morton
Charlie Lee Mills aged 66 died Friday at home in Morton. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Missionary Baptist Church Morton with burial in Morton Memorial Cemetery. Singleton Funeral Home is directing.
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Morton
Charlie Lee Mills
Missionary Baptist Church
Morton Memorial
Singleton Funeral Home
Christmas Menu Planned For Animals In West Berlin Zoo
West Berlin zoo announces its Christmas menu to curb visitors feeding animals rich fare. Monkeys receive bananas, elephants bread, polar bears herring, orangutans grapes, and brown bears porridge.
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West Berlin
Berlin
Two Injured In City Auto Accidents In Lubbock
Two persons were injured in separate Lubbock automobile accidents on Saturday. Pedestrian Martin Lees, 35, was struck at Broadway and Avenue H by Brooks Slover, 22, and treated at West Texas Hospital before being discharged. John C Knox, 33, overturned delivery truck at 30th and Avenue W injuring John Crawford Hunter, 33, and Mrs Sue Hunter. both were treated and released. A two car crash on Slaton Freeway left two in serious condition at Methodist Hospital, while seven others were dismissed.
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Lubbock
Martin Lees
1St Pl
Brooks E. Slover
10Th St
Broadway
Avenue H
Lees
West Texas Hospital
John C. Knox
Auburn
30Th Street
Avenue W
John Crawford Hunter
Hunter
Sue Hunter
Knox
Slaton
Methodist Hospital
Bobby Jack Oliver
Waco
Mike Constancio
Rt. 6
Services Set For Daughter Of Mr And Mrs Debruhl
Graveside services for Wanda Debruhl two months old will be held at 10 a m Monday in Lubbock Cemetery. She died Friday night in a Lubbock hospital. Survivors include her parents and a sister Opal Elane. Rix Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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City of Lubbock
Wanda Debruhl
Willard Debruhl
6Th St
Lubbock
Opal Elane
Rix Funeral Home
Scientists Claim New Drug Can Kill Internal Parasites
In New Orleans on December 21, two LSU Medical School researchers report that dithiazanine taken by mouth destroyed four intestinal parasites whipworm strongyloides large roundworm and pinworm in 40 patients tested. Minor vomiting and diarrhea were the only adverse effects. The drug’s likely use is in tropical regions with high infection rates.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State University
J. C. Swartzwelder
William W. Frye
LSU Medical School
Swartzwelder
Frye
Latin America
Two Residences Damaged As Fires Break Out In Lubbock
Two fires Saturday afternoon caused partial loss in one home and minor damage in another. Ollie Jackson's three room dwelling at 2403 Cedar St. burned 1:45 p.m., two rooms destroyed before firefighters from stations 5 and 6 stopped it. Max B. Steger's attic at 4506 43rd burned due to faulty wiring at 2:33 p.m. and was extinguished.
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Lubbock
Ollie Jackson
Cedar St
Max B. Steger
Funeral Services Scheduled Today For Oscar C. Thompson
Funeral services for Oscar C. Thompson, 72, of 1713 E. 19th St., who died Friday at St. Marys Hospital after a long illness, will be at 2 p.m. today in Rix Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. C. T. Partain officiating. Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Pallbearers are Weldon Lemon, A. C. Bowman, W. O. Woods, A. T. Bandy, James Sharb and C. E. Hudson.
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Oscar C. Thompson
E. 19Th St
St. Mary's
Rix Funeral Home
C. T. Partain
Olive Baptist Church
City of Lubbock
Weldon Lemon
A. C. Bowman
W. O. Woods
A. T. Bandy
James Sharb
C. E. Hudson
Florida Schoolboy Killed in Rocket Chemistry Accident
A 14 year old boy, James R. McQuillan, was killed when a container of chemicals exploded in his garage while he attempted to make a rocket. His father, John McQuillan, said the boy was interested in chemistry and science.
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Jacksonville
Fla
James R. McQuillan
John McQuillan
Red Launching Try May Have Fizzled
Erik Bergaust editor of Missiles and Rockets Magazine said Russia attempted to launch a space satellite during the NATO conference but failed. He cited private intelligence sources and noted the rocket exploded near the launch site north of the Caspian Sea with a payload just over 1,000 pounds. No official confirmation followed.
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Washington
Erik Bergaust
Missiles and Rockets Magazine
Russia
Bergaust
National Broadcasting Co
Caspian Sea
U.S
Winners Named in Levelland Christmas Home Lighting Contest
Levelland judges named winners in the Christmas home lighting contest. Warren Reid won exterior first prize of 25 dollars. Woodrow Weav er, R S Reid and Virgil Coffee followed. G H Hamill won door decorations first prize of 15 dollars with A A Grimes and Hilton McCabe second and third. L L Cox’s window display also won 1st in its division.
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Levelland
Gil Patschke
Warren Reid
Woody Weaver
St. R
G. R. Owens
C. E. Banner
G. H. Hamill
Northwest Ave
A. A. Grimes
Hilton McCabe
G. H. Hami
General Electric
Lincoln pennies credited to Victor Brenner initials
The V D B on Lincoln pennies stands for Victor David Brenner, the medalist who designed the coin.
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Lincoln
Victor David Brenner
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