Levelland Rites Set Today For Lester LeCroy
Funeral services are held at 2 p.m. for Lester Corbin LeCroy 45 of 1717 Wilson St Levelland after a traffic accident in Lubbock. The Rev. Glenn Smith and the Rev. Fred Blake will officiate. burial in Levelland Cemetery. LeCroy, WWII Sea Bees veteran, survived by daughter Sharon and sons Sharkey Shelby Sidney, all of Mapaville Louisiana, and his parents. Pallbearers include Bobby Keen and others.
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Burja
City of Levelland
George Price Finneral
LeCroy
Lubbock
Shee Peace
Wayne LeCroy
Roaring Springs
Hockley County
Terry County
Pep High
West Texas State University
Seabees
Iwo Jima
Aleutian Islands
Sharon
Sharkey
Shelby
Sidney LeCroy
Mapavile
LeCro
Levelland
Bobby
Pre Ce Ital Keen
Services for Far Lane 70 to be held in Sanders Chapel
George Lane 70, of 3805 55th St., died Friday night at Methodist Hospital after a long illness. He was a patient in the hospital, a dealer and rancher in Smitt and Childress, with grain and farming interests near Hereford. Survived by wife Pearl, four daughters, one sister, and five grandchildren. The service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sanders Memorial Chapel with Pastor Paul M. Bumpers officiating. burial at Restree Memorial Park.
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George Lane
Sanders Memorial
Ve ‘Paul M. Bumpers
First Methodist Church
Restrees
Parks Lane
55Th St
Methodist Hospital
Ak Ae
Smitt and Childress
Lane
Hereford
Plains
Coleman
Levelland
Lubbock
aSurvivors
Pearl
Walter Byrd
Jackson
Miss
Anell Douthet
San Antonio
Billy Meeks
Amarillo
Kay DeLavan
Norma King
R. E. Doug- Roscoe Fort
Roy Burrus
Bill Slaton
John Carr
J. R. Opin
Frank Barley Rogers Dies in Kermit During Holidays
Services are pending at Frank Barley Funeral Home Ames for Buck Rogers 50 who died at 3 Saturday in Kermit while visiting relatives for the holidays. He was a native of Peacock Texas and a former employee.
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Frank
Barley Funeral Home
Ames
Buck) Rogers
87Th St
Kermit
Peacock, x
Pre Yuletide burglaries spark Lubbock police probe
Lubbock police investigated a series of thefts reported Friday night and early Saturday. Victims include Northcutt Photography 1622 Main with about 825 dollars of gear. Elgin Avenue Baptist Church losing six organ speakers valued at 550 dollars. homes on 37th Street and Avenue A hit for valuables. a store window damaged after a break in at Parkway Drive. miscellaneous items stolen from cars and porches including a sled and three gift sections from yards.
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Lubbock
Northcutt
Main St
B. D. Northcutt
W. G. Bill Burton
Elgin Ave. Baptist Church
66Th St
Elgin
Tommy ‘Nixon
37Th St
Donald Zarfas
49Th St
Avenue A
Parkway Drive
Cold Air Returns Tonight For Christmas Eve
Warming today in the Lubbock area will push Christmas Eve temperatures into the 60s, ending prospects of a white Christmas. A new cold front brings temperatures down to the high 20s tonight, but Christmas Day should not be exceptionally cold.
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Avalsache-Journal Wire Services
Lubbock
Laredo
Alice Bright
Lame Enttg
West
Texas
Yuletide
Midwest
Eon
Rockies
Great Lakes
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Georgia
Alabama
Sergeant Pena Jr. rites set in Plainview
Services for Sgt. Pena Jr. 23 killed in action in Vietnam will be held at 10 30 a m Tuesday at the First Mexican Baptist Church Plainview The Rev Daniel Castro and the Rev Glenn Godsey will officiate Burial is in Plainview Cemetery under Wood Dunning Funeral Home direction Survivors include five brothers Raymond Roy Peter Robert and John David all of Plainview and three sisters Mrs Jimmy Uranga San Angelo Mrs Jesse Torres and Mrs Linda Pena of Plainview
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Pena Jr
First Mexican Baptist Church
Daniel Castro
Glenn Godsey
Marfa
Plainview Cemetery
Wood-Dunning
Pena
Joe. Pena Sr
First Cavalry Division
Vietnam
Fort Bliss
Fort Polk
Raymond
Roy
Peter
Robert
John David
Jimmy Uranga
San Angelo
Jesse Torres
Ae Linda Pena
Plainvlew
Carrie Bonner Funeral Set For Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Bonner of 3402 E 7th St are planned for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bethel AME Church with Rev. A W Winn officiating. Burial follows at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. Mrs. Bonner, 91, died Thursday at home and is survived by a daughter Miss Josey Bonner of Palestine and two sons, Mrs. Lucy et al of Palestine and Mrs. Mite Josey of San Felipe.
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Carrie Bonner
7Th St
Tuesey
Bethel
AME
Winns
Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
South Plains Funeral Home
Bonner
Josey Bonner
Liar
Lucy.etman
Palestine
Mite Josey
San Felipe
L L Robinson Funeral Tuesday in Idalou
Funeral services for Lewis L. Robinson 88 will be at 2 30 p m Tuesday at Idalou Church of Christ. Burial follows in Idalou Cemetery under Henderson Funeral Home care. Robinson, a retired chiropractor, lived in Lubbock County 23 years and was a West Virginia native. He was a Church of Christ member.
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Lewis L. Robinson
Ave. U
West Texas ‘Hospital
Idalou ‘Cemetery
of Christ
Oan
Funeral Monday for Mrs Bench
Funeral services for Mrs J D Bench 50 who died Friday in a Littlefield hospital will be held at 2 30 p m Monday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev Glenn Willson and the Rev John Rankin officiating Burial will be in Amherst Cemetery under Payne Funeral Home direction Mrs Bench a Fort Worth native lived in Amherst 30 years Survivors include her husband a daughter Mrs Carol Enloe of Littlefield two sons Dale of San Antonio Danny of Ft Monmouth N J mother Electra Graves of Lubbock and one grandchild
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J. D. Bench
Littlefield Hospital
First Baptist Church
Glenn Willson
John Rankin
Stanton
Amherst Cemetery
Payne Funeral Home
Nattve
Fort Worth
Bencht
Carol Enloe
Littlefield
Dalelof
San Antonio
Danny
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Electra Graves
Lubbock
Services Slated For Mrs Hull
Mrs. Nannie Hull 85 of 1811 5th died 4 40 p m Saturday at Porter Hospital She had lived in Lubbock since 1940 coming from Commerce Services will be Tuesday at the Goff Funeral Home Chapel Commerce Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery Local arrangements by Rix Funeral Directors Survivors include her son J T of 1811 5th two daughters Mrs Delmer Potter San Angelo and Mrs Gertrude Vestal Shaw Miss three great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren
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Nannie Hull
Porter Hospital
Hull
Lubbock
Commerce
Goff Funeral Home
Shiloh
Rix Funeral
J. T
Delmer
Potter
San Angelo
Gertrude Vestal
Shaw
Ee Cone
Winds Reach Hurricane Force Threshold At 74 MPH
The article explains that winds of 74 miles per hour or more are classified as hurricane force, establishing the measurement as the threshold for that category in weather reports.
Mrs. Ida Birden Rites Tuesday
Services for Mrs. Ida Mae Birden of 1516 E 25th St will be held at 1 30 PM Tuesday at St James Baptist Church with Rev Kade Lang officiating Burial will follow in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Mrs Birden 45 died Friday at Big Spring She is survived by husband Billy Birden a daughter Gloria Jean Birden and a son Douglas Birden all at home four brothers L C Warren Celester Warren G Warren and Buddy Warren and two sisters Mrs Lillie Bonner and Mae Florence Hobbs.
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Ida Mae Birden
E. 25Th St
St. James Baptist Church
Kade Lang
Buria
City of Lubbock
South ‘Plains
L. C. Warren
Celester Warren
Douglasville
Tex
G. Warren
Texarkana
Buddy Warren
Oklahoma City
Lillie Bonner
Quanah
Mae Florence Hobbs
Palo Alto
Calif
Miss Louricia Nunn Rites Slated Today
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church for Miss Louricia Mel Nunn 70 a Stanton resident of 50 years who died Friday in a Big Spring hospital. The Rev W H Uhlman will officiate burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery under Gilbreath Funeral Home direction. Survivors include five sisters and one brother.
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Stanton
First Baptist Church
Missouricia Mel Nunn
Big Spring
W. H. Uhlman
Everygreen
Gilbreath Funeral Home
Alexander Rites And Obituary Outlines Family Ties
Lawrence M. Alexander 61 of 2212 37th died at 8 10 a m Saturday in West Texas Former Bonham resident moved to Lubbock in 1946 and retired from Sears Roebuck He was a member of Yellowhouse Masonic Lodge No Services at 2 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Rev David Ray Dr J Ralph Grant and Rev J T Bolding officiating Masonic graveside rites at Resthaven Memorial Park directed by Rix Funeral Directors Survived by daughter Pamela Sue of the home father B R Alexander Bonham two brothers Paul Bartlesville Okla and David Fort Worth and sister Mrs W M Miller Gooding Idaho
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Lawrence M. Alexander
West Texas
Alexander
Lubbock
Bonham
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Yellowhouse Masonic Lodge No
First Baptist Church
David Ray
J. Ralph Grant
J. T. Bolding
Resthaven Memorial
Rix
Pamela Sue
Paul
Bartlesville
Okla
David
Fort Worth
W. M. Miller
Gooding
Idaho
Funeral Planned For Summerford In Ralls
John Asa Summerford 74 longtime Ralls resident died in Lubbock Texas at Methodist Hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p m today at Ralls First Methodist Church with Rev H B Coggins and Wayne Cook officiating. Burial in Ralls Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Ollie two sons Jack and Kenneth a daughter Mrs Marvin Brakebill one brother L H Summerford five sisters nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Ala
Maggie Clark
Towncreek
Callie Pinson
Anniston
Ethel Smallwood
South Carolina
Water Engineer Royce Tipton Dies in Denver
Royce Tipton, 74, a renowned Denver water engineer, died Saturday after a massive cerebral hemorrhage. He led the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage and founded Tipton Kalmbach Engineering, which works on the Indus River Basin project in Pakistan, the world’s largest water diversion effort of its kind.
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Denver
Royce Tipton
Tipton
International Commission On Irrigation and Drainage
Kiel Canal links Baltic to North Sea in Germany
The Kiel Canal, extending 61 miles, connects the Baltic Sea with the North Sea in northern Germany, enabling ships to bypass the Jutland and reduce voyage time.
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Germany
Kiel
Baltic
North Sea
Mayors Present Varied Views On Rioting Causes
Mayors Sam Yorty Henry Maier Theodore McKeldin Thomas Whelan Alfonso Cervantes urged jobs programs and national financing to tackle unrest. Yorty linked unemployment to riots and urged private and public sectors to provide work. Maier pressed suburban burden sharing and integrated housing limits. McKeldin warned against rewarding rioters and called for just action. Cervantes framed the problem as national, needing federal funding and policy.
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Los Angeles
Sam W. Yorty
Yorty
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Johnson
Henry W., Maier
Milwaukee
Theodore R. McKeldin
Imayor
Baltimore
Jersey City
Thomas J. Whelan
Alfonso J. Cervantes
Congress
Watts
Maier
McKeldin
Three Accidents Leave Three Hurt In Lubbock
Three separate wrecks on Saturday left three people injured in Lubbock. Johnny Garcia, 15, was treated after being struck by a car in Gibson's Center parking lot. June Simpson, 21, was rear-ended on 10th Street near Gary Avenue and treated at Methodist Hospital. Leonides Arrizola, 21, was slightly hurt in a rear-end crash on North Avenue Q north of Erksine Road and released from hospital.
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Johnny Garcia
Baylor
Gibson’s Discount ‘Center
50Th St
Ave. J
Garcia
Fern ‘Hemler-Barder
52Nd St
10Th St
Igary Ave
June Simpson
Brownfield
Methodist Hospital
Cletus Edward Floyd
Rt Io
Hubert E. Wollfarth
Toth
St. Leonides Arrizola
Rice
N. Ave
Erksine Rd
William E. Goble
Charges Lodged In Traffic Death
Police filed murder charges with a motor vehicle against Mariano Martinez 17 of Wilson for the Friday night death of Lester Corbin LeCroy Levelland. LeCroy died after a rear end collision on Southeast Drive at 11 55 p m Bond set at 5000 Martinez released on bond after posting.
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Mariano Martinez
Wilson
Lester Corbin LeCroy
Levelland
LeCroy
Southeast Drive
Methodist Hospital
Justice of the Peace
Wayne LeCroy
Justice of the Peace F. R. Land’s Court
Martinez
Lubbock County
Rites Planned Today for Mrs Josie Chapman Hopkinsville
Services for Mrs Josie Chapman mother of Mrs Jessie Bowless of Lubbock a Tech noe employee will be held at 2 30 PM today at the Church of Christ in Hopkinsville Kentucky. Burial is in Brick Church Cemetery with Kieghley Funeral Home directing. She died Friday in a Hopkinsville convalescent home. Surviving relatives include two sisters one brother and two grandsons all of Hopkinsville.
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Josie Chapman
Jessie Bowless
Lubbock
Church of Christ of
Hopkinsville
Brick Church
Kieghley Funeral Home
Chapman
University Forecasts Hike In Enrollment
Officials of the National University of Mexico said in Mexico City they expect 92 000 students on the Mexico City campus and branches next year. The increase over the just completed scholastic year would be about 5 000 students.
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Mexico City
National University of Mexico
Poetess Maria Noel Dies in Auxerre at 84
French poetess Maria Noel real name Marie Rouget died in Auxerre on Saturday at eighty four. She won the French Academy poetry prize in 1962 and the City of Paris Literary Prize last year.
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Diesauxerre
France
Maria Noel
Auxerre
Miss Noel
Marie Rouget
French Academy
Paris
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