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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1971

Page

3

Dense Fog Shrouds Area as Arctic Air Arrives

Dense fog blankets the region as Arctic air moves in bringing subfreezing temperatures and colder mornings. Readings across Texas vary from 70s to 80s in the southeast with rain and snow predicted for parts of the Midwest and Pacific Northwest.

Texas South Plains Jess Dalhart Cotulla Alice McAllen Pacific Victoria Anee Midwest Weather Service Maine Arizona Great Lakes Oklahoma Missouri Pacific Northwest Mississippi Valley Plains Minnesota Michigan Indiana Ohio Atlantic Atlantic City Montana Frosto

Funeral Planned For Mrs. Harvey

Mrs. Katherine Harvey age 54 of 3602 31st St died about 4 05 a m after illness spanning years She served in World War II in the WACs and was a member of Forrest Heights United Methodist Church Pythian Sisters Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2466 and Nomads Chapter 7A Her survivors include husband Amos two sons Glenn Terry Harvey and Paul Melvin Harvey a daughter Barbara Ann Harvey and daughter in law Lavern Foster She was also survived by her mother Pearl Stewart and siblings with services at Forest Heights Church conducted by Rev O A McBrayer Burial at Peaceful Gardens under Franklin Bartley Funeral Home guidance.

Katherine Harvey 31St St. Mary’s Hospital Contiguous States Butte Helena Montana Lubbock Fort Myers Orlando Florida Queen, Ark Atlantic City Paris Tex WAC Harvey Forrest Heights United Methodist Church Pythian Sisysters Nomads Chaplan ForestHeights United Methodist Church O. A. McBrayer Burlial Peaceful Gardens Franklin Bartley Pearl Stewart Alfred M. Stewart Robert Daniel Stewart Mesquite Roy Stewart Jr de Soto Ruby Trotter Sarah Cocker Jewe) Stewart Dallas Irene Stout Fort Sumner N.M Tervor Warren Embree Tahoka First United, Methodist Church Tuscola White Funeral Home

Mrs Scarber’s Rites Thursday Funeral services for Martha Scarber

Martha Elvira Scarber 81 of 2400 Quarker died early Tuesday after a lengthy illness. Services set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Mullins-Hamilton Funeral Chapel Alamogordo New Mexico with Cecil Smith officiating. Burial in Tularosa Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Leon Scarber Warren Scarber two daughters Eunice Falls Gladys Fridas 12 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren three great great grandchildren.

Martha Elvira Scarber Quarker Methodist Hospital Mullins- Hamilton Alamogordo N. M Cecil Smith Church of God Wenderson Tularosa N.M Scarber Sevierville

Mrs Jarnagin Rites Set Today

Rites for Ettia Jarnagin 75 longtime Hobbs resident set in Taylor Street Church of Christ with Minister Pate Stephenson officiating Burial planned at Prairie Haven Cemetery Griffin Funeral Home in charge Mrs Jarnagin died Sunday in Oklahoma City while visiting her daughter She was born in Indian Territory and lived in Hobbs since 1927 Survivors include son E N Jarnagin of San Antonio two sisters a brother multiple half siblings four half brothers five grandchildren and six great grandchildren

Hobbs Ettia Jarnagin Taylor Street Church of Christ Pate Stephenson Prairie Haven Cemetery Griffin Funeral Home Jarnagin Oklahoma City Okla John Gregory Indian Territory E. N. Jarnagin San Antonio Martha Banks Olney Gracie Norman Fredricksburg Sherman Byrd Grover Florence Hobbs Inez. Voiles Albany Oleta Pendergrass Archer City Reba Lane Sherman Doris Collins Brownwood Calvin Ward Truman Byrd Houston Bobby Byrd Douglas Byrd

Local Man Found Dead in Silverton Home

Truman Earl Loyd 27 was found dead in his bed at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Silverton. An autopsy was ordered by County Judge M. G. Moreland. Loyd, a Borger native, lived in Briscoe County since 1952 and worked for Grabee-Simpson Chevrolet. Survived by parents, two sisters, a brother, and grandfather. services pending with Silverton Funeral Home.

Silverton Truman Earl Loyd M. G. Moreland Loyd Borger Briscoe County Grabee-Simpson Chevrolet Co First Baptist Church Truman H. Loyd Melba Williamson Olton Anita Loyd Daisy Loyd W. B. Attergrove Hale Center Silverton Funeral Home

Mrs. Harmon's Funeral Slated

Funeral services for Thelma Mac Harmon 52 of 1309 E 44th St will be held at 3 p m Thursday at the Twentieth and Birch Church of Christ with R L Clark officiating. Burial in Lubbock Cemetery by South Plains Funeral Home. Survivors include four sisters, Arlene Harris Ruth Harmon Arlie Givens and Eva Barns.

Thelma Mac Harmon E. 44Th St Lubbock Birch Church of Christ R. L. Clark City of Lubbock South Plains Funeral Home Harmon Boswell Okla Highland Hospital Arlene Harris Ruth Harmon Arlie Givens Fort Worth Eva Barns Colorado

City Rites Slated Here Thursday

Services for Mrs. Grady B. Scarbrough age 59 of 2608 25th Street will be held at 19 a.m. Thursday in W. W. Rix Chapel with J. T. Graham and the Rev. Dick Sisk presiding.

Grady B. Scarbrough 25Th St W. W. Rix Chapel J. T. Graham Dick Sisk

Burial set for Mrs Scarbrough in West Texa

The Postal Service reports burial for Mrs. Scarbrough will be in Resthaven Washington to be held Saturday with no regular window delivery or mail deposit services that day. Post office lobbies and stamp sales will stay open with access to boxes, and services will follow the normal Friday schedule January 2. She moved to the area in 1924 from Oklahoma and is survived by a daughter Mrs Bill Royly of Pampa a son Bueford Scarbrough a sister Mrs Kathryn Crabtree a brother Charles Hardegree and several grandchildren. Pallbearers are Fritz Hetlaccoring to be named Friday.

Sears Way Oklahoma Dow Bill Royly Pampa Bueford Depos- Scarbrough 37Th St Kathryn Crabtree Graham Charles Hardegree Salem Ore Fritz

Funeral notices and local incidents in Ardmore and surrounding areas

Funeral services are planned for Buck Hutson 95 of Littlefield and Roy E. Dow 350 a CSS Air Force muster sergeant with graveside and burial details in Ardmore and Littlefield. Brownfield Paul Collins 79 dies at home. Mae Simmons neighborhood election for Community Action Board tract rep at Mae Simmons Multi-Service Center.

Roy E. Dow Air Force Hammons Littlefield Cemetery Community Action Board Mae Simmons Jesse Reyes Arnett- Benson

Rites Today for W J Chapman of Lamesa

William Jasper Chapman 93 of Lamesa dies at Lamesa Medical Arts Hospital. Services at First Baptist Church with Dr George Wovell and Rev Dorman Kinard. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Sallie daughters Iva Minnix and Edna Berry son J V Chapman brothers Howard Spurgeon Jeff. 14 grandchildren 28 great grandchildren 10 great great grandchildren. Grandsons to be pallbearers.

Lamesa William Jasper Chapman Lamesa Medical Arts Hospital First Baptist Church George Wovell Dorman Kinard Crestview Baptist Church Lamesa Memorial Park Branon Funeral Home Chapman Dawson County The Baptist Church Sallie Iva Minnix Edna Berry Wolfforth J. VV Howard Spurgeon Jeff Big Spring

Rites Held For Mrs. Hogue Of Lamesa

Mrs. Hattie Myrtle Hogue 74 of Lamesa died Monday at Lamesa Medical Arts Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. at Second Baptist Church with Rev. Abe Hester officiating. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park under Branon Funeral Home. Survived by two daughters Mrs Roy Bailey and Mrs Wayne Lawler of Snyder, son James Franklin Jr. of Houston, five sisters and two brothers. Pallbearers listed.

Lamesa Hattie Myrtle Hogue Lamesa ‘Medical Arts Hospital Second Baptist ‘Church Abe Hester Lamesa ‘Memorial Park Branon Funeral Home Erath County Dawson Counties J. Frank Roy Bailey Snyder Wayne Lawler James Franklin Jr Houston Nina Hearne Dallas Lucy Bishop Texas Vera Jess Belli Cathcart Abilene Mert Cathcart W. A. Cathart

Odessa Funeral Slated Thursday

Services for Mrs. Lillie R. Bragg 78 are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Rix Funeral Home Chapel Odessa with Rev. Frank Johnson officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under Rix Funeral Home. Mrs. Bragg died Tuesday morning in Terrace Gardens Nursing Home where she lived eight years. She was Kentucky born and widow of Elmo Bragg who died in 1963. They owned the Bragg Grocery Store in Odessa. Son John H. Bragg of Midland and son Thomas E. Bragg of Lubbock survive with eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren and four sisters listed.

Bragg Odessa John H. Bragg Midland Thomas E. Bragg Lubbock Bessie Riley Belen N.M Emma Scillin Eunice Nellie Blevins del Monte Calif Mary Matlock California

Lubbock Boy’s Family Ties Highlight Andes Airliner Search

Amateur radio operator Walter Doeg in Lubbock relays messages for the Peru search effort for a missing four-engine airliner. Nathan Lyon a 13 year old Peruvian mission child is among 86 passengers. Barry Goldwater signals plan to add aircraft from Canal Zone as rain threats loom over the Andes search.

Lubbock U.S Andes Mountains Walter Doeg 27Th St Floyd Lyon Nathan Doeg Barry Goldwater Phoenix Canal Andes Lima Tquilos

Funeral Pending for Mrs Sanders a Hub City Pioneer

Mrs Dolly Sanders 72 of 4414 49th St died about 7 45 p m Tuesday at Methodist Hospital after a long illness Services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home She moved to Lubbock in 1906 from Rule native of Bell County charter member of St Luke s Methodist Church married to the late E B Sanders in 1918 Survivors include three daughters two sons and several grandchildren and great grandchildren

Dolly Sanders 49Th St Methodist Hospital Sanders Funeral Home Sanders Lubbock Rule Bell County St.Luke’s Methodist Church E. B. Sanders W. P. Cox Tohoka Leslie Pantel C. B Southard Hon Brothers J. J. Pollard Do Valley General Hospital Southeast Drive O. B. Pollardi Mack Lamar Cogburn 6Th St W. A. Pollardi The of Houston Vehicle Vicki Lvkes Olga Sanders Roswell N.M C. H. Ray Amarillo O. H. Mitchell

Two Men Killed In Trailer Home Near Ada Oklahoma

Ada Oklahoma authorities report two men shot to death in a trailer near Ada. L Woods 45 of Ada owned the trailer and E Lawrence 62 of Stinnett Texas were killed. Woods died of chest shotgun wound, Lawrence from a mouth pistol wound. Weapons found near Lawrence. Lawrence’s wife alerted sheriffs in Texas after discovery.

Ada Okla L. Woods E. E. Lawrence Stinnett Tex Woods Lawrence Pontotoc County

Tour Boat Sinks on Nile River Killing One and Injuring Fifty Three

The Khassed Kheir passenger boat carrying 141 people sank after a fire on the Nile about 360 miles south of Cairo. One Egyptian worker was killed and 53 injured, including two in serious condition. 87 foreign tourists mainly French were unharmed. The vessel had stopped at Edfu en route to Aswan.

Cairo UPS Nile River Middle East MENA Edfu Aswan

Ski trip tragedy leaves five injured and one dead in New Mexico

A holiday ski trip ended in tragedy as a car plunged 280 feet down an embankment on U S 70 near Ruidoso. Five passengers were pinned in the vehicle and two were listed in serious condition. Maury Kay Wiley, 19, was killed. driver cited for reckless driving due to excessive speed.

Cogburn J Jean Cogburn James Cogburn Miss Lykes Donald Lykes 28Th St Bert Smith 23Rd St Slide Road Smith Mike Turner Lorena Turner Lynnhaven Drive Donna Lykes Vicki Lykes Turner Robbie Miller New Mexico State Police Ruidoso N.M Mexico Mountains Itain Road Jon U.S Here Maury Kay Wiley G. L. Cardinal J 58Th St Maury W. Wiley

Services Planned for 14 Month Old Tina Whittington

Funeral services for Tina Michale Whittington, 14 months old, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in W. W. Rix Chapel with Rev. Frank Jones officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Cemetery. She died about 2 p.m. Tuesday at St Mary of the Plains Hospital.

Tina Michale Whittington Debra Wright 7Th St W. W. Rix Chapel Frank Jones Pleasant Ridge “Baptist Church Resthaven St. Mary of the Plains Hoaenital

To the year of many generations elder years tribute

Poem reflecting bereavement among elders, noting tears for loved ones lost and the need to accept God's decree with faith. Julien C Hyer presents a timeless meditation on grief, faith, and adjusting to divine will.

Joel Julien C Hyer

Brazilian Post to Resume Glue on Stamp Backs

The Brazilian post office will resume applying glue to stamp backs after a study found the adhesive acts as a preservative. The move follows 1969 efforts when glue was halted due to complaints from stamp collectors about staining the printed side.

Brasilia Brazillian Post Office

Rites Set For F C Owens In Plainview

Floyd Chester Owens 56 died after a sudden illness at his Plainview home. Funeral services will be held Thursday at Wood Dunning Colonial Chapel with Rev. E N Givens and Rev. Walter Griffin officiating. Burial follows at Plainview Wood Dunning. Owens, a Madill Oklahoma native, moved to Plainview in 1948 and is survived by his wife, eight sons, six daughters, four sisters, a brother, and eleven grandchildren. He died on arrival at Central Plains General Hospital.

Plainview Floyd Chester Owens Wood-Dunning Colonial Chapel E.N. Givens Church of God In Christ Walter Griffin United Baptist Church Plainview Cemetery Wood-Dunning Funeral Home Owens Central Plains General Hospital Madill Okla Spec Louis James Owens Robert Owens L. C. Owens Bobby Owens John Owens Raymond Owens Floyd Owens Charles Owens Ernest Chivers Nunarcas Norman Willis Lee Ernest Dickson Millie Owens Linda Sharon Owens Simon Gooden Marcell Wilson Ardmore Jeffrey Rich Enid Katy Washington Des Moines Iowa Raymond Enid, Okla

Faulty safety rules blamed for Christmas hotel fire in Seoul

Investigators say the Taeyongak hotel fire that killed at least 161 people resulted from safety regulation violations during construction and operation. Eight people including owner Kim Yong-San and hotel officials were arrested as police noted missing emergency facilities and a gas stove explosion fueled the blaze.

Seoul UPS Taeyongak Kim Yong-San Metropolitan Police Bureau

Snyder Rites Set For Mrs Ingram Snyder

Nora Ingram 77 died Tuesday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Services at 3 p.m. in Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Jesse Dea officiating. Burial in Snyder Cemetery. Native of Huckaby she lived in Snyder since 1924 and worked for Southwestern Bell 1924 to 1946. Survivors include husband Claude and brother W F Alford of Lubbock.

Claude W. F .Alford Lubbock

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