Youth Work Bill Marches Toward First Senate Test
Administration leaders push a $240 million youth employment bill toward an early Senate vote to test Kennedy program support. The measure would create a Youth Conservation Corps and a matching state funded Youth Public Service Corps to address teen unemployment with up to 60 000 enrollees in five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Humphrey
Public Service Corps
Humphreys
Service Corps
Congress
House Rules Committee
Fourth playday set at Aufill’s Rough Riders arena
The fourth of six monthly playdays starts at 2 p.m. at the Aufill Sports Arena near the Tohoka highway. About 50 riders will compete in indoor events from potato and barrel races to flags and rings. No admission fee. event sponsored by Aufill's Rough Riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aufill
Tohoka Highway
Aufill's
Rough Riders
Groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter at Gobbler's Knob
Punxsutawney observed its shadow at 6 31 a m signaling six additional weeks of winter. The event marked the 77th year of the tradition as Sam Light, president of the Groundhog Club, led about 40 followers in a day of festivities on Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney, Pa
UPI
Pennsylvania
Sam Light
Punxsutawney Groundhog
Cub
Gobbler
Billy Graham Forced To Cancel Addresses
Dallas AP report says evangelist Billy Graham canceled several speaking engagements over the next four days due to a flu illness. He had planned five talks in Connecticut and, after doctors found a 101 degree fever, stayed in his Dallas hotel before possibly traveling to Washington for the President's prayer breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Billy Graham
Connecticut
Washington
Dafford Wright Rites Are Today
Levelland funeral services for Dafford Clay Wright 76 a retired farmer will be held at 2 30 p m at First Baptist Church with Dr Bill Cook and the Rev Weldon Franks officiating Burial will be in City of Levelland Cemetery under George Price Funeral Home Wright a Levelland resident since 1929 was found dead Friday morning Justice of the Peace E L Ford ruled death by natural causes Wright came from Coleman Survivors include two sons Furber Bayfield Colo and Eldon Levelland a brother Bryan Capitan N M five sisters Mrs Mike Burroughs Burkett Mrs Carl Livingston Amarillo Mrs John Tumlinson Clovis N M and Mrs A M Liddell San Antonio a sister and seven grandchildren Pall Bearers are Cecil Sharratt Mason Polk Jim Burtner D A Nance JackRailsback and Bob Robbins
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levelland
Dafford Clay Wright
First Baptist Church
Bill Cook
Weldon Franks
Trinity Baptist Church
City of Levelland Cemetery
George Price
Wright
Justice of the Peace
E. L. Ford
Ford
The
Baptist Church
Coleman
Furber
Bayfield
Colo
Eldon
Bryan
Capitan
N. M
Mike Burroughs
Burkett
Carl Livingston
Amarillo
John Tumlinson
Clovis
A. M. Liddell
San Antonio
Cecil Sharbutt
Mason Polk
Jim Burtner
D. A. Nance
Jack Railsback
Bob Robbins
Plains Resident Since 1916 Dies
SLATON Special Mrs Laura Francis Wilson 75 a longtime South Plains resident since 1916 died Saturday afternoon in a local hospital Services were pending Saturday night at Williams Funeral Home She was a Methodist and Order of the Eastern Star member who directed church nursery and youth work and served on the church finance committee Survivors include two sons J W Hyatt Portland Ore and Carl Hyatt Commerce three sisters Mrs P H Reynolds Terrell Mrs J M Cannon Cleburne and Mrs James Q Moore Terens two brothers George Wilson Delmo and Hugh L Wilson Fort Worth seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slaton
Laura’ Francis Wilson
Ihe South
Longtime Portales Man's Rites Today
Last rites for James Monroe Stinnett 87, longtime Portales resident, will be at 2 30 p m today in Wheeler Mortuary chapel with burial at Portales Cemetery. Survived by wife, three sons, a daughter, a sister, 11 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren. he was a Baptist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portales
James Monroe Stinnett
Wheeler Mortuary Chapel
Portales Cemetery
Wheeler
Stinnett
The
Baptist Church
iSurvivors
Ralls Rites Pending For Carolyn Lamb
Funeral services for Carolyn Lynn Lamb six month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Weldon L Lamb of 2102 A Duke Lubbock are pending at Carter Funeral Home in Ralls Survivors include the parents grandparents H L Lamb Ralls and Elmer Edwards 541 Ave B Lubbock and great grandparents W E Lamb Ralls and C M Woodard Ralls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Lamb
Ralls
C. M. Woodard
Deaf-Smith Chamber Banquet Promises 800 Attendees
Deaf-Smith County Chamber of Commerce annual banquet set for Thursday night in Hereford High School gymnasium. Event expected to draw about 800 people, continuing the seven year trend since moving the venue in 1959.
Funeral for O G Hamilton Tuesday
Post residents recall O G Shorty Hamilton a 62 year old retired farmer and rancher who ran a local drugstore from 1929 to 1962. Service at First Baptist Church with burial in Terrace Cemetery under Mason Funeral Home direction. Survivors include wife two daughters Fay Ruth Beggs son Billy Lebanoff and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O G
Shorty) Hamilton
B. Bane
Gene Matthews
Amarillo
Terrace Cemetery
Mason Finneral
Hamilton
Blackwell
Fay Ruth
Japan
Beth
Beggs
Post
Billy
Lebanoff
Tenn
W. B. Hamilton
Midland
Fred Hannahs
Tucumcari
N. M
Mrs. Hendrick Rites Set Today in Littlefield
Rites planned for 2 p.m. at Heart Camp Baptist Church for Mrs Mary Matilda Hendrick 69 who died Thursday in a Lubbock hospital. The Rev Jack Moore will officiate assisted by the Rev Charles Vanlandingham. Burial in Littlefield Cemetery under Ham mons Funeral Home direction. Survivors include husband W O, two sons W O Jr Levelland and Roy Heart Camp, daughter Ivy Thompson Tulia, a brother Milam Seal Denison, two sisters H H Allen and W A Dorries Blossom, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlefield
Heart Camp
Baptist Church
Mary Matilda Hendrick
Lubbock
Jack Moore
Charles Vanlandingham
Cloudcroft
N. M
Littlefield Cemetery
Hammons
W. 0
W. O. Jr
Levelland
Roy
Ivy Thompson
Tulia
Milam Seal
Denison
H. H. Allen
W. A. Dorries
Blossom
H. R. Monroe
J. Fae Moore
Elma Burleson
Robbie Sageser
Edwin Olilver
Jerry Langford
Richard C. Smith Services Slated
Richard C. Smith 95 longtime farmer and rancher of Lamesa will have funeral services at 3 p.m. today at Higginbotham Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Foster officiating. Burial in Plainview Cemetery. He came to the United States in 1903 and died Saturday in a local nursing home. Survived by four nieces and several nephews including Ned Smith and R. T. Smith Jr. from O'Donnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Smith
Higginbotham Funeral Home
Foster
O'Brien
Plainview Cemetery
Lamesa
Funeral Tuesday for Mrs. C. A. Phillips
Paducah funeral services for Mrs. C A Phillips 67 pioneer resident will be at 10 a m Tuesday at First Methodist Church with Rev Grady Adcock officiating. Burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery directed by Norris Funeral Home. She died Friday in Richards Memorial Hospital after native of Itasca. Survivors include daughter Mrs J T Marsh De Kalb Ill and son Charles E Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
C. A. Phillips
First Methodist Church
Grady Adcock
Garden of Memories Cemetery
Norris Funeral Home
J. T. Marsh
de Kalb
Charles E
Midland
Clarence Hollins Funeral in Paducah
Clarence Hollins 65 died Tuesday in Richards Memorial Hospital. Services are 2 p m today at Church of Christ with minister Tom Williams officiating. Burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery under Norris Funeral Home direction. Survivors include wife Helen four daughters Jessie Mae Jones Paducah Betty Joe Wheeler Ellen Fay Jackson Dallas and Ruth Lee Montgomery Waco and Jason Dwight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Clarence Hollins
Church of Christ
Tom Williams
Garden of Memories
Norris
Hollis
Alto
Richards Memorial'Hospital
Funeral Pending for Debra Ann McCann Infant Daughter
Funeral services were pending at Henderson-Wilson Funeral Home for Debra Ann McCann infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Lavoid McCann of 4111 N Globe who died Saturday in a local hospital. The baby was born December 5 and is survived by two brothers Steven Lee and Lavoid Jr both at home, and grandparents Mrs Merle McCann and Mr and Mrs Roy Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson-Wilson Funeral Home
Debra Ann McsCann
Lavoid McCann
N. Globe
Stevien Lee
Lavoid Jr
Merle McCann
S4th
Roy Morris
City View Addn
Explosion Damages West German Destroyer Under Construction
An explosion on a destroyer under construction in Hamburg, Germany, injured at least three people and ripped a 15 foot hole in the fore castle. The blast is believed to have been started by an acetylene torch.
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Hamburg
Germany
UPI
Noted Musical Director Dies
Santa Monica based Frank Tours Sr aged 85 a renowned musical director for films Broadway and radio died after a long illness in a hospital He conducted orchestras for Irving Berlin on Broadway led music for Maxwell House radio show with Fanny Brice and Frank Morgan Earlier he directed at RKO Studios and led the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Greek Theater orchestras Survivors include wife Helen three daughters and two sons Funeral services tentatively set for Tuesday at Woodland Village Mortuary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Frank Tours Sr
Tours
Irving Berlin
Maxwell House
Fanny Brice
Frank Morgan
RKO’ Studios
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Greek Theater
Los Angeles
Helen
Westwood Village Mortuary
Funeral rites set for Mrs Anna Gee in Hillsboro
Mrs. Anna Vernon Gee 88 died Friday at daughter’s home near Earth. Rites at 2 p.m. today at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Home Hillsboro. Rev Irving Gathings Jr Methodist pastor from Weatherford will officiate. Burial Covington Cemetery. Survived by son James R. Covington four grandchildren eight great grandchildren four great great grandchildren and two brothers A Y Ingham Amarillo and Harry Ingham Stratford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R
Covington
A. Y. Ingham
Amarillo
Harry Ingham
Stratford
Michael Frame Dies In Lubbock
Michael Marcell Frame five year old son of Mr and Mrs H D Frame of 3113 28th St died at 6 PM Saturday after a lengthy illness Funeral services set for 2 PM Monday at Sanders Funeral Home chapel with Dr Dudley Strain First Christian Church officiating Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery under direction of Sanders He is survived by his parents and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs J T Stalcup Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Marcell Frame
H. D. Frame
28Th St
Sanders Funeral Home
Dudley Strain
First Christian Church
City of Lubbock
Sanders
Lubbock
J. T. Stalcup
Infant Tommy Alan Roberts Services Set in Crosbyton
Funeral services for Tommy Alan Roberts infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy J. Roberts of Lubbock will be held at 3 p.m. today at Crosbyton Primitive Baptist Church with Dennis Taylor officiating. Burial follows at Crosbyton Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home Ralls. The five week old baby died Saturday at Goodnight Hospital after a week long illness. Survivors include the parents three brothers the maternal grandparents and the paternal grandmother, all of Crosbyton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Alan Roberts
Tommy J. Roberts
Lubbock
Crosbyton Primitive Baptist Church
Dennis Taylor
Crosbyton Cemetery
Carter Funeral Home Ralls
Goodnight
Kelly J
Fletcher Stark
Crosbyton
Elzie Roberts
Ex-Musical Star Gaxton Dies In New York
William Gaxton, a former musical comedy star and film actor, died at St. Vincent's Hospital after a four month illness. He was 69 and his wife Madeline was by his side. The Stamford, Connecticut resident rose to fame in the 1920s and 1930s, notably as John P. Wintergreen in Of Thee I Sing, and starred in A Connecticut Yankee, Fifty Million Frenchmen, and Anything Goes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Gaxton
St. Vincent's Hospital
Madeline
Stamford
Conn
Gaxton
John P. Wintergreen
United States
Head Of Gilmer Bank Dies Of Heart Attack
Gilmer banker Leslie Blount aged 64 and president of the First National Bank died unexpectedly Saturday at his farm from an apparent heart attack. He had 44 years in banking. Funeral arrangements were being handled at Cowley Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmer
Leslie Blount
First National Bank
Blount
Cowley Funeral Home
20-Year South Plains Resident Dies in Slaton
Mrs. W. R. Wilson a long time resident of Slaton died at Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. She had previously lived in Ralls and services are pending at Williams Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slaton
W. R. Wilson
Mercy Hospital
Williams Funeral Home
Funeral services set for Mrs Bridges at First Baptist Spring Lake
Funeral services for Mrs Bailey Bridges 50 of 119 E Purdue will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Spring Lake with Rev J Robert Moore and Rev J R Jennings officiating. Burial follows at Spring Lake Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction. Survivors include husband Bailey two sons Joe and Robert mother Mrs Bessie Cowart two brothers Buster Edwards Edward Burrus two sisters Leona Martin and Irene Souter and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Bridges
E. Purdue
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
First Baptist
Spring Lake
J. Robert Moore
J. R. Jennings
Rix Funeral Home
Skyline Baptist Church
Bailey
Joe
Robert
Bessie Cowart
Olton
Buster Edwards
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Edward Burrus
Coos Bay
Ore
Leona Martin
Irene Souter
Speck Services At Morton Today
J S Speck 89 retired farmer died Friday in a local hospital. Services set for 2:30 p m at Enochs Community Baptist Church with Rev Jess Terry and Rev R D Tommarson officiating. Burial in Enochs Cemetery by Singleton Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Clementine a daughter Mrs Carl Kernell three sisters and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Clemmine
Carl Kernell
Morton
Lula Wolf
Lily Ballard
Rochester
Bessie Parchman
Carlsbad
N.M
Mrs. Dessamae Elliott Funeral in Southcrest Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Dessamae Elliott, 99, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Southcrest Baptist Church with Rev. J. Wayland Edward officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park. The county tax office will close from 1 30 to 3 30 p.m. Pallbearers include A A Sparkman Fred Blumenstock Dalmar Crim William Brockmeyer A Bobo and Russell Hardin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southcrest Baptist Church
Dessamae Elliott
45Th St
J. Wayland Edward
Resthaven Memorial Park Lander
Rix Funeral Home
A. A. Sparkman
Fred Blumenstock
Dalmar iCrim
William P. Brockmeyer
A Bobo
Russell S. Hardin
Burgess Infant Buried in Lubbock Graveside Service
Graveside rites for Scott Allen Burgess infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Burgess will be at 11 a.m. Monday at City 1 of Lubbock Cemetery. The Rev. Bert J. Homer will officiate with Sanders Funeral Home directing. The child died shortly after birth at West Texas Hospital. Survivors include a brother Robert Lynn. grandparents Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Poe and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Burgess. great-grandmothers Mrs. S. B. Scott and Mrs. J. M. Poe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Allen Burgess
Ed Burgess
32Nd St
City 1
Lubbock Cemetery
Bert J. Homer
25Th Street Baptist Church
Sanders Funeral Home
West Texas Hospital
Robert Lynn
O. B. Poe
E. Queens
W. J. Burgess
E. Tulane
S. B. Scott
Rockwall
J. M. Poe
Cooper
Airman Dies After Roswell Traffic Accident
Special report from Roswell says Army Specialist Robert Caylor, 21, stationed at Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo, died from injuries after the Thursday crash on U S 70 380 near Tinnie 43 miles west of Roswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
Robert Caylor
Tinnie
Memorial rites set for two Walker Base officers
Memorial services announced for Sp4 Burl Dean 39 of Charleston West Virginia and Maj George Szabo 44 of Roswell New Mexico who died in a crash Wednesday. Clarence Moore 22 of Holloman sustained head injuries. The death marks New Mexico 18th traffic fatality of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Walker
Burl Déan
Charleston
W. Va
National Cemetery
Santa Fe
George Szabo
Arlington National Cemetery
Clarence Moore
Hollomen
New Mexico
Plainview Services Slated For Sam Smith
Rites are set for 10:30 a m Monday at the First Methodist Church Chapel for Sam W. Smith 89 who died Friday in Claude Dr J H Crawford pastor will conduct Lemons Funeral Home A Greenville S C native Smith lived in Plainview since 1924 He was a farmer and real estate operator Survived by Mrs J B Thaxton Plainview two sons Lloyd Houston and Lee Amarillo a brother Roy Fort Worth eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
First Methodist Church
Sam W. Smith
Claude Rest
J. H. Crawford
Plainview Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
Greenville
S. C
Smith
J. B. Thaxton
Lloyd
Houston
Lee
Amarillo
Roy
Fort Worth
Funeral Today for Longtime Garza County Man
Walter H. Self 82 longtime Garza County resident dies Friday in Big Spring. Funeral at 2:30 p m today at First Baptist Church with Rev C B Hogue officiating. Burial in Terrace Cemetery under Mason Funeral Home direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Self
Garza County
First Baptist Church
C. B. Hogue
Terrace Cemetery
Mason Funeral Home
Self
Big Spring
Two Walker Officers Die in Mora B-52 Crash
The bodies of two Walker officers will be kept at San Dia Base Hospital in Albuquerque until burial. Both were killed in the crash of a WAFB B-52 near Mora in northern New Mexico on Wednesday. Four other Walker officers survived the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Dia Base Hospital
Albuquerque
Mora
New Mexico
Rites Set For Sister Of Lubbock Resident
Mrs. Joe George of Lubbock left Saturday for Mart Texas to attend funeral services for her sister Mrs. W T Lamb 82 who died Friday in Baptist Hospital Waco. The services are set for 2 30 p m today at First Baptist Church Mart. Before leaving Lubbock Mrs George received word of another death in the family a great niece Mary Hudson 16 was fatally injured in a car accident in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe George
32Nd St
Mart
Tex
W.T. Lamb
Baptist Hospital
Waco
First Baptist
Lubbock
George
Mary Hudson
Oklahoma
Mrs J E Jeffreys Funeral Set Monday
Funeral rites for Mrs. J E Jeffreys of 1322 26th Street are planned for 10 a.m. Monday at First Christian Church in Lubbock Texas with Rev. Dr. Dudley Strain officiating. Burial will follow at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral directors. She is survived by her husband a brother Adrian Simpson of Lamesa and a sister Miss Alva Simpson of Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
J. E. Jeffreys
26Th St
West Texas Hospital
Dudley Strain
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
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LULAC
Jorge Moreno
Dist. 1
League of United Latin American Citizens
Moreno
Bibba Lopez
Ladies Council
Lupe Quintana
Alfred Garibay
Andrew Rice
Caprock Hotel
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Lubbock Association of Credit Management
William G. Dingus
21St St
Texas Tech
E. 5Th St
Katie Abercrombie
Cub Scout Pack 513
Christ the King School
Den 2
Den 4
Den
Den 1
Austin Bailey
David Nagy
Den 5
Nagy
Abilene Christian College
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
Rex Vermillion
ACC Alumni and Friends Group
Veterans of Foreign Wars District 7
Spur
Jess Kirkland
District 7
Janey, Williams
3St St
Edna Houghton
Lubbock Gem and Mineral Society
Slide Road Club
Bula’ Beard
Robert Turner
Léth &T
Methodist Hospital
Bogota
Colombia
CAP
Atlantic Coast
Bolivar
Pate i Health Ministry
Groundhog
Dafford Wright
Plains
Carolyn Lamb
Sheila Jones
Deaf-Smith Chamber
Hereford
Deaf
Smith County Chamber of Commerce
Hereford High School
Neral
Howard-Carter Funeral Home
Kingston
N. C
Wayland College
On-Trent
England
Swift Jones
Alered
Vernon
Labor Party
George International
Brown
Harold Wilson
Er Financial
James Callaan
O.G. Hamilton
Debra
Anna Gee
Michael Frame
Lubbock Infant’s
Gilmer Bank
South Plains
Resthaven Memorial
Levelland Highway
Mrs. Bridges
Speck
Mrs. Elliott
Plainview Services
Sam Smith
Garza
Rites
Sister of
U.S
College Ave
Hi-D
Lubbock Auto Cotne
Texas Avenue
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