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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1971

Page

4

Allied Force Near Laotian Frontier in Dewey Canyon II

U S helicopters delivered supplies toward the Laotian border from Khe Sanh as 9 000 American and 20 000 South Vietnamese troops massed near Highway 9. Viet Cong accused U S forces of invading Laos while U S officials said no major move across the frontier had occurred. A Viet Cong munitions cache was destroyed near Khe Sanh and a CH46 Seaknight helicopter was shot down in Quang Nam province with one Marine killed.

Laos Cambodia Jit United States Indochina U.S Khe Sanh South Vietnam Dewey Canyon Quang Nam Dewey Canyon II Saigon

Indian Wars veteran Reginald Bradley dies at 103 in California

Reginald A. Bradley, one of the last two surviving Indian Wars veterans, died in Grass Valley California at 103. He was born near London England and served with U S Cavalry at Ft Bowie Arizona before becoming a rancher and forest ranger. The VA notes Fredrak Fraske in Chicago is the last survivor.

Washington Reginald A. Bradley Grass Valley Calif Veterans Administration Fredrak W. Fraske Chicago Bradley England London Virginia District of Columbia Benjamin Harrison New Mexico Deming Clian U.S. Cavalry Ft. Bowie Ariz Fraske 17Th U.S. Infantry Idaho

Mrs. Dan Allen Services Today

Mrs. Dan Allen 79 of Denver City dies after illness in local hospital. Services at 2 30 p m at First Baptist Church officiated by Rev John Ferguson with burial in Plains Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home. Survivors include five daughters a son four brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Denver City Dan Allen First Baptist Church John Ferguson Plains Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home Allen Yoakum County Helen Monroe Aliie Kornegay Hobbs N.M Hazel Bales Ignacio, Colo Cleda Tucker Plains Joyce Tucker Oregon City Ore Charles Allen Walter Anderson Wallace Anderson Charlie Anderson Levelland Albert Anderson Truth Or Consequences

Clay Foster to be laid to rest in Clovis Monday

Funeral services for 72 year old Clay Foster will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Charles V Steed Memorial Chapel with burial at Lawnhaven Cemetery. Foster died Friday in Lubbock Methodist Hospital. He was a longtime Clovis resident and a member of the Clovis Ellis Lodge the Curry County Mounted Patrol and the First Methodist Church Men's Bible Class.

Aclovis Say Spec

Break-In Probed At United Supermarket Patrol

Police investigate a store burglary at United Supermarket on Parkway Drive. Officers found 14 cartons of cigarettes inside and 12 more cartons scattered nearby. no forced entry was evident. A separate probe targets the theft of about $40 from the Howell home at 509 55th. Suspected suspects include two brothers from Clovis and local residents Mrs Susie Scott and Mr Foster.

United Supermarket Eo Parkway Foster Matt Susie Scott Ariz Mamiene

Obituary notices flood Plainview Lubbock area

Readable fragments list multiple funeral services and burials for residents including Ruth Ann Spencer 7, Mrs Linda Spencer, Mrs Nell Ivey 68, Eber Drew West 84, Mrs Barbara Cook 37, Mrs Wanda Sanders 40, William Ezra Wells 79, and Mary Jane Marquis 52. Services held at various churches and cemeteries with local funeral homes in charge.

Hubert N Tucker Dies Rites Set

Hubert N Tucker 85 of 5236 42nd St died about 3 20 p m Friday after a lengthy illness in West Texas Hospital. Services 10 30 a m Monday at Resthaven Singleton Wilson Chapel with Bill Williams officiating. Burial Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Josie and four daughters.

Hubert N.tucker 42Nd St Resthaven - Singleton - Wilson Chapel Bill Williams Church of Christ Denver Colo W. O.ene Lubbock Church Resthaven Memorial Park Tucker Lubbock County West Texas Josie Rowehs Tucker Mire

Costs Rise Faster Than Stork Flies in New Zealand

An Auckland couple planned a 7 840 dollar house plus land and could cover all but 1 053. A weekly child allowance of 1 68 supported a lump sum of 1 053 to aid building. A year later rising costs added 1 064 to the price, leaving only twins able to meet the funding gap.

Auckland Stork New Zealand

Rites Scheduled For Mrs Brecht In Friona

Mrs Edna Earle Brecht 51 dies Thursday in Amarillo hospital. Services set for 3 p m today at First United Methodist Friona with Rev Adbert Lindley and Rev R C Hester officiating. Burial in Friona Cemetery directed by Clabhorn Funeral Home. Survived by son Mate Curry of Friona. two sisters Mrs Bonnie Johnson of Nocona and Mrs Thelma Jories of Friona. Memorials to Calvary Baptist Church referenced.

Friona Edna Earle Brecht United Methodist’ Church Adbert Lindley R. C. Hester Calvary Baptist Church Clabhorn Amarillo ‘Hospital Frions Amarillo Mate ‘Curry Bonnie Johnson Nocona Irs Thelma’ Jories Cal

Rites Planned for Buster Odell 81 in Lubbock

Services for Buster Odell 81 of 2115 7th St will be at 10 a m today at College Avenue Baptist Church with Rev Gerald Henderson and Dr Ray Johnson assisting. Burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction. Odell died Thursday in Highland Hospital after moving to Lubbock 44 years ago from Comanche. He was a custodian at Texas Tech before retiring and served as a deacon at College Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife May two daughters two brothers two sisters four grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Buster Odell 7Th St College Avenue Baptist Church Gerald Henderson Ray Johnson Asbury Methodist Church City of Lubbock Sanders Funeral Home Odell Highland Hospital Lubbock Comanche Zone Tech May Buster Thompson 28Th St Lewis Larson Long Beach Calif Wallace Odell Hobbs N. M Homer Odell Throckmorton Mary Moore Clyde Mittie Isham Stephenville

Mrs Moore’s Services Set For 84 Year Old Resident

Services for Mrs Bessie Moore 84 of 107 E Kent will be at 2 pm Monday at Emanuel Baptist Church with Rev Joe Serratt officiating Burial will be Resthaven Memorial Park under Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home direction Mrs Moore a Lubbock resident since 1937 died Thursday in a hospital at Ojai while visiting her daughter Survivors include a son Jesse of Lubbock two daughters Mrs Deedie Bryan of Ojai and Mrs Joepiinner St Whittier Calif grandchildren and great grandchildren

Bessie Moore E. Kent Emanuel Baptist Church Joe Serratt Resthaven Memorial Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson Moore Lubbock Ojai Jesse Deedie Bryan Joepiinner St. Whittier Calif

Services and Lee Patton at 50 will be Sunday

A funeral service for Lee Patton, age 50, is planned for 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Details indicate the service will be held in Mesa with arrangements managed locally.

Mesa Lee Patton

John Matthews Rites Planned in Levelland

Services for John W. Matthews 84 of Levelland will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Fifth Street Church of Christ with Elders Dale Self and Robert Conway officiating. Burial follows in Terry County Memorial Cemetery Brownfield under George Price Funeral Home Levelland. Matthews a retired farmer died Friday morning after long illness. He was born in Somervell County and farmed in Terry County until 1949 then moved to Hockley County. He retired in 1953 and moved to Levelland. He married JTda Locke July 9 1911 in Glenrose. He is survived by his wife four sons John W Matthews Jr Robert of Seminole John of Port Hueneme Calif Lowell of Houston Gail of Colorado Springs Colo two daughters Geneva Emerson Roswell N M and Margaret Hudson Hobbs one brother William Saratoga Calif two sisters Mattie Grigg Lubbock Ollie Elder Van Nuys Calif ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Pallbearers are L A Click B W Gunn H C Brashear Alva Smith Loyd Ownbey and Foy Smith.

Levelland John W. Matthews Fifth Street Church of Christ Dale Self Robert Conway Terry County Memorial Cemetery Brownfield George Price Matthews Jill Somervell County Terry County Hockley County Jtda Locke Glenrose Robert Seminole John Port Hueneme Cailif Lowell Houston Gail Colorado Springs Colo Geneva Emerson Roswell N.M Margaret Hudson Hobbs William Saratoga Calif Mattie Grigg Lubbock Ollie Elder van Nuys L. A. Click B. W. Gunn H. C. Brashear Alva Smith Loyd Ownbey Foy Smith

Mrs Gamble Rites Planned in Littlefield

Services for 85 year old Anna Fredia Gamble will be at 2 p m today at Hammons Funeral Home Chapel with Bob Wear and Leonard Tittle officiating. A Lexington Kentucky native died in Littlefield. she had lived in Lamb County 42 years and in a rest home several years. Survived by daughters Madeline Satterwhite Higgins Billie Peterman Concord Calif Margaret Coffer Amherst Anna Lee Victor Eloise Weaver Anchorage Alaska a son Merrel Concord 12 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

Littlefield Anna Fredia Gamble Hammons Bob Wear Crescent Park Billie Peterman Concord Calif Margaret Coffer Amherst Anna Lee Victor Eloise Weaver Anchorage Alaska Merrel

Funeral services set for Mrs W C Ooley in Plainview

Plainview residents learn of the death of Mrs W C Ooley 94. Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church with Rev Carlos McLeod officiating. Burial will follow in Plainview Cemetery under the direction of Lemons Funeral Home. She is survived by six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Plainview

Guilt and Disregard Weigh on Life's Ending, Hyer writes

In a reflective piece, Julien C. Hyer argues that guilt lingers from recent deeds or omissions and criticism, shaping how memory and life’s end are viewed. The text warns that guilt can mar records and harshly affect final years.

Escamilla Rangel funeral services set for today

Mrs. Escamilla dies in Lubbock native of El Paso survivors include her parents Carlos and wife of 26 years in Lubbock and 3 sons Julian Joe Manuel Alejandro 4 daughters 5 brothers and 7 sisters and a Wednesday burial at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park under Henderson Funeral Directors at Our Lady of Grace Church 2 p m service

Juanita Rangel Escamilla Avenue W Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park Henderson Funeral Directors Escamilla Lubbock Methodist Hospital el Paso Julian Jr Joe Manuel Alejandro Jane Escarillo Carmen Irma Aurelia John Paul Joseph Manuel Carlos Rangel ‘Jr Victor Rangel Dallas Socorro Beauford Kent Wash Mary Parra Amarillo Betty Hamm Raleigh N.C Nieves

Rites Scheduled For E W Hicks In Olton

Special from Olton reports funeral services for Elbert Winston Hicks 64 will be held at 3 p m today at Wellington Church with Gaylord Cook officiating. Burial follows in Wellington Cemetery under Parsons Funeral Home supervision. Survivors include his mother Anna Hicks of Wellington two daughters Jenny Thompson of Kansas City Kansas and Mrs Joe Hall of Orton a son Elbert Jr of Amarillo and five sisters Mrs Otis Blaylock of Muleshoe Mrs John Jackson of Veeoe Mrs Maude Brown and others with extended family noted.

Olton Elbert Winston Hicks Wellington Gaylord Cook Parsons Funeral Anna: Hicks Jenny Thompson Kansas City Kan Joe Hall Orton Elbert Jr Amarillo Otis Blaylock Muleshoe John’. Jackson Veeoe Maude Brown

Funeral Slated for Will ee 30 p.m Sunday

Funeral arrangements announced with details unclear due to OCR error. The notice references a will and a Sunday service time, indicating a local obituary or death notice.

Rakosi dies in Soviet exile after long illness

Budapest reports the death of Matyas Rakosi in Gorky at an advanced age after a protracted illness. Once Hungary's First Secretary and a Stalinist power, he was ousted in 1956 and spent decades in Soviet exile before dying.

Budapest UPI Matyas Rakosi MTI Rakosi Gorky Hungarian Communist Party Heehe Getsral Hungary Communist Party Soviet Union Rakost Imre Nagy

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Phnom Penh R. A. Bradley Clay Foster Ruth Ann Spencer Wells Linda Spencer Plainview Memorial Park Wewaenesmen Auia Reese Air Force Base Hospital 50Th Street Memphis Avenue Nell Ivey W. W Eber Drew West Main St West Rix Funeral Directors Barbara Cook 49Th Place 14Th Street Wanda Sanders Earth Earth Church Wiliam Ezra Wells Springfield Gene Polvado Ninth and Columbia Streets Fliydada Mary Jane Marquis Lloyd Hamilton the Bible |Baptist Church Virgil Jones Floydada Cemetery Funeral Home Hubert N. Tucker Hubert N. Tucker Fe Mrs. Brecht Friona Chamber of Commerce G. B Pete) Burke Ethel Bener Francis Davis Margaret Duggins Chamber of Commerce John Matthews W. C.'Ooley LA Obe Stenterd Julien C, Hyer E. W. Hicks Puede 19Th St. Lubbock Texas
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