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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1968
Page
7
A NASA spokesman said the first manned Apollo may orbit in October after delays affecting Apollo missions. The schedule hinges on whether a third unmanned flight proceeds, delaying crewed lunar operations by months.
Texas Tech student body president Max Blakney spoke during a Student Senate meeting about housing, campus bus system, and proposed involvement with the Texas Civil Liberties Union. He urged oversight on housing policy and supported participation in a national presidential primary effort.
SLATON Special Services for Gilbert Self of Slaton will be at the Church of Christ today with Newcomb officiating. Burial in Englewood Cemetery under Englands Funeral Home. Self died at 2 am Tuesday in Mercy Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired farmer, carpenter and insurance agent native to Alabama. Survivors include his wife three sons Clark Self Sr of Slaton Carlo and Levi of Lubbock two daughters Mrs J C Watkins of San Angelo and Mrs Woodrow Whadler and five grandchidren.
Anderson Smith 45 a Lynn County resident since GL died at his farm near Tohoka Tuesday morning. Rites are at 2:50 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church here entombment in Rest Haven Mausoleum, Lubbock with White Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include wife Patsy Richins of Lordsburg New Mexico, son Carroll, parents Mr and Mrs PLAL Smith, three brothers Alvin HT PL Howard of Lubbock and seven grandchildren.
Carr opened his campaign promising to make crime a top priority and to expand law enforcement training and a state police academy. He attacked rival candidates linking them to sedition and violence and touted his record as attorney general as proof of leadership in fighting crime. He pledged to mobilize youths through the governor's office to curb juvenile crime and drug use.
A 46 year old Midland man John Thomas McBride was found shot in the head in a parking lot at 2452 34th St. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Methodist Hospital. Patrolmen Barnett and Johnson found him slumped over the steering wheel with a .32 caliber pistol in his hand and a spent slug in the rear floorboard. The body was taken to Henderson Funeral Home with a planned transfer to Height Funeral Home.
Capt. J. T. Churchwell of the Brownfield Police Department received the 1967 71 Law Enforcement Officers of the Year award at the Terry County Police Officers Appreciation Banquet. More than 500 attended as Brownfield, Terry County sheriffs, and state safety members were recognized.
At the Southwest International Livestock Show El Paso 4 H members carried top honors. Clay Mitchell of Lubbock County 4 H won grand champion Duroc barrow with Debra Davis of Castro County 4 H taking a first in the Duroc heavy weight class.
Mrs Nina Lillian Jones 89, pioneer Scurry County resident, died Monday night in a local hospital. Services are at 5 PM today at First Assembly of God Church with Bolger Funeral Home directing burial in Snyder Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs W R Wilson and sister Mrs Billie Arnold, both of Snyder, and one grandchild.
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Services for Elmo Smith 72 longtime Lamesa resident set for 2 30 p m at Lamesa First Baptist Church burial in Lamesa Memorial Park Branon-Philips Funeral Home in charge Smith died Monday in a Big Spring hospital Elmer Castleberry SOM 29th St services at 10 a m today Oakwood Baptist Church burial Idalou Cemetery Sanders Funeral Home Castleberry died Monday at Methodist Hospital A O Smith 49 killed in car truck collision near Plains services pending in Billings Mo body moved from Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Mrs J E McSpadden native West Texan who grew up in Lamesa services at 10 a m today Cooke Funeral Home Austin Maude Arnett former name
Plainview Special services for Warren Gregory will be held at 2 p m Thursday in Wood Dunning Colonial Chapel. The Rev Bill Pendland will officiate with burial in Pisinview Cemetery. Gregory a native of Oklahoma died Monday night after a short illness. He was an interior decorator before managing the Aztec Theater in 1940. He leaves a stepson Bud of Plainview, his mother Mrs Nora Gregory, sisters Mrs D E Nelson Mrs Hy Joselle and Mrs R W Roberts, brothers Woodson Arnold and three grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Herman Brewer D4 will be held at 2 pm Thursday at the Slaton Church of Christ with Cline Drake and GC La Newcomb officiating. Burial in Englewood Cemetery. She died of a heart attack at home Tuesday. She was native of Arkansas later moving to Slaton. Survivors include son Lester of Lubbock daughters Mrs Bennie Bullock of San Angelo and Mrs Buddy Wesley of Lubbock father A G Rodgers of Lubbock two sisters in Arkansas and five grandchildren.
A. Jay Eastham restaurant owner and civic leader died at 12 55 p.m. Tuesday after a brief illness in West Texas Hospital He lived at 3604 6th St and owned the Hickory Inn He was a former Wichita Falls city councilman and organized the Wichita Falls Restaurant Association He served in multiple Masonic and Shrine bodies and was a former Restaurateur of the Year in Wichita Falls and Lubbock Survivors include five grandchildren and his children Janice Phillips Melissa Eastham Jove and Jerry Officials scheduled services at Resthaven Little Church of the Flowers led by Rev Herman Williams with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park
Mrs Laura Jo Golightly 82 died at 7 55 am Tuesday in a Lamesa rest home. Services set for 2 pm today at First Methodist Church O Donnell with burial in O Donnell Cemetery. She had lived in O Donnell since 1936 and is survived by a daughter Laura Howell of O Donnell four sons Brooks and Prentice of Stephenville Doyle and Kenneth of Odessa two sisters Minnie Redman of Houston Mattie Hux ford of Floresville 12 grandchildren six great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Mrs. Annie L. Boren 69 a former Muleshoe resident dies in Amarillo after two years away Funeral services set for Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Muleshoe Church of Christ with D L Thompson officiating Burial in Bailey County Memorial Park by Singleton Funeral Home Survivors include three sons David Amarillo John Oklahoma City and M L Jr Pasco Wash a daughter Mrs Harold Wilson Willcox Ariz two sisters Mrs H L Homsley Brownwood and Mars John Light Belton eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild
Cmdr Edward A. Broadwell of Birmingham Michigan appears in an inset photograph while commanding 250 sailors in the Mediterranean region. The AP wirephoto credits indicate the image.
A hero west Texas collision three miles south of Nocona on Tuesday night killed four people and injured another. The deceased include John Davis and Steve Shipman, both of Bowie, in one car, and Jim Henry of Bonita with his son Billy of nearby Novona in the other vehicle.
Kondi Suzane Carson five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harkin Carson will have services at 6 pm today at First Baptist Church Olton with Rev John EF Lewis Rev Went Kelley and Rev Bob White officiating Burial will be in Olton Cemetery Parsons Funeral Home directs the family requests memorials to the Texas Children's Hospital Research Hematology Fund in Houston Texas She died Monday in Texas Children's Hospital after a 47 day stay Survivors include a brother Kodi and grandparents listed in Olton Plainview Holdenville and Houston as noted
Mrs Nannie Pearl Johnson 86 longtime Bailey County resident dies at Goodland home. Funeral set for 2 pm today at Three Way Baptist Church Goodland with Payne Funeral Home in charge. Burial in Amherst Cemetery. She moved to Lamb County in 1928 and Bailey County in 1930. Survivors include Ruby Ponder Portales NM and Baker Goodland plus three grandchildren and four others.
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