Airport Runway Dispute Ties to North South Expansion
The report describes a turf war over runway work with Forrest and Cotton Inc guiding decisions on a north-south upgrade. Testing during construction favored north-south testing due to its critical nature. High moisture in soil and asphalt fractures blamed on pavement overstress, with escalation raising costs for maintenance.
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Forrest
Cotton
Parkhill
Smith and Cooper
Forrest ,and Cotton Inc
Marcares
Parkhill, Smith and Cooper
Lubbock
Bennett Reaves
Rites Scheduled For Mrs Holley
Mrs. Annie Holley 76 of 1502 83rd St died about 1 50 a m Saturday in Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital after weeks of illness Services set for 1 30 p m Monday at Southside Assembly of God Church Lubbock with Rev Scott Mitchell and Rev V F Asterion of George Price Funeral Home Levelland She lived in the plains since 1930 and in Lubbock County since 1963 Survived by three sons J T Slaton Cecil River
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Annie Holley
83Rd St
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Southside
Peel of God Church
Lubbock
Scott Mitchell
Northside
Assembly of God Church
V. F
George Price
Levelland
Rites Set for Mrs Winn in Brownfield
Mrs. Foster Ha Winn 64 died Saturday at Knox Stone Clinic. Services scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Crescent Hill Church of Christ with Doyle Keley officiating.机场 runway notes mention weak soil conditions and potential aviation impact under repair on a 1,000-foot segment.
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Brownfield
Foster
Ha Winn
Knox Stone Clinic
Crescent Hill Church of Christ
Doyle Keley
Southside Church of Christ
Services scheduled for Lester Johnson at First Baptist Church
Funeral services for Lester Johnson 76 will be held at 3 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Floyd officiating. Burial follows at Balis Cemetery with Carter Funeral Home directing. Johnson, a retired farmer and rancher, died Friday at Mercy Hospital in Slaton after moving to Crosby County years ago.
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Lester Johnson
First Baptist
Floyd
Balis
Carter ‘Funeral Home
Johnson
Mercy Hospital
Slaton
Crosby County
Terminal expansion plans move forward at local airport
City airport officials outline a plan to add a new parallel runway and taxiways to meet FAA specs. The project includes revised lighting and instrument landing system upgrades to support increased traffic.
Robert Scott Dies From Auto Crash Injuries in West Texas
Robert Scott 53 of Idalou died at West Texas Hospital from injuries suffered January 30 in a two vehicle crash on FM400 north of Idalou. He operated the Heckville Grocery Store and had lived in Slaton since 1920. Funeral services Monday at Sanders Chapel with Rev Reynolds officiating. Burial in Englewood Cemetery. Survivors include wife Margret two daughters and his parents. The death raises the South Plains highway toll to seven for the year and marks the fifth in Lubbock County.
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Scott
Idalou
Ated Abo
West Texas
Emi
Sanders M
Reynolds
Methodist
Englewood
Eaton
Sanders Funeral Home
Lubbock
South Plains
Lubbock County
Heckville
Slaton
Idalon
U.S. Marine Corps
Margret
James A. Phillips
T. IM. Davis
R. W. Peste Pe
John Neely Bryan Cabin Moves Again to Dallas Plaza
The 1841 John Neely Bryan log cabin, once a Trinity River site and Dallas County court house, was relocated to Dallas Historical Plaza beside the Kennedy Memorial Plaza. It later served Buckner Orphans Home era duties before being moved downtown as a historic exhibit.
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Dallas
John Neely Bryan
Dallas County
Bryan
Kennedy Plaza
Dallas Historical Plaza
Kennedy Memorial
Trinity River
John Neely Bryan Jr
R. C. Buckner
Buckner Orphans' Home
East Dallas
Guns and Kills Across Southwest Spur Fractured Police Case
The report traces a violent sequence across New Mexico and Arizona involving James E. Brown and Karen Brown as they sought help after a man identified as Greenberg wrestled for a weapon. Police encountered Greenberg near a roadblock on U.S. 66 east of Gallup and shot him after a pursuit. A separate investigation notes Gene Sawyer, a 51 year old resident, died after a self harm attempt while in Houston.
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Grants
N.M
New Mexico
Arizona
Brown
James E. Brown
Springfield
Gilet
Jayain
Woodward
Greenberg
U.S
Gallup
Gene Sawyer
Ida
Ness
Franklin-Bartley
Funeral Home
Bur
Brown Auto
Idalou
Bill Liles
Houston
Keeton
Sawyer
Sanders
Ariz
Beck
Seymour
Vetstead
Rites Set for Mrs. Dora Cowan in Idalou
Funeral services for 87 year old Mrs Dora Della Cowan a longtime Idalou resident will be held at 2 pm today at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev Hugh Daniels and the Rev Merial Abbott will officiate with burial at Idalou Cemetery by Rix Funeral Directors. Mrs Cowan died Saturday in a local rest home. She was married in 1902 in Huckabay Erath County and lived in Idalou 46 years. Survivors include her husband two daughters nine grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren with pallbearers named.
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Idalou
Lillie Mitchell
56Th St
Lubbock
Johnny Shelton
Rio Vista
Lee Phillips
Stephenville
Grady Brackeen
Roy Jones
California
Bruce Isham
E. H. Nance
George Lowe
Charles Drake
Paul Brunson
Curtis Cook
Funeral Pending for Walter C. Lewis in Union Community
Services are pending at Brownfield Funeral Home for Walter Carl Lewis age 52 who died on his farm near Union Community Saturday. He came to Union Community from Comanche with his parents in 1922 and had farmed in the Union area since the war. He is survived by his wife and several siblings and step relatives listed in the notice.
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Brownfield
Walter Carl Lewis
Union Community
Comanche
Union
Bobby
James Roe
Boyce Wicker
Lowell Weaver
Ted Barnard
Tony Cali
Local brief notes Speaker dies in Lubbock area
TEWS BRIEFS report the death Thursday in Lubbock of a speaker for the Lubbock area chapter of the National Association of Accountants after a brief illness. The piece lists multiple funeral times and locations for area residents, with services to be held in various churches and cemeteries.
R D Boatright Funeral Services Planned in Plainview
Plainview special notice for Roy Donald Boatright 58 died after short illness. Funeral 11 am Monday at First Baptist Church Plainview with Rev Carlos McLeod. Arrangements by Lemons Funeral. Boatright studied at University of Kentucky and School of Pharmacy in Denver. Oklahoma native moved to Plainview in 1948 from Sayre. Previously with McKesson Robbins Pharmacy.
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Plainview
Roy Donald Boatright
First Baptist Church
Carlos McLeod
Lemons
Boatright
University of Kentucky
Lexington
School of Pharmacy
Denver
Colo
Oklahoma
Sayre
Okla
McKesson-Robbins Phar
Sweetwater
Ae Eit
Lena McGlaun
Alpih
LeRoy
Youngster Shot In Mishap Here
A four year old boy shot himself in the left hand while handling a 1.22 caliber pistol in a car at a service station at 50th Street and J Avenue. The child, Eaton Smith, was treated at Methodist Hospital and released. Police and hospital officials noted the gun went off during play.
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50Th Street
J Avenue Q
Ea Hen Smith
Billy Smith
50Kh
St St
Methodist Hospital
Katherine Smith Rites Planned at Home Funeral
Katherine Smith rites are planned with burial directed by George Price Funer at Home. She is survived by her parents and two brothers Kenneth Jr and Glenn at the home.
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George Price Funer
Kenneth Jr
Glenn
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UPI
Risgee
Sermram Reenverg
Mary
West Covina
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Beckstead
Beccna
Borings Key
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Ray
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Randall Flinn
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Joelall
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Harold
Moore
Melvin
Nthe Tunice
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Boyd
Noa
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Norman Reed
Maillion
Almort
Robert Scott
Robert N. Scott
Mrs. Cowan
Dora Cowan
W. C. Lewis
National Associat Pial
Tion
KoKo Inn
Bessle
Jack Steele
E. Kent Wills
Joe Serratt
Offici
Ati
Resthaven - Singleton - Wisitire Cub Scouts
Son Funeral Home
Parsons
58Th St
Ojai Calif
Hubert .N
Mackenzie Trail
Will K. Stevens
Jim
Dobbs
Marianne Buerk
Haven
Singleton - Wilson Fu
L. van Ness
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Neral Home
Blackburn
Bill Williams
Clay
Christ
W. O. Bath
Jaay
Borial Park
Jack Walker
Leonard Lee Patton
Lamesa Northside Baptist Church
Lamesa Memorial Park
Branon Funeral Home
Patton
John M. Matthews
Fifth Street
Terry County Memorial
Ay George Price
Matthews
W. O. Coley
Milton Ray Kelly
Evergreen Cemetery
Gilbreath Funeral Home
Kelly
R. D. Boatright
19Th St. Lubbock
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Katherine Smith
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