Noted WWI General Miner al Wells Dies at 78 in Florida
SARASOTA FL AP Gen Miner al Wells MacNider a World War I hero with a storied career died at 78 of pulmonary edema at Siesta Key. He led the American Legion in 1921 and served as assistant secretary of war, minister to Canada, and a key WWII veteran figure. He was survived by his wife and two sons.
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J.C. James L. Bradley
Bradley
Sam Cleveland
Cleveland
Wilson
McGaha
Montgomery
John J. Pershing
MacNider
Siesta Key
American Legion
Canada
Preoven
Peak Harbor
Nider
Gener
Northwestern Staten Portland Cement City
Jack
Tom
Mison City
Iowa
Roosevelt Gamer Everett Karel dies at 28 in Amarillo area
Everett Karel of Roosevelt dies at 10 05 p m Friday in St Anthony’s Hospital Amarillo after a long illness. Services at Griggs Funeral Home with burial at Meta Fal memory Gardens. Survivors include a daughter and three sisters. Grandsons serve as pallbearers. Cathy Marie Needham, 3 months, of Hale Center, funeral at Hale Center First Methodist Church today. J Apt 61 702 Ave DJ Apt 61 admitted to Methodist Hospital with knife wounds. no arrest by late hour.
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Everett Karel
Roosevelt
Mer Lbbock
Amarillo
St. Anthony's Hospi
Amaro
M. Mon
Nelson
Griggs Funeral Home Assembly
Cael
Abba
Tvewi
Florene
Lebanon
Cathy Marie Needham
Bill Needham
Hale Center
Ave. D.J. Apt
Methodist Hospital
Seagraves Rites Planned Today For Mrs Nelson
Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Nelson of Seagraves will be held at 3 p m today at the First Assembly of God Church officiated by Rev. Monty Ehlers. Burial will follow at Seagraves Cemetery. Webb Funeral Home directing services.
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Seagraves
Speeland
J. W. Nelson
Monty Ehlers
First Assembly of God Church
Seagrave
Webb Funeral Home
Rites Planned for Q R Griffin at Petersburg
Oscar Ray Griffin 72 died early Saturday after brief illness. Service at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Petersburg Baptist Church with Rev. Russell Pogue officiating. Burial in Petersburg Cemetery. Survivors include wife, daughters Mrs Henry Wilburn Orange Fla Mrs Morris Hapna Dallas and Mrs James Merryman Rockport two stepsons Ernest Bornhill Carlsbad and L B Bornhill Abilene a brother W R Abilene and sister Mrs T A Williamson Ellen Ga.
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Petersburg
Oscar Ray Griffin
Baptist Church
Russell Pogue
Mrs Lula Brock Dies Rites Set
Mrs Mary Jane Farner 71 died at 4 22 p m Saturday in West Texas Hospital Lubbock after a three week admission. She lived in Comanche and services are pending at Oakwood Funeral Home. Survivors include three
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Comanche
Mary Jane Farner
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock
Farmer
Oakwood Funeral Home
Services for Mrs Howell Held at First Baptist Springlake
Mr Brock 78 dies after long illness at Mileshoe Nursing Home. Funeral at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Springlake with Rev Don Holmes officiating. Burial at Springlake Cemetery directed by Parsons Ton Funeral Home. Survived by daughter Norene Howell of Lamesa and two sisters plus 17 grandchildren. Born in Austin Louisiana, longtime Dawson County resident since 1933.
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Lal BB Brock
First Baptist Church
Don Holmes
Parsons
Ton Funeral Home
Brock
Mileshoe
First Baptist
Mildred Brock
Abilene
California
Tod Demo Rees
Austin
Bryan
Avers
Orville
Howell
Dawson
F. W. Bearden
Ralph
Eas McNeil
Ernest Go
Gilbert Wialan
Norene Howell
Lamesa
Jexploa
Two Bryan Youths Die in Car Crash
In Bryan Texas two youths died when their car crashed into a tree on a dirt road. The victims were identified as local residents, and authorities reported the collision occurred late Friday. Funeral services and further details followed in subsequent notices.
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Bryan
Yacht Used for Kennel Evades Britain Pet Rules
A Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals spokesman says Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor are seeking permission to keep four pets aboard a 120 foot Bolivian yacht off the Tower of London pier while filming near London. The stars reportedly plan to pay inspectors to monitor the animals and avoid quarantine. The dogs include two Pekingese and two Yorkshire terriers, named Cuthbert Georgia Oh Fi and E'en.
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RONALD THOMSON _pets
The
Royal London
Richard Burt
Beatriz
Tower of London Pier
Calais
Burton
Miss Taylor
London
Misa Taylor
Cuthbert
Georgia
Oh Fi
Lubbock Model Railroad Open House At Hodges Center
The fifth annual open house by the Lubbock Model Railroad Association runs at Hodges Community Center 41st St and University Ave. from 1 p m to 6 p m today. The event features a large HO scale layout with two trains running, plus displays of gauges, scenery and working electrical equipment.
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Dina Lea Hurt
University Avenue
Henry Wayne Hurt
54Th St
Hodges Community Center
41St St
Jim Mims
Midland
Richard Todd
Ben Fry
Lubbock
Col
John Buechler
Skip Anderson
Homer M. Ford Funeral Stated
Homer Mil ton Ford 79 longtime area resident died at 2 p m Saturday in Garza Memorial Hospital after an extended illness Services will be at 3 p m Monday at First Baptist Church with Rev Joe Vernon officiating Burial in Terrace Cemetery Hadman Funeral director He was a native of Graham and a Garza County resident since 1914 A retired farmer Survivors include his wife Mattie a daughter Mrs Prem etice F Brown of Dallas two sons Barry of Slaton and H M Jr of San Antonio a sister Mrs F A Easterly of Graham four grandchildren and two great grandchildren
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Homer Milton Ford
Garza Memorial Hospital
First Baptist Church
Joe Vernon
Terrace
Hadman Funeral Home
Ford
Graham
Garza County
Paul Hilburn Named Citizen of the Year by Dimmitt Chamber
Paul Hilburn superintendent of public schools was honored as Citizen of the Year at the Castro County Chamber of Commerce banquet. Ace Reid entertained the 450 attendees while Hilburn’s award was accepted by his daughters as he attended the NASA convention in Atlanta. The chamber also outlined plans for an industrial development survey and the creation of a local industrial development corporation.
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Dimmitt
Paul Hilburn
Castro County Chamber of Commerce
Ace Reid
Joe Cowen
Hilburn
Atlanta
National Associat
Larry Morris
Clayton Neal
J. D. Blackburn
Chamber of Commerce
Wayland College Homecoming Honors Queens in Plainview Parade
Wayland College marks Homecoming Days with queens Wilma Spencer and Mrs D A Brannon honored during a Saturday parade. A Friday banquet featured speaker Dr Roy McClung and theme Down Memory Lane. Winning parade float Foundation of Christ Omicron Builds Wayland, followed by Theta Psi and Texas Student Education Association entries. The Wayland College band led, with Plainview High School and Coronado Estacado junior high bands. A buffet for exes closed the campus events.
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Wayland College
Lee
Conner
Memory Lane
Jerry Perry
Asce
Roy McClung
Wayland
Foundation of
Chr Omicron
Services Planned For Mrs. Pruett
Services for Mrs. Viola Lee Pruett, 72, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Sudan. Officiating will be Rev. R. Church, assisted by Wayne Perry, with 10 crewmen aboard the yacht Patina in Sudan. Survivors include her husband and five grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
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Viola Lee Prumal
Jett
Burtons
First Baptist
Church of
Sudan
Bolivia
Port of London Authority
Rev. R
Wayne Perry
Bock
Mississippi
Pruett
Titiens
Evita
Jveara Sen
Mass Scheduled For Cunningham in Morton
Funeral services are planned for James Patrick Cunningham at 7:30 p.m. today in Morton Funeral Chapel. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Anne Church with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock. Cunningham, 82, a retired farmer, died Friday night at Cochran Memorial Hospital. He lived in Morton 38 years. Survivors include his wife and several children, two sisters, a brother, 19 grandchildren, and 71 great grandchildren.
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Morton
James Patrick Cunning
David Greaka
St. Anne
Resthaven Memorial Park
Lubbock
Cunningham
Cochran Memorial Hospital
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Church Organ Memorial To Vietnam Victim
Marine Lance Cpl Tim Hart was killed in Vietnam on September 4. A memorial organ was installed at Lone Star Community Baptist Church funded by a Floyd County fund established after his death and dedicated in recent ceremonies.
Mrs Mary Word Services Today in Whiteface
Mrs Mary Lou Word 87 died about 11 a m Friday in an Andrews hospital. Services are at 3 p m today at First Baptist Church Whiteface with Rev James E Brown of McKinney Acres Baptist Church and Rev Bill Shackleford officiating. Burial will be in Whiteface Cemetery. Mrs Word lived in Whiteface 39 years and had resided here two years. Survivors include a daughter two sons a brother and four grandchildren.
Tech Student Killed In Auto Crash Near Melvin
In Concho County a collision on U S 87 killed Howard Alonzo Parks Jr a Texas Tech student from Melvin and two other victims E A Kiser and Gertrude Kiser of San Angelo. Parks burial set at Locker near San Saba with services at Day Lovelens Funeral Home.
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Thyear
Texas Tech
Melvin
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2Nd St
San Angelo
Parks
Chapel of
Day-Lovelens Funeral Home
Locker
San Saba
Day-Lovelesa Funeral Home
Johnson ‘Funeral Home
San ‘Angelo
Department Public Safety
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Kiser
Toadway Tt
Renowned Actor Sir Donald Wolfit Dies in London
Sir Donald Wolfit veteran film actor and renowned Shakespearean stage actor died in Royal Masonic Hospital London at 65 after a two week illness. His notable film work included Room at the Top and other signature stage roles.
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London
UPI
Donald Wolfit
Britain
Royal Masonic Hospital
Wolfit
Friona Resident Dies Rites Set
Friona Oklahoma resident Hand 8 died in Palmer County. Services will be held at 2 in the Chapel in Selling Oklahoma with the Rev. Tminister officiating. Burial follows in Waynoka Cemetery. Hand moved to Friona in 1958 from Seiling and was a retired railroad machinist. Surviving are two sons Johnny of Friona and Leo of Wichita Kansas, brothers Ell of Chanute Kansas and Dee of Wichita Kansas, four sisters Mrs Lola Newell of [missing].
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Hand
Selling
Okla
Palmer County
Selling Church For Christ
Waynoka
Seiling
Johnny
Leo
Wichita
Kan
Ell
Chanute
Dee
Wichita, Kan
Slaters
Lola Newell
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