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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1973

Page

4

Lubbock Briefs Highlight Local Meetings and Events

Lubbock Association for Children With Learning Disabilities meets 7 50 p m Monday in Maedeen Elementary School cafeteria to discuss special education in junior and senior highs. Auditions for the Lubbock Civic Ballet are at 2 30 p m today in the dance studio at Texas Tech women's gymnasium campus. Miss Nancy Chambers of Lavington named 1972 Air Sports Queen at New Mexico Junior College by Thunderbird teams.

Lubbock Association For Children Maedeen 44Th Street Nashville Lubbock Civic Ballet Texas Tech Corps de Ballet Nancy Chambers Lavington New Mexico Junior College Thunderbird

Man Jailed On Charge Of Assaulting Officers

Leonard Smith, 22, of 1026 E subject area, remained in jail on a $5,000 bond after arraignment on a federal assault charge. Authorities say he allegedly threatened two FBI agents with a knife during an attempted arrest for desertion from the U.S. Army. The incident prompted a clinic announcement at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs.

Small Business Administration New Mexico Junior College Hobbs Leonard Smith U.S Bill Brister Smith FBI Bernard K. Brown Richard G. Felter U.S. S Army

Olton Chamber Banquet Honors Local Leaders

At the Olton Chamber of Commerce annual banquet, Larry Milner urged growth to prevent Olton from fading. Larry Witten was named Outstanding Farmer of the Year, Joe Turner Outstanding Citizen for school leadership, and Mrs. Percy Margaret Parsons Outstanding Woman for civic and church service.

Sue Cannon Olton Olton Chamber of Commerce Larry Milner Southwestern Public Service Co Amarillo Texas Goin’Country Larry Witten Joe Turner Percy Margaret Parsons

Extended deadline set for Phi Sigma Alpha award nominations

Phi Sigma Alpha extends the Jack Sheridan Cultural Achievement Award nominating period to March 2 due to severe weather and widespread meeting cancellations. Nominations may be mailed to Mrs Wallie Bogart 2511 19th St Lubbock 79410. Mrs Milzabeth Bruce of 2111 Mist St a skills instructor at Opporas Industrialization Center Inc has returned from a Penal Convocation in Dallas attended through Wednesday.

Phi Sigma Alpha Sorority Jack Sheridan Wallie Bogart 19Th St Lubbock Milzabeth Bruce Mist St Opporas Industrialization Center Inc Dallas

Marriage proverb quoted by The Ditch in New York

A brief UPI item notes a proverb about marriage recalled in New York. The saying warns that marrying a second time is foolish, reflecting a light cultural aside in a noonday column.

New York UPI

TV Log Listings Across Stations Brock Area February 1970s

A fragmented TV log shows Brock and surrounding stations listing schedules for February weekends across KTAT KCAD KGONC KFUA KIVT KVIT and other channels. Entries include movie slots, news, sports, kids shows, and varied programs across multiple days with multiple time slots.

Radio Station Listings and Frequencies Summary

Readable radio station fragment lists several transmitters with frequencies including AM 180 KHz and FM 68.5 MHz. Mentions KELBh ABC 1300, USO Keo MUAY ABC 400, ASF FM 68.5, and KWCO FM 90.5 plus KLLIE FM 98.3 and MOLLE 1460.

Bfvo AM ABCD

Graveside rites planned for infant Donavan Blagg

Donavan Blagg, who died at birth at Cannon Air Force Base hospital, will be buried in a 11 a.m. graveside service at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Stinnett. Steed-Todd Funeral Home handles arrangements. survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Blagg and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Don Moore of Hartley and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Blagg of Stinnett.

Clovis Donavan Blagg Cannon Air Force Base Hospital Sunset Memorial Gardens Stinnett Steed-Todd Funeral Home Jerry Blagg Don Moore Hartley H. C. Blagg

Long obituary notes scattered survivors across multiple states

The clovis Portales area mourns Maye Long 80 with services in Clovis and burial at Lawn Haven. She died Friday in a Georgetown hospital and leaves two sons Paul Long and Rev R A Long plus five daughters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. The item lists additional survivors from various families and locales.

Gallup Susan Long Georgetown Charles Prewitt Roundrock Fradette McKay Silver City N.M Dan Hardisty Clovis Roy Wicker Las Cruces

Prominent Snyder businessman dies after illness

Maurice Brownfield 68 died at Hendrick Memorial Hospital Abilene after four months of illness. Services at Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Terry officiating. Burial in Snyder Cemetery. Survived by wife Ruby Stokes two sons Franklin and William three sisters and a brother. Also included are 16 grandchildren.

Ruby Stokes Snyder Franklin Colorado City William Odessa Floyd Arnold Fort Worth Rubye Griggs el Paso Bernice Williams Los Angeles Wallace Max Love Day Swisher Memorial Hospital Tulsa Sylvia George Clovis Love Grain Company Kaffir Eugene Atlanta Gayle Birmingham Tulia Olive Bradley Pleasant Hope W. D. Love Elmee Spear Aubrey George Robert Turner F. M. Cox Missouri O. J Jack Davane Harole Kansas

Services for Varna Love and Others in Texas

Services for Varna E Love of Tulia set for 2 p.m. today at Donley Street Church of Christ with Lynn Rhodes officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Also notes the death of Mrs Earl Cary 68 of Scurry County with 2 p.m. Sunday service at Colonial Hill Baptist Church and burial in Snyder cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home. James C Pack death at 24 in Alexandria Virginia with justice ruling a self inflicted gunshot wound.

Tulia Varna E. Love Donley Street Church of Christ Lynn Rhodes James Jolly Crosby Street Church of Christ Rose Hill Cemetery Big Spring Uesieasscock Snyder James C Jack F. Reed Alexan- Pack Carlisle Dria Don Boga Ita Columbia Grand Sanders Memorial Chapel Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park Pack Justice of the Peace Wayne Lecroy

Funeral Notices and Obituaries From Floydada and Surrounding Areas

Funeral rites are scheduled for several residents. Crespin Y. Werrera 63 dies at home. services set at Spur Church of Christ with burial at Spur Cemetery. Sam Eugene Wadkins 72 funeral in Sanders Memorial Chapel. burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery after death at Highland Hospital. Mrs Margaret Simmons 49 funeral at New Hope Baptist Church. burial at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. Lloyd Boyer 7 dies at Golden Age Nursing Home. services pending. Will Ermon Griggs 72 dies in Plainview hospital. funeral at Northside Baptist Church Duncanville. burial Little Bethel Cemetery. Survived by wife Ruby Zell Smith. multiple children and extended relatives. Burial arrangements handled by local funeral homes.

Crespin Y. Werrera Spur Church of Sam Eugene Wadkins 42Nd St Sanders Memorial Chapel City of Lubbock Highland Hospital Margaret Isimmons Llnyd Boyer Golden Age Nursing Home Saunders Funeral Home Floydada Wille Ermon Griggs Plainview Northside Baptist Church Duncanville C. L. Stanley Little Bethel Moore-Rose Funeral Griggs Grant Okla Ruby Zell Smith Floyd Bessie Doughtry Fort Worth Mamie Henderson California

If thou seekest hint with all thy heart and soul

A religious exhortation cites Moses urging the Hebrew nation to seek God with all heart and soul. The piece, attributed to Julien C Hyer, invites readers to read Deuteronomy chapter 4 and apply its message to obey and respect God's law today.

Moses God Miuen Julien C. Hyer

Evelyn Kimbrow Slaton obituary notes Carlsbad resident

Evelyn Kimbrow Slaton 52 died Friday in Tucson Arizona where she lived with her son Jackie J. Stanley funeral 2 p m Monday at England's Funeral Chapel Rev Dwight Lusk officiating burial at Englewood Cemetery She had lived in Carlsbad since 1962 and is survived by her son her mother Mrs Eric Eddings of Tucson and six grandchildren

Eric Eddings Tucson

Funeral for Leonard Lee Kitten in Lubbock church

Leonard Lee Kitten 35 of 5215 Find Street foreman for the City of Lubbock Traffic Engineering Depart ment will be laid to rest at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church at 7 p m Monday. Officiating will be Rev L C Roots assisted by Rev Frank Jones. Military graveside rites will be at Resthaven Memorial Park. Bax Funeral Directors in charge. An autopsy was ordered by Justice of the Peace Charles Smith after his Thursday death at home. Kitten moved to Lubbock in 1962 from Ferdinand Indiana. Survivors include his wife.

Leonard Lee Kitten City of Kitten Lubbock Ferdinand Ind

Funeral services for Dr Richard O Loughlin

Dr Richard O Loughlin 56 of 1801 Lord St died Thursday at Methodist Hospital. Funeral 3 p m today at Christ the King Catholic Church with Msgr J E Fitzgeral and Rev Thomas McGovern officiating. Burial Resthaven Memorial Park. He served as Air Force flight surgeon 1942 45 and practiced neurology in Lubbock since 1949. Memorials to American Heart Association. He leaves a large family including wife Carol and 13 grandchildren.

Richard O'Loughlin Lord St Methodist Hospital Christ the King Catholic Church J. E. Fitzgerald Thomas McGovern W. W. Rix Chapel Resthaven Memorial Park O'Loughlin Chicago Georgetown University Medical School Drew Holderman Amarillo Theresa Wynn O'Loughlin Richard K. O'Loughlin Jr Lubbock Robert O'Loughlin Denver Patrick O'Loughlin Rose O'Loughlin Terre Haute Walter O'loughlin Baltimore Lawrenceburg Ind

Mrs Altha Smith Dies. Nurse at Medical Center Hospital

Mrs. Altha Smith 58 longtime Hamilton native died Thursday at Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services 2 p.m. today at Park Heights Church of Christ in Hamilton with burial at Pecan Wells Cemetery in Hamilton County. Survivors include mother Mrs. Kate Brown of Odessa and sister Mrs. Ruth Burns, also of Odessa. She had worked as a licensed vocational nurse at Medical Center Hospital for seven years. Funeral arrangements are by Riley Funeral Home.

Odessa Altha Smith Medical Center Hospital Park Heights Church

Mrs Eva Stark SUDAN Services Today

Mrs Eva Balnche Stark 74 a Sudan resident since 1924 will be honored in a 10 am service at Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home Chapel Tyler. Burial follows at the Tyler cemetery Local arrangements by Payne Funeral Home Amherst. She died at 11 30 pm Wednesday in South Plains Hospital Amherst after a long illness Born in Titus County she lived in Tyler 20 years.

Sudan Eva Balnche Stark Burks-Walker-Tippit Tyler Rose Hill Payne Funeral Home Amherst Stark South Plains Hospital Titus County Eastern Star The Baptist Church Lpast Amherst Manor Rest Home Pearl Stokes Willis Lula Bennethy Marvin H. Greathouse

Funeral for Lance Cpl. Danny L. Willis Held in Lovington

Funeral services for Lance Cpl. Danny L. Willis killed in an auto crash near Jacksonville North Carolina will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the Smith Rogers Funeral Chapel with Rev M W Summers of Hillcrest Baptist Church officiating Burial with honors by the U S Marine Corps Reserve Unit from Lubbock will follow in Lovington Cemetery

Lovington Lance Danny L. Willis Jacksonville N.C Smith-Rogers M.W. Summers Hillcrest Baptist U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Lubbock

Crosbyton Honors Hospital Staff at Chamber Banquet

Crosbyton residents gathered at the Pioneer Memorial Building to salute Crosbyton Hospital Clinic staff. Don Anderson presented a plaque as the hospital, its history from Crosbyton General Cooperative Hospital to a major local industry, was highlighted. Bennie Smith received the Citizen Through the Years Award for community contributions.

Karen Jester Avalanche-Journal Crosbyton Pioneer Memorial Crosbyton County Crosbyton Hospital Bennie Smith Joe Hargrove Smith Silver Falls Chamber Norton Barrett Dillon Patterson Patterson Bill Marley Marley Jim Reynold Reynolds Alfred Moody Eldred Mize Lee D. Herring Will Rogers Herring Texas Tech Pete Cawthon

Stanley Woods former soldier dies at 78 in Midland

Stanley K. Woods a former French Foreign Legion member who later served with U S forces in World War I died in a Midland hospital Friday at age 78. He was buried Sunday at Valhalla with Rev Stephen Weston officiating and entombment planned at Valhalla. A Detroit native raised in the Detroit area he attended MIT before joining the Legion and later fought with the U S Army in World War I earning several decorations. A retired insurance adjuster Woods lived in New York before moving to Midland in 1962. Memorials may go to the Multiple Sclerosis Fund. Mrs Mary Fox a daughter and two Midland grandchildren survive.

al Corresponden Midland Stanley K. Woods French Foreign Legion U.S Valhalla Mausoleum Stephen Weston Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Valhalla Halli Detroit Mich Mary John Fox

DPS Finds Pilot Crashed Plane Near Startzville

A DPS helicopter located a crashed Cessna 172 and dead pilot Oscar Fisher Jr. near Startzville in Comal County. FAA said Fisher radioed instrument trouble to San Antonio tower before radar loss at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Weather was drizzle and clouds at the time. Fisher, a Milwaukee draftsman, had been staying with his sister in Waco.

New Braunfels, Tex UPI Department of Public Safety Startzville Comal County Federal Aviation Administration Oscar Fisher Jr Milwaukee Wis San Antonio International Airport Fisher V. X. Villarreal Waco Oscar Fisher Sr Eagle Pass

Obituary Notices for Claude Yates Jr and Mrs J K Rigler

Obituary notices report Claude Yates Jr aged 42 of Pecos died Wednesday and services set at Lee Street Baptist Church with multiple pastors officiating. Burial in Castro Memorial Gardens under Dennis Funeral. Also listed is Hale County resident Mrs J K Rigler 86 who died in Plainview convalescent home with service details at First Presbyterian Church and burial in Plainview Cemetery under Wood-Dunning Funeral Home.

J. EK. Rigler Hale County Plainview First Presbyterian Charles Teykl Plainview Cemetery Wood-Dunning Funeral Home A.D Dimmitt Claude Yates Jr Pecos Lee Street Baptist Church M. A. Pennington Charles Harris Castro Memorial Gardens Dennis Minnie Saye Coceee Pence Claude Yates Dim Rigder Waco Mill Jerry Danoff Amarillo Doret Amaarillo Diana Oklahoma City Hen Fairy Lee Dallas

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