Absentee boycott over segregation grows at Lincoln School
In Englewood New Jersey attendance rose on Wednesday as a boycott by Negro parents entered a second day at Lincoln Elementary. Principal McCloud cites 202 of 498 absent versus 239 on Tuesday while Tibbs argues the protest will intensify despite rising absences.
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Englewood, N.J
Lincoln
Leroy McCloud
McCloud
Vincente K. Tibbs
Lincoln School
New Jersey
Tibbs
Mount Olive Baptist Church of
Hackensack
Ethical Culture
Teaneck
Hearings Reveal Queen Went Aground Twice Near Tampa
Testimony from day eight of hearings into the disappearance of the Marine Sulphur Queen shows the vessel ran aground twice near Tampa, Florida on a northbound trip. Second mate David E. Fike testified a pilot steered both times and no damage occurred. he noted planned seaworthiness inspections were delayed due to molten sulfur orders. He praised officers and discussed boiler inspections and submergence limits. The inquiry continues through Friday.
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Fike
Texas Gulf
Sulphur Co
Leon B. Clauser
Primsoll
Ash Wednesday Marked Start of Lent World Observance
Christians worldwide observe Ash Wednesday starting the 40 day Lenten season ending April 14 Easter Sunday. Thousands attended services at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York while Orthodox Episcopalian and other denominations held noon and night services. The ash mark reminds of mortality and penance during contrition and self denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
British Sub's Feat Denied by Navy
The U S Navy Atlantic Fleet denied a Daily Mail report that HMS Orpheus penetrated U S anti submarine defenses and surfaced near the New London Connecticut base. A spokesman said Orpheus followed a routing track from Scotland to the United States and was known to Atlantic Fleet authorities during transit. The claim of penetration of defenses is unfounded.
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Norfolk, Va
UPS
Navy
London
U.S. Navy
New London
Orpheus
Scotland
United States
Atlantic Fleet
Oyster Groups Fight Bill To Ban Oyster Transplanting
Coastal oyster groups opposed Rep. J. Collier Adams of Lubbock on a bill to bar transplanting oysters from polluted waters. Don Gomez of Port Bolivar, executive VP of the Texas Oyster Growers Association, warned the bill would cripple Texas coast oyster production. He said current rules allow transplanting under Game and Fish Commission oversight to private leases in clear water and that oysters move to clean water purify themselves quickly. He noted harvesting from unsanitary areas is already prohibited.
Cuban Exile Brigade Officers Enter U.S. Armed Forces
Fifteen staff officers from the Bay of Pigs invasion brigade join the U S Army Navy Marine Corps and Air Force and predict 400 of their men will enlist. They begin training at Ft Benning Ga for 17 weeks as second lieutenants with plans to stay together at a military camp while hoping to return to Cuba.
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Miami
Fla
U.S
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Jess Unger
Defense Department
Ft. Benning
Ernaldo A. Oliva
Oliva
Fidel Castro
U.S. Army
Cuba
Ft. Jackson
S.C
San Diego
Calif
Lackland Air Force
Cosden Becomes Target for Acquisition by Cosden Petroleum
America Petrofina Inc will acquire Cosden Petroleum Corp of Big Spring Texas in a deal arranged Wednesday. Refining and petrochemical operations will run under a new Petro fina owned firm while retaining the Cosden name with president Raymond L. Tollett to lead. The agreement requires stockholder and tax rulings approvals and is subject to oil production payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
America Petrofina, Inc
Cosden Petroleum Corp
Big Spring
Tex
Cosden
Petrofina
Raymond L. Tollett
Trucker R. L. Williamson Dies In Highline Accident
R L Williamson 45 a Hobbs trucker was electrocuted when a 21 foot oil tank grazed a 12 000 volt line as he and companion Lee Perry pulled off the Denver City highway northwest of Seminole The tank burst in flames and Perry escaped by leaping from the cab Williamson's body lies at Seminole Memorial Chapel funeral home Survivors include his wife Irene Williamson and several parents and siblings from California Oregon Idaho Arizona and Oklahoma
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Seminole
Hobbs
Strucker
R. L. Williamson
Here
Seminole Memorial Chapel
Lee Perry
S & W Trucks, Inc
Perry
Williamson
Denver City
Amarada
Irene Williamson
Alice Williamson
Dinuba
Calif
Lois Trotter
Little‘field
Lizzie Smith
Arizona
Velma Greer
Lillie Shaw
Springfield
Ore
Imogene’ Whittaker
Woodlake
Clarence
Pinehurst
Idaho
Jack
Tempe
Ariz
W. F
Orton
Bud
Chattanooga
Okla
Ben Helvey Rites Set At Levelland
Levelland funeral services for Ben Weeks Helvey 67 a Levelland resident of 18 years are at 2 30 p m in the 5th Street Church of Christ with Dale Self and T A Cowan officiating. Burial is in City of Levelland Cemetery under George Price Funeral Home direction. He leaves a wife three sons Earl Thomas Robert and others and six daughters with 25 grandchildren and a brother and a sister.
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Levelland
Ben Weeks Helvey
5Th Street Church of Christ
Dale Self
T. A. Cowan
City of Levelland Cemetery
George Price
Idabel
Okla
Dorothy Hall
el Cajon
Calif
Lila Mae Taylor
Tulia
Artie Taylor
Kress
Verdie Crisp
Services Pending For W. H. Smith
William Henry Smith, 82, of 1312 Ave. C, died at 10 15 a m Wednesday in West Texas Hospital. A retired cattle buyer, he lived in Lubbock 25 years. Funeral arrangements are pending at Henderson Wilson Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Mada May Smith a son Owen B. Smith Grand Junction Colorado three sisters and five grandchildren. Pallbearers are Walker Arant Luther Hobgood Pat Patterson and Tinker Norris.
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William Henry Smith
Ave. C
West Texas Hospital
Smith
Lubbock
Henderson-Wilson Funeral Home
Mada May Smith
Owen B. Smith
Grand Junction
Colo
Mrs. Nettie Martin’s Rites Today at Church of Christ
Mrs. Nettie Lee Martin, 55, lifelong Scurry County resident, will be honored in services at 2 p.m. today at the Fast Side Church of Christ with Richard Williams officiating. Burial follows at Hillside Memorial Gardens under Bolger Funeral Home direction. She died after a stroke at Cogdell Memorial Hospital Tuesday. Survivors include her husband, three daughters, two sons, four sisters, two brothers and 11 grandchildren.
Services for Tot Killed in Mishap
Funeral services are set at 2 p.m. today in Rix Funeral Home Chapel for Randy Dale Mercer 22 month old son of Mr and Mrs Roy Leon Mercer of 3306 2nd St D R Medley will officiate Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Cemetery The child died Monday from injuries after toppling from a car driven by his mother and was run over by the vehicle Survivors include two brothers a sister his grandparents and a great grandmother.
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Rix Funeral Home
Randy Dale Mercer
Roy Leon Mercer
2Nd St
Daily Bread Theme in Shouferd Sermon Parable
A dated religious piece cites Hig Last 40 Ways and JESUS AND DAILY BREAD, quoting Matthew 6 11. It reflects on prayer for daily sustenance and contrasts fasting, hunger, and generosity with moral duty and health implications.
Morton Farmer L M Baldwin 68 Rites Planned
L M Baldwin a 68 year old retired farmer died at Veterans Hospital Big Spring after 11 days as patient Services set for 10 am Friday at First Baptist Church Morton with Rev Fred Thomas officiating Burial at Claude Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home in charge Survivors include wife daughter Mrs E J Baggett Fort Worth three sons Lynn Baldwin Spokane Jack Baldwin Lamar and Don Baldwin Grand Junction four sisters and five grandchildren
James Bryan of Littlefield Dies
James David Bryan 60 a school tax office employee died of a heart attack at home Wednesday He had lived in Littlefield since 1942 and previously ran a drug store and a laundry He was once with Howard Feed and Seed Co Funeral plans are with Hammons Funeral Home Survivors include wife Mattie a daughter Daryl Le Boeuf Corpus Christi two grandchildren three brothers Everett Henry both Plainview Joe Bellflower Calif and a sister Bertie Betty Buckeye Ariz
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Littlefield
James David Bryan
Bryan
Howard Feed and Seed Co
Hammons Funeral Home
Mattie
Daryl LeBoeuf
Corpus Christi
Everett
Henry
Plainview
Joe
Bellflower
Calif
Bertie Betty
Buckeye, Ariz
Rites Set Saturday For Robert Mitchell
Services for 82 year old Robert Mitchell of 1705 E 15th St are at 3 p.m. Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev A L Dunn officiating. Burial is in Lubbock Cemetery under Sedberry Funeral Home direction. Mitchell died Tuesday in Methodist Hospital after a long illness. Survivors include four sons three daughters a half sister 35 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and three great greats.
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Robert Mitchell
E. 15Th St
New Hope Baptist Church
A. L. Dunn
Lubbock’ Cemetery
Sedberry Funeral Home
Lubbock
Mitchell
Methodist Hospital
Hobbs Juveniles Released Under State Departure Order
Two Hobbs juveniles involved in a break out from the New Mexico State Boys School were released to their fathers with orders to leave the state. District Judge John R. Brand postponed final decision to gauge fitness for reform and suitability for return to the school.
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Hobbs
New Mexico
John R. Brand
W A Grahams Services Slated
Graveside rites for W A Graham 78 former Tulsa resident are planned at 2 pm Friday at Rose Hill Cemetery Tulare? The service follows today in Midlothian Wallace Funeral Home handles local arrangements Graham a former Swisher County judge and country attorney died in Midlothian where he had lived four years A native of Coryell County he moved to Swisher County in 1909 taught school in Union Hill and Madator moved to Tulsa in 1916 served as postmaster for 150 years a 50 year Mason he held Tulia lodge offices and was Past Patron of Tulia Chapter 33 Order of the Eastern Star and Baptist Church survivor list includes wife two sons Dr Will Graham sister and two brothers six
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Tulsa
W. A. Graham
Rose Hill
Midlothian
Wallace Funeral Home
Graham
Swisher County
Coryell County
Union Hill
Matador
Tulia Lodge
Imaster
Tulia
The
Order of the Eastern Star
Baptist Church
Burleson
la Grange
Will F.graham
Pampa
S. J. Payne
W. S
McAllen
Newton
Jacksonville
Longtime Hale Resident Dies
Joseph Everett Hanna aged 87, longtime Hale County resident, died at 2 30 p m Wednesday in Plainview Sanitarium. Born in Alabama, he moved to Texas in 1893 and to Plainview area in 1923. Services set for 2 30 p m Friday at College Heights Baptist Church, with Dr John H Taylor Jr and Rev Norman Kinard officiating. Burial in Plainview Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Allie Lou two daughters, three sons, two sisters, ten grandchildren, four great grandchildren.
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Plainview
Joseph Everett Hanna
Hale County
Plainview Sanitarium
Alabama
Hanna
Texas
College Heights Baptist Church
John H. Taylor Jr
Norman Kinard
Lamesa
Plainview Memorial Park
Lemons Funeral Home
Allie Lou
Randolph Newman
Tulia
Hollis Sweatt
C. T. McLain
Lubbock
Everett
Denver
Edwin
W. F. Wall
J. F. Fulkerson
Miss Kate Thornton Funeral Set Today
Miss Kate Thornton 91 longtime Littlefield resident now of Levelland is to be buried at Whitharral Cemetery after services at 2:30 p.m. today in Whitharral Baptist Church officiated by Rev. W. H. Hughes and Rev. Sam Estes. She died Tuesday at her Levelland home. Survivors include two sisters.
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Littlefield
Kate Thornton
Levelland
Whitharral Baptist Church
W. H. Hughes
Sam Estes
Whitharra
Hammons
Miss Thornton
Tijerina Rites Planned At St Josephs Church Today
Rites are set for 4 p.m. at St. Josephs Catholic Church for Jesus Martinez Tijerina 55 of 3908 N King who died Monday at Memorial Cemetery under Henderson-Wilson Funeral Home direction. He lived in Lubbock 13 years and survived by his wife three daughters and 10 other relatives.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Jesus Martinez Tijerina
N. King
Resthaven Memorial Cemetery
Henderson - Wilson Funeral Home
Lubbock
Tijerina
Hobbs Woman's Rites At Pilot Point Today
Funeral rites will be held today in Pilot Point for Lula Ann Jetton 80 found dead at her home in Hobbs. Death due to natural causes after coroner's inquest. Survivors include daughter Mrs. G H Williams Hobbs son Roy Jetton Pilot Point and three brothers Riley Elmer Lemons and Otis Lemons.
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Hobbs
Pilot Point
Lula Ann Jetton
Jetton
Griffin Funeral Home
G. H. Williams
Roy Jetton
Riley
Elmer Lemons
Gainesville
Otis
Hilton
Okla
Rites for B. W. Young Held in Brownfield
Brownfield services are set for B. W. Young, 46, longtime area resident, at 10 a.m. in Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. The Evangelical Methodist Church in Odessa priest officiates with Parkview Methodist Church pastor assisting. Burial follows at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include wife, two daughters, mother, two brothers, two sisters, and six grandchildren.
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Brownfield
B. W. Young
Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel
J. C. Waters
Evangelical Methodist Church
Odessa
Tommy Wilson
Parkview Methodist Church
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Clovis Services Set For Leroy P. Sisson
Rites will be at 4 p.m. in the C. V. Steed Memorial Chapel for Leroy P. Sisson 62 a Clovis resident for 20 years who died Sunday Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery He is survived by his wife a daughter a stepson a step daughter a brother and a sister Pallbearers are L R Thurman John Burchett Ben Stewart Earl Trapp M Dobbs and R E Chalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
C. V. Steed
Leroy P. Sisson
Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery
Sissson
L. R. Thurman
John Burchett
Ben Stewart
Earl Trapp
M. Dobbs
R. E. Chalk
Funeral services for C. E. Cooper in Muleshoe
Funeral services for C. E. Cooper 74 are set for 2 p.m. today at West Baptist Church with Rev. Raymond Quick and Rev. T. L. Pond assisting. Burial will follow at Muleshoe Cemetery under Sturtevant Funeral Home direction. Cooper died Tuesday night at West Plains Hospital. Survivors include two daughters, a son, three sisters, a brother, 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
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Muleshoe
C. E. Cooper
West Camp Baptist Church
Raymond Quick
T. L. Pond
Sedan
N.M
Muleshoe Cemetery
Singleston Funeral Home
Cooper
West Plains Hospital
Rt. 2
West Camp Community
R. G. Bennett
Muleishoe
Beulah Hall
Grand Prairie
J. D. Cooper
Bovina
A. B. Pruitt
Slaton
Maudie Ethridge
Audrey Hargroves
Lubbock
Jack Cooper
Kingsland
Frerich Rites Today At St Phillips Church
Services set for Joe A Frerich 60 at St Phillips Church for death in a two vehicle crash Monday Burial at St Phillips Cemetery under Ham mons Funeral Home direction Frerich a farmer survives four sisters and two brothers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Phillips
Joe A. Frerich
Hammons
Retired Leader of Fourth Infantry Dies
Maj. Gen. Raynold O. Barton ret. died at Ft Gordon Army Hospital after a period of critical illness. Eisenhower called him a great general for commanding the Ivy Leaf Division in World War II and D-Day landings. He settled in Augusta after retiring in 1946. Funeral plans were not yet announced.
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Augusta
Raynold O. Barton
Dwight Eisenhower
Ft. Gordon Army Hospital
Barton
Fourth Infantry
Normandy
Germany
Barcentrate Claimed To Aid Weight Loss And Digestion
A reader reports constipation from a crash liquid diet and endorses Barcentrate as relief. The ad claims 18 pounds lost, waist reduced, increased energy, and notes Barcentrate has sold in Texas over 20 years with a money back guarantee on the first bottle.
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E. B. Whitley
Clark Ave
Waco
Texas
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