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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1961
Page
2
A Lubbock Avalanche Journal report notes a joint funeral set for plane crash victims including Don Tabor, 28, of Dimmitt. The services will be held in Seymour and details indicate burial plans.
R L Worswick a disabled World War I veteran and longtime area resident dies. Funeral 2:30 p m Thursday at Dickens Baptist Church with burial in Seymour under Harri Funeral Home direction. Survivors include wife and daughter Leah Shannon Burke among others. The piece references multiple local victims and a large search spanning several days.
Mrs. Campsey funeral rites are set for today at Quanah Cemetery. Survivors include her other daughter Mrs C Baker of Fountain Street and a Wichita Falls daughter Mrs Roscoe Hurat. Three sons are Sidney Campsey of Denver City Aubrey Campsey of Houston and B E Harper of Canyon.
Rites are scheduled in Bovina for Mrs. Ayres with funeral details to be announced. Local residents and church members are noted for attendance as the community observes the loss.
C D Sawyer dies at home in Midland after illness. The obituary notes he is survived by his wife, two daughters, his mother, a sister and two brothers. A Morton girl is listed as a diphtheria victim and health officials plan mass innoculation, with other children under observation.
Pasqual Ramos 48 of Olton dies at Hart compress plant from a heart attack. Funeral services at 2 30 p m Thursday at the Catholic Church with burial in Olton Cemetery. DeFuneral Home of Dimmitt directs. Survived by wife four daughters and four sons.
Funeral services planned for William C Myers 53 president of Myers Hardware Co who died early Tuesday in Oklahoma. Survivors include wife two sons Billy Joe and Donnie a daughter Nan Elia and a brother Bud Myers. Services at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church Childress with Rev Cor Northern officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park under McDonald Funeral Home direction.
Washington AP reports President will address the nation in a shortened final message. The address is expected to review his tenure and issues facing the country, signaling a wrap up of his administration.
Funeral services for Jose Hernandez Flores 71 are set for 2 00 p m at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Slaton He died at 2 45 p m Monday at his home near Slaton A longtime resident of the area he moved to Mexico prior to his death
In a bulletin from the Soviet Academy of Sciences two scientists contend the so called great meteorite that fell in Siberia in 1908 was in fact the head of Hi Ming. They present their view in an official bulletin to clarify the nature of the object and its origin.
The text quotes the Olympic creed stressing participation over winning and the value of playing hard, fighting well, and striving until the final bell. It praises clean sports, well-matched games, and stout men trained on the playing field.
A Sudanese sailor who fell overboard from a Nile River boat was found 40 hours later floating on a water hyacinth. He suffered only mosquito bites and minor injuries from the ordeal.
Berkeley residents Harley and Mrs Pedersen welcome their second set of twins born December 2, 1889. The Pedersen family notes the unusual timing as both births occurred within a year, prompting plans to keep careful track of baby costs and care.
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