Woman's name appears on Triadelphia council ballot
In Triadelphia West Virginia 35 year old Virginia Kessler a secretary who runs a print shop sought a seat on the town council. After a legal fight a Circuit Court writ forced the council to place her name on the ballot noting the 14th Amendment guarantees equality of rights.
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Triadelphia
W.va
Ohio County
Virginia Kessler
Triadelphians
Miss Kessler
Circuit Court
James G. McClure
U.S
McClure
Council
Bus Firm Loses In Damage Suit
The Greyhound Bus Co. lost a $39,556 damage suit against Central Freight Lines of Waco over a February crash that killed three and injured 10. Judge Adrian Spears ruled the freight line was not negligent and ordered payment of court costs. Greyhound sought funds for a replacement bus and license fees.
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San Antonio
Greyhound Bus Co
Central Freight Lines
Waco
Adrian A. Spears
Here
Spears
Greyhound
Billie Sol Estes Plans Visit to Toledo Minister
Billie Sol Estes will visit the Rev. Floyd Rose in Toledo over Sunday. Rose, pastor of the Nebraska Avenue Church of Christ, said Estes will attend a 4 p.m. meeting at the Door Street Church of Christ and probably stay two or three days.
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Toledo
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Floyd Rose
Nebraska Avenue Church
Kerr's Rites Set as Kennedy to Lead Final Tribute
Oklahoma City reports President Kennedy and other national leaders will attend the final tribute to Senator Robert S. Kerr. Kerr lies in state at the capitol in a flag draped casket after dying New Year's Day in Washington. Speculation links Governor J. Howard Edmondson as Kerr's successor with Night appointing. Kennedy will fly from Palm Beach to Oklahoma City for the service.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Kennedy
Robert S. Kerr
State Capitol
Kerr
Washington, D.C
J. Howard Edmondson
Edmondson
George Night
Senate
Palm Beach
Fla
Rites for Robert Meazle Held at Highland Assembly
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Highland Assembly of God Church for 22 year old Robert Meazle who died Thursday at Methodist Hospital. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include his parents five sisters and one brother. Pallbearers listed. Meazle had lived in Lubbock four years and attended Highland Assembly of God. Burial under Rix Funeral Home direction.
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Robert Meazle
22Nd St
Methodist Hospital
Highland Assembly of God Church
H. M. Sheats
Morris Sheats
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
Meazle
Willie A. Meazle
Davis R
Chicago
John Key
18Th St
Mary Fouts
Doris Hamilton
Fort Worth
Sue Nichols
Oklahoma City
Judy Bishop
Post
Roy Fouts
Bill Collins
Dewane ‘Goodson
Ray Dennis
William Keys
Steveson Rites Set At Levelland
Silvin Roscoe Steveson a 44 year old shoeshop owner of Levelland died at a local hospital. Services will be at 2 p m Saturday at Assembly of God Church with Rev Haskell Rogers officiating. Burial in City of Levelland Cemetery directed by George Price Steveson survived by wife Violet daughter Greta Carolyn parents Mr and Mrs Ransom Steveson and a sister Mrs Charlsie Hinson all of Levelland.
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Levelland
Silvin
Roscoe Steveson
8Th St
Assembly of God Church
Haskell Rogers
City of Levelland Cemetery
George Price
Steveson
Lockney
Violet
Greta Carolyn
Ransom Steveson
Charlsie Hinson
Mrs. Cathcart Rites Set Today
Services for 78 year old Mrs. Nate Cathcart will be held at 3 p.m. at White Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Aubrey White and Rev. James Efird officiating. Burial follows at Tahoka Cemetery in Tahoka. She died Thursday at Tahoka Hospital after a brief illness. Survivors include three daughters and four sons among others. Pallbearers listed.
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Nate Cathcart
White Funeral Home Chapel
Aubrey White
First Methodist Church
James Efird
First Baptist Church
Tahoka Cemetery
Mrs J H Johnson 65 Rites Set At Rix Chapel
Mrs J H Johnson 65 of Plainview Highway died Wednesday at Methodist Hospital. Rites scheduled 4 p m Saturday at Rix Funeral Home Chapel with J J Morgan officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include husband two sons three daughters 24 grandchildren eight great grandchildren. She was a Church of Christ member.
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Rix Funeral Home Chapel
J. H. Johnson
Plainview Highway
Wayland Grad Dies Of Burns In Ghana
Rev. Sidney Goodwin 26, a Wayland College graduate and mission worker formerly of Plainview, died in Bawku Ghana after severe burns likely from a Christmas Eve or Day accident. Services and burial will be in Africa. He and his wife and daughter Gwenda Lynn had left for the mission field last September with the Assemblies of God.
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Plainview
Sidney Goodwin
Africa
Bawku
Ghana
Jerry Sheppard
Sheppard
Wayland College
Goodwin
Gwenda Lynn
Assemblies of God Missions
Requiem for Julien C. Hyer
A memorial note quotes scripture and recalls a loved one Julien C Hyer who has died. The piece reflects gratitude rather than bitterness and speaks of memories and sweet communion shared with the deceased.
Hammer Rites Set Saturday for Joe Ray Hammer
Services for 25 year old Joe Ray Hammer will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Wink High School auditorium. Hammer, director of Midland High School band and a native of Wink, died Wednesday from gunshot wounds ruled self inflicted. Burial will be in Kermit cemetery. Survivors include a brother Martin Hammer of Wink and three sisters Miss Mary Hammer of Wink Mrs Robert E Rodgers of Lubbock and Mrs R C Burrows Jr of Houston.
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Midland
Joe Ray Hammer
Wink High School
Hammer
Midland High School
Wink
Kermit Cemetery
Newnie W. Ellis
Martin Hammer
Mary Hammer Wink
Robert E. Rodgers
Lubbock
R. C. Burrows Jr
Houston
Kilpatrick Rites Set Here Today
Rites for Stewart Kilpatrick 65 who died Tuesday in the Veterans hospital at Fort Smith Ark are scheduled at 3 p m today in Sanders Funeral Home Chapel F S Gonzalez president of the Lubbock branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints will officiate with burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery Kilpatrick a World War I veteran had been hospitalized at Fort Smith for several years Survivors include a brother Oscar Kilpatrick 711 Ave N and a sister Mrs Edith Suddith Oklahoma City
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Stewart Kilpatrick
Veterans ‘Hospital
Fort Smith
Ark
Sanders Funeral Home
F. S. Gonzalez
Lubbock
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
City of Lubbock
Kilpatrick
Oscar Kilpatrick
Ave. N
Edith Suddith
Oklahoma City
Rites Set Saturday For Mrs. Allie Bland
Rites for Mrs. Allie Goddard Bland 81 of 1309 49th St Fort Smith Ark scheduled 2 p.m. Saturday at Fentress Funeral Home Chapel Fort Smith. Mrs Bland longtime Lubbock resident died 8 40 p m Wednesday at West Texas Hospital Local arrangements by Sanders Funeral Home Survivors include a son a daughter and a sister.
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Allie Goddard Bland
49Th St
Fentress Funeral Home
Fort Smith
Ark
Mrs. W. G. Sears Rites Saturday
Mrs. W G Sears 82 pioneer resident of Hale Center dies at home after long illness Funeral services set for 10 am Saturday at Church of Christ with Albert Trent officiating Burial in Hale Center Cemetery under Hale Center Funeral Home direction Survivors include five daughters three brothers six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren
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Hale Center
W. G. Sears
Church of Christ
Albert Trent
Bill Brown
Lubbock
Hale Center Cemetery
Hale Center Funeral Home
Sears
911
Ave. H
Ralph Davis
Glen Dora
Calif
Fred Alexander
Fort Worth
al Harwood
la Verne
Frank Kling
Nick Alley
Lee Rippetoe
New Orleans
Brence Rippetoe
Charles Rippetoe
Oklahoma
Henslee Services Slated Saturday
Henslee H H 80 of 1400 N Main died Thursday in Hi Plains Hospital Retired farmer Services will be Saturday at 2 PM at First Methodist Church with Rev Clarence Stephens officiating Burial in Plainview Cemetery Hale Center under direction of Hale Center He is survived by wife Ruth a son J B and daughter Mrs Buddy Keeler five sisters and two brothers
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Hale Center
H. H. Henslee
N. Main
Hi-Plains Hospital
First Methodist Church
Clarence, Stephens
Plainview Cemetery
Hale Center Funeral Home
Henslee
May
Methodist Church
Ruth
J. B
Buddy Keeler
Roy
Pasadena
Calif
John
Bakersfield
J. H. Christian
Wingate
Maggie Seymore
Abilene
Pearl Saddler
Dimmitt
Judie Clark
Cross Cut
Carl R. Schultz
Rites Today For David Baker
Rites are scheduled at 2 30 p m in McDonald Chapel Henderson Wilson Funeral Directors for David Ray Baker six of 1116 44th Street who died Wednesday in Children s Hospital Dallas after a long illness He was the son of Mr and Mrs Larry A Baker The Morris L Sheats of the Highland Assembly of God Church will officiate Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park Survivors include three sisters Carolyn Linda and Debra all at home grandparents Mr and Mrs Lester Uleh Van Alstyne and grandmother Mrs Addie Lee Grimes 1306 20th Street
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McDonald Chapel
Henderson-Wilson
David Ray Baker
44Th St
Children’s Hospital
Dallas
Larry A. Baker
H. M. Sheats
Morris L. Sheats
Highland Assembly of God Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Carolyn
Linda
Debra
Lester Uleh
van Alstyne
Addie Lee Grimes
20Th St
Last quadruplet of December prematures dies in Philadelphia
The final premature quadruplet born December 30 to the wife of an aerospace engineer in Philadelphia died before dawn Thursday. No further details were provided about the surviving parent or medical condition.
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Philadelphia
Joint Services Set For Former Plainview Couple
Corpus Christi special report notes a 10 a.m. funeral chapel service for Henry Joseph Jones 67 and Elsie Lee Jones 61 former Plainview residents killed New Year’s Day in a car crash. They lived at the Breakers Hotel since 1956. Graveside rites follow at 3 p.m. at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. They leave a daughter Mrs H L Howard and son Boyce N Jones plus six grandchildren.
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Corpus Christi
Maxwell P. Dunne
Henry Joseph Jones
Plainview
Jones
Wilson and Co. Produce
Elsie Lee
Produce Company
Breakers
Panhandle
Lubbock
Tulsa
South Plains
Fort Worth
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
San Antonio
H. L. Howard
Boyce N
College Station
Loop Rites Set For W. S. Smith
Rites for 91 year old W S Smith scheduled for 3 30 p m today at Loop Baptist Church pastor Rev L P Lee to officiate assisted by Rev Frank Pollard and Rev Joe Silbie burial in Loop Cemetery Webb Funeral Service in charge native of Harrison County moved to Loop in 1921 from Earth County and was a deacon in Loop Church survivors include two sons seven daughters two sisters 39 grandchildren 69 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild
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Seagraves
W. S. Smith
Seagraves Clinic
Loop Baptist Church
L. P. Lee
Frank Pollard
Joe Silbie
Seagraves Baptist
Loop Cemetery
Webb Funeral Home
Harrison County
Smith
Loop
Earth County
D. D. Smith
Garden City
Moody Smith
San Saba
E. E. Mellroy
Weatherford
H. Gresham
Wichita Falls
C. L. Favors
Mineral Wells
Ross Jones
N.M
Billy Burnett
Odessa
R. T. Mills
Burton Tate
Jeanie Elrod
Ranger
Sally
Garrison
Wheeler
Divorces Outpace Marriages in Tarrant County
In Fort Worth Tarrant County court records show 4227 divorce filings vs 4213 marriage licenses issued last year. UPI notes more people sought divorce than new marriages amid rising separations in the region.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Tarrant County
Mrs. Parkhill's Funeral Slated
Mrs. Lillie May Parkhill 80 died Thursday morning at her Crosbyton home. Funeral at 4 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Rev. Otis Testerman officiating. Burial in Crosbyton Cemetery. Survivors include brother Alfred Seigler and sister Mrs. Joe Shinn. Pallbearers listed.
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Crosbyton
Lillie May Parkhill
First Baptist Church
Otis Testerman
J. S. Bishop
Plainview
Crosbyton Cemetery
King Funeral Home
Alfred Seigler
Shreveport
Joe Shinn
Farmersville
Mrs. E. P. Payne Rites Today
Funeral services for Mrs. E P Payne 80 of 2413 6th Street are set for 3 p m today at Rix Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Clarence Collins and Dr J Chess Levern officiating. Burial will follow in Whitharral Cemetery. She was a member of Asbury Methodist Church and is survived by her husband two sons Dr Clifford E Payne and M C Payne four daughters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers named include Floyd Boze Dr J Davis Armistead Charles Signor Albert Payne Blair Cherry Jack Henry Carlee Cummings Bill Bates Vernon C Stanford Dr Ben Lyman and Albert Cassell.
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E. P. Payne
6Th St
Rix Funeral Home
Clarence Collins
Asbury Methodist Church
J. Chess Levern
First Methodist Church
Whitharral
Payne
Floyd Boze
J. Davis Armistead
Charles Signor
Albert Payne
Blair Cherry
Jack Henry
Carlee Cummings
Bill Bates
Vernon C. Stafford
Ben Lyman
Albert Cassell
Mrs Patrick's Services Today in Plainview
Funeral services will be held at 3 p m at Date Street Baptist Church for Mrs Lucretia Patrick 81 a longtime Plainview resident who died Wednesday night after a long illness Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery under Lemons Funeral Home direction She was born Saltil lo Hopkins County and was married to Jim L Patrick in 1902 Survivors include husband three daughters two sons a brother five sisters ten grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren
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Plainview
Jim Patrick
Date Street Baptist Church
A. C. Hamilton
Plainview Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
Saltillo
A. W. Christian
Longview
Altha Ballard
Dallas
P. W. Gibson
Sulphur Springs
Rites Set For Mrs. Sedberry Saturday
Services for Mrs. Selma Vivian Sedberry 59 of 1724 E 34th St will be at 2 p m Saturday at Bethel A M E Church with Rev C M Schindler presiding. Burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery Carver Heights Estates follows viewing 9 a m to noon. Survivors include husband and son Charles Jr mother Mrs Pearl Younger and five sisters.
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Charles
Selma Vivian) Sedberry
E. 34Th St
Bethel A.M.E
C. M. Schindler
Messiah Presbyterian Church
City of Lubbock
Carver Heights Estates
Sedberry
Dallas stage veteran Jack Carson dies at age ?
Dallas reports actor Jack Carson, seen on stage since his 1951 Dallas debut, died Wednesday night. The article notes Doris Wyatt starred in Texas Li'l Car and mentions Dallas traffic fatalities, including a head on collision on Thornton Freeway around 2 a.m. The piece references Carson's early performances and a later revival read in Dallas in 1957.
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Carson
Dallas
UPI
Jack Carson
Car- Dallas
Doris Wyatt
Beling
Thornton Skcals
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