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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1970

Page

2

Muleshoe Youth Found Dead In Oklahoma

Rex Allen Millsap 19 of Muleshoe was found dead Thursday in a wooded field near Seminole Oklahoma after missing about 24 hours. Temperatures near zero. autopsy ordered. Services in Muleshoe Trinity Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Burial Bailey County Memorial Park. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Homer Millsap a brother Ted and grandmother Mrs Mattie Hammons. He had been en route to a new job in Tulsa.

Rex Allen Millsap Seminole Okla Oklahoma Seminole County Claude Bo King Millsap Trinity Baptist Church Muleshoe Alvin Kesswater The Nazarene Church Portales N. M W. L. Huggins Bailey County Memorial Park Singleton Funeral Home Myr Homer Millsap Ted Mattie Hammons Tulsa

Democrats to Host Crime Conference Amid Inaction Claims

Democratic National Committee chairman accuses Republicans of inaction on crime and announces an Action Conference on Crime in Washington with national state and local leaders. Harris faults Nixon era crime rise 11 percent in first year and says Congress and parties vie to own the issue ahead of reconvened sessions. The piece notes a Democratic counterdocument and references the bison as a North American hoofed animal.

Washington Democratic National Fred Ro Harris Oklahoma Harris Nixon United States

Services Today For Mrs. Taylor

Mrs. Josephine Taylor 78 died at home with burial in Seagraves Cemetery after a heart attack. Services are at 3 p.m. at 12th Street Church of Christ in Seagraves with minister George Carman officiating. Survivors include four daughters, one son in the U S Army, three brothers, a sister, seven grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.

Seagraves Josephine Taylor 12Th Street Church of Christ George Carman Seagraves Cemetery Webb Funeral Home Alabama Quanah Reed L. EF. Treadaway Tyler Dale Miller Ft. Worth Robert Hale Dallas Robert L. Taylor Jr U S. Army Formosa Rex Reece Amarillo Harrison Reece Houston D. A Reece W. H. Harper Overton

Food Poisoning Strikes Eight Family Members in Crosbyton

Eight relatives were rushed to Crosbyton Clinic Hospital around 5:50 p.m. after illness began about 3 p.m. Lynn Maxwell, 21, of San Marcos was treated and released. The others from Odessa Abilene Paducah Oklahoma City Spar Spur Crystal City remain in fair condition as they attended the funeral of William Thomas Williams in Spur.

Crosbyton Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton Hospital Lynn Maxwell San Marcos RD. Mahan Odessa Ada L. Williams Abilene Burnice Williams Paducah Maxine Harvey Max Neal Harvey Oklahoma City Mary Williams Spar Bryan Stacy Crystal City Clinic Hospital Spur William Thomas Williams

Wallace Varley funeral services pending in Levelland

Wallace Varley 62 of Arlington Virginia a Texas Tech graduate and husband of a former Levelland resident died Friday in an Arlington hospital Funeral services are pending with George Price Funeral Home Survivors include his wife Stella and a brother Wayne of Tulsa Oklahoma Varley and his wife moved to Washington DC during World War II where he worked for the Department of the Interior until retirement

Levelland Wallace Varley Arlington Texas Tech George Price Varley Stella Washington, D. C Department of the Interior Wayne Tulsa

Cistern Finds Body of Missing Texan Jim McCreary

The badly beaten body of 71 year old Jim McCreary was found in a cistern on his brother’s farm near Quanah after he had been missing since New Year’s Eve. Sheriff’s office issued an all points bulletin for four men believed to be driving McCreary’s car. Investigators theorize he was checking livestock when he surprised burglars.

Quanah Jim McCreary Ingram

Slight Warmup Seen For Today

Lubbock and the South Plains faced another cold day with a forecasted rise to the high 40s today. Saturday highs reached 41 and overnight lows were 17, with SW winds 10 to 20 mph and no precipitation expected through Monday. Elsewhere the nation endured a cold spell with subzero readings in several states, record lows in Albany, and heavy snow in Michigan.

Lubbock South Plains Monnday Florida Montana Colorado Appalachians Midwest Rockies Pacific Northwest New York Albany Alamosa Colo North Pacific Coast Muskegon Mich Holland

Mrs. Whitten Rites Planned in Plainview

Nettie B. Whitten 83 died in Plainview Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Grace Presbyterian Church with Rev. Frederick G. Klerekoper officiating. Burial at Parklawn Memorial Gardens. Lemons Funeral Home directing. Survived by two daughters, a sister, a grandchild, and three greats.

Plainview Nettie B. Whitten Plainview Hospital Grace Presbyterian M. H. Weston Bun Lewis Yellville Ark Maude B. Trotter Fl Paso

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