Textile Research Center at Tech Stirs Fiber Future
Texas Techs Textile Research Center grows from a pilot plant to a four-lab facility studying cotton wool and mohair. The program trains graduates for USDA projects and industry roles, expands tests for Plains Cotton Growers, and pursues new fiber-based markets in West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pfeiffenberger
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Pfeiffenberger
Tech
Research Center
TRC
Tech Lab
Southwest Fiber Development Conference
Textile Research Laboratory
Textile Research Center
Texas Tech
Ead
Texas
United States
Department of Agriculture
Cotton Research Committee
Alabama
Clark Harvey
L. E. Parsons
Parsons
USDA
Thei
George Kilgore
Kilgore
Jacquard
Mrs Jessie L McCallon dies longtime Lubbock resident
Mrs Jessie Leo McCallon a Lubbock resident for nine years died Friday. Services set for Monday at 10:30 a m in Bowman Chapel First United Methodist Church with Dr Paul M Bumpers officiating and Dr Dudley Strain assisting. Burial in Resthaven with six funeral directors in charge. She came to Lubbock from Abilene after the death of her husband Royes McCallen, who had oil and real estate interests. Survivors include two daughters two brothers two sisters and two granddaughters. Pallbearers listed Garvin Cathey Clyde M Owens Kenneth Pharr Henry Stafford Harold Humphries R P Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Leo McCallon
Lubbock
Bowman
First United Methodist Church
Paul M. Bumpers
Dudley Strain
First Christian Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
McCarlon
Sherick Memorial Home
Colonial Nursing
16Th St
William Magness
Flint
Cleveland Drake
Commerce
J. H. Drake
Dallas
W. H. Mayes
T. D. McWhorter
Wolfe City
Garvin Cathey
Clyde M. Owens
Kenneth Pharr
Henry Stafford
Harold Humphries
R. P. Montgomery
Services for Mrs Annie May Martin Held in Muleshoe
Funeral services for 43 year old Annie May Martin of Pleasant Valley will be at 2 50 p m Monday at the Assembly of God Church with Rev H D Hunter and Rev Henry Clark officiating Burial will be in Muleshoe cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home direction She died Thursday in Lubbock Methodist Hospital after several days of hospitalization and upcoming surgery She resided in Pleasant Valley since 1936 moving from Edinburg She is survived by four sons Lee Mik Bobby and Roger a daughter Rudy Cantrell Kenneth Wilkerson Laura Ann Martin her father Jim Prater two sisters Mrs George Armstrong and Mr Carl Miller three brothers Gerald Jimmy and Robert Prater and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muleshof
Annie May Martin
Assembly of God
H. D. Hunter
Henry Clark
Sudan Assembly of God Church
Muleshoe Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Pleasant Valley
Here
Edinburg
Lee
Fort Smith
Ark
Mik
Bobby
Roger
Foy, Ariz
Rudy Cantrell
Earth
Kenneth Wilkerson
Frians
Laura Ann Martin
Jim Prater
Fort Sumner
N.M
George Armstrong
Carl Miller
Hereford
Gerald Prater
Jimmy Prater
Missouri
Robert Prater
Dalhart
Backyard dig unearths 1859 gravestone in Paris yard
Paris Texas resident Jack Siebenthall uncovered a 1859 gravestone, a wagon yoke, and bone fragments while digging for a gate post. Lamar County historian Gene Bray traced the stone to Pride Cemetery in Johnson's Woods, suggesting it was moved from the cemetery to Siebenthall’s yard, with questions about who it belonged to and why.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Siebenthall
Paris
Texas
Siebenthall
Hns
Gene Bray
Lamar County
William Reed
Carson Pride
T. M. Reed
Lench
Pride Cemetery
Johnson's Woods
W. A. Son
JJ. Reed
Othe
Sibenthall
Charlie Gary's Services Set in Lamesa Church
Charlie Gary 69 died Saturday in a local nursing home. Services 2:30 pm Monday at First Baptist Church with Dr. George Worren officiating, burial in Lamesa Cemetery. Survivors include wife, two sons Calvin of Seagraves and Jerry of Chatsworth, Calif., four daughters and extended relatives. Gary moved to Lamesa in 1925, a retired farmer and ginner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa
Sperial
Charli Rowan Gary
First Baptist Church
George Worren
Branon Funeral Home
Gary
Calvin
Seagraves
Jerry
Chatsworth
Calif
Williams Rites Pending in Spur
W T Williams 68 died Friday at his Spur home after a heart attack. A farmer and Spur Church of Christ deacon, he lived in Spur since 1919. Survived by wife Mary, daughters Maxine Harvey Oklahoma City and Joyce Stacy Crystal City, sisters Melba Corbin Spur and Lela Jackson Dalhart, brothers Acie Lingleville Bernice Paducah Jack Amarillo, and five grandchildren. Funeral services through Campbell Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SPUR
William Thomas William
Campbell Funeral
Williams
Spur Church of Christ
I Mary
Maxine Harvey
Oklahoma City
Joyce Stacy
Crystal City
Melba Corbin
Lela Jackson
Dalhart
Acie
Linglev
Fiery Collisions Fatal To Six In New Mexico
Six people died in two fiery crashes in New Mexico raising the 1970 toll. An Ohio family may be among the four unidentified victims of a head on collision between a foreign car and a semitrailer on Interstate 10 east of Lords. Two Socorro men, Gilbert A. Giron 25 and Placita Gonzales 44, died Friday when their burning vehicle plunged off a bridge on Interstate 16 over the Rio Puerco north of Socorro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Interstate 10
Lordsburg
Ohio
Socorro
Interstate 16
Rio Pueco
Gilbert A. Giron
Placita Gonzales
Stephen F. Collier Funeral Today
Stephen F. Collier 80 of Littlefield died Saturday in a Lubbock convalescent home. Services at 2 pm in Sanders Memorial Chapel with Dr. Dudley Strain officiating. Burial in Smyer Cemetery. Survived by wife four daughters a sister and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen F. Collier
Littlefield
Lubbock
Sanders Memorial Chapel
Dudley Strain
First Christian Church
Smyer Cemetery
Collier
Melville ‘Hawkins
Broadway
Ruby Collier
Evelyn Simmons
28Th St
L. H. Wood
Rt. 5
Services Pending For Mrs. Baker
Mrs. Aubrey Baker 49 of Wolfforth died Saturday in a Lubbock hospital. Services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home. Born in Tell she lived in Lubbock County 46 years. Survived by husband, mother Lena Heaty, brother Jack Beaty of Anchorage Alaska, and two sisters Mrs. Floyd Oaks and Mrs. Jiggs L Rieken with addresses in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Baker
Rt 5
Wolfforth
Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home
Baker
Tell
Lubbock County
Lena Heaty
Rt. 2
Jack Beaty
Anchorage
Alaska
Floyd Oaks
136Th St
Jiggs L. Rieken
44Th St
Local booster club and services noted in brief items
The Westerner Booster Club will meet at 7:40 p.m. Monday in Lubbock High School cafeteria to view season basketball films and discuss a February 10 chili supper with LHS athletes as special guests. Rip Griffin is president. A funeral service listed for CC. C Alvis, 79, in Winsboro. Burial in Harmony Cemetery. D. T. Horn to celebrate 79th birthday with open house today. Lake Meredith visitation totals and lake data for 1969. South Plains Stamp Club meets Monday at the Municipal Garden Art Center. Ed Race presides. stamp value talk and stamp auction planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westerner
Lubbock High School
Jim Williamson
LHS
Rip Griffin
South Plaing Stamp Club
Muncipal
Center
Ed Race
Sam H. Allred
Eugene Maben's Funeral Monday in Lubbock
Funeral services for Eugene Maben 74 of 1516 24th St will be at 2 PM Monday in the W W Rix Chapel with Rev Phil Widmer First Methodist Church officiating Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park Maben died Friday in West Texas Hospital He moved to Lubbock from Seminole in 1939 Survivors include his wife Bula a daughter Pauline Price of Santa Rosa NM two grandchildren and four great Pallbearers: Jackie Patton Ted Patton Raymond Patton Curry Maben George Maben and Ross Doyle Davis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Woesh
Maben
24Th St. Wall
W. W. Rix
Phil Widmer
First Methodist Church
Burnl
Resthaven Memorial Park
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock
Seminole
Bula
Pauline Price
Santa Rosa
Jackie Patton
Ted Patton
Raymond Patton
Curry Maben
George Maben
Ross Doyle Davis
Funeral services for Ben F. Clemmer in Meadow
Ben F. Clemmer, 92, longtime Meadow resident, died Friday in Parkway Nursing Home after a long illness. Services set for 2 p.m. today at Meadow Baptist Church with Rev. Cletus Caswel and Rev. Rodney Dowdy officiating. Burial in Meadow Cemetery. Survivors include four sons Jim, Alton, Boone, and Buford. three daughters Inez Marr, Virgie Lamar, and Rowena Caswell. three brothers Jack, Elhoth, Cecil. two sisters Mrs. Ross Shelton and Missie Lane. 18 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Clemmer
Meadow
Meadow Baptist Church
Cletus Caswel
Union Baptist Church
Rodney Dowdy
Meadow Cemetery
Luttrick
Clemmer
Putnam
Parkway
Jim
Silverton
Alton
Boone
Hobbs
N.M
Buford
Missouri
Inez Marr
Petersburg
Virgie Lamar
Seneca, Mo
Rowena Caswell
Jack
el Hoth
Abilene
Cecil
Noconic
Ross ‘Shelton
Midland
Mrs Williams rites planned for 95 year old Alice resident
Mrs Etta Keim Williams 95 longtime Lubbock native died Saturday in Alice after a lengthy illness Funeral services set for 10 am Monday at Holme Green Funeral Home Chapel in Alice with burial there Survivors include a daughter Mrs Walter Johnson of Corpus Christi Mrs Williams moved from Lubbock about a year ago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Keim Williams
Alice
Lubbock
Holme Green Funeral Home
Williams
Walter Johnson
Corpus ‘Christi
Rites Pend For Grocer Henry A Lightfoot 92
Henry A Lightfoot 92 prominent local grocer died Saturday at West Texas Hospital The West Texas resident since 1937 he was with Leftwich Grocers for 20 years Services pending at Rix Funeral Directors He is survived by his wife Loma two sons Orville and Doyle a daughter Mrs Rheda Houk a sister Mrs Carne Pruitt seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Tashtfoot
West Texas Hospital
Rix Funerid
Lightfoot
38Th St
Leftwich Grocers
Lubboc
Knox City
Loma
Orville
Doyle
Rheda Houk
45Th
Carne Pruitt
Abilene
Mrs P T West Funeral Services Set for Monday
Funeral for Mrs. P. T. West 44 of 2919 Parkway Drive will be at 10 am Monday in Sanders Memorial Chapel The Pew burial at City of Laibbock Cemetery. She died after a heart attack Friday at West Texas Hospital Survivors include husband three daughters and four grandchildren with sisters and brothers listed pallbearers named John M Gegg Tom Ross and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. T. West
Parkway Drive
Sanders Memorial Chapel
Po Baldina Wall
City of Laibbock
West
West Texas Hospital
Margie Huinter
Mariam Brannan
Fort Worth
Frances Turner
Garland
Lucy Hartnett
Slaton
Effie Condor O
Paris
F.20
Wloe. VanMeter
Lubbock
Horace H VanMeter
Washington
John M Gegg
Tom Ross
Larry Kirkpatrick
Bert Lloyd
Carl [Grayson
Jerry Smith
Rev. Sam Hearn Dies at 63 in Plainview
The Rev. Sam Hearn longtime pastor of Happy Union Baptist Church died Thursday after a short illness. Services set for 2 pm Monday at the church with ministers Rev. Walter Griffin and Rev. J L Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at Plainview Memorial Park. Hearn served since 1951 and prior to Plainview lived in Red River County and Hale County. He is survived by a large family including eight daughters and several sons and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Sam Hearn
Happy Union Baptist Church
Walter Griffin
United Baptist Church
JL. W. Campbell
Vernon
Plainview Memorial Park
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Hearn
Red River County
Hale County
Martha Jane
Nathaniel
Odell
George
Dallas
Charles
U.S. Army
Vietnam
James
James W. Green
Amarillo
Betty
Florida
Ruby Hearn
Herbert Stewart
Arma Hallman
Ais Mosley
Jene Whitten
Lubbork
Mary Fisher
Los Angeles
Calif
Rites for W. R. Tanner Planned at Oakwood Baye
Services for W B Tanner 86 of 2105 Adth St set for 3 pm Monday at Oakwood Baye list Church with pastors Rev Stanley Blevins Rev Cee Foster or Frank Royal officiating Burial in Resthayns Memorial Park by Rix Funeral Directors He died after illness at University Hospital He was a deacon at Oakwood Baptist Church and member of Yellowhouse Vascenic Lodge No 841 Survived by wife Ollie three sons Raymond Rayford and Paul Tanner a foster son Bobby G Evans 11 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Tanner
Adth St
Oakwood Bayelist Church
Stanley Blevins
Cee Foster
Kressame
Frank Royal
Dallas
Fieimung
Resthayns Memorial Park
Rix
Tanner
University Hospital
Oakwood Baptist Church
Yellowhouse
Lubbock
Ollie
Raymond
57Th St. Rayford
Paul Tae
Stratford
Bobby G. Evans
el Paso
Mortician Keith Franklin Rites Planned in Lubbock
Keith Franklin 54 of 918 F 34th St died Saturday at Methodist Hospital after a heart attack. Services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Ashbury Methodist Church with Rev. Ray Neill Johnson officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Franklin founded Lubbock Monument Works and Franklin-Mallett Funeral Home, later directing Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home. He served in WW II era and held multiple local lodge memberships. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Franklin
F. 34Th St
iMethodist Hospital
Ashbury Methodist Church
Ray Neill Johnson
City of Lubbock
Franklin
Lubbock
Lubbock Monument Works
Ony
Clayton Mallett
Franklin-Mallett Funeral Flame
Franklin- Mallett Life Insurance Co
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Yellowhouse Masonic Lodge
The
Filks Isaige
Knights of Pythias
Freedom Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Services Pending for Mrs Roberson
Mrs Ruby Anna Roberson 21 of Buffalo Lakes died Friday night after admission to Methodist Hospital. Services are pending at Carter Funeral Home. Surviving are husband Roland Donald Roberson two daughters Leslie and Donna Kay both at home and mother Mrs Ruby Ramirez of Lorenzo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Anna Roberson
Buffalo Lakes
Methodist Hospital
Carter
Roland Donald Roberson
Leslie
Donna Kay
Ruby Ramirez
Lorenzo
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Mrs
Jessie McCallon
Wm. Reed
Siebenthall Yard
Charlie Gary
W. T. Williams
Stephen Collier
ICT Terns
Seattle
Wash
McCarty-Edwards-Cain
Winsboro
CC. C
Alvis
Plainnview Hospital
Harmony Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
D. T. Horn
Kemper
Lloyd Holland
Lake Meredith
Sanford
National Park Service
Canadian River
Eugene W, Maben
Eugene Maben
B. F. Clemmer
W. R. Tanner
Elizabeth
Sissie Franklin
Russell
Greensboro
X. C
J. 13
Funchess
Houston
E. Cunningham
Baytown
John Dwyer
Jim Sadler
Bobby Joe Harden
David Salazar
Percy Parsons
Mrs. Roberson
Bob S. Bartley
Bill C. Campbell
Monta Wolfe
Foan
Bamer
NSM
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