Seminole Banquet salutes leaders as Carlen urges values
Texas Tech coach Jim Carlen addressed about 250 at the Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce banquet urging strong parental and community attitudes to shape youth. He warned that dissent has costs and praised education while emphasizing faith and discipline as guiding principles. Awards honored Susan Sanders, Danny Cocke, the Paul Condit family, and the Brom Marchbanks family for civic service.
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Karen Wright
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Jim Carlen
Texas
New Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
Carlen
America
Virginia
Arlington National Cemetery
Seminole High School
Susan Sanders
Danny Cocke
Chamber Business
George Crisiy
Paul Condit
Gaines County
Brom Marchbanks
Marchbanks
Precinct Two
Democratic Party
Lions Club
Disaster at Ibrox Park Leaves Sixty Six Dead
Survivors of Britain's worst soccer crowd disaster at Glasgow Ibrox Park describe a panicked crush on a stadium stairway. Injured fans from Rangers and others recall metal barriers failing and people being trampled as the crowd surged forward during a late rally. A Canadian witness and a man in a wheelchair recount saving a boy amid the chaos.
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Glasgow
Scotland
UPI
Britain
Ibrox Park
Victoria Infirmary
Rangers
James Miller
Ranger
Miller
Stuart McMillan
Ontario
Cyiin
McMillan
Alec McMartin
Mrs Brown 76 Dies in Floyd County Caprock Hospital
Mrs. Ruby Brown 76 a longtime Floyd County resident died about 9 a m Monday at Caprock Hospital Floydada Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Dr Floyd Co Bradley officiating Burial will be in Floydaday Cemetery Moore Rose Funeral Home in charge She was daughter of former Judge Arthur B Duncan and survived by husband Fred three sons Rex Floydada Charles Columbus Ohio Harold Yale Oklahoma five sisters and two brothers with many grandchildren and great grandchildren in attendance
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Floydada
Ruby Brown
Floyd County
Caprock Hospital
First Baptist Church
Floyd Co. Bradley
Dewayne Grimes
First Christian Church
Floydaday Cemetery
Moore-Rose Funeral Home
Amarillo
Mark Duncan
Sanderson
Rites Scheduled For Lemmie Lee Baker
Services for Lemmie Lee Baker 72 of Seminole are set for 2 30 pm Thursday at Providence Baptist Church Montalba with burial in Montalba Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home. Baker died Saturday night in Lubbock Methodist Hospital after a long illness. Survivors include wife Mammie a son A C of Seminole two daughters Marie Smith of Lockney and Orabelle Williams of Palestine a sister Lilly Truville of Palestine and seven grandchildren
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Lemmie Lee Baker
Seminole
Providence Baptist Church
Montalba
Singleton Funeral Home
Baker
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Mammie
A. C
Marie Smith
Lockney
Orabelle Williams
Palestine
Lilly Truville
Mrs. Aggie Simpson 84 Clovis funeral set
Mrs. Aggie Simpson of Clovis 84 dies at Retirement Ranch. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at Church of the Brethren with Rev. Lewis N. Johnson officiating. Burial by Sherwood Mortuary. Survivors: sons George Albuquerque Leslie and Virgil Clovis. daughter Marie Tareaver Tennessee. sister Mae Hightower Melrose N M. ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Clovis
Aggie Simpson
Church of the Bretheren
Lewis N. Johnson
Sherwood Mortuary
Simpson
George
Albuquerque
Leslie
Virgil
Marie Tareaver
Tennessee
Mae Hightower
Melrose, N.M
Local obituaries and civic notices from northwest Texas
Obituaries for Pat Nix Wil Emro Gammare Boots Scott Willam M Chandler Buster Lowery Walker Leonard Roy Ford and Roy Ford with details on burial sites and funeral homes. Public notices include Lubbock Storm Defense Club meeting to assemble hail pads and inspect a harshograph. Incident report covers a four-person medical transport outcome and a two-car collision on Loop 289.
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Lubbock Storm Defense Club
Lubbock National Bank
Edward Richter Services Today
Edward Richter, 56, a Shell Oil Co. maintenance foreman, died Saturday at his home in Kermit. A native of Thalia, he moved from Electra after 17 years there. Funeral services are 2 p.m. today at Electra First Baptist Church with full Masonic rites. burial at Electra Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. Survived by Juanita, two sons David Keith and Larry Dan Hinds, daughter Shirley Lynn MacCracken, four brothers, two sisters, and three grandchildren.
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Kermit
Edward Richter
Electra
First Baptist Church
Electra Memorial Park
Charles B. Cotton and Sons Funeral
Cooper Funeral Chapel
Richter
Thalia
Shell Oil Co
Masonic Lodge
Juanita
David Keith
Larry Dan Hinds
Pecos
Shirley Lynn MacCracken l
Denton
Hubert
Wichita Falls
Steve
Corpus Christi
Robert
Taft
Paul Fot Cinton
Bill Freudiger
Oklahoma City
Bill Cerveny
Lawton
Okla
Glenn T. Bruster Services Today
Funeral services for Glenn T. Bruster 61 of 514 North Ash St. will be held at 2 p.m. in Henderson Chapel with Rev. Elvin Waters officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Bruster died Sunday at Methodist Hospital after residing in Lubbock since 1950. He is survived by his wife Celia four sons four daughters two step sons and four step daughters twenty eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren with pallbearers named.
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Glenn T. Bruster
North Ash St
Henderson Chapel
Elvin Waters
Chapel Mission Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Bruster
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Celia
Hollie
Billy
Siloam Springs
Ark
Larry
W .O. McNeice
R. L. Gray
Floyd Carr
Willie Lee Car
James Carter
L. J. Langford
Mrs Clawson Funeral Today in Snyder
Services for Mrs Rhoda Ann Clawson 75 of Snyder will be at 10 a m today in Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Raymond Hall of Snyder First Baptist Church officiating Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Gardens She died Sunday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness Survivors include two sisters Ada Odom of Houston and Flora Brown of Dallas and one granddaughter Pallbearers named Patten Lemons Duff Dyess Teal
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Wil Emro Gammare
Plainview
Grace ‘Presbyterian Church
Frederick, Kerekoper
Plainview Memorial Park
Lemons Funeral Home
Gammage
Howell
Boots) Scott
Snyder
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Marvin Rogers
Scott
Scurry County
Cayde Memorial Hospital
Rhoda Ann Clawson
Raymond Hall
Snyder First Baptist Church
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Ada Odom
Houston
Flora Brown
Dallas
R. C. Patton
Bob Lemons
H. B. Lemons
A. F E. Duff
Jimmy Dyess
Dillard Teal
Desmond Monroe Services Pend in McAllen Texas
Desmond Monroe 47 of McAllen a former South Plains resident Morton Texas Tech graduate died about 9 am Tuesday at M D Anderson Hospital Houston. Survived by Eva a son Jerry of Houston daughter JoAnn of McAllen parents Mr and Mrs C P Monroe of Lubbock two brothers Steve of Anton and Merril of Lubbock two sisters Mrs Bob Rhyne and Mrs Paul Adams both of Lubbock and five grandchildren.
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Mcallen
Desmond Monroe
South Plains
Monroe
Morton
Texas Tech
M. D. Andersons Hospital
Houston
Eva
Jerry
JoAnn
C. P. Monroe
Lubbock
Steve
Anton
Merril
Bob Rhyne
Paul Adams
Earl D Maples Dies In Mishap
A 20 year old Texas Marine attached to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot died in San Diego after a car crash into a light pole. Cpl Earl D Maples suffered multiple internal injuries in the Sunday night accident and died during surgery. Deputy Coroner Robert Gillespie said the vehicle was traveling about 60 miles per hour when it failed to negotiate a curve and skidded into the pole. Maples, who was alone, was cut from the wreckage by firemen and is survived by his father Mose E Maples of Denver City.
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San Diego
Calif
Earl D. Maples
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Robert Gillespie
Maples
Mose E. Maples
Denver City
Walter L Wright Services Slated
Walter Lowe Wright 82 of Lovington dies at Good Samaritan Center. Services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Smith Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. He formerly lived in Mesilla Park New Mexico since 1941 and is survived by his wife Lydia three daughters Mabel Massengale Lola Powns Lillie May and four sons Dalton Lloyd Silvester and Raymond plus several grandchildren.
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Lovington
Walter Lowe Wright
Smith- Rogers Funeral Home
Resthaven ‘Cemetery
Wright
Mesilla Park
N.M
Sunny
Good Samaritan Center
Lydia
Mabel Massengale
Salem
Ohio
Lola Powns
Lillie May
Whiteface
Dalton
Ackerly
Lloyd
Albuquerque
Silvester
Raymond
Las Cruces
Cement firm installs $1 million antipollution system
In La Calera Chile the Melon Cement Co installed a $1 million antipollution system at its factory after a public campaign highlighted cement dust in the air reported by a local newspaper.
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LA Calera
Chile
Melon Cement Co
Early R Allen rites planned for longtime Lubbock resident
Services for Early R. Allen 91 of 2313 Broadway are set for 2 30 p m today at J A Hodges Chapel Lubbock First Christian Church with Dudley Strain and Rev J T Bolding officiating. Allen died at University Hospital after a two year illness. He moved to Lubbock in 1926 built Woodrow Gin later ran two farms south of Lubbock until 1968. He belonged to Yellowhouse Masonic Lodge Khiva Shrine Amarillo and El Paso Scottish Rite. Survivors include two daughters a granddaughter two great granddaughters. Pallbearers listed. Memorials to donor’s favorite charity.
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R. Allen
Broadway
J. A. Hodges
Lubbock First
Dixon, Tenn
Cooke County
Tex
South Plains
Tahoka
Lubbock
Woodrow
Allen
Yellowhouse
Yellowhouse Masonic Lodge
Af&am
Khiva Shrine
Amarillo
Scottish Rite Consistory
el Paso
John R. Fullingim
Mancil L. Hall
Littlefield
Horace E Mitchell
Louis ‘Bridwell
Nelson Berry
Felix Macha
Curtis Talley
Jimmy ‘Childers
John B. Allen
Layne Bridwell
Wagner's Rites Pending in Las Cruces area
Levels and special services for Charles Herman Wagner 79 of Las Cruces N M are pending with George C Price Funeral Home. Wagner lived in Hockley County from 1925 to 1940 and died about 9 p m Monday at Lubbock Lakeside Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Survivors include sister Mrs Hattie Tunnell of Lubbock.
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Charles Herman Wagner
Las Cruces
N.M
George C. Price
Wagner
Hockley County
Lubbock
Lakeside
Hattie Tunnell
John McAnear's Rites Planned in Clarksville
John McAnear died after a long illness in Clarksville at about 8 a.m. Monday at age 82. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Clarksville Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, a daughter Mrs. George Gann of 2602 36th St., a son Jack of San Antonio, and several other relatives.
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Clarksville
John McAnear
Lubbock
Clarksville Funeral Home
George Gann
36Th St
Jack
San Antonio
Peaceful bumper sticker plea from a preacher’s verse
The piece quotes a bumper sticker and a preacher's citation from 2 Kings 9 19. It contrasts anti police messages with a call to praise officers and defend their dangerous duties as Julien C Hyer reflects on public attitude toward law enforcement.
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Kings
Boys In
Tom A. Austins Rites Wednesday in Paducah
Services for Tom A. Austin 70 of Paducah are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Beck and Rev. Richard Bolt officiating. Burial follows in Garden of Memories Cemetery under Norris Funeral Home guidance. He died about 5 a.m. Monday at Richard Memorial Joveta. He lived in Paducah since 1966 and is survived by four daughters, 12 grandchildren, and 19 great grandchildren.
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Paducah
Tom A. Austin
First Baptist Church
Robert Beck
Richard Bolt
Garden of Memories
Norris Funeral Home
Austin
Richard Memorial Hospital
Joveta
Neema Leslie
Colorado
Lenora Crenshaw
Dumont
Betty Jo Daring
Fort Worth
Willie Hall
Quitique
Charles L. Edgar Rites Planned in Plainview
Charles Lester Edgar 85 former Plainview resident died about 1245 a.m. Monday at his daughter’s home in Amarillo where he had lived about three years. Services Wednesday at Lemons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with burial in Plainview Memorial Park. Edgar born in Big Sandy moved to Plainview in 1928 from McKinney later relocating to Amarillo. He was a carpenter and contractor. Survived by his wife Lola his daughter Mrs Tony Reeves a sister Mrs Laura Snow of Big Sandy one grandchild and two great grandchildren.
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Plainview
Charles Lester Edgar
Tony Reeves
Amarillo
Lemons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel
Plainview Memorial Park
Edgar
Big Sandy
McKinney
Lola
Laura Snow
Henry Lee Reed Services Today in Plainview
Henry Lee Reed 96 of Hart died at a Plainview convalescent home. Services are at 2:30 p.m. in Lemons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, with burial in Hart Cemetery. Born in Ellis County, he lived in Plainview since 1925, later moving between Hart and Plainview. survived by two daughters, a son, six grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
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Plainview
Henry Lee Reed
Hart
Lemons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel
Hart Cemetery
Reed
Ellis County
Brownfield
Marta
H. W. Davis
Hazel Banducea
San Jose
Calif
Marvin
Tuskahoma
Okla
Rex B. Warren's Rites Arranged
Rex Beach Warren 61 of Levelland dies at home. Services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at George C. Price Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Tarr and Rev. Bob Robbins officiating. Burial in City of Levelland Cemetery. He was a retired automobile dealer resident since 1947. Survived by daughter Kristin Warren of Brownfield, brothers Drew of Seminole Oklahoma and A G of Las Vegas Nevada, sister Mrs C E Costley of Oklahoma City.
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Levelland
Rex Beach Warren
George C. Price
Richard Tarr
First Christian Church
Bob Robbins
City of Levelland
Warren
Ruth
Rites Set for Mrs Ezell in Andrews Texas
Services for Annie Ezell 72 retired nurse will be held at 10 a m Wednesday at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel of the Chimes with Rev Norman Grigsby of Means Memorial United Methodist Church officiating a 3 pm graveside at the cemetery in Bovina She died about 7 20 p m Monday at Permian General Hospital Survivors include son Roy of Bedford Massachusetts two daughters Inez Hults of Los Alamos New Mexico and Ruby Baker of Denver Colorado with grandchildren and two great grandchildren
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Methodist Hospital
Loop 289
N. Ash Avenue
Wilda Laminack
John Laminack
Ralls
Archie Acker
New Deal
Ezell
Permian General Hospital
Roy
Bedford
Mass
Inez Hults
Los Alamos
N.M
Ruby Baker
Denver
Rites Planned for C R Allen in Kermit Church
Services for C R Shine Allen age 64 of Kermit will be at 10 30 a m today at First United Methodist Church with Dr Joe Scrimshire officiating Burial at Kermit Cemetery directed by Cooper Funeral Chapel He died Sunday at Memorial Hospital He was a Gulf Oil Co pumper World War II Army Air Corps veteran His mother Mrs Julia Allen of Lewisville a brother Jimerson Hill of Lubbock and sister Mrs Myrtle Grace of Little Elm are named.
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Kermit
C. R. (Shine) Allen
First United Methodist Church
Joe Scrimshire
Cooper Funeral
Kermit Cemetery
Allen
Gulf
Oi Co
Little Elm
AID OFFERED Officials Cut Red Tape For Miners
In Manchester Kentucky a White House aide and other federal and state officials told families of 38 dead miners that red tape would be reduced to speed financial benefits. William Boleyn represented President Nixon as officials addressed more than 40 attendees.
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Manchester
White House
William Boleyn
Nixon
U.S
Kentucky mine disaster victims face benefits at hearings
In Hyden near Leslie County Kentucky the Finley Coal Co mine disaster killed 38 workers. Most victims were from Manchester area with last burials planned in Clay County. State and federal compensation processes will help survivors with Social Security Workmen's Compensation and burial costs while inspectors review the blast.
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Couch Twins
Holt
Howard Couch
Alonzo Couch
Hyden
Kentucky
Manchester
Clay County
J. Keller Whitaker
Finley Coal Co
United Mine Workers
State Compensation Board
Finley
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Leslie County
William Q Kidd Dies Rites Set in Lamesa
William Quinton Kidd 52 a lifelong Lamesa resident died Monday after a lengthy illness at Veterans Hospital. Services will be 2 pm Wednesday at Branon Funeral Home with Rev. B L Hardage officiating. Burial in Lamesa. Survivors include his mother Mrs Mattie Nidd of Lamesa. sisters Mrs Hershel Reynolds Mrs Agnes Cox Mrs Georgia Griffis and two brothers George West Houston and Austin Fort Worth plus a stepson David Hammons of Midland.
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Lamesa
William Quinton Kidd
Branon Funeral Home
B. L. Hardage
First Baptist Church
Lamesa Memorial Park
Kidd
Bie Spring
Veterans Hospital
Willie Mae
David Hammons
Midland
Mattie Nidd
Hershel Reynolds
Agnes Cox
Fort Worth
Georgia Griffis
la Mirada
Calif
Houston
George West
Austin
Mrs. Schwaln’s Funeral Today Clovis Special
Mrs Ada Schwaln 81 of Clovis dies Sunday in Albuquerque hospital. Funeral at 9 a m today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Boniface Fack pastor. Burial in Calvary Cemetery Topeka Kan under Sherwood Mortuary. Survivors include son Jack of Belen NM sister Mrs Marquis Disney of Topeka and three grandchildren.
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Clovis
Ada Schwaln
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Boniface Fack
Nelating
Calvary Cemetery
Topeka
Kan
Sherwood Mortuary
Schawin
Albuquerque
Jack
Belen
N.M
Marquis Disney
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30Th St
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Zanesville
Rix
Ropesville Cemetery
Kress
Buster Lee Lowery
Snyder Cemetery
Wallace Funeral Home
Tulia
Lowery
U.S. 87
Walker Leonard
Motley County
Matador
East Mound Cemetery
Selgier Funeral Home
Leonard
Big Spring
Edward R. Johnson
Lubbock-Garza-Crosby County Medical Society
Ming Tree
Roy Lloyd Ford
Ninth
Columbia Street Church of Christ
Kansas
Pend
Walter L. Wright
Early R, Allen
C. H. Wagner
The
Julien C. Hyer
Charles L. Edgar
Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
Tohoka Highway
Rex B. Warren
Rex. B. Warren
C. R. Allen
William Q. Kidd
Funeral Home Memorial Park
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