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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1961

Page

5

Outstanding U S Men of 1960 Named by Jaycees

Tulsa reports the 1960 Outstanding U.S. Men list honoring ten leaders in government science journalism and sports. Included are Robert A. Bicks Doyle Conner Richard Garwin Rafer Johnson Cabot Lodge Harry Morgan John Nelson Robert Schwartz Don Walsh and Mac Carter Adams. The awards dinner will be in Kansas City on January.

Tulsa Okla UPL U.S Chamber of Commerce Jaycees Kansas City Mac Carter Adams Winchester Mass Avco Research Laboratory Robert A. Bicks Washington U.S. Justice Department Doyle E. Conner Starke Fla Florida Richard L. Garwin Scarsdale N.Y HBM Watson Laboratory Rafer L. Johnson Los Angeles Rome Cabot Lodge George Cabot Lodge International Labor Organization Henry Cabot Lodge Harry W. Morgan St. Paul Navy Don Walsh San Diego Calif

Elzey Simmons Dies In Lubbock

Elzey E. Simmons 1911 48th St. died 11:30 p m Friday at West Hospital funeral services pending at Sanders Funeral Home. He operated Hut City Transfer Co until illness about a year and a half ago and had lived in Lubbock since 1918. Survivors include his wife two sons E B Amario and Lawrence San Diego Calif a daughter Mrs Rogers San Diego two stepsons Walter L and Joe Tom Glaze Long Beach Calif four sisters Mrs W N Lunn Olney Mrs G A Barnett Sally Taylor and Mrs Barney Wilson a brother L D Sunny Mead Calif a grandchild and three stepgrandchildren.

Elzey E. Simmons 48Th St West Hospital Sanders Funeral Home Simmons Hut City Transfer Co Lubbock E. B Amamilo Lawrence San Diego Calif Rogers Walter L Joe Tom Glaze Long Beach W. N Lunn Olney G. A. Barnett Sally ‘Taylor Barney’ Wilson San Angelo L. D Sunny Mead

Gray Ora Webb Services Slated At Snyder

Gray Ora Webb 63 of Scurry County died Thursday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital Snyder. He was a Cisco native, WWI veteran, Mason, Woodman of the World, Baptist Church member and farmer north of Snyder. Services 2:30 p m today at First Baptist Church with Mitchell officiating. Burial Snyder Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.

Snyder Gray Ora Webb Scurry County Webb Cogdell Memorial Hospital Cisco Mason Baptist ‘Church Mitchell Boral Snyder Santee Bell Pauline Williams Sam Port Arthur John Crane Ben Odessa Electra Newt Burleson Bruce Evans Pruitt Simmons Bob White J. A. van Norman Dean Cochran

Longtime City Resident Joe Kreba Dies at 72

Joe Frank Kreba a longtime Lubbock resident of 20 years on the South Plains died at 11 25 a m Friday in West Texas Hospital. He was born in Austin and had kin in Corpus Christi Temple and Englewood. Funeral arrangements are under Williams Funeral director.

Joe Frank Kreba Lubbock South Plains West Texas Hospital Englewood Willams Kreba Austin Corpus Christi Broth& John Temple

Funeral Set For Mrs. Thelma Donaldson in Plainview

Funeral services for Mrs Thelma Donaldson 54 of Plainview will be held at 2 p m today at the Church of Christ on 10th and Utica with Bill Brown and Cline Paden officiating She died at 4 30 am Friday at Plainview Hospital after a lengthy illness Survivors include two sons Sam Houston and Scott Plainview a daughter Nancy Donaldson Plainview five brothers Myron Dee Yancey Plainview Walter Los Angeles one sister pair Vander Poel Brown Plainview Magness Fort Sumner N M Golden Hereford Dixon Los Angeles and a grandson Graveside services will follow at Bailey County Memorial Cemetery in Muleshoe at 4 30 pm today Wood Funeral Home in charge

Plainview Thelma Donaldson Utica’ St Church of ‘Christ Bill Brown Lubbock Church of Christ Cline Paden California Muleshoe Campbell Scott Donaldson Sam Houston Scott Nancy Donaldson Myron Dee Yancey Walter Los Angeles G. W. Yancey Charles Vander Poel Wilma Brown Tom Magness Fort Sumner N. M Roy’ Golden Hereford Jack Dixon Bailey County Memorial Cemetery Wood Funeral Home

Dr. Gerard Foote Rites Set Today

Services for Dr. Gerard Alexander Foote age 82 will be held at 11 a.m. today in Rix Funeral Home Chapel. Foote died Wednesday at Methodist Hospital shortly after retiring from a fifty year medical career in the Panhandle and South Plains. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial.

Rix Funeral Home Gerard Alexander Foote Broadway Foote Methodist Hospital Tom B. Anderson First Presbyterian Church Resthaven Lubbock Amarillo Farwell Texico Sudan Panhandle South Plain Ave

Jesus Turns Water Into Wine at Cana

The lesson notes Jesus’ first miracle at Cana as He reveals his power and joy. Disciples believe after the sign and the hour of his mission arrives, bringing light to the wedding guests through a Cana miracle.

Jesus Julien C. Hyer

Funeral services for Joe Clark in Friona

Joseph Oscar Clark 73 a Hollene area farmer died Thursday en route to Friona hospital. Services will be at 2 30 p m today at First Baptist Church Friona with Rev Porter Arnold officiating. Burial in Lawhaver Cemetery Clovis under Claborn Funeral Home direction.

Friona Hellene Joseph Oscar Joe) Clark First Baptist Church Porter Arnold Rosedale N. M Clark Hollene Lawhaver Cemetery Clovis Claborn Funeral Home

Seminole Man's Services Slated 17th Air Force Deputy Chief Dies

Col. George W. Davis 49 deputy chief of staff of the U S 17th Air Force died of a heart attack on a hunting trip. He is survived by his widow, father George P. Davis of Wichita Falls Texas, and daughter Mrs H H Hansen of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Funeral services are set for 3 p m Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Seminole with burial in Seminole Cemetery under Seminole Memorial Chapel. Masonic rites will be held at the cemetery.

17Th Air Force Gramstein Germany George W. Davis U.S. 17Th Air Force Air Force George P. Davis Wichita Falls Tex H.H. Hansen Pittsburgh P. A. Morgan Memorial Hospital of Seminole H. D. Christian Seminole Cemetery Seminole Memorial Chapel Funeral Home Morgan Landa Oil Co

Funeral set for Lebon Winders at First Baptist Church

Services for Lebon Dudley Winders 74 will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church Earth with Rev I Cecil Meadows and others officiating. Winders died Friday at Littlefield Clinic after living in Earth since 1955 and retirement from a farm near Big Square. He moved from Sunnyside to Big Square in 1912 and from Wellington to Sunnyside in 1925. survivors include his wife five sons and five daughters and a brother with burial at Earth Cemetery.

EARTH Lebon Dudley Windsers First Baptist Church I Cecil Meadows J. W. Douglas Olton Nazarene Church F. E. Graham L Olton Nazarene Winders Littlefield iEarth Big Square Sunnyside Wellington Lions Monk Jay Dad Dale All For Earth Leon Clayton M.M C. Layman Gene Stephens Lubbock Craig Kennedy Wichita Kan Bill Simmons Amarillo DM. H. Brinkerbott Denver Cale Sam Pontotoc Miss Earth Cemetery Dennis Funeral Home

Gas Well Injury Kills Jal Man

Jett Findley a 26 year old Jal New Mexico sub fore man for El Paso Natural Gas Co died Friday from head injuries after a spinning arm on a gas well head struck him While trying to escape a servicing pit in Teague field the arm knocked him into the pit He was pronounced dead at Lea General Hospital Hobbs Spokesman Marshall Willis said the well was brought under control Friday and Findley is survived by his wife May and one child

Hobbs N.M Jett Findley Jal el Paso Natural Gas Co Findley Lea General Hospital Teague Marshall Willis Midland el Paso May

Levy Funeral Set At Hobbs

Funeral services for Herman S. Levy 53 Hobbs businessman are set for 2 30 p m today in First Methodist Church Burial will be in Prairie Haven Cemetery under Griffin Funeral Home direction Survivors include his wife his mother Mrs Rose Levy two sons Mike and Sim and one brother S B Levy all of Hobbs and one sister Mrs Dorcas Bosan Lexington Ky Pallbearers listed.

HOBBS Herman S. Levy Levy Houston H. I Mcalester First Methodist ‘Church Prairie Haven Cemetery Griffin Funeral Home Rose Levy Mike Sim S. B. Levy Land Dorcas ‘Bosan Lexington Clark Jones Lester Hughes Bruce McCallum James Drake J. W. Stipps Ralph Beard Wiliam Lowry Jack Wilder

Methodist Leader Dies After Illness Funeral Today for Mrs Lucy Wilson

Dr Frank M Richardson a longtime Texas Methodist figure died after a lengthy illness in Tyler Texas Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Wilson 73 will be held at 230 PM today at the Bovina church with burial in Bovina Cemetery The Rev Tom Posey and other clergy will officiate Richardson retired in 1956 after a career dating to 1913 and was a Texas Conference elder burial under Clamorn Funeral Home Friona

Tyler Frank M. Richardson Bovina Lucy Wilson Pital Texas Hospital Amarillo Bovina Posses Richardson Minis Boston Christian Church Clovis Tom Posey Paramount Terrace Christian Church Jack Cox Washington Avenue Christian Church

Clarence E. Sheffey Funeral Rites Stated

Plainview services for Clarence E. Sheffey will be held at 10 a.m. today in the First Baptist Church chapel with Rev. Roy McClung officiating. Burial follows in Memorial Cemetery. Sheffey died at 1 a.m. Thursday at his home after a long illness. He was a retired real estate dealer and farmer.

Plainview Clarence E. Sheffey First Baptist Church Roy McClung Sheffey

Guinean Leader Arrives in Belgrade for Talks

President Sekou Toure arrives in Belgrade for six day official visit and talks with Yugoslav President Tito. The visit underscores bilateral relations and regional diplomacy as both nations pursue cooperative ties.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Sekou Toure Guinea Tito

Austin Minister Ends Series Of Talks Here

The Rev. Jack Lewis of Austin Faith and Life Community finished a lecture tour in Lubbock by addressing Texas Tech faculty and students at the Student Union Building. He spoke Thursday to Tech students in the Presbyterian University Building and to local laymen and ministers Thursday night. A similar Faith and Life program in Austin is being considered.

Jack Lewis Austin Austin Faith' Sand Life Community Texas Tech Tech Presbyterian University Faith and Life

Proposed Share Increases Set by Continental Firms

Directors of Continental Casualty Co and Continental Assurance Co propose increases in authorized shares to permit stock dividends of 25 percent for casualty and 50 percent for assurance. Stockholders will vote at annual meetings on April 5.

Chicago UPI Continental Casualty Co Continental Assurance Co

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