Gen Holland M. Smith dies after long illness
Retired Marine General Holland M. Smith known for bold amphibious campaigns in the Pacific including Tarawa and Iwo Jima died after a heart attack and prolonged illness in La Jolla California. Born 1882 in Seale Alabama he served 41 years, leading the 5th Amphibious Corps and shaping modern amphibious warfare.
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San Diego
Holland M. Smith
Howlin’ Mad
Central Pacific
Balboa Naval Hospital
Smith
la Jolla
Pacific
Gilberts
Marshalls
Marianas
Iwo Jima
Cuba
United States
Europe
5Th Amphibious Corps
Fleet Marine Force of the Pacific
Tarawa
Army
Seale
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
University of Alabama
Ada Wilkinson
Phoenixville
Philippines
John Victor Smith
U.S. Naval Academy
Washington
Wallace M. Greene Jr
Marine Corps
No Moisture Area Due More Sunshine Cool Front Expected
Texas and the South Plains enjoy warm sunny weather as a new dry cool front is forecast to arrive tonight or Saturday lowering temperatures and increasing winds. A system from Mexico brings light rain to extreme South Texas and may move northward today. In northern Mexico a freak storm dumped up to 12 inches of snow causing 12,000 homeless, at least 18 deaths and millions in damage as troops and police rush aid.
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Associated Press
Texas
South Plains
Mexico
Pounds Woman Dies After Illness at 83
Mrs. Pounds Lula Davis Pounds 83 longtime Acuff resident died Thursday at home after a lengthy illness. Services pending at Sanders Funeral Home. She moved to Lubbock in 1905 from Anderson County and was a member of the Acuff Church of Christ. Survivors include husband three sons a brother a sister eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Douglas Pounds
Acuff
Sanders Funeral Home
Pounds
Lula Davis
Lubbock
Anderson County
Acuff Church of Christ
Davis
Levelland
Aubrey
L. V
G. C. Davis
Lena Selman
Idalon
Former Area Resident Elbert Overton Sr Dies at 84
Elbert Overton Sr., 84, a former Abernathy area resident, died Wednesday in Yeso New Mexico. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Fort Sumner New Mexico. He was father to Elbert Overton Jr. a Fort Sumner rancher and former Texas Tech athlete, and he is survived by five grandchildren.
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Abernathy
Elbert Overton, Sr
Yeso
N.M
First Baptist
Fort Sumner
Overton
Elbert
Mrs Ridell Snyder Services Set In City
Funeral for Mrs. Ridell Snyder 55 former Lubbock resident will be held at 2 p.m. today in Sanders Memorial Chapel. She died Tuesday in Hobart, Oklahoma. Rev. Sam Estes of Cumberland Presbyterian Church will officiate. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park under Sanders Funeral Home. Pallbearers include Paul Dennis Cleve Wooley James M. Tiery Rod MacDougall Don Minns and H L Thomason.
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Sanders Memorial Chapel
Ridell Snyder
Lubbock
Hobart
Oklo
Sam Estes
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Sanders Funeral Home
Paul Dennis
Cleve Wooley
James M. Tieny
Rod MacDougall
Don Minns
H. L. Thomason
Retired Bishop and SMU Professor Dies in Atlanta
AP reports Ivan Lee Holt a former SMU School of Theology faculty member and Old Testament chair who later became a bishop. Born in De Witt Arkansas he earned a PhD at the University of Chicago in 1909 and served in Dallas St Louis and Atlanta until his 1956 retirement.
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Atlanta
Ivan Lee Holt
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Holt
SMU
St. John's Methodist Church
St. Louis
Methodist Church
Central
North
Northwest Texas
New Mexico
Missouri
Bishop Holt
de Witt, Ark
University of Chicago
Edith Kirk Dies at 55 in Littlefield Rites Set
Edith Newell Kirk, 55, mother of Littlefield High football coach George Kirk Jr., died Thursday at Yoakum County Hospital in Denver City. Services 3 p.m. today at First Methodist Church in Littlefield, burial at Littlefield Memorial Park. survived by husband George, son Kenneth of Seagraves, daughter Mrs Jann Moore of Seagraves, two brothers Jack and Bill, two sisters, and two grandchildren.
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Littlefield
Edith Newell Kirk
George Kirk Jr
Yoakum County Hospital
Denver City
First Methodist Church
Littlefield Memorial Park
San Augustine
George
Kenneth
Seagraves
Jann Moore
C. A. Taylor
Jack
Bill
Levelland
Don Remmy
Tucson
J. D. Porter
Rialto
Calif
Mao Tightens Grip in Power Struggle with Liu Faction
Mao Tse tung issued an ultimatum to surrender and sought army support in a struggle against the faction led by Liu Shao chi. Peking radio reported loyalty from the army while dissidents were noted in the ranks. Security police were empowered to arrest anti revolutionary materials as Shanghai rallies rallied in support of Mao.
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Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
Raicio Peking
Mao
Peking
Liu Shao-chi
Peking Radio
Chinese People's Army
Liberation Army
Peking ‘People’s Daily
Red Flag
Revolutionary People
Kyodo
Lin Piao
Shanghai
China
New China News Agency
Cultural Revolutionary Committee
Chen Po-ta
Chen
Cultural Revo
Chiang Ching
Military Revolutionary Committee
Liu
Teng Hsiaoping
CTK
Teng
Nanking
Thy Will Be Done Prayer by Julien C Hyer
Poem fragment in which Julien C Hyer prays for acceptance of God’s will over personal desires. The speaker acknowledges health struggles and seeks surrender to divine decision, ending with a plea that God’s will be done. It reflects devotional language and biblical reference Acts 21 14.
John E. Hughes Funeral Today in Abernathy
Funeral services for John E. Hughes also known as Dick Hughes will be held at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church in Abernathy with Hubert Long and the Rev Boyce Evans officiating. Burial follows in Abernathy Cemetery. Hughes a 68 year old water superintendent for 19 years died Wednesday in West Texas Hospital Laubboek. He was born in Memphis and moved to Abernathy in 1930. Survivors include a daughter two sons two brothers three sisters and 12 grandchildren.
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Abernathy
John E
Dick) Hughes
First Baptist Church
Hubert Long
Boyce Evans
Abernathy Cemetery
Chambers Funeral Home
Hughes
West Texas
Laubboek
Memphis
Vickie Young Services Pending at White Funeral Home
Vickie Jean Young 18 died Thursday in Methodist Hospital after eight weeks as a patient. A May 1966 Wilson High School graduate, she is survived by her parents L E Young Rt 1 Tohoka, two sisters Mrs Joe Draper Brownfield and Janie Lee Young, two brothers Lowen and Alan Mac, both at home, grandparents C A Young Post and Mrs D A Dobbins Winters, great grandmother Mrs Helen Richards Post. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society.
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White Funeral Home
Vickie Jean Young
Methodist Hospital
Wilson High School
L. E. Young
Rt. 1
Tohoka
Joe Draper
Brownfield
Janie Lee Young
Lowen
Alan Mac
C. A. Young
Post
D. A. Dobbins
Winters
Helen Richards
American Cancer Society
First Marine Patrol Clashes in Mekong Delta
U S Marines clashed with a Viet Cong force about 63 miles south of Saigon in the first solid contact of a week old Mekong Delta drive. The engagement, aided by gunship helicopters and artillery, produced moderate casualties though Viet Cong losses were not disclosed.
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Saigon
U. S
Mekong Delta
U.S
Thanh Phu
Tron
1St Infantry
M.R. 4
Iron Triangle
Cedar Falls
1St Division
North Vietnam
U.S. Navy
North Vietnamese
Enterprise
Coral Sea
Ticonderoga
U.S. Air Force
Rites Saturday For Mrs Quebe In Plainview
Mrs. Ben Quebe 79 of Floyd County died at Medical Center Hospital. Services 2 p.m. Saturday in Providence community with Rev. Walter F Hilde officiating. Burial Plainview Memorial Park. Survivors include two sons Ewald and Ben H, sister Mrs Leo Robert, brother Ben Brandes, and two grandchildren.
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Plainview
Ben Quebe
Here
Floyd County
Medical Center Hospital
Providence
Walter F. Hilde
Plainview Memorial Park
Wood- Dunning Funeral Home
Wharton County
Quebe
Edna Mae Brandes
McGregor
Trinity Lutheran Church
Alter Guild
Ewald
Lockeny
Ben H
Leo Robert
Ben Brandes
Lockney
Doctor Chatman’s Trail From Navasota To National Notice
Dr. Chatman rose from a humble Navasota childhood to national service. Appointed to the 1960 White House Conference on Youth, he joined the Aged conference in 1961 and earned praise from Vice President Lyndon Johnson at the 1963 testimonial dinner. He led in local Democratic circles in Lubbock, served on multiple civic boards, and held medical roles with St. Mary’s Hospital. He received honorary degrees from Paul Quinn College and Prairie View College and graduated Meharry Medical College with top marks. Survivors include wife Emmalene and four sons.
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Dr. Chatman
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Navasota
Tex
Chatman
Lubbock County
Democratic Party
George Mahon
Tower of Strength
Negro Boys Club
City Hall
Red Cross
Northwestern
M. E. Church
United Fund
Community Chest
March of Dimes
Lone Star State Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
National Medical Association
American Medical Association
St. Mary’s Hospital
Paul Quinn College
Prairie View College
Dunbar High
Mexia
Prairie View
Fisk Unversity
Nashville
Meharry
Chatman Hospital
Sam Houston College
Austin
Kappa Alpha Psi
Emmalene
Alvin
Michael Lynn
Harold
Dayton
Alton
Los Angeles
Calif
Farwell Planes Crash Victims Remembered In School Rites
Funeral services for three crash victims James Harold Norton age 29 his son James Harold Norton Jr and Russ Darren Langford seven were set for 3 p m in Farwell High School Auditorium. The three died when a Cessna 150 crashed seven miles north of Farwell. Federal investigators began probing the crash the same day.
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Farwell
Farwell High School
James Harold Norton
James Harold Norton Jr
Russ Darren Langford
Langford
Leon Langford
Langfords
Here
Norton
Civil Arenautics Board
Avalanche Journal
James T. Bass
First Baptist Church
Stanley Letcher
Central Christian Church
Clovis
Vernon Venable
Primitive Baptist Church
Olton
Clathorn Funeral Home
Friona
Sharron
Penny Renee
Lisa Kay
Rt. 1
L. L. Norton
W. D. Carpenter
Gerald
Bloomfield
M. M
Darrell
Charles i Wade
David
Alta Geris
Bovina
Wilma Jamerson
Kansas City
Farwell Elementary
Is Sur
Army Saved by Gum in St. Kilda Mouse Mutiny
London reports say the tide of battle on St. Kilda shifted when chewing gum was introduced. Giant protected mice gnawed sacks and food until the army left gum around to pacify them, leaving rations intact and a quiet post for one officer and 30 men.
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London
St. Kilda
Atlantic
Scotland
Mrs. Farmer Rites Scheduled at Red Springs Baptist Church
Funeral services for 93 year old Mrs Elizabeth Farmer grandmother of Dr James H Granberry Lubbock city council member are set for 10 a m today at Red Springs Baptist Church Red Springs near Tyler under Caudle Funeral Home Lin dale. Dr Granberry will serve as pallbearer.
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Red Springs Baptist Church
Elizabeth Farmer
James H 'Granberry
Lubbock City
Man
Red Springs
Tyler
Caudle Funeral Home
Lindale
Farmer
Granberry
28Th St
Rites Set For Mrs Snodgrass
Funeral services for Lula Snodgrass 79 of 920 E Owens St will be held at 2 p m today in Resthaven Little Church of the Flowers. The Rev Sam Wagner will officiate with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include six sons two daughters 41 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren.
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Lula Snodgrass
Snodgrass
University Hospital
Sam Wagner
Faith Assembly of God ‘Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Resthaven
L. J
Whittier
Calif
Lorene Spires
Kermit
Peggy Nease
el Paso
Former City Woman Dies Services Set
Services for Mrs. Colin Ethel Johnson a 53 year old former Lubbock resident will be at 4 pm today at Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at City of Lubbock Cemetery. She died Tuesday at her sister’s home in Harlingen leaving four sisters a brother two daughters and six pallbearers named Grimes Pearson Jack Krahn Jerry Allen and Jim Gammage.
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Colin Ethel Johnson
Lubbock
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Sam Estes Jr
City of Lubbock
Wood- Dunning Funeral Home
Plainview
Harlingen
Port Lavaca
Johnson
Harlingen Farm Lubbock
Grimes Pearson
Jack Krahn
Jerry Allen
Jim Gammage
Mrs. Johnson's Services Slated
Mrs. W. T. Johnson 41 will have services at 3 p m today at the First Baptist Church Hale Center with Rev T J Orbun and Rev Wayne Blankenship officiating. Burial at Plainview Memorial Park. She died Thursday in Sloan's Nursing Home Lubbock after a three year illness. Survived by two sons two daughters several brothers and sisters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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First Baptist Church
T. J. Orban
Hale Center Cemetery
Hale Center Funeral Home
Donald
Lubbock
FE. A. Wheeler
Borger
Elton Settle
Abernathy
Jim Glenn
Midland
Max Wolff
Hale Center
Tommy Odom
Clarendon
Emmie Young
Rome
W. T. Johnson
T. J. Orbun
Wayne Blankenship
Plainview
Plainview Memorial Park
Johnson
Texas
Sloan
G. C.hale
Jack
Hereford
Willie Ritchey
Portales
N.M
Lloyd Louthan
F. J. Springler
Kress
Earl Springer
L. V. Johnson
Aston Jones
Lester Sparkman
Durard Roberts
R. A. Gillian
San Angelo
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Gen. Holland M. Smith
Mrs. Pounds
Pends
Edith Kirk
W. A. Gore
High Plains Hospital
Thi Tin River
Ben Cat
Vietnam
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Julien C. Hyer
John Hughes
Vickie Young
Pamper
Seattle
Woodland Park Zoo
Reds
Vinh
Air Force
Barthelemy Pass
Mu Gia Pass
South Vietnam
da Nang
Quang Ngai City
Mrs. Quebe
A. G Thorn
Farwell School
Jacquelyn
Annette
Mac
Elmer Langford
H. JH. Kelso
Dollie Barkeer
Texaco
Maude ‘Kelso
Tulsa
J. M. Langford
Mrs. Snodgrass
Mrs
Mrs. Johnson
Resthaven Funeral Home
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