Former Spur athlete killed in Vietnam service
Andres Garcia, 24, Spur, was killed Friday in Vietnam while with the Army Military Police. A Spur High School 1962 graduate and former all district tackle, he attended South Plains College. Survivors include parents, six brothers, three sisters, and extended relatives. Services pending at Campbell Funeral Home.
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SPUR
Andres Garcia
Viet Nam
Garcia
Army
Spur High School
South Plains College
Levelland
Luis Garcia
Pete
Jack
Lawrence
Aureallana
Ralls
Joe
Margarita
Anita Oliveraz
Julie Punte
Farnces Navarro
Pittsburgh
Tex
Campbell Funeral Home
Thompson Rites Slated Monday
Snyder Special funeral services for Temple Thompson 76 a Scurry County resident since 1907 will be held at 4. Burial will be in Ira Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home direction. Thompson died Saturday noon at Cogdell Memorial Hospital native of Bell County Church of Christ member. Survived by daughter K G W Lewis Lubbock a son X Swan Odessa and sister Mrs Will Crowder Snyder.
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X. T. Swan
Odessa
Will Crowder
Snyder
Two Former Juvenile Delinquents Die in Kidnap Plot
William C. Bailey and George H. Scalla, once troubled youths with prison terms, were shot to death by police as they entered industrialist Leonard Firestone's Beverly Hills home in a fatal kidnapping attempt. The pair, also linked to robbery and burglary cases, had shown contrasting paths from adolescence to a dangerous plan.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
William C. Bailey
George H. Scalla
Bailey
Scalla
Leonard K. Firestone
Angela
Angela Bailey
William Calvin Bailey
Iteonard K. Firestone
Scalia Bailey life of crime ends in a dramatic plot
The narrative traces George Scalia Bailey from early illegal acts in Austin and Lubbock through robberies in San Antonio and Vancouver to a California rise with a Woodland Hills home and business interests. His wife Angela Plesuk and Scalia’s mother describe a gifted but troubled man shaped by repeated rejections, mounting crimes, and a dramatic abduction plot masterminded by Scalla.
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Bailey
Austin
Lubbock
San Antonio
Vancouver
B.C
Los Angeles
Angela Plesuk
Detroit
Woodland Hills
John Hudman rites held in Post at First Baptist Church
Funeral services for John B. Hudman 33 a Post area resident for 51 years were held at 2 30 p m in the First Baptist Church with Rev Joe Vernon presiding assisted by Reverends Clarence Stephens Bernard Ramsey Burial was at Terrace Cemetery under Hudman Funeral Home direction Hudman died Friday night in Golden Years Nursing Home Survivors include five daughters Katherine Owens Post Melvin Bruster Bertie Brown Slaton Belba Warren Amarillo and Jack Cockrum Seminole five sons S C Marvin Victor Hansford all of Post and John R Houston plus numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren Pallbearers were Dave Sanford J D McCampbell Bailey Matsler Lowell Scrivner Harald Lucas and Oman Ticer
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POST
John B. Hudman
Post Area
First Baptist Church
Joe Vernon
Clarence Stephens
First Methodist Church
Bernard S. Ramsey
First Christian Church
Terrace Cemtery
Hudman
Ike L Prince Dies Rites Set
Snyder Special Ike L Prince 80 retired farmer of Ila died at 2 45 p m Saturday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital after illness of several weeks Funeral services set for 2 p m Monday in Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel Rev Marvin Roark and Rev Jerry Speer to officiate Burial in Snyder Cemetery Under direction of Bell He native of Johnson County Survivors include two brothers in Snyder and Willie Wichita Falls and several nieces and will be Ferrill
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Snyder
Ike L. Prince
Iira
Cogdell Memorial Hospita
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Marvin Roark
Union Methodist Church
Jerry Speer
Greenhill Baptist Church
Snyder Cemecy
Readable fragment hints at local figures and conflict
An archival note references individuals including Harry Kingston and Nell Holifs, with Bill Herring and an unnamed officer noting headstrong behavior. The fragment hints at a dispute or decision process involving these persons and local leadership.
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Ation
Helald
Harry Kingston
Nell Hol Ifs
Bill Herring
A H Shadday Dies In City Services Set
Albert H. Shadday 56 of Lubbock died at Goodnight Hospital at 5 a.m. Saturday after an apparent heart attack. Services will be held at Riker Funeral Home Chapel in Colorado City with Rev. Fred Brewton officiating and burial in Colorado City Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Imma, son Richard of Clovis, daughters Dorothy Loveday and Betty Waszka, four sisters and six grandchildren.
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Albert H. Shadday
36Th St
Lubbock
Goodnight Hospital
Riker Funeral Home
Colorado City
Fred Brewton
First Presbyterian Church
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Corpus Christi
Presbyterian Church
Monahans Masonic Lodge
Imma
Richard
Clovis
Dorothy Loveday
E. Baylor
Betty Waszka
31St St
Dorothy Shinder
Baton Rouge
Area Rites Set For Mrs. Curtis
Funeral services for Mrs. Ian Amanda Curtis 76 Route 1 Petersburg will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Methodist Church Petersburg with Rev. Elton Lyatt and Jim Reynolds officiating Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery Plainview under Wood Dunning Funeral Home direction She moved to Petersburg area in 1906 from Haskell County died about 10 p.m. Sunday at convalescent home She lived with a son Glenn on a farm near Petersburg Survivors include four sons and other relatives
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Petersburg
Ian Amanda Curtis
Route 1
First Methodist
Elton Lyatt
Jim Reynolds
Church of Christ At
Oddfellows
Plainview
Wood- Dunning Funeral Home
Curtis
Haskell County
Glenn
First Methodist Church
Mende
Ialins
Civil Service Workers Honored At Dallas Banquet
Richard Lincoln of Dallas stressed civil service workers are vital to government at a Holiday Inn East banquet marking the 83rd anniversary of the Civil Service Act. The event, by AFGE Lodge 1810 at Reese, installed officers and kicked off a week of commemorations with remarks on public service and voter education.
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Richard Lincoln
Dallas
Holiday Inn East
Lincoln
American Federation of Government Employes
Rees
Omer Jordan
Amarillo
AFGE
District 10
Tom Ireland
Reese
A. J. Collins
John O'Shea
Lodge 1810
George Brock
Anton
Arnold Wuthrich
Shallowater
Frankie Youngblood
Lubbock
Zeldah Harris
Johnnie Moore
D. B. Dorsey
Norman la Grand
Hays Hefner
Lodge
Brock
Former Lubbock Resident Dies
P. Z. Conrad, 84, of Oklahoma City and former Lubbock resident, died Saturday morning after illness. Funeral 3 p.m. today at Dondel Smith Mortuary with Dr. Chess Levern officiating. Graveside 4 p.m. Monday at City of Lubbock Cemetery with Dr. Paul Bumpers and Dr. J. O. Haymes officiating. Conrad lived in Lubbock, Gaines and Yoakum counties. he was once Yoakum County judge and surveyor. Survivors include his wife and two daughters Mrs. Robert E. Maxey and Mrs. W. L. Boyd, plus several grandchildren.
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P. Z. Conrad
Oklahoma City
Lubbock
Dondel-Smith Mortuary
Chess Levern
First Methodist Church
J. O. Haymes
Conrad
Gaines County
Yoakum County
Robert E. Maxey
23Rd St
W. L. Boyd
Seminole
Services Today For Roy Moore
Roy Moore 68 dies in Brownfield Texas after arriving dead on arrival Friday at Brownfield General Hospital. Funeral at Four Square Gospel Church with Rev. Paul Risser officiating. burial in Brownfield Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction. Survived by wife Emmer two daughters Bernice Ganske and Doug Gibson Seagraves a brother Richard Haskell two sisters Norrell and Snider both of Brownfield and two grandchildren.
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Brownfield
Roy Moore
Four Square
Bernice Ganske
Doug Gibson
Seagraves
Richard
Haskell
R. H. Norrell
Arvie Snider
Nathan G. Elliott Dies in Plainview Services Held
Nathan G. Elliott, 86, a longtime Plainview resident, died Thursday in a local nursing home after moving from Petersburg where he ran a stock farm. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Lemons Memorial Chapel, officiated by Floyd Moore of the Church of Christ. Burial in Plainview Memorial Park. Survived by his wife, two daughters, two sisters, and five grandchildren.
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Plainview
Nathan G. Elliott
Lemons Memorial Chapel
Floyd Moore
Second and
Beech Street
Church of Christ
Plainview Memorial Park
Lemons Funeral Home
Elliott
Petersburg
Fraternal Groups Install Officers In Lubbock Ceremony
Lubbock Odd Fellow Lodge 609 Hub City Rebekah Lodge 299 and Lubbock Junior Lodge 52 installed new officers at a public ceremony at South Plains Electric Cooperative building. Key appointments included Charles R. Pfingston as Noble Grand of Lodge 609 and Mildred Grimes as Noble Grand of Rebekahs. Gene Minnick was named outstanding Junior Odd Fellow with awards to Dale Bradley William Stewart and Mike Bowen for contributions. Installations featured district officers L W Hamilton and special deputy grand master Melville Sims, and notices covered dates for upcoming meetings in the 1917 Ave K hall.
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Lubbock
South Plains Electric Co-op
Junior
Odd Fellows Lodge
Gene Minnick
Mike Bowen
Mildred Grimes
Noble Grand
Rebekah Lodge
Charles Pfingston
C.F. Lodge
Odell Elton
Hub City
South Plains Electric Coop
Charles R. Pfingston
Hicks and Ragland Consulting Engineering Company
Salvation Army
Rebekahs
O. L. Slaton
Lodge 609
Robert Bowen
Charles Way
Robert Witty Sr
Rebek‘ahs
Gladys Shipman
Shirley ‘Tracy
Pat Culver
Dotsy Wilson
Dale Bradley
Mike ‘Cameron
Jon Thickston
Milton Elliott
Iwarden
Robert Witty Jr
Leon Howard
L. W. Hamilton
Charles E. Pfingston
J. L. Crosno
Joe Jordan
Arthur Hogan
J. E. Williford
Scene
L.A. Norman
Guardian
Spent Anderson
Guarian
Roger Walker
Wayne McGwier
John Harmon
Marvin Denton
William Steward
Melville Sims
Odd Fellow
Lubbock Odd Fellows
Lubbock burglaries report varied offenses Saturday
Police outlined a slate of incidents including a home burglary at 2401 46th Street where loot exceeded 700 dollars and a shop safe cracked using tools with only a car key set missing. Other cases include cafe window entry for cigars and candy, a damaged car tachometer theft, a wallet and cards theft, apartment damage, and a church stained glass window vandalism with 22.50 in damages.
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Lubbock
Eureka Body Works
15Th St
Zack L. Stevens
46Th St
Harold’s Cafe
Ave. G
Harry Criek
Hartford Apts
Sammy Jones
Ave. D
Jones
M. D. Parhams
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
E. Broadway
Mrs. G. R. May Dies in Floydada at 74
Funeral services for Mrs. G R May 74 of Floydada will be at 10 a m Monday at Floydada First Methodist Church with Dr Tilden B Armstrong and Rev Charles Lutrick officiating. Burial at Floydada Moore Funeral Home. She was born in Mc Gregor and moved to Floydada in 1910 as a music teacher and church organist. Surviving: daughter Mrs Fred Cardinal Floydada three sons George Reid May St Louis Dr W B May Albuquerque and John E Smith Sacramento two sisters Mrs A N Gamble Lubbock and Mrs Frances Holloman Slaton three brothers John H Edwards Houston C L Edwards Bayard N M and Earl Edwards Floydada and 10
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Floydada
G. R. May
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Floydada First
May
McGregor
First Methodist Church
Fred Cardinal
George Reid May
St. Louis
W. B. May
Albuquerque
John E. Smith
Sacramento
Calif
A. N. Gamble
53Rd St
Frances Holloman
Slaton
John H. Edwards
Houston
C. L. Edwards
Bayard
N.M
Earl Edwards
Death toll listed as 87,000 in Indonesia purge
President Sukarno said on Saturday that about 87,000 people had been killed in Indonesia since the failed communist coup attempt on October 1. The figure reflects the scale of political violence reported at the time.
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Singapore
UPD
Sukarno
Indonesia
Willie H. Kimzey’s Services Set Today
Willie Hugh Kimzey 75 lifelong Scurry County resident died Friday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Services 2 p m today at Herm sleigh Methodist Church with Rev. Ernest McGaughy and Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating. Burial in Pyron Cemetery under Bolger Funeral Home. Survived by wife two daughters two sons a sister a brother and eight grandchildren. World War I veteran and Masonic Lodge member.
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Pyron
Masonic Lodge 987
Helmleigh
American Legion
Odis Carl Yoes Dies Services Slated Today
Odis Carl Yoes 70 died about noon Friday after a heart attack on the Spur golf course. Rites set for 2 p.m. today at Bethel Baptist Church, Spur, with Rev. Vergil Smith officiating. Burial in Spur cemetery. survivors include four sons and four daughters.
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Spur
Odis
Carl Yoes
Bethel Baptist
Vergil Smith
Spur Cemetery
Campbell Funeral Home
Yoes
van Zandt County
Frank ‘Godfrey
Jimmy Rainbolt
Finis ‘Butler
Alvin Baker
Roy Baker
Jake Brooks
Jackson East
Dickens County
Charlie O
Lubbock
Pauline Herrington
Gladys Elms
Nayersville
Calif
Dolly Rhodes
Sacramento
Billie Peek
McCamey
Irvin
Eden
Pire T. D. Moore
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Medlock’s
Ellen Hendricks
Madge Mickelson
George N. Sorensen
Mildred Young
Wilma Keel
Cal Bailey
George 8Scalla
Spur High
Thompson
Joe P. Gobea Rites
Moody
Canada
Firestone
Scailla
Lila Scalla
Superior Court
George
Air Force
Scalia
Mariah
Scalia’ Caecalle
Astral
John Hudman
A. H. Shadday
Mrs. Curtis
Belgium
Rebekah
Berta Fay Garner
Thelma Williams
Lena Stahl
Eva Mae Breedlove
Laura Dearman
Ruth Anderson
Lena McElroy
Ruth Hamilton
Viola Breland
Willie H. Kimzey
Berlin
Germany
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