Cotton industry group elects leadership at annual meeting
James E. Mayes of Mayesville will chair the council for next year, succeeding Roy E. Davis of Lubbock who becomes board chairman. New vice presidents include J. B. Frierson Jr. of Chattanooga and Aven Whittington of Greenwood. Re elected are Russell Griffin, Harold F. Ohlender, Rhea Blake and Albert R. Russell. About 1,100 industry members attended from 19 states. Texas unit at Roscoe elected J. Cooper president with Don Anderson as vice chairman. Emory Knapp named secretary treasurer. Dan Davis and Anderson named new national board members.
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James E. Mayes
Mayesville
S. C
Roy E. Davis
Lubbock
J. B. Frierson Jr
Chattanooga
Tenn
Texas Geirgetss
J. Cooper
Roscoe
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Cooper
Roy Forkner
Texas
Forkner
Don Anderson
Crosbyton
The
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Bob Skow
el Paso
Emory Knapp
Aubrey
Dan Davis
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association
Anderson
National Boar of Directors
Texas Tech staff win NSF grant and local crime brief
D Vernon W Proctor of Texas Tech biology receives a 13900 NSF grant approved in Washington. A Plainview woman Gregoria Bruno Ruiz, 36, pleads guilty to shoplifting, given 75 dollar fine and five days probation. Burglars steal 9900 dollars of herbicide from Kitten Mosley Fertilizer Co in Slaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Vernon W. Proctor
Texas Tech Biology Department
National Science Foundation
Washington
Plainview
Gregoria Bruno Ruiz
Kitten-Mosley Fertilizer Co
Slaton
Mrs. Austins Rites Today
Services for Mrs. T. W. Austin 85 will be at 3 p.m. in Seminole Memorial Chapel with Rev. Gene Hawkins officiating. Burial in Seminole Cemetery. She died 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A Rome native, she moved to Seminole 27 years ago from Slaton. She was a member of Seminole Baptist Church. Survivors include son Harvey Austin of Lubbock, another son Everett of Lubbock, daughter Mrs. Dale Spence of Seminole, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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T. W. Austin
Seminole Memorial Chapel
Gene Hawkins
Seminole First Baptist ‘Church
Seminole Cemetery
Cate
Rome
Seminole
Slaton
Seminole Baptist Church
Everett
69Th St
Lubbock
Dale Spence
Former Lubbock Man Dies in Alaska Helicopter Crash
T A Anderson aged 38 formerly of Lubbock died when a helicopter he rode from a Kenai barge drilling job exploded off Alaska and plunged into the sea. Searchers faced slim odds of recovering the bodies as officials withheld the pilot’s name. Anderson had lived in Lubbock until 30 years ago, when he moved to Eunice New Mexico with Halliburton Oil Co. He left behind his wife Vada Jobe and three children, Kari Ray, Terri, and Cynthia, plus his parents, brothers and sisters in Texas and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Alaska
T. A. Anderson
Kenai
Anderson
Eunice, N.M
Halliburton Oil Co
Vada Jobe
O. R. Jobe
23Rd St
Terri
Cynthia
Kari Ray
L. M. Anderson
N. Flint
Kenneth
Flint Avenue
Olen
53Rd St
Bobby
Dallas
Evalyn Wallace
Midland
Burnice Martin
Petersburg
Nixon names for AEC post and other admin moves
President Nixon asked Seaborg to stay as AEC chairman beyond his term ending June 30, 1970. Walter Hickel announced Russell Train as undersecretary, George Hansen as deputy secretary of agriculture, and Sen. Henry Jackson discussed NSC and intelligence with the President.
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Seaborg
Nixon
AEC
Secretary of the Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Russell E. Train
Washington
The
Conservation Foundation
Train
Treasury
U.S. Tax Court
Foundation
Hickel
Senate
Clifford M. Hardin
George B. Hansen
Idaho
Hansen
Henry M. Jackson
National Security
National Security Council
J D Wilkins Rites Planned in Plainview
Jessie Dean Wilkins 37, Houston welder and former Plainview resident, died Monday in Houston after a several month illness. Services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in Lemons Memorial Chapel with Rev. Joe Stone officiating. Burial in Plainview Cemetery arranged by Lemons Funeral Home. Native of Blanchard Ohio, Wilkins moved to Houston from Plainview three years ago. Further line notes Stephen Kaltenna Sees Boch of Saginaw Mich listed.
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Plainview
Jessie Dean Wilkins
Houston
Jin Lemons
Joe Stone
Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church
Plainview Cemetery
Lemons
Blanchard, Ohls
Infant Mudgett Funeral Pending in Ohio
Lonnie Stephen Mudgett two day old died Tuesday in Cannon Air Force Base Hospital born Sunday Services will be in Zanesville Ohio for funeral arrangements in the event of the infant’s death at the military base hospital in Clovis Special report notes the infant is the son of Sgt and Mrs Lonnie A Mudgett.
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Clovis
Lonnie Stephen Mudgett
Lonnie A. Mudgett
Cannon Air Force Base Hospital
Zanesville
Ohio
Sirhan Defense Seeks Quash In Kennedy Murder Indictment
Sirhan B. Sirhan goes to court to hear a motion to quash the Kennedy murder indictment. The defense claims the grand jury lacked minority representation and may be unconstitutional, as 133 Los Angeles County judges are subpoenaed to testify.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
Grant B. Cooper
Sirhan
Cooper
State Supreme Court
Walker
Connallys To Testify In Shaw Conspiracy Trial
The Shaw conspiracy case subpoenas former Texas Governor John Connally and his wife Nellie to appear February 17. Connally says the Kennedy assassination involved multiple shooters, contradicting parts of the Warren Commission. Judge Haggerty blocks juror conspiracy questions but allows trial focus on assassination events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Clay L. Shaw
Texas
John Connally
John F. Kennedy
James L. Alcock
Jim Garrison
Connally
Nellie
Alcock
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Warren
Edward A.haggerty Jr
Haggerty
Dealey Plaza
Dallas
Connallys
E E Savage Rites Arranged in Littlefield
Enoch Ellis Savage 73 died Tuesday at Medical Arts Hospital Clinic Littlefield. Born January 4 he was a farmer and World War I veteran who lived in Littlefield 15 years. Services 3 p.m. Levelland Highway Church of Christ Littlefield with Luther Gregg officiating. Burial Littlefield Cemetery Hammons Funeral. Survivors include wife Bertha one son Dale of Wilcox Arizona four daughters Joan Tomme Littlefield June Little Amarillo Dema Whitten Fritch Pernecia Savage home two brothers six sisters step mother Callie Savage Dell City Oklahoma and eight more.
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Littlefield
Enoch Ellis Savage
Medical’ Arts
Savage
Mrs Hughes Dies After Two Month Illness
Mrs. James A. Hughes of 2112 56th St Lubbock died at 5 45 p m Tuesday in West Texas Hospital after a two month illness aged 82 Funeral arrangements are pending at Sanders Funeral Home Survivors include two daughters Mrs N B McCollough of 7112 56th St and Mrs W T Stokes of Ozona a son Newell Hughes of Midland five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren
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James A. Hughes
56Th St
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Jnending
Sanders Funeral Home
N. B. McCollough
W. T. Stokes
Ozona
Newell’ Hoehes
Midland
Mrs Pearl Washburn Rites Thursday in Lovington
Services for Mrs Pearl Washburn a Tatum, New Mexico resident for two years will be held at 11 am Thursday in the Smith Rovers Funeral Home Chapel. Burial details not provided.
Edgar Murray's Rites Planned
Mrs. Washburn dies at 72 in Hobbs following injuries from a Fort Worth automobile accident two weeks earlier. Funeral services for Edgar Cromwell Murray, 84, will be followed by burial in Casper, Wyo. Mrs. Washburn, born June 20 1896 in Osage City Kan, belonged to Seventh Day Adventist Church Rebekah Lodge Las Cruces NM and the American Legion Auxiliary VFW Auxiliary El Paso. She is survived by one daughter Roy Jerden of Tatum one sister Marley Schmidt of Casper Wy three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Washburn
Edgar Cromwell Murray
Hobbs Leala
Lubbock
General Hospital
Fort Worth
Tatum
Casper
iWyd
Osage City
Kan
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Rebekah Lodge
Las Cruces
N.M
American Legion Auxiliary
VFW
Ell Paso
Roy Jerden
Marley Schmidt
Casper, Wyz
Vandals Attack Vacant Homes On Colgate Street
E. J. Hogan Jr. reports $7,500 in damage to two vacant homes at 2910 and 2912 Colgate Street since Nov 1. He says intruders, believed to be children, have torn plumbing, kicked walls, broken windows, and stolen wiring, despite repeated boarding up.
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Colgate Street
E. 2. Hogan Jr
18Th St
Hogan
Colgate
Scott Services Planned Today
Services for T. J. Scott aged 49 are set for 10 am today at Sanders Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with burial at Zion Hill Cemetery in Albany Louisiana. Scott died Monday in a local hospital after a six week illness. he resided in Lubbock four years and Hammond for 29 years. WWII veteran and Masonic Lodge member. Survivors include his wife Delia a daughter Sharon O Brien of Seguin California two brothers a sister and a grandchild.
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T. J. Scott
Sanders Funeral Home
Zion Hill
Albany
Scott
E.'. Bates
Lubbock
Hammond
Masonic Lodge
Amarillo
Vera McNeely
Bernice Gray
Denison
Faye. Freeman
14Th St
Charles Winninger Show Boat Skipper Dies at 84
Palm Springs, AP Charles Winninger longtime character actor famous as Captain Andy in Show Boat and Judy Garland’s father in Little Nellie Kelly died Mon at 84. He starred in Destry Rides Again Babes in Arms and numerous stage and screen roles across six decades. Funeral services pending. Born in a log cabin in Athens Wisconsin he hailed from a musical vaudeville family and began acting in stock before Broadway and film.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Judy Garland
Charles Winninger
Nellie Kelly
Andy
Las Vegas
Jer
Hisiat Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Winninger
Athens
Wis
Winningers
Chicago
Charles
Will Rogers
Blanche Ring
Gertrude Walker
Captain Andy
Hollywood
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Paramount
Universal
MGM
Tests of a Man’s Heart Through Wealth and Loyalty
A reflective piece by Julien C. Hyer argues that true treasure is shown by how a person spends, keeps vows, and pays debts. It links home quality to support for education and church investment, urging readers to judge fate by three tests of loyalty and responsibility.
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Matt
Julien C. Hyer
City Woman Evelyn Sloan White Rites Pending
Services are pending at Rix Funeral Home for Evelyn Sloan White 4416 Canton Ave Apt B who died at her residence at 4 12 p m Tuesday after five months illness. She came to Lubbock in 1956 worked as a private secretary at Reese Air Force Base and graduated from Texas Tech in 1936. She was a Ko Shari Social Club member and is survived by two daughters a brother a sister and two (text cut off).
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Rix Funeral Home
Evelyn
Sloan White
Canton Ave
Apt. B
White
Lubbock
Reese Air Force Base
Texas Tech
Royanne
Garland
Dennilyn White
Royce E. Sloan
Newton
Iowa
Inez Sloan
Rites Scheduled For Mrs Morgan
Mrs Christine Lewis 61 of 3107 Teak Ave died Friday after a brief illness at her home. Services will be at 3 pm at Birch Church of Christ with George Harris officiating. Burial at Peaceful Gardens Cemetery directed by Jamison Funeral. She was born in Henderson and lived in Lubbock. survivors include her husband Ira four brothers and five sisters from various states.
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Christine Lewis
Teak Ave
Birch Churc of
Christ
George Harris
Peaceful Gardens
Jamison Funere
Henderson
Lewis
Lubbock
Ira
Arnett Morgan
Brownfield
Morgan
Frederick
Okla
Marion Morgan
Trinity
S. C. Morgan
New Orleans
Elvilia Morgan
Seattle
Maud Morgan
Los Angeles
Clara Morgan
Denver
Odess Bowers
Bakersfield
Calif
Vasti Morgan
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Ohter
Sarah E. Charles Devree
Edwin H
Boedeker
County Court-attacr
Church of the Naza
Rene
Lamesa
O'Donnell
Ernest Devereux
Ihey
U.S
Branon-Philips Funeral Home
New Mexico St
Tommy Lee Basher
Boulder
Colo
Mary Hall
Justice of the Peace
Wayne
37Th ‘St
Alpha Tau Omega
One Fund
American Cancer Society
Billy Walling
Lubbock City County
19Th St
Ave. H
3Rd St
Shallowater
Town and Country
Wolfforth
R. T. Smith
Cache
A. T. Cocanougher
29Th St
Floyd Whitney
28Th St
Richard B. Amandes
School of Law
International Center For
California
University of California, Berkeley
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S
Aram
Claud Harris
Curry County
I de Mardel Lynch
Escamilla
Earth
Irisborm Funeral Home
Arthur
Covina
Amtonio
Lottie Kirby
Josefina Gomez
Louise Kirby
J. D. Wilkins
Mudgett
Goodwill
Bill Dillard
Goodwill Industries of Lubbock, Inc
Weston A. Pettey
Larry Anderson
Shaw
E. E. Savage
Hughes
Claud Harlas
Edgar Murray
Murray
Burleson
W. W. Rix
P. D. Fullingim
Plains Baptist Church
City of Lubbock
Rix Funeral
Inez
N. T. Adams
Pascoe and
Elia
San Angelo
Nettie Seay
T. R. Keetch
Ene
Keith Frenklin
Scott Services
Show Boat
Imome
Harold Heilbron
John
Miami
Cuba
National Airlines
Heilbron
Mrs. Morgan
Beltone
R. Jordan
Lady Call Brady
Bo Ness
Brady
Eamenlay
J. Nigh
Nigh School @ College
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