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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1956

Page

4

Grand Jury to Hear 102 Cases Including Three Murder Counts

A 99th district grand jury will convene at 10 am Monday with 102 cases slated for hearing. Among them are three murder with malice and murder with a motor vehicle charges, plus numerous other offenses ranging from theft to kidnapping. The panel includes George Leftwich and other residents of Lubbock and nearby towns.

T Ihey Aix Tancarria Rind George €. Leftwich Shallowater K. C. Preston Wolffarth Rodney Heck Jaslou H.R. King Slaton H. S. Warren C. L. Qualls Rt. 4 Lubbock Alton Sumrall Rt. 1 John F. Grittin John Fair E. E. Winters Mark Hailey Alf. Quest Jr Everett H. Ginsburg Grand Waldo Lengor Ria Idalou Jesus Madrid N. Ave Aresence

Floydada Rites Set For James L. Day

Floydada June 30 Special Funeral services for James Lewis Day 54 who died of a heart attack at 1 a m today will be at 4 p m Sunday in the First Methodist Church with Rev Tilden B Armstrong officiating Burial will be in Floydada Cemetery under Harmon Funeral Home Day a trucker had resided in Floydada for 35 years Survivors include his wife two sons Wayne and H J both of Oklahoma City three daughters Mrs Russell Rucker Olton Mrs Paul Wright Amarillo and Mrs Lloyd Turner Levelland a brother Mark Lubbock and eight grandchildren

Floydada James Lewis Day Tilden B. Armstrong Harmon Wayne H. J Oklahoma City Russell Rucker Olton Paul Wright Amarillo Lloyd Turner Levelland Mark Lubbock

Two Lynn County Farm Bureau queen candidates named

Lynn County Farm Bureau officers announced two entrants for the Lynn County queen contest on August 3. Ida Pearl Mason, a Wilson High senior and FHA member, is the daughter of Tom Mason of New Lynn and a current national FFA vice presidential nominee in Chicago. Joyce Church, 16, daughter of Clarence Church of Wilson, is a Wilson High junior, FHA member and chapter secretary.

Tahora Specian Lynn County Farm Bureau Ida Pearl Mason Joyce Church Mason Tom Mason New Lynn Wilson High School Homemakers of America FFA Chicago Isk Church Clarence Church

Two Cars Crash In Arkansas Killing Woman and Injuring Three

In Malvern Arkansas a Texas woman, Mrs Mac Yancey of Bridgeport, was killed and her husband critically hurt when two cars collided on Highway 67 near the curve five miles south. Also seriously injured were Richard Holliam, 17, and Johnny Walton, 17, both of Nashville. An election set for July 7 will decide Garrett Texans incorporation.

Arkansas Garrett Malvern Ark Texas Mac Yancey Bridgeport Richard Holliam Johnny Walton Nashville

Funeral services set for John Newton Redd

Floydada June 0 Special funeral services for John Newton Redd 75 former Floydade resident who died of a heart attack after moving from Fort Worth to Floyd County in 1924 later relocating to Abilene 30 years ago Survivors include three sons H M Floydada Virgil Abilene and Alva Kimbell Nebr with a grandchild and five great grandchildren The Rev Laveal Merriott pastor of the Calvary Church will officiate Burial will be in Floydada Cemetery Redd born in Georgia

Floydada John Newton Redd Floydade Floyd County Fort Worth Abilene Jack H. M Virgil Alva Kimbell Nebr Harmony The Calvary Apis Redd Georgia

Officers Named By iHarp Singing Group

H M McEachern of 181v 10th St was elected president of the West Texas Sacred Harp Singing Convention during the two day meeting at the Primitive Baptist Church on 23rd St and Ave X. C D McCoy Anton vice president Lewis Owen Lubbock recording secretary Odessa Stone LubbockCorresponding secretary and D L Handley Lockney chaplain named as officers. Today's program runs from 9 am to 3 30 pm with old fashioned hymn singing and lunch provided.

H. M. McEachern 10Th St West Texas Sacred Harp Singing Convention Primitive Baptist Church 23Rd St Ave. X Louisana New Mexico Texan C.D. McCoy Anton Lewis Owen Lubbock Odessa Stone

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