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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1962

Page

3

Majority Still Likes Idea Medicare Financing Shift

Princeton report shows Gallup poll results amid U S heated debate over health care for the aged. Public financing of hospital costs through Social Security support declines since March with private Blue Cross growing, especially among older voters and across party lines.

Princeton N.J Blue Cross Gallup American Medical Association Washington Secur Soc

Trumans return from visit as Green family ties noted

Mr and Mrs Truman Green of Jefferson City Missouri completed a week in Lubbock visiting relatives. Green a former city power plant manager now helms a large REA cooperative in central Missouri.

Truman Green Jefferson City J. S. Green 9Th St C. R. Hurmence 23Rd St Texas Techn Green REA Missouri

Walter W. Sharp Services Today

Funeral services for Walter W. Sharp 49 longtime Lamb County resident will be held at 2 pm today in the Hammons Funeral Home chapel with Leroy Cowan officiating. Graveside rites by VFW will follow at Littlefield Cemetery. Sharp a World War II veteran died Tuesday at the Veterans Hospital in West Los Angeles Calif. He was born in Blanchard Okla and was a member of the American Legion and VFW. He is survived by three brothers R A Borger Everett Longview and B B Phoenix two sisters Mrs Bessie Tolliver and Mrs Eloise Crosby both of Longview his stepmother Mrs O C Sharp Big Spring and three stepbrothers Bert Watson Littlefield and Charles and Joe Watson Big Spring.

Littlefield Walter W. Sharp Lamb County Hammons Leroy Cowan Amherst Church of Christ VFW Littlefield Cemetery Sharp Veterans Hospital West Los Angeles Calif Blanchard Okla American Legion R. A Borger Everett Longview

Rites Set Monday For Mrs. Boyd

Services for Mrs. Mary Lillie Boyd 74 former Scurry County resident will be at 2 p m Monday in Vaughn New Mexico. Graveside services will be at 10 a m Tuesday in Snyder Cemetery Bell Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include husband Arthur a daughter Thelma Craft Carlsbad New Mexico two sons Parks Sutton Teralto New Mexico and Jimmy Sutton Washington three sisters and eight brothers all named local Snyder area with many relatives. eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Mrs Weaver Rites Held For Lela Brown Weaver

Services for 75 year old Lela Brown Weaver former Earth resident will be at 4 pm today at the First Baptist Church in Earth. Officiating ministers include Rev Bruce Giles and area pastors Rev Cecil Meadows and Rev Richard Head. Burial in Springlake Cemetery under Hammond Funeral Home direction. She died Friday in San Angelo after living with her daughter Mrs C B Bland for three years. Survivors include her husband Harvey a daughter Mrs J Lige Griffin a sister Mrs J W Brown eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Littlefield Lela Brown Weaver Earth First Baptist Church Bruce Giles Lubbock Cecil Meadows the Earth Baptist Church Richard Head Rocky Ford Baptist Church Springlake Cemetery Hammons Funeral Home C. B. Bland Harvey J Lige Griffin Amherst J. W. Brown Bowie

Rites Pend In City For Marion E. Brown

Services for Marion E. Son Brown 48 of 2208 Ave N are pending at Franklin-Bartley Funeral Brown owner of a shoe repair shop in Monterey Center died on arrival Friday night at Methodist Hospital A resident of Lubbock he moved to Vernon two years before returning here in 1961 He was a Baptist member survived by wife Clara and daughter Treva Yvette Brown two step sons parents N A Brown and Mrs M G Robertson one brother N A Brown and sister Mrs Jessie Armstrong.

Marion E

Few MPs Qualify for Canada's Life Pension

Only 14 of Canada's 91 defeated MPs from the June 18 elections will qualify for Parliament's annual 3000 life pension, a member must have served in at least three Parliaments to receive the benefit.

Ottawa Canada

Lawmakers Pass Measures Before Deadline

The House approved extending the sugar act export controls and contract renegotiation authority to avoid lapse at midnight. President Kennedy was not expected to sign until returning from Mexico. A debt ceiling bill raising the limit to 308 billion awaits his signature while the Senate planned final approval Monday.

Washington UPI House Kennedy Mexico U. S Senate

Actress Pamela Mason Seeks 14000 Monthly Support

Actress Pamela Mason filed a separate maintenance suit against husband James Mason in Santa Monica seeking 14000 monthly support and a temporary restraining order to keep him from removing their two children from the state or dissipating community property. She said the action is to “clear the air for the children” and that the marriage is momentarily halted by extreme mental cruelty while Mason is away in England.

Santa Monica Calif UPI Pamela Mason James Mason Superior

Four Die as Car Hits Utility Pole in New Jersey

Four Hoboken men died and three others injured when their car crashed into a utility pole after a prewedding party. Victims were Frank Beers 27 James Wilson 24 Joseph McGovern 25 and George Hanson 22. Injured were Herbert Dryer 22 Kenneth Anderson 28 and his brother Robert 32. McGovern’s brother Michael witnessed the crash and the wedding planned for 4:30 pm at Our Lady of Grace Church Hoboken was canceled. Beers was to be best man.

Weehawken N.J Hoboken Frank Beers James F. Wilson Joseph P. McGovern George Hanson North Hudson Hospital Herbert Dryer Kenneth Anderson Robert McGovern Michael Beers Our Lady of Grace Church

Cruise Ship Master Dies Of Heart Attack At Sea

Capt. Leif J. Christiansen, 57, master of the Atlantic, American Export Line, died at sea after a heart attack. He was from Short Hills, New Jersey, aboard a month-long Mediterranean cruise, with the ship due to dock in New York on July 5.

New York Leif J. Christiansen Atlantic Christiansen Short Hills N.J South Atlantic

Navy apprentice dies of burns after fire at Kingsville base

Frederick B. Greer 19 of Hayward California died from burns received when he set gasoline on a trash fire at Kingsville Naval Air Station Tuesday. He was flown by helicopter to Brooke General Hospital San Antonio with second and third degree burns over 65 percent of his body.

San Antonio UPS Frederick B. Greer Hayward Calif Navy Army Brooke General Hospital Greer Kingsville Tex

Rites Set Today For Mrs. Lonnie Bell Fuller

Funeral services for Mrs. Lonnie Bell Fuller will be held at 3 p m today at St Luke s Methodist Church in Colorado City with Rev Lyndale Harrison officiating Burial follows at Cuthbert Cemetery under Riker and Son Funeral Home arrangements Local survivors include four sons O W and Holbert Fuller plus P G Fuller and L S Fuller a daughter Mrs Bertha McDonald 14 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren

Big Spring Lonnie Bell Fuller Lubbock Lowell Fuller St. Luke's Methodist Church Colorado City Lyndale Harrison Rochester Cuthbert Cemetery Riker and Son Funeral Home River Funeral Home F. M. Holley Milton Hardee W. L. Eaton E. R. Uzele Horace G. Krebbs

A J Sanders Rites Set Today In Lorenzo

Lorenzo resident and former farmer A J Sanders who would have been 89 today died Saturday at Poplar Grove Convalescent Home. Funeral services are at 3 p m today at Lorenzo First Baptist Church with Rev C B Stovall and Rev P I Fullingim officiating. Burial in Lorenzo Cemetery directed by Carter Funeral Home. He is survived by three sons, two sisters, eight grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Pallbearers from Lorenzo include Perry Ubanks and others.

A. J. Sanders Lorenzo Poplar Grove Sanders Arkansas Lorenzo First Baptist Church C. B. Stovall Abernathy First Baptist Church P. ID. Fullingim Olivet Baptist Church Lubbock Lorenzo Cemetery Carter Funeral Home Balls Utah Sanders Granada Hills Calif Sam Sanders Otto Sanders Idalou H. S. Bennett Des Moines Wash Kelly Frost Rogers, Ark

Triple Services Set Monday For Crash Victims

A one car crash Thursday killed Arthur Leon Mercer Jr 30 and his son Charles Ice Mercer 3 and Leonard Ray Mercer 13 all from Grady New Mexico. Twelve others injured. Services Monday 2 30 p m at First Baptist Church Grady. Burial Grady Cemetery.

Crosbyton First Baptist Church Grady N. M Arthur Leon Mercer Jr Charles Ice Mercer Daytona Beach Fla Mercer Leonard Ray Mercer Grady Cemetery King Funeral Home C. V. Steed Funeral Home Clovis Mercers Mary Hall

Plainview Rodeo Winners Named

Finals winners were determined Saturday night in the 16th Bar-None Rodeo. Gip Lovejoy of Andrews won calf roping with 23.2 seconds total. Fay Oglesby of Jonesboro won ranch girls barrel racing in 36.5 seconds. Frank Rhoades of Wright City Oklahoma edged bareback with 340 points. Roy Wallace of Midland won saddle bronc with 330 points. John Hatley of San Angelo won steer wrestling and Pete Lewis of Dell City won bull riding with 177 points.

Plainview Gip Lovejoy Andrews Fay Oglesby Jonesboro Frank Rhoades Wright City Okla

Abilene Couple Dead in Dyess Access Road Crash

Mr and Mrs Raul R Silva of Abilene died when their car overturned on an access road to Dyess Air Force Base Saturday. Mrs Silva, 29, died on arrival at a local hospital and Mr Silva, 30, died shortly after.

Abilene UPD Raul R. Silva Dyess Air Force Base

Rites Set Today For Mrs Henry At Tahoka First Baptist

Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Lee Henry 87 pioneer Lynn County resident who died Friday will be at 3 p m today at the First Baptist Church of Tahoka. The Rev D W Copeland the Rev Harley Hughes and the Rev Floyd Haddock will officiate. Burial will be in Tahoka Cemetery under White Funeral direction. Survivors include seven sons six daughters a sister 28 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers.

Lee B. Seymore E. 30Th St Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Tohoka O. D. Hollins Lyons Chapel Baptist Church Lubbock South Plains Funeral Home Tahoka Mattie Lee Henry Lynn County First Baptist Church of D. W. Copeland Harley Hughes Floyd Haddock Tahoka Cemetery White Funeral Home G. W. King Big Spring Gordon King Houston Cecil Caraway D. L Jack) Henry Meadow George Henry Tom Henry Fort Worth A. B Red

Floyd David Crutcher Rites Slated Tuesday

Funeral services for Floyd David Crutcher 25 former Kermit resident who died in a Los Angeles hospital will be held Tuesday at 2 30 p m in the Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Kermit Cemetery under Hixson Funeral Home direction. Crutcher an oilfield worker recently underwent surgery.

Kermit Floyd David Crutcher Los Angeles Free Will Baptist Church Kermit Cemetery Hixson Funeral Home Crutcher

Thailand seeks several truck-tractor trailer combinations

The Government of Thailand announces a call for multiple truck-tractor trailer combinations for its fleet. Officials outline procurement plans, target specifications, and bidding timeline to equip logistics and transport operations.

Krung Thep Government of Thailand

City Woman Returns From Brother's Rites

Mrs. Ona Miller of 3410 Bates returned Saturday from Colton California where she attended the funeral of her brother Wilburn Middleton 32 Middleton died June 22 at his home in San Bernardino California Other survivors include his wife his parents Mr and Mrs R C Middleton Colton California another sister Mrs Netma Blanchard Singer California and a brother Herman San Bernardino California

Ona Miller Bates Colton Calif Wilburn Middleton Middleton San Bernadino R. ¢ Middleton Netma Blanchard Singer

Screen Writer Barney Gerard Dies After Cancer Battle

Veteran stage and screenwriter Barney Gerard died Saturday at Cedars of Lebanon after undergoing cancer surgery four months ago. He left a lasting mark in Hollywood with numerous stage productions and screen credits spanning decades.

Hollywood UPI Barney Gerard Cedars of Lebanon

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