Lamesa Homecoming Jubilees Draw Huge Crowd
Lamesa marked a Golden Tornado Jubilee drawing about 5 000 exes and families for a three day reunion. Lt Gov Preston Smith joined the festivities hinting at a possible bid for governor while plans announced for a larger 1970 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Lamesa
Dawson
Claudia Mae Covey
Big Bill Taylor
Willie Russell
Arizona
Lloyd Morgan
Preston Smith
Lamesa High
Smith i
Lavoy Robinett
C. M. Mitchell
Smith
Dawson County
Glenn
Hoss) White
White
Frances Lindsey Esmond
Odessa
Burglars Hit Three City Businesses in Lubbock
Police report multiple break ins across Lubbock on Saturday with no major losses at two firms. Items stolen include $40 from a vending machine, $20 in silver from a cash register, and a $50 air conditioner from a residence porch. A purse, credit cards, and other items were taken from a car, and several windows were broken at a business, with other thefts noted from residences and an architecture building on the Tech campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Holiday Laundry
Parkway Drive
L. L. Hendrix Lumber Co
Clovis Road
M. B. McKee Distributing Co
Ave. E
Richard Bishop
41St St
Fred S. Alexander III
Tech
Rosetta Moore
Ash
Ave. F
Doyle Pollard
37Th St
34Th St
Arthur Pierce
23Rd St
Birthplace Of Pope Pius X Hit By Burglars
Burglars raided the birthplace of Pope Pius X in Riese San Pio X Italy stealing gold and silver plaques and jewelry valued at 1600 dollars. Police said the theft was discovered early Friday and the home now serves as a museum cared for by two nuns and grand nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riese San Pio X
Italy
Pope Pius X
Floods Kill 16 on Japan's Kyushu Island
Torrential rains trigger landslides and floods across Kyushu killing 16 people and leaving three missing. Reports from Tokyo say the disaster swept across the southern island, with rescue operations under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Japan
Kyushu
Slaton High School hosts 1965 SHS reunion keynote by Gen Schriever
About 300 former students filled Slaton High School for the noon luncheon and homecoming events. Gen Bernard A Schriever, former Slaton student and head of Air Force Systems Command, spoke on progress since 1911 and 1965 eight year span since Sputnik, urging patriotism and determination. The gathering included officers elected for the Ex-Students Association and a scholarship fund proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Linn
Noll
Avalanche-Journal
Slaton
Slaton High School
SHS
Bernard A. Schriever
Air Force Systems Command
Washington
I D. C
Kitty Hawk
Schriever
Sputnik
Texas
Bill Klattenhoff
Ex-Students Association
Louie Welch
Houston
Milton Jochett
Clark Self Sr
Wayne Liles
Frances Harlan Wright
Dana Heaton
Clark Self Jr
Bill Ball
Mabel Pember Kern
Association
Howard Hoff‘m
Ben Schriever
Washington, D. C
Ben Klattenhoff
J. W. Wallace
Lubbock
Rites for David Badgett 79 in Floydada church
Longtime Floyd County resident David Ray Badgett died Thursday in Plainview Hospital. Funeral services were set for 3 p m at First Baptist Church Floydada with Rev F C Bradley officiating. Moore Funeral Home directed burial in Floydada Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ray Badgett
Floyd County
Plainview
First Baptist Church
Floydada
F. C. Bradley
Moore Funeral Home
Bryant Street Baptist Church
La‘mesa
Maggie M. Blair
Medical Arts Hospital
Lamesa
Branon-Philips Funeral Home
Lamesa Memorial Park
Big Spring
I. V. Lewis
Snyder
Northside Baptist Church
John Duke
J. M. Dean
Bolger Funeral Home
Snyder Cemetery
First Methodist Church
Gage
Okla
Clyde Chancelor London
Friona
San Angelo
Jimmie Tidwell
Perryton
Daniel Wynn
Clathorn Funeral Home
Tulsa
Nellie Margaret Todd
Clarence Todd
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo
Lewis Koerselman
First Presbyterian Church
H. B. Coggin
Wallace Funeral Home
Rose Hill Cemetery
Burleson Speaks At Snyder Fourth Of July Celebration
Congressman Omar Burleson addressed Snyder on the Fourth of July urging scrutiny of rights and liberty, criticizing protest-only academic freedom and praising free enterprise. The Snyder Chamber flew him from Brownfield where his wife was hospitalized, after which he returned. Winners were named in local art and fishing contests as a fireworks show drew thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Burleson
Anson
Snyder
Frank Taylor
Burleson
Jimmy Thompson
Brownfield
Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
America
Mahon
George Mahon
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Post
Lubbock
Sweetwater
Abilene
No Hangovers Here At Toronto AA Convention
Toronto hosts the international Alcoholics Anonymous convention with about 10 000 members and spouses attending. A speaker noted a local tavern signs welcoming AA delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
International Conference of
Alcoholics Anonymous
Razak Warns of Renewed Communist Threat Along Malaysia Thailand Border
Acting Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak told listeners in Baling to stay vigilant against a renewed communist threat at Malaysia's northern border with Thailand and warned of dangers from Indonesia. The Radio Malaysia report summarized Razak's remarks and urged public caution amid regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
UPI
Tun Abdul Razak
Thailand
Radio Malaysia
Razak
Baling
Indonesia
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G. M. Mitchell
Morrell Humes
Midland
Skeet Noret
Tornado
Lamesa Country Club
Albert McGuire
Herman Freeman
Pope Pius
Gen. Schriever
J. E. Ward
Broadway
West Texas Hospital
Boy Scout Troop 556
O. E. O'Neal
Tres Ritos Camp
New Mexico
Mark O'Neal
Bruce Emerine
Wes Palmer
Justin Neathey
13Th St
J. E. Trojan
Madrid
Spain
Air Force
Bedford T. Geron
Dallas
Trojan
Neathery
Geron
Debra Burks
Adrian S. Burks
Methodist Hospital
N. Flint
Amherst
Mark Latham
53Rd St
Ave. L
Iaun Vasquez
Batesville
Mozelle M. Collins
Quirt
Ave. G
John Vasek
2Nd St
50Th St
Southeast Drive
Ina Henderson
Idalou
Gary L. Evitt
Beverly Fay Sullenger
Juanita Sullenger
Vicki Miller
43Rd St
Judy Jones
Gary
Bell- Seale Funeral Home
Lois Hogue Shaw
Cheryl Wilkins
Lee Costello
Eugene Morris
Phil Lambert
Rusty Boren
Thank Simmons
Harold Griffith
Simmons
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