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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1965
Page
4
A two car crash on U S 98 near Elberta Alabama left three dead while a New York city bus collision killed five in a crash between Rochester and Syracuse. All victims were Bronx residents. Witnesses said the westbound car crossed the center line amid rain.
President Johnson presided at the ranch in Johnson City for the oath of Homer Thornberry to the U S Court of Appeals in New Orleans headquarters. Thornberry, Austin native and former congressman, served in the House until 1964 and then as federal district judge for the western district of Texas.
On a search and destroy operation near Tra Khe government troops clashed with guerrillas wounding five Vietnamese soldiers and an American adviser. U S planes bombed Qui Hau depot near Hanoi as Navy Skyhawks hit targets. A bus accident in New Jersey Turnpike and a Fresno ammunition truck explosion killed and injured multiple people.
A 12 year old Victor Gomez was killed when a motor scooter collided with a pickup near Ackerly about 23 miles south of Lamesa. Driver Jesus Menjarez 17 of Ackerly was seriously hurt and taken to Big Spring Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending Branon Phillips Funeral Home.
Banks in Lubbock raise savings account rates to four percent retroactive to July 1 as part of a regional move to keep money local. Bank presidents Maedgen Jones and Waller cite seasonal money demand and the need to attract deposits, with lenders noting potential loan rate effects in the near term.
Brezhnev asserts Soviet missiles are sufficient to blunt any aggressor and stresses high reliability and readiness. He cites orbital missiles as claimed but vague, notes improvements in anti missile defenses, and criticizes U S policy in Viet Nam and other nations while pledging continued aid to anti colonial movements.
Walton forecasts a renovation to revitalize the city core with porcelain exterior panels red carpeted lobby floors and new upper floor partitions. The 45 500 square foot Myrick Building is half occupied and the project will fit tenant needs while several downtown expansions proceed. No name change planned and costs are not yet set. Rushing owns other commercial properties in Lubbock.
Thousands attend the Snyder crowd and Ida lou’s Summer Spectacular wrap two day events. Lubbock observes Independence Day with a $1500 Buffalo Lakes fireworks display at 9 p.m. and a full holiday schedule including pool ski show and boat rides. Many offices close Monday while Texas Tech and local colleges resume classes.
Karol Lynn Rice of Odessa won Miss West Texas in Odessa and will compete for Miss Texas in Fort Worth. Runners up were Janne Wright of Big Lake, Franette Hillin of Midland, and Connie Baker of Seminole with Ella Ruth Burch named Miss Congeniality. Rice, 18, 5'5" tall, 116 pounds with 36 24 36 measurements, is an Odessa Permian High School graduate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Earl Rice.
Mrs Elizabeth Wickson Trimble 78 longtime Seminole resident died Saturday in Memorial Hospital Services are 4 p m today at Seminole Methodist Church with Rev Kirk and Rev Preston Florence officiating Burial in Seminole Cemetery under direction of Seminole Memorial Chapel Survivors include three sons Charles Odessa former Gaines County sheriff Raymond and Henry Las Vegas Nev one daughter Mrs Martin Craigh Seminole two brothers C D and Henry Wickson Seminole one sister Mrs Ellen Keller Lubbock 13 grandchildren five great grandchildren
Funeral services for Mrs Juanita Arambula 51 longtime resident of Tahoka are set for 3 p m today at the First Baptist Church with Rev H F Scott Seagraves and Rev James Efird Tahoka assisting Burial will be in Tahoka Cemetery under White Funeral Home direction Survivors include husband two sons Tom and Mario three brothers two sisters and six grandchildren
Funeral service for Carl Coyt Lantroop infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Lantroop Jr. will be held at 3 p.m. at Mason Funeral Chapel in Post. The infant died Thursday in a Pecos hospital and burial will be in Terrace Cemetery, Post, under Mason Funeral Home direction. Survivors include the parents four grandparents a great grandmother and one sister Jeannie.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Horton 82 a former Lubbock resident who died Friday at Golden Years Home Christoval are set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Henderson Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be Horace Cossman with Jack A. Welch assisting. Burial will be in Lubbock City Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Wilson and Earl of Midland a daughter Elizabeth Stewart Ozona nine grandchildren 22 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Great grandsons will be pallbearers.
Mr and Mrs Elisa Loa report a son born at 7 08 am weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces in Latf Clinic. The father works for Ralston Purina Co. Mr and Mrs Arley Upshaw announce a son born at 8 16 am weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces in Methodist Hospital. The father is employed by Farm Pac Meat Co. Mr and Mrs James W Choate announce a daughter born at 7 27 am weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces in Methodist Hospital. The father is a Texas Tech student. Mr and Mrs Dennis Maxwell Owens report a daughter born at 10 20 am weighing 5 pounds 10.5 ounces in University Hospital. The father is a salesman for Bottenfield Beauty Supplies.
A weather summary notes highs in the 80s to mid 90s across Amarillo Dalhart and Lubbock with scattered showers in the Panhandle. Amarillo recorded .07 inch and Dalhart .03 inch of rain as a weak cool front lowered temperatures, with forecasts predicting clear to partly cloudy skies and continued showers into Sunday night.
A summer program titled The Sun Our Day Star debuts at 3 p.m. today in the Planetarium behind West Texas Museum on the Texas Tech campus. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children, while museum members enter free. The sun and constellations will be identified and a sun discussion is added each Sunday in July.
Mrs. Ira Allen 71 a Seagraves area resident for over 40 years died at 10 a.m. Saturday at the home of daughter Mrs. Raymond Evans in Byers after a lengthy illness. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Monday at 12th St. Church of Christ with Virgil Cullum officiating burial in Seagraves Cemetery Webb Funeral Home directing. Survivors include Ira husband Leon son Mrs. Evans daughter two sisters Mrs. Larry Tomlin Tempe and Mrs. Joe Morgan Lewisville a brother W. R. Shipp Melvin and two granddaughters.
Project Headstart in Lubbock asks for clothing, shoes, and volunteers as it starts at four centers. The free eight week classes accept more students, with transport to Guadalupe Center and three other locations. Contact Newman Center, 1304 Broadway, PO 2-1909, to enroll.
Dr. George A. Whetstone of Texas Tech, civil engineering professor, authored a paper on Quality Aspects of Waste Water Reclamation for the Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The study discusses cost advantages of water reuse for municipal systems and ties to Texas Water Commission research.
Hobbs New Mexico Junior College plans a $3 million bond election on August 17. The funds would finance construction of buildings furniture and other necessities for a campus at the Hobbs Army Air Base area five miles north of Hobbs on Lovington Highway. Registered real property owners in Hobbs Eunice Tatum and Lovington districts may vote.
More than 100 Hell's Angels members set up camp in Bass Lake California near Yosemite National Park under watchful law enforcement. Gypsy Jokers members were present as arrivals continued. Deputies and CHP blocked roads, logged names and license numbers, and served a restraining order without incidents.
W F French 77 of 1910 22nd Lubbock died 11 22 Friday night in Big Spring He owned Frenchs Boot and Shoe Shop served in World War I and belonged to Forrest Heights Methodist Church He lived in Houston before moving to Lubbock Funeral service 11 am Monday at Forrest Heights Church Rev O A McBrayer and Rev DeWitt Seago to officiate Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park under Franklin Bartonley Funeral Home Surviving wife Lula
Fifty people are missing and feared drowned after severe flooding in Vang Vieng about 75 miles north of Vientiane. The Song River overflowed after three days of heavy rain beginning Wednesday, sweeping away boats and forcing evacuations.
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