Intruder Takes Woman's Purse During Breakin in Lubbock
A Black man broke into Christine Carter's home at 4:30 a.m. took her purse containing $65 after beating her. she sustained facial bruises not believed serious. Juveniles, ages 12 and 13, admitted taking $19 from Lily Freeman's purse during a Saturday night theft. Police investigate coin machine burglaries and a cafe breakin for missing cash and a coat theft from James W. Anderson's car. Richard L. Chambers's home break-in noted while he is abroad. underwood could not confirm losses.
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Lubbock
Christine Carter
Lily Freeman
Ave. C
Idalou Rd
Ave
James W. Anderson
59Th St
Ave. V
Richard L. Chambers
21St St
Chambers
Europe
Harris Underwood
Knife-wielding Vietnamese Sailor Subdued During Rescue
Lt Cmdr Will Hays recounted at a Saigon briefing how a North Vietnamese sailor pulled a knife on U S rescuers after the sinking of a Vietnamese craft near North Viet Nam. U S planes attacked three torpedo boats as Coontz and King recovered survivors in international waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Borowiec
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Cmdr
Will Hays
Giltner
Neb
Uss Coontz
U.S
South China
Coontz
North Viet Nam
Constellation
Hancock
King
Leonard E. Giuliani
Havertown
Giuliani
Hays
Crash Victim Laura Neumann Service Pending
Miss Laura Mary Neumann 54 Slaton resident died at 10 p m Saturday from injuries in a two car crash in Slaton at FM 41 and U S 84. She was fatally injured when her car collided with a California man s vehicle near Slaton city limits around 5 p m Saturday. She was a former resident of Rosebud and Ropesville and a Methodist Church member. Survivors include three brothers and four sisters with addresses in Dallas Rt 1 Slaton Rosebud San Angelo Miami Beach Fla and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin-Bartley
Laura Mary Neumann
Slaton
Methodist Hospital
Miss Neumann
California
U.S
Wink Gets Facelifting Love Affair With Urban Renewal
Wink Texas transforms under federal urban renewal with a $1,034,758 loan. Seventy six families moved, old storefronts replaced, streets paved, and vacant lots created as planners reshape the town. Wink seeks an $80,000 SBA loan via the Winkler County Development Corp. to build a fibre glass evaporative cooler plant.
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Wink
Tex
West Texas
Melvin Dow
Wink Bulletin
Texas
Hendricks Boulevard
Wink Urban Renewal Agency
Forrest Smith
Smith
Small Business Administration
Winkler County Development Corp
Wink and
Kermit
Little Wink
Washington
SBA
William Trayler Rites Held in Wheeler Church of Christ
William Oscar Trayler died Sunday in Levelland Hospital. Funeral services at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Wheeler Church of Christ with Jim Kelly and Max Hughes officiating. Burial in Wheeler Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Robert and Lawrence, two daughters and 12 grandchildren plus six great grandchildren. Local arrangements by George Price Funeral Home.
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Levelland
William Oscar Trayler
I TT
Wheeler Church of Christ
Wheeler
Trayler
Tulsa
Jim Kelly
Wheeler Church
Max Hughes
Cactus Drive Church of Christ
Wheeler Cemetery
Wright-Denson Funeral Home
George Price Funeral Home
Robert
Perryton
Lawrence
Antelope
Walter Cummings
Albert Bell
Long Beach
Calif
Charlie
Allison
Ida Hall
Vernon
Mrs Hastey Dies At 95 In Paducah Services Pending
Mrs Elijah Ann Hastey 95 died at her daughter’s home in Paducah. Services are pending. A long resident of the area she was born in Gun Town Mississippi and had been ill for over a year. Survived by four daughters and five sons with numerous grandchildren and great descendants.
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Paducah
Elijah Ann Hastey
B. F. Pettier
Hastey
Gun Town
Miss
C. C. Pettier
Ropesville
S. V. Ramsey
9Th St
Lubbock
L. R. Fishback
E. Wabash
J. B. Springer
Cove
Ark
Henry
Plainview
Hiron
Duncan
Okla
Berry
Raymondsville
Ben
Clairmore
Virige
Littlefield
Mrs. Minnie Harbin Dies In Hale Center
87 year old Hale Center resident Mrs. Minnie Harbin died at her granddaughter’s home Sunday morning after living with her granddaughter Mrs Ray Freeman. A Nazarene Church member she previously lived in Santa Cruz California. Services are pending in Carmel Valley California. Survivors include son L C Carmel Valley two daughters Mrs Sam Marant Madera and Mrs WH Govette Fort Worth and seven grandchildren.
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Hale Center
Minnie Harbin
Ray Freeman
The
Nazarene Church
Harbin
Santa Cruz
Calif
Carmel Valley
L. C
Sam Mariant
Mrs Lena Brantley Rites Slated Tuesday
Mrs Lena Brantley 85 died at Amherst Manor Rest Home Sunday. Services set for 2 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Rev Raymond Quick officiating. Burial in Amherst Cemetery under Pione Funeral Home. Born in Dideville Alabama 1881 she moved to Amherst in 1928. Survived by two daughters Mrs Jack Yarbrough Mrs Ed Schovarsh and five sons Manery J P Harry Maurice all of Amherst and Randolph Angleton.
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Amherst
Manery
J. P
Harry
Maurice
Randolph
Angleton
Man Injured When Auto Strikes Fence in Alley
An 81 year old Lubbock man Clarence C. Cox was injured when a fence toppled by a backing car fell on him. Driver David B. Tate said his gas pedal stuck as he backed into the alley behind Cox's house, hitting a house and the fence. Cox was admitted to University Hospital.
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Lubbock
Clarence C. Cox
13Th St
University Hospital
David B. Tate
Ave. W
Cox
Independence Day Patriots and Public Celebrations
An archival note recalls July fourth festivities with band music fireworks ball games picnics and orations. It celebrates free born citizens honoring patriotism and public institutions, praising the leaders elected and the stronger communal respect of earlier days.
Funeral services for Vernon C. Smith in Plainview
Vernon Charles Smith 24, Plainview Herald reporter for 18 months, dies from injuries after a rear end collision at a stop sign and a second crash involving a pickup. Services at First Methodist Church today with burial Tuesday in Kerens. Survivors include wife Joy, mother Mrs Clyde Robinson, sister Linda, half brother Jack, grandmother Mrs Charles E. Smith, and uncle Charles E. Smith Jr.
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Plainview
Vernon Charles Smith
Plainview Herald
Marshall Rhew
Kerens
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Smith
The
Herald
Athens
Athens High School
Henderson Junior College
Texas Tech
Joy
Clyde Robinson
Houston
Linda Smith
Jack Smith
Dallas
Charles E. Smith
Charles E. Smith Jr
Lubbock
Nat G. Starnes funeral arrangements pending
Nat G. Starnes 70 of 2704 Canton Lubbock area resident since 1958 died at 7 p m Sunday in Veterans Hospital after a three week illness. Funeral arrangements are pending at Resthaven Funeral Home. He is survived by wife Opal a daughter Mrs Jimmy G Terrell of Dallas a sister Mrs Kate Bradley of Greenville and two grandchildren.
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Big Spring
Nat G. Starnes
Canton
Lubbock
Veterans’ Hospital
Resthaven Funeral Home
Starnes
Opal
Jimmy G. Terrell
Dallas
Kate Bradley
Greenville
Graveside Services Today For Mrs Leal
Graveside services for Mrs Augustina Leal aged 20 will be at 3 p.m. today at Grassland Community Cemetery under the direction of White Funeral Home. She died after a tractor accident near her home. Surviving are her husband a son her mother and a sister.
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Tahoka
Augustina
Leal
Grassland Community Cemetery
White Funeral Home
Tohoka Clinic
Rites for M. J. Stone Planned at Mackenzie Terrace
Funeral services for M. J. Shorty Stone age 46 of 2504 N. Quirt are set for 10 a.m. today at Mackenzie Terrace Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Moore officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Directors. Stone died Thursday afternoon in the Veterans Hospital in Big Spring. survivors include his wife one son three daughters five brothers and two sisters.
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M. J
Shorty) Stone
N. Quirt
Mackenzie Terrace Baptist Church
Robert Moore
Resthaven Memorial Park
Rix Funeral
Stone
Veterans Hospital
Big Spring
Arthur Farris Rites Scheduled For Today
Rites for Arthur Farris 72 will be at 10 a.m. today in San ders Funeral Home Chapel with Kilmer Corbin officiating. Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Farris died Friday after a yearlong illness at Ray's Hospitality Home. Survivors include one brother and two half-brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Farris
Sanders Funeral Home
Kilmer Corbin
City of Lubbock
Farris
Ray
Tiger Jack Wood Dies After Short Illness at Reno
Retired Maj. Gen. John Shir ley Wood aged 78, once commander of the 4th Armored Division under Patton, died after a brief illness in Reno. Born 1888 in Monticello Arkansas, he led spearhead actions in France and Germany in World War II and later served with UN agencies and refugee operations.
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Reno
Tiger Jack
Wood
4Th Armored
France
Germany
John, Shirley Wood
George S. Patton
West Point
University of Arkansas
International Refugee Organization
Austria
United Nations Korean Reconstruction Administration
Tokyo
Korea
Geneva
Universiity of Arkansas
Funeral services for W. E. Wilmeth in Fort Sumner
W. E. Wilmeth 91 longtime Fort Sumner resident will be honored at 10 a.m. today at the Fort Sumner Church of Christ with Hoyt Cranfill officiating. Burial follows in Fort Sumner Cemetery. He died Friday at Dehaca General Hospital after a brief illness. Survivors include five daughters, two sons, three brothers and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Fort Sumner
N.M
W. E. Wilmeth
Church of Christ
Hoyt Cranfill
Wilmeth
Dehaca General Hospital
Amarillo Rites Slated For Mrs. Snodgrass
Services for Mrs. Roy C. Snodgrass 77 will be at 2 p.m. today at Amarillo First Christian Church with Dr. Newton J. Robison officiating. Burial follows at Llano Cemetery. She died Saturday in University Hospital after nine days’ illness. Survivors include two daughters one of them Mrs. J Blair Cherry, two sons, two brothers, a niece nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Roy C. Snodgrass
Amarillo
First Christian Church
Newton J. Robison
Llano
Snodgrass
J. Blair Cherry
18Th St
University Hospital
Rites For Mrs. Allen And Thomas Worsham Today
Rites for Ada Allen 70 of Lubbock County and Thomas E Wor THOMA will be held today at Sanders Memorial Chapel and White Funeral Home. Rev Tom Miller and Rev Marion Allen will officiate. Burial follows in Toho ka Cemetery. Mrs Allen died Saturday in a Slaton nursing band leaving four daughters two sons 21 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren.
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Thomas FE. Wortahoma
Servsham
C. S
Ada) Allen
Jin Sanders
Tom Miller
White Funeral Home
St. Christopher's Episco
Marion Allen
Pal Church
City of Lubbock Cobe
Tohoka Cemetery
Allen
Lynn County
Slaton
Civil Defense official Wood Jr. dies. burial planned at West Point
In 1957 while serving as Washoe County Civil Defense director, Wood died. Survivors include his widow Abigail Harvey Wood, a son Col. John S. Wood Jr. of Ft. Bragg, a daughter Shirley Wood of La Jolla, and a brother Roy W. Wood of Fayetteville. Funeral arrangements were incomplete and burial is expected at West Point.
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Washoek County
Foust Services Set For Today
Funeral services for Claise Doyle Foust 44 will be held at 2 p m today at Crescent Park Church of Christ in Littlefield officiated by Rev Robert Long shore and Bob Wear burial follows at Littlefield Memorial Park Foust died after a one car crash near Snyder on U S 84 He was a farmer with a daughter Evelyn and two sons Jerry and Rex He is survived by his father E J Foust Sr and siblings Eurlyn Baccus E J Jr Bobby and others Pallbearers are listed.
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Littlefield
Claise Doyle Foust
Crescent Park Church of Christ
Robert Longshore
First Baptist Church
Bob Wear
Littlefield Memorial Park
Hammons
U.S. 84
Harold Kornegay
Snyder
Foust
Evelyn
Debbie
Jerry
Big Spring
Rex
E. J. Foust Sr
Eurlyn Baccus
Sudan
E. J. Jr
Bobby
Albuquerque
N.M
H. L. Fishter
A. E. Lindsey
Elmo Jones
Haberer
A. D. Ward
Allen
Ross Lunsden
Meee D. Smith
Mrs. Blanch Hunt Services Set Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Blanch Hunt 82 are scheduled for 11 a.m. at Arnett-Benson Baptist Church with Rev Billy Barber of First Baptist Hobbs officiating. Burial will follow at Canton Cemetery after a service there Tuesday. Mrs. Hunt of Lubbock for 30 years died Saturday morning in Slaton. survivors include four daughters two sons a sister 18 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanch Hunt
Arnett - Benson Baptist Church
Billy Barber
First Baptist Church
Hobbs
Canton Cemetery
Worsham Dies After Eight Month Illness In Lubbock
Worsham a 15 year Lubbock resident died Saturday at Highland Hospital after an eight month illness. He is survived by his lone son two daughters three brothers one sister and six others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worsham
Lubbock
Highland Hospital
What independence do we bequeath our children this July
Whit Rix Victory and Arlen P. Trice issue a civic reflection from Lubbock Texas urging readers to consider what kind of independence will be passed to future generations. The piece cites Joseph de Maistre and Alexander Fraser Tytler to warn of democratic decline if voters overvalue benefits from the public treasury.
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Joseph de Maistre
Alexander Fraser Tytler
University of Edinburgh
Whit Rix Victory
Arlen P. Trice
Rix Funeral Directors
Broadway
Avenue S
Lubbock
Texas
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Main Street
Lubbock, Texas
the Order
Pend
Cope Routh
Midland Reporter-Telegram
William Trayler
Lena Brantley
Carping Cri
Julien C, Hyer
Vernon Smith
Nat Starnes
M. J. Stone
Mrs. Bryan
Betty Bryan
E. Colgate
Tiger Jack’ Wood
J. E. Moorman
Windsor
J. D. Bryan
M. K. Newton
Jack Turner
R. L
Spurlock
Pantego
N.C
Ralph
Jack
Guatemala
J. B
L. J
Sealy
Venezuela
Thomas E. Worsham
Whit Rix
Arlen P, Trice
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