Weather Summary for July 4 1972: Storms and Rainfall
Thunderstorms and rain continued across the South Plains and parts of Texas as a weak cold front moved through. Lubbock recorded 2.01 inches in July with heavy showers in Motley, Garza, Borden and Howard counties. Temperatures ranged from a 56 degree low at Dalhart to 100 at El Paso. A tornado near Abilene was reported with no injuries or damage.
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Panhandle
New
Lubbock
Motley
Garza
Borden
Howard
Palmer County
Hockley
Cooran
Yoakum
Terry
Hale
Lamb and
Por
Dalhart
el Paso
Abilene
Tornado Sightings Prompt Alarm Not Sounded In Lubbock
Storms from New Mexico produced several tornado reports near Lubbock and Plainview. Officials debated sounding alerts, noting no clear guideline existed and a Monday warning would not have been valid. Power outages and damage occurred as two waves moved through the South Plains.
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Lubbock
Mortis Turner
Avalanche-Journal
Payne
Mgr
N. B. McCullough
Turner
New Mexico
South Plains
Plainview
National Weather Service
Hale
Hereford
Ecatsok Bet
Earth
Larbuddie
Halfway
County
Lubbock Regional
KFYO
82Nd Street
Quaker Avenue
Obituary notices and bankruptcy filing in Lubbock area
Services announced for Martin Benn and Lillie Cone relatives in Odessa Slaton and Brownfield obituaries note John Lakey and J K Brownfield death notices. Millard Townsend files for bankruptcy in U S District Clerk office with debts far exceeding assets. A Laurel Maryland couple welcomes a daughter as five generations celebrate a family reunion in Lubbock area origins.
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Millard Arnold Townsend
23Rd St
Townsend Gin
Morton
U.S
Townsend
Lubbock
Cochrane
Scout Chief Dies In New Mexico
CIMARRON New Mexico AP funeral arrangements are pending for James Homer Tips 43, an assistant Boy Scoutmaster from San Antonio who died early Monday at Philmont Scout Ranch of an apparent heart attack. He led 12 Boy Scouts on a hike and completed the third day when ill. Burial and services planned in Lubbock Texas with survivors including his widow and two daughters.
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John P
Bowling
Amherst
Denis
Arnett
Stephen
Benson Baptist Church
Heen
Jimmy McGuire
City of Lubock
Rix Funeral
Viola Oldham
Hale
Ella
Center United Methodist Church
Moore
Blanchard
Elton Wyatt
Jewell Onstott
Concord
Cailf
Plainview
Freeman Funeral Home
Waller
Hurt
Hale Center
Shep
R. R. Burnett
Imogene Bicknell
Kingman, Ariz
The Shepherd Liberty Quote by John Locke Reference
A July 4 period style note cites liberty as the spirit of law and justice. It quotes Locke on freedom without law, praises a government by law, and invokes a just, reasoned system protected by good men against demagogues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Locke
Delma Pruitt Incident Reported Near Mineral Wells
Palo Pinto County Sheriff Phil Harris said Delma Pruitt visited the brothers' hospitalized mother in Mineral Wells. Investigators found Delma tangled in the yard with blood in a home break in which Elmer Pruitt lay shot in the face by a small caliber rifle. An alert was issued for a teen driving a late model car. Services are pending with Waller Funeral Home in Crockett.
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Palo Pinto County
Phil Harris
Delma Pruitt
Mineral Wells
Doyle Pruitt
Eal
Delma
J. E. Payne Dies at 62 in Lubbock Hospital
Funeral services for J. E. Payne 62 will be held at 2 30 p m Wednesday in Resthaven Singleton Wilson chapel with Rev C G R Love officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Payne of 1507 E Rice was a native of Fannin County and moved to Lubbock in 1927. He was a retired gardener.
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J.E. Payne
Lubbock Osteopathics Hospital
Resthaven- Singleton-Wilson Chapel
Cg.r. Love
Bethel
Temple Assembly of God Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Payne
E. Rice
Fannin County
Lubbock
Hel
Hobbs Resident Brother Slain in Separate Odessa Case
Two brothers were killed in Texas on Monday, Cyrus Martin Wyatt 68 died at Medical Center Hospital after a short illness. Elmer E. Pruitt 62 and Delma L. Pruitt 60 of Odessa were named as victims in a separate fatal incident. Wyatt funeral arrangements set for Wednesday at First United Methodist Church with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
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Mineral Wells
Odessa
Cyrus Martin Wyatt
Arejas Delma L. Pruitt
Hobbs
Elmer E. Pruitt
First United Methodist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Wyatt
Medical Center Hospital
Cisco
Carbon
Ideal
Mad
Joe D, Wyatt
C. M. Wyatt Jr
JR Wyatt Estan
City Residents To Attend Meet In Dallas
Several Lubbock residents will attend the department convention in Dallas of the World War I Veterans from today through July 7. Attending from the Lubbock area will be Barracks and Auxiliary Hub of the Plains No 1489 with District Commander D. J. Irwin and his wife and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Department
Dallas
the Plains
D. J. Irwin
and Shroeder
Tigers Control Deer on DB Ear
Tigers control deer numbers on database, helping farmers by keeping down deer, antelope, and mid taples. The note references protecting livestock and crops with guided management practices.
Dog in Back Seat Foils Officer at Prowl Call
A Lubbock officer found his cruiser blocked by a police dog named Bullet, a K 9 with handler Buz Barnhill. Bullet wandered from the yard, jumped into the back seat, and refused to exit until K 9 officer Wayne Martin and Sgt Willis Clark coaxed him back to the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Buz Barnhill
Pat Hastings
Bullet
Barnhill
Hastings
Wayne Martin
Willis Clark
K9 Corps
Martin
Clark
Clyde Miller Rites planned for Morton resident
Funeral services for Clyde Miller eighty died about 9 a.m. Monday in a local hospital will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Weaneway Chapel. Paul McClung pastor of First Baptist Morton will officiate burial in Memorial Cemetery. Miller a Polk County Ark native was a real estate dealer with survivors including sisters Ava Warner of Lamesa and Allan Miller of Amarillo and Claude Miller of Amari.
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J. K
Weday
Banelst
Brownfield
Terry County
Brownfield Funeral Home
Morton
Clyde Miller
Weaneway
Funeral Home Chapel
Paul McClung
First Baptist Church
Memorial Cemetery
Polk County
Ark
Miller
Ava Warner
Lamesa
Alle
Allan
Claude Miller
Joseph Fielding Smith Dies at 95 Church Leader and Historian
President Joseph Fielding Smith, 95, long time Mormon apostle and historian, died Sunday. Nixon sent condolences, noting his missionary work and scholarship. Smith's body to lie in state, funeral set for 12:15 pm with leaders from across the country invited. Elder Harold B. Lee expected to be named successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mormon “Tabernacle
Smith
Joseph Smith
David C. McKay
Church Yeaders
Harold B. Lee
Lee
Nixon
Joseph Fielding Smith
Elder Lee
Brigham Young
Utah
Halllofte Shar
Ieee Ee Rosstedset
Bert McDonald Funeral Today in Slaton
Funeral services for Bert McDonald 68 retired Santa Fe Railway conductor will be held at 10 a.m. today at Grace Lutheran Church with Delmas Luedke, pastor. Burial in Englewood Cemetery under Englands Funeral Service. Survived by son Welker of Slaton two sisters Mrs C L Tanner and Miss Mikey McDonald a brother Ed McDonald and one grandchild.
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Slaton
Bert McDonald
Santa Fe Railway
Temple Hospital
Grace Lutheran Church
Delmas Luedke
Englewood Cemetery
Englands
Welker
C. L. Tanner
Mikey McDonald
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Ed McDonald
Bryan
Rolan C Thomas Rites In Sunset Gardens Odessa
Rolan Covington Thomas 55 dies at Medical Center Hospital. Graveside services set for 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Gardens under Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Native of Midland and World War II veteran survived by his mother Mrs Rilla Stamphil and brother Eldon Thomas of Odessa. Death ruled natural causes by Justice of the Peace J A Purifoy.
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Odessa
Rolan
Covington Thomas
Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly
Thomas
Medical Center Hospital
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purifoy
Midland
Rilla Stamphil
Eldon Thomas
Rites Wednesday For Mrs Beatty 92 In Dallas Lubbock area death
Mrs Belle Beatty 92 of WT 21 Street died Sunday night in a Lubbock nursing home. Services will be at 10 am Wednesday at Crown Hill Memorial Park. Burial by Weiland Merritt Funeral Home. Surviving are daughter Gladys Peveto of Lubbock two sons Woody Midland Milton San Angelo and Joe Hobbs two grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Dallas
Sire
Belle ‘Beatty
Lubbock
Crown Hill Memorial Park
Idley Dancer
Oscar Esqueda Services Today
Oscar C Esqueda 24 died Sunday at Palas Parkland Hospital after a brief illness. Services are set for 4 p m at First Baptist Church with Rev Ynes Aleman Rev Eloy Felan and Rev Donnie Carrasco officiating. Burial in Ralls Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home. He was a Dilley native who moved to the South Plains in 1959 and to Ralls four years ago. Surviving: parents Moses and [incomplete], a brother Hector of Deerfield Kan a sister Norma Gonzales of Lorenzos and three grandparents. Pallbearers listed.
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RALLS
Oscar C.esqueda
Palas Parkland Hospital
First Baptist Church
Ynes Aleman
Eloy Felan
Plainview
Donnie Carrasco
Friona
Ralls Cemetery
Carter
Esqueda
Dilley
South Plains
Dallas
Moses Esqued
Balls
Hector O Deerfield
Carolina Gonzales
Toby Gonzales
Pete Perez
Johnny Nunez
Ray Nunez
Ramira
Reyes
Jimmy Montemayor
Tony Castellera
Sonny Esqueda
Francisco Garcia Rites Planned In Plainview
Francisco Garcia 68 died Monday morning at Central Plains Hospital. Services set for 4:40 p.m. Wednesday at Mexican Baptist Mission with Rev. Glenn Godsey officiating. Burial in Plainview Cemetery under Lemons Funeral Home. Survived by wife Livira, daughter Eunice Garcia, two sons Esteban Villarreal and Juan Villarreal, three half sisters Guadalupe Pardo Hobbs NM Petras Blanco Matamoros and Berraldo New Braunfels.
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Plainview
Francisco Garcia
Central
Plains Hospital
Mexican Baptist’ Mission
Glenn -Godsey
Plainview Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
Garcia
Matamoros
Mexico
The
Baptist Church
Livira
Eunice
Esteban Villarreal
San Benito
Juan. Villarrealt
Lubbock
Guadalupe Pardo
Hobbs
Petras Blanco
Berraldo
New Braunfels
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AR Aorsock
Downstate
Hase
Jeityta
Lubbock Regional Airport
Martin Benn
W. B. Cole
45Th St. Vides
Lillie Cone
Lillie Cole
Luther Cone
Tod St. Mary's
Luther _Cone
Catholic Church of
L. 1
Tatum NM
Odessal
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Wand
J. “Cone
Laura Gail’ Cone
Tatum, NM
Cole
John T. Lakey
First Baptist Church of
Direction of
England Funeral Service
Robert Edwards
Laurel, Md
Lubock
Laurel
R. Il, Edwards
37Th St
Dale Grimes
44Th St
the Shepherd
Julien C. Hyer
Ake
John P. Bowling
John Hurt
Mrs. Helen Click
Waller Funeral Home
Crockett
Helen Click
Methodist Hospital
Click
Houston County
Richard
Olin
Leslie
Seattle
Wash
Fannie Bennett
Menue
Wie
Lucy Latham
Lufkin
Velma Lee
Joyce Carty
Idalou
Louise Curry
Springfield
Pearl Wallace
Bonham
Ebb Payne
North Off
Laibbock
John. Stevenson
Vera Beavers
Ruby Corbett
Helen Fingler
Grapevine
Montree Tucker
Anson
BE. Payne
J. E. Payne
Milton Adams
Joseph F. Smith
Dog’s
Texas
Salt Lake City
Jesus Christ
Liam S
Lois) Fife
Orge Reynolds Smith
Douglas
Milton E. Smith
Rolan C. Thomas
Mrs. Beatty
Oscar Esqueda
Oscar
Eter OE
COLES
Lan
Rae Ehh Ena Sr SC
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