Soaking Rains Sweep Across The South Plains
Heavy rainfall drenched the South Plains with 2.20 inches at Hale Center and more than an inch in many towns including Bovina Brownfield Crosbyton Earth Floydada Friona Hereford Littlefield Lockney Matador Muleshoe Petersburg Plains Plainview Ralls and Wilson. Plentiful moisture raised monthly totals in Plains and Lubbock as floods swamped fields and damaged roofs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Center
Bovina
Brownfield
Crosbyton
Earth
Floydada
Friona
Hereford
Littlefield
Lockney
Matador
Muleshoe
Petersburg
Plains
Plainview
Ralls
Wilson
Paducah
Lubbock
Lamb County
Lee Payne
Amherst
Wheeler County
Shamrock
Abernathy
Anton
Cotton Center
Denver City
Trace Dickens Tathige
Farwell Tos Wee
Meadow
Morton
Olton
Paducah Ae
Petersburg Plains
Plainview Jree
Balls
Ropesville
Trace Seagraves Silverton
Slaton
Tahoka
Tulia Wilson
Obituary and Local News Briefs From Lovington and Lubbock
Services for James Preston Boyd 59 Lovington are pending at Smith Rogers Funeral Home after a heart attack at his residence Monday night. He is survived by two sisters Florence Lyons Borger and H C Miles Olla La. Jan Glenn and dancer instructors Janis Geddes Barbara Thompson and Geddes daughter Helen attend Buster Cooper Dance Workshop in Dallas. Two traffic injuries in town include Lila Griffin 49 admitted to Methodist Hospital after crash at 19th St and Boston Ave and Adela M Natividad 21 treated and dismissed for injuries at Auburn and N Ave V.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Preston Boyd
Lovington
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
Florence Lyons
Borger
H. C. Miles
Olla
Jan Glenn
Lubbock
Janis Geddes
Barbara Thompson
Buster Cooper
Dallas
Geddes
Helen
Lila Griffin
Vanda
Methodist Hospital
19Th St
Boston Ave
Adela M. Natividad
N. Ave
Auburn
N. Ave. V
Proposed Club Seeks Members in White River Lake Area
Crosbyton report details a planned White River Lake Country Club with golf course and facilities. Committee heads are Joe Cargile of Crosbyton and Ram som Galloway of Spur, with Cantrell Bruns as architects. Funding via Farmers Home Administration loan. membership $150 per family plus about $10 monthly. 160 members needed for nine holes, 250 for 18. open to Lubbock residents and White River Lake area.
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Crosbyton
White River Lake Country Club
Joe, Cargile
Ransom Galloway
Spur
Cantrell and Bruns
Farmers Home Administration
Lubbock
White River Lake
Rites Arranged For Mrs Bates Brownfield
Mrs Henry Bates 42 died at home in Brownfield at 6 20 p m Tuesday She moved from Hurst in 1958 after marriage Survivors include husband one son David Lackey Dallas a daughter Leona Lackey Hurst parents Mr and Mrs G T Jones Hereford two sisters Mrs Francis Brooks Hereford and Mrs Ethel Hayes Pehachayi Cal for burial at Terry County Memorial Cemetery Brownfield Funeral Home directs services at East Hill Church of Christ with Dr Kenneth Avarett Harrison Ark officiating
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Brownfield
Henry Bates
Bates
Hurst
David Lackey
Dallas
Leona Lackey
G. T. Jones
Hereford
Francis Brooks
Ethel Hayes
Pehachayi
Calif
Alabama Governor Lurleen Wallace enters cancer hospital smiling
Houston AP reports Governor Lurleen Wallace of Alabama, ill with cancer, arriving at the M D Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in a tanned and beaming mood. Asked how she felt she replied she felt fine and not at all nervous, saying she was unafraid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
M. D. Anderson Hospital
University of Texas
Henry B. Pugh Dies Rites Set
Henry B Pugh 63 died at Yoakum County Hospital after a 10 day heart attack treatment He was a mechanic longtime resident of Denver City native of Hunt and member of First Baptist Church Services set for 2 pm Thursday at First Baptist Church Floydada pastor Rev Floyd Bradley to officiate Burial in Denver City Memorial Park Funeral by Singleton Funeral Home Survivors include wife Essie two daughters Mildred Cave Jayton former Lubbock resident and Sue Eskridge Pasadena one son James O Dallas and 12 grandchildren
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First Baptist Church
Floyd Bradley
First Baptist
Floydada
Denver City Memorial Park
Singleton Funeral Home
Essie
Mildred Cave
Jayton
Lubbock
Sue Eskridge
Pasadena
James O
Dallas
Brownfield celebrates Loyalty Day indoors after rain
Brownfield on Independence Day moved the Fourth of July observance to the high school auditorium after a heavy downpour canceled the morning parade and a jet flyover. Dr. F W Mattox spoke on responsibility and liberty while local officials and military representatives praised support for Vietnam troops. The program featured patriot songs, the Pledge of Allegiance, and messages from federal and state leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche-Journal
Brownfield
Terry County
Reese Air Force Base
Uniformed Staff
F. W. Mattox
Lubbock Christian College
Mattox
Jesse T. George
Brown
Field
Vietnam
Don Turner
Cc. E. Ross
President Johnson
Irom
John Connally
John Tower
George Mahon
Preston Smith
H. J. (Doe) Blanchard
Brownfield High School
Marine Reserve
Lubbock
Bill McKinney
South Vietnam
Barnes
Folk Singers
Girlstown
U.S.A
Littlefield
We the Women
Chamber of Commerce
Buffalo Lakes
Lakes
Ron Zachary
Robby Whitaker
Debbie Zachary
Night of Fourth of July Uproar Sees Youth Rampage Turmoil
Police report a holiday weekend disorder with 300 youths detained over three days. National Guardsmen blocked roads while 100 of 200 arrestees aged 16 to 24 remained in custody at mid day. Bail was posted for many by parents as others slept in a cattle barn or were held at Delavan.
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Panhandle
Seagoville
Dallas
Lght
Perryton
Texas
McCamey
del Rio
Gulf of Mexico
Sandia
Albuquerque
International Falls
Minn
Des Moines
Iowa
Fontana
Williams Bay
Lake Shore
Walworth County
Delavan
Werner Voegelin
West Shore
Lake Geneva
National Guard
Emil Johnejack
Warren P. Knowles
Israel agrees to releasing of U N House to UN observers
Israel will return Government House in Jerusalem to UN cease fire observers. Norwegian Lt Gen Odd Bull, head of the UN Truce Supervision Organization, will use the property to monitor the cease fire. Israel informed the UN and U Thant accepted the offer noting conditions on use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
Israel
Jerusalem
U.N
Odd Bull
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
Security Council
Gideon Rafael
U Thant
Government House
Gen. Bull
Thant
Bull
Suspect Nabbed After Burglary
An 18 year old Negro man nabbed in a field on Guava Ave is held by Lubbock police pending burglary charges. A shirt looted from 3208 EF 6th St is reported. Burglars entered a business at 4111 19th St and stole tools, change, and vending machine items. A tool box and tools were taken from a pickup. A rock was tossed through a plate glass window at a house under construction on 55th St.
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Guava Ave
Lubbock
6Th St
Nolan Praytor
Purdue
19Th St
Rudy Lafon
33Rd St
Leslie Dean
37Th St
55Th St
Hale Center Celebrates 75th Birthday Alongside 191st Fourth
Hale Center drew 4000 to 5000 people for the town’s 75th anniversary and the nation’s 191st Independence Day. A two-part celebration featured a long parade and the All American Fiddlers Contest with 25 fiddlers from four states. Kathy Turner, 15, won Miss Firecracker. Fireworks ended the star spangled day with a street dance and a parade that ran late due to earlier rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Center
Miss Firecracker
Kay Shultz
Orion
America
Gene Sewell
Chickasha
Okla
Frank McGraw
Tecumseh
Jack Mears
Lubbock
Joe Stephenson
Eddie Rose
San Antonio
Herman Johnson
Hale Center High School
Cecil Turner
Fourth of July events dot West Texas towns with speeches and parades
Across towns from Brownfield to Snyder crowds braved rain as independence celebrations featured speeches on freedom and responsibility. Boy Scouts held flag ceremonies, firework displays lit the night, and civic groups honored veterans amid parades, picnics, and contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Troop 510
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Fred Luke
Vietnam
Pioneer Park
Lubbock ,Country Club
Lucille McCord
56Th St
Ray Contreras
Hale Center
Lockney
John C. Stephens
Abilene Christian College
Floyd County Fairgrounds
Snyder
Crosbyton Boy Scouts
Pioneer Memorial Museum
Norton Barrett
Abernathy
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South Plains
North Dakota
Indiana
Las Vegas
Nev
Northwest
Rockies
Suffolk
Payette
Idaho
Proposed Club
Mrs. Bates
Lurleen
25Th Street
Sabra
Steven Parker
Patricia Parker
25Th St
William Lewis
W. G. Lewis
Jim Coker
Henry B. Pugh
Henry B.pappy Puch
Yoakum County Hospital
Pugh
Hunt
First Baptists Church
By Tanner Laine
U. N. House
Nation
Wain Miller
Fairgrounds
Poppy Byrnes
Dimmitt High School
Jean Byrnes
Dimmitt
Nina Kisor
Robert Lee Washington
Ave. C
West Texas Hospital
Billy Gordon Wiley
2St
CIC Finance Co
James LaVele Waldrop
52Nd St
Blanco Products Co
Luther White
E. 15Th St
Kimbell Fine Foods
Valentine Delgado
18Th St
Civil Service
Reese Afb
William Earl Rankin Jr
Lott Constructon Co
G. V. Kisor
Firecracker
James Williams
Plainview l
Williams
Sun Sect
Wilber Lloyd Berry
Zenith Ave
Welzh
Kenneth Fox
Sunset School of Preaching
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