Obituary notices and local notices from Lubbock area
Services for J D Dodgen 69 and C W Hinson 80 are announced with burial details and survivors listed. Mrs W N Fisher 92 also noted with service in Cotton Center. Clara Myrtle Lynch 90 of Chino Calif dies after long illness. burial in Chino. Adrian Burks 30 of 3001 Amherst St. died in Wingate Calif. Obituaries include Duane Rush 38 drowned at Sweetwater City Lake and Frank Dobbins 33 gunshot death. Other items include a musical seminar at West Texas State University and Dr Dwain Fuller assigned to DeWitt Hospital Ft Belvoir VA and Barry McNeil working in the Justice Department in Washington. Local incidents include assault at Fair Park and a traffic accident on Guava Ave. County reunion planned at Mackenzie State Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lynch
Chino
Calif
Claremont
Lubbock
Morton
Jim Lynch
Adrian Burks
Amherst St
Rix Funeral Directors
Burks
Wingate
Dwain Fuller
Gordon Fuller
57Th St
U.S. Army
DeWitt Hospital
Ft. Belvoir
University of Virginia Hospital
Fuller
Baylor University College of Medicine
Houston
Barry McNeil
Lubbock School
Texas Tech
Justice Department
Washington, D.C
University of Texas Law School
Franklin A. McNeil
6Th St
Westmoreland aide killed in Vietnam helicopter crash
Lt. Col. Frederick F. Van Deusen 37, brother of Gen. Westmoreland's wife, died when an Army UH-1 helicopter was hit by Viet Cong fire and crashed into the Vai Co River in the Mekong Delta. Three others died, four are missing, and the body was recovered. Van Deusen, a 1953 West Point graduate, had commanded the 2nd Battalion, 47th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry, and was serving at the Pentagon before deployment.
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Fayetteville
N.C
William C. Westmoreland
Frederick F. van Deusen
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Army
Washington
van Deusen
Vai Co River
Mekong
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Army Personnel Office
Pentagon
47Th Regiment
U S. Army 9Th Infantry
Saigon
Go Cong
Long An
U.S
Edwin R. van Deusen Sr
Edwin R. van Deusen Jr
Carolyn Simpson
Sally
Frederick
Robert
Thornton Rites To Be Monday
Services for Tull Thornton Sr. 77 of 2304 Date Ave. who died Thursday at West Texas Hospital will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in Mount Gilead Baptist Church with Rev. S R Roberts officiating. Burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Lottie a son Tull Jr. of 2302 Date Ave. a daughter Bertha Mae Miles of San Angelo four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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C. W. Hinson
First Baptist Church of
Spur
Campbell Funeral Home
Hinson
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Tull Thornton Sr
Date Ave
West Texas Hospital
Mount Gilead Baptist Church
Bertha Mae Miles
San Angelo
The Hesherd Landing and the Challenge to Finish
A short verse reflects on landing the craft of plans and projects. It likens beginnings to easy flights while finalizing and winning require skill, noting Ecclesiastes 12:13 as a guiding refrain and crediting Julian C. Hyer for the thoughts on execution and closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian C. Hyer
Powder Puff Derby Opens With 76 Planes From Van Nuys
Sixty eight planes and 140 women start the 22nd Powder Puff Derby from Van Nuys Airport at 9 a.m. on a 2469 mile course to Savannah Georgia, with eight refueling stops. Former champions Fran Bera Mary Ann Noah Claire Walters Jean Rose and Alice Roberts are among the entrants as two person teams fly most entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Nuys
Calif
UPI
Savannah
Fran Bera
Signal Hill
Mary Ann Noah
Shawnee Mission
Kan
Claire Walters
Los Angeles
Jean Rose
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Alice Roberts
Phoenix
Ariz
Bridge Collapse At Lake Sacajawea Injures Dozens In Longview
A 130 foot wooden footbridge in Longview Washington collapsed while crowded with revelers after a fireworks display. Up to 200 were on the bridge when it fell into eight foot deep water, 89 were treated for injuries, and no fatalities were reported though many were involved in rescue efforts. Police and city officials called it a close call with many rescued by bystanders and responders. The bridge had been strengthened last August and remained across a neck of Lake Sacajawea near downtown.
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Lake Sacajewea
Longview
Wash
Walter Barham
Washington
Ralph Benefiel
Lloyd Inman
City Public Works
Lake Sacajawea
John Polis
Longview Daily News
Polis
J T Cronin's Rites Planned At Hereford
Hereford service set for J T Cronin Jr PhD 32 Weatherford Oklahoma at Rose Chapel Gilisland Funeral Home with Rev Leon Sewell and Rev Ronald Harpster officiating Burial in West Park Cemetery Cronin native Hereford professor of oceanography Survivors include mother Hazel Bruner two sons John and James Bryan two brothers W T Bruner Hereford Gilbert Bruner Tulsa four sisters Rose Mary Evans Lubbock Molly Sanders Pasadena Margaret Bruner Tulsa Nellie Ruth Wray Pampa
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Leon Sewell
Weatherford
Ronald Harpster
Avenue Baptist Church
West Park
Cronin
Hereford
Hazel Bruner
John
James
Bryan
W. T. Bruner
Gilbert Bruner
Tulsa
Rose Mary Evans
Lubbock
Molly Sanders
Pasadena
Margaret Bruner
Nellie Ruth Wray
Pampa
Services Sunday For Mrs Click
Mrs Bertha Ann Click 59 of Littlefield died on arrival at a hospital after a dance. She belonged to the Primitive Baptist Church of Anton. Services 3 p.m. Sunday at Weaches Baptist Church Houston County. Burial in Weaches Cemetery. Local arrangements by Hammons Funeral Home Littlefield. Waller Funeral Home Crockett handles. Survivors include husband Marvin, son Marlon, three brothers and four half brothers, a sister and two grandchildren.
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W. N. Fisher
Cotton Center First Baptist Church
Hale Center
Freeman Funeral Home
Littlefield
Bertha Ann Click
Click
Primitive Baptist Church
Anton
Weaches Baptist Church
Houston County
Waller Funeral Home
Crockett
Hammons Funeral Home
Marvin
Marlon
Lubbock
Jim Rodgers
California
Joe Rodgers
Huntsville
Robert Rodgers
Grapeland
Ernest Burran
Ratcliffe
Elvis Burran
Levelland
Raleigh Burran
Verliah Peacock
Brownfield
Vandals Riot Across Lubbock Burglaries Reported Citywide
Lubbock police and sheriffs deputies investigated multiple Fourth of July disturbances and a wave of burglaries. Items stolen included a color TV, radio, tackle box, and fishing gear valued over 500 dollars from 2031 63rd St, and a 400 dollar TV from 5208 King St. Damages at several residences and sorority house Sigma Kappa at 4208 19th St were extensive, with trophies, lamps, silverware and windows damaged. Additional losses included postage stamps, cash, tools, a red 1964 pickup, and a vending machine, with total figures varying by site.
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Lubbock
63Rd St
Kenneth Hodges
40Th St
George Forstan
34Th St
Forstan
King St
Pauline Terry
Jean Ford
Sigma Kappa
19Th St
Communications Workers of America
Ave
William Harrison Howard
9Th St
J. E. Charles
Ave. G
Ray Driskill
Olton
Driskill
Main, St
H. S. Brown
John C. Walker
E. Main St
D. K. Chandler
Virgil Haney
E. 17Th St
Damages Suit Filed In Braniff Mishap
The family of Edward Calvin McDuff of Tarrant County files a 650000 damage suit against Braniff Airways in the May 3 Daw son Tex plane crash that killed 85 aboard an Electra turboprop.
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Houston
Edward Calvin McDuff
Tarrant County
Braniff Airways, Inc
Dawson
Tex
McDuff
Trudeau names eight new cabinet members in Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau, now prime minister, announced his cabinet with eight new faces added. The Ottawa report notes Friday night’s shuffle shaping the government lineup and governance directions.
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Trudeau
Ottawa
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Canada
Jean Marchand
S. Trudeau
Pearson
Horace A. Olson
Eric Kierans
Quebec Liberal Federation
John Turner
Allan MacEachen
Paul Martin
Senate
Mitchell Sharp
E.J. Benson
Leo Cadieux
Paul Hellyer
16 Year Old Arrested After Lubbock Street Chase
A 16 year old youth was arrested after a city chase through East Lubbock ending on a school playground. The driver and three teen passengers fled after a collision at East 19th and Oak. The youth faced 13 tickets for license, lights, muffler, inspection, and speeding offenses. Swearing in ceremonies were set for Saturday.
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Scruggs Elementary School
McDaniel Rites To Be Today
Services for Robert H. McDaniel 57 writer at Henderson Funeral Directors chapel with Rev Scott F Mitchell officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. McDaniel died on arrival at University Hospital death attributed to apparent heart attack. He owned Lubbock Pest Control since 1960 and moved from Snyder in 1956. Survived by wife Ethel three daughters two sisters and 11 grandchildren. Pallbearers named Bradley Biddy Isabell Powell Baugh Burell.
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Robert H. McDaniel
Henderson Funeral Directors
Scott F. Mitchell
Northside
Assembly of God Church
City of Lubbock
McDaniel
Ave. G
University Hospital
Jacksboro
Lubbock Pest Control Company
Snyder
Ethel
Max Jones
Brownfield
Billy L. Jones
Lubbock Rt. 6
Buddy Fuson
Texas City
Tex
Mason Cope
Zela McMahon
Denton
Gene Bradford
Bill Biddy
Paul Isabell
Homer Powell
B. J. Baugh
Melvin Burell
Burial Rites Observed For Cardinal Brennan
Francis Cardinal Brennan, a Pennsylvania coal town boy who rose high in the Roman Catholic Church, was buried Friday after a Pontifical Requiem Mass in Philadelphia. The 74 year old cardinal died Tuesday in Misericordia Hospital and had been flown from Rome to Philadelphia June 17.
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Philadelphia
Francis Cardinal Brennan
Pennsylvania
Misericordia Hospital
Rome
Taj Mahal Completed in 1648 Near Agra India
The Taj Mahal near Agra in India was completed in 1648, marking a landmark for Mughal architecture. Built as a mausoleum by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, it stands as a premier symbol of India’s historical heritage and architectural achievement. The monument blends Persian, Turkish, and Indian influences and remains a major international tourist site.
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Taj Mahal
Agra
India
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J. D. Dodgen
First Christian Church
Littlefield Memorial Park
Hammons
Dodgen
Clara
Orland Butter
Atkins Junior High School
West Texas State University
Canyon
Faye Bumpass
Tech
National Defense Education Art Institute
St. Michael’s College
Winooski
Bumpass
Duane Rush
Hobbs
Hamilton
Riley Funeral Home
Rush
Sweetwater City Lake
Frank Dobbins
Slaton
Jamison Funeral Home
Dobbins
Mercy Hospital
Gloria Kirkwood
E. Cornell
Guava Avenue
Samuel Harvin Jr
E. 2Nd St
Sheriff's Deputies
Fair Park
All van Zandt
County
van ‘Zandt County
Little Party House
Mackenzie State Park
Connie Bentley
Rubye Ross
West Point Grad
Frederick van Deusen
Thornton
Washington State
Old Bridge
Enrique Cardinal Pla Y Deniel
Spain
Toledo
Gen. Franco
Pius XII
Richard Nixon
Miami
Julie Nixon
Pat
Julie
David Eisenhower
Tricia
J. T. Cronin
J. T. Cronin Jr
Okla
Rose Chapel
Gilisland Funeral Home
Vandals
Braniff
Hemisfair
The
Americas
Liberal Party
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson'sabinet
Miranda Zafiropoulou
Athens
Maznah Ali
Johore
Cardinal Brennan
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