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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1968

Page

11

Two Suffer Wounds In Stabbing At East Main

Two Lubbock men, Chester Henderson and Willie Felder, remain in fair condition at Methodist Hospital after a 3 a.m. stabbing at East Main and David Street. A third man nicknamed Chicken is sought by police.

Lubbock Methodist Hospital Chester Henderson E. 27Th St Willie Felder 6Th St East Main David Steve Ray E. Cornell St Ray

Lubbock Rites Slated Today For Mrs. Cox

Services for Mrs. Ethel Cox 40 of 523 52nd St. are set for 2 p.m. at Vandellin Church of Christ with Wayne Emmons officiating assisted by Ralph Bumpass. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include Floyd her husband two sons Robbie and Carroll Teresa her daughter and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Farris and sister Mrs. J D Hunter. Pallbearers named Claude Brown Jimmy Littlefield Bob by Joplin Bob Paul Clifton Arnett and Paul Williams.

Ethel Cox 52Nd St Vandellin Church of Christ Wayne Emmons Ralph Bumpass City of Lubbock Sanders Funeral Home Cox Lubbock Pueblo Colo Floyd Teresa Robbie U.S. Air Force Carroll Joe Farris 9Th St J. D. Hunter 27Th St Claude Brown Jimmy Littlefield Bobby Joplin Bob Paul Clifton Arnett Paul Williams

Frankie Dobbins Services Today

Frankie Dobbins 33 of Slaton died Friday in Mercy Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Tramp Baptist Church with Rev. M. A. Brown officiating. Burial isEnglewood Cemetery directed by Jamison Funeral Directors of Lubbock. Surviving are his parents Red and Mrs. Dobbins of Slaton four brothers Slick of Dellas Robert of Lubbock Pooter T. and Junior of Slaton and a sister Ethel of Slaton.

Slaton Frankie Dobbins Tramp Baptist Church M. A. Brown Englewood Jamison Funeral Directors Lubbock Dobbins Mercy Hospital Weldon Red Dobbins Slick of Dellas Robert Pooker T. and Junior Ethel Adrian Burks Amherst Pioneer Church of Christ Resthaven’ Cemetery Rix Funeral Directors Burks Wingate Calif

The Country Parson Reflects on Listening Habits

The column recalls childhood listening habits comparing crickets to portable transistors. It notes how sound experiences shaped the author and hints at a generational shift in leisure and attention.

Autopsy Ordered In Mysterious Death Of Youth

Four year old Paul Ybarra Jr. died after being found unconscious at home in Lubbock. Justice of the Peace withheld verdict pending autopsy. Father works for the city. Services pending at Henderson Funeral Home. Relatives named include siblings and grandparents.

Paul Ybarra Jr Paul Ybarra Sr West Texas Hospital Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy Lubbock Henderson Funeral Home Phillip Ernestine Ida Velinda Rafael Esquivel San Antonio Ambrocio Ybarra Greely Colo

J. R. Rothwell Funeral Today

Junior Rufus Rothwell 55 died Sunday in a Dimmitt hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. today at First Methodist Church Castro County. Burial Castro Memorial Gardens under Dennis Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters a mother three brothers two sisters and two grandchildren.

Dimmitt Rufus Rothwell Dimmitt Hospital First Methodist Church Jim Pickens Castro Memorial Gardens Dennis Funeral Home Floydada Rothwell Castro County Fred Lenz California Joe Ben Mitchell Arizona Leona Rothwell Bill Harry Missouri Virgin Nowell Muleshoe Buddy Bates Plainview

Simpson Funeral Slated Tuesday

Major Howard Simpson 61 of O'Donnell died Sunday in a Lamesa hospital. Funeral services set for 4 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of O'Donnell with Rev. Calvin Partain and Rev. Larry Stallings officiating. Burial in O'Donnell Cemetery under White Funeral direction. Survivors include wife two brothers three sisters and three step-daughters.

Howard Simpson O’donnel Lamesa First Baptist Church Masonic Lodge Walter Big Spring Homer Seminole Annie Bates Buffalo G. R. Lindley Yuma Ariz Dall Stubblefield Clyde Audrey Carpenter Sweetwater Jim Cornett Andrews George Byrd Midland

Heads up and watch everything in life and business

A reflective motto recalling the call to constant vigilance from a coach. The speaker links watchfulness to success on and off the field, urging all players and observers to stay alert. The refrain emphasizes keeping one's wits sharp regardless of position or status.

Funeral for Jack Reed Held in Cone Community

Funeral services for Jack Elbert Reed 52 of Cone were set for 4 p m at Lorenzo Baptist Church with Rev John Jenkins and Rev Frank C Bradley assisting. Burial followed at Cone Cemetery. Reed died after a heart attack at his home and was a Crosby County native and World War II veteran. He leaves a widow Mady and children Kenneth Donnie Daphana Sutton Dian Voglar his mother Mary Reed a brother four sisters and five grandchildren.

Mady Kenneth Denver City Donnie Seminole Okla Daphana Sutton Commerce Dian Voglar Lubbock Mary Reed Amarillo

Bob Land Funeral Scheduled Today

ROTAN Special Services for Robert Curtis Bob Land 61 Rotan will be at 2 p.m. today at St Mary's Catholic Church Clarendon with Rev Ladislaus Wolko Amarillo officiating Burial in Citizens Cemetery under Murphy Funeral Home direction Land died at 5 a.m. Sunday in Rotan Hospital Born in Rogers Land was FHA supervisor in Memphis Brownfield and Rotan Member of St Joseph's Catholic Church of Rotan World War veteran He left two daughters Judy Lindman Irving and Pat Underhill Plainview two sisters Lonnie Messer Robstown and Bill Traylor Brenham a brother Howard Robstown and eight grandchildren

Rotan Robert Curtis Bob) Land St. Mary's Catholic Church Clarendon Ladislaus Wolko Amarillo Citizen's Cemetery Murphy Funeral Home Land Rotan Hospital Rogers FHA Memphis Brownfield St. Joseph's Catholic Church Judy Lindman Irving Pat Underhill Plainview Lonnie Messer Robstown Bill Traylor Brenham Howard

English speakers in Paraguay include many Americans

About 1,200 English speaking persons live in Paraguay with roughly 800 identified as American. The note highlights a sizable American presence among English speakers in the country.

Paraguay

Bisguier Wins Great Plains Open Chess Championship

Arthur Bisguier, a three time US champion, won the Great Plains Open at the Pioneer Hotel finishing undefeated. He claimed the first place trophy and a cash prize with a 35 win Saturday score and only one draw in seven rounds.

United States Arthur Biscuist Pioneer Hotel Bisguier Spec Marshall Lubbock Scott Sensiba Stanley Kubala Glen Ball John Jacobs Houston Mark Smith Jacobs Peter Cook Alamogordo Dannis Jirgersons Raymond Schutt John Schmidt Jirgensons Yale University Hugh Fisher Amarillo Pat Stewart Texas Tech

Funeral planned for Renee Genelle Scott nine

Services set for Renee Genelle Scott nine daughter of George Scott Jr at St Luke Baptist Church at 2 p m Tuesday. Burial is Peaceful Gardens Jamison Funeral Directors. The family asks donations to the Renee Genelle Scott Memorial Fund of the Lubbock Association for Retarded Children.

Renee Genelle Scott George Scott Jr 26Th St St. Luke Baptist Church A. L. Davis Peaceful Gardens Cemetery Jamison Funeral Directors Renee Methodist Hospital Ballenger St. Lukes Baptist Church Dunbar High Schoo George Scott Sr Muskogee Okla Geneva Jackson Los Angeles Donald Jerry U.S. Navy Newport R.L George Scott III Marshall Taylor Jr Rickey Alford Roy P. Davis Juan Davis Michael Roberts Joe Phea Jr Lionel Howard Ray Alford Lubbock Association For Retarded Main St

Hanoi Seeks More North Korean Aid Investment in Moscow ties deepen

Hanoi requests further assistance from North Korea after securing new Soviet aid in Moscow. Vice Premier Le Thanh Nghi met North Korean Vice Premier Li Jao Xuan in Pyongyang in a display of militant solidarity and fraternal friendship.

Tokyo Moscow Hanoi le Thanh Nghi Li Jao Xuan Pyongyang North Korea

Victim John Bedingfield Dies After Bus Auto Crash

John Earl Bedingfield 45 of 4519 47th St died in Methodist Hospital ICU after a bus auto collision July 3 near Tohoka. A Lubbock resident since 1956 he worked at Town and Country Barber Shop. Survivors include a son, brother, two sisters, and his mother. Funeral services pending with Resthaven Funeral Home.

John Earl Bedingfield 47Th St Methodist Hospital Tohoka Resthaven Funeral Home Bedingfield Lubbock Ralls U.S. Air Corps Howard Payne College Brownwood John Lyne James Paul 25Th St Lyman Abell Gene Boling Las Cruces N. M Layton Bedingfield 39Th St

Former Andrews County Official Dies Sunday

H W Wilson 72 of Andrews died about 9 p m Sunday at Permian General Hospital after a brief illness Services are pending with Sincelton Funeral Home He was a former County Judge and served as county auditor for 22 years He was a member of the First Baptist Church and a Mason Survivors include four sons four sisters a brother and eight grandchildren

James R. Wilson Andrews W. G. Beshears Baytown James A. Johns Odell Johns Fort Worth JL. B. Ice St. Jo Robert W. Wilson

Mrs Clara Wheeler Rites Set in Ralls Baptist Church

Services for 98 year old Clara Elizabeth Wheeler longtime Ralls resident will be at 10 a.m. today at Ralls Baptist Church with Rev Larry Stallings officiating Burial will follow in Ralls Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home direction Wheeler died Saturday in a Ralls convalescent home The other sentence about Canada is unrelated and omitted.

Ralls Clara Elizabeth Wheeler Ralls Baptist Church Larry Stallings E. R. McGregor Carter Funeral Home

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