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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1973
Page
5
Veronica Lake, famed wartime idol and fashion icon, dies at 51 after a battle with cancer. The star rose from modest beginnings to headline films like This Gun For Hire and Hangover era classics before a rapid decline. Her career spanned theater work abroad and a notable autobio revealing hard years, marriage woes, and bankruptcy.
The generation that fought in World War I and served in World War II mourns three icons Betty Grable Joe Brown and Veronica Lake. Grable died of cancer on Tuesday Brown passed Friday from age related complications Lake rose to fame during the war with the peekaboo hairstyle and remained a symbol of wartime cinema.
Investigators say the Star Jetliner crash killed 101 of 176 aboard near Miami on Easter weekend. They cite malfunctioning nose gear and altitude alerts as factors while the crew reportedly distracted by cockpit alarms and a benign brain tumor, with questions remaining about automatic-pilot disengagement and seat retention.
Senate Democrats James Aburedk and Theo Les Aspin unveil legislation to split large oil companies into smaller, independently run firms to reduce monopolies and curb price shocks. The plan would limit firms to a single phase of the petroleum industry and face opposition from regulatory bodies.
Brownfield resident Alberto Castaneda was found with a gunshot wound to the head in his home and died Saturday morning at Geneva Hospital. Police conduct an inquest as investigators pursue a missing firearm and a suspected restaurant operator as a person of interest. Castaneda’s survivors include a wife, four sons, seven daughters, and numerous grandchildren across Brownfield, Rapese, Lubbock, and other Texas towns. The report notes a yearlong FTC oil industry study proposing antitrust action against eight large firms and outlines reform ideas to increase competition in oil refining and distribution.
Obituary notices report Jesse Cadena dies in Snyder after a sudden illness. service Monday at First Baptist Church with burial at Bell-Seale. Cadena, a Mexico native and lumber company manager, lived 40 years in Snyder and survived by wife Juana Gonzalez and six children. Other briefs note Leona Castillo of Lovington dies in California after military training. John N. Farris dies at Crosbyton Nursing Home. Gilbert, 45, dies in Lovington after short illness. Texanna Carter, 54, of Amherst dies after brief illness. multiple survivors listed.
Obituaries and funeral notices for Ola Helms of Andrews and relatives across West Texas. Includes service times at First Baptist Church Littlefield and graveside rites at Andrews Cemetery, with Hammons Funeral Home handling arrangements. Also reports Gladys Smith 77 of Rails burial in Lorenzo and Minnie McDonough 80 of Plainview with services in Petersburg and Plainview.
Charles E. Treadwell 48 died Friday at his home 3609 Belmont Ave Ariz A memorial service set for 9 30 a m at Memory Chapel Moore Mortuary in Phoenix Survivors include wife Jean Reed Treadwell a son Mike of Tucson two daughters a mother a sister and two brothers with ties to Shallowater Texas Tech and California locations
A short reflective note by Julien C Hyer on imagination as a divine gift. It discusses how inner listening from discontent or curiosity sparks creative ideas. The piece likens imagination to a magic lamp guiding unseen concepts to function as personal inventions.
Mrs. P. D. McMurry 73 of 3901 46th St died Saturday at Quaker Manor Nursing Home after an extended illness. Born in Hollywood Arkansas she moved to Lubbock in July 15 from Claude. She worked for Dunlan's Department Stores in Lubbock 195? 1955. Survived by daughter Norene Garrett Alexandria Louisiana son Gyle Pacoma Washington sister ... Funeral arrangements pending late Saturday at Resthaven-Smeleton-Wil son Funeral Horn.
Graveside services for Barry Wood Sr 77 of Plainview will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Plainview Cemetery. He died Thursday in Sulphur Springs after farming near Commerce and later serving the Plainview City starting in the 1950s. Survived by three daughters Barry Jr and three brothers and a sister, plus 20 grandchildren and 23 great, with Lemons Funeral Home arranging.
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