Mrs Read Dies In Big Spring
Mrs George Read aged 58 of Vincent, a lifelong resident since 1927, died Saturday in a Big Spring hospital. Born in Rising Star in 1907, she taught in Lorraine and Vincent, was active in Vincent Baptist Church, and taught Sunday school. Funeral at 4 p.m. today at Vincent Baptist Church with Rev Roy Shoemake officiating. burial in Big Spring City Cemetery. Survived by husband, daughter Pearl Barr of Brownfield, two sons Richard and Bobby of Big Spring, sisters Mabel Lee Georgia Lee Lena Dearen of Colorado City, and six grandchildren.
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Big Spring
George Read
Vincent
Rising Star
S P Prichard Dies Rites Set
S P Prichard 65 longtime Pampa resident and Santa Fe Railway employee died Friday in Santa Fe Hospital Albuquerque. Funeral Monday 2:30 p m at Hereford First Christian Church. Burial Hereford Cemetery. Survivors include son James Parker Prichard Bartlesville daughter Mrs Jane Davis Post two brothers two sisters and five grandchildren.
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Sherman Parker Prichard
Pampa
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe Hospital
Albuquerque
N.M
First Christian Church
Hereford
Bernard SS. Pamsey
Hereford Cemetery
Gilland Funeral Home
James Parker Prichard
Bartlesville
Okla
Jane Davis
Post
Blt
Prichard
Amarillo
Jlud Prichard
Cainyen
Roland McFarland
Dumas
Mprivn Plsek
Mereford
Funeral Set Monday For Mrs S L Roberts
Services for Mrs S L Roberts aged 80 of 701 28th St are scheduled for 2 p m Monday at Sanders Memorial Chapel with Daisy Wilbank and Rev Geneva Busley officiating Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction Mrs Roberts a longtime Lubbock resident since 1939 died at Colonial Manor Convalescent Home about 910 a m Friday Pallbearers are Carl Roberts Tom Roberts Jesse Roberts Red Roberts Curtis Roberts and Jack Hawkins
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S. L. Roberts
28Th St
Sanders Memorial Chapel
Daisy Wilbank
Geneva Busley
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Sanders Funeral Home
Roberts
Lubbock
Colonial Manor Convalescent Home
Carl Roberts
Tom Roberts
Jesse Roberts
Red Roberts
Curtis Roberts
Jack Hawkins
Californian Among Hockley Prize Winners at Early Settlers Pennion
Prizes awarded at the Hockley County Early Settlers Pennion honor settlers from West Texas and California. Winners include oldest settler at 1906 birth, one from California, and a range of categories such as most appropriate dress, largest family represented, longest farming career, and most original antique car, with multiple Levelland residents earning top honors.
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Avalanche-Journal
Levelland
Hockley County
West Texas
California
Box Alexander
Major Rodgers
Pearl McDonald
Leveland
Fall Worley Jr
Miro
Roy Keller
Curtis Jones
Hert
J. 2D. Martin
J. B. Kempson
Heros
Frank Brown
J. B. Hall
Pettit
Creoe Phen
Edith Tillman
Hedroeim
Bob Crump
Walter Purkleback
Tom Jobinson
Puhyo
Mattie Calame
Whiteface
Geraldine Spencer
Petit
Gracey Pree
Whitharral
Jessie Morris
Coblel
Fannie Gravitt
Iment Anton James A Elis
Levelland Howard Kemp
Petit John Wayne Hall
Whitharrald Vernon Cox
Weldon Butter
Parade Draws 3000 as Hockley County Pioneers Reunite in Levelland
A large crowd watched a parade of 1912 to 1917 era antique cars during the Hockley County pioneers reunion in Levelland. The event featured a barbecue for 400, courthouse square programs, and speakers including Judge James Ellis and Miss Levelland, with leaders noting the county's oil, ranching, and agriculture roots.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Levelland
Hockley County
Commissioners Court
Hockley
Levelland Riding Club
Studebaker
Center Point Gin
Rimrock City
Lubbock
Courthouse Square
Levelland Area
Early Settlers Association
J. G. Stacy
Ropesville
Hockley City
C. W. Post
Oxsheer
Leila Y. Post Montgomery
Mrs Ollie Caruthers Funeral Set Monday
Services for Mrs. Ollie Maude Caruthers of Lubbock will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Sanders Memorial Chapel with Dr. J Ralph Grant officiating. Burial is in Resthaven Memorial Park. She died Friday after a home illness. Survivors include two brothers and a sister among others.
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Ollie Maude Caruthers
38Th St
Lubbock
Sanders ‘Memorial Chapel
J. Ralph ‘Grant
First Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Sanders Funeral Home
Caruthers
Lub Hock
Marlin
Oscar Pierce
Banks
Rufus Pierce
Rising Star
John Byler
Brownwood
Oscar ‘Caruthers
Sue Evans
Cal Weatherly
Pat Hathaway
Howard Dunn
Klaus McCraw
Jesse Park
W. F. Furgeson
J. W. Jones Wins Spur Alderman Post
In a Spur special election on Saturday J. W. Jones the sole candidate received 64 of 65 votes to fill the seat of resigning J. B. Scott Scott will sit with four other Spur aldermen.
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SPUR
J. W
Jimmy) Jones
J. B. Scott
Scott
Mrs. Lela Cooper Services Today
Mrs Lela Mae Cooper 64 Aspermont resident for 18 years dies after illness in Hamlin Hospital burial at Girard Cemetery Littlepage Funeral Home directs services in Aspermont Church of Christ minister Jim Strait to officiate Survivors include husband Clarence M Cooper a son Wayman three daughters two brothers and two sisters plus 10 grandchildren
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Aspermont
Lela Mae Cooper
Church of Christ
Jim Strait
Girard Cemetery
Littlepage Funeral Home
Cooper
Girard
Hamlin Hospital
Groesbeck
Tex
Clarence M. Cooper
Wayman
Big Spring
Floyd Harvey
Fort Worth
James R. Hickman
Washington D.C
W. G. Cook
Alton Clark
Ana Hunnicutt
Jayton
W. C. Lundy
Stinnett
Mrs. Moore Rites Set In Abernathy
Mrs Angie Moore 90 former Abernathy resident and Lubbock native died Saturday in a local convalescent home Funeral services set for 2 p m Monday at the Abernathy Church of Christ Burial will be in Abernathy Cemetery under Rix Funeral direction Body to be moved to Abernathy Monday Survivors include two sons Elick and D P both of Abernathy a daughter Mrs Rena Hayes Brownwood 15 grandchildren and 20 great
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Angie Moore
Abernathy
Lubbock
Abernathy Church of Christ
Rix Funeral Home
Albert Crawford Funeral Tuesday
Albert E Crawford a Dickens County native died Saturday in New Mexico State Hospital Las Vegas. Funeral services are 10 a m Tuesday at Ninth and Columbia Church of Christ with burial in Plainview Cemetery. Survived by son Eddie Crawford brother Jessie Crawford step brother Billy Keffer sister in law Myrtle Crawford and three grandchildren.
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Plainview
Albert E. Crawford
Dickens County
New Mexico State Hospital
Las Vegas
Columbia Church of Christ
Jimmy Wood
Plainview Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
Crawford
New Mexico
Eddie Crawford
Jessie Crawford
el Paso
Billy Keffer
Red Wing
Colo
Myrtle Crawford
Lubbock
Longtime City Resident Dies in Crosbyton Area
Cecil Leslie Douglas 65 of 506 Ave F Lubbock died about 8 am Saturday in Sanatorium Texas after a year in hospital. Born in Waco he lived in Lubbock 25 years. Funeral services pending at King Funeral Home Crosbyton. Survivors include sister Mrs Frank Boyd Crosbyton and two brothers Vinson Marland Oklahoma and W T Montgomery Alabama.
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Cecil Leslie Douglas
Ave. F
Lubbock
Sanatorium
Tex
King Funeral Home
Crosbytton
Waco
Frank Boyd
Crosbyton
Vinson
Willis Otto Hendrick Funeral Slated Today
Willis Otto Hendrick, 73, a retired farmer who lived in Dimmitt, died Friday at Plains Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are set for 2:30 p.m. at Hart Camp Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Pollard officiating. Burial will follow at Littlefield Hammons Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, two sons, two brothers, a sister, six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Littlefield
Willis Otto Hendrick
Dimmitt
Hart Camp Baptist Church
Frank Pollard
Littlefield Cemetery
Hammons
Clovis Rites Slated For Mrs. Lucy Brown
Services for Mrs. Lucy O. Brown 59 postmistress of Texico for 25 years will be at 2 p m today at Central Baptist Church with Rev Leroy Looper officiating. Burial in Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery under Steed Funeral Home. Mrs Brown died Friday morning in Clovis Memorial Hospital. She leaves two sons four daughters three brothers four sisters her parents and 13 grandchildren.
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Clovis
Lucy O. Brown
Texico
Central Baptist Church
Leroy Looper
Texico Baptist Church
Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery
Steed Funeral Home
Stanley Hillhouse rites set in Clovis
Stanley Hillhouse 67 a Clovis resident since 1928 dies in Wichita Kaw Thursday. Services at 3 p m today in First Methodist Church chapel with Dr R L Willingham officiating. Burial Lawn Haven Memorial Park with Masonic rites. Survivors include wife three daughters step son sister brother and eight others.
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Clovis
Stanley Hillhouse
First Methodist Church
R. L. Willingham
Lawn Haven Memorial Park
Sherwood Mortuary
Hillhouse
Curry County
Wichita
Kaw
Soviet Premier Kosygin Sends Personal Message to India
Government radio announced a personal communication from Soviet Premier Kosygin to India's Prime Minister Shastri. No details of the message were released.
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Russia
India
New Delhi
Alexei N. Kosygin
Soviet Union
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Burdine Rites Set In Lamesa
W A Burdine 69 longtime Dawson County resident died Saturday in Methodist Hospital Lubbock after four days of hospitalization. Born in Haskell County in 1895 he moved to Lamesa in 1923 engaging in real estate and farming. He was a Faith Temple Church member and Mason 909. Funeral 3:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Rev. Mrs Carl Benson officiating assisted by Rev Dorman Kinard. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park Branon-Phillips Funeral Home directing. He is survived by four daughters Mrs James B Mott Mrs Donald Hudgons and Mrs Garland Crockett all of Lubbock and Mrs Donald Walker Harrison Ark two stepdaughters Mrs Walter Kennedy Cole City and Mrs Lawrence Ray Lubbock and 18 pallbearers.
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Hockley City
C. M. Crosley
Hockley
Commissioners Court
J. R. Evans
G. W. Alexander
Lee Cowan
George M. Smith
Bass Arnette
John H. Doyle
Geooge P. Smith
Jim Stroud
Alis King
W. E. Price
Pettit
Hockley County
W. A. Burdine
Dawson County
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Burdine
Haskell County
Faith Temple Church
Masonic Lodge
First Baptist Church
Carl Benson
Dorman Kinard
Northside Baptist Church
Lamesa Memorial Park
Branon-Philips Funeral Home
Beth
James B. Mott
Slide Rd
Donald Hudgsons
8Th St
Garland Crockett
Donald Walker
Harrison, Ark
Walter K. Kennedy
Cole. City
Lawrence Ray
Joe Pounds
Jim Norris
M. L. Davis
Marvin Kidd
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Early Settlers
Lovelland
Price
S. P. Prichard
S.L. Roberts
Joe Johnson
Metz
Bald Prairies
Mrs
Ollie Caruthers
J. W. Jones
Lela Cooper
Mrs. Moore
Albert Crawford
Lucy Brown
Rix Broadway
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John Ruskin
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