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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1967

Page

2

Suspect Shot After High-Speed Chase And Crash

A Lubbock man identified as 30-year-old Richard B. Gandy was admitted to Methodist Hospital with a gunshot wound to the neck after deputies tried to serve a warrant and a 15-minute chase ended in a five-vehicle crash on 33rd Street. Deputies recovered a .22 rifle from the car and said Gandy had been indicted for rape earlier in June.

Lubbock Methodist Hospital Sheriff's 33Rd Street Richard B. Gandy 24Th St J. B. Douglas J. W. Howard Gandy 99Th District Court Howard C. Davis Douglas Howard North Quaker Avenue Loop 289

Farm Mishap Claims Lorenzo Girl After Fall From Pickup

A 3yearold Lorenzo girl, Renee Matlealee Dunham, died Tuesday after falling from a pickup driven by her grandfather as her sisters rode in the back. She died at 11:45 a.m. at Methodist Hospital Lubbock after emergency treatment. Funeral plans were pending. survivors include her parents, two sisters, and grandparents.

Lorenzo Here Lubbock Methodist Hospital Renee Ma Tlealee J. E. Dunham Justice of the Peace F. R. Land of Land Earl Odham Carter Funeral Home Balls Rose Mary Ruth Monce Rufus Dunham Oklahoma City Oldham

Mrs. Martha Gregory Services In Idalou

Mrs. Martha S. Gregory 87 died Monday at her Lubbock residence. Services in First Baptist Church Idalou at 2 p.m. with Rev. B. H. Kendricks officiating. Burial in Idalou Cemetery. Sanders Funeral Home of Lubbock in charge. She lived in Idalou 35 years before moving to Lubbock two years ago. Survivors include a brother seven nieces and two nephews.

Idalou Martha S. Gregory Lubbock First Baptist Church B. H. Kendricks Sanders Funeral Home Gregory

Mrs. Nancy Marr Funeral Set Today

Grave side services for 90 year old Nancy Ann Marr, former Scurry County resident, will be at 2 p.m. in Ira Cemetery with Bolger Funeral Home directing. She died Monday in an Odessa hospital. She was a native of Ellis County. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. O. L. Moody of Odessa and three sons J. M. Marr O. O. Marr and A. C. Marr, plus 14 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.

Youth Choir of Garland Baptist Church to Perform in Lubbock

The Youth Choir of First Baptist Church of Garland will present an 8 p.m. concert at Highland Baptist Church in Garland led by Harrell Slack. The 73-member group tours Texas and New Mexico including Lubbock and Glorieta Music Week. Local admission is free.

First Baptist Church of Garland Highland Baptist Church St. St New Mexico Texas Harrell Slack Garland Church Lubbock Glorieta Baptist Assembly Glorieta N. M Garland Choir First Baptist Church Hereford Canyon

Fort Worth Civic Leader Dies At 74

W L Stewart oil executive and Fort Worth civic leader died early Tuesday in a Fort Worth hospital at age 74. He retired two months ago as president of Westbrook Oil Co after moving from Nova Scotia to Fort Worth in 1919 and serving as Fort Worth school board president in the 1940s. Funeral arrangements were pending at Robertson Mullen Harper Funeral Home.

Fort Worth UPI W.L. Stewart Stewart Westbrook Oil Co Nova Scotia

Stowaways Seize Freighter Then Vanish Off Miami Beach

Six armed stowaways boarded the 353 foot freighter Ramon Capio near Miami Beach, ordering crew at gunpoint. They set flares to alert Coast Guard, then escaped in a lifeboat and a taxi after taking control for about three hours. FBI and police questioned crew. no arrests announced.

Miami Fla Miami Beach Ramon Carpio Coast Guard Rocky Pomerance FBI Coordinated Caribbean Transport Co James Hambrick North Carolina Miami News William Tucker Hamrick Emily Archibald Coleman Virginia Beach Madeline Claudia Coleman Laura Jackson Anna Rosmessen Guatemala 13Th Street Dodge Island Peter Douglass Seashore Pomerance

South Plains Stays Hot Amid Scattered Texas Showers

Thundershowers move across drouth stricken Central Texas and the Gulf Coast as a heat wave persists on the South Plains. Temperatures across the state reached 100 degrees at multiple stations, Wichita Falls hitting 106. Forecasters predict only light relief with 90 to 94 degree highs and scattered showers through the week. Houston and Dalhart reported measurable rainfall, while Amarillo logged light moisture.

Drouth Texas Gulf Coast South Plains Mercury Wichita Falls Houston Dalhart Panhandle Amarillo

Beulah Rowe Rites Planned in Loop Church

Beulah Rowe 54 of Shreveport will be buried in Loop Cemetery after services at 10 a m Thursday at Loop Church of Christ conducted by C F Fehl. Brownfield Funeral Home directs. She died Monday night at Brownfield General Hospital. Survived by Virgil her brother two nieces and two nephews.

Brownfield Beulah Rowe Shreveport Virgil C. F. Fehl Loop Church of Christ Brownfield Funeral Home Loap Cemetery Miss Rowe Brownfield General Hospital

Mrs. Johnson's Funeral Planned

Mrs. Lulu Johnson 65 dies after brief illness in Hi Plains Hospital Hale Center. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday First Baptist Church with Rev T J Or bun officiating. Burial Hale Center Cemetery Freeman Funeral Home in charge. Survived by husband N F, one son Dale of Oak Harbor Wash, two daughters Mrs Doyle Faith Hale Center and Mrs Muriel Traxler of Tuttle Okla, brother Buddie Collier Duncan Okla, sister Mrs Bea Starkey Altus Okla, five grandchildren. Pallbearers include Walter Struve Gene Struve Cecil Nicholson Gene Lewis P L Pollard Lee Dent.

Hale Center Lulu Mae Johnson First Baptist Church T. J. Orbun Freeman Funeral Home Dale Oak Harbor Wash Doyle Faith Muriel Traxler Tuttle Okla Buddie Collier Duncan Bea Starkey Altus Walter Struve Gene Struve Cecil Nicholson Gene Lewis P. L. Pollard Lee Dent

Charlie T. Webb Dies Rites Set in Brownfield

Services are 2 p m today for Charlie T Webb 85 of Brownfield with Doyle Kelsey of Southside Church of Christ officiating in the Memorial Chapel of Brownfield Funeral Home. Burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Webb a longtime farmer with survivors including wife Pearl two sons George and Wesley two daughters Zella Mayfield Florence Copeland one brother John two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Brownfield Charlie T. Webb Doyle Kelsey Southside Church of Christ Memorial Terry County Memorial Cemetery Webb Terry County Union Pearl Webb George Wesley Blythe Calif Zella Mayfield Riverside Florence Copeland Carnegie Okla John Lubbock Sally McDaniel Dickens May Baxter Afton

Ridgeway Rites Planned Today

Weldon Ridgeway, 59, Brownfield farmer, died Tuesday at Methodist Hospital Lubbock. He moved to Terry County in the late 1920s and built houses before farming. Survivors include wife Alice two sons Gene Minot North Dakota and Richard College Station and four grandchildren. Services set for 4 p.m. at First Methodist Church with Rev R N Huckabee officiating. Brownfield Funeral Home directs burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery.

Brownfield Weldon Ridgeway First Methodist Church Lubbock Brownfield Funeral Home Terry County Memorial Cemetery

Mrs. Whitaker Funeral Slated

Mrs. Talia Whitaker 59 a former Lamesa resident died in San Diego. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Branon-Philips Chapel with burial in Lamesa Cemetery. Survivors include husband H. G. Whitaker son William J. Williams sisters Vera Walker Lillie Harris brother Buck Walker and three grandchildren.

Lamesa Talia Whitaker Branon-Philips Funeral Home Phoenix Lillie Harris Abilene Buck Walker Clyde

Goodwill Plans for Sheltered Workshop and Donation Boxes

Everton O. Dibb expansion specialist for Goodwill Industries discussed leasing a building at 28th Street and Avenue G for a sheltered workshop with a retail outlet and planned donation collection boxes around the city. The program will employ physically mentally and socially handicapped persons and begin site preparation next week. President Larry Anderson and Clem Beverle will arrange box placements.

28Th St Ave. G Goodwill Industries Everton O. Dibb Dibb Larry Anderson Clem Beverle

38 Workers Refused to Cross Lines Certify Valley Strike

Labor Secretary Wirtz certified a strike at six Rio Grande Valley melon farms after 38 California union workers declined to cross picket lines. The Dairy- area officials noted the strike affects hiring of Mexican nationals while allowing current workers to finish. Investigations were conducted by Dallas Bureau of Employment Security staff who reported picket lines set up by United Farm Workers Organizing Committee.

Dallas API Labor Department Willard Wirtz Rio Grande Valley California el Centro Calif W. B. McFarland Farm Labor Service Wirtz Rio McFarland Bureau of Employment Security Valley Farms United Farm Workers Organizing Committee Eugene Nelson Rio Grande City UFWCC Nelson

Savings: invest wisely to secure income in old age

A prudence themed verse urges saving a portion of earnings to work for you. Seek honest, wise advisers and invest funds under trusted guidance. The message advocates building wealth through savings and prudent investment as you age.

Mrs. H. D. Marshall dies at 74 in Plainview

Mrs. H. D. Marshall, 74, died at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday in Heritage House Nursing Home in Plainview after a lengthy illness. A Motley and Dickens counties resident for 67 years, she funeral services at 3 p.m. today at Matador First Baptist Church with Rev. Victor Crabtree officiating. Burial in Roaring Springs Cemetery under Seigler Funeral Home direction. She is survived by her husband H. D. Marshall. two sons William H. Buck Marshall of Roaring Springs and Raymond Marshall of Oklahoma City. three daughters Mrs. John Green of Bakersfield California, Mrs. Fred Clowers of Plainview, Mrs. Ray Warren of Lubbock. two brothers W. J. Sampson of San Antonio and Jim Sampson of Clyde. four sisters Mrs. Eunice Schmidt of Clyde, Mrs. Roy Engle, Mrs. Charles Brooks of Roaring Springs, and Miss Jewell Sampson of Merkel. 11 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Matador H. D. Marshall Heritage House Plainview Motley Dickens Matador First Baptist Church Victor Crabtree Roaring Springs Seigler Funeral Home H. D William H. (Buck Raymond Cotton Oklahoma City John Green Bakersfield Calif Fred Clowers Ray Warren Lubbock W. J. Sampson San Antonio Jim Sampson Clyde Eunice Schmidt Roy Engle Charles Brooks Jewell Samplson Merkel

Former Lubbock Resident Dies

G. W. Guthrie 48, a former Lubbock resident who died Tuesday in a Temple hospital after a long illness, had moved to Walnut Springs in 1947 where he ran a dairy. He was a World War II veteran. Survivors include his wife four sisters Mrs W L Watkins Mrs H B Woodruff and Mrs J H Hawkins all of Lubbock and Mrs Helen Booker of Bakersfield California and two brothers Preston of Lubbock and Cecil of Odessa.

Lubbock Helen Booker Bakersfield Calif Preston Cecil Odessa

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