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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1967

Page

4

Steel Industry Backs Pennsylvania Import Ban Bill

The Pennsylvania Steel Producers announce full support for a State Senate bill banning imported steel in any project financed with tax money. Key members include United States Steel Bethlehem Steel Republic and Jones & Laughlin with others like Armco and Lukens. A State Department official urged Gov Shafer to oppose the measure.

Philadelphia Senate Pennsylvania Steel Producers United States Steel Bethlehem, Republic Jones & Laughlin Allen Wood Steel Co Allegheny Ludlum Steel Armco Steel Carpenter Steel Crucible Steel Lukens Steel National Steel Pittsburgh Steel Companies U.S. State Department Raymond P Shafer Eugene V. Rostow Shafer Rostow Pennsylvania Commonwealth Alabama California Hawaii Massachusetts New Jersey State Senate United States

Rites Planned for W. E. Kittrell in Lubbock

W E Kittrell 87 longtime Lubbock resident died 11 50 am Saturday after long illness Funeral at 10 am Monday Sanders Memorial Chapel with Dr Paul Bumpers and Rev Robert Huckabee officiating Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery Pallbearers listed Kittrell moved to Lubbock in 1919 ran a farm south of the city retired 1937 then engaged in real estate Survivors include wife Mary two sons Burns and Lewis two sisters and two brothers Also noted are two grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

W. E. Kittrell McGregor Lubbock Mary Burns Ave. N Lewis 28Th St A. B. Allen 60Th St John Greenway Abilene Milford Herman Whiteside Chardo Pierce W. A. Hood Clarence Simes Alex Hensley A. D. Montgomery

Mrs. Archie May Funeral Today

Mrs. Archie Efa Aiken May 42 dies from injuries in an auto crash near Halfway. Funeral at First Baptist Church Olton at 2 30 p m with Rev John E Lewis officiating. Burial at Littlefield Memorial Park. Survived by husband daughter Mariana two more children father and a brother.

St. Mary's Hospital Lubbock May

Mrs. Hanback Rites Held in Snyder

Services for 88 year old Mrs. G. M. Hanback, long time Scurry County resident, set for 3 p.m. in Snyder. Bill Knight to officiate at Northside Baptist Church, with J. M. Dean and Dr. John English assisting. Burial at Snyder Cemetery by Bolger Funeral Home. She died Saturday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Survivors include a daughter Vergie Harris, two sons Marvin and Lester, three sisters Roxie Reaves Flora McFall Ioie Balentine, a brother George Reaves, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Snyder G. M. Hanback Scurry County Bill Knight Northside Baptist Church J. M. Dean John English First Methodist Church Bolger Snyder Cemetery Hanback Cogdell Memorial Hospital Lautts

William Kerley Dies Rites Set

William C. Kerley 78, retired stock farmer from Hermleigh, died Saturday in Hendrick Hospital Abilene. Survived by wife Ivy two daughters Garth Boyles Snyder and Bud Jones Irving one brother Sid Gainesville ten grandchildren sixteen great grandchildren. Services 2:50 p.m. Monday Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel graveside 5 p.m. Divide Cemetery near Robert Lee.

Snyder Wiliam C. Kerley Hermleigh Hendrick Hospital Abilene Kerley Scurry County DeKalb County Tennessee Church of Christ Ivy Garth Boyles Bud Jones Irving Sid Gainesville

Mrs. Bennetts Funeral Monday

Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday for Mrs. Lottie Mae Bennett 85 of Tucson a former Seminole resident. The Rev Gene Hawkins will officiate at Singleton's Chapel of the Chimes with burial in Seminole Cemetery. Survivors include six sons a daughter a sister and numerous grandchildren and a great grandchild.

Lottie Mae Bennett Tucson Seminole Gene Hawkins First Baptist Church Singleton Singleton Funeral Home Seminole Cemetery Bennett Williamson County Portales N.M Charles Bennett Motor Co Winnie Joe Bennett Nolan Ruidoso Oran Richardson Calif Denver Vernon Galveston John W Jake Austin

Funeral Monday For Mrs. Davis

Services for Mrs. J. H. Davis 65 of 1514 Tulane will be at 2 p.m. in the Chapel with Rev. James Andrews and Rev. Jimmy Draggo officiating. Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery. She died at West Texas Hospital after a short illness. Survivors include her husband three sons a daughter a stepson a sister a brother fourteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers named.

J. H. Davis Tulane Sanders Memorial Chapel James Andrews New Deal Baptist Church Jimmy Draggo Harwood City of Lubbock Sanders Funeral Home Davis Lubbock West Texas Hospital Thhree Frank Rt. 5 J. T Rt. 3 Dwaine Denison Bill Barber Hereford W. A. Davis Memphis Tenn Clyde Rylant Lub W. N. Parish Emory Harold Frazier J. E. Clary C. E. Jones S. C. Pressly Ken Gray Raymond Hill

Mrs Emma Griffis Dies in Lubbock Services Pending

Mrs Emma M Griffis 78 of 2701 Vicksburg died at Methodist Hospital at 7 20 am Saturday She moved to Lubbock from Abilene in December 1965 and lived in Abilene 40 years She resided with daughter Mrs K C Duckworth in Lubbock Survivors include another daughter Mrs Paul Platt of Abilene one son O B Deere of Atlanta Ga seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Funeral services are pending at Rix Funeral Directors

Emma M. Griffis Vicksburg Methodist Hospital Griffis Lubbock Abilene K. C. Duckworth Paul Platt O. B. Deere Atlanta

Searchers Find Youth's Body In Caliche Pit

A 9-year-old Hale County boy drowned after being swept into Running Water Draw and found in a 70-foot caliche pit west of Plainview. Rescue volunteers from Plainview Hale Center Abernathy and sheriff deputies conducted a 46 hour search. the body rose to the surface as 40 to 50 rescuers dragged the pit. Delfino Ramos of seven miles west of Plainview was identified as the deceased. arrangements were pending at Wood Dunning Funeral Home. Two brothers attempted to aid him before help arrived. The draw continued to run after the recovery.

Plainview Hale County H Cre Delfino Ramos Manuel Ramos Wood-Dunning Hale County Sheriff's Department Hale Center Abernathy Civil Defense Units Hale County Sheriff's Deputies

Texan Among Minority Food Fiber Group Urges Subsidies

The UPI report notes a split advisory commission vote with a Texas representative among the minority urging continuation of government subsidies to commercial farmers. The panel, 16-13, backs parity payments but calls for changes and a phased move away from certain supports, while proposing a new parity income concept tied to productivity and labor returns.

Washington UPI Texas National Advisory Commission On Food and Fiber

Claude D Rogers dies at 73 services set Monday

Claude D Jimmy Rogers 73 longtime Denver City resident and city park caretaker died at Yoakum County Hospital. He had worked since 1959 and served as a school district trustee. Survivors include his wife Es sie son P J Rogers brother Coda sisters and a grandson. Funeral set 4 50 p m Monday at First Baptist Church with Rev John Ferguson officiating. Linkleton Funeral Home directing burial at Denver City Memorial Park.

Denver City Claude D Jimmy) Rogers Yoakum County Rogers Sharpe County Arkansas The Drilling and Exploration Co., Inc Allied School District Allied School Overton Baptist Church Essie P. J Lovington N. M Coda Pocahontas Ark Verlie Lane Imboder Vesta White Mormon Duke Ivora Thompson Kansas Ciy Ronald J. ‘Rogers First Baptist Church iJohn Ferguson Lincleton Funeral Home Denver City Memorial Park

Kennedy Rites Slated Monday

Morton special edition reports the death of John Laird Kennedy 64 a former Cochran County Commissioner of Precinct 3 who died Saturday at South Plains Hospital Muleshoe services set for 3 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Bledsoe with two ministers officiating Burial will follow in Morton Memorial Cemetery Kennedy a 27 year resident of the county and former farmer survived by his wife two sons Clinton and Jimmy three daughters Marie Hicks Bobbye Lohrenz June Gandy nine grandchildren and many relatives.

Morton Cochran County John Laird Kennedy South Plains Hospital Muleshoe First Baptist Church Bledsoe Dile Ward Westcamp Herbert Row Morton Memorial Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home Kennedy Dublin Earth County N. T. O’brien Lamesa Lou Blanton Socorro N.M F. L. Pennington Lovington C. E Aspermont R. C Roswell

Peralez Rites Held For Local Resident

Rosary is 8 p.m. today at Resthaven Little Church of the Flowers for Gonorio G. Peralez 66 retired farmer of Lubbock who died Friday at Porter Clinic Hospital. Requiem Mass 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church burial at Resthaven Memorial Park under Resthaven Funeral Home. Surviving are his wife five sons and four daughters.

Resthaven

Hong Kong Star Reports Mao Offers to Step Down

The Hong Kong Star quotes sources inside China claiming Mao Tse-Tung offered to resign as chairman of the National People’s Congress and that Liu Shao-chi would be ousted from the presidency by the party.

Hong Kong The Hong Kong Star China Mao Tse-Tung Communist China National Peoples Congress Liu Shao Shi

Mrs. A. L. Geer Funeral Monday at Tabernacle

Mrs. A L Geer 80 of Lubbock died Friday at home 4202 W 16th St Funeral at Tabernacle Baptist Church led by Rev E L Bynum burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery directed by Henderson Funeral Directors Survivors include husband a son two daughters a brother and 15 grandchildren Pallbearers listed Vernon Weems H B Greer L C Hol Icey Donald Baucom Stanley Bell Jack Mason

Tabernacle Baptist Church Andrew L.ollie P. Geer Lubbock 16Th St E. L. Bynum City of Lubbock Henderson Funeral Directors Geer Vernon Weems H. B. Greer L. C. Hol Icey Donald Baucom Stanley Bell Jack Mason

Jack Ball Jr. Dies in Denver After Heart Surgery

Jack Ball Jr., 34, of Lubbock, died Saturday at Colorado General Hospital in Denver after heart surgery. A brick mason, he had lived in Lubbock 11 years and resided at 4604 27th St Wellington services are set for 2:30 p.m. at a Wellington church with burial in Wellington Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Jo, a daughter Belinda Jo, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ball, and three sisters Mrs. Dave Browder, Mrs. R. C. Lewis, and Mrs. R. B. Johnson.

Wellington Jack Ball Jr Colorado General Hospital Denver Ball Lubbock 27Th St First Baptist Church Wellington Cemetery Kelso Funeral Home Belinda Jo Jack Ball Dave Browder Goodnight R. C. Lewis Dallas R. B. Johnson Fremont Neb

Clarence Richardson Services Pend Here

Clarence H. Richardson 77 of Lubbock died Friday at Colonial Nursing Home. Rix Funeral Home lists services pending. Born Nash ville Arkansas August 22 1898 he moved to Lubbock in 1953 from Arkansas. He was a retired salesman and Methodist. Survivors include Ada Lee three sons Wallace Earl Wayne two brothers Joe Ed and four grandchildren.

Rix Funeral Home Clarence H. Richardson E. Rice St Lubbock Colonial Nursing Little Rock Ark Nannie Jamerson Nashville, Ark Ester Couch Mattie Ball Hot "Springs

Beaumont Resident Dies In Car Crash

Beaumont police report two cars collided downtown killing 50 year old Johnny Casmore. The second driver, 23 year old George Duncan Jr., sustained critical injuries and was hospitalized. Casmore was ejected and remained pinned for about 30 minutes before rescue crews freed him.

Beaumont Tex Johnny Casmore George Duncan Jr Casmore

Irvin Services Planned Monday

Len Irvin 78 longtime Lamb County peace officer and area resident will be buried in Olton Cemetery after services at Resthaven Little Church of the Flowers Lub bock. Resthaven Funeral Home directs. Irvin died Saturday at 2 p.m.

Olton Len Irvin Lamb County Resthaven

Obituary of Irvin Irvin Longtime Lamb County Official

Irvin, born in Eastland County and raised on ranches, served as deputy sheriff in Hilburn and Pioneer during Eastland oil boom days, later moved to Lamb County where he was farmer city marshal sheriff and tax collector for a decade. A First Baptist Church member, he is survived by his son Bill daughter Maurine Irvin Portales sister Mrs. George Forbes Cisco and four grandchildren and four greats.

Colonial Lubbock Eastland County Irvin Lamb County Hilburn Littlefield First Baptist Church Bill of Rt. 1 Maurine Irvin Portales George Forbes Cisco

Collum Services Pending In City Funeral for Raymond C. Collum

Funeral home pending for Raymond C. Collum 59 of 121 E Kemper Sr Lubbock employe of Lubbock Public Schools. He died on arrival at Methodist Hospital at 12 30 a m Saturday death natural causes. Born November 26 1907 in Oklahoma he moved to Lubbock from Oklahoma. He was a carpenter for Lubbock Public Schools and a Methodist. Survived by son Charles of Shallowater four daughters Sharon Ann Mrs Bob Kelley Mrs Imogene Daily of Durant Oklahoma and Mrs Van Brunt Bakersfield California three sisters Miss Mary Collum Miss Maggie Collum Mrs Orion Early Wynewood Oklahoma 25 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Rix Funeral Raymond C. Collum E. Kemper Sr Lubbock Public Schools Lubbock Collum Methodist Hospital Wayne LeCroy Oklahoma Lubbock Public Methodist Church Anne Belle Charles Shallowater Sharon Ann Bob Kelley E. Tulane St Imogene Daily Durant Okla van Brunt Bakersville Calif Mary Maggie Collum Orion Early Wynewood

Service for Glenda James Held at Plains Baptist Church

Services for 13 year old Glenda James were at Plains Baptist Church with burial at Ackerly Cemetery. The funeral director was Franklin Bartley Funeral Home. She died Friday at Methodist Hospital after a long illness. She was a George R. Bean Elementary student and Plains Baptist member. Survivors include her mother Mrs Alvin James, four sisters and six brothers.

Glenda James Plains Baptist Church Ackerly Cemetery Franklin Bartley Methodist Hospital George R. Bean The Alvin James 33Rd St Brenda Grace Bullard Lubbock Betty Wilson 40Th St Sue Seely Brownfield Alvin Jimmy Bobby Crown Point, Inc Jesse Fort Worth Gary Virginia U.S. Army Bill

Also Mentioned on This Page

Steel Industry Kittrell Rites Archie May William Kerley Mrs. Bennett Mrs. Davis Emma Griffis Plae van Nuys William Leonard Palm Springs Caliche Pit Jay Taylor Texas Livestock Marketing Herman S. Kohlmeyer New Orleans L. L.males Claude Rogers Peralez A. L. Geer Clarence Richardson Glenda James Services Peoria Funeral Home—Cemetery Ol Bakkitid Doris Hamilton Tommie Page Decorater
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