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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1973
Page
4
Mrs Bradley Mrs Edwards tribute lists Bradley 22 of 2163 Comynon, Bertha Edwards Sty St and other names. Hospital service at Franklin Street Parsonage Morey Hospital Shiten. Funeral at Tate Back Cemetery Sunday with pastor Hamblidl leading service. residence 127 Rivers.
A fragmentary notice lists Mrs Flemmons and Labbeck with relatives from Avant Un Betwontist Chutek Suraanelade and Lattues sisters. Mentions Mrs Cetete Vaceen in Halway Ore and Mrs Fannie Sir tick with MG. Grandchildren unnamed.
ALBUQUERQUE New Mexico Mrs Flem mons Clemmons died Sunday at her home after a lengthy illness She worked in Libhboe Crosixton and Albuquerque as a registered nurse She was five in the Ladberas Church Memorial services were held here for Mrs Flem mons Clemmons Terry Delahanty her husband and sisters Evelyn and others of Labiewkite were listed among survivors Five grandchildren were noted as part of the family burial arrangements were to be announced locally
Wayne Gocher, 36, of hh Ave Apt u3, was dead on arrival at Sedhenry Funes 4 Home. LeCray hospital withheld ruling pending autopsy as Gocher reportedly complained of chest pains after returning home. Survivors include his mother Wy Perry Cocher of 1685 Ave.
Charles Ray Hudson died at Ja pan Sunday at Ray's Hospitality Home. Services set for 11 am Tuesday at Pais Baptist Church with Rev David Chadwick officiating. Henderson Funeral Home in charge. He had lived in Lubbock since 1921 and worked for the City of Lubbock, Hemphill-Wells, and as a night engineer at the old Hilton Hotel. Survived by his wife Maude four sons James R. of Amarillo Charles H Jr FE Boyd of Lubbock Gail A. of Dallas three daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
J D McKinney 72 died at 340 am Sunday in Swicher Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services are 3 pm Tuesday at First Baptist Church conducted by Rev Gerald Tidwell. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery directed by Wallace Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Juanita Reed McKinney two sons James W of Amarillo and Reed W of Anchorage Alaska a sister Nora Redman of Tulia and four grandchildren.
R C Winn 71 of Shallowater will have graveside services at 5 p m today at Winn Cemetery in Marquez under Franklin Bartley Funeral Home. He died about 6 35 p m Saturday after a lengthy illness. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Don Messiena three sisters Mrs Nina Gardner of Plainview Mrs R J Petty Sr of Marquez and Mrs E E Rundie of Marshall Michigan and two grandchildren
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Fragmentary verse lines describe virtue and charm in beings and objects. Mentions Gail and Agnes, flashes of eye, flourish of grace, and a feature called a "burst of yoa" with unclear meaning. The text reads as poetic meditation on allure and attributes without a clear narrative or event.
Obituary notices list local residents and former Lamesa figures with services under various funeral homes. Entries mention dates, churches, and cemeteries in Levelland, Lamesa Memorial Park, and area cemeteries with burial details and parental ties. Notable names include Murphy, Smyder, Howell, Wyatt E. Murray, Grady Oliver, John Coleman, Lana Rogers, and Moye White, among others. Services occur at First United Methodist, Smith Memorial Chapel, and local churches with interment in city or memorial parks.
Midland residents bid farewell to the Scharbauer Hotel as wrecking crews near. The 250 room landmark, hosting presidents and generals, drew nearly 500 for a gala marked by leather souvenir books and a square dance exhibit. The building stands to be torn down for a new 350 room motel.
London based press reports allege Portuguese soldiers killed 53 villagers at Chawola and more than 400 at Wiriyamu in December. A missionary drafted report cites attacks by troops amid guerrilla fighting, while Portugal denies atrocities to shield Caetano’s visit.
David Gonzales, 17, of 2633 E Auburnn, was treated and released from West Texas Hospital around 12:20 a.m. Sunday after a shooting near Danceland at Erskine Street and University Avenue. He told police a middle aged man pointed a gun at him as his group fled after four shots were fired. Police continue to investigate.
The South Plains weekend death toll climbed with six fatalities from automobile crashes on Sunday. Two men died in a one-truck mishap near the Slaton area as authorities investigated the wreck.
In Friona Texas Eliseo Salinas 48 and his wife Anita died and three Salinas children remained hospitalized after a noon crash near Farwell on FM 145. Salinas from Bovina and family were harvest workers in Friona. Joel Forrest Moore 59 and J W Morton also died in the Slaton crash. Funeral services set for Moore in Slaton.
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Frances Kain 53 of 4704 Y8nd St will be held at 1 am Tuesday at W. W. Rix Chapel with Rev. Roy Ward officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Donations requested to Father Flannagan's Boys Town or Cal Farley's Ranch. Mrs. Kain died after a car accident at the Kain Ranch in Crosbyton. her husband Francis C. Kain was a passenger. Deputy Taylor said she stopped to open the gate when the car rolled back and struck her. Survivors include her husband two sons Allen Thieber and Gary Thieber and stepson Waslace M. Kain.
J W Morton Wilson 52 owner of AV Morton and Son Welding Shop died Saturday when pickup overturned on FM 400 a mile north of Slaton in Wilson Survivors include wife Margaret son Don two daughters Mrs Richard Marriott Mesquite and Mrs Steve Donaldson of Wilson a brother George Morton Quanah three sisters Quanah Mrs Jewell Nichols Mrs to Viewers and Mrs Carsie Marsh Quanah and five grandchildren Burial at Wilson Cemetery Officiating Rev Max Browning Shallowater Ensigns Funeral Home in charge
A one car crash near Amarillo killed Ronad Gene Swift 25 and sent five others to a hospital DPS spokesman said he died at the scene after apparently falling asleep at the wheel the car ran off the road and struck a guard rail
Ronald J. Beatty, GMG stationkeeper at the United States Naval and Marine Corp Reserve Center, Sun day, retires from the Navy in a ceremony featuring eight sideboys and a boatswain's chair transfer. Beatty, stationed in Lubbock since 1972, enlisted in 1953 and served on multiple ships and centers including USS Thonilerage, USS Saratoga, and San Diego Naval Training Center, earning multiple medals.
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