Swisher County Jubilee Highlights Pioneer Heritage and Growth
Swisher County marked a seven day jubilee with a museum dedication in Tulsa at 2 pm and a Diamond Jubilee parade at 3 pm. Gov. lieutenant spoke on growth while a pageant, rodeo and boat races celebrated history from Coronado to the farmer era.
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Swisher County
Smith
Texas
Tulsa
Tule Lake
Coronado
Mackenzie
Sherrill Sharp
Lewis Sharp
Hank Thompson
Brazos Valley
Tulia
Swisher
Kay
Tulia Jaycees
Charles White
Dennis Love
Floyd McCune
McCune
Mass Set For Lopez At Hale Center
A rosary service will be held at 9 tonight at Hale Center Funeral Home for M. C. Lopez 40 who died Thursday in the Veteran's Hospital Amarillo. Mass will be said at 10 a m Monday at St Theresa's Church with Rev William Hammond officiating. Burial follows at Hale Center with VFW Post 5399 Plainview conducting military rites. Lopez a farmer and foreman at Cotton Center Grain Co resided in Hale Center 18 years. He was a World War II veteran and Philippine Liberation veteran who received a Presidential citation. Survivors include wife two sons two daughters his parents four brothers four sisters and one granddaughter. Pallbearers named.
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Hale Center
M. C. Lopez
Veteran's Hospital
Amarillo
St. Theresa's Catholic Church
William Hammond
VFW Post
Plainview
Lopez
Cotton Center Grain Co
Tony Garcia
Selso Garcia
Antonio Rodriguez
Willie Lucero
Lewis Lucero
Simon Ortega
Lyndon Johnson honors Dante on 700th birthday stamp
In Washington President Johnson praised Dante's memory on the 700th anniversary of the Italian poet philosopher and political scientist. A special commemorative stamp went on sale in San Francisco and will be available nationwide in post offices. Johnson called the stamp a fitting tribute to a man of universal contribution in every age. Japan will print Bibles.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Dante
U.S
San Francisco
Six Arrested In Raid On Home
Nine Lubbock policemen raided an east Lubbock residence on Saturday, seizing a substance believed to be heroin and paraphernalia. Six adults were arrested for various narcotics charges and vagrancy, while two preschool children were turned over to juvenile officers.
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Lubbock
East Lubbock
Meany Accepts Post As Honorary Chief
AFL CIO President George Meany agreed to serve as honorary chairman of the National Captive Nations Committee. President Johnson proclaimed a week honoring captive nations and urged Americans to renew devotion to independence and liberty. Police reported finding a suspicious package with a needle, eye dropper and spoon hidden in a potato chip bag near a house window.
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Meany
Washington
UPI
Aflcio
George Meany
National
Captive Nations Committee
Johnson
Captive Nations
Drouth Damage Spawns Tax Credit Possibility
In Washington AP reports drought damaged homeowners in the Northeast may claim casualty losses for IRS tax purposes. IRS Tax Rulings Division director John W. S. Littleton explains that damage to trees and shrubbery from the unprecedented drought could qualify under the Internal Revenue Code.
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Washington
John W. S. Littleton
Internal Revenue Service
East German Barriers Halt Berlin Barge Traffic
East Germany halted Berlin barge traffic for seven hours citing maneuvers on the Havel River. A similar stoppage occurred the previous Thursday as tensions affected river transport.
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Berlin
UPI
Havel
T. B. Knights Rites Set Monday
Terrell Bascom Knight, 59, longtime Brownfield resident, will have funeral services at 10 a.m. Monday at First Methodist Church. Burial follows at Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home direction. He died Friday at Brownfield General Hospital of an apparent heart attack while mowing his lawn. He operated Knight's for Children's Store and earlier was in the monument business. He moved to Brownfield in 1941 from Graham and was a church member.
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Brownfield
Terrell Bascom
Knight
First Methodist Church
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Graham
Brownfield General Hospital
Knight's For Children
Monument
Metho
Residents Back From Dennis Eklund Rites
Mrs. Clara Cummins and friends return from Monte Vista Colorado after funeral services for Dennis Eklund 19 former Lubbock resident who died after a long illness Burial was in Monte Vista Cemetery Survivors include parents Erik and Dwayne Eklund Mosca Colorado a grandmother Amelia Eklund Bryan Texas and other relatives The family farmed south of Lubbock until 1954 then moved to Mosca dist Church.
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Clara Cummins
Ave. H
Monte Vista
Colo
Dennis Eklund
Lubbock
Eklund
Erik Eklund
Dwayne
Mosca
Amelia Eklund
Bryan
Tex
J. F. Sitton Rites Set Today
Services for 85 year old J. F. Sitton of Idalou are at 3 p m at First Baptist Church with Rev Kendrix and Rev Hughes officiating. Burial in Idalou Cemetery. Sitton died Friday night at his home. He moved from Abernathy after 13 years and was a former Petersburg resident. Survived by wife, son, two daughters and eight grandchildren.
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Idalou
J. F. Sitton
First Baptist Church
B.H
Kendrix
W. H. Hughes
Levelland
Rix Funeral Home
Lubbock
Sitton
Fleet Wakefield Kersh Dies in Plainview Rites Pending
Plainview special report: Fleet Wakefield Kersh 79 longtime resident died at home at 6 40 p m Funeral services pending Lemons Funeral Home He was a retired farmer who came to Plainview from Olton in 1938 Born in Rising Star Texas Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs Otho Gould Plainview two sons Alva Olton and Joy Plainview two brothers Wash and Joe Rotan a sister Miss Myrtle Kersh Rotan 14 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren
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Plainview
Fleet Wakefield Kersh
Lemons Funeral Home
Kersh
Olton
Rising Star
Tex
Otho Gould
Alva
Joy
Wash
Joe
Ultra Enterprises Seeks Part Time Merchandisers Nationwide
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W. W. Stegall
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Fred Scott
J. M. Strapp
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Kay Singer
Drouth
T. B. Knight
Rdist Church
Fleet W. Kersh
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