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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1973
Page
2
Multiple obituaries and funeral arrangements from Crosbyton and nearby towns list services, burial plans, and survivors. Details name Mrs Corby, Mrs Gilmore, Mrs Snelson, Mrs Merrell, Mrs May, and others with churches, cemeteries, and funeral homes such as Sanders Memorial Chapel and Franksin Bareral Home. Survivors include spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren across Lubbock, Dickens, Port Myers, Snyder, and nearby communities.
Eliseo Salinas MICE. Services for Eliseo Salinas 48 and his wife Anita of Rovita were pending after a noon Saturday pickup truck collision at Farm Roads 145 and 1221 near Palmer Coan. Three children hospitalized in Amarillo and Lubbock area. Alvin Karl Schoppa 82 of Tahoka died Tuesday in Highland Hospital after two weeks as a WWI veteran and farmer. Survivors include wife Hattie Moon West of Fort Worth and several children and siblings. Memorials to Redeemer Lutheran Church Organ Fund.
Multiple obituaries record deaths in Roswell and surrounding towns. Harris in Inan, Dorris Flemmons of Albuquerque, Wayne Gorl er of Lubbock, Emmett Sut ton Harris, John Keiser of Dimmitt, Wile Neely of Pedtuewh, Pray A. Penny of Fort Worth, Lattie Las Sneed of Plainview, Bertha Edwards of Slaton, and others are named. Services span churches and family cemeteries with arrangements by local funeral homes. dates range July to August, reflecting a regional list of recent passings and burial plans.
A fragmentary verse reflects on mailmen as faithful messengers cited from Proverbs and Herodotus. It likens Persian couriers and modern postal workers facing rain heat and darkness yet delivering on time. The text urges diligence to ensure animals and people are served and messages reach their destination.
Randolph Musick 34 of Tahoka died Monday at his home after a brief illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today in Tahoka Assembly of God with Rev. Elmer Tyler, assisted by Rev. Jim Palm, officiating. Burial will be in Tahoka Waite Funeral Home Cemetery. He was a native of Boss, Oklahoma, moved to Lynn County in 1933, served in World War II, and was a disabled veteran. Survivors include daughter Gail Musick of California, sons Laylan of Snyder and Richard of Los Angeles, his mother Emma Musick of Stilwell Oklahoma, sisters Ada Brown of Stilwell and Zanoba Tuckness of Los Angeles, eight grandchildren.
The Potts infant side, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Potts, died at birth Tuesday at Parmer County Community Hospital Friona. Private graveside services scheduled for today at 1 am at Parmer County Memorial Park. Survivors include parents, a sister Stephanie Nicole, grandparents Cordie and Van Potts of Friona, Charles and Cary Steele of Bovina, great grandparents Hugh Vinson of Paducah and Cary Morris of Demas.
London AP reports Sir John Ellerman Britain’s reputed richest and most private tycoon died of a heart attack at 63. His fortune was estimated well over $1 billion. The place of death was not disclosed. Ellerman, long active in shipping real estate and breweries, avoided publicity, with only a handful of photos since 1958.
New York AP memorial service for Tar Relman Marin Pulitzer Prize winner will be held Thursday at 10 am at Central Presbyterian Church 595 Park Ave. Marin retired last year and died Monday at age 65.
Francisco Vasquez 72 of Lubbock died at St Marys Hospital in Libbo. Services set for 2 p.m. today at St Francis Catholic Church in Waco with burial at Oakwood Cemetery under Connally Compton Funeral Directors. Officiating will be Rev Lawrence Solar. Survived by three sons two daughters 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Joe V Robinson 68 of Fest died Monday in Fort Worth after a brief illness. Special services are set at 11 am Thursday in Sanders Memorial Chapel with burial in Lubbock City Cemetery. Fort Worth area funeral notices list arrangements by Snyder Special Services.
The Lubbock Sierra Club will sponsor a weekend backpacking trip leaving Friday midmorning and returning Sunday. Participants will hike either Pecos or San Pedro Wilderness depending on National Park Service reports. About 13 conservation-minded people will be invited, said outing chairman Roy Johnson.
July Fourth celebrations in Slaton raised 3000 dollars for Mercy Hospital. A full day of events in the park featured an all day barbecue and park booths. Civics and church groups provided volunteers for the Have Mercy Keep Mercy fund drive.
Senate action clears a right of way for the trans Alaska oil line exempting it from basic environmental safeguards. Sen Henry M. Jackson criticizes the move as delaying pipeline construction and seeks federal constriction if start dates slip. The measure passed 49 to 48 after Agnew’s decisive vote, with House resistance noted.
Police reported a theft at Mundan Plumbing Co on Samaze Drive with office machines valued at 600 dollars taken. Two 20 year olds were arrested for marijuana possession in the 2200 block of Main Street after a search warrant was executed with Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy.
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