Confession Reopens Old Wounds at New London School Disaster
William Estell Benson admitted to police that he caused the 20 year old New London school explosion that killed 296. Records show Benson was in the sixth grade at the time, with school officials connecting him to the disaster as a teen. A longtime maintenance man who lost two daughters was questioned about Benson’s statements.
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Foster W. Fort
NEW London
Oklahoma City
William Estell Benson
Estel Benson
G. T. Mason
S. M. Kirby
Benson
Laura Bell
G. W. Kerce
New’ London School
Boa
Virgil Harrington
New London School
Longtime Plains Resident Dies
T. W. Jennings, 78, 1915-B 10th St., died at 11 40 a m Tuesday in Methodist Hospital. He had lived in the area since 1923 and in Lubbock 20 years. Funeral at 4 p m Thursday in Rix Funeral Home chapel with C D Brooks of Pioneer Park Church of Christ officiating. Burial in Resthaven. Survivors: one daughter Mrs Carl B Mueller, one brother R F Jennings, one sister Mrs Oscar Russell, two grandchildren.
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T. W. Jennings
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Rix Funeral Home
C. D. Brooks
Pioneer Park Church ‘of Christ
Rix
Jennings
Church of Christ
Carl B. Mueller
17Th ‘St
R.F. Jennings
Little Rock
Oscar Russell
Grand Prairie
Testimony Heard In Court Suit Reopens Old Wounds
In a 99th District Court civil suit, witnesses recount lingering effects of a deadly explosion. Benson's daughter Mary Crews in Kilgore questions her father's guilt, noting family grief and long silence over the tragedy.
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Harmigton
99Th District Court
Charles Parker
Lubbock
Ray Ramsey
New London
Benson
Mary Crews
Kilgore
Betty Lou Benson
Funeral services for Mrs Albert Andress set in Brownfield
Mrs Albert Andress 70 died at home Tuesday after a long illness. Services are 2 p m today at the Primitive Baptist Church. She moved to Brownfield 15 years ago from Hamlin where she lived 27 years. Survivors include husband four sons Earl Lubbock Lloyd Brownfield Lon McCaulley Vernon Albuquerque two brothers five sisters six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Reverend W J Lawrance of Lubbock to officiate. Brownfield Funeral Home in charge.
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Brownfield
Albert Andress
Andress
Hamlin
Earl
Lubbock
Lloyd
Lon
McCaulley
Vernon
Albuquerque
William
George Keith
DeLeon
Mae Eades
Bronte
Maggie
Bessie
Clark
Alice Black
Comanche
Rosa Brown
Post
W. J. Lawrance
Primitive Baptist
Terry County
Brownfield Funeral Home
Funeral for Sara Wooten slated in Crosbyton
In Crosbyton special court coverage describes a recessed trial in a civil case involving Parker of Plains Manufacturing and Ramsey Truck Line over a $4495 grain loading machine sale from Oct 25. Also notes Sara Francis Wooten, 45, former Crosby County resident, died Tuesday in a Terrell hospital after an emergency surgery. Judge Howard Davison and Judge Victor H. Lindsey preside.
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Howard Davison
Parker
Plains Manufacturing Co
Ramsey
Ramsey Truck Line
Uucu Muses
Miss Wooten
Crosbyj
J. W. Axtell
Victor H.lindsey
Crosbyton
Sara Francis Wooten
Cros
Terrell
Poem Reflects on Social Attitudes Toward Care
A fragmentary poem critiques indifference to public welfare and urges care for others. Julien C. Hyer is presented as speaker or authorial voice condemning selfish pride and wealth without compassion.
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Julien C. Hyer
Burial Service at Crosby Cemetery Scheduled Today
Funeral services will be held at 1 a.m. today at Crosby Cemetery with W. T. Hines of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial under King Funeral Home Crosbyton. Miss Wooten survives three sisters Mrs. Denton Ventable Dallas Mrs. Mary Warren Fort Worth and Mrs. Ermon Holem an Morton and two brothers Coy Denison and Ed Garland.
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Crosby Cemetery
W. T. Hines
Church of Christ
The
King Funeral Home
Crosbyton
Miss Wooten
Denton Ventable
Dallas
Mary Warren
Fort Worth
Ermon Holeman
Morton
Coy
Denison
Garland
Quality Of Soviet Video Sets Scored
MOSCOW AP The Economic Gazette condemned the poor quality of Zhiguli 59 and Neman TVs with 20 percent delivered faulty and 60 percent needing repairs before the warranty. Grover Johnson 76 of Plainview died after an illness of about ten years. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. at Woods Funeral Chapel Plainview with burial in Plainview Cemetery. Born in Grapevine he lived in Swisher and Hale counties since 1920 and was a retired farmer. Survivors include two sons J J Johnson Clovis Grover C Johnson Jr Plainview one brother Dr Ben D Johnson Lubbock and one sister Mrs Jack Demps ay Houston.
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Moscow
Official Economic Gazette
Plainview
Johnson
Woods
Ben John
Tabernacle Baptist
Lubbock
Lantee
Plainview Cemetery
Grapevine
Swisher
Hale
J. J. Johnson
Clovis
Grover C. ‘Johnson Jr
Ben D. Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Houston
Pinewood Derby Winners Named in Cub Scout Pack 522
Barely after the Soap Box Derby, Pinewood Derby races were held Tuesday night. Twenty one cars entered by Cub Scout Pack 522 competed on a 30 foot track. First place went to a son of Mrs. Zyra Nordyke, second to John Day, and prizes went for best looking car to Stee McFarland.
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Cub Scout Pack
Sears
Zyra Nordyke
John Day
Joan H. Day
Stee McFarland
Hugh McFarland
Larry ‘Owens
Joe Owens
Cub Scouts of Pack
McClellan urges trimming Congress committees
Sen John L McClellan says Congress has 203 committees and that number is too high He proposes telescoping the 127 Senate committees along with the 152 House and 24 joint committees The remarks come in a Government Operations Committee report chaired by McClellan LUANDA merchants report rising import license difficulties.
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Congress
McClellan
Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
M McClellan
Senate
House
Senate Committee On
Houston Long’s Rites Today
Funeral services for Houston Long 58 are set for 2 p.m. at the Church of Christ with minister Kenneth Green officiating. Long died at his Post home after a heart attack. He came from Louisiana two and a half years ago. Survived by his wife five daughters six sons four sisters and several brothers with many residing in Post Lake Providence and other nearby towns.
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Post
Houston Long
Church of Christ
Kenneth Green
Long
Louisiana
Carolyn Sue Williams
Lora Baggs
Dottie Fay
Virginia Ann
Mytte Welcher
Lake Providence
Huey P
Bossier City
Loy
Succasunna
N.J
Sam Henry
Dyess Air Force Base
Abilene
R. V
Tahoka
Jerry
Maxie
Nettie Smith
Mississippi
Callie Britton
Willie Alma Smith
Minnie Liles
Athens
Lee
Floyd Long
Chant Lee
Harold Bolling
Charlie Riker
Floyd Turner
Lee Snow
Albert Sparlin
Burns victim in critical condition after oil field blaze
Lovington special report says Jim McCabe 24 remained in critical condition Tuesday after an oil field fire Monday that killed Robert Ingram 24 and burned three others. Douglas Howell also seriously ill, two more men burned without hospitalization. The blaze near Bronco caused about 200000 in damage. Ingram survived by wife and family. Funeral in Forrest Louisiana with burial in Terrace Cemetery.
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Lovington
Jim McCabe
Robert Ingram
Forrest
Oak Grove
McCabe
Douglas Howell
Lea General Hospital
Howell
Jblaze
Bronco
Ingram
Robert F. Ingram
Edward
Johnny Mack
Herman Turner
Louisiana
J E Murfee Rites Today At First Methodist Church
Funeral for J E Murfee Jr 67 will be held at 10 30 a m at First Methodist Church in Pampa with Dr Hubert Bratcher and Rev Woodrow Adcock officiating Burial is in Fairview Cemetery under Dunkel Carmichael Funeral Home Murfee longtime Pampa merchant and civic leader died at 10 40 a m after suffering a lengthy illness
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J.E. Murfee Jr
First Methodist Church
Pampa
Hubert Bratcher
Woodrow Adcock
Methodist
Abilene
Fairview Cemetery
Dunkel - Carmichael Funeral Home
Murfee
Graveside Rites Set For Jessica TeWinkle
Graveside services are planned for Jessica Lynn TeWinkle infant daughter of Mrs Wesley TeWinkle and Mr Herbert TeWinkle. The services will be held Thursday at Resthaven Memorial Park in Pampa with Rev I D Walker officiating.
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Lubbock
Resthaven
Jessica Lynnshere
yeWinkle
Billings
Herbert
Eatarana
Webb
St. Gren
Leese
Ers
Franklin-Bartley
Vos
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Plains
Sara Wooten
USI
Rleem
Nunn Electric Company
Lubbock, Texas
the Ghesterd
Grover Johnson
Pinewood Derby
Luanda
Terrace
Hudman Funeral Home
J. E. Murfee
Jessica TeWinkle
Murfee's
I. D. Walker
Highland Baptist Church
Dunlap
Hester
Leslie
Ben
Famin Te Winkle
Milwaukee
Wis
Pampa Chamber of Commerce
Copenhagen
Denmark
Tilburg
Netherlands
Toei
Y 54Th St
Quaker Ave
Frontier Saving
Pancho
Miami
Frontier Stamps
Keystone
Electric Eye
Furr's
General Electric
Apie
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