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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1968
Page
4
A civil jury in the 99th District Court heard testimony in a suit by J P Ruggles and Exa Ruggles against James Henry Gerran et al arising from a November 7 1964 traffic collision on U S 87 at Chaparral Avenue Judge Howard C Davison presiding.
Seagraves special report says Joseph Hugh Wilbourn 86 will be buried in Seagraves Cemetery after services at First Baptist Church with Rev. Gordon Smith officiating. He died after an extended illness at Seagraves Clinic Hospital. A native of Caldwell County Kentucky he moved to the Brownwood area in 1890 and later ran photography studios in Alpine Ballinger and owned the Wilbourn Studio in Seagraves. He was member of Seagraves Baptist Church and Rotary Club. He survived by a daughter Christine Henry of Irvin a son Stephen of Denver City two sisters and five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
Senators Jack Hightower and Ralph Wayne urged Governor Connally to veto a 600000 appropriation for a new comptroller office. After meeting with the comptroller they called the building project impractical and too costly. They also said moving offices from the capitol is impractical at this time.
Funeral services for Austin Smith 76 of 406 4th St. will be held at 3 30 p m Saturday in Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with Tom Gordon of Sunset Church of Christ officiating. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home. Smith, longtime Rising Star resident before moving to Lubbock, died Wednesday in McMurray s Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Survivors include a daughter Ferrer Givens 4306 33rd St a sister Walter Smith of Rising Star two sons Walter and Farr addresses unknown two grandchildren and two others.
Taxco Mexico police arrested 23 people including an eight year old after a Tourism Department complaint that tourists were robbed by local guides. The group was rounded up in the colonial mountain resort amid concerns over tourist safety and fraudulent guiding practices.
A report notes that Baghdad recorded films in Iraq will face higher royalty payments, affecting producers and distributors and signaling new terms for regional cinema.
MOULTON UPI Mayor Louie Welch will oppose a U S Conference of Mayors push for a federal guaranteed annual income. Detroit Mayor Jerome P. Cavanaugh heads a committee to promote the legislation. Welch opposed bringing the proposal to the full conference. Carl Stokes had backed it before being endorsed at a later meeting.
Congressional sources say the Post Office Department plans to shutter over 10 000 small offices but the House Post Office Committee stalls the move. The panel also bills to shield postal workers from tax cut manpower limits and to require 30 days notice to close any office.
Tom T. Pierce 83 died Thursday at Crosbyton Nursing Home. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Spur with Rev. Norris Taylor officiating. Burial in Spur Cemetery. Survivors include wife two sons Gordon and Giles two daughters Mrs. W. P. Parsons eleven grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers.
Members of a South Plain family travel to Roanoke Virginia for the funeral of Howard Davis 50 murdered on Monday in Greensboro North Carolina Edward Thompson Jr 37 from Eden NC is held as the suspect in the murders Davis was a Grassland Lynn County native and brother to Leroy Davis and Mrs Mittie Walker The dead man’s nephew James Davis Walker and his wife flew to Roanoke with family friends while Davis and Mrs Leroy Davis prepared to return home
H B Johnson 70 died Thursday in Crosbyton Hospital at 1 30 pm services set for 3 pm Saturday at the Methodist with Leslie Thompson of Brownfield and Rev Floyd Schaeffer of Crosbyton officiating Burial in Crosbyton Cemetery directed by King Funeral Home He was a native of Johnson County Arkansas a retired carpenter Survivors include his wife four sons four daughters thirty five grandchildren and five great grandchildren
A spiritual reflection on light as a divine guide from creation through present times. The passage cites I John 1 5 and emphasizes humanity's need for illumination to see the path ahead, overcome inner darkness, and seek more light through God’s ongoing presence.
Two American firms Atlantic Richfield and Humble Oil and Refining Co report a 90 000 acre Arctic field near Prudhoe Bay could hold 5 to 10 billion barrels of oil and abundant natural gas. Development may take three to four years with one well continuing through summer.
Air France reports 15 000 French visitors to the United States in the first quarter of 1968, up 21 percent from the same period in 1967. The increase marks a record surge in French travelers to the United States.
The 5th Circuit reversed Leon Spencer's 1964 murder conviction and death sentence for killing his second wife. It remanded the case to Beaumont district court after overturning the state court writ denial, citing the Whiterspoon v Illinois ruling on juror exclusion for conscientious scruples against the death penalty.
London reports unions exploring alternatives to traditional collective bargaining in search of more effective strategies. Emphasis on leveraging public support and political pressure to advance worker interests amid evolving labor dynamics.
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