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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1964

Page

3

Senate Delays Vote On Public Financial Interest Rule

The Senate recessed without bringing a proposed rule requiring senators and top officials to disclose outside financial interests. Leaders postponed action due to missing key senators and did not set a new date. Dirksen opposed the measure, arguing rights and limited scope to the Senate. The anti poverty bill remained pending and could be reshaped next day.

Washington IAP Senate Whale Senate Rules Committee Bote Reker Miké Mansfield DiMont Mansfield Congress Dirksen Everett M. Dirksen Tinois House Legisation

Miss Texas Pageant Opens With 48 Contenders In Fort Worth

The Miss Texas Pageant starts tonight at Wil Rogers Auditorium with 48 contestants in three categories evening gown swimwear and talent. The winner will be crowned Saturday and州 represent Texas at Miss America in Atlantic City. Current Miss Texas is Sammie Watson of Dumas. contestants include Sherry Beadle of Lubbock and many others across the state.

Janine Kinnard Abilene Peggy Idndd Agardin Marden Feeds Corsicana Heidi Skelton Misa Cor Pawa Savage Jane Griswold Mauss

Carlisle First Winner Named In Park Tournament

Chuck Hardy won first in the wari tournament at Carlisle Park marking the park's first win in the citywide series. Tony Caballero placed second for Posey Park and James King third for Stubbs Park with a four way tie for fourth among Judy Duckworth Pam Brookes and Leland Krebs.

Chuck Hardy B. Bardy Carlisle Park Stubbs Park Summer Park Posey Park Tony Caballero Bastallo Caballero James King Myr Judy Duckworth Pam Brookes Wagner Park Leland Krebbs Earnest. Duckworth A. W. Brookes Roy Krebbs Carlisle Davis Posey Rush Stubbs Parks Rodgers Wagner Mill Ida Pacheco Anna Guerrero Ann Hartman Hector Castillo Randy Arnold Kenneth MecConnell Vid Stewart

Clean-Living, Music-Loving Thieves Sought

A string of theft reports and related incidents filed with police include a vacuum cleaner taken from a car from McKinley McVade of Ute Street and an electric guitar valued at 205 dollars reported by Jack Ricks of Kenosha. Henry Payne and Elton Wall reported a stolen AM FM portable radio and a case of paint from their vehicles. Leo Baker reported missing license tags IK 6157 from a pickup. Juvenile officers questioned three boys about theft of two cartons of soft drinks from Norge Laundry. A vandalism report came from Cunningham Trailer Sales. A 16 year old Negro youth was questioned in the theft of five game chickens valued at 70 dollars. The owner of the car window damage is listed as Jack Chaney of Avenue O. Joe Wilson of Levelland reported a rock shattered a rear window on a car owned by C W White on 6th Street.

McKinley McVade Ute Jack jRicks Kenosha Henry Payne 32Nd St Elton Wall Cornell Sr Ute St Jack Chaney Ave. O Joe Wilson Levelland C. W. ‘White 6Th St

Central Governing Units For State Colleges Planned

Realignment of Texas college boards is studied to strengthen the tax supported system The plan would place Arlington State College as a leading science and engineering center under a single board overseeing North Texas State University Texas Woman's University and Arlington State University of Houston Lamar Tech and Texas Southern would fall under one Houston Gulf Coast board linking Texas Tech with Panhandle West Texas areas London singer Judy Garland reportedly recovering from injuries at a psychiatric hospital after an accident with a trunk while planning marriage plans with Mark Herron in the wake of divorce proceedings

Fort Worth Texas Star-Telegram Arlington State College Texas A&m North Texas State University Texas Woman's University Denton Arlington State University At Wichita Falls Legislative Budget Board Budget Board Houston-Gulf Coast University of Houston Lamar Tech Texas Southern University Texas Tech Lubbock Panhandle West Texas London UPI Judy Garland Tnion Gion Harold Davison Miss. Garland Mark Herron Herron Sid Luft

Clovis Board Sets New Policy on Married Students

The Clovis School Board approved four policies under AG guidance restricting married students. Married students must seek permission to enroll, may withdraw and re enroll, attend only academic classes, and face possible expulsion for noncompliance. A pre enrollment conference is required and pregnancy may trigger a doctor statement.

Clovis Howes

Stan Laurel Hospitalized in Hollywood After Diabetes Crisis

Mrs Ida Laurel says the ailing comedian Stan Laurel, 73, is hospitalized in Hollywood with diabetes. Doctors run tests to adjust his insulin while fans flood the hospital with letters following his admission last week.

Hollywood Calif Stan Laurel Laurel Ida Laurel

Democrats recruit federally employed youths for Johnson campaign

The Washington Evening Star reports a Young Citizens for Johnson group distributed campaign literature to about 5,000 college students employed in federal summer jobs. Sen. Birch Bayh says the group checked with the Civil Service Commission and denies irregularity. The piece questions civil service rules and ethics in contacting federal workers.

Washington Civil Service Commission Washington Evening Star Hart the Star Johnson Young Citizens For Johnson Democratic National Committee Birch Bayh D-Ind Atlantic City N.J

Woman Injured In Pool Dive At Hillcrest Country Club

Mrs Benidean Billie Ham, 33, of 2509 Marlboro Drive, was in fair condition at Methodist Hospital with a possible neck fracture after diving from the poolside into shallow water at Hillcrest Country Club. She was transported by Henderson-Wilson ambulance. no further injuries details available.

Benidean Billie) Hammock Marlboro Drive Methodist Hospital Hillcrest Country Methodist Henderson-Wilson

GOP Rally Set in Lubbock with Foreman as Center

U S Representative Ed Foreman will headline a large Republican rally on July 31 at the Municipal Auditorium in Lubbock. The Goldwaters folk quartet from Nashville will perform. Local GOP officials say Foreman will report on the presidential campaign and advocate for Republican candidates.

U.S Ed Foreman 16Th Congressional District Lubbock Municipal Auditorium Goldwaters Nashville Tenn Barry Goldwater Syd. Moore

Desi Arnaz Sued For 36 Million Over Club Incident

Two Thunderbird Country Club employees seek 36.75 million dollars in a Palm Springs case accusing Desi Arnaz of slander assault and battery and false imprisonment after an altercation on January 1 1964. The suit lists Arnaz as former husband of Lucille Ball and a television pioneer.

Indio Calif UPI Desi Arnaz Thunderbird Country Club Palm Springs Jack Alberta Young Arnaz Lucille Ball Young

Bar nett urges civil rights workers to go home

Ross Barnett told a Citizens Council rally in Houston that civil rights workers in the South are wandering minstrels of racial friction and urged them to return home. He spoke as a stand‑in for Gov. George Wallace to an audience of about 2,000. He suggested they take basic grooming steps before leaving Mississippi.

Houston Ross Barnett Mississippi South George Wallace Citizens ‘Council

Local Obituaries and Civic Notices From Lubbock Area

Services for Mes Bula Strick and Pickett members are set in Coryell and McGregor with burial in Osage Cemetery. Enrollment at Lubbock Christian College continues as late registration ends today. Theft charges filed against Leroy Dennis and Edwin McCraw tied to a landlord’s residence theft. bonds set at $1,500. Matador residents Claude Watson and Matador Ranch manager Tim Cross hospitalized after falls. Willie Fantroy funeral scheduled in Slaton with burial at Enclavewood Cemetery. Evelyn Isbell funeral in Lubbock with burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery after a house fire. Pottecoe Auxiliary met at City Hall. next gathering at Mackenzie State Park. Mrs. Maurie Jimenez hospitalized after a serious butane explosion on a farm near New Deal. burns cover 25 to 36 percent of upper left body.

Leroy Dennis Edwin McCraw 6Th St L. E. James 5Th St Lubbock County Lubbock Pottecoe Bill Brazel Ray Coleman Mackenzie State Park Maurie Jimenez New Deal West Texas Hospital

King Seeks Mississippi Seats For New Freedom Democratic Party

Martin Luther King Jr visits Jackson and Greenwood to back desegregation and mobilize the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. The tour aims to win party seating at the August Atlantic City convention and oppose the white Mississippi delegation. Police arrest 111 protesters in Greenwood for voter registration demonstrations. A court convicts 98 demonstrators under anti-picketing laws, fines adults 100 dollars and jails them 30 days, with juveniles fined and jail time suspended. A separate incident in St Augustine sees a rock attack on a tile company window with two white suspects detained.

Jackson, Miss UPI Martin Luther Kine Jr Mississippi Mis Sissippi Freedom Democratic King Medgar Evers Freedom Democratic Party Johnson Atlantic City N. J Republian Barry Goldwater St. Augustine Fla

Money Sought In Screwworm Plan

Senator Ralph Yarborough urged the Senate agriculture subcommittee to approve 35.5 million dollars to continue the screwworm eradication program along the Mexican border without local matching funds. He warned that without a barrier zone the Southwest could be reinfested from Mexico and called the barrier a national responsibility.

Washington UPI Ralph Yarborough D-Tex Senate Subcommittee On Agriculture Subcommittee Spessard L. Holland D-Fa Harboroush Mexico Texas Yarborough

Ardmore man dies in truck plunge on I 35 bridge

Joe Nipp, 26, of Ardmore Oklahoma was killed Tuesday when his truck plunged through a Red River bridge on Interstate 35. He was thrown clear as the vehicle smashed through four steel girders and dropped 30 feet to the river bank. The report also notes the gypsy moth escaped confinement and became a serious pest since its 1869 introduction to the United States.

Gainesville Joe Nipp Ardmore Okla Red River Interstate 35 U.S Europe

Mrs Stephens Funeral Slated

Funeral services for Mrs Aggie Stephens RL address 2001 E Sth St Libbock will be at 2 p m Thursday at Memphis Avenue Church of Christ. Officiant Alva John son a Church of Christ minister in Turkey. Burial Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by husband three daughters six sons a brother three sisters 34 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren. Grandsons pallbearers.

Aggie - Stephens Libbock Wears Memphis Avenue Church of Christ Alva Johnson Turkey Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery Sanders Funeral Home Stephens West Texas Hospital Lubbock Abernathy Girard Kate McCarty Muleshoe Allie Stephens Dickens Violet McCanilis Benjamin

Etcheverry Rites Set In Lovington

Mass for 89 year old Pella Etcheverry will be read at St. Thomas Church Lovington with Rev Michael Brown officiating Rosary was recited Tuesday night at Smith Yarbro Funeral Home Chapel He was born in Intrepel France moved to the United States in 1895 and lived many years in Carlsbad and Lea County Survivors include his wife two sons John and Fermin two daughters Mrs Chet Tindle Phoenix and Mrs Clift Selvage Albuquerque two brothers Jim Carlsbad and Father Peter Etcheverry Busada Mbarara East Africa and nine grandchildren.

Lovington Pella Etcheverry St. Thomas’ Catholic Michael Brown Hobbs Smith Yarbro Funeral Home Etcheverry Intrepel France United States Elko New Carlsbad Lea County Lovingston Sea General Hospital John Fermin Chet Tindle Phoenix Ariz Clift Selvage Albuquerque Jim Peter Etcheverry Busada Mbarara East Africa

Hollingsworth Rites Thursday for Mrs Hollingsworth

Funeral services for Mrs Pansy Hollingsworth 58 of 2209 5th St. will be held Thursday at Temple Baptist Church with Pastor Rev Leroy Norton officiating. Burial will follow at City of Laitblock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home. She died Tuesday at Porter Clinic and Hospital after residing in Lubbock since moving from Wolforth. Survivors include son John and daughter Pricilla Ann Sharp of 1710 45th St along with four sisters and two brothers. Pallbearers: William Turnbull W C Sharp Don King Jim Scarbrough.

Evelyn Isbell Ave Coin Rix Funeral Home BD. G. Davis Parkdale Baptist Church City of Lubbock Isbell Methodist Hospital Pansy Hollingsworth Temple Baptist Church Leroy Norton City of Laitbock Cemetery Rix Funeral Home 45Th St Billy Watt Phoenix Ariz Buel Watt McLean Marie Anderson Borger Birdie Golightly Dora Watt Cora Overton William Turnbull W. C. Sharp Don King Jim Scarbrough

Stanton Resident Since 1944 Dies

Claude Davis 61, a Stanton resident since 1941, died at Physician's Hospital. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev. J. R. Williams officiating. Burial will be at Lamesa Memorial Cemetery. He was born in Edgemont Arkansas and a farmer in Courtney community. Survivors include his wife, three brothers and two sisters.

Edgemont Ark Courtney Stanton

Eshkol to Meet Erhard This Year on West German Talks

Maariv reports Premier Levi Eshkol will meet West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard sometime this year but refuses to propose establishing diplomatic relations between Israel and West Germany.

Tel Aviv Israel UPD Maariv Levi Eshko i Ludwig Erhard

The Judgment Day and How We Live Today

A devotional meditation on Romans 14 10 urging self reflection before the final judgment. The piece stresses preparing for eternity by casting out hate and pursuing forgiveness while living calmly and contentedly.

Funeral services for Guy Porter held at Oakwood Baptist Church

Funeral for 49 year old Guy Porter will be at 3 p.m. at Oakwood Baptist Church with Rev. John Schwensen officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Porter, a longtime resident of Lubbock who moved from Halfway near Plainview, owned a service station at 19th Street and Avenue S. Survived by two daughters, a stepmother, four brothers, four sisters, and one grandchild.

Rites Set Today For City Man's Mother

Funeral services for Mrs. J. J. Scull 73 mother of Dr. J. J. Scull Jr. will be held at First Methodist Church Sherman. She died Monday night after a year long illness. Burial in Sherman cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. G. R. Kirkland Corpus Christi and sister Mrs. W. Fleetwood Arlington. Dr. and Mrs. Scull had headed to Sherman.

First Methodist Church Sherman J. J. Scull J. J. Scull Jr 22Nd St Scull Terrell Allen Smith G. R. Kirkland Corpus Christi Wi. Fleetwood Arlington

Mrs Williams Rites Set For Thursday Denver Nurse Was 56

Mrs. Williams 56 a retired nurse died in Denver City. Funeral at 4 p m Thursday at Church of Christ J R Collinge to officiate burial in Denver City Memorial Park Singleton Funeral Home directing. She worked 74 years at Yoakum County Hospital retiring 18 months ago. Survivors include husband three daughters Mrs Vernell Jackson Great Falls Mont Mrs Chydine Hunter Lubbock Mrs Leoma Strickland Denver City three sons Lowell Ely Nevi Ardell South Dakota David Fort Worth mother Mrs Elizabeth Murphey Big Spring two sisters Mrs Lenora Honey and Mrs Lorena Shanks Big Spring a brother Roy Murphey Coleman and one grandchild.

Denver Charlie Avrene Williams Mortlay Pam Church of Christ J. R. Collinge Denver City Memorial Park Singleton Funeral Home Hica Yoakum County Vernell Jackson Great. Falls Mont Chydine- Hunter Lubbock Leoma Strickland Denver City Lowell Ely Nevi Ardell South Dakota David Fort Worth Elizabeth ‘Murphey Big Spring Lenora Honey

Astronaut Scott Carpenter Undergoes Minor Surgery

AP reports Scott Carpenter underwent minor surgery Tuesday to repair injuries from a Bermuda motorbike crash last Thursday. He sustained a broken left toe, a compound fracture to the lower left arm, and is the second U.S. astronaut to fly an orbital mission.

Houston Scott Carpenter U.S Bermuda

Sal Hepatica Laxative Promises Quick Relief

An ad touts Sal Hepatica as a fast acting laxative that relieves gas pain heartburn sour stomach and constipation in under two hours. It contrasts with pills gums and chocolates, claiming rapid relief due to gastric acidity and fluid action.

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