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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1966

Page

6

Johnson Raps Critics In Midwest Speeches

President Johnson, addressing 42,000 in Indianapolis and touring Fort Campbell and Vincennes, urged unity at home and warned critics over Viet Nam policy. He declared the United States will not pull out, urged restraint by labor and business, and defended air strikes while noting Viet Cong attacks on a Da Nang hospital.

Johnson Indianapolis Monument Circle Ft. Campbell Vincennes Ohio River America Lawrenceville Luci White House Indianapolis Viet Nam Louisville Jeffersonville Ind Washington U.S. Navy da Nang Asia Africa Latin American Fulbright Sen J. William Fulbright D-Ark Congress Fort Campbell

Higginbotham Rites Monday

Funeral services for Claude R. Higginbotham 77 longtime Crosbyton resident will be at 10 a m Monday at First Methodist Church with Rev Lee Crouch and Rev Sam Breedlove officiating Burial will be in a Chillicothe Texas cemetery under King Funeral Home Crosbyton Memorial services will be at 4 p m Monday in the First Methodist Church at Chillicothe He was born in Montague County came to Crosbyton in 1954 a former resident of Chillicothe Floyd and Briscoe counties a member of the First Methodist Church Masonic Lodge a retired farmer and rancher Survivors include his wife Alice two sons Raymond Hereford and Billy F Crosbyton two daughters Mrs Mary Work Crosbyton and Mrs Frances Dall Madrid Spain his step mother Mrs Xula Higginbotham Saint Jo a sister Mrs Vivian Pearce Pampa three half brothers Roy Wellington Carl Chillicothe Archie Wichita Falls two half sisters Mrs Nell Spence Avery and Mrs Louise Crump Saint Jo and nine grandchildren

Crosbyton Claude R. Higginbotham First Methodist Church Lee Crouch Sam Breedlove Chillicothe Tex King Funeral Home First Methodist Madrid Spain Xula Higginbotham Saint Jo Vivian Pearce Pampa Roy Wellington Carl Archie Wichita Falls Nell Spence Avery Louise Crump

John R. Weaver Dies at 84 in Dawson County

John Roderick Weaver, longtime Dawson County rancher and owner of the A-Bar Ranch, died Saturday after a long illness in Lubbock. Services set for 10 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church in Lamesa with entombment in Resthaven Mausoleum. Survivors include his son Bill and daughter Mrs. Gus S. Janis of Lamesa. Pallbearers named.

First Presbyterian Church John Roderick Weaver Dawson County Walter Horn Resthaven Mausoleum Lubbock Branon- Philips Funeral Home Weaver Medical Arts Hospital Sulphur Springs Oklahoma Indian Territory Bill Gus §S. Janis Lamesa Malcolm Harp Davie Jones C. A. Hollingsworth Stanley Wilkes E. K. Whitaker J. C. Norris Joe Hansard Weldon Lindsey

Mrs Flaniken Rites Slated In Lamesa

Services for Mrs. Nella S. Flaniken 40 will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in First Methodist Church with Rev. E. D. Landreth officiating. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park. She died Saturday in Baptist Memorial Hospital San Angelo after a lengthy illness. She had been a pianist at First Methodist for 19 years. Survivors include two daughters Mrs. Joe Ripple Boulder Colorado and Miss Janelle Flaniken Dallas, a son Fred M. Lamesa, two sisters Mrs. Geneva Robinson Fort Worth and Miss Schul Merrell Colorado City, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Lamesa Nella S. Flaniken First Methodist

Rites Slated for Clovis Resident Iris Reynolds

Services for Iris Etna Reynolds 87 are set for 2:30 p.m. today at First Church of the Nazarene in Clovis with burial in Grady New Mexico Cemetery under Steed Funeral Home. Reynolds died at 7 a.m. Thursday in Clovis Memorial Hospital. Survivors include three daughters three sons four brothers 14 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.

Clovis Iris Etna Reynols Church of the Nazarene Grady N.M Steed Funeral Home Reynolds Clovis Area Clovis Memorial Hospital

Jacob G. Dannheim Dies Services Set

Jacob George Dannheim 73 died at his home near Farwell Wednesday afternoon. Services are at 1:30 p.m. today at Emanuel Lutheran Church Clovis with Rev Henry L Schaefer officiating. Burial at Sunset Terrace Cemetery Farwell under Steed Funeral Home. He is survived by two sons two brothers five grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Clovis Jacob George Dannheim Farwell Emanuel Lutheran Church Henry L. Schaefer Sunset Terrace Steed Funeral Home Dannheim

Mrs Nipper Services Monday in Lubbock

Funeral arrangements are set for Mrs. A A Nipper 83 of 3207 29th St who died Friday in West Texas Hospital. The service at 10 a m Monday at Franklin-Bartley Funeral Chapel will be conducted by Rev Troy Dale and Dr J Ralph Grant. burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. She leaves a husband two sons one daughter one sister six brandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.

A. A. Nipper 29Th St West Texas Hospital Franklin-Bartley Troy Dale Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church J. Ralph Grant First Baptist Church Officiiating Resthaven Memorial Park Nipper Lubbock County

Sam Burdette Rites Scheduled In Melrose

Sam Bell Burdette 73 died Thursday night at Clovis Memorial Hospital. Rites set for 2:30 p.m. today at Melrose Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Moore officiating. Burial in Melrose Cemetery under Steed Funeral Home. He moved to Clovis six years ago from Melrose. survived by wife and two brothers. Costa Rican bear sales are off.

Clovis Sam Bell Burdette Clovis Memorial Hospital Melrose Baptist Church Jack Moore Melrose Cemtery Steed Funeral Home Burdette Melrose

Vehicle May Attempt 225 MPH Speed in Tests

Daylong tests are reported with hints that a vehicle could reach 225 mph. The AP Wirephoto caption notes ongoing trials and suggests an extreme speed objective while detailing test conditions and observers.

Jet powered NYC car tests near Bryan Ohio

A jet propelled New York Central lounge car dubbed the Black Beetle ran 17.2 miles from Butler Indiana to Bryan Ohio in a test described as deafening. Officials expected top speeds of 225 mph in upcoming runs while considering engine performance over full service plans. Alfred Perlman and other NY Central leaders watched from the outskirts as observers said findings would be released after Tuesday tests.

New York Central Indiana Bryan Ohio New York Central Railroad Butler Ind Wall Street Journal Alfred Perlman

James Dean era actor Clift dies after long career

Clift rose on Broadway in Fly Away Home and There Shall Be No Night before film hits like Red River The Search The Heiress and The Misfits. He drew critical praise for The Searching Wind and Judgment at Nuremberg and Freud. Survived by mother Mrs Ethel Clift sister Mrs Ethel McGinnis and brother Brooks.

Thomas Mitchell Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontanne Frederic March Florence Eldridge Our Town Frank Craven Clift Chekov Nurenbert Marlon Brando Young Lions Ethel Clift New York City Ethel McGinnis Austin Tex Brooks Atlanta

Susan Logan Crowned Miss Texas At Miss America Event

Lubbock’s Susan Logan won Miss Texas and will go on to Miss America. Prizes were listed from 500 for first to 350 for fourth with 200 for Miss Congeniality. Maria Fletcher, Miss America 1962, served as mistress of ceremonies. Logan thanked her family and supporters after the pageant and commented on education delays due to the Miss America entry.

Maria ‘Beale Fletcher Logan Bob Nash KFYO Lubbock

Miss Texas Susan Logan hailed for poise after Miss Lubbock win

Susan Logan, a Miss Lubbock entrant, won the Miss Texas title amid a hectic final pageant night. Don Magness praised her poise and talent performance, noting she radiated charm under pressure and thanked Lubbock supporters after declaring San Angelo as her origin and embracing Lubbock as home.

Miss Logan Don Magness Will Rogers Memorial Center Magness Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Logan

Seven Miners Killed in West Virginia Mine Disaster

In Mount Hope West Virginia seven miners died after a series of underground explosions at the Siltex mine of the New River Coal Company. Rescuers found Bowyer first at nine am then six more bodies two miles from the entrance within 700 feet of each other. Victims named include McGuire Daniels Dowdy Ayers Morris and Cummings.

Mount Hope W. Va Lake Bowyer Maple Fork New River Co West Virginia Bowyer James McGuire Robert Daniels Maple Ford Hubert Dowdy Carlisle Dallas Ayers Beckley Howard Morris Clarence Cummings Fayetteville

Births Recorded at Local Clinics and Hospitals

Congratulations to multiple families as births were logged at Lauf Clinic, Methodist Hospital, Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital, Highland Hospital, and West Texas Hospital. Notable details include baby weights from 4 to 8 pounds 14 ounces and times ranging from dawn to afternoon with fathers employed across farming, metalworking, insurance, service stations, and manufacturing firms.

Front Drops Showers Across Panhandle and Texas

A cool front moved across the Panhandle bringing scattered rain to Amarillo Canyon and Clovis areas with a late surge, followed by clearing skies in downtown Amarillo. Stratford recorded 2.48 inches of rain as grassfires sparked near Canyon were doused, while Oklahoma and Missouri saw flooding from heavier storms.

Amarillo Canyon Clovis Plainview Lubbock Panhandle South Plains Theweather Bureau Stratford Oklahoma Missouri McAlester Bolivar Glidwell

Tech dorm project aims for on schedule completion in 1967

Lubbock Tech accelerates dormitory work with three 12 story towers to house 3432 students by 1969 while using climber cranes and local suppliers. total project costs rise toward 11 million with seven-figure campus expansion planned and weather and trades considered in tight schedule.

Howard Schmidt Stiles, Roberts and Messersmith Tech

Dormitory Complex to Add 450000 Square Feet in Lubbock

The project includes academic buildings financed by a state ad valorem tax with federal matching funds. Dorms cost 11 million in bonds funded by room revenues, plus utilities tunnels. Three towers may be funded by government backed bonds at low rates. The Wiggin complex will also include a dining facility serving six dorms and employs up to 12000 manhours weekly. Weather and wet conditions tested crews early, but work continued.

Dinjing Dassie M. Wiggins Great Plains Life Lubbock Mayl

Services Pending For John R Williams Of Crosbyton

Funeral arrangements were pending Saturday for John R Williams 87 a longtime Crosbyton resident who died Saturday night in Crosbyton clinic Hospital He was a retired workman and had resided in Crosbyton for several years Survivors include two sons and two daughters Services will be announced by King Funeral Home.

Crosbyton John R. Williams Crosbyton Clinic King Funeral Home

Nickel consumption in Ottawa doubles every 14 years

World nickel consumption in Ottawa shows a doubling pattern, having increased on average by a factor of two every fourteen years since the turn of the century. The trend highlights steady growth in demand across the steel and electroplating industries.

Ottawa

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