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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1967

Page

2

Pickup Kills Area Child in Churchyard

Janet Miriam Calles, 20 months, daughter of Rev Oscardo Calles of Edmonson, was run over by a pickup in the Span ish Baptist Mission churchyard. James Earl Gardner of Edmonson drove away unaware. she died at Plainview Hospital. Funeral set for 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Edmonson with R. B. Hall and Danny Carres officiating. Burial in Plainview Cemetery. Survivors include parents two brothers and grandparents in Argentina. The article notes her birth in Tulsa on Oct 20 1965.

Edmonson Hale County Janet Miriam Calles Oscardo Calles Plainview Hospital Spanish Baptist Mission James Earl Gardner Gardner Wood- Dunning Funeral Home Plainview First Baptist Church R. B. Hall Littlefield Danny Carres Friona Tulsa Carres Los Angeles Calif Steven Eddie Calles Francisco Calles Roberto Bruno Argentina

Sherman man faces fire deaths and lie detector refusal

A Sherman Texas man John W. Smith loses wife Nancy Nell Smith and four children in an early morning house fire. Smith refused a lie detector test after investigators questioned whether foul play or accident caused the blaze. Fire Marshal Bowen said about 25 people had been questioned with no conclusion yet on the fire’s cause. David Wayne Smith survived with burns while Smith stood outside in trousers and socks.

Dallas UPI Sherman Tex Fire Department John W. Smith B. C. Williams Dallas Fire Department Reece Bowen Smith Bowen Nancy Nell Smith Burne David Wayne David J. R. Runnels

Texans buy Holiday Hotel Casino in downtown Reno

Three San Antonio businessmen purchased Reno's 200 room Holiday Hotel Casino for five million dollars from a California Nevada syndicate. The sale awaits state Gaming Control Board approval for gambling licenses. Purchasers John Monfrey Tom Moore and Austin Hemphill plan room and casino expansions. sale was announced by an investor group from San Francisco.

Reno Nev San Antonio Tex California Nevada State Gaming Commission Gaming Control Board Carson City John Monfrey Tom Moore Austin Hemphill Norman Biltz R. Stanley Dollar Jr San Francisco Carl Hicks Dave Burns Texans Monfrey Holiday

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