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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1961
Page
6
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A fragmented verse piece reflects on a surveyor’s grandson, a powerful factory owner, and shifting fortunes. It contrasts old wealth gained through industry with changing times and new policies, warning that prophecies falter as conditions evolve.
Obscured text notes a Texas doctor, dead Aug 26, 1919, who delivered infants and diagnosed the first typhus case in East Texas. The passage mentions his family, a medical career, and a program to improve care, homes, and local business places.
Mrs Mag nolia Bussell 92 longtime Slaton resident died at 8 30 p m Sunday in the home of her stepson George Bussell Funeral arrangements are under Williams Funeral Home here She had been living with a daughter Mrs J E Dillard Survivors include three daughters Mrs Dillard Mrs Milt Pruitt Madill Oklahoma and Mrs Homer Roach Wichita Falls and five stepsons George Bussell and Ed Bussell Missouri
Funeral services for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Delbert Shipp will be held at 4 p m today at Singleton Funeral Home. Burial is in Singleton Baby Land Cemetery. Survivors include the parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Valley Shipp and Mr and Mrs Earl Whitaker of Seminole.
Fort Bliss sergeant Delman Hill and his wife and three daughters Mara Lynn Joselyn Amy escaped injury when their car overturned on US 180 ten miles east of Seminole. They were treated and released at Seminole Hospital after ambulance transport. The rental trailer jackknifed amid travel spot, causing the accident.
Idalou Young Farmers meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Idalou High School auditorium with a public program by Shelby Newman irrigation specialist of the Lubbock Experiment Station. Funeral notices include Sam Henry Jr. 49 at First Baptist Church and burial in Lubbock Cemetery, Larry K. Davis Navy petty officer at Asbury Methodist Church, H M Thomas 64 at Rix Funeral Home chapel, Curtis E. Smith 66 at Roberts Funeral Home Rose Chapel in Clovis, Annie Newsom 72 at County Line Baptist Church with interment at County Line Cemetery, and rehearsals for Tom 8 Lubbock High Band with trips to Amarillo Pampa and Odessa. A pot luck supper hosted by the South Plains Music Teachers Association will be today at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Gerald Harris’s home. Suspicious theft report notes a missing sheriff’s mane valued at 150 dollars.
The Texas American Legion at its state convention urged Congress to investigate the State Department for alleged Soviet sympathy and called for a comprehensive inquiry into Supreme Court decisions hindering anti communist efforts. The minority report backed a Supreme Court probe. Aubrey L. Bullard was elected department commander, with other officers and AUXILIARY leaders also chosen.
A shooting in the 600 block of Broadway left David Martinez with three gunshot wounds and he was treated at Methodist Hospital. A 22 year old Lamesa man was arrested as a suspect. four others were detained then released during a raid on a South Lubbock residence. Officers seized syringes needles and capsule bottles at the house.
State troopers captured the last of five mental patients who escaped from Matteawan State Hospital. Pedro Arroyo, 31, of New York City’s Spanish Harlem, was nabbed near a railroad track after a warning shot. He admitted killing three women in a jealous rage to New York police.
Berlin proves modest tourism growth with an 11 percent rise over last year. Visitors roam within city limits from East to West Berlin, aided by accessible visas and various transport options. Notable sites include the Olympic stadium and Congress Hall, amid a backdrop of postwar architecture and divided governance.
Emmett McLoughlin former Franciscan priest urged voters to oppose federal aid to education in a 2000 attendee talk at Lubbock Municipal Auditorium aligning with President Kennedy on church state separation. His Lubbock visit was sponsored by Citizens for Separation of Church and State and followed by church engagements.
Washington AP reports last week Texas congressmen voted on multiple measures. An antitrust farm bill amendment failed 40 to 3 with Tower voting for and Yarborough against. On a motion to fill the NASA appropriation, 41 to 37 favored. Tower for, Yarborough against. Passage vote 36 to 39 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration funding with listed supporters and opponents. A separate resolution disapproving Kennedy’s plan to reorganize the National Labor Relations Board passed 231 to 179 with party-aligned yes and no votes.
AUSTIN Texas balance of draft calls rises from 345 to 561 men as Col Morris S Schwartz announces the state's share of a national call for 13 000 inductees All draftees will enter the Army The August quota targets men 22 as of August 1 with volunteers and delinquents possibly younger This is the largest Texas call since October 1958 and Schwartz expects September to be about double August
Irvin Helgaas testified that Ray Stai admitted killing Sigurd Laiftess, a 65 year old farmer found beaten and stabbed near Erskine. Stai, 31, is held on homicide charges after a mental health institutionalization.
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