Five syllable Henry Ashurst, famed Arizona senator, dies
Former Sen. Henry Fountain Ashurst of Arizona died at 87 after a stroke. The longtime orator, nicknamed Five-syllable Henry for his rococo speech, served 1912 to 1941 and chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee. Funeral plans were incomplete.
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Henry Fountain Ashurst
Arizona
Ashurst
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sen
Huey Long
D-La
Mrs. Dunn Rites Set At Plainview
Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas M. Imma, 60, of Plainview, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church. Rev. C. O. Hailé will officiate. Burial follows at ICOF Cemetery under Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Survivors include four daughters, four sons, three stepsons, one stepdaughter, five sisters, four brothers, 28 grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
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Thomas M. Imma
Bethel Baptist Church
C. O. Hailé
ICOF
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Dunn
Salado
Ark
Plains
Crosby County
Clovis
Henry Powell
Christine Jackson
Borger
Clovis Ashley
Frances Foster
Kress
Warren Reed
Bill
A. E. Reed
J. W. Reed
Brawley
Calif
Herman Dunn
Hawthorne
Leroy
Leon Reed
Phoenix
Bill Gene Fullbright
Flagstaff
Ariz
Artie Wallis
Ollie Pate
Denton
D. E. Meyer
Fort Worth
Clara Pate
Comanche
Ida Reeves
Dallas
Charlies Pierce
Post
Pierce
Amarillo
Ora
Noble Pierce
Sherman
Rites Set Today For City Woman's Father
W. A. Nabours aged 78 of Austin father of Mrs. Cecil R. Matthews 2420 15th Street died Thursday night after months of illness and December surgery. He previously served as secretary of the locating board and later as business manager of Texas Woman's University. Funeral services are at 3 30 p m today in Austin with burial in an Austin cemetery. Survivors include Mrs. Matthews and another daughter.
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Austin
Cecil R. Matthews
15Th St
Lubbock
Matthews
Wesley Foundation
Texas Tech
Nabours
Texas Woman's University
Denton
Former State Official Nabours Dies in Austin Home
W R Nabours 78 longtime Austin businessman and former state official died at his home early Thursday. He served as the state first budget director from 1920 to 1923 and represented Montague County in the Texas House from 1913 to 1917. He later became business manager of the College of Industrial Arts in 1923.
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W.R. Nabours
Nabours
Montague County
House of Representatives
College of Industrial Arts
Texas Women's University
Profit and Wisdom Through High Standards
A reflective note by Julien C Hyer cites Ecclesiastes on wisdom and profit. It discusses forgiveness, perseverance, selflessness, and the cost of admitting mistakes. The piece urges maintaining a good name, taking advice, and staying temperate, asserting such conduct will pay.
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Julien C, Hyer
Hensler Services Set At Amarillo
A former Lubbock resident Jack Thomas Hensler aged 37 died at his Amarillo home from a heart ailment after months of illness. Services are 10 30 am Saturday at Griggs Funeral Home chapel Amarillo with Rev Joe Sneed officiating. Burial in Amarillo. Survivors include his wife Edna five sons his parents three brothers and three sisters plus several relatives in Lubbock.
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Jack Thomas Hensler
Amarillo
Griggs Funeral Home
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Edna
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Marine Corps
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Mickey
Phillip
Jack Hensler
Raymond
Basil
Jack Jr
California
Billie Miller
Nora Hensler
Austin
Ann
Dallas
Rites for Mrs. J. R. Page Held at Rock Church
Funeral services for Mrs. J R Page 79 of Plainview will be at 2 p m Sunday at Friendship Baptist Church Rock Church near Palestine with Rev C M Roberts officiating Burial follows at Rock Church Wood Dunning Funeral Home to Palestine today The deceased died Thursday after a month long illness Born in Anderson County she moved to Plainview 1957 from Athens and had lived in Palestine Survivors include five sons three daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren
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J. R. Page
Friendship Baptist Church
Rock Church
Palestine
C. M. Roberts
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Athens
John R. Page
Andy
Dalhart
John
Marvin
Fort Worth
Roy
Amarillo
Floyd
Gilroy
Calif
C. B. O'Neal
J. Alexander
McFarland
Melvin Alexander
Watsonville
Jeff Brown
Jim Brown
Maryville
Joe Brown
Rush Springs
Okla
Harvey 'Brown
Malakoff
Leslie 'Brown
Magnolia
Ark
Melvin Kale
Mary Allen
Mrs. Cora Baker Dies At Morton
Mrs. Cora King Baker, 69, died at Memorial Hospital Morton at 4 45 p m Thursday after a brief illness. She moved to Morton from Sudan in 1941 and ran a local motel and was in the furniture and appliance trade. She was a member of First Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband H B King of Morton two daughters Ann Borum of Lubbock and Dugan Luper of Morton two brothers Dalton Cocham of Littlefield and Leo Cocker dren seven grandchildren. Services are pending at Singleton Funeral Home.
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Cora (King) Baker
Memorial Hospital
Singleton Funeral Home
Baker
Sudan
First Methodist Church
H. B. King
Ann Borum
Lubbock
Dugan Luper
Dalton Cocham
Littlefield
Hoople Services Held In Lorenzo For F. Hoople
Frank Witt Hoople 57 died at 6 p m Thursday in Taylor Hospital Lub. Services set for 2 p m Saturday at Lorenzo First Methodist Church with Rev W L Armstrong Jr officiating assisted by Rev P D Fullingim. Burial in Ralls Cemetery. Survived by wife Georgia son Edwin daughter Dorothy Jean all Lorenzo. mother Maude Hoople and brother Ted Hoople. Pallbearers listed.
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Frank Witt Hoople
Taylor Hospital
Lub
Lorenzo Flist Methodist Church
W. L. Armstrong Jr
P. D. Fullingim
Lubbock
Ralls Cemetery
Carter Funeral Home
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Cincinnati
Lorenzo
Georgia
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Dorothy Jean
Maude Hoople
Ted Hoople
A. L. McClanahan
H. L. Martin
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A. J. Langdon
James O’rear
Doug Lowe
Former Lubbock Minister Dies
The Rev. Robert H. Bullock 75 former Lubbock pastor died at 3 45 pm Thursday in Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home. He had been visiting a daughter at 2707 23rd St and had listed Santa Anna as his home. He was retired after serving Congregational Methodist Church in Lubbock from 1929 to 1956 and was vice president of the Congregational Methodist Church Conference. Survivors include his wife two daughters three sons two sisters one brother and 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
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Lubbock
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Sanders Funeral Home
Bullock
E.W. Holder
23Rd
Santa Anna
Congregational Methodist Church
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W. F. McCary
Odessa
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J. T
Lovington
Gerald
Las Vegas
Nev
Nick McBee
Wichita Falls
Joe Wilkie
California
Joe Bullock
Gainesville
Rites for Hattie Boyd Set in Canyon Church
Services for Hattie Thompson Boyd 81, who died Saturday at Canyon Community Church near Lubbock, will be officiated by Rev. Curt Jackson with Rev. E.H. Phillips and Rev. Payton assisting. Burial is in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Melba and Jack, five daughters Thelma Blackwell Tracy Adams Bill MeEishi Irma Lee Wilson and Fay Fidwets, two brothers Hub and Dwain Gaither, and two sisters Tracy Saunders and Jewel Troutman. Mrs Boyd moved to Lubbock in 1916, left in 1939 for Bell Gardens California, and returned six months ago.
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Willcbe
Canyon Community Church
Lubbock
Curt's Jackson
The
Canyon Baptist Church
EH. Phillips
Payton
City of Lubbock
Franklin Bartley
Boyd
Bell Gardens
Calif
Melba
Rt. 4
Jack
Mrs. Gill Rites Set After Snyder Birth Death
Mrs Dor thy Louise Gill of Route 1 Snyder died early Thursday at Snyder Hospital at 30 05 a m Services are planned for 2 30 p m Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church with burial at Snyder Cemetery under Bell Funeral Home direction She was born in Bell County and married Leslie T Gill in 1924 at Belton Survivors include sisters Mrs Grace Evans Bell County and Mrs Effie Walton Fort Worth Kingston New York to Jamaica jet service expected to start soon
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Dorthy Louise Gilly
Snyier
Bethel Baptist Church
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Funeral Home
Gill
Bell County
Leslie Thomas Gill
Belton
Grace Evans
Effie Walton
Fort Worth
Jaynes Services Set for Morton Area Resident
Charlie T. Jaynes 88 a Morton area resident for six years died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital after six days as a patient Services will be at 2 p m today at Duplex Community Church near Bonham with burial at Duplex Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home in charge He was a North Carolina native Baptist Church member retired farmer Survived by five sons John Gorman Stover of Bonham Knox Shawnee Okla Ralph Tulia a sister Mrs Lollie Gibbs Bonham a brother Lee Jaynes Nebo N C 18 grandchildren 9 great grandchildren 2 great great grandchildren
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Charlie T. Jaynes
Memorial ‘Hospital
Duplex Community
Bonham
Duplex
Singleton Funeral Home
Jaynes
W. R. Adams
Enochs
Here
North Carolina
The
Baptist Church
John
Gorman
Stover
Honham
Knox
Shawnee
Okla
Ralph
Tulia
Lollie Gibbs
Lee Jaynes
Nebo
N. C
Rites set for Texas Tech coed Velma Hitt
Funeral services for Velma Penelope Hitt 20 of Lubbock will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Wolfforth Methodist Church with Rev. E H Phillips and Rev. Petal Hegera aiding. Hitt drowned Wednesday near Mus tang Iplarid in the Gulf of Mexico after an undercurrent pulled her under. She was a Texas Tech sophomore and Frenship High School graduate. Survivors include her mother a grandfather three sisters a brother eight half sisters and seven half brothers.
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Rt. 4
Lubbock
Mustang Iplarid
Gulf of Mexico
Wolfforth Methodist Church
E. H. Phillips
Cooper Methodist Church
Petal Hegerra
Franklin Bartley
Miss Hitt
Texas Tech
Frenship High School
Tech
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