Life of Rep Francis E Walter Ends at 69
Longtime House power broker Francis E Walter of Pennsylvania dies at 69 from leukemia after a coma. A co author of the McCarran Walter Immigration Act, he led the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and the Un American Activities Committee and chaired the Democratic Caucus. JFK mourns, noting Walter’s faith and courage.
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Leukemia
Francis E. Walter
Washington
UPI
D-Pa
House
Walter
Judiciary
Committee On UN
Sam Rayburn
Judiciary Committee
Edwin E. Willis
D-Lais
Committee On Un-American Activites
Cisde Doyle
D-Calif
Lester Youth Dies, Funeral Today at Asbury Church
Wayne Lester 16 of Hobbs died after a short illness in a Lubbock hospital. Funeral services are at 2:30 p.m. today in Asbury Methodist Church with Rev. Harvey Kaufman officiating. Burial will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery. Survivors include Clyde M. and Mrs. Lester, three brothers Alan Ralph and Dean, and grandparents Julia Lester Lookout Pa and Nathan R. Stalker Fort Lauderdale Fla. Pallbearers named Williams Young Willoughby Westbrook Lassater Battey.
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Hobbs
Asbury Methodist
Wayne Lester
Clyde M. Lester
Roberts Funeral Home
Harvey Kaufman
Garden of Memories
Lubbock
Alan
Ralph
Dean
Julia Lester
Lookout
Nathan R. Stalker
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
David Williams
Dennis Young
Danny Willoughby
Lynn Westbrook
Lee Lassater
Duane Battey
Longtime Post Resident Dies
W C Quisenberry former Garza County commissioner died unexpectedly Thursday night at Garza Memorial Hospital He had lived in Post since 1926 served as county commissioner 1947 through 1950 Was World War I veteran and Baptist Church member Survived by wife daughter Mrs Raymond Munden Jr Abilene and two sisters Services will be at 2 p m Sunday at First Baptist Church with Rev C B Hogue officiating Burial in Terrace Cemetery Post under Mason Funeral Home direction
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W. C. Quisenberry
Garza County
Garza Memorial Hospital
Quisenberry
Grayson County
The
Baptist Church
Raymond Munden Jr
Abilene
Katherine Sabing
Rites for Mrs. Jimmie L. Roberts Held in Spur
Services for 92 year old Mrs. Jimmie L. Roberts of Dickens County were set at 3 p.m. at First Christian Church with Rev. R C Brown and Rev W M McReynolds officiating. Graveside rites follow Sunday at Thorndale cemetery. Survivors include daughters Mrs S B Corbet and Mrs Lewil Fox, a son J Roberts, and sister Mrs Stella Lamb. Pallbearers named.
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Jimmie L. Roberts
Dickens County
R. C. Brown
Paducah
W. M. McReynolds
First Methodist Church
Thorndale
Campbell Funeral Home
S. B. Corbet
Mineola
Lewil Fox
Spur
Bob) Roberts
Fort Worth
Stella Lamb
Lamesa
Tallie Ramsey
Walter Jimison
Morris Hyatt
Archer Powell
Lewis Green Davis
Johnny Nichols
Rites Today For Franklin Wylie New Deal Man
Rites will be at 3 p.m. today in New Deal Methodist Church for Franklin Woodrow Wylie, 44, a resident since 1928. The Rev. Vernon O Kelly will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Albert Lindley. Burial in Abernathy Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home, Lubbock. Survivors include his mother and five sisters. Pallbearers named Marvin Looney Fred Ford Demp Webster Clarence Davis S B Campbell Jr Finus Hindman.
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New Deal
New Deal Methodist Church
Franklin Woodrow Wylie
Vernon O'Kelly
Albert Lindley
Overton Methodist Church
Abernathy Cemetery
Sanders Funeral Home
Lubbock
Marvin Looney
Fred Ford
Demp Webster
Clarence Davis
S. B. Campbell Jr
Finus Hindman
Oklahoma Rites For Ex City Man Trice
Rites will be held at 1 pm today in Oklahoma City for Alton R Trice 56 a former resident of Lubbock and Amarillo who died Thursday in Oklahoma City Burial will be in Ardmore cemetery He is the brother of Mrs Clean Keyton and Survived by another sister and four brothers Trice lived in Lubbock in the 1340s and in Amarillo 13 years before moving to Oklahoma City about 20 years ago.
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Oklahoma City
Alton R. Trice
Lubbock
Amarillo
Ardmore
Trice
Clean Keyton
21St St
Barnett Rites In Denver City
Services for Cecil Barnett 55 of Denver City are set for 2 p.m. today at Electra Baptist Church. Burial in Electra Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home direction. Barnett, previously manager of the Cathey Hotel in Electra, moved to Denver City from Electra. Survived by his mother Mrs. W. M. Suttle of Denver City, a sister and a brother.
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Electra Baptist Church
Cecil Barnett
Electra
Singleton Funeral Home
Barnett
Cathey Hotel
Patricia
Barbara Barnett
W. M. Suttle
Rites Today For Mrs. Thompson In Hereford
Services for Mrs. Arthur Cora Thompson 66 Hereford are set for 3 p.m. today in Hereford with burial in a local cemetery. Thompson, longtime manager of Litt le's Dress Shop in Hereford, was found dead Thursday at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Dallas during a fall buying conference with store owner W. B. Little of Lubbock and other Litt le's staff. Survivors include her husband and a son Arthur Jr. of Amarillo.
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Cora) Thompson
Hereford
Thompson
Little’s Dress Shop
Statler Hilton
Dallas
W. B. Little
Lubbock
Little's
Arthur Jr
Amarillo
Author Of Popeye Alfred Koppel Dies
Alfred Baldwin Koppel 65 wrote Popeye The Sailor Man and That Old Red Flannel Shirt My Father Wore. He contributed Singapore Sal to early film music and worked for Irving Caesar. Born May 6 1898 he is survived by wife Laura with funeral plans incomplete.
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New York
Alfred Baldwin Koppel
Popeye
Happiness Boys
Singapore
Texas Official Denies He Stole
Huntsville correctional officer George B. Mears denies embezzling 525 dollars from the Boys and Girls Aid Society gift account in San Diego California. He says the matter involved a loan and cites a difference of opinion with directors. Mears led the California society from July 1 1961 to October 15 1961. The society says she was discharged when theft was found.
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Huntsville
Light From God's Law Psalms Study Noted
A Sunday school lesson summarizes Psalm 19 and Psalm 119 themes. It highlights the purity of the Lord's commandments and the lamp and light of God’s Word guiding choices. Writer Julien C. Hyer notes the blessings for those who follow statutes and love for God.
Mrs Denton Rites Pending at Brewster Funeral Home
Mrs W C Denton of Meridian died Friday in Houston at her daughter Mrs James Christian's home. Surviving are two sisters Mrs Dorothy Lomax and Mrs Fred Standefer of Lubbock, another sister Mrs T L Morgan of Meridian, and brother A S Lomax of Meridian. Donations may be sent to St James Episcopal Church.
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Brewster Funeral Home
Meridian
W. C. Denton
Houston
James Christian
Lubbock
Dorothy Lomax
Fred Standefer
21St St
T. L. Morgan
A. S. Lomax
St. James Episcopal Church
Hobbs Woman Leona Collins Dies at 78
Hobbs Mrs Leona Collins 78 died at her home Friday after living in Hobbs since 1929. Griffin Funeral Home handles arrangements. Survived by two daughters Hazel Crain Hobbs and Pauline Thompson Corpus Christi a son Harmon Eugene Collins Hobbs seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
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Hobbs
Leona Collins
Griffin Funeral Home
Hazel Crain
Pauline Thompson
Corpus Christi
Harmon Eugene Collins
Clovis Rites Set For Mrs Treas
Mrs Mildred Treas 48 died Thursday in a local hospital Rites at 2 PM today at C V Steed Funeral Home Chapel with Stanley Fletcher Jr minister of Central Christian Church officiating Burial in Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery Survivors Ralph husband Donald son C O Townsend parents Glenn Johnny Townsend sister Mabel Rogers all of Clovis and three grandchildren Pallbearers Dr Joel Ziegler E R Smith James Montgomery Jess Dorris Loyd Brady Bernard McGregor
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Clovis
Mildred Treas
C. V
Argentine Business Failures Rise in May to 13 Million
Veritas reports Argentina May business failures total 13 million dollars, down from 93 million in May of the previous year. The article notes the statistics come from the Veritas magazine and reflect overall economic conditions.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Veritas
Air Force Plans Civilian Staffing Cuts and Reassignments
Air Force tells Congress it will cut about 7000 civilian jobs this fall and move 9000 personnel from repair and maintenance to tactical posts. Benjamin F. Fridge presents the plan, citing Berlin, Cuban crisis adjustments, and a shift from bombers to missiles as drivers of lower manpower.
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Avalanche-journal
Washington Bureau
Washington
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Benjamin F. Fridge
The
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Fridge
Berlin
Bureau of the Budget
Department of Defense
Nice
Stork Delivers Sandra At Home In Surprise Hamilton Birth
Walter E. Sheldrick helped deliver Sandra at 1:10 a.m. after Leah went into labor at home just as an ambulance arrived. This marks the second time in 13 months he assisted in birth, following Billy in April 1962. Laura and Edgar were born in hospital. He credits Army militiaman training for his calm.
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Ont
Walter E. Sheldrick
Billy
Sandra
Laura
Edgar
Sheldrick
Leah
Book on Fidel Castro Visit Published in Spanish and Russian
Pravda publishing house released Viva Cuba a record of Fidel Castro's official visit. Tass news agency reported that the book is printed in both Spanish and Russian.
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UPI
Pravda
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Tass
City pools open for summer hours in the afternoon
City pools at Maxey Rodgers and Mae Simmons will open at 1 p m daily for summer hours from 1 p m to 7 p m officials say The Lubbock Sigma Chi alumni chapter meets at 6 30 p m Monday at the Lubbock Club where Ted Goldsby says the group will hear from William Burt about a national blood bank program Dr Herman O Wilson is in Rochester Mich today to address Michigan Christian Junior College s third graduating class Kirby E Nutt Jr seeks 13900 against Ralph J Williamson in a damage suit filed Friday in the 140th District Court over a traffic crash at Isth St and Ave M
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Maxey, Rodgers and Mae Simmons
Lubbock
Sigma Chi
Lubbock Club
William Burt
Herman O. Wilson
Lubbock Christian College
Division of Humanities
Rochester
Mich
Michigan Christian Junior College
Kirby E. Nutt, Jr
Ralph J. Williamson
140Th District
Nutt
Isth St
Ave. M
Buyers Of Ham Check Serving Per Pound
Chicago readers are advised to examine ham labels for price and servings per pound. Cooked ham yields 2 to 3 servings per pound while canned or boneless ham offers 4 or more. Special trim labeling signals leaner cuts with more servings per pound.
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Chicago
UPS
Ant Diversity Surpasses Seven Thousand Types
A scientific note states that there are more than seven thousand distinct ant varieties. Researchers emphasize the vast diversity of species across ecosystems.
First Legal Beer Sold At Impact Texas Town
The first beer legally sold in Taylor County since 1885 appeared Friday in Im pact a 47 acre town near Abilene. Beer arrivals began after 6 p m at three stores with light to moderate sales. The Texas Liquor Control Board approved licenses Friday sending telegrams to store owners and contacting their wholesalers. Drys in the Abilene area claimed Impact existed to sell liquor and the town’s municipality status was long fought for before clearance.
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UPI
Taylor County
Abilene
Texas Liquor Control] Board
Austin
Drys
Algerians shrug at liquor tax hike
Moslem Algerians say they do not care about the government's recent raising of taxes on liquor, showing indifference to fiscal policy changes amid social tensions.
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Algiers
Indonesian Chief Minister Welcomes First Peace Corps Group
Jakarta Djuanda Kartawidjaja greeted 17 newly arrived U S Peace Corps members saying their work is not easy but not to be discouraged. He noted anti American demonstrations by about 20 youths that greeted the corpsmen on arrival. They are the first Peace Corps volunteers to come to Indonesia.
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Djuanda Kartawidjaja
U.S
Peace Corps
Indonesia
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