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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1968
Page
25
Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. today in Williams Funeral Service chapel in Asheville. Survivors include his widow, three children, his mother, and a sister.
Reese AFB instructor pilot Capt. F Nehlig deciphered a Morse code message embedded in a daily comic strip. The 16 year radio op trained pilot, now based in Lubbock for three years after growing up in East Brunswick, replied by mail, the only response by noon today.
Clarence West 58 of 3020 58th Street died on arrival at Methodist Hospital after a heart attack. He was district manager for Victory Life Insurance, resigned in 1967 to sell Holiday Magic Cosmetics. Survivors include wife Nina daughter Aubrey Hood son Johnny in Germany mother H. P. West two brothers four sisters and two grandchildren.
Albino Mijares 50 of 601 Ave C died at Methodist Hospital after a sudden illness. Funeral Home Henderson requested pending services. Justice Wayne LeCroy ruled natural causes. Survivors include four sons three brothers and six grandchildren with residences in Lubbock Crystal City and Lansing.
The Apartment Association conducts its Managers Training School at the Holiday Inn Parkway. Main speaker Paul Pohly of Dallas leads sessions with Oliver Cates, Betty Wright, Pug Mahon, Toni Oliver, Jim Haney, Ed Hutchins, and Bohl among others, continuing through today.
Meadow High School earned first place in a state one act play contest with Boy With The Cart and was invited to perform at HemisFair in San Antonio. The Meadow cast presented Sunday afternoon in the Project L Pavilion, continuing strong community support through regional and state events in Lubbock and Austin.
Tokyo AP report states the average Japanese worker family consisted of four persons with a monthly pre tax income of 224 dollars and post tax income of 205 dollars for the 12 months ending March 31.
Special Littlefield event to organize a Lamb County Genealogical Society at 2 p.m. Friday in the Reddy Room of the Southwestern Public Service Co. Local residents from Littlefield and surrounding areas indicate interest with sponsors Mrs. John Stehlik and helpers Mrs. Dwayne Phillips and Mrs. R. E. Scott. If turnout grows, meeting materials will be housed at the Lamb County Library.
Firefighters were called at 9 54 a.m. to a bathroom fire in Jesse Riov’s house at 211 44th Street caused by a defective water heater. A second fire at 5108 46th Street destroyed a playhouse in a residence occupied by Stanley Lorig and owned by J W Chapman. At 10 40 a.m. a trash fire was reported at 3303 East 15th Place.
Divers locating a hulk 70 miles east-northeast of Cape Henry report a vertical 40 foot high steel wall with possible 20mm gun mounts. Navy officers caution against speculation while noting the IX C type matches U-548 which sunk April 30, 1945 off Virginia.
Parkland Hospital cancelled tentative arrangements for Dallas first heart transplant after the donor’s father refused permission. The donor died around 10 a.m. and the 41 year old recipient remained in critical condition with cardiac insufficiency following a head injury from an automobile crash ten days earlier. Doctors said brain activity had ceased.
R. Workman of 5213 70th St has been elected a director of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. WTCC President Beverly King of Graham Texas announced the appointment. Workman a vice president of First National Bank of Lubbock will represent the city at WTCC board meetings. Other Lubbock directors include Bill E Collins Dr Clifford B Jones George W McCleskey Bill Edd McLaughlin George C Miller C H Rainswater and John Whitcomb.
ITI AG students Jack Burns Bill Cirone and Luke Kahlich were named for the DAR sisters crest. Charley Smith earned outstanding service as school reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche Journal Youth Page. Knights of Columbus certificates won for essay contests Cascell Noble awarded scholarship to Christ the King High School. Seventh grade girls named library assistants and 11 students honored for Spanish contest and perfect attendance. Gae tana Campbell named posture queen.
G E Fisher leads a renewed effort by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and Soil Conservation Service to curb mesquite and brush. The program expands brush control research at the South Plains Center with seven staff including two plant physiologists and a range scientist. Ranchers like W Y Swenson of Stamford back the plan as pivotal to preserving ranch lands already partially tamed after years of progress.
In Pittsburg Kansas State College teachers reward students with apples once a year. The 64 year old custom began March 8 1905 after a historic funding battle for the college’s first land. R S Russ the initial head was fined a barrel of apples by a joking legislature.
Police report multiple burglaries Monday night across several addresses. Burglars looted about $200 cash from a safe at a service. desks were ransacked and records scattered. A west door plate glass at the County Courthouse was smashed. A storm window was damaged and items stolen from two homes. A 15 and 12 year old were caught inside a business after alarms. damages estimated at $20. Also missing were a tape recorder, tapes, cartridges, power tools, an electric drill, sander, socket wrenches, a clock radio, tools, and meat from a restaurant, with various thefts occurring at residential and commercial properties.
The record lists marriage licenses for John Swannack and Cindy Schilde of Lubbock, Michael Coogen and Lu chile Rosemarie Cangelosi of Reese AFB, Carl Grady Lambright and Betty Loraine Cole of Lubbock, Judith Choate of Waco, and others. Also shown are district court actions including divorces and personal injury suits, with judges named and case outcomes sought.
Mrs J Evans of Montclair California receives tribute after Army posthumously honoring her husband Stanley R Resor for acts of courage during battle. He died January 21 answering medical calls as enemy fire raged, treating wounded, aiding comrades, and evacuating them before fatal injuries.
Registration continues at Coronado High School Dupre Elementary Hutchinson Junior High and other sites as Lubbock Public Schools report enrollments for the summer program. By noon today 408 students enrolled at Coronado with 214 in one course and 194 in two.
Senate Armed Services Committee expected to approve Gen William C Westmoreland for Army chief of staff after his Vietnam command. Senator Young opposed Wheeler extension as Joint Chiefs chair, arguing the four year tenure marked an agonizing period in U.S. history. Westmoreland would succeed Gen Harold K Johnson on July 2 with Gen Creighton Abrams as his Vietnam successor.
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