Nominee for Texas parole board gains Senate approval
New board member Skelton, an active Texas parole system advocate, discusses parole practices. He notes 12 percent of paroles revoked, mostly for violations, and stresses individualized treatment, staff needs, and the role of probation officers to reduce Huntsville caseloads. Skelton, former Temple worker, is a 1931 West Texas State graduate with an art degree and lifelong doodling habit.
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Skelton
Texas
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Abilene
West
Dallas
Houston
National Crime Council
Huntsville
WISU
Temple
Texas Relief Commission
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Austin
Mass Killing in California Ends with 24 Bodies Recovered
In Yuba City area, 24th body found in an orchard near where 23 migrant workers were killed. Sheriff Whiteaker notes the latest discovery as irrigation waters recede, with remains dating from May 20 onward. Investigators search surrounding fields for more graves and gather weapons tied to the case.
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Yuba City
Calif
Feather River
Roy TD. Whiteaker
Sullivan Ranch
Juan V. Corona
Whiteaker
Corona
Funeral services for Fred Newsom in Levelland
Fred John Newsom 79 died at Level land Clinic and Hospital after a long illness. Services at 3 p.m. in Whitharral Baptist Church with Rev. Clarence Tedder and Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Burial in City of Levelland Cemetery. Survivors include wife Letha two daughters two sons two sisters and nine grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers.
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Levelland
Fred John Newsom
Whitharral Baptist Church
Clarence Tedder
Wayne Williams
Parkway Drive Baptist Church
Lubbock
Newsom
Whitharral
Tie
Rural Electric Association Board
Letha
James Hamilton
Fred Owens
Weldon Newsom
Dalhart
Ray Newsom
Houston
Funeral Planned For Miss Gomez
Rosa Gomez 20 died Tuesday after a long illness at Medical Arts Hospital. Services 2 p.m. today at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Rev. Pat Hoffman officiates. Burial in Lamesa Cemetery. Branon Funeral Home in charge. Survived by parents six sisters and six brothers in Lamesa and Taft.
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Lamesa
Rosa Gomez
Medical Arts Hospital
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Pat Hoffman
Lamesa Cemetery
Branon Funeral, Home
Miss Gomez
Fortunato Gomez
Felipa
Andelia
Virginia
Adelia
Maria Cortez
Anselma Moreno
Frank
Fortunato
Martin
Joe
Adam
David
Taft
Grover to Visit Lubbock for Campaign Coffee
Republican State Sen. Hank Grover of Houston will meet supporters in Lubbock for a 10 to 11 30 a m coffee at the home of Mrs. P H Pappas, GOP vice chairman, as Grover camps for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
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Henry Co
Hank" Grover
Houston
Lubbock
H. Pappas
Lubbock County
GOP
Grover
Funeral Pending For J R Young
Junior Robert Young aged 50 of 3214 Grinnell Ave died around 435 PM Thursday at West Texas Hospital after a lengthy illness Services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home He resided in Lubbock 25 years after moving from Haskell He worked as a maintenance worker for a Lubbock manufacturing company and was a member of Lubbock County Roact Survivors include his wife Lou Ella three daughters Mrs Don Nell Simons of Honolulu Hawaii and Mrs Shirley Ann Adams and Jimmie Lou Young all of Lubbock a son Allen Taylor Young of Lubbock his parents Mrs R T Young of Lubbock a brother Breamen Young of Lubbock and two grandchildren
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Young
Sanders Funeral Home
Lubbock
Breamen Young
Bobby Garner's Services Pend
Bobby Gene Garner 32 formerly of Lubbock was found dead at his Los Angeles home. Services pending at Rix Funeral Directors. Garner lived in Lubbock 1941 to 1968. Survivors include his parents two sisters and grandparents.
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Bobby Gene Garner
Lubbock
Los Angeles
Calif
Garner
Monterey High School
Rix Funeral Directors
R. B. Garner
83Rd St
R. C. Henderson
140Th St
Shirley Kincaid
40Th St
Joy Wimberly
Municipal Hiring Rules Probe Cites Age Bias Concerns
City officials are reviewing hiring practices after complaints that supervisory positions favored workers aged 26 to 56. The inquiry aims to assess age bias, eligibility standards, and potential discrimination in promotion paths across departments.
Mrs. Mitchell Rites Planned in Lamesa
Mrs. Connie Marie Mitchell 49 died Tuesday at Medical Arts Hospital in Lamesa. Rites at Mount Olive Baptist Church with Rev. J. D. Poke officiating. Burial at Lone Star Cemetery Oakwood. Local arrangements by Branon Funeral Home. Survived by husband stepchildren two brothers and mother.
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Lamesa
Connie Marie Mitchell
Medical Arts Hospital
Mount Olive Baptist Church
J. D. Poke
Midland
Lone Star Cemetery
Oakwood
Branon Funeral Home
Elvin Mitchell
Houston
Lula Driver
Ethel Mae Globel
Roy
Leo Woodary
California
Gordon Osborn's Rites Arranged
Services for Gordon B. Osborn 53 will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at George Price Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows in Levelland City Cemetery. Osborn a native of Mounds Oklahoma long resident of Levelland worked as a mechanic for Pool Well Service. He is survived by his wife two sons a brother three sisters and two grandchildren with pallbearers named C P Lyons B E Strickland W B Webb James A Haile Kenneth A Davis and Thomas R Ellison.
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Levelland
Gordon B. Osborn
George Price
Red Blake
Trinity Baptist Church
City of Levelland Cemetery
Osborn
Mounds
Okla
Donald Osborn
Fort Worth
Gordon Osborn
Glen Osborn
David Bell
Francisi Gallaugher
J.L. Ryan
Medicine Lodge
Kan
C. P.lyons
B. E. Strickland
W. B. Webb
James A. Haile
Kenneth A. Davis
Thomas R. Ellison
Funeral planned for H. B. Parks in Brownfield
H. B. Parks longtime municipal purchasing agent dies after sudden illness. Services set for 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Frank Brooks and Rev. Jack Garrett officiating. Burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Parks 51 moved to Brownfield in 1926 with parents. veteran, Legion and VFW leader, Mason and Oddfellows member. Survived by two sons Danny and Berry of Houston, mother Mrs. Ruby Parks, four sisters and three pallbearers listed.
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Brownfield
H. B. Parks
Brownfield General Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
Frank Brooks
Jack Garrett
First Christian Church
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Parks
Quanah
War College
Newport
R. I
American Legion
VFW
Masonic Lodge
The
Oddfellows Lodge
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
J. L. Knight Co
Jake Geron
L. T. Brinson
Billy Dumas
Nick Vukad
Herman Edminston
Libby Rites Set for Tech Buildings Director Dies at 58
Charles F. Libby 58 of 3205 25th St. dies after long illness in Saint Mary of the Plains Hospital. He led Texas Tech University building operations since its inception and was famed for sanitation research. Services at St. John's United Methodist Church with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include mother, siblings, and five sisters. Pallbearers named Solis Scholz Pennington Northcutt Bailey Watson.
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Charles F. Libby
25Th St
Texas Tech University
Saint Mary of the Plains Hospital
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Mark Williams
First United Methodist Church of
Plainview
Charles EF. Lutrick
St. John’s
Resthaven Memorial Park
Rix
Libby
Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
Institute of Sanitation
Rotary Club
Texas Tech
Maria Libby
Edwin D
Scottsdale
Ariz
Frederick C. T
Henry C
Midland
S. J. Carter
Los Angeles
Charles F., Pickens
The Shepherd THE CHILD by Julien C Hyer
A poetic exhortation on training a child with encouragement bravery tolerance and justice. Verses urge dwelling with fair people security praise and affection to foster faith sincerity and true character development.
Funeral for Vincent Tudor in Plainview
Vincent Tudor 63 died Thursday afternoon at Central Plains General Hospital. Services set for Saturday 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Mark Williams. Burial in Plainview Cemetery. Tudor attended Wentworth Military College and the University of Tennessee where he played quarterback. He earned a law degree in 1929 and practiced in Plainview with Mead Griffin. Tudor was county attorney in 1939 and served as a major in World War II earning the Bronze Star for Okinawa. He returned to Plainview to form a law firm with Harold M. LaFont. Survived by wife Virginia two daughters Kale FE McMahon of Dallas and Mary Tudor a SMU student, a son David of Amarillo and two grandchildren.
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Plassview
Vincent Tudor
Central Plains ‘General Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Mark Williams
Plainview
Mead Griffin
Tudor
Okinawa
Harold M. LaFont
Virginia
Kale FE. McMahon
Dallas
Mary Tudor
Southern Methodist University
David
Amarillo
Auckland’s Volcanic Underworld Shapes City
Auckland New Zealand sits on numerous extinct volcanic cones and vents, influencing urban layout and landscape. The region’s geological history explains cratered hills and lava-form features interspersed with residential areas, parks, and transit routes.
Services Set Today For A F Holt Dies Here
A F Abb Holt 73 of 1920 31st St pioneer pilot and businessman dies at home. Services at 2 pm today in Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev Peyton D Fullingim. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Holt helped establish Lubbock Municipal Airport, chaired the independent board, and promoted aviation facilities. Survivors include a daughter, a brother, a sister and three grandchildren.
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A. F
Abb
Five-year-old Snyder youth killed in Scurry County crash
Snyder authorities report Filbert Aden MeCain aged five died at the scene when his motorcycle collided with a Snyder dump truck about 11 15 a m near Snyder. The truck driver, Howard Burney 59 of Snyder, is safe. Burial set at Bellseale Chapel Hills Memorial Gardens. MeCain born in Slaton and survived by mother and father James MeCain of Slaton plus Jennie Snyder and grandparents Mr and Mrs J H Lindsey of Lubbock.
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Snyder
Scurry ‘County
City of
Filbert Aden MeCain
Ahenna McCain
Fari
Bvard
Justice of the Peace
Jinmy Billingsley
Ooward Burney
Scurry County
Dru Lynn Matthews
Abilene
West Texas Medical Center
McCain
South Plains
Bellseale Funeral Home
Gerrie Hensley
Morningside
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Slaton
James
Jennie
J. H. Lindsey
Ave. R
Lubbock
Omar Barnett Services Set in Morton
Omar Barnett 65 longtime Morton resident dies after a lengthy illness at Methodist Hospital Lubbock Tangled in Knox County roots survivors include two sons J Barnett Plains and Don RP Barnett Galveston a daughter Mrs Svhle Moore Vouston four brothers five sisters seven grandchildren Burial at Morton Cemetery under Barrett's Funeral Home Plains services at 2 p m Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church officiated by Rev Jim Mosley Plains.
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Morton
Omar Baccete
First Missionary Baptist Church
Jim Mosley
Plains Wi
Morton Cemetery
Barrett's Funeral Home
Plains
Barnett
Short & Am
Methodis
Lubbock
Knox Coun
Sans J. ©. Barnett
Don RP. Barnett
Galveston
Svhle Moore
Vouston
Prince Mac L. Prince Rites Planned in Denver
Funeral services for Mac L Prince will be held at 10 a.m. today in Denver with burial in Venus Texas. The native of Venus was retired from military service and is survived by his wife two daughters Jane of 1510 Avenue A Ann of Washington D C his mother Leona Prince of Venus a brother Van W Prince of 2520 69th and two sisters Mrs Eddie Kubick of Wills Point and Mrs Cecil Bryant of Fort Worth.
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Mac
Prince
Aughter
Lubbock
Denver
Cole
Venus
Tex
Jane Prince
Avenue A
Ann Prince
Washington, D.C
Leona Prince
iVenus
van W. Prince
Eddie Kubick
Wills Point
Cecil Bryant
Fort Worth
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Georgia Stinson
Beatrice Grieve
17Th St
Restland Memorial Chapel
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Lovington
William G. Florence
Iona Weillard
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Robert R. Page
Indiana University
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Municipal Garden and Arts Center
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Horace B. Wood
S6th St
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Branson
Colo
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
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Joe Garcia Jr
N. Ave
Methodist Hospital
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Ivory Avenue
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J.R. Young
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Grinnell Ave
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