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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1965

Page

4

Bank bandit sought in four-state manhunt after Nebraska killings

FBI assumed command of a four state search for a bank bandit who shot eight times, killing three people in Nebraska. The suspect, tall and soft spoken, was believed to be hiding in the cactus‑studded rangeland near Big Springs. Peace officers from Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming and Colorado pursued him along South Platte River roads. Otto Mauser, 74, a wheat farmer, encountered the gunman as he left the scene.

Big Springs, Neb UPI Federal, Bureau of Investigation High Plains Rockies Nebraska Kansas Wyoming Colorado South Platte River Otto Mauser Hnoldup Lois Ann Hothan Farmers State Bank Big Springs Neb Andreas Kjeldgaard Glen Hendrickson Denver

Guide Released Advising Buyers to Insist on Tax Break

Washington Reuters reports Rep. Charles A. Vanik released a new car purchaser guide in the Congressional Record. It lists factory prices and a 10 percent excise tax, showing how buyers can calculate dealer cost to seek lower prices amid tax-cut hopes.

Salon Washington UPI Charles A. Vanik Ohio Vanik Varik House Senate Congress General Motors Ford Chrysler

Burglary spree hits city including offices and businesses

Lubbock police investigated a series of burglaries and thefts reported Saturday. A lone gunman hijacked Godwin's Station No 2, taking $80. Vending machines smashed at several locations. School, office, and shop break-ins damaged property and stole cash, a billfold, a battery charger, and a diamond wristwatch.

Lubbock Godwin Carlisle James Hartness 44Th St Nashville Billford Richard S 37Th St Onthini 43Rd St Roberts Food Store Indiana Raymond Seale 8Th St 38Th St Preston Carver E. Broadway

Odessa Youth Shocked By High Line Contact

Harry J. Wassom 12 year old son of Mr and Mrs Wassom of Odessa was listed in good condition at an Odessa hospital after contact with a high line wire. He was playing with aluminum tubing from Reagan Junior High water sprinkling system when the tubing struck a hot wire on school grounds.

Odessa Harry J. Wassom J. Wassom Young Wassom Reagan Junior High

Building Permits Rise in Lovington May Totals

Building permits issued in Lovington totaled $30,300 in May, lifting the year’s five month total to $417,078. May 1964 permits reached $32,750, leaving the current period at $360,000-plus.

Lovington

Shower Clouds Tease Plains

Three thundershower cells formed over the South Plains on Saturday night with only Loving ton New Mexico receiving any rainfall by midnight. Lovington reported a trace around 10 p.m. from a small cell moving north, while a line southeast of La Mesa faded within an hour. A small area near 25 miles northwest of Lubbock showed a radar indication at 10:45 p.m. but produced no moisture. Saturday finally ended after a period with no tornado alert in any South Plains area.

South Plains Lovington N. M Lamesa U.S. Weber Bureau

Longtime Clovis Resident Margaret Laws Dies at 77

Funeral services for Margaret Laws 77 longtime Clovis resident will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Sherwood Mortuary chapel with Dr. Herbert Bergstrom of First Baptist officiating. Burial in Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery. She died at Clovis Memorial Hospital after a two day illness. Survivors include son Luther Laws of Clovis two daughters Jess Britt Clovis NM and D E Mitchell Fort Worth eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Clovis Margaret Laws Sherwood Mortuary Herbert Bergstrom First Baptist Church Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery Sherwood ‘Mortuary

Clovis Rites Set For Mrs Baxter Pioneer Resident

Clovis memorial services are planned for Mrs Mabel Baxter 38 a Melrose pioneer with funeral at 2 p m Monday at First Presbyterian Church Rev John J Aband ishan to officiate Burial follows at Mission Garden Memorial Mausoleum under Steed Funeral Home direction Mrs Baxter died Friday at Clovis Memorial Hospital Survivors include sister Mrs Christina Yeager Larned Kan and one niece

Clovis Mabel Baxter Melrose First Presbyterian Church Getating Mission Garden Memones Mausoleum Steed Furneral Home

Obituary Notice for Hale County Resident Mrs Shackelford

Mrs Shackelford of Hale County died recently and funeral services are planned at the Cotton Center Methodist Church with burial in Plainview Memorial Park under direction of the Hale County funeral office. She was a member of the Cotton Center church and the Woman's Society of Christian Service. Survived by husband, son, daughter, and three sisters. Pallbearers named Masters, Hubbard, Nixon, Yarkleroad, and Adarna.

Bate Tae Moderat Si Wake Cotton Center Jarral Plainview Memorial Park A. Fice Hale County Everett Masters Fred Hubbard Nixon Alfred ’ Yarkleroad Evart ‘Adarna

Governor offers reward in Moore murder case

The governor pledged a 25000 cash reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Sheriff Moore’s murderers and the attempted murder of his assistant. McKeithen said the names would be kept secret unless essential for prosecution and promised to catch the perpetrators. He condemned lawlessness in Louisiana and noted discussions with Vice President Humphrey. officials met with Col. Burbank and FBI agents as the investigation continued.

Lawa Moore McKeithen Minse Louisiana Hubert H. Humphrey Fends

Funeral services for Harold B Cowger in Seminole

Harold Buren Cowger 55 of Seminole died Friday night in a one car crash on State Hwy 214 near Seminole. Funeral at Singletown Home Chapel at 2 p.m. burial in Lamesa Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include wife Opal three sons Elton Earl and Jerry all in New Mexico three daughters Virginia Dallas Joyce Dawson and a daughter in law J W Allen six grandchildren and four sisters and one brother.

Harold Buren Cowger Seminole Singgeton' Peered Home Chapel Lamesa Memorial Park Singleton Funeral Home Joy Tex Lamesa Opal Elton Las Cruces N.M Earl of

Mrs. Myrtle Ann Thompson Rites Pending in O’Donnell

Funeral services for Myrtle Ann Thompson 72 longtime O Donnell resident will be at First Baptist Church O Donnell with Rev Partain officiating burial in Tohoaka Cemetery Branon Philips Funeral Home of Lamesa in charge Thompson died Friday at Medical Arts Hospital Lamesa native of Trenton Texas member of Baptist Church for 62 years Order of Eastern Star Survivors include three daughters Faye Farrington Lubbock Ann Debenport Amarillo Joyce Mae Stubblefield Canyon five sons Co F and James D O Donnell C S Canyon Guy Crosbyton and David C Shiprock N M 23 grandchildren four great grandchildren Pallbearers Odie Line Frank Cook Roger Doss Wayne Mott Bill Autrey Naymon Everett

Lamesa Myrtle Ann Thompson O'Donnell First Baptist Church Calvin ‘Partain Tohoka Branon-Philips Funeral Home Trenton Tex Thompson The Baptist Church Order of Eastern Star Faye Farrington Lubbock Ann Debenport Amarillo Joyce Mae Stubblefield Canyon Co. F James D O’donnell C. S Guy Crosbyton David C Shiprock N.M

Daugherty Rites Slated In Clovis

Funeral services for Donald Daugherty 62 of Clovis will be held Monday at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with Gene Philips officiating. Burial follows at Olton Cemetery under Steed Funeral Home. Daugherty, a rancher for 27 years, died Friday in Clovis Memorial Hospital. Survivors include his wife one son two daughters and a brother.

Clovis Donald Daugherty Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Gene Phillips Olton Steed Funeral Home Daugherty Clovis Memorial Hospital

Gunshot Victim Dies In Lubbock

Gilbert P. Rivera 21 of Lubbock died at 9 20 am at Methodist Hospital after gunshot wounds to the throat and head suffered at a dance on N Boston avenue He had been hospitalized since last Sunday Funeral Mass at 4 pm Monday at St Patrick s Catholic Church Father Aidan Donlon will officiate Burial at Peaceful Gardens Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction Survivors include his parents six brothers and five sisters

Gilbert P. Rivera Lubbock Methodist Hospital N. Boston Ve St. Patrick's Catholic Church Aidan Donlon Peaceful Gardens Cemetery Rix Funeral Home Rivera G. L. Rivera

William Barnett Rites In Snyder

Funeral services for William Albert Barnett, 8, a former Snyder resident who died in Colorado City, will be held at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Snyder with Dr. A B Lightfoot and Rev. John Duke officiating. Burial is in Snyder Cemetery. He moved to Colorado City in 1960 and was born in Alabama. Survived by wife Emma, six daughters, two sons, sister, two brothers, 24 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers.

Snyder William Albert Barnett First Baptist Church A. B. Lightfoot John Duke Northside Baptist Church Snyder Cemetery Bolger Funeral Home Barnett Colorado City Alabama Scurry County Baptist Church Emma Austin Guest Jack Starnes Odessa Jesse Bunch Howard Maegden Valera Tex Charlie Griffin Delano Calif Harold Haney New Yberia Thurman Dalhart Jone Bell Horton Dallas E. B Fort Worth C. D Glen Rose iTex

Hubert Douthit Funeral Today

Funeral services for Hubert Douthit 66 a Amarillo native and former Olton resident will be at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church with Rev. John E. Lewis officiating Par sons Funeral Home directs. Douthit died 9 p.m. Friday in a Wichita Falls hospital. Survived by son Bob Douthit Memphis Texas daughter Mrs Travis Black Amarillo three sisters and five grandchildren. Pallbearers named Marcus Breland Bernard Breland Clyde Fulkerson Sam Clark Frank Clark M L Rogers.

Olton Hubert Douthit Amarillo First Baptist Church John E. Lewis Parsons Funeral Home Douthit Wichita Falls Bob Douthit Memphis Tex Travis Black Agnes West Elida N.M G. W. Thompson Aztec Ethel Green Demae N.M Chilae May Marcus Breland Bernard Breland Clyde Fulkerson Sam Clark Frank Clark M.L. Rogers

Clifford W. Aucutt's Rites Set In Clovis

Services for Clifford W. Aucutt 8 area pioneer will be at 2 p.m. today in C. V. Steed Memorial Chapel with Rev. Cameron Ainsworth officiating Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery GV Steed Funeral Home in charge Aucutt lived on a ranch south of Clovis since sea and died Friday in a Clovis rest home Survivors include five sons a brother and a sister Formosa wants clothing.

Clovis Clifford W. Aucutt C. V. Steed

Tulsa native taught business courses across Texas and Oklahoma

Funeral services were held at 9 30 a m Friday for a Tulsa native and former Texas and Oklahoma business instructor who taught from 1927 to 1940. He returned to Tulsa in 1940 and owned a farm store with family partners. Survivors include his wife four sons a daughter three brothers two sisters his mother and 12 grandchildren.

Gmsees Street Rose Wallace Eneree Tulsa Talia Hi West Texas Pairs Hanes x Ae Ila Silverton Church of Christ

El Paso Poet Molders Family Funeral Notice

El Paso poet Mi lders of Ena and three sons Jakey Don Jackey Danny all of Artington Tex. Sam Saunders of Marietta Okla four sisters Claude of Slaton Mrs. Pence Mrs a D Fall of Slaton Mrs eM eece of W Mary and Jim from Paso and six children pallbearers will be his nephews.

el Paso Milders Ena Jakey Don Jackey Danny Artington Tex E Sam. Saunders Marietta Oklas Claude Slaton Pence A D Fall of Im ‘Eece W Mary Ib Paso

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FBI Mauser Franklin Kiddgaard Colo Julesburg Omjaha Franklin Kjeldgaard Mel Clark Ogallala Hothan Clark Franklin Kjeldgaard Nolan Assaetian Pabicu Viclains Sam Bass Union Pacific Charlie Starkweather Starkweather Here Mrs. Baxter Mekeliten Weapon Red Estion Deacons of and Justice Dorman Crowe William Barnett Formosa Seden Eaginner Lubbock Ford of Newso Newsom‘s Christie Steele
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