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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1959

Page

3

Louis McMaster Dies In Wreck Toll Tops South Plains

Funeral services for Louis M. McMaster 33 of Lubbock will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Pioneer Park Church of Christ. McMaster died from injuries after a rain slick crash Friday near Tabbeck city units. He owned McMaster Welding and Mfg Co. and leaves widow and two children, parents, a grandmother, two sisters, and a brother-in-law among survivors. Burial will be at City of Lubbock cemetery.

Louis M. McMaster 10Th St Pioneer Park Church of Christ South Plains McMaster C. Wayne Lowe City of Lubbock Sanders Funeral Home Tabbeck Lubbock Slaton McMaster Welding and Mfc Co Wichita Falls Jerry Marsha Ann Dallas LW. McMaster 3Rd St Eppie Mae MeMaster Jahn W. Salmon 2Nd St Coy Bryant Austin Wytie Dykes Jesse S. Maynard Jr Ray Burch Everett Burch Raymond Hozan

William E Golden Rites Slated

Funeral services for William E Golden 64 Plainview will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Assembly of God Church in Plainview. The Rev. John W Newby and the Rev H G Byars will officiate. Burial follows at Quitaque Cemetery under Lemons Funeral Home direction. Golden died at his home Saturday after a long illness. He and his family moved to Plainview in 1949 from Mt Ida Arkansas. Born in Montgomery Alabama he is survived by his wife two sons four daughters a brother five sisters and 18 grandchildren.

Plainview William E. Golden el Paso Street Assembly of God John W. Newby H. G. Byars Quitaque Lemons Funeral Home Golden Mt. Ida Ark Montgomery Ala Frank Jack Henry Inman Oklahoma City Cecil Purcell Lynn Layman James McKay Seminole Joe Glennwood Everett Powell Hot Springs Oscar McGough Henry Milam Murfreesboro Joe Fortner Philo Calif Dollie Kaufman Jonesboro

Services Set For Mrs Wright Today

Funeral services for Mrs. G C Wright 72 of Rt. 3 Lubbock will be at 3 p m today in Franklin Bartley Funeral chapel with Rev Wayland Edwards officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. She died Friday. survivors include a son two daughters two brothers two sisters eleven grandchildren four great grandchildren and pallbearers named Tullus Walker C Y Marbut E R Merrell Clyde Fowler M J Williams and Sam Prather.

G. C. Wright Rt. 3 Lubbock Franklin-Bartley Wayland Edwards Southcrest Baptist Church City of Lubbock C. L. Wright Temple Ave J. H. Galey Cleo Hull Monterey Tenn Pete Thomas Lenoir Paris George McHam Bedford Croslin Tullus Walker C. Y. Marbut E. R. Merrell Clyde Fowler M. J. Williams Sam Prather

Billy Joe Clinton Services Scheduled

Funeral services for Billy Joe Clinton 29 of 1720 F 47th St will be held at 3 p m today in McDonald Funeral Home Chapel with Rev A M Fox of the Church of God Lubbock officiating Burial will follow in City of Lubbock Cemetery under McDonald Funeral Home direction Clinton a lifelong invalid had lived in Lubbock five years

Billy Joe Clinton F. 47Th St McDonald Funeral Home A. M. Fox Church of God

Former Resident Of Area Is Killed In Car Crash

Ray mond G. Teddy McGlasson 42 formerly of Plainview was killed in a two car crash at 11 15 p m Friday near Bay City on his return from Alvin where he attended a court trial He was a Bay City court reporter The other driver suffered no serious injuries Funeral arrangements are pending Survivors include his wife Jeanie four children his mother two brothers and a sister

Plainview Raymond G Teddy) McGlasson Bay City Alvin McGlasson Jeanie Patty Jeanne Chella Larry Cindy Sue C. C. McGlasson Sr Frank F. McGlasson Arlington C. C. McGlasson Jr Lubbock Jim Norman

Services Set For Olton Man Cecil Hill

Funeral services for Cecil Hill 21 of Olton will be held at 2 p m today at the Olton Church of Christ with G B Stanley minister officiating Hill died Friday morning after an electrical incident while working on a portable welder in a pickup truck bed the truck stood in water Survivors include his parents E R and Mrs Jones of Olton a paternal grandmother Mrs Fula Jones of Smithville a maternal grandmother Mrs Jennie McCoy of Idabel two brothers Thomas and Dean Hill both of Amarillo two half brothers Tommy Jones Lawndale Calif and Randall Jones Olton and a half sister Margaret Ruth Jones Burial will be in Olton Cemetery under Parsons Funeral Home directions

Olton Cecil Hill Olton Church of Christ G. B. Stanley Hill E. R. Jones Orton Fula Jones Smithville Ola Jennie McCoy Idabel Okla Thomas Dean Hill Amarillo Tommy Jones Lawndale Calif Randall Jones Margaret Ruth Jones Olton Cemetery Parsons Funeral Home

Egypt Starts First Local Telephone Cable Project

In a new Cairo undertaking Egypt will produce its first telephone cable domestically, marking a milestone in national telecommunication manufacturing and reducing dependence on imports. The project signals growth in Cairo's industrial sector and aims to boost local employment and technology transfer.

Cairo Egypt

Rites Set For Crash Victims

Funeral services are planned for two men killed in a Friday auto crash near Meadow. David Jerome Harper 76 of Hale Center and George L. Harper 73 of Nocona will be buried after services. one other passenger, Frank Cochran 48 of Nocona, was injured and treated at a hospital. The collision occurred about 12 30 p m involving a pickup driven by James Edmond Peck 82 of Meadow. Harper family members and connections are listed.

Meadow David Jerome Harper Ave. E First Baptist Church Hale Center Leon Rice Lovington Bill Ratliff Hale Center Church Wood- Mitchell Funeral Home George L. Harper Nocona Daucherty Funeral Home James Edmond Peck Frank M. Cochran Harper Veterans Hospital Big Spring Peek David Harper Lubbock Plainview Buster Harper Barney Harper Lynwood Calif Ruth Edwards Albuquerque Earl Price Barto ©Ython J.C. Sneed Jr A. L. Burnett Nettie Craig San Bernardino Virgie Wainscott Norco Alma Harper San Angelo George Harper

Brother of City Residents Dies in Clovis

David C. Bradford, 69, brother of Lubbock resident Mrs. Lillie Raines and Mrs. Ches Morrison, died Saturday in Clovis Memorial Hospital. A Clovis resident for years, he leaves four sons Charles, David C. Jr., Leonard, and O. L.. two daughters Ottis Hazelton and Tia Mae Wheeler. two brothers Cecil C. of San Francisco and Lewis of Clovis. a sister Mrs. W. H. Scott of Thickerville Okla.. and 13 grandchildren. Funeral services are pending at Steed Funeral Home, Clovis.

David C. Bradford Lubbock Lillie Raines Ches Morrison Clovis Memorial Hospital Bradford Clovis Steed Funeral Home Charles David C. Jr Leonard O. L Ottis Hazelton Tia Mae Wheeler Ralls Cecil C San Francisco Calif Lewis WH. Scott Thickerville Okla

Former Hobbs Man Dies In Odessa Fire

A 23 year old oilfield worker Richard Allen Mayer died in a fire that gutted his two bedroom trailer in Odessa. Firemen found the charred body in a bed. the blaze started in the other bedroom. Mayer had moved to Odessa recently from Hobbs New Mexico.

Odessa UPI Richard Allen Mayer Mayer Hobbs N. M

Rites Held for Young Lamesa Couple in Oklahoma Crash

Double funeral services for Wayne Fretwell 20 and Rosemary Fretwell 17 were held at Bryan Street Baptist Church. The couple, married nine months, died in a two truck wreck near Locust Grove Oklahoma, pins in a burning cab. Burial planned in Austin Memorial Park.

Bryan Street Baptist Church Lamesa Oklahoma Wayne Fretwell Rosemary Locust Grove Oklo E. L. Jones Oscar Kinsey Austin Memorial Park Austin Fretwell

Rites Set for Area Girl Wilma Perkins

Funeral services for Wilma Joyce Perkins 10 of Hereford are planned at 2 p.m. today in Silverton First Baptist Church with Rev. G A Elrod officiating. Burial will follow in Silverton Cemetery under Roberts Funeral Home direction. She died after brain surgery with parents Walter and Mrs Perkins. Survivors include her sister Ruby and grandparents Davis and Davis.

Silverton Wilma Joyce Perkins Walter Perkins Hereford Amarillo First Baptist Church G. A. Elrod Roberts Funeral Home Ruby Lee Perkins J. F. Davis

Rosary Service Set For City Resident

Richard Michael Maher 56 of 4829 24th St. will have a rosary at 8 pm today in McDonald Funeral Chapel, a 10 am Monday Mass at St Elizabeth’s with Rev Thomas A Drury, and burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. He died Friday night in St Mary’s Hospital. A retired policeman, born in New York, he lived in Lubbock the last 18 months. Survived by widow, two sons Michael and Patrick, two daughters Brenda and Deirdre, and sister Mrs Freddie Carstens of New York City.

Richard Michael Maher 24Th St McDonald St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church Thomas A. Drury Resthaven Memorial Park McDonald Funeral Home Maher St Mary's Hospital New York City Lubbock Michael Patrick Brenda Deirdre Freddie Carstens

Spoils of War Term Origins Traced to Spoilium Latin

The phrase spoils of war derives from the Latin spoilium meaning skin or hide stripped from an animal. By extension it came to denote arms or booty taken from a slain enemy.

Exiled Yugoslav King Details West’s Tito Dilemma

Peter of Yugoslavia, living in France, recalls his exile after aiding Mihailovich and criticizes Western support for Tito. He says refugees are dismissed as economic migrants while thousands flee communist rule, with many forcibly returned or shot. He links U.S. aid denial to political expediency and laments harsh choices facing escapees.

Kensinger Peter Yugoslavia Axis North Africa England Col Draza_ Mihailovich Tito Communist Party Mihailovich Winston Churchill U.S Roosevelt Commons George VI George Churchill Great Britain Russia France West Kensinger Jones

Neighbor Drives New Car Sparks London Commentator Quip

A London commentator quips that nothing ages a car like seeing a neighbor driving a new one, reflecting social rivalry and vehicle envy.

London

J R Barnett Dies At Work In Levelland Oil Field

John Raymond Barnett 46 a Levelland resident for nine years died at 7 15 p m Saturday after a heart attack while working as a roughneck in an oil field near Whiteface He died after admission to Phillips Dupre Hospital Funeral plans are pending at George Price Funeral Home Barnett a Colorado native a World War veteran is survived by three sons J L Kenneth Jack in Ausburg Germany a daughter Ruby Lois his mother Mrs Beatrice Drake Wichita Kan two brothers Frank and Travis Wichita a sister Mrs Juanita Dowdney El Paso and a granddaughter

Levelland John Raymond Barnett Phillips-Dupre Hospital Barnett Whiteface George Price Colorado Vera J. L Kenneth Jack Ausburg Germany Ruby Lois Barnett Beatrice Drake Wichita Kan Frank Garland Travis Juanita Dowdney el Paso

Government raises tax on artists in venues to five percent

Mexico City officials told the National Actors Assn that the income tax for artists performing in theaters and night clubs will rise from three to five percent. The announcement came Friday and affects performers nationwide linked to live venues.

Mexico City National Actors Assn

Former South Plains resident Albert Alexander dies in Modesto

Albert A. Alexander 65 died at home in Modesto California last Wednesday. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Memphis Church of Christ with Jack McConmick officiating. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Home direction. Survivors include wife three daughters Betty Jo Chester Linda all of various Texas and California locations two sons T W Billy one sister pair. details list Crockett and Abilene. A European patrol visits a 600 foot waterfall in the Bismarck Ranges Papusa New Guinea.

Albert A. Alexander South Plains Hig Modesto Calif Memphis Church of Christ Jack McConmick Littlefield

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