Rezoning Requests Parcels Split by City Commission Vote
The commission rejected or approved multiple zoning items after heated discussion. petitions from Dr. Richard L. Vardy with 49 signatures opposed changes harming property values. Cecil Jennings sought C-2A and C-3 for two tracts at 66th Street and University Avenue but was rejected by voice vote. Immediate action approved for R. E. Gee to rezone lots at 22nd Street and Indiana Avenue to relocate a grocery. Elmore sought to delete a development condition but received amended parking extension. Changes included Burleson and Osborn additions, and a split Tonrey Stalnaker property decision. A dance hall request was denied, and Avenue Q zoning proposals were rejected amid resident opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Vardy
Cecil Jennings
66Th Street
University Avenue
Jennings
Roy Bass
R. E
Bob) Gee
22Nd Street
Indiana Avenue
Gee
Leroy. Elmore
T.lm.e. Motor Freight
Loop
Lubbock
Tereby
Elmore
Relfo. Mel
Burleson and
Osborn
Canyon
N. University Avenue
N. Akron Avenues
Marshall and
Stanford Streets
O. W. Scott
M. L. Adams
Scott
Tonrey & Stalnaker’s
Quirt Avenue
Main Street
E. 19Th Street
Idalou Road
Dance Hall
Lloyd Dunlap
Jit
O'Neall
Terrace
W. Leroy Waggoner
2Nd St
Commission
Bob Burr
Napier
Betsell Jackson
82Nd Street
Jackson
Quebec eight sought to avenge RFK murder in U S plot
Albany state police said Montreal based "Quebec revolutionists" planned to travel through New York Thursday night to assassinate President Johnson, Governor Rockefeller, and Vice President Humphrey in response to Senator RFK's death. An anonymous call to the American Consulate in Montreal triggered the alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Quebec
Montreal
Robert F. Kennedy
New York State
Johnson
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hubert 4. Humphrey
Miss Wayland's Services Pending
Gertrude Wayland, 66, of 1711 Tth St, a Lub bock area resident for 40 years, died at 12 30 pm Thursday at Methodist Hospital after a long illness. She had farm interests north of Lubbock until 1958 and was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Lubbock. Services are pending at Rix Funeral Directors. Survivors include two cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Wayland
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Pedro Antu Jr. Dies After Long Illness in Snyder
Sith 11 year old Pedro Antu Jr. son of Pedro Antu Sr. and wife of Rt. 3 Snyder died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at home after a lengthy illness. Services pending at Bell Seale Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents and three sisters Lupe Beatrice and Carmer all at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Pedro’ Antu Jr
Pedro Antu Sr
Rt. 3
Bell- Seale Funeral Home
Lupe
Beatrice
Carmer
Heavy Hail and Rain Hit Stanton in Martin County
A spring thunderstorm drenched Stanton Texas with hail marble to golf-ball size and heavy rain late Thursday night. No major damage was reported by the police spokesman as streets flooded and winds reached about 20 mph. Dust storms later began in the Lubbock area but were not expected to worsen, with visibility around 10 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin County
Stanton
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Sign lettering on University Avenue signs masked for visibility
City traffic engineer Wayne Sherrell says red and black Texas Tech signs are being covered with reflectorized silver tape to improve night readability. Teen workers under a city summer program will reletter and reposition signs at an estimated cost of about 120 dollars, with completion hoped by next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Kitten
Ave. X
Lubbock
University Avenue
Wayne Shorrell
Elata Ely
Texas Tech
Wayne Sherrell
Sherrell
Sgt Rucker's Rites Planned in Denver City
Services for Army Sgt. Kenneth Ray Rucker killed in Vietnam May 28 will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev. C. J. McQuillen officiating. An Fort Bliss honor guard will conduct military rites at Denver City Memorial Park. Burial by Singleton Funeral Home. Rucker a lifelong Denver City resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver City
Army
Kenneth Ray Rucker
Vietnam
Trinity Baptist Church
C. J. i McQuillen
Ft. Bliss
Denver City Memorial Park
Singleton Funeral
Pfc
Joe Ray Courtney
Idalou
Thhe
Liquor Reform Hearings Open as Lawmakers Consider Tuition
Legislative committee opens hearings on a liquor reform bill from Rep. Cory’s sub committee amid calls for open LCB records and tighter ethics. The session also weighs a mini-bottles tax and liquor credits, with revenue estimates from Connally and Cobb showing varied projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
College Coordinating Board
Robert Kennedy
R. H. Cory
Victoria
House State Affairs Committee
Liquor Control Board
LCB
Frank Lombardino
San Antonio
Connally
Onl
Bill Cobb
Primum Non Nocere Latin Rule Amid Damaged Verse
A fragmented lament cites the Latin maxim Primum non nocere and warns against deliberate or careless damage. The speaker warns that destruction harms irreplaceable things and cites an unclear author JULIEN C HYER as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julien C, Hyer
Jackson Rites Set Saturday
David Jackson, 63, of 1701 By 31st St., who had lived in Lubbock since 1939, will be honored Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in St. Matthew's Baptist Church with Rev. R. S. Stanley officiating. Burial follows at Peaceful Gardens Cemetery via Sedberry Funeral Chapel. He died on arrival at Methodist Hospital after a heart attack while driving. Survivors include his wife, a son, and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Jackson
31St St
Lubbock
St. Matthew's Baptist Church
R. S. Stanley
Peaceful Gardens
Sedberry Funeral Chapel
Jackson
Methodist Hospital
Vivian ‘Bilbrey
Ford Memorial Chapel
Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
Sanders Funeral Home
Bilbrey
New ‘Mexico
Albino Mijares
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Henderson
Mijares
Chere Reneau
R. R. Reneau
Snyder
Germany
American Field Service
Raymond M. Jones Funeral Today in Lovington
Services for Raymond M. Jones 43 are at 11 a.m. in the Smith Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with M. J. Mahaffey officiating. Burial is in Lovington Cemetery. Jones died Tuesday from burns after an airfield accident near Mallamar where a broken hose released pressurized liquids igniting. he suffered burns over 90 percent of his body. Survivors include his wife four daughters two sons his father a brother and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Raymond M. Jones
Smith-Rogers
M. J. Mahaffey
Love Street Church
Henry Martin
Lubbock
Sanders Funeral’ Home
City of Lubbock
Martin
Russellville, Ark
Jesse Howell
Alpine
Green Creek
Dublin
Geestin Funeral Home
Howell
Paul Howell
Levelland
Floydada Area Farmer Jesse B. Shurbet Dies at 77
Jesse B. Shurbet, 77, longtime Floydada area resident, died Thursday afternoon at Caprock Hospital after a two month illness. Funeral services are set at Moore Rose Funeral Home. Shurbet, born in Oklahoma Indian Territory, married Jane Ryals in Crosbyton on May 28, 1915, and farmed in the Floydada area until his death. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, three sisters, five grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floydada
Jesse B. Shurbet
Caprock
Moore-Rose Funeral Home
Shurbet
Oklahoma Indian Territory
Jane Ryals
Crosbyton
Sharbet
W L. Orman
George Lee Henry
Wellington
Ora Huskey
Dallas
E. R. Harris
Lockney
C. D. Wafford
Plainview
Funeral for Mrs Audry Wilson Planned in Fort Worth
Mrs Audry Wilson aged 74 mother of Mrs H L Williams of 3605 37th St dies Thursday in a Fort Worth hospital after an extended illness. Services set for 2 p m Saturday at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Comanche Cemetery. Survived by two grandchildren Mrs Dorothy Heath and Mrs Donald R Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audry Wilson
H. L. Williams
37Th St
Comanche Funeral Home
Comanche Cemetery
Dorothy Heath
Donald R.adams
49Th St
Obituaries and funeral notices from multiple area families
Multiple funeral services are listed for Marshall, Deron, Lewis, Waddell, Johnson, Bilbrey, Martin, Christian, Howell, Courtney, Mijares, and others. The notices cover dates, burial places, and directing funeral homes with details of survivors and causes, including accidents and illnesses. Also noted is a student exchange and a stabbing incident with no charges yet filed.
Summer Roll Reaches 7002 Registration at Texas Tech
Texas Tech reports 7002 students enrolled for the first summer session after late registration. The building-use fee brings in about 87500 dollars from first time payments, with final tallies due after Thursday enrollment and late registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
Summer Session Begins as Enrollment Tops Seven Thousand
Evelyn Clewell reports the school’s summer enrollment reached 7,065 with formal registration closing at 5 p.m. Thursday. Classes start at 7:20 a.m. today and run two Saturdays June 8 and July 6 with a one day holiday July 4. First term finals are July 11 and 12 and second term registration is set for July 16. Summer commencement is scheduled for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Clewell
Thief With Tank Truck Steals Grease Worth 660 In Lubbock
Lubbock police hunt a burglar with a tank truck who took 13 200 pounds of refined grease from a Grease Service Co plant valued at 660. Also reported are burglaries from autos on 22nd Street with multiple thefts including cameras watches golf gear and an air cooler and two women from Levelland arrested for shoplifting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
John Gillispie
Grease Service Co
19Th St
22Nd Street
Alden Woods
22Nd St
J.C. Armstrong
J. C. Armstrong
Jim Bulen
Dee Hancock
Lewis Gilbert
Co. C. Burns
18Th St
Leon Curry
Teak ‘Ave
Rosemarie McCall
Huh
Levelland
Globe Discount Center
Rites Set Saturday For Mrs Rogers Plainview
Mrs Purvis V Rogers 63 of 201 Amarillo St Plainview died Thursday at a Plainview hospital. Services at 1 p m Saturday Lemons Memorial Chapel with Rev Mark Williams officiating. Born July 18 1904 in Johnson County she married Purvis Rogers Aug 5 1948 in Clovis. Survived by husband five sons three brothers three sisters and 14 grandchildren. Burial Parklawn Memorial Gardens under Lemons Funeral Home Plainview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Purvis V. Rogers
Amarillo
Plainview Hospital
Lemons Memorial Chapel
Mark Williams
First Methodist Church of
Thomas Killman
Seymour
Lottie Merrill
Mamie Raper
Throckmorton
Addie Hibbitts
Parklawn
Lemons Funeral Home
Mrs. Watson Rites Arranged at Hale Center
Mrs. J. Nate Watson 84 longtime area resident died at 4 pm in Hi Plains Hospital after four months illness. Services 2 pm Saturday First Methodist Church Hale Center with Rev Elton Wyatt officiating. Burial Hale Center Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Vict of Phoenix Travis of Hale Center R T of Stephenville four daughters Vivian Vaughn Abernathy Gladys Dison Levelland Maxine Nachlinger Snyder Maurine Dollar Hale Center 11 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren two great great grandchildren pallbearers Alton Cure GV Kisor Claude Woody Charlie Pollock Loyd Jeffreys Glen Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale. Center
J. Nate Watson
Hi-Plains Hospital
First Methodist Church
Elton Wyatt
Hale Center
Lemons Funeral Home
Watson
Rome
Hermleigh
Methodist
Vict
Phoenix
Travis
R. T
Stephenville
Vivian Vaughn
Abernathy
Gladys Dison
Levelland
Maxine Nachlinger
Snyder
Maurine Dollar
Alton Cure
GV. Kisor
Claude Woody
Samuel Cearley Dies at 79 in Earth Texas
Samuel Wilson Cearley 79 died 8 10 a m Thursday in a Littlefield hospital. Services 10 a m Saturday at Barth Methodist Church with Rev Johnny Williams and Rev M B Baldwin assisting. Born Oct 22 1888 in Oxford Mississippi he moved to Earth in 1925 from Haskell. Survived by wife Bessie. daughter Mrs Don Davis. sons Mervin Cearley and David Cearley. brother Carl Cearley. sister Mrs W W Loyd. nine burial in Springlake Cemetery under Lemons Funeral Home Plainview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EARTH
Samuel Wilson Cearley
Littlefield
Barth Methodist Church
Johnny Williams
M. B. Baldwin
First Baptist’ Church of Earth
Oxford
Miss
Dearley
Haskell
Lamb County
Lions’ Club
Bessie M. Cearley
Don Davis
Miami
Fla
Mervin Cearley
Lovington
N.M
David Cearley
Lubbock
Carl Cearley
Hale Center
W. W. Loyd
Hale’ Center
Springlake Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
Plainview
FBI recovers $300000 in hijacked dimes case
The FBI announced the recovery of 300000 dollars of the 500000 dollars in dimes stolen May 29 from an AEA truck and arrested the president of a Patchogue spaiswear company in connection with the hijacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
FBI
AEA
Patchogue
N.Y
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Batavia
Pedro Antu Jr
Sgt. Rucker
Set
Rucker
Ike Toler
Kenneth-Ray Rucker
Legislative Committee
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Tech
Dinah ‘Tilson
Dwight Lackey
Mexico City
Ralph Sellmeyer
Raymond Jones
Marshall
Roaring Springs
Seigler
Andrea Deron
Andres. DeLeon
St. Thomas Catholic Church
San Patricio
Charles
Charlie) Lewis
Slaton First Baptist Church
Englewood
Englands Funeral Home
Lewis
Iaste
Sam Waddell
Plainview Cemetery
Olurna Johnson
Shallowater
Ogden
Utah
Aled
Salt Lake
City
Dinosaur
Colo
Elmer Leon Christian
Turkey Church of Christ
Dreamland Cemetery
Christian
Abbot
Allen Goodson
Goodson
Ethel_ Kennedy
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Edward M. Kennedy
Joseph
Los Angeles
Rogers
Samuel Cearley
Harden's
Ave
Naenane NT
Keith Franklin
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