Turbulent Weather Crashes Across TX With Severe Storms
A long storm system sweeps Texas with sultry heat and dry winds as lines of thunderstorms lash cities from Odessa to Marshall. Damaging hail, wind, and occasional tornado sightings are reported, with warnings posted from the Panhandle to northeast Texas and crop losses noted in Dawson County.
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Texas
Lubbock
Odessa
Texas Department of Public Safety
Hall
Gardendale
Andrews
Lamesa
Midway
Klondike
Patricia
Dawson County
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Marshall, Jefferson
Longview
Wichita Falls
Texas Pan
Handle
Kansas
Oklahoma Panhandle
Amarillo
Wellington
New Mexico
Dalihart
Dan Duryea Dies at 61 Following Cancer Battle
Hollywood actor Dan Duryea known for villain roles died at his hilltop home after a cancer battle. He was 61, survived by two sons Peter and Richard, and his wife Helen Bryan who died 18 months earlier. Funeral services set for Forest Lawn at 12:30 p.m. Monday.
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Hollywood
Dan Duryea
Duryea
Helen Bryan
Peter
Richard
Peyton Pice
China
Mrs Ray Baker Dies In Lubbock
Mrs Ray Baker 44 a Denver City resident for 15 years died Friday at Methodist Hospital Lubbock She was a First Baptist Church member native of Coke County former Maples community resident Survivors include husband two sons Deryl Jeryl both of Lubbock daughter Linda Keenan of Lubbock three brothers W H Eubanks J C Eubanks Maples O R Eubanks Eunice NM and one grandchild Services 2:30 p m Monday at First Baptist Church with Rev John Ferguson and Rev F C Bradley officiating Burial at Denver City Memorial Park Singleton Funeral Home in charge
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Denver City
Ray
Birdie) Baker
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Baker
First Baptist Church
Coke County
Maples
Cochrane County
First Baptist’ Church
John Ferguson
F.C. Bradley
Floydada
Denver City Memorial Park
Singleton Funeral Home
Deryl
Jeryl
Luibbock
Linda Keenan
W. H. Eubanks
J. C. Eubanks
O.R. Eubanks
Eunice
N. M
Robert L Lester rites arranged at Travis Baptist Church
Services for 68 year old Robert Lee Lester will be at 2 p.m. today at Travis Baptist Church with Rev. James Henry and Rev. John W Bobo officiating. Burial follows at Fairview Cemetery under Spicer Funeral Home. Lester died Wednesday in a Houston hospital. He was born December 21, 1899 in Stephenville and had lived in Hall County since 1921. Survivors include his wife Inez Thelma Clark, a son Billy Lester, a daughter Mrs Lloyd Van Deventer, three grandchildren, two brothers Lewis and Grady Lester, and three sisters Julie Riley Velma Webster and Kittie Bowles.
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Memphis
Robert Lee Lester
Travis Baptist Church
James Henry
John W. Bobo
First Baptist
Fairview Cemetery
Spicer Funeral Home
Lester
Houston
Stephenville
Inez Thelma Clark
Hereford Tot Killed In Tulsa Crash
A collision on U S 87 four miles south of Hereford at about 2 pm Friday killed 7 year old Mary Acula and injured her sister Debbie and two aunts from Tulsa. Victims were in a car driven by Jesse Delgado. truck driver Julius Middleton of Lubbock was uninjured. Investigators say the car pulled in front of the truck, causing a rear impact and cross into oncoming lanes. Wallace Funeral Home handling local arrangements.
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Tulsa
Here
U. S. 87
Hereford
Mary. Acula
Fidel Acula
Swisher Memorial Hospital
Debbie
Josse Delgado
Mary Lou Delgado
Jesse Delgado
Julius Middleton
Lubbock
Middleton
Delgado
Furr Foods Inc
Wallace Funeral Home
Q O B Tucker's Funeral Today
Graveside services for O B Ben Tucker 55 die Friday at home Slaton set for 10 30 a m Englewood Cemetery ministry by C L Newcomb Slaton Church of Christ Englands Funeral Home in charge Tucker resident since 1937 Survivors include son William Benton and daughter Barbara Jane of Anson four brothers and a sister Mrs T A Thomas of Morton
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Slaton
O. B
Ben) Tucker
Englewood
C. L. Newcomb
Slaton Church of Christ
Needles
Calif
Jake T
Corpus Christi
Cecil
Lubbock
T. A. Thomas
Morton
Target Selection in Nuclear War Plans
UPI reports the U S has a six year old complex target system that could confine Soviet strikes to military targets in a nuclear war and spare cities. The plan evolved from 1961 to 1962 under McNamara and Kennedy, with the joint staff coordinating ICBMs bombers and submarines.
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Donald H. May
Washington
UPI
United States
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
McNamara
Russia
John F. Kennedy
Joint
Omaha
Neb
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Lubbock Firm Kerr Low Bidder On City Street Projects
Kerr Construction of Lubbock was the apparent low bidder at 165 729 for four street improvement projects as part of the 1968 paving program. Other bids ranged up to 173 900 50 by High Plains Pavers. The bids were opened by City Purchasing Agent Floyd Nesbitt and will be reviewed by the city engineer before June 13 council action. Projects cover Quaker Avenue from 19th to Brownfield Highway and resurfacing on University Avenue Peoria Avenue and 22nd Place near St Mary of the Plains Hospital. Construction could begin within two weeks of contract signing. A planning commission meeting was set to hear hospital zoning report.
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Kerr
Pioneer Pavers
W. D. Turner
High Plains Pavers
Floyd Nesbitt
Quaker Avenue
19Th. Street
Brownfield Highway
University Avenue
19Th Street
34Th Street
Peoria Avenue
66Th Street
Loop
22Nd Place
Oxford Avenue
St.Mary of the Plains
Planning and Zoning Commission
Bob Burr
Cpl Burleson Rites Sunday
Services for Lance Cpl Michael Finnie Burleson 23 son of F E Burleson were held with burial in Mountain Peak Cemetery under Rogers Funeral Chapel Duncanville. He was killed May 19 in Vietnam. Surviving are his mother Mrs Laurice Duncan a brother Richard Williams a sister Jan Burleson all of Whitman grandparents E L Eskridge Whitman and Molly Burleson Midlothian. Memorials may be made to Duncanville American Legion Memorial Fund.
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Whitman
Lance
Michael Finnie Burleson
F. E
Church
Mountain Peak Cemetery
Rogers Funeral Chapel
Duncanville
Burleson
Vietnam
Laurice Duncan
Richard Williams
Jan Burleson
E. L. Eskridge
Molly Burleson
Midlothian
Duncanville American Legion, Memorial Fund
Three Radios Stolen In Canton Street Convenience
A store clerk at Toy Box on 50th and Canton Streets was distracted by two men while a third took three radios valued at 75 dollars. Separate reports include a motel room theft of a TV set and items valued at 150 dollars, and an air conditioner stolen from a backyard.
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Pat Fillingim
50Th
Canton Streets
Cochran
Barry Wilkins
28Th St
Gary Newton
38Th St
Miss Wayland Rites Monday in Lubbock
Funeral services for Gertrude Wayland will be held Monday at 4 p.m. in the W. W. Rix Chapels with burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. She resided at 1711 17th Street, lived in the Lubbock area 40 years, died Thursday at Methodist Hospital after a long illness, was a former farmer north of Lubbock until 1958, and belonged to the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include two cousins.
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Gertrude Wayland
Will
W. W
First Presbyterian’ Church of
Funeral services for Jexée Sharbet in Floydada
Floydada special services for Jexée Sharbet, longtime area resident, will be held at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev. Floyd Bradley officiating. Burial follows in Floydada Cemetery. Sharbet, who died Thursday in Caprock Hospital after a two month illness, was born in Oklahoma Territory and married Jane Ryals in Crosbyton in 1915. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, three sisters, five grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
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Floydada
Sharbet
First
Floyd Bradley
Meare
Caprock
Shurbet
Oklahoma
Indiana Territory
Jane Ryals
Crosbyton
W. Orman
Mae George Lee Henry
Wellington
Ora ‘Huskey
Dallas
E.R. Harris
Lockney
C. D. Wafford
Plainview
Miss Grissom Rites Planned at Crescent Park Church
A funeral service for Jo Anne Grissom 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Landon Grissom is set for 2 p m Sunday at Crescent Park Church of Christ in Littlefield. She died Thursday in Houston of cystic fibrosis. Burial will follow at Littlefield Memorial Park. Survivors include her parents two brothers and grandparents.
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Littlefield
Jo Anne Grissom
Landon Grissom
Crescent
Park Church of Christ
Texas Institute of Rehabilitation and Research
Houston
Bob Wear
Littlefield Memorial Park
Hammons
Mike
Bob
L. Creen
J. I. Giles
Sinton
Tex
Mrs. T. C. Shepard Rites Held In Plainview
Services for 78 year old Mrs. T C Shepard were set for 4 p m today at St Mark s Episcopal Church with Rev William K Schuster officiating Burial followed at Plainview Cemetery under Lemons Funeral Home direction Shepard died Friday afternoon in a local hospital after a lengthy illness She was a native of Oregon Illinois and had lived in Plainview since 1910 She was an Episcopalian Survivors include her husband a daughter Mrs Gerald Wagner of Plainview a sister Mrs Florence Wooding of Oregon Illinois and four grandchildren
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Plainview
T.C. Shepard
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
William K. Schuster
Lemons Funeral Home
Gerald Wagner
Florence Wooding
Oregon, Ill
Mrs. Mary Coffer Rites Planned in Amherst
Services for Mrs. Mary M. Coffer 80 will be at 4 p m today at the Amherst Church of Christ with Leonard Tittle officiating. Burial is in Amherst Payne Funeral Home. She died Friday morning in West Plains Hospital after a long illness. She moved to Amherst 40 years ago from Mangum Oklahoma. Survivors include four sons Claude Farwell Wayne Baldwin Park Calif S D and Gerald Amherst two daughters Leila and Pauline Carter Baldwin Park a sister Grace Lee Noble Okla nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
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Amherst
Mary M. Coffer
J.nate Watson
Hale Center First Methodist Church
Hale Center
Freeman Funeral Home
Mrs. Murdock Rites Planned In City Today
Mrs. Mattie Bragg Murdock 94 years old dies at West Texas Hospital after two weeks as a Lubbock resident for 50 years. Services at 2 p.m. in Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev. J T Bolding officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. She came to Lubbock in 1918 from Eastland County and operated a rooming house at 1314 Ave F. Survived by five daughters, a foster son, many Blagg relatives, 35 grandchildren, 79 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers.
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Mattie (Bragg) Murdock
Sanders Memorial
J.T. Bolding
First Baptist Church
City of Lubbock
Murdock
5Th St
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Mississippi
Eastland County
Ave. F
Eddie Blagg
Mount Pleasant
Tex
Luther Blagg
Indianapolis
Ind
Bill Blagg
5Th, St
Dalton Blagg
Ave. H
Dan W. Powers
Austin
Clovis
N.M
W. H. Whitworth
W. C. Sanders
20Th St
Opal Hawkins
Ave
Dan Fenley
Dan Fenley of 1516 28Th ‘St
Joseph D Williamson Dies in Louisiana on Vacation
Spur resident Joseph D Williamson 56 died suddenly in Louisiana while on vacation Services are pending at Campbell Funeral Home here Survivors include his wife Agatha and two daughters
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SPUR
Joseph D. Williamson
Louisiana
Campbell
Agatha
Memorial rites for David Jackson and Kenneth Rucker
Services set for David Jackson 63 at St Matthew s Baptist Church with burial at Peaceful Gardens Burial by Ledberry Funeral Chapel. Army Sgt Kenneth Ray Rucker killed in Vietnam to be honored at Trinity Baptist Church Denver City with burial at Denver City Memorial Park by Singleton Funeral Home.
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Army
Kenneth Ray Rucker
Vietnam
Denver City
Trinity Baptist
Services Planned In Wolfforth For David Hitt
Services for 10 year old David Hitt of Wolfforth will be held at 2 p.m. today at Wolfforth Baptist Church with the Rev. Glen Reddell officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park. Hitt died after a pickup truck crash seven miles south of Wolfforth. He is survived by his parents, a brother and a sister.
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David Hitt
Oly Ray Hitt
Rt. 4
Lubbock
Wolfforth Baptist
Glen Reddell
Tony Longvale
Monterey Baptist Church
Horace Hitt
Wolfforth
Resthaven Memorial Park
Rix Funeral
Childers
Hitt
Frenship School
Ronnie
Dianne
Money From Tourists Takes Dip In France
Paris reports a sharp fall in tourism revenue as strikes and student unrest curb arrivals. Officials estimate Paris visitors at about 10 percent of normal with the tourist welcome office receiving no inquiries over the Pentecost weekend. Eiffel Tower visits declined from 35 000 last Pentecost to 8 000 this year.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
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Lovington
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Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
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Purvis Y. Rogers
Lemons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel
Parklawn Memorial Gardens
Samuel Wilson Cearley
Earth Methodist Church
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Cearley
Marshall
Matador First Baptist Church
Roaring Springs
Seigler Funeral Home
Clara Johnson
Shallowater
Ogden
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Alred Funeral Home
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