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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1971
Page
5
Storms lashed the Panhandle with high winds and possible tornadoes striking the night before. Gins, powerlines, autos, farm equipment and house trim were damaged. Hart and Lockney areas reported heavy hail and crop losses. Hub City reached 92 degrees with gusts to 30 mph as rain chances lingered.
A California woman, 45, Mrs. Tommie Bouldin of Aladena, was killed and 18 others injured when a bus rear-ended a truck on Interstate 20 about 30 miles west of Pecos in Ward County. The bus was en route from Dallas to Los Angeles.
Services for Henry Wilkerson aged 81 of Bovina will be held at 3 p.m. in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Heard and Rev. R C Hester officiating. Burial follows in Bovina Cemetery under Claborn Funeral Home of Friona. He died Tuesday in Palmer County Community Hospital Friona after a lengthy illness. Survivors include his wife Bessie four sons and four daughters, a sister, 27 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Estella Stephens 77 died about 7 35 p m Wednesday at University Convalescent Center where she had been a patient two months Funeral arrangements are pending at Franklin Bartley Funeral Home A longtime El Paso resident she moved to Lubbock 18 months ago from Albuquerque Survivors include daughter Mrs Wanda Pearson and two grandchildren
Maynard Lee Slaughter of Hitchcock robbed Mainland Bank in La Marque, taking 13505 at knifepoint before two bank executives stopped his escape. The wallet knife and funds were found in his pickup. Slaughter was charged with bank robbery with no bond set.
A sequence of funeral services and memorials for local residents is announced with times locations and burial plans. Among those listed are Mrs. 8S A Gibson Sr 83 of 6414 23rd St and Dr Robert Dawson DeViney 56 administrative dean of Howard County Junior College. Also reported are Miss Majorette pageant results local debates and community events plus a kitchen fire and a shooting incident leaving Thomas Villareal in serious condition.
Mary Gillentine 81 a retired English teacher died after a lengthy illness in Harmon Memorial Hospital Services set for Friday at the Church of Christ Hollis Burial at Fairmount Coley Funeral Home She taught in Hollis from 1914 to 1956 and rural Row Oklahoma until 1961 Named Oklahoma teacher of the year in 1948 She was a Church of Christ member and P LE O Sisterhood Survivors include sisters Bessie Moffitt Venice Florida and Sally Gillentine Hollis
Prince Alfonso d Aquirno is found dead at 67 in a Rome apartment after a self inflicted gas poisoning note is discovered. Police say he woke Tuesday night and joined his wife and child asleep when he turned on gas valves. He had been suffering from arterial hardening and served in Italy s diplomatic corps.
Street names and numbers are painted on many roofs of buildings in Dallas. The unusual rooftop markings aid aviation navigation and emergency services in the city.
Ed gar H. Smith Jr., once on death row for the 1957 murder of Victoria Zielinski, had bail granted for a new trial but was ordered back to jail minutes before release. The Third Circuit vacated a lower court order granting $5,000 bail, giving the state until July 12 to pursue an appeal. Smith, 37, had planned to appear on a Buckley show and had published books after years of confinement.
Midland City Council approved a settlement with Butler Construction from Salt Lake City regarding the $82.8 million water treatment plant project. The city had withheld $120,000 for delays from December 1969 to December 1970. Butler sued in federal court for $416,500. settlement calls for $70,000 payment and liquidated damages at 400 per day for the late completion.
The Trish Republic posted its best fishing year on record in 1970 with a catch valued near $100 million, up 31 percent from 1969.
Mrs. Alexander Pope of Rt. 3 Lubbock died at home age 87 after twenty years as a Lubbock resident. Services set for 10 a.m. Friday at St Pauls Episcopal Church with burial in Dallas Whillcrest Mausoleum. Survivors include daughter Mrs. John Vickers Jr. and son Alex Pope Jr. Contributions may be made to St Pan Memorial Fund All Saints Eniscone Hospital or a favored charity.
Abernathy native ABERNATHY Success Finis A Robertson 78 died Wednesday at West Texas Hospital in Lubbock. A Comanche County native who lived on the South Plains since 1917, he worked at the Southwestern Public Service electric plant at Abernathy before retiring in 1967. Survivors include his wife a son Dwight of Lubbock two sisters and two brothers. Services pending with Chambers Funeral Home.
Grave side services for Mrs Effie Dickson longtime Amherst resident will be held at 4 p m today at Littlefield Cemetery with Rev Glenn Wilson of Amherst First Baptist Church officiating Burial will be under Payne Funeral Home direction She died Monday in Athens Georgia after extended illness she lived east of Littlefield before moving to Georgia in January Surviving are two daughters Mrs Wanda Landley Athens Georgia and Mrs Betty Smith Falfurrias two brothers Bill Stevenson Sweetwater and Jack Stevenson Rotan mother Mrs Linnie Stevenson Sweetwater and four sisters
Thomas A. Lynch 75 of 2413 3rd St died on arrival at University Hospital at 3 55 p m Wednesday Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at First Baptist Church Paducah burial Garden of Memories Cemetery Norris Funeral Home directs local arrangements Lynch longtime Lubbock resident survived by wife Jenny and sister Mrs Maggie May of 2813 38th St
A devotional verse urging gratitude for daily blessings and asking readers to thank God each day. The poem reflects on loss and restoration and invites mindful appreciation of what one possesses.
Mrs Mary Ella Clark 92 of Rt. 4 Levelland died about 529 a.m. Wednesday at South Plains Hospital. Services 2 p.m. today at Austin Street Church of Christ with Henry McCaghren officiating. Burial at McAroo Smith Funeral Home Levelland. Survivors include two daughters Starley Dennis and J F McGee two sons Dewey Clark and Erwin Clark eight grandchildren 17 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Fred O Blair 76 died about 2 30 p m Wednesday at Colonial Nursing Home after moving to Slaton in 1949 from Killeen. He was a retired nightwatchman for the Slaton cotton compress. Exie a son James of Lubbock seven daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren survive with two sisters both of Killeen.
Mrs Henry Garcia 59 of Lamesa died Tuesday in Medical Arts Hospital. Services at 10 a m today at St Margaret Marys Catholic Church with Rev Jerome Vitek officiating. Burial in Lamesa Cemetery directed by Branon Funeral Home. Survivors include husband, two daughters in law, two sons and 19 grandchildren.
Funeral services for Pfe. Freddie Johnson 19 a Lubbock native who died June 1 in Okinawa will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St Luke Baptist Church with Rev A N Davis officiating Burial with full military honors follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery Jamison Funeral Home in charge Johnson a supply clerk with Company C Supply Battalion 2nd Logistical Command served in Thailand Okinawa and received multiple medals He is survived by his mother Mrs Rosanna Johnson a brother Robert and sister Mrs Ruby Faye Hardman.
Jene Wallace Wagner 70 died after arrival at a Brownwood hospital. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Brownwood with burial in Coleman. Wagner, a former Arcadia Book Store owner and Texas Tech bibliographer, lived in Lubbock since 1966 and belonged to several local clubs and churches. He is survived by his wife and a brother J M Wagner of Lubbock.
Mrs. Phillip Flores Sr., 48, of Lamesa died Wednesday in Medical Services. Service at East Side Baptist Church at 3 p.m. with Rev. Lavaro Garcia officiating. Burial in Lamesa Cemetery. She had lived in Lamesa since 1943 and is survived by three daughters Margareta Vera Del fino Jimenez and Lillie Flores and Elena Alvarado and other relatives.
Three oil field workers employed by B and J Inc were injured in a Wednesday morning explosion on the J C Dorward lease near Justiceburg. Sylvester Norris 32 of Sweetwater suffered a fractured foot Zeke White 483 of Wichita Falls and Lavoy McRhea 30 of Sweetwater sustained burns. A missing worker was later found unharmed about a half mile from the site as oil leaked from a hose ignited by a hot exhaust and a fire destroyed several vehicles and an oil transport truck.
Carl C. Longabaugh of Ruidess New Mexico and formerly of Lubbock dies after hospital stay. Service set for 2 pm at Ballard Funeral Home Roswell with burial in a local cemetery. Survived by wife Ruth and three grandsons.
Mrs Jo Ann Mann 41 former Crosbyton resident died Monday at Bridgeport Hospital. Rites held at Bridgeport First Baptist Church. burial in Bridgeport Cemetery. Survived by husband Truett, three sons Jimmy Tommy William all of home, and daughter Molly. She lived in Crosbyton 1953 to 1968 and worked there.
Mrs Elsie Ann Ring known as Mrs King, long time Plainview resident, died Monday in Riverside California. Services set for Friday at 3 pm at the First Christian Church with Rev Ralph Graham officiating. Burial at Plainview Lemons Funeral Home. She moved to California to live with a daughter and left four daughters two sons brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Charles L Weir 58 of 1101 Fordham was found dead at home Tuesday. Services set for 10 a.m. at Davis Funeral Home Chapel Georgetown with burial in I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Justice of the Peace ruled death natural. Weir moved to town in 1961 from Deanville. Rose Lee, daughter, and Allison, a brother, survive along with two sisters and two grandchildren.
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