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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1960
Page
2
In the wake of the Paris talks collapse, a Gallup Poll shows Nixon leading Kennedy on who would handle Russia's leaders best if elected president. Voters split on inflation prosperity taxes and farm questions, with independents favoring Nixon on foreign issues and remaining split on domestic concerns.
A Flying Boxcar carrying Foreign Minister Shen Chang-huan former Madrid ambassador belly landed at Taipei main airport Friday. No casualties were reported but the plane was damaged and air traffic was diverted for a significant period.
A UPI report notes vampire bats remain a global health threat, having caused over 100 human deaths in Central America and the Caribbean in 30 years and wiping out over a million head of livestock in 1956 in South America. Bats are nocturnal flying mammals spreading rabies in difficult to control regions.
George M. Blackwell Sr. 76 of 1507 Ave U Lubbock dies at home after two years of ill health and recent strokes. Funeral Monday at St Paul Epler Church with Rev J M Washington and Rev Thomas R Miller. burial Resthaven Memorial Park. Survived by wife three sons Ray George Jr C E and six grandchildren. He founded Blackwell Mattress Co. in Lubbock, located at 2610 Texas Ave, now run by son Ray.
Rufus Wilburn Brock 84 of 2710 29th Street died at 8 45 p m Friday at a daughter s home after a heart attack Funeral arrangements are pending at Rix Funeral Home He was a member of the First Methodist Church Survivors include a son a daughter s four daughters a son in law and many grandchildren and great grandchildren
Funeral arrangements are in progress at Rix Funeral Home for Leslie Loyd Owens 41 who died Thursday afternoon. Services will be Sunday in Rix Chapel and burial will take place at City of Lubbock Cemetery.
A Sunday School lesson interprets Jesus on straight paths and narrow gates. It recalls the prodigal son returning to forgiveness in his father's mind, stressing repentance and discipline.
James Emory Jones 55 died Friday morning in Bryan. Funeral services tentatively set for 4 p.m. Sunday at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel in Andrews. He was a former Andrews resident, member of the Andrews Masonic Lodge, and survived by a sister in Bryan and four brothers in Dallas, Elsa, College Station, and San Antonio. Burial in Andrews Cemetery under Singleton direction.
Funeral services for Mrs. J W Moss 84 Floydada resident since 1907 will be at 4 p m. in Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev Houston Dixon officiating Burial will be in Floydada Cemetery Harmon Funeral Home directing Survivors include three Floydada sisters Glad Snodgrass Ed Johnson and Ona Jones born Julia Adams and married J W Moe in 1930 died after four day illness at West Texas Hospital Lubbock
Slaton, special edition. Charles Delos Marriott 71 pioneer resident and former owner of a local electric company will be laid to rest in Englewood Cemetery after services at First Baptist Church Slaton. The Rev. W F Ferguson of Lubbock and Rev. Ted Gaze will officiate. Williams Funeral Home directs burial. Marriott was the son of Slaton founder Uncle George Marriott and a retired electrical engineer.
Final rites for Arless L. Prather of 1903 Parkway Drive are at 10 a.m. today at Bethany Christian Church with Rev. R. M. Beard and Bob Hoover officiating. Burial in Resthaven Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction after a government pickup collided with a farmer’s pickup 24 miles east of Lubbock on FM40.
Final rites are scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday at Knowles Memorial Chapel Quanah for Robert Noel Wallace 24 of Floydada. Burial will follow in Quanah Cemetery under Knowles Funeral Home direction. Wallace died Thursday afternoon at Peter Clinic Hospital Lubbock after long illness. He resided with sister Mrs K L Gregory Floydada. McDonald Funeral Home of Lubbock handled local arrangements.
Mrs Alice Marie Burk 59 died at 11 a.m. Friday in Lockney General Hospital after a long illness. A Oklahoma City resident, she had been hospitalized in Lockney about two years. Survivors include daughter Mrs Sydel Patrick Fairfax Oklahoma and step-daughter Mrs Byrd plus four grandchildren. Chandler Oklahoma funeral arranged by Carter Funeral Home of Lockney with rites at 2 30 p.m. today.
Troy W. Perkins 67 longtime Lamesa resident died at 8 30 p m Friday at home after a heart attack pending at Higginbotham Funeral Home He was a carpenter painter and farmer Survivors include his wife a son Shirley Welch two sisters and three brothers Wayne Perkins Stamford and others living in Arizona and California
Rites for 65 year old W. L. Bill Floyd are set for 10 a.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church Seminole. He died Thursday at West Texas Hospital Lubbock after a five day illness. Graveside services will follow at 3 p.m. in Roby under Floyd funeral direction.
James A Russell 66 a longtime Levelland resident died Friday in a veterans hospital in Houston He was a Knox County Tennessee native and a World War II veteran His body will be returned here for funeral arrangements by George Price Funeral Home
Bonn Germany The West German government raised its earthquake aid for Chile to 10 million marks about 2.38 million dollars a tenfold increase from the initial plan The cabinet acted after Interior Minister Gerhard Schroeder reported from the disaster area The Red Cross said private Germans raised about 500000 marks for relief efforts.
Mrs. Margaret McGuire 81 of Rt 1 Shallowater will be honored at 2 p.m. today at the Lawrence Street Church of Christ with B Watkins officiating. Burial follows in Anton Cemetery. She died Thursday in Methodist Hospital Lubbock after living on the South Plains since 1926.
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