This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1967
Page
4
A year old Lubbock man was critically injured Saturday when his motorcycle collided with a car on Quirk Ave near 1 p.m. Bobby Gene Pruitt was rushed to Methodist Hospital in critical condition.
Funeral rites scheduled for 3 p m today at First Baptist Church Ben Wheeler for Ada A Nixon 81 who died Friday night at Methodist Hospital Lubbock burial in Tidmore Cemetery near Ben Wheeler directed by Resthaven Funeral Home of Lubbock She was a Van Zandt native who moved to Lubbock in 1953 and was a Baptist Church member Survivors include three sons Leo Nixon James R Nixon Coy J Nixon two daughters Ida Elizabeth Pickering Frances Marcell Pyron a sister Mary Lee Hobbs three brothers G M Tidmore H C Tidmore M R Tidmore seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren
Coleman L Menasco 67 of 1212 Tenth St died after an apparent heart attack Friday night at West Texas Hospital. Funeral at 10 a.m. Monday in Hebreden Chapel with Dr E Harold Henderson officiating. Burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery. He was a longtime Lubbock resident, baptist member, and father of Jack L Menasco Anna Sue Jarrett Reba Drake, with six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Texas traffic fatalities for the year top 1,284 deaths in 1,054 accidents by Friday noon, 8 percent higher than the 1,189 deaths in 993 wrecks reported through the same period in 1966 by the Department of Public Safety.
Marshall Rhoades 86, longtime Lubbock County farmer and former peace officer, dies after a month in Highland Hospital. Services Monday at Smithlawn Church of Christ officiated by Jack W. Bates and Carren Anderson. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Sanders Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include his wife, two sisters and three brothers. Pallbearers named.
Funeral services for John K Russell 58 are set for 2 p.m. Monday at First Methodist Church of Whiteface with Rev C C Doran and Rev Luther Baker officiating. Burial follows at Levelland Cemetery. Russell resided in Whiteface 20 years and died at 3 10 a.m. Friday after a short illness. He was a Tennessee native, Sun Ray DXil employee, WWII veteran, and a member of the Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star. Survivors include wife Hazel two daughters Mary Leitzell Amarillo and Almyra Madley Amarillo two brothers Alvin Knoxville Ralph Hartman and Clyde Mangrum eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Hoyt Andrews Lou Roark Phil Gingerick Bil McClanahan J D Humphries and Orlo Owen.
Rites are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at First Faith Baptist Church for Mrs. Willie Nancy Carolyn Felder 18 of 1702 Ute Ave who died Wednesday in J Galveston hospital. The Rev. E W Wyatt will officiate with burial in Peaceful Gardens Cemetery directed by Sedberry Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband and three brothers.
Five college exchange students from France Denmark and Japan arrive in Lubbock for a six week Ambassadors for Friendship tour to study American life. Two American coordinators accompany them as hosts plan a progressive dinner and local excursions. The group later visits Grand Canyon Las Vegas Yellowstone and Midwest sites while Israeli student Elie Widetzky returns home.
President Ferdinand E Marcos warned Congress that the Philippine Civic Action Group may be pulled out of Vietnam if funding is not appropriated. He did not specify the total needed for the 2,100 member engineers and their security guard unit.
J J Ensey 92 a Spur resident and former grocer and service station operator died Saturday in Spur Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Services at 10 a.m. Monday at First Methodist Church with Rev Clarence Stephens. Burial Spur Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home. Survived by four daughters Mrs Read Spur Mrs Nelms Caddo Mrs Ledbetter Odessa Mrs Swaringen Brownfield two sons Jerry Spur Melvin Beaumont one brother T C Spur one sister Mrs Annie Wilson Moore OK 16 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren seven great great grandchildren pallbearers listed.
F M Casey 88 longtime Matador resident died after illness. Services at 2 p m Monday at Matador First Baptist Church with burial in East Mound Cemetery. Survivors include wife five daughters four sons 19 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Memorials to West Texas Rehabilitation Center Abilene.
Indonesian bankers in Jakarta plan to raise interest rates amid tightening liquidity. The move signals confidence in domestic credit growth despite external market pressures, with officials citing inflation containment and stabilizing currency dynamics.
Joseph Cardinal Ritter, 74, longtime Roman Catholic leader and a Vatican II figure, died after his second heart attack at DePaul Hospital. He had served as archbishop of St. Louis since 1946 and earlier led Indianapolis. Condolences poured in from the church and a dozen priests kept vigil at his room.
Case history of a 32 year old man with severe lower back and left leg pain in a cramped position. X ray showed marked inward lumbar inflammation labeled Spondylolisthesis. after adjustment symptoms subsided and patient expressed satisfaction with care at the chiropractic clinic on Main Street.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.