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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1960

Page

6

Exiled Yugoslav King Leads Quiet Riviera Life

Exiled King Peter II of Yugoslavia and Queen Alexandra live modestly in Monaco area, abandoning any plan to regain the throne. Once wealthy and flamboyant, they now enjoy reading, shopping, their pets, and a gray Jaguar as they visit Roquebrune Cap Martin. Tito's rise ended their fortunes after World War II.

Riviera Peter II Yugoslavia Alexandra Monaco Peter Alexandra Front Roquebrune-Cap Martin Mediterranean England Alexander Greece Surrey Josiph Broz-Tito Marshal Tito Tito

Atty General Seeks Injunction Over Bridges Firms

Austin Texas Atty Gen Will Wilson asks a judge to declare nine mutual assessment insurance companies insolvent and place them in receivership under state conservatorship management. Wilson alleges W L Bridges Sr and Jr siphoned 873000 from mortuary funds via stock and loan deals including pledging 590 shares for nine loans.

Wilson Bridges

Jury Fails To Reach Verdict In Will Case

In Houston AP report, a jury could not decide if Mrs. W. D. Haden was of sound mind when making a multimillion dollar will. The trial, lasting three weeks, was declared a mistrial after an 11-1 vote to invalidate the will. Edgar Haden receives an undivided one fifth plus his share of remaining assets. Cecil Haden, a sister and three grandchildren, filed suit. The estate is valued at about 4.6 million dollars.

Thomas J. Stovall

Truman Warns U S Must Restore World Leadership

Former President Harry S Truman urged that the United States recover as the leader of the free world and stop losing friends one by one. He called for a bipartisan foreign policy and said the United Nations, not the summit, should guide world peace, criticizing recent administration policy.

New ‘York Harry. S.truman United States Truman Eisenhower Free World United Nations

Three Men Hurt In Weekend Violence In Lubbock

Three Lubbock men were treated and released after weekend violence. Esiquio Palacios, 21, was stabbed in the leg and declined charges. Louis Ortez, 31, suffered knife wounds to the throat, head, back, and hand. Grover Kerwin, 47, received a knife wound to the hand. A fourth man, G. C. Hansard, 56, was treated for Friday night stab wounds. Three Latin American youths were said to have attacked him in the 4th Street underpass.

Lubbock Esiquio Palacios 5Th St West Texas Hospital Louis Ortez Ave. G. Hall Methodist Hospital 4Th St

Victim Forgives Booby Trapper After Exploding Gift

Nashville police report 29 year old housewife Frances Binkley Tate forgave her husband Lavoy Tate who confessed to booby trapping a gift that exploded injuring her two daughters, with injuries described as severe yet her attitude forgiveness rather than bitterness.

Nashville VPD Francis Binkley Tate Lavoy Tate Mrs. Tate

Go-Kart Race Injury Report From Lubbock Track

A Littlefield girl DeLoris Jordan was treated and released from Methodist Hospital after a minor injury at the Lubbock Go Kart Track on Buffalo Lakes Road Sunday. Seventy eight drivers competed and Thursday night play is planned. Sunday's winners span divisions with noted names including Donald Jackson and Jim Claunch among others.

Littlefield DeLoris Jordan Methodist Hospital Lubbock Buffalo Lakes Road Dean Weehant Stephanie Slusher Donald Jackson Odesan Joe Smith Allen Banders Slaton Jim Claunch Bula Jerry Smith Randy Polk Jimmy Witt Quil Jackson Odessa Bobby Gass Cheryl Brock Gordon Gass Bob Bnow Pat Greene John Bedingfield Tommy Tubbs Carl Bayles Jerry Ones Shirley Greene Clarence Yeager Billy Gans Geraldean Bayles Pat Green

The Shepherd Sharpening in Verse

A reflective verse recalling an old time scissors grinder who sharpened blades and his bell rings as a metaphor for renewing dull lives. The speaker, Julien C Hyer, imagines daily whetstone work to sharpen others and himself.

Clyde C. Jones Dies at 76 in Lubbock Funeral Set

Clyde C. Jones 76 of 1814 Ave J a Lubbock insurance and real estate man since 1928 died Sunday at Methodist Hospital after several days illness following a May 24 heart attack. Funeral services are 10 a m Tuesday at First Methodist Church with Rev J O Haymes and Rev J Chess Levern officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include wife Eunice Whiteley two daughters Mrs Harry Hazel and Mrs Carroll Taylor a son William C. Jones two brothers Otto Jones and Fred Jones a sister Mrs Alice George eight grandchildren and a great grandchild. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed from local groups and offices.

Clyde C. Jones Ave J. A. Lubbock Methodist Hospital First Methodist Church J.0. Haymes Ee J. Chess Levern Pasor Lubbock Sanders Funeral Home Jones Nolan County Eunice Whiteley Blackwell O'Donnell Horn Bible Class Odd Fellows Lodge Lubbock Assn. of Insurance Agents Lubbock Real Estate Board Ray Kayser Richard Kayser Wichita Falls Lloyd Croslin Jr 21St St Norris Shiery Clifton Ariz Kennedy Whiteley Ballinger L. M. Hargrave 47Th St The Lubbock Insurance Real Estate Board Harry Hazel Richmond Calif Carroll Taylor Lamesa Syracuse N. Y Otto Jones Colorado ‘City Fred Jones Jayton Alice George 10Th St

Pioneer Resident Of Dickens Dies

SPUR Special Mrs. C. C. Haile 82 longtime Dickens County resident died Sunday at Spur Memorial Hospital after years of illness. Funeral 2:30 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Riley Fugitt and Rev. J. E. Lee. burial Spur Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home. Survivors include husband a brother Sterling Roddy Amarillo sisters Mrs J T Haile Mount View Okla and Mrs H C Johnson Oklahoma and two grandchildren two great grandchildren.

Spur C. C Ethel) Haile Dickens County Spur Memorial Hospital First Baptist Church Riley Fugitt J. E. Lee Bethel Baptist Church Spur Cemetery Campbell Funeral Home Haile Dickens’ County Afton Shorty Manley H. D. Marshall J. H. Dobbins W. H. Neaves Cecil Godfrey Carl Proctor Sterling Roddy Grandview Okla J. T. Haile Amarillo H. C. Johnson Mount View

Mrs Edwards Rites Set Today in Clovis Church

Funeral services for Mrs. J. M. Edwards are planned at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church Clovis on her 67th birthday. She died Saturday morning at Clovis Memorial Hospital after 43 years in the community. Burial follows at Lawn Haven Memorial Park with Steed Funeral Home directing. Survivors include her husband two sons Clifton and Murray L. both of Clovis three daughters Zelda Patterson Cecil Glidewell and W E Locknane all of Clovis three sisters I D McEachern Hale Center and Mrs Clint Blakely and Mrs Murray Rutherford both of Abilene a brother Dee Pool Dallas ten grandchildren and two great.

Clovis First Baptist Church J. M. Edwards Clovis Memorial Hospital Edwards County Extension Club Herbert Bergstrom Lawnhaven Memorial Park Steed Funeral, Home Clifton Murray L Zelda Patterson Cecil Glidewell W. E. Locknane I. D. McEachern Hale Center Clint Blakely Murray Rutherford Abilene Dee Pool Dallas

Flying Pig truck might take off for Britain

London reports a British firm proposes a ground vehicle that resembles a truck helicopter hybrid named the Flying Pig. Bristol Siddeley Engines submitted the concept to the Ministry of Aviation to address military needs for vertical takeoff and landing machines. It would drive like a truck then rise vertically to about 15,000 feet and cruise at 230 miles per hour.

London UPI Bristol Siddeley Engines Ministry of Aviation

Funeral services held for many area residents

Funeral services were conducted across multiple towns for James Emory Jones 55 of Bryan formerly Andrews Leslie Loyd Owens 41 died Thursday buried in Lubbock City Cemetery Mrs Sylvan Sanders 62 died near Nevis Minn services in Midland Burial at Fairview Cemetery Final plans for the Lubbock County TB Assn program set John C Day Scurry County pioneer last rites in Snyder Joe Levi Maden Jr 27 stabbed victim buried in Lubbock Cemetery Robert Neal Wallace 24 Floydata buried in Quanah Morton O B Tyler 74 Cochran County buried Resthaven Park Plainview Charles F Redinger 77 Hale County buried IOOF Cemetery Troy W Perkins 67 Lamesa buried Lamesa Memorial Park Augusta Sims 31 found dead on Lubbock street buried Abernathy Cemetery.

James Emory Jones Bryan Andrews Singleton Funeral Home Leslie Loyd Owens Sylvan Sanders 20Th St Nevis Minn Newnie W. Ellis Midland Fairview Cemetery Ellis Funeral Home Joe Levi Maden Jr Ash St Church of God In Christ Quanah Robert Neal Wallace Floydada Lubbock Augusta Sims Abernathy Baptist Church Sims Abernathy Cemetery

Pioneer Farmer Oliver Savage dies at 71 in Plainview

SILVERTON Special Oliver Savage 71 pioneer farmer in Briscoe and Parmer counties died in a Plainview hospital after a long illness. Rites set at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church with Rev. G A Elrod and Rev. Anderson Windecker officiating. Graveside Masonic services follow at Silverton Cemetery. Survivors include wife two daughters two brothers and a sister.

Silverton Oliver Savage Briscoe Parmer Plainview

Retired Farmer Dies In Littlefield

Cornelius J. Lewis 77 a retired farmer died about 130 a m Sunday at his Littlefield home He had lived here 14 years Services 230 pm Tuesday at Parkview Baptist Church Rev J L Bass officiating Burial Littlefield Memorial Park Hammons Funeral Home in charge Born in Jack County Survivors wife Georgia four daughters Wallie Dickerson W E Roberts James Garrett C W Roberts Sacramento Calif a son Archie Lewis Sacramento a brother Ed Shawnee Okla two sisters Mrs John Costen Ryan Okla 16 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren

Littlefield Cornelius J. Lewis Parkview Baptist Church J. L. Bass Littlefield Memorial Park Hammons Wallie Dickerson W. E. Roberts James Garrett C. W. Roberts Sacramento Calif Archie Lewis Shawnee Okla John Costen Ryan

Mrs Burch’s Services Slated for 67 Year Old Resident

Funeral services for Mrs. H. C. Lillie Burch 67 of 2407 22nd Place are set for 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. She died Saturday night at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital after residing in Lubbock 15 years. Born in Pauls Valley Oklahoma she married H. C. Burch in Hobart Oklahoma on December 22 1910.

H. C Lillie) Burch Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock Burch Pauls Valley Okla

Levelland Services Planned For James A. Russell

Funeral services for James A. Russell 66 who died in a Houston VA Hospital are set for 2 p m today at the Assembly of God Church in Levelland with Rev Haskell Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in the City of Levelland Cemetery under George Price Funeral Home supervision. Russell a former Terry County resident was retired and had lived in Levelland 16 years born in Knox County Tennessee. The body arrived Sunday morning from Houston.

Levelland James A. Russell a.Veterans Administration Hospital Houston Assembly of God Church Haskell Rogers Levelland Cemetery George Price Terry County Russell Knox County Tenn

Mrs Layne Dies. Rites Planned At Union Baptist Snyder

Funeral services for Mrs Josephine Layne 72 who died at a daughter’s home in Snyder are set for 4 p m today at Union Baptist Church with Rev Johnny Wilson of Lubbock and Rev R N Tucker officiating. Burial follows at Canyon Cemetery near Snyder under Bolger's Funeral Home. She was born in Somervell County and belonged to Canyon Community Baptist.

Savage Briscoe County First Baptist Church G. A. Elrod Anderson Windecker Trinity Lutheran Church Providence Silverton Cemetery Roberts Funeral Home The Canyon Community Baptist Church

Successor To Caruso Dies Of Heart Attack

Armenian born tenor Ar mand Tokatyan who succeeded Enrico Caruso as Metropolitan Opera lead, died in Pasadena at 64 after a heart attack. He joined the Met in 1923, retired to coach young singers eight years ago, and was to be guest of honor at a San Bernardino Opera Society fete. He debuted in 1921 in Milan in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut and sang major Puccini roles worldwide.

Pasadena Calif Armand Tokatyan Enrico Caruso Metropolitan Opera . Co Tokatyan The Metropolitan Caruso Opera Society San Bernardino Alexandria Egypt Milan Italy San Francisco Chicago Philadelphia Austria Germany England Hungary Czechoslovakia

Services Pending For Mrs Leffew

Mrs. J. L. Leffew aged 82 of Lubbock died at home about 5 a.m. Sunday. The body was sent to Memphis for funeral arrangements by Rix Funeral Home and Spicer Funeral Home. Survives include daughters Zola Akins and Melesia Belcher and Mossie Akins, a sister Tellie Lee, 15 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, and 11 great great grandchildren. She was a Church of God member.

J. L. Leffew Lubbock Memphis Rix Funeral Home Spicer Funeral Home Leffen Zola Akins E. 7Th St Church of God Melesia Belcher Mossie Akins E. 1St St Tellie Lee Joppie Tenn

Global stamp plan by London based International Postal Union

The International Postal Union based in London plans a universal stamp usable worldwide. The move aims to streamline international mail and reduce handling across borders, reflecting a push for global postal standardization.

The International Postal Union London

Amazing new Hemex ointment promises pile relief

An advertisement claims thousands suffer from piles and touts a new Hemex ointment with astonishing results. Readers are offered a free tube mailed in plain packaging with a time-limited offer to write Hemex Dept. S at 1212 W. Washington Blvd Los Angeles Calif.

Dept. S W. Washington Blvd Los Angeles Calif

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Carol Monte Carlo French Legion Julien C, Hyer Clyde J Jones Dickens Mrs. Edwards Lubbock County Commissioners Court Board of Tax Equalization Lubbock County Tuberculosis Assn TBA Ave. N Eric’ Dell Adams Rufus Wilburn Brock 29Th St City of Lubbock George M. Blackwell’ Sr Ave. U St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Rix Funeral, Home Scurry County John C. Day Snyder Morton O. B. Tyler Cochran County Resthaven Park Charles F. Redinger Hale County Troy W. Perkins Higginbotham Funeral Home Lamesa Memorial Park Scottish Rite Samuel E. McClung Washington, D.C H. D. Walters Columbus Ohio Adam Savage Vince Savage Hemet Clyde Bramlet Lockney Leffew New York Whitehall Pharmaca Company Adv RIX GX Life Insurance Company Old Line Legal Reserve Resthaven Mausoleum Beautiful
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