Taxiway Costs Cheaper as FAA Approves Airport Plan
FAA approval enables a $3,047,561 taxiway project and a master plan to extend the north south runway from 8,500 to 9,500 feet with a possible 2,000 foot extension. Lubbock officials debated bids to lease 16 west side T hangars, voting to reject all bids and sell the hangars after multiple ties.
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Parkhill
Smith and Cooper
FAA
Parkhill, Smith and Cooper
Eddy Martin
Leroy Elmore
Bryce Campbell
Pittsburg Shootout Ends with Fatal West Brother Casualty
Two brothers Andy and Charles West stopped traffic on State Highway 271 near Pittsburg Texas. Patrolman Lloyd Penshorn and Harold Attaway were attacked as they arrived. Sheriff’s deputies and a Texas Ranger joined the clash. Andy West was killed. Charles West was critically wounded.
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Pittsburg
UPI
Texas
Andy
Charles West
Mount Vernon
Lloyd Penshorn
Harold Attaway
Penshorn
Weldon Reynolds
Funeral for Mrs Leona Brewer 88 in Turkey
Mrs Leona Brewer 88 of Turkey dies after short illness in Amarillo hospital. Funeral conducted at 2 30 p m Thursday in Church of Christ with Jack Hutton and Herbert Gibson officiating. Burial in Dreamland Cemetery Seigler Funeral Home Turkey. She was born in Arkansas came to Turkey in 1915 and is survived by a son, six daughters, seventeen grandchildren, forty seven great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
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Turkey
Leona Brewer
Church of Christ
Jack Hutton
Herbert Gibson
Amarillo
Dreamland Cemetery
Seigler Funeral Home
Brewer
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Arkansas
California
Ethel Askew
Muleshoe
Ester Butler
Odie Lane
Bernice Arnold
Thelma Farley
Connie Townsend
Adkinson Infant Dies Rites Set
Graveside services for Robbie Lynn Adkinson seven weeks old are set for 3 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Park. The Rev. Norris Taylor and the Rev. J. L. Bass will officiate. Burial is by Sherwood Mortuary of Clovis. The infant died Monday in Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Survivors include grandparents Raymond and Lora Martin and Theo Adkinson, great grandparents W. L. Martin and Lora Garrison.
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Farwell
Robbie Lynn Adkinson
Bobby Royce Adkinson
Spur
Sunset Memorial Park
Norris Taylor
J. L. Bass
Sherwood Mortuary
Clovis
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Summer Action Program opens for Lubbock youths
Lubbock youths may join the Summer Action Program sponsored by Manpower Inc to compete for a top prize of 3600 dollars for community improvement projects. Information is available at Manpower Inc office.
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Lubbock
Manpower, Inc
2Th St
Office of Manpower, Inc
John E. Edgar 61 Dies in Levelland Services Pending
John E. Edgar 61 collapsed at home then died at a Levelland hospital Tuesday. Born in Hugo Oklahoma he had lived in Hockley County since 1942 and was a retired farmer. Services are pending at George Price Funeral Home. Survived by wife Mildred a daughter Sandra Craig Canyon a son John in Florida his mother Mrs M H Edgar of Lubbock two sisters Oma Williams of Lubbock Leona Baird of Amarillo a brother Herman of Lubbock and three grandchildren.
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Levelland
John E. Edgar
Hugo
Okla
Hockley County
George Price
Mildred
Sandra Craig
Canyon
John
Air Force
Florida
M. H. Edgar
Lubbock
Oma Williams
Leona Baird
Amarillo
Herman
Mrs Vesper Services Set for Rita Vesper in Tempe
Mrs. Rita Vesper 57 of 3517 57th St Tempe Ariz dies about 6 15 am Tuesday at Methodist Hospital Funeral services set for 7 30 pm Thursday Tempe Funeral Home Chapel Tempe Ariz She was a 20 year Tempe resident who moved to Lubbock in 1959 and taught special education at Arnett Elementary School She earned a master’s from Arizona State University and served as past president of the Business and Professional Women’s Club of Tempe Also member of Texas and Arizona teachers associations and Kappa Delta Phi Survivors include husband Philip son Kerry Vesper Tempe daughter Gail Vesper Tempe brother Frank Spillane Paramus N J two sisters Dorothy Holster Dover N J and Virginia Tanzola Londonderry Va
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Rita Vesper
57Th St
Tempe
Ariz
Vesper
Methodist
Lubbock
Arnett
Arizona State University
Business and Professional Women's Club of
Texas and
Arizona Teacher’s Associations
Kappa Delta Phi Sorority
Philip
Kerry Vesper
Gail Vesper
Frank Spillane
Paramus
N.J
Dorothy Holster
Dover
Virginia. Tanzola
Londonderry
Funeral Planned For Luis Luera
Luis Luera age 72 of 5502 Ivory Ave died before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Services are at 8 p.m. today at Sanders Memorial Chapel with graveside at 4 p.m. Thursday at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. Survived by wife Romanita seven sons and five daughters all of Lubbock. 32 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Luis Luera
Ivory Ave
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Sanders Memorial Chapel
Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
Lucia
Lubbock
Laredo
Romanita
Timoteo
Jesus
Carlos
Ezequiel
Abel
Ramiro
Luis Jr
Reynaldo Hernandez
Lucio Garza
Steve Ruiz
Cecilio Villarreal
Arturo Carrillo
Dawson Woman's Rites Arranged
Mrs Mae Peterson Shillingburg a longtime Dawson County resident died Tuesday at Medical Arts Hospital Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 30 p m at First United Methodist Church with Rev Newton Starnes officiating Burial will be at Lamesa Memorial Park She is survived by daughter Mrs O linda Tibbitts of Brenham mother Mrs N F Peterson of Lamesa sister Mrs Blaine Wiggins five brothers and a grandchild
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Lamesa
Mae Peterson Shillingburg
Dawson County
Medical Arts Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Newton Starnes
Lamesa Memorial Park
Doyle
O'Linda Tibbitts
Brenham
N. F. Peterson
Blaine Wiggins
Percy, Ottis and
Carl Peterson
Elmer Peterson
Dallas
Derwood Peterson
Lubbock
Mrs. Goldston Dies After Long Illness In Dallas
Mrs. EH Goldston 80, died Monday night in St. Pauls Hospital Dallas after an extended illness. Funeral at 2:30 p m today Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev Don Worthington officiating. Burial Terry County Memorial Park. Survived by husband W L of Irving four daughters a brother nine grandchildren and five great.
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Brownfield
EH Goldston
St. Paul's Hospital
Dallas
Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial
Don Worthington
First Baptist Church
Searraves
Terry County Memorial Park
Brownfield Funeral Home
Terry County
Sherman
T. W. Hall
Lubbock
C. R. Warren Jr
T. G. Hart
Seagraves
R. R. Perkins
Plains
Sam Shaw
W. R. Fosters Funeral Today in Seminole
William Rex Foster 73 a Canada native and Seminole resident since 1940 will lie in state then funeral at 3 p m at First Baptist Church with Rev Gene Hawkins officiating. Burial in Gaines County Memorial Park. Foster a retired pumper for Marathon Oil Co died about 1 40 p m Monday in Seminole Memorial Hospital. He is survived by Clarene two sons Therman of Hobbs and Ray of Alamogordo N M a sister Mrs Mildred Brown of Canada eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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William Rex Foster
First Baptist Church
Gene Hawkins
Gaines County Memorial Park
Seminole Memorial Funeral Home
Marathon Oil Co
Foster
Seminole Memorial Hospital
Clarene
Therman
Hobbs
Ray
Alamogordo
N. M
Mildred Brown
Canada
Funeral Pending For R. D. Reed
Richard Don Reed 30 of Hobbs died Tuesday morning when a 20 ton truck and a 9 ton trailer crushed him at Rutheo Incorporated Yards north of Hobbs New Mexico. Investigators say brake hoses failed to mesh as he and Nick Perez attempted to connect them. Services pending Griffin Funeral Home. Reed is survived by his wife Roswithal and three children.
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Hobbs
Richard Don Reed
Rutheo Incorporated
Here
New Mexico
Reed
Nick Perez
Griffin Funeral Home
Rubhco
Roswithal
Brookshire P F Brookshire Services Pend P F Brookshire
P F Brookshire of Post dies at age 54 after a Lynn County hospital stay. A World War II veteran and Tyler College graduate, he was a farmer and Masonic Lodge member. Survivors include his father William in Post and six brothers in Post Conroe and Tahoka. Services are pending with White Funeral Home.
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Price Ford Brookshire
Post
Lynn County
White Funeral Home
Brookshire
Shelby County
Center
Tyler College
Masonic Lodge
William Brookshire
Preston Brookshire
Benny Brookshire
Melvin Brookshire
Conroe
James Brookshire
Charles Brookshire
Itahoka
Joe L. Favors Rites Planned
Joe Leon Favors 71 died Sunday in a Tahoka nursing home. Services set for 2 p.m. today at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Milton Brown officiating. Burial in Tahoka Cemetery under White Funeral Home guidance. Favors, a Dallas native, lived in Hillsboro before moving to Tahoka 15 years ago. survivors include his wife and three brothers George Lubbock Johnny Fort Worth.
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Tahoka
Joe Leon Favors
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Milton Brown
Tahoka Cemetery
White Funeral Home
Dallas
Favors
Hillsboro
Tohoka
George Favors
Lubbock
Johnny Favors
California
Elihue Favors
Fort Worth
Indian man wins Quebec lottery to aid refugees
Nripen Barua a 29 year old Indian bachelor who moved to Canada five years ago won 125000 in the Quebec lottery. He said he will use part of the prize to aid East Pakistani refugees in India.
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Lottery
Aids Refugees
Montreal
Nripen Barua
Canada
Quebec
India
Million Dollar Highway Once Surfaced with Gold Grains
U S 550 near Ouray Colorado earned its nickname the Million Dollar highway after gold bearing gravels were laid by mistake when the road was surfaced, a historical note in the region.
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U.S. 550
Ouray
Colo
Mrs Marsha Harvey services set for 66 year old widow
Mrs Harvey 66 of 3404 39th St dies after sudden illness. Service 2 pm at Orray Church of Christ with Horace Coffman officiating. Burial Resthaven. Survived by husband Dr Marshall Harvey two sons Dabney and Marshall Jr a daughter Mrs A O Holderman two sisters and seven grandchildren. Mrs Harvey owned Costume Studio 2422 Broadway and moved to Lubbock from Chicago in 1929.
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Marsha'l
Betty) Harvey
39Th St
Orray Church of Christ
Horace Coffman
Resthaven Memorial Park
Harvey
West Teas Hoesnite
Broadway
Marshall Harvey
Lubbock
Little Theater
Church of Christ, Junior League
Texas Association of Podiatry Auxiliary
Chicago
Dabney G. Harvey
18Th St
Marshall Harvey, Jr
Wichita Falls
A. O. Holderman
Cannon
The Heavens Declare Glory In Mountain Church Windows
A mountain church offers a single chance to pass with stained glass panes. One window provides a breathtaking view of a deep blue lake and green and purple hills beyond distant mountain ranges. The clear panes reveal a scene that makes the view feel true and real.
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Julien C. Hyer
Funeral Set for H F Ainsworth in Post Church of Christ
Services for 79 year old Hardie Franklin Ainsworth a Post service station operator will be held at 2 pm Thursday at the Post Church of Christ with Rev Steph of Fluvanna and Rev Larry West officiating Burial will follow in Fluvanna Cemetery under Hadmen Funeral Home direction A native of Coke County he retired from farming before moving to Justiceburg seven years ago He died Monday in Midland Memorial Hospital Survived by wife Pearl two sons Jack Albuquerque and Brice Bothell WA three daughters Mrs Maurice Green Eldorado Texas Mrs Linups of Garland and Mrs Sharon Stribling Denison IA two brothers Eurene Flasuna and Olin Milreland NM a sister Mrs Annabel Hale Monahans 17 grandchildren and six greats
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Hardie Franklin Ainsworth
Pearl
Jack
Albuquerque
Brice
Bothell
Wash
Maurice Green
Eldorado
Tre
Uhinps O
Garland
Sharon Stribling
Den
Towa
Eurene
Flasauna
Olin
Milreland
N.M
Annabel Hale
Monahans
Mauro Gonzales Rites Arranged in Littlefield
Services for Mauro Gonzales 62, who died Monday near Littlefield, are set for 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Joe James officiating. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery. He died after a heart attack while farming east of town. He was born in Bee County and lived in Littlefield seven years. Survived by two sons Mauro Jr. of Lubbock and Ernest of Lorenzo, two daughters Geneva Medina and Dora Duenes, both of Littlefield, and 14
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Littlefield
Mauro Gonzales
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Joe James
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
Hammons
Gonzales
Here
Bee County
Mauro Jr
Lubbock
Ernest
Lorenzo
Geneva Medina
Dora Duenes
Autopsy Planned in Death of Texas Tech Student
Texas Tech student Kenneth C. Rockwell Jr. died after being found in his Clement Hall room by a roommate. An autopsy was ordered by Justice Wayne LeCroy as Rockwell’s body was moved to Pat Foley Funeral Home in Houston. Services set for Thursday in Houston with burial at Woodlawn Garden of Memories. He is survived by his parents two sisters and grandmother.
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Texas Tech
Methodist Hospital
Kenneth C. Rockwell Jr
Clement Hall
Rockwell
Kenneth Rockwell
Houston
College of Arts and Sciences
Tech
Wayne LeCroy
Pat Foley
George R Cross Rites Thursday In Ralls First Baptist Church
Services for George Robert Cross 89 longtime Ralls resident are set for 19 am Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Ralls. The Rev Floyd Haddock and the Rev Vernon O Kelly will officiate. Burial will be in Ralls Cemetery. Cross died Monday night in West Texas Hospital Lubbock. He was a native of Brown County, moved to Ralls from Muleshoe in 1950, and was a retired farmer. He is survived by his three daughters, a son, a brother, seven grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Ralls
George Robert Cross
Pals
First Baptist Church of
Floyd Haddock
Vernon O'Kelly
First United Methodist Church
Luther Henderson
Lubbock
C. F. Mitchell
Fresno
Calif
Robert Lynch
Sacramento
W. J. Cross
Cross Plains
Andrews Youth Shot To Death
An year-old Andrews youth died after a .30-30 rifle discharged while he and a younger brother were home. Ronald Sears Jr. was pronounced dead on arrival at Permian General Hospital, ruled accidental by Justice of the Peace Jay Williams. Survived by his mother Mary Sears of Andrews and father Ronald Sears of Chicago plus a brother Randall Sears. Services pending at Singleton Funeral Home in Andrews.
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Andrews
Permian
General Hospital
Ronald Sears Jr
Justice of the Peace
Jay Williams
Williams
Singleton Funeral Home
Young Sears
Chicago
Mary Sears
Ronald Sears
Quebec govt buys Bonaventure Island bird sanctuary
The Quebec government purchased Bonaventure Island off the Gaspe Peninsula for 300000 to protect numerous sea bird species that nest there.
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Rimousei
Que
Quebec
Bonaventure Island
Gaspe Peninsula
Rites Planned for Elmo D Pinkerton Former Stanton Policeman
Funeral services are set for Elmo David Pinkerton sixty at Stanton Church of Claude Woods pastor with Wayne Zuck assisting. Burial follows at Trinity Memorial Park Big Spring under Gilbreath Funeral Home direction. Pinkerton died Sunday night in a Houston hospital. He was a former restaurant owner and a policeman for three years. He was a native of Earth County. Survivors include wife a son Wayne Pinkerton of Stanton three daughters Kay Pinkerton of Abilene Mrs Wayne Nutt of Stanton and Mrs John Childers of Seminole a brother Henry Pinkerton of Stanton five sisters and eight grandchildren.
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Stanton
Elmo David Pinkerton
Stanton Church of Christ
Claude Woods
Wayne Zuck
Bellvue Church of Christ
Trinity Memorial Park
Big Spring
Gilbreath Funeral Home
Pinkerton
Houston
Earth County
Wayne Pinkerton
Kay Pinkerton
Abilene
Wayne Nutt
John Childers
Seminole
Henry Pinkerton
Lela Shankle
Clarence Schuelke
Midland
S. A. Foster
Bellaire
al Morgan
Judy Reed
Barstow
Calif
Services for Paul Brummett Held in Hobbs Church
Paul Cecil Brummett 56 of Hobbs died Monday after surgery in Lubbock. Services are at 3 p m today at First Baptist Church with Rev. Bailey Smith officiating. Burial in Prairie Haven Cemetery. Survived by wife Alva two sons Rickie Hobbs and Patrick Sterling Heights Mich a daughter Alten Lacey Monroe La three sisters Mrs Paul Randolph Brawley Calif Mrs Edger Stephens Maysville Okla and Mrs Jacek Odom Comaloe Lac and a granddaughter.
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Hobbs
Paul Cecil Brummett
First Baptist Church
Bailey Smith
Prairie Haven
Griffin Funeral Home
Brummett
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Frontier Welding and Construction Co
Alva
Rickie
Patrick
Sterling Heights
Mich
Alten Lacey
Monroe
Paul Randolph
Brawley
Calif
Edger Stephens
Maysville
Okla
Jacek Odom
Comaloes, Lac
Luther Nichols Services Set
Luther Elae Nichols 66 longtime Castro County resident died Tuesday in Knight's Convalescent Home Littlefield. Services will be today in Parsons Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Lewis and Rev. Blanton Martin officiating. He lived near Dimmitt most his life. Survivors include son Darrell Nichols Littlefield two brothers Henry Fort Worth Bul Seagraves and two sisters Mrs Georgia James Davis Okla and Mrs Lagzie Blevins Fox Okla.
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Olton
Luther Elae Nichols
Castro County
Knight's
Littlefield
Parsons Funeral Home
John Lewis
Blanton Martin
Nichols
Dimmitt
Darrell Nichols
Henry
Fort Worth
Bul
Seagraves
Georgia James
Davis, Okla
Lagzie Blevins
Fox, Okla
Funeral Pending For Rea Falls In Ira
Rea Falls 67 longtime Ira resident died after a sudden illness Tuesday evening. Services are pending at Bell Seale Funeral Home. A native of Wills Point he moved to Scurry County in 1906. He married Thelma Miller in Colorado City. Falls was a member of Ira Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Ann Trotter of Fort Worth and a son Thomas Rea Falls of Harlingen and five others unknown.
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Snyper
Rea Falls
Ira
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Wills Point
Falls
Scurry County
Thelma Miller
Colorado Ciy
Ira Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Ann Trotter
Fort Worth
Thomas Rea Falls
Harlingen
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Municipal Coliseum
Arnett Benson
Our Lady of Grace Parish Hall
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Avenue A
Berwin Howard
Jackson Brothers of
Clarence Dale
Southcrest Baptist Church
Lou Stubbs Park
36Th St
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Otho Lewis
John E. Lewis
Benjamin Simkins
Simkins
9Th St
Pearl Mae Sinclair
Denver City
Carl Lancaster
Ave
St. Mary, of the Plains Hospital
Dawson
Mrs. Goldston
W. R. Foster
R. D. Reed
P. F. Brookshire Services
Pend
Joe L. Favors Rites
John J. Malloy
Connecticut
Smith and Wesson
Christie’s
London
Sir Philip Brocklehust
Shackelton
Tiffany and Co
New York
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H. F. Ainsworth
George R. Cross
19Th St
Lubbock, Texas
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