Veteran Survives Fatal Wounds Then Dies of Cancer
John E. Holden, 67, survived World War I wounds that doctors deemed fatal and died of cancer in a Los Angeles Veterans Hospital. An auditor of Utah and a California Republican leader, he helped found the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He left a widow, three children, a brother and two sisters.
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Mont Blanc Ridge
Salt Lake Tribune
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Mrs I L Johnson Dies In Lubbock
Mrs I L Johnson 48 Abernathy died at 1 20 p m Sunday in Methodist Hospital Lubbock Services pending at Chambers Funeral Home She was a Scurry County native Texas Tech graduate and taught in Anton and Hale County She came to Abernathy in 1941 She was member of First Baptist Church survived by husband three sons Billy Bob and Mike of Abernathy Doyle of College Station her mother Mrs Sherman Blakley Snyder two brothers George Blakley Riverside Md Monty Blakley Chicago five sisters Mrs Mel Alred San Antonio Mrs Myron Fenton and Mrs Shirley Avery Brownfield Mrs Leslie Stewart Castroville and Mrs Rudy Minor Snyder
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I. L. Johnson
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Chambers Funeral Home
Johnson
Scurry County
Texas Tech
Anton
Hale County
First Baptist Church
Billy Bob
Mike
Doyle
College Station
Sherman Blakley
Snyder
George Blakley
Riverside
Monty Blakley
Chicago
Mel Alred
San Antonio
Myron Fenton
Shirley Avery
Brownfield
Leslie Stewart
Castroville
Rudy Minor Snyder
Rites Today For Mrs Henderson
Services for Mrs. Charles Henderson mother of Mrs. Jack Payne will be at 2 p.m. today at First Methodist Church in Byers. A longtime resident of Clay County she died Saturday morning in a Degitur hospital after illness. The Hendersons moved to Clay County over 50 years ago. husband survives. Services under Christian Funeral Home Decatur.
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Decatur
Jack Payne
41St St
First Methodist Church
Byers
Henderson
Clay County
Degitur
Former White House housekeeper dies at 89
Henrietta Nesbitt, executive house keeper at the White House under F D Roosevelt, died Saturday at age 89. She remained on for 18 months into the Truman administration. Burial is planned Thursday at Hyde Park New York.
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UPI
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Obituaries and funeral notices from area churches
Services are planned for Frank V. Traylor 66 of Idalou at 3 p.m. in Pentecostal Church of God with burial in Ida lou Cemetery. J E Browning 59 of Plainview to be buried in Plainview Cemetery after 4 p.m. service at St. Alice Catholic Church. Hubert Lee Hair 4 of 913 4th Stop to be buried at Rest Haven Memorial Park following 2:30 p.m. service at Aldersgate Methodist Church. Helen L. Hugh Smith 51 New Mexico State Rep. to be buried at Memory Garden Cemetery after 2:30 p.m. service at Taylor Street Church of Christ Hobbs. Irene Atkinson 64 of Plainview to be buried in Plainview Memorial Park after 10 a.m. service at First Baptist Church. Hugh J. McClellan 77 remained in serious condition after surgery and is secretary of Yellowshouse Masonic Lodge 41. Three Dallas youths detained in Slaton Sunday for car theft from Ellis Jarmon 5105 Ave W. car found on Ave T. Harry Flanagan 68 of Scurry County to be buried in Snyder Cemetery after 2 p.m. service at Allen Chapel Methodist Church Snyder.
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Aldersgate Methodist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Sanders Funeral Home
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New Mexico
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Taylor Street Church of Christ, Hobbs
Memory Garden
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Lea County
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Plainview
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Yellowshouse
Dallas
Slat
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Slaton
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Scurry County
Allen Chapel Methodist Church
Snyder
Snyder Cemetery
Bolver Funeral Home
Flanagan
Mrs. Jackson Rites Planned at First Baptist Church
Mrs Minnie Telitha Jackson 76 died at her Dickens home Sunday after a three month illness. Services set for 4 p m at First Baptist Church with burial in Dickens Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home direction. Survivors include three sons Amos Homer Raymond all of Dickens, two brothers, two sisters, 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Longtime City Resident Ena Adams Dies at 66
Longtime city resident Ena Adams died Sunday in Abilene after a five year illness. She moved to Lubbock as a child and lived in Abilene the past year and a half. She was a member of Broadway Church of Christ. Services will be Tuesday at 10 30 am at Broadway Church of Christ with Horace Coffman officiating. Burial follows in Llubbock City Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction. Survivors include two sons Tommy and Bill in Abilene, two daughters Mrs Anna Russell in Houston and Bonita Adams of Abilene.
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10Th St
Rites Today for L G West Levelland Man
Services for Lamar G West 60 of Levelland take place at 2 30 p m in First Methodist Church with Rev Ray D Johnson officiating He died Saturday in South Plains Hospital after a brief illness West was president of West Lumber Co member of multiple Masonic bodies South Plains College board First National Bank Levelland and Levelland Savings and Loan board He had lived in Levelland since 1931 Survivors include wife a daughter mother sister and brother Pallbearers named with burial at City of Levelland Cemetery under George Price Funeral Home direction.
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Lamar G. West
First Methodist
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First Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
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el Paso
Lubbock
John Harper
Biting Clue Spurs Police Hunt for Burglary Suspect
English police seek a burglar who struck a store in Liverpool. A false set of teeth left at the scene is the sole clue, and officers say the suspect should be hungry by now.
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Beheaded Lady Alice Lisle Estate Sold for School use
In London an estate reportedly haunted by Lady Alice Lisle has been sold to host an English girls' school. The purchase reflects a new chapter for the historic site amid local interest.
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London
Alice Lisle
The Shepherd Reunion and a Final Night Vigil
A nursing home visitor recalls a mother’s long journey and final night. Her departure leaves a son to mourn, yet faith sustains him with the promise of reunion on God's golden street. The text reflects a funeral-like tribute to a mother named in the piece.
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Julien C, Hyer
Retired Pastor Dies Rites Set
FARWELL Special W F Markham 82 year old retired Baptist minister died at 12 10 a m Sunday in a Littlefield Hospital Services will be at 2 p m Tuesday in the First Baptist church with Rev J L Bass officiating Markham lived here since 1948 He had pastored Spur Seminole and Happy A native of Willow Point Wise County he graduated 1923 from Simmons College now Hardin Simmons University Burial will be in Happy Cemetery Wallace Funeral Home Tulsa Survivors include wife a daughter Mrs Jack McManigal Canyon a sister Mrs George Beer Nampa Idaho and a grandson Mike McManigal Clovis NM
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Wise County
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Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Happy Cemetery
Wallace Funeral Home
Tulsa
Jack McManigal
Canyon
George Beer
Nampa
Idaho
Mike McManigal
Clovis, N.M
Lyndon B Johnson Arrives in Rome for Pope John XXIII rites
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson arrives in Rome to represent the United States at the final funeral tribute to Pope John XXIII in St. Peter's Basilica. At Ciampino Airport he is greeted by Francis Cardinal Spellman and church officials. Johnson, a Protestant, touted talks on hunger illiteracy and illness after a private audience with the late pope.
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United States
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
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Pope
Lawyer Leaps 11 Floors To Death In Fort Worth
Burton Buckley Paddock a 51 year old Fort Worth lawyer and member of a famous pioneer family died Sunday after leaping from the 11th floor of the Fort Worth Club Building. Justice of the Peace Jim Boorman ruled it self inflicted noting a relief elevator operator Willie Smith aided the ascent to the 11th floor around 10 30 AM. Paddock's body was found at the corner of 7th and Throckmorton Streets after he jumped through an open window. No note was found. He was active in state bar activities and handled many bankruptcy cases. The family has a viaduct named for them in Fort Worth.
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UPI
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Jim Boorman
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Fleeing Haitians Shot at Dominican Border
Dominican border guards shot and killed two men and a woman as they tried to flee Haiti for the Dominican Republic. The border is sealed, huts on the Haitian side burned, and Haitian authorities warn that all attempting to cross will be shot. About 300 Haitians have fled since a failed kidnap attempt on Duvalier's children.
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UPI
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Artibonito
Hearing Today On Ranger Liquor Election
A 91st District Court hearing is set today in Ranger Texas to contest the March 23 liquor sales election authorizing off premises alcohol. The Ranger group says the vote was legal while dissenters claim irregularities in election procedures. Liquor sales have continued since the election.
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Tex
Armed patrols scour Belgium mines for coal thieves
Brussels reports armed patrols are patrolling Belgium coal mines to stop gangs stealing small quantities from sacks in shipments. Officials say the thefts are sporadic but costly and prompt security measures across major mines.
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Belgium
Independent Electors Slate Seen Jeopardizing Kennedy in Deep South
In Alabama integration at the University of Alabama heightens segregationist resolve and fuels talk that Gov. George C. Wallace may head an independent states' rights ticket. Mississippi faces a similar upheaval as Gov. Ross Barnett drafts an independent electors slate. In 1964 Alabama Democrats may back Kennedy or an undecided slate, risking a GOP win.
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Ala
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Kennedy
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Wallace
Mississippi
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U.S. Senate
Lister Hill
James D. Martin
University of Mississippi
Suitcases Among Items In Thefts
A Lubbock County resident, Melton Boles, reported two suitcases and a zipper bag stolen from his car, with a loss of 175 dollars including gear, a camera, and a Civil Air Patrol uniform. Two girls likely 13 to 15 were named as suspects in a separate auto burglary on 13th Street. Another resident reported a stolen car radio from a garage, while a home intrusion left a wallet missing and a pen light found outside.
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Melton Boles
Civil Air Patrol
Boles
13Th St
Barbara Davis
Dartmouth St
22Nd St
Gary Nelson
36Th St
Wallis D. Morgan
27Th St
Morgan
Mrs. Nellie Watts 91 Dies Here Rites Set
Nellie Watts 91 of 3117 44th St died at 11 15 a.m. Sunday at home after eight years in Lubbock. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bowman Chapel First Methodist Church with Dr. Chess Levern and Dr. E E White officiating. Burial Resthaven Mausoleum directed by Rix Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs M C Hewitt and Mrs Anne Spelbrink. three sisters. two grandchildren. three great grandchildren. Pallbearers A N Gamble Joe Arrington Ewell Upshaw H A Brown Hill Baggett Holt Holloway. Watts grandmother of Dr A Lee Hewitt of Lubbock.
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Nellie Watts
44Th St
Lubbock
Bowman Chapel
First Methodist Church
Chess Levern
E. E. White
Resthaven Mausoleum
Rix Funeral Home
M. C. Hewitt
Anne Spelbrink
St. Louis
Thomas Heeter
A. Sieger
George LeGost
A. N. Gamble
Joe Arrington
Ewell Upshaw
H. A. Brown
Hill Baggett
Holt Holloway
Watts
A. Lee Hewitt
New Zealand Sheepshearing Champ Tours Soviet Lands
Godfrey Rowan, New Zealand champion, tours Soviet Union and Paraguay teaching techniques to Russian and Paraguayan herders as matches and meetings unfold.
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New Zealand
Godfrey Rowan
Soviet Asuncion
Paraguay
Russians Put Female Cosmonaut In Space Luncheon
UPI reports Valentina Tereshkova becomes a Soviet cosmonette on a Father's Day mission, sparking US space scientists to worry about domestic gender roles and the potential Soviet lead in moon ambitions. Bykovsky, married, negates romantic rendezvous, while US jokes about women driving space gear fade against the risk of linked Voskhod flights delaying Apollo plans.
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British playwright John Whiting dies at 45
John Whiting, a rising British playwright, died Sunday of cancer in London. He wrote Saints Day and The Devils for the Royal Shakespeare Theater and Marching Song, which was recently sold to Hollywood.
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John Whiting
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Royal Shakespeare Theater
Hollywood
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