Evers burial set for Wednesday in Arlington
Washington AP coverage notes Medgar Evers death spurs calls for swift civil rights action. About 500 mourners, including whites, march to a funeral home as six NAACP desegregation leaders carry the flag-draped coffin. No arrest announced. burial at Arlington National Cemetery planned with Army firing squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Medgar W. Evers
Union Station
Evers
Arnold Felman
American Veterans Committee
Jackson
Funeral Home
Army
Arlington National Cemetery
Racial barriers fall in 143 U S cities says Justice Dept
The Justice Department reports progress in desegregation across 143 cities in the South and border states since May 22. Actions include elimination of lunch counters theaters hotels and restaurants with agencies noting potential agreements in 27 cities. The figures cover 10 000 plus populations in 11 former Confederate states plus Maryland West Virginia Kentucky and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Robert F. Kennedy
Department
South
Jackson
Miss
Citizens Council
Famed Britain Wartime Chief Alanbrooke Dies at 79
London reports Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke Britain’s wartime imperial general staff chief died of heart attack at 79. Known as Brookie to Churchill and Eisenhower, he planned grand strategy with Churchill and Marshall, led the IGS 1941 16, and critiqued Eisenhower’s Rheims golf during a critical war period.
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London
UPI
Viscount Alanbrooke
Britain
Imperial General Staff
Alanbrooke
Brookie
Winston Churchill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Windsor
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Bernard Montgomery
Viscount Montgomery
George C. Marshall
Churchill
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
Rheims
France
Montgomery
Governor Commutes Convicted Robber to Life in Prison
Curtis Ray Roberts, 22, saw his death sentence commuted to life by Governor Connally after prosecutors urged clemency following a federal hearing in Houston. Roberts was convicted in a 1960 Monahans service station robbery in which the attendant was shot. later appeals challenged juror prejudice and the robbery claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Monahans
Pecos
Pat Bullock
Pardons Board
Federal Dist
Joe Ingraham
Houston
Board
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Train Wreck In Cuba Kills One Injures Forty
A passenger train collided with a freight train in Matanzas Province Cuba causing a death by fire and about 40 injuries. The crash occurred near Cardenas close to an expected Fidel Castro address. The incident marks Cuba’s third wreck in a month and occurred amid reported counterrevolutionary activity.
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Cuba
Key West
Fla
Havana
Matanzas
Cardenas
Fidel Castro
Snyder hearing weighs junior college plan amid oil county opposition
About 800 people attended a three and a half hour fact finding hearing in Snyder High School on a proposed junior college district spanning Scurry and Fisher counties. Oil firms opposed the plan citing tax impacts and potential voting power shifts, while education officials presented the board approved framework and funding split.
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Avalanche-Journal
Snyder—Oil Company
Fisher County
Snyder High School
Scurry
Fisher Counties
State Board of Education
Penrose Metcalfe
San Angelo
R. E. McBride
Standard Oil Co
F. A. Eudy
General Crude Oil Co
Badger Robertson
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Fisher
Thetenlfe
Paul Mathews
Greenville
Herbert Willborn
Amarillo
J. W. Dillard
Frank Phillips
Borger
Grover Pitts
Brownwood
B. W. Musgraves
Scurry County
Fig
Planes Aid Lake Dragged As Search For Youth Continues
Searchers and dragging crews comb Buffalo Lakes for 19 year old Jimmy Ayers of Slaton after he disappeared while diving from a moving boat Sunday. A helicopter and private planes joined the effort with volunteers from local fire departments Civil Air Patrol the sheriff and highway patrols and lake clubs assisting. Ayers an employee of Methodist Hospital was last seen in 80 foot water without a life preserver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Lakes
Lubbock
Jimmy Ayers
Wilson J Ayers
Slaton
Copter
Jim Segrest
Reese Afb
Ayers
Methodist Hospital
City Fire Department
Socialist Party Hopes End For New Government
In Rome a pro Communist revolt within the Socialist party shattered Aldo Moro's effort to form a center left government. Pietro Nenni announced the Marxist Socialist Central Committee could not support the proposed government. Moro planned to inform President Segni of the outcome as Italy faced further political uncertainty ahead of Kennedy's upcoming visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Socialist Party
Aldo Moro
Moro
Pietro
Nenni
Antonio Segni
Italy
Kennedy
Plans Underway To Replace Ben Gurion
President Shazar began consultations for a new government likely led by Levi Eshkol, 68, as Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, 76, retires for personal reasons. Ben Gurion quits premier defense minister and Knesset member roles, drawing salaries and royalties totaling about $300 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Schneer Shazar
Levi Eshkol
David Ben-Gurion
Eshkol
Ben-Gurion
Knesset
Negev
Nasser approves Yemen link to federation proposal
Cairo report says President Sallal requests Yemen join the projected federation of Egypt Iraq and Syria and receives approval from the United Arab Republic government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nasser
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Yemen
Abdullah Sallal
Egypt
Iraq
Syria
Mrs. Ada McAnnal ly Rites Held in Lockney and Covington
Services for Ada Elizabeth McAnnal ly 76 were at First Baptist Church Lockney with Rev. Gene Hawkins. Graveside services follow at Covington Cemetery. Carter Funeral Home to handle arrangements. Mrs. B. R. Phillips 67 scheduled for 2 p m today at First Methodist Church with Rev. James Carter. She died after long illness in Lockney General Hospital. Survivors include daughter Mrs. A L Bigham, son J T Lockney, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockney
B. R. Phillips
McAnnally
Lockney General First Methodist Church
James Carter
Bangor
Ala
Texas
A. L. Bigham
Kenneth Lee Skidmore 7 Dies in Lubbock Methodist Hospital
Kenneth Lee Skidmore of Lubbock died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday in Methodist Hospital after being admitted Friday. Services set for 10 a.m. today at Sunset Church of Christ with Virgil Trout and Ronald Bailey officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park under Franklin Bartley Funeral Home. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Skidmore and survived by two brothers, grandparents, a great-grandmother, and a great-grandfather. Pallbearers named Hardy Scott, Joe Bollinger, Frank Smith, and Bob Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Lee Skidmore
Joe M. Skidmore
42Nd St
Methodist Hospital
Sunset Church of Christ
Virgil Trout
Ronald Bailey
Resthaven Memorial Park
Franklin Bartley
Gary
Harry Skidmore
Blossom
Ray’ M. Barnett
36Th St
Joe Clark
N. V. Barnett
Paris
Hardy Scott
Joe Bollinger
Frank Smith
Bob Pierce
Longtime Lone Star resident buried in Lockney
Mrs. Phillips died Sunday night after years of illness and will be buried in Lockney Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home direction. She moved to the Lone Star Community in 1915 and was a longtime member of First Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband three sons in Amarillo and Dallas and the Philippines, a brother in Lubbock two sisters and nine grandchildren. Pallbearers are listed as H. E. Frazzell G. B. Johnston Harold Griffith Reed Lawson J. D. Nance and Wiley D. Nance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockney
Carter Fneral
Phillips
Lockney General Hospital
Lone Star
First Methodist Church
B. J
Amarillo
Elbert
Dalllas
Delbert
Manila
Philippine Islands
Archie Glasco
9Th St
Lub
Mrs Schulze Dies In Snyder
Mrs. Millie Schulze 71 of Helmleigh died at Snyder Hospital after a long illness. Born in Czechoslovakia she lived in Scurry County 36 years. Survived by daughter Mrs Henry Schniederjans and sons Johnny and Frank with six grandchildren. Funeral at St. Johns Hermleigh with burial in Hermleigh cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
St. John’s ‘Catholic Church
Hermleigh
Arnold Boeding
St. John's Catholic Cemetery
Henry Schniederjans
Hanover
Kan
Johnny S
Ackerly
South Plains Stamp Club Names Officers
New officers were elected at Municipal Garden and Arts Center. Dr. C. Earl Hildreth named president with S. A. Kleinschmidt as vice president Dudley Barber as secretary and Mrs. J G Wilkerson as treasurer Directors include Bill Cartwright Joe Mat Smith and Johnny Wells Installation set for a July 1 dinner A stamp auction preceded the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains Stamp Club
Municipal Garden and Arts Center
C. Earl Hildreth
S. A. Kleinschmidt
Dudley Barber
J. G. Wilkerson
Bill Cartwright
Joe Mat Smith
Johnny Wells
Bolivia oil refinery eyed for 2000 barrel daily output
A new refinery planned near Santa Cruz Bolivia is projected to reach a capacity of 2000 barrels per day. The project signals growing energy development in the region and may affect local supply and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Rites for Frank Witherspoon Slated in Clovis
Frank Witherspoon 79 retired carpenter died Sunday in Clovis Memorial Hospital after living in Clovis since 1952. Rites set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at St James Episcopal Church with Rev Douglas Mould officiating. Burial in Lawn Haven Memorial Garden under C V Steed Funeral Home direction. Survivors include wife a daughter Mrs Ben Harris Coronado California a grandchild and brother Graham Witherspoon Kansas City Missouri. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
Frank Witherspoon
St. James Episcopal Church
Douglas Mould
Lawn Haven
Memorial Garden
C. V. Steed Funeral Home
Witherspoon
Amarillo
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Ben Harris
Coronado
Calif
Graham Witherspoon
Kansas City
H. G. Prahl
Fred Pierce
Howard Martin
Ralph Williams
Walter Hoskings
Ray Singleterry
Retired Pastor's Funeral Today in Hermleigh
Funeral for the Rev. Charles Edward Leslie 89 of Rt. 1 Hermleigh will be at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church. He died Sunday night at Root Memorial Hospital Colorado City. Burial at Helmleigh Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters seven sons 14 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Bank of Algeria replaced by new institution in Algiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loraine
O. L. Walker
Sweetwater
A. E
St. Jo
W. S
San Angelo
J. B
Big Spring
Adversaries Inspire Courage In A Coach's Quote
A historical note quotes Julien C. Hyer on facing opponents with courage. The speaker recalls a college coach advice about fear and balance of strength, brawn, and brains. He emphasizes that rivals are often as scared as you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil
Julien C. Hyer
Nix Harp Rites Scheduled Today
Services for Nix Harp 50 of Amarillo a former Plainview resident will be at 4 00 pm today at Wood Dunning Colonial Chapel in Plainview. Burial will follow at Plainview Cemetery. Harp served three years in the Navy and was a member of Grand Avenue Baptist Church in Amarillo. He is survived by three sons a daughter one sister one half sister one half brother a stepfather and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Nix Harp
Amarillo
Veterans Hospital
Plainview Cemetery
Harp
Navy
Grand Avenue Baptist Church
Ted
Dick Harp
James Harp
Germany
Norman Reneau
Neva Lee Smith
Lipan
Jack Frizzell
Pe Fletcher
New York City
Claude Fletcher
Pie
Forest S. Lee Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Forest Samuel Lee 70 who died at his home Sunday will be at 2 pm Wednesday at the C. V. Steed Memorial Chapel with Dr. Herbert Bergstrom officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery. Lee a retired farmer moved to Curry County in 1917 and farmed 18 miles north of Clovis. Survivors include his wife a son Donald Lee a daughter Mrs. Dewey Pierce and several grandchildren. Pallbearers are Ervin Rittter Claude Lee Delmer Lee Loran Crowder Lester Snyder and Wray Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
Forest Samuel Lee
C. V. Steed
Donald Lee
Navy
Washington
Dewey Pierce
Pleasant Hill
Ervin Rittter
Claude Lee
Delmer Lee
Loiran Crowder
Lester Snyder
Wray Wilson
Rites Pend For Drowning Victim In Pecos River
Rites are pending for 13 year old Abselon Lucero Jr. who drowned with his horse while attempting to swim across the Pecos River north of U S Highway 380. George Estes of Walker AFB tried to save him but could not reach the youth. The boy had reportedly crossed the river twice and was warned against a third attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Pecos River
Abselon Lucero Jr
U.S. Hwy
George Estes
Walker Afb
Estes
Fumes Victim's Rites Held for 18-Month-Old Girl
Funeral services were held for Juanita Story an 18 month old girl who died from carbon monoxide fumes Saturday night Her parents Mr and Mrs W F Junior Story rushed her to Clarendon but she died before a doctor could be found Two other children were ill but recovering Burial took place at East Mound Cemetery under Eudy Seale Funeral Home supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matador
Juanita Story
W. F
Rites Set Today For City Man's Mother
Mrs. N. E. Key of Kirkland age 90 mother of Claude Key died early Monday at Childress Hospital Childress after illness since January Services planned at 4 p m today in Kirkland Baptist church burial set for Wednesday in Bonham Survivors include three grandchildren from Lubbock who will attend the services
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N. E. Key
Kirkland
Claude Key
30Th St
Childress Hospital
Childress
Kirkland Baptist’ Church
Bonham
Lubbock
Key
Rites Planned for City Woman Mrs Nellie Watts
Services at 11 a m today in Bowman Chapel First Methodist for Mrs Nellie Watts 91 of 3117 44th St who died Sunday Her survivors include two daughters Mrs M C Hewitt and Mrs Anne Spelbrink three sisters Mrs Thomas Heeter Mrs A Sieger and Mrs George LeGost two grandchildren and three great grandchildren Burial in Resthaven Mausoleum under Rix Funeral Home Pallbearers A N Gamble Joe Arrington Ewell Upshaw H A Brown Hill Baggett Holt Holloway Dr A Lee Hewitt notes: Watts grandmother of Dr A Lee Hewitt of Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman Chapel
First Methodist Church
Nellie Watts
44Th St
Chess Lovern
E. E. White
Resthaven Mausoleum
Rix Funeral Home
M. C. Hewitt
Anne Spelbrink
St.Louis
Thomas Heeter
A. Sieger
George LeGost
St. Louis
A. N. Gambie
Joe Arrington
Ewell Upshaw
H. A. Brown
Hill Baggett
tHolt Holloway
Mrs Exa Adams Rites Set Today
Mrs Exa Adams 66 of 1623 B 10th St died Sunday afternoon in Abilene after a long illness. Services at Broadway Church of Christ chapel at 10 30 a.m. Officiating will be Horace Coffman. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home. Survivors include two sons Tommy and Bill two daughters Mrs Anna Russell and Miss Bonita Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway Church of Christ Chapel
Exa Adams
10Th St
Abilene
Horace Coff
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Sanders Funerals Home
G. C. Davis
Keep Davis
Raymond Burford
J. C. Sanders
Lawrence Green
Harley Elliott
Levelland Man Homer Hair to be Buried in Dublin
Funeral services for Homer Hair 59 will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Harrell Funeral Home Chapel Dublin burial will be in Dublin Cemetery with George Price Funeral Home in charge Hair a Magnolia Pipe Line operator moved to Levelland from Comanche Howard County He had worked for Magnolia since 1928 Survivors include wife two sons Homer Eugene Midland Jimmy Dale Pueblo five brothers and two grandchildren The notice closes with cleaning advice about airing clothes and scrubbing closets with baking soda solution.
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Levelland
Homer Hair
Harrell Funeral Home
Dublin
George Price
Jimmy Dale
Pueblo
Colo
Carl
Canyon
Roy
Cor’sicana
Delma
Irving
Doyle
Pawnee
Winters
L G West Rites Held In Levelland
Lamar G West 60 died after brief illness. Services at First Methodist Church Levelland with burial in City of Levelland Cemetery. West Lumber Co president and community leader. Survivors include wife a daughter mother sister and brother. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levelland
First Methodist Church
Lamar G. West
South Plains Hospital
Ray D. Johnson
City of Levelland Cemetery
George Price
West
West ‘Lumber Co
Masonic Lodge
Scottish ‘Rite
el Paso
Lubbock
Knights Templar
Khiva Temple Shrine
Amarillo
Board of Regents
South Plains College
Levelland Savings Land Loan Assa
John Harper
G. S. West
17Th St
W. B. Atkins
Jack. M. West
31St St
Paul Musslewhite
John Morton
Marvin Baker
Spencer Tipton
Nathan ‘Tubb
Lester Smith
McPherson Rites Planned Today
Final rites for J. E. McPherson 59, farmer from Halfway west of Plainview, will be held at 2 p.m. at the Halfway Baptist Church. Rev. Robert Schneltekopf will officiate. burial in Plainview Memorial Park. Survivors include Lois Killingsworth, a daughter, a son, three brothers, and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
J. E. McPherson
Baptist Church
Halfway
Robert Schneltekopf
Plainview Memorial Park
Lemons
McPherson
Vernon
Here
Methodist Church
Iowa Park
Lois Killingsworth
Haskell
J. R
Emma Ethel Kimbrough Funeral Slated
Mrs Emma Ethel Kimbrough 70 died Sunday after a lengthy illness in a Hobbs hospital Funeral services set for 3 pm today at First Christian Church with Rev Harry Porter conducting Burial will be in Memory Gardens Robers Funeral Home in charge Survivors include husband A C Kimbrough son Wade Hobbs mother Lula Russell Hobbs sister Mrs Henry Carnes Phoenix Ariz pallbearers Theodore R Johnson George Mansur Richard Hutchens John Easley Bunk Shipp Charles Signor Landis Feather Clyde Cowan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Emma Ethel Kimbrough
First Christian Church
Lea County
Knowles
Harry Porter
Carlsbad
Memory Gardens
Roberts Funeral Home
A. C
Services For Infant Scheduled In Clovis
Graveside services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Gary Madole will be at 9 30 am today in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens Albuquerque former residents of Clovis The child was born Sunday in an Albuquerque Hospital Survivors include a brother the maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs J A Tapp and the paternal grandmother Mrs Eula Mae Madole all of Clovis Dr Herbert Bergstrom pastor of the First Baptist Church will officiate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
Gary Madole
Albuquerque
Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens
Herbert Bergstrom
First Baptist Church
Willufficiate
J. A. Tapp
Eula Mae Madole
Argentina Plans Major Rail Track Improvements
Buenos Aires reports Argentina will undertake extensive track improvements on national rail lines to enhance safety and service. Officials outline rehabilitation programs across key routes and pledges funding for modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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Ike
Ankara
Turkey
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Mrs. Phillips
Mrs. McAnnally
Kennth Lee Skidmore
Ken Skidmore
Resthaven Memorial
Levelland Highway
Clovis Man
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Pete the
Mhonherd
Brussels
Belgium
Japan
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Uma
Funeral Insurance
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