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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1977
Page
4
A driver dodged a head on collision by steering into a North Lubbock yard at 2 30 a m and was then assaulted by the following motorist. The attack left William Clemmer uninjured while a separate home assault and multiple burglaries harm residents across Lubbock.
Crowds of about 4,000 greet Britain's Princess Anne as she unveils a statue of Queen Anne in Centreville Maryland The ceremony includes gifts to the princess and a welcome from Acting Gov Blair Lee III The event notes the county's 1706 charter and marks a broader visit with plans for Sunday activities in nearby towns.
Obituary brief notes Charley Hawkins of Mansfield Louisiana and two brothers Huey P Jr of Odessa and David of Mansfield. Mrs Josephine Blumrosen 79 of 2113 B 35th St to be laid to rest at City of Lubbock Cemetery after services at W W Rix Chapel officiated by Rabbi Morris Feuer. She died Friday morning after a brief illness. Survivors include her son J R Blumrosen and daughter Maxine, a brother Alex Bloomberg and sister Carrie Perskey plus three grandchildren.
A string of funeral notices from Plainview to Tulia and Olton list services for Eleanor Ann Caldwell Frankie Ebelling James Haggard Pauline Hoffman Alma Huckabee Bailey Ireland John Ivins Kitty Mullins Robert Stephens and others. Details include dates times locations and burial sites with family survivors and organizations referenced.
Mrs Margaret Jane Terrell 77 a Sem inole resident died Thursday in Sem inole Memorial Hospital She lived in Memphis most of her life before moving to Twilight Acres Nursing Home to live with her daughter Geneva Ables Funeral and burial are planned with services in Memphis Tennessee and Peach Creek Cemetery Sardis Mississippi Survivors include daughter son Bile Joe Beaver Memphis five sisters two brothers fourteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren
Latricia Ann Fourd, 17, of Odessa, died in a one car rollover on FM 61 about 21 miles northwest of Andrews. The accident led to pronouncement at the scene by Justice of the Peace Jay Williams. Survivors include her father Huey P. Fourd and her mother Effie Mae Fourd. Local funeral arrangements are handled by Singleton Funeral Home with services pending at Drewitt Funeral Home of Mansfield Louisiana.
Services for Herman Ernest Gohlke 84 of Farwell will be at 4 p.m. today at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Littlefield. Burial will follow at Littlefield Memorial Park under Hammons Funeral Home direction. Gohlke died Wednesday.
Mrs Mamie Reeves 54 of 1303 48th St Lubbock died 4 23 p m Saturday at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital after a brief illness She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Survivors include three sons Charlie Clay Darryl all of Lubbock four daughters Frances Finley Germany Anna Weatherford Buffalo Springs Lake Patsy Carroll Carol Reeves both of Lubbock and 12 grandchildren
Saint Augustine, founder of the Christian church in southern England and the first Archbishop of Canterbury, died in 604, marking a pivotal moment in early English church history.
Richard Porch Jr 28 of 1829 East St in serious condition after a garbage truck overturn on North Avenue Q following a collision with a dump truck driven by Cber Lee Roberts 25 of 2420 E 7th St who was treated and released. Murl Lamb 24 of Post in critical condition after a house fire in Post last Thursday. Pam Johnson 22 of Abilene in serious condition after being pinned between two cars at a Slide Road service station. Adela Commiskey 20 of Adelphi Md in serious condition after a two car crash near Levelland and Cook Memorial Hospital intake.
In Dawson, a 50 to 49 vote rejected a half million dollar bond for the Dawson School. The plan would have funded a new 900 seat auditorium and remodeling of the gym and dressing rooms, but officials warned it would raise taxes by about 80 percent. The seven member board will certify results Monday. The district serves about 700 residents amid declining oil values and potential equalization needs on taxable property.
Dmitry Kitayenko aged 36 is appointed chief conductor of the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Philharmonic Society, succeeding Kirill Kondrashin. Kitayenko is a Moscow and Leningrad conservatory graduate and Yon Karajan Biennial Berlin winner, Tass reported Friday.
Edward M. Breihan of Lubbock and Plains Coop Oil Mill was elected president of the Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association at its 8th annual meeting in Ruidoso New Mexico. He succeeds Jack Reece of Abilene’s Anderson Clayton and Co. Board directors include George Brassell of Anderson Clayton and Co. and Charles Goble of a Levelland oil mill firm.
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