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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1971

Page

4

Townhouse Plan Passes by Planning Board in Lubbock

At the Lubbock Planning and Zoning meeting, a development proposal by W. B. Reed for 39 townhouse units surrounding the Rushing home was approved. The project located along Albany Avenue and Slide Road in the south side district aims to create a new residential area in the planned community called Street of the Good Life with unit costs ranging from 27 000 to 75 000 dollars.

Gary Shultzling Avalanche-Journal William R. Reed W. B Lubbock Slide Road Albany Avenue 22Nd Street Reed Rushing Englewood Frankford Avenues 34Th 36Th Streets Ken Flagg 34Th Street Frankford Avenue Flagg M-1 Tulane St Edward W. Napier James Speer Speer E .F. Buck North Ash Avenue Stanford Street Ivan Fowler Garlington-Howard, Inc J. Ray Hawkins 5Th Street Avenue R Bill Cox Indiana Jolliet Avenues 52Nd Street Helen J. Penny 50Th Street Quaker Avenue Penny

Lubbock area notes include court session and zoning actions

Judge Howard C Davison and the Texas Judicial Qualifications Committee plan a 10 a m Saturday session in Austin. In Lubbock Ruth Burchett wins a 500 grant for Differentiated Staffing study across Texas schools. City permits issued for a 3600 square foot office building at 2301 2305 Ave Q with owner O W McCleog.

Howard C. Davison District Court Texas Judicial Qualifications Committee Austin Ruth Burchett Lubbock Public Schools Texas Classroom, Teachers Association J. D. Hunter Construction Co City of Lubbock Ave Q. O. W. McCleog

Rites Today for Cal C. Wright Dies at 84 in Lamesa

The Rev. Cal C. Wright 84 longtime West Texas circuit riding Methodist minister died Thursday morning in Lamesa after a stroke Services set for 2 p m at First Methodist Church with burial in Lamesa Memorial Park. Wright grew up in Callahan County and served 50 years in ministry making about 48000 visits as a sky pilot He was a WWI chaplain and later served as pastor in Spur and as chaplain of the National Association of Sheriffs Posses Survivors include his wife Ida Vera and four daughters including Mrs Thomas Kindel of Phoenix

West Texas Cal C. Wright Wright Lamesa Callahan County Old Polytechnic College Fort Worth Northwest Texas The Methodist Church Camp Zachary Taylor Hedly Hedley Donley County First Methodist Spur National Association of Sheriffs Posses Story Wright Tanner Laine Ida Vera Thomas Kindel Phoenix

Obituary Notes Include Wright, Rivers, Neeley Kin

An obituary lists surviving relatives: Mrs. Lowell Schmit Cyril Okla and Mrs. Pat Davis Arlington plus Mrs. J E Neeley Jr Lamesa. Sons include Judge Robert C. Wright Lubbock and William Greenwich Conn Calvin Jr Albuquerque. A sister is Mrs. Robert Cross Ralls with 13 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Bo Adcock Neil Chastain Perry Roberts Dr J V McKay George Norman Kenneth Hamilton C L Crawford Hal Boyd.

Rites planned for Hale Center resident Jack Brownd

Jack Brownd 78 a Hale Center resident since 1922 died Thursday at Hi-Plans Hospital after a brief illness. Services will be at 5 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church with Rev T J Orbun officiating. Burial Hale Center Cemetery Feeman Funeral Home directing. Survivors include wife Hollie four sons H L Colton Calif Wayne Sudan Gene Earth Ray Long Beach Calif four daughters Bill Houston Abernathy Frank Cheever Dumas Thomas Greenwood Pampa Kenneth Burnett Cotton Center two brothers R B Levelland Ellis Denton four sisters Lowe McGehee Claude J W Hale San Angelo Minne Palmer Palestine Maude Durham Archer City 20 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren.

Hale Center Jack Brownd First Baptist Church T. J. Orbun Feeman Funeral Home Brownd Hi-Plans Hollie H. L Colton Calif Wayne Sudan Gene Earth Ray Long Beach Bill Houston Abernathy Frank Cheever Dumas Thomas Greenwood Pampa Kenneth Burnett Cotton Center R. B Levelland Ellis Denton Lowe McGehee Claude J. W. Hale San Angelo Minne Palmer Palestine Maude Durham Archer City

Rites Scheduled For W A White In Floydada

Floydada special report notes the death of 79 year old Win fred Ulmer Doc White in Amarillo after a long illness. Services set for 2 p m at the church with Rev F C Bradley officiating. Burial at Floydada Moore Rose Funeral Home. White a lifelong Floydada resident and pharmacist with a half century in practice. 50 year Khiva Shrine Temple member. Survivors include son Bob of Amarillo five sisters and one grandchild.

Floydada Winfred Ulmer Khiva Shrine Amarillo Bob Bob Rosson Ruby White Hamer Ormand Borger Pearl Flagen Omaha Néb

Mrs Velma Estell McClelen Dies at 75 in City

Velma Estell McClelen 75 of 4320 19th St died about 12:50 p.m. Thursday at home after an extended illness. Funeral services are pending at Rix Funeral Directors. She moved here a year ago from Seymour. Survivors include her husband Tom a daughter Billie Glass of 2902 Bates St four stepdaughters Bonnie Thompson Atrell Winn Frances Brooks a stepson Kenneth McClelen sister Mae Curry of Dallas four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Velma Estell McClelen 19Th St Rix McClelen Seymour Tom Billie Glass Bates St Bonnie Thompson Atrell Winn California Frances Brooks Texas City Kenneth McClelen San Angelo Mae Curry Dallas

Arthur Lee Ivey Services Today

Services for Arthur Lee Ivey aged 75 of 3627 E 4th St are at 3 p.m. in the W W Rix Chapel with Rev J R Church of Western Hills Baptist Church officiating Burial follows at Resshaven Memorial Park Ivey died Wednesday at home after a brief illness Survivors include four sisters Eleanor Mayfield of Andrews Irene Epperson of Midland Beula Davidson and Nettie Hicks both of Houston and a brother Claude Ivey of California

Arthur Lee Ivey E. 4Th St W. W Houston Brether Claude Ivey California

Artie Pruitt Dead at 67 in Natural Cause Death

Artie Pruitt 67 of 218 18th St. was found dead shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday at his residence. Justice of the Peace F H Bolen ruled the death natural. Services are pending with Sedberry Funeral Home.

Artie Pruitt 18Th St Justice of the Peace F. H Bolen Sedberry Funeral Home

Tel Aviv University Opens David Horowitz Institute

Tel Aviv University dedicated the David Horowitz Research Institute for Developing Countries to sponsor research projects and hold seminars on Third World problems.

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv University David Horowitz

Hale Center honors Virgil Martin at Community Banquet

Virgil Martin received the Citizen of the Year Award at Hale Center’s Community Banquet attended by more than 125 people. Larry Milner urged growth through positive leadership, while five local firms earned plaques for contributing to Hale Center’s economic development.

Hale Center Virgil Martin Martin George Patton Austin Jimmy Partin Abilene Tanner Laine Avalanche-Journal Hale Ww Tor Alin Larry Milner Amarillo Southwestern Public Service Co iMilner Milner Hi-Plains Hospital Professional Livestock Supply Co Shepard Weed Lot STF Feed Lot Missouri Beef Packers Keith Brashear T. J. Orbun Dick LeMond Gordon Russell Chamber Ray ‘Freeman Bob Lotspeich Elton Wyatt P. L. Pollard Lotspeich Arleen Freeman Pollard C. H. Keeton Claude Burnett John Trimmier Freeman Johnie Chilton Kit McDaniel Bert Rice Pat Shepard Orval Boyd Larry Cooper

The Shepherd Giving and True Love in Giving

A short verse by Julien C. Hyer on generosity in love. It cites 2 Cor 9 7 and argues love expresses itself through giving without grudging. The piece emphasizes giving of self and material gifts as proof of affection and trust.

Beverly Rites Planned In Clovis for J P Beverly

James Pernell Beverly 74 of Clovis will be honored at a 10 a m Saturday service at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Edwin Chappel officiating. Burial follows at Lovington Smith-Rogers Funeral Home. Beverly, a pioneer New Mexico rancher and Open Range Cowboy Association member, died after a long illness in Lovington Lea General Hospital. He resided in Lovington since 1926 and was active in Masonry and the Order of the Eastern Star. He is survived by his daughter Betty Lou Chaney of Roswell, a brother Walter of Lovington, a sister Bennie Lee Durham of Lubbock, among others.

Clovis James Pernell Beverly First United Methodist Church Edwin Chappel Tom Myers First Presbyterian Church Fort Davis Lovington Cemetery Smith-Rogers Funeral Home Beverly New Mexico Lovington Lea General Hospital Lovington Open Range Cowboy Association The Mason's Lodge Order of the Eastern Star Katie Betty Lou Chaney Roswell N. M Walter Bennie Lee Durham Lubbock

Rites set for H R Johnson in Lubbock Saturday

Hugh R. Johnson 69 of 2213 30th Street died after a two week illness. Services will be 10 a m Saturday at Sanders Memorial Chapel with the Rev Bob Coleman and the Rev Bob Noble officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Johnson a 26 year resident of Lubbock, retired plumber, Masonic Lodge member. Survived by Ruth two daughters Kate Milberger Alta Loma California and Mrs Robert Caudle Garland a son H R Jr Odessa a brother Paul Houston and nine grandchildren.

Hugh R. Johnson 30Th St Lubbock Osteopathic Clinic Sanders Memorial Chapel Bob Coleman Lubbockview Christian Church Bob Noble City of Lubbock Lubbock Johnson Masonic Lodge Ruth Kate Milberger Alta Loma Calif Robert Caudle Garland H. R. Jr Odessa Paul Houston

Shaping Up Long Evening Dresses for Spring

Long evening dresses are shaping up as the spring rule with hemlines ranging from below the calf to ankle length, offering varied silhouettes for the season.

Harmon's Funeral Today for James A Harmon49

Funeral services for James A Harmon 66 of Dunsmuir Calif will be at 2 p m today in Mount Shasta with burial in a Mount Shasta cemetery He died Tuesday in a Mount Shasta hospital after a lengthy illness He worked 45 years for the Southern Pacific Railroad and was a Shriner Survivors include three sons James Anaheim Calif William Fort Worth and Jerry Mount Shasta two sisters Mrs G K Bullock Jr and Mrs John B Steele both of Lubbock and two brothers Ralph Idalou and Philip Manteca Calif

James A. Harmon Dunsmuir Calif Mount Shasta Harmon Idalou Southern Pacific Railroad James Anaheim William Fort Worth Jerry G. K. Bullock Jr John B. Steele Lubbock Ralph Philip Manteca

E. E. Holtzclaw Services Today

Funeral services for Edgar E. Holtzclaw 70 of Lubbock are at 2 p.m. in Franklin- Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with Horace Coffman officiating. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Holtzclaw died about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Home in Plainview. He was a retired plumber. Survivors include son A. J. of Lubbock, daughter Mrs. Geneva Hunt of Vernon, and three grandchildren.

Edgar E. Holtzclaw Lubbock Franklin- Bartley Horace Coffman Broadway Church of Christ City of Lubbock Holtzclaw Plainview Hillcrest A. J Geneva Hunt Vernon

Ex Tech gridder Butler shot to death in Big Spring

Police charged 19 year old Charles Crawley with murder after former Texas Tech football player Billy Anthony Butler was found fatally shot in his Big Spring apartment. Butler, 24, had played for Tech and earlier starred at Coahoma High School. Authorities say Crawley surrendered after leading them to a hidden pistol. Butler’s funeral set for 2 pm at Nalley Pickle Rosewood Chapel with burial in Coahoma Cemetery.

Big Spring UPI Charles Crawley Texas Tech Billy Anthony Tony’ Butler Butler Texas’ Tech Crawley Nalley- Pickle Rosewood Chapel Bartlett Mills Midway Community Guy White Coashoma Coahoma Fettering Texas Sports Writers Association Tech Midland-Odessa Ruffnecks Lubbock Kendra

Rites Saturday For W H Black

Services for Walter Houston Black 55 of 520 Municipal Drive will be held Saturday at Northside Church of Christ with Rev Frank Jones officiating. Entombment in Resthaven Mausoleum. Henderson Funeral Directors in charge. Black, a Lubbock resident since 1943, died Thursday morning after brief illness. He was a retired civil service employee. Survived by two sons Walter and Teddie of Lubbock, two daughters Mrs Richard Barnett and Mrs Jimmy Rae of Lubbock, three sisters Mrs J E King of Homestead Fla, Mrs Bonnie Melton of Brownfield, Mrs Cleburne Carr of Dallas, a brother Alson of Crystal City, and 10 grandchildren.

Walter Houston Black Municipal Drive Northside Church of Christ Frank Jones Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Resthaven Mausoleum Henderson Funeral Black Lubbock West Texas Hospital Civil Service Claudia Walter Teddie Richard Barnett Jimmy Rae J. E. King Homestead Fra Bonnie Melton Brownfield Cleburne Carr Dallas Alson Crystal City

Rites Planned for W. C. McDonald in San Angelo

Services for W. Cassie McDonald age 69 will be at 10 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church Chapel San Angelo with Dr. Jerold McBride officiating. Burial follows at Fairmont Cemetery under Johnson Funeral Home direction. McDonald a real estate agent and developer died Wednesday in a San Angelo hospital. Survivors include his wife a son Cassie of San Angelo a daughter Mrs. Leonard W. Hough of Big Lake three brothers and five sisters and five grandchildren.

Adelia Howard Clovis Central Baptist Church Carl Scott John C. Summers Texico Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens Sherwood Mortuary Clint Springfield Robert S. Arnold Jefferson Jack Bowen Colorado City Cleo Westbrook Long Beach Calif Essie Taylor Fort Worth

Carman Rites Planned For L D Carman

L D Carman 62 of 2303 hth St died about 5 39 am Thursday in Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital A funeral will be at 4 pm Saturday at University Assembly of God Church with Rev Bill Thomas and Rev J A Thomas officiating Burial will be in Latchbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Directors He lived in Laubock since 1954 He is survived by Mandie Ella six sons Cecil Ray James Jack Larry and Billy a daughter Mrs Jack Kratcchwill three brothers Samuel Mike Lawrence and a sister Mrs Ines Turribull and 16 grandchildren

L. B. Carman Hth St University Assembly of God Bill Thomas J. A. Thomas City of Latchbock Cemetery Rix Funeral Carman Laubbock Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Mandie

City Resident’s Funeral for Alvin Chamberlain

Services for Alvin Chamberlain 83 of Rt. 5 Lubbock will be held at 2 pm Saturday at Ashbury United Methodist Church. Dr J O Haymes will officiate. Chamberlain died Thursday in Methodist Hospital. Survivors include two sisters and three brothers. He lived in Lubbock since 1944 after moving from Haskell.

Alvin Chamberlain Rt. 5 Lubbock Ashbury United

Gunshot Victim's Rites Arranged for Christopher Martin

Services for Christopher Martin aged 18 of 5702 15th St. will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at University Baptist Church with Rev. Wilburn Coffman officiating. Burial is at Resthaven. Martin was found dead Wednesday night at his home. Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy ruled a gunshot wound related to personal safety. Survivors include his parents Gary and Mrs Martin, two brothers Paul and Terry, and grandparents Selena Martin and the McBrides of Lubbock.

Christopher Martin 15Th St University Baptist Church Wilburn Coffman Resthaven Memorial Park Sanders Funeral Home Martin Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy Gary Martin Paul Terry Selena Martin R. H. McBride Lubbock

Mrs Scudder Services Set in Andrews

Services for Mrs Adelaie Scudder 88 of Andrews will be at 4 30 p m today at First Christian Church with Rev Omer Bantz officiating Burial will be in Andrews Singleton Funeral Home Andrews resident since 1963 died about 515 p m Wednesday at Andrews Nursing Home She was a registered nurse.

Andrews Adelaie Scudder First Christian Church Omer Bantz Andrews Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home Scudder Andrews Nursing

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