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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1960

Page

6

Evil Water Conditioning Promises Cost Savings for Salons

A beauty industry notice touts Evil Water Conditioning as a fix for scale and corrosion in salon equipment and pipes. It claims reduced fuel and maintenance costs, two thirds lower water cost, and easier hair rinsing. Wes-Tex Distributing Co. of Lubbock promotes installation and distribution for Isbell Powell Hair Stylists and others.

Isbell Charles Powell Isbell-Powell Hairstylists, Inc Lubbock Texas Evisivision Wes-Tex Distributing Co 34Th St Ady

101 Year Old Woman Josie Gaddis Dies in Clovis

Josie Gaddis aged 101 died at 10:55 p.m. Saturday at her daughter’s home five miles west of Clovis. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. today in Charles V. Steed Memorial Chapel with Rev. Hollis H. Duck officiating. Burial in Lawn Haven Memorial Ark. Survivors include daughter Mrs Claude V Bridges of Clovis and two grandsons Allen Bridges of Oklahoma City and Corbitt Bridges of Amarillo, plus four great grandchildren.

Clovis Charles V. Steed Steed Funeral Home Josie Gaddis Claude V. Bridges Allen C. Bridges Oklahoma City Corbitt Bridges Amarillo Rose Chapel Roberts Funeral Home Martha Rachel Purselley Carlsbad Myrle Leckie

Dowell Rites Pending for Levelland Farmer Walter Dowell

Walter Burton Dowell 68 died at Methodist Hospital Lubbock. A World War I veteran and farmer he moved to Levelland in 1934 from Snyder and served as county commissioner precinct 4 1943 1947. Survivors include wife daughter brother and three sisters and three grandchildren.

Levelland George Price Walter Burton Dowell Methodist Hospital Lubbock Dowell Snyder Baptist Church First Baptist Church Masonic Lodge Wayne Palmer W. J. Dowell San Angelo E. H. Adams Brownsville J. A. Terrill

Lewis Services Set For Ralls

Funeral arrangements are pending at Carter Funeral Home in Ralls for Forrest Shade Lewis 34 who died of a heart attack in Lovington Saturday night. Lewis a former Ralls resident worked for Humble Petroleum Co lived in Ralls 17 years before moving in 1949. Survivors include wife son Mack Raymond daughter Lark all of Lovington School, two sisters Mrs James Chote Ralls and Mrs C C Wistle Floydada and the parents Mr and Mrs Bedford Lewis Ralls.

RALLS Carter Forrest Shade Lewis Lovington Lewis Humble Petroleum Co Mack Raymond Lark Lovington Schome James Chote C. C. Whittle Floydada Bedford Lewis

Cornell Study Links Bird Voices to Music and Voice

Researchers at Cornell University study graphs of sound to record pictures of birds voices. The work shows similarities between bird song patterns and human muscle sounds, suggesting cross connections between avian acoustic displays and human motor activity.

Cornell University

Eratosthenes Calculated Earth's Circumference

Ancient Greek writer Eratosthenes is credited with first calculating the Earth's circumference by comparing shadows in different locations. His work spans science and theater, contributing to early geography and cultural knowledge.

Eratosthenes

State highway bids set for 883 miles in Lynn and Lubbock

The State Highway Department announced bids will be taken March 15 and 16 on 883 miles of highway and farm to market road projects including the Lynn Lubbock Farm 211 and 400 reconstruction from the Wilson County line to Interstate Farm 400. Debra Stotts, 10, was treated for a broken arm after a fall at a shopping center on 50th Street.

Lynn Lubbock State Highway Department Lynn-Lubbock Wilson County West Line Debra Stotts Don Stotts St. Mary's Hospital 50Th St

Floydada Rites Set For Man L C McDonald

Funeral services for L C McDonald 81 will be held at 3 p m today in the First Methodist Church Floydada. He died Sunday at his home after a long illness. Burial is in Floydada Cemetery. Born in Augusta West Virginia he moved from Keyser West Virginia in 1915 and was a farm implement dealer and rancher with family survivors including his wife two sons four brothers a sister and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

W. C. Colston B. V. Carver Floydada Floydada First Methodist Church Colston Arlington First Methodist S. M. Bennett J. Hooper Stiles 22Nd St First Methodist L.C. McDonald H. Dewitt Seago Harmon Funeral Home Augusta W. Va MacDonald Catherine Cheshire Floyd County Keyser McDonald South Dakota Clement Lee Roy Tulia Homer Edgar Winchester Walter McDonald Raymond McDonald Tampa Fla Sally. Hook

Rites Set For Gunshot Victim In Lubbock

Funeral services for David Martinez 28 of Lubbock will be held at St Joseph's Catholic Church at 4 p m today. Martinez died of gunshot wounds suffered at 1502 Ave F. Felipe Venegas 33 of 1502 Ave F is charged with murder with malice. Justice of the Peace George H McCloskey reports Martinez was killed by three shots from a .38 caliber pistol. Burial will be at City of Lubbock Cemetery, under Sanders Funeral Home direction. He was Korean War veteran and survived by three brothers and four sisters.

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church David Martinez Lubbock Ave. F Felipe ‘Venegas Justice of the Peace George H. McCloskey Martinez Luz Martinez Rt. G. Lubbock City of Lubbock Sanders Funeral Home

Inaugural Races at Lubbock Kart Track Delayed

The formal opening of Lubbock's new Lubbock Kart Track was postponed due to bad weather. Owners Steve Brock L C Gage and Dean Hammock announced the opening will now be Sunday March 13 with races at 2 p m and the track opening at 10 a m.

Lubbock

Funeral set for Rev D A Ross

Funeral services for the Rev. D A Ross 82 of 2209 20th St retired Methodist minister will be held at 11 a m today at St Johns Methodist Church with Rev Calvin Froehner officiating. He died 11 30 p m Saturday at Methodist Hospital after Tuesday confinement. Born in Colorado he was a member of St Johns and the Masonic Lodge and married Deletta Price in Fort Chadbourne. Surviving are his wife four sons a daughter two brothers two sisters eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park under Franklin Bartley Funeral Home direction.

Earl F. Nesbitt 32Nd St Methodist Hospital St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church Resthaven Memorial Park Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Nesbitt Plumbers and Steamtfitters D. A. Ross 20Th St St. John's Methodist Church Calvin Froehner Mr. Ross Lubbock Colorado St. John’s Methodist Harvey Dunn Floyd Johnson J. G. McClendon G. R. Laverence D. M. McElroy Yancey Price W. B. Rushing Walter Wood Charles A. Ross Robert H. Ross Abilene Carl W. Ross Main D. E. Ross Carrollton W. 3. Pickett Karnes City H. E. Ross 31St St James T. Ross Huron S. Dak J. G. Couch Big Spring Charles A. Jones Sacramento Calif

Final expense life insurance offer for ages 50 to 88

Old American Insurance Co Kansas City invites readers aged 50 to 88 to mail name address and year of birth for a $1,000 final expense policy. No obligation and no calls. transaction handled by mail from 4900 Oak Dept L342A Kansas City Missouri.

Kansas City Old American Insurance Co Oak, Dept

Amanda McCullough Rites Held in Plainview

Final rites for Amanda McCullough 71 dead on arrival at Plainview Hospital followed a heart attack. Services were held at Wood Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Rose Lawn Cemetery San Antonio. She had lived in Plainview 1909 to 1923 and with a great niece since 1934. She survived by two nieces three nephews and several extended relatives.

Plainview Amanda McCullough Plainview Hospital Wood-Mitchell Funeral Home McCullough C. E. Bramlet Corbie Grimes

William Huff 82 Dies. Father Of Three Lubbock Women

William Travis Huff 82 died after a long illness in a Brownwood hospital. He was father to three Lubbock women and owned a telephone exchange in O'Donnell. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Davis-Morris Chapel with Dr. James Basden presiding. burial in East Lawn Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, a son, five daughters, two brothers, nine grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.

Brownwood William Travis Huff Lubbock Davis-Morris James Basden First Baptist Church East Lawn Memorial Park Huff O’donnell Telephone Exchange

Feldkirch Survives as Bells Signal Faithful Rally

On Easter Day, Austrian Feldkirch faced Napoleon's siege. A churchman urged bells and churchgoing to fake the arrival of Austrian troops, a ruse that drew civilians into prayer and helped the town endure the threat.

Feldkirch

Clovis Resident Robert J. Moore Dies at 70

Robert J. Moore 70 of Clovis died Sunday at his home. Services set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Charles V. Steed Memorial Chapel Steed Funeral Home. Burial in Hellene New Mexico. Survivors include wife three sons Clarence Calvin Arvil daughter Effie Austin one brother Sampson three sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Clovis Charles V. Steed Steed Funeral Home Robert J. Moore Robert D. Mason Westbrook Baptist Church Hellene N. M Clarence Calvin Searchlight Nev Arvil Merccedes Effie Austin Enochs Sampson Linnie ‘Murdock Cynthia ‘Blare Robert Lee Minnie. Jones E. 24Th St Lubbock

Free Hair and Scalp Examinations in Lubbock Event

Tomorrow only Erickson Hair and Scalp Specialists visit Lubbock Texas offering free private examinations at the Lubbock Hotel from 1 pm to 8 30 pm. Mr J C Peak will assess hair loss causes and propose Erickson home treatment with a 12 month guarantee.

Lubbock Texas Erickson J. C. Peak Tomorow J. C Adv

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