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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1966

Page

2

Local Briefs Highlight Texas Tech Talks and Library Events

Dr. John Binnion of Texas Techwill address the Texas Business Education Association in Amatrict 4 and speak on Annual Report The Southwestern Oklahoma Business Education Association meet will be in Weatherford March 17 18 The Wally Byam Trailer Club meets at Embers Steakhouse to discuss caravans plus 150 members attend A one day library workshop in Abilene featured Mrs James E Platz and others The Organized Marine Corps Reserve Medal will be awarded to Lance Cpl Benny R Weeks at the Marine Corps Reserve Training Center Dr Ernest Wallace spoke on the Texas Declaration of Independence for the South Plains Genealogical Society A 45 year old Lubbock man A J Meier faced charges of fondling a minor in Levelland and was jailed on 3000 bond.

John Binnion Texas Tech School of Business Texas Business Education Association Binnion Texas Plains Wally Byam Trailer Club Embers Steakhouse 50Th St Abilene James E. Platz Fred Rigsby Friends of the Library William B. Arper Texas State Library District Texas Library Association Lance Cpl Benny R. Weeks 40Th Rifle Company U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Ernest Wallace South Plains Genealogical Society Municipal Garden Mexico R. P. Swofford J. F. Reeves W. W. Yocum A. J. Meier Lubbock Levelland Meier Ave. Fo

Bank Warming Opens New Hobbs Branch

New Mexico Bank & Trust Co. opens a full service branch in Hobbs with a 3400 square foot facility and a pre stressed concrete roof. Open house runs all day Saturday at the Bel Aire Shopping Center with bronze plate glass and sand molded brick exterior.

HOBBS New Mexico Bank & Trust Co Bel Aire

Old West author Marie Sandoz dies of cancer at 65

Marie Susette Sandoz, Nebraska born chronicler of the Old West and author of 17 books, died at St. Luke's Hospital in New York at age 65 after a cancer battle. She spoke of slowing the cancer and had planned an autobiography and more works before illness. Cheyenne Autumn, one of her notable non fiction titles, was adapted into a 1953 movie.

New York Marie Susette Sandoz St. Luke's Hospital St. Luke's Yoo

PTA Meeting Hears Overton Music Groups

The Overton Elementary chorus and orchestra performed for Father's Night at the PTA meeting. A 62 member fourth to sixth grade chorus directed by Mrs Lawrance and accompanist Mrs Rush, plus 16 sixth grade orchestra players led by Mrs The event marked Texas Public Schools Week ending today.

Overton Vancille Lawrance Reba Rush Tom

Municipal Meet: Officials Urged to Improve City Image

Judge James Ellis told 140 South Plains city officials at Region 3 Texas Municipal League gathering that a city's image reflects officials attitudes toward people and events. Post Mayor Harold Lucas announced the state meeting in Fort Worth on Nov 13 and that the next regional meeting will be in Lubbock. Attendees included city leaders from 40 South Plains cities.

James Ellis Texas Municipal League Kobo Palace Lubbock Post Harold Lucas Region 3 Ellis Fort Worth Rolan Simpson Jack Eastman Eastman South Plains

Morton Plane Crash No Injuries Reported

Three Morton residents escaped injury when a Cessna four place plane crash landed in a plowed field about a mile northeast of Morton Airport. Passengers Dr. W. B. McSpadden and Mr and Mrs Charles Jones were unharmed. The plane rolled onto its nose and wings but there was no fire.

Morton Morton Airport W. B. McSpadden Charles Jones Jones Cochran County Chester Miller N. H. Steed

Funeral services set for Mrs. Russell P. Burrus

Mrs. Russell P. Burrus, 65, longtime Dawson County resident, will be buried in Lamesa Cemetery after funeral services at 2 p.m. in the Downtown Church of Christ. Ministers W. T. Hamilton and Weslie Mickey will officiate. She died Wednesday night in Baptist Memorial Hospital in San Antonio after a two month illness. Born in Colorado City, she moved to Dawson County in 1927 and is survived by her husband, two daughters, a son, three sisters, seven grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers: Roy Bearden, Glen Batson, Oscar Vogler, Vernon Flanniken, Vernon Miller, Hez Wright.

Lamesa Russell P. Burras Dawson Church of Christ W. T. Hamilton Weslie Mickey Burias Lamesa Cemetery Branon-Philips Funeral Home Burrus Baptist Memorial Hospital San Antonio Colorado City Dawson County J. B. Livingston Jim Minnick Jal N.M Weldon R. Burrus W. W Jenkins Arlington C. C. Sampson S. T. Tollison Mission

Rites Pending For Mrs Mull

Services are pending at Bolger Funeral Home for Mrs. William Mull 69 a Fluvanna resident since 1922 who died Thursday morning in Lubbock Methodist Hospital after a month long illness Survivors include her husband two sons Kenneth Freeport and Dickie Borger one daughter Mrs Travis Beavers Lubbock three brothers Horace Jenkins Plainview Neb Orin Jenkins Grand Junction Colo and Merrill Jenkins California three sisters Mrs Ethel Baker Grand Junction Colo Mrs Vera Harp er Fruita Colo and Mrs Ocal McClintock Napa Idaho and six grandchildren

Three City Teens Injured in Night Collision

Three 16 year old teens were hurt in a two car crash at 45th Street and Quaker Avenue around 9 p.m. Thursday. Robbie Gildersleve was admitted to Methodist Hospital with a severe head wound and is listed in fair condition. Gala McNeiley and Steven Lee Fields received emergency care and were released after treatment.

45Th St Quaker Ave Robbie Gildersieve 52Nd St Gala MaNeiley 41St St Steven Lee Fields Alvaro Nunez Plainview Nunez New Deal Frank Worley Worley Calvin Harrell Dewee Methodist Hospital Petra Nunez Plaine View Elena Rodrigue Morty

Angi Dickinson and David Janssen Target The American Dream

Angie Dickinson and David Janssen to play the love interest roles in The American Dream at Warner Bros. studios with a new film project announced.

Aywood Upy Angie Dickinson David Janssen Wil Warner Bros

Sandlin Rites Slated In City

Funeral services for C. V. Sandlin 65, a Lubbock County resident, are set at First Methodist Church with Dr. Paul M. Bampers and three pastors officiating. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Surviving relatives include a daughter Mrs Carel Jean Pater Fort Worth a mother Mrs G A Sandlin Route 6 Lubbock two brothers and a sister with services by Lubbock Funeral Home.

C. V. Sandlin Lubbock County First Methodist Church Paul M. Bampers Samuel P. Auslim RB. N. Huckabee Lubbock Cemetery Tae Sendlin Fort Worth G. A. Sandlin Lubbock Co Beaters J. B Bakersfield Calif J. P. Dewey Denver Colo Jeffers Seath Pare TL FL Andrews Cotton Thompson J. FH. Felton Bryan RR. Shaw Hugh Templeton J. 0. Gammil C. H. Hamilton Chesley Courtney

McKenzie Rites Set for Ernest Parton

Funeral services for Ernest Parton McKenzie 2 were held Sunday in Atlanta at the J Austin Dillon Funeral Chapel with burial in Crest Lawn Cemetery. The inquest ruled death a self inflicted gunshot wound. survivors include wife son daughter brother two sisters and three grandchildren. Japan donates rice to India as ambassador announces 10 000 tons of rice and 8 000 tons of chemicals to aid food shortage and India plans new ports.

Ernest Parton McKenzes Stowall J. Austin Dillon Atlanta Crest Lawn Franklin-Bartley Funeral McKenzie Foro Land Japan New Delhi India Indira Gandhi Ossinu Itagaki

Wayland Board Approves Five Year College Plan

Wayland College trustees approve a five year development program including five major buildings: a physical education center science building fine arts center student center and additional residence halls They adopt a 1 316 832 annual budget up 60 000 and announce private funding will finance expansion with no public tax funds The group also dedicates a new three floor women s residence hall and outlines plans for the first public donation campaign to begin after May 7 with gifts totaling 811 112 from Texas Baptists

Plainview Wayland College Ruel Nash J. B. Bratcher Henry Heck Wayland Bayqust College Barre Piso Perport Tesos Taptists

Joplin Rites Set After Slaton Death

Slaton Texas Jesse Lee Joplin 79 dies after arriving at Mercy Hospital Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p m at the Slaton Church of Christ with James Wilbanks minister. Burial in Englewood. He was a Jack County native farmer survived by wife Alice, four daughters and two sons, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He had brothers J R Level and Ben Littlefield and sister Mrs Hattie Olive Irving.

Slaton Jesse Lee Joplin Shutan Slaton Church of Christ James Wilbanks Englewood Cemetery Willams Funeral Home Joplin Mercy Hospital Jack County Alice Yo B. B. Jones

Floydada Livestock Show Honors Winners at Banquet

About 300 people attended Floyd County Junior Livestock Show Awards Banquet. Grand champions were: steer Neal Mitchell Lockney. harrow Mitchell Probasco Floydada. fine wool lamb Lee Sinor Floydada. medium wool lamb Lee Sinor Floydada. southdown Judy Probasco Floydada. cross David Hale Floydada. shropshire lamb Robert Moody Lockney. Showmanship awards went to Carlton Johnson Lockney. Lee Sinor Floydada. Judy Probasco Floydada and Diana Hoodel. Lockney FFA sweetheart won a plaque for selling most memberships. An open show meeting is set for 7 20 p.m. today in the Lighthouse Electric community room.

Floyd County Neil Mitchell Lockney Harrow Shropshire Lamb Robert Moody Carlton Johnson Lee Sinor Floydada Judy Probasco Diana Hoodel Lockney Ffa Show Association Lighthouse Electric

Fictition Notice From Lubbock Avalanche Journal

A misformatted entry from the Lubbock Avalanche Journal at 8th and Avenue J in Texas appears as an OCR style fiction note. It references a newspaper printing location and a catalog code POS4343 without additional readable content.

Lubbock Avalanche Journal 8Th and Avenue J. Jugbock Texas

Mrs. Farris' Rites Slated

Funeral services for Bertha M. Farris 60 longtime Clovis resident will be held at 2 30 p m in Chapel of Memories Mortuary with Rev J W Lowe and Rev W D Bryant officiating. Burial follows at Mission Garden of Memories. She died after a lengthy illness at Clovis Memorial Hospital. She had lived in Clovis 40 years. Survived by son W H Farris and Carl Roberts. father George W Elliff. brother Howard E F Elliff. sisters Louella Reynolds and Rosalee Kimbell. six grandchildren and one creator and child.

Clovis Bertha M. Farris Chapel of Memories J. W. Lowe Church of God and Prophecy W. D. Bryant Bretheren Church E. L. Basler Mission Garden of Memories Farris Clovis Memorial Hospital W. H. Farris Carl Roberts Davis George W. Elliff Houston Howard EF Elliff Louella Reynolds McAllen Rosalee Kimbell Bunkie

Former Texas Tech track captain C A Christian 62 dies

Abilene funeral services set for C A Christian 62 former Texas Tech student and first track team captain who died at home of an apparent heart attack Survivors include wife daughter six brothers and four sisters spanning Lubbock Amarillo and San Antonio

Abilene C. A. Christian Texas Tech College Church of Christ Christian Tech Stanley Lobely San Antonio L. L

Unger Services Set Saturday In City

Rites for Cyril C. Unger 55 of 2620 39th St. will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park under Sanders Funeral Home direction. Unger, a 21 year Lubbock resident, died Wednesday at home after a two year illness. He was a maintenance engineer at St. Mary's Hospital for 17 years. Survivors include his wife three sons three daughters two brothers one sister and two grandchildren. Rosary at 7 30 p.m. today at Sanders Memorial Chapel.

Cyril C. Unger Christ T the King Catholic Resthaven Memorial Park Sanders Funeral Home Lubbock Unger St. Mary's Hospital Sanders Memorial Chapel

Mind Purity Advice by Julien C Hyer

A religious prompt urges keeping thoughts clean to reflect a pure character and avoid negative influence. It cites Philippians 4 8 and warns that impure ideas harm reputation and speech.

James T Fryar Services In Broadview Church Of Christ

James Thomas Fryar 62 of the Broadview area died shortly after midnight Wednesday. Services are at 2 p.m. today in Broadview Church of Christ with Leonard Ginnings officiating. Burial follows in a Grady New Mexico cemetery. Survivors include his wife four daughters in California three brothers two sisters and nine grandchildren.

Clovis James Thomas Fryar Broadview Broadview Church of Christ Leonard Ginnings Grady N.M C. V Steed Wayne Tate Ralph Standfield Bob Ridley Clyde Queener Ralph Burnett Earl Allen Marie Duke Leda Stout Betty Cockrell Maxine Greathouse California Mike Roswell Elmer Dimmitt David San Fidel Victor Stout Alvin Culpepper

Shoemake Rites Set Saturday in Snyder

Shoemake 56 of Scurry County dies after lengthy illness at Coadell Memorial Hospital Snyder funeral set for 4 p m Saturday at Northside Baptist Church with Rev John Duke and Rev Dayton McCarter officiating burial at Snyder Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home direction Survived by wife Mattie Lee three sons Howard Bill Steve all of Snyder Belton and Midland and three daughters Mrs Robert Caster Midland Mrs Herman Adams Snyder and Mrs Clyde Asbery Fresno California also three brothers W R Jim Dallas J M Fort Worth I F Hobbs N M and three sisters Mrs Clarence Johnston Archer City Mrs Wesley Cribbs Gilenrose and Mrs Clyde Asbery Fresno California

Snyder Tommy Edman Shoemake Scurry County Northside Baptist Church John Duke Dayton McCarter Snyder Cemetery Bell Seale Funeral Home Shoemake Coadell Memorial Hospital Mattie Lee S/Set Howard Shoemake Belton Miss Bill Midland Steve Robert Caster Herman Adams Gera Adams W. R Jim Dallas J. M Fort Worth I. F Hobbs N. M

Rites Set for J. F. Temple Lubbock Realtor

Services for J. F. Temple 63 a Lubbock realtor are set at Oakwood Methodist Church today at pm. Burial is in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home direction. Temple died at Highland Hospital after a week as a patient. He lived in Lubbock since 1945 and ran Temple Realty Co with his son. He leaves a son a daughter three sisters a brother and many grandchildren. Pallbearers named include Marvin Shunbert W H Manning Jr George W McCleskey Gene Browne Bobby Landers Jimmy Rosson Wallace Cannon and I B McDougal.

J. F. Temple Lubbock Oakwood Methodist Church Billy Wilkinson City of Lubbock Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Temple Highland Hospital Temple Realty Co 50Th St Marvin Shunbert W. H. Manning Jr George W. McCleskey Gene Browne Bobby Landers Jimmy Rosson Wallace Cannon IB. A. McDougal

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