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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1971
Page
5
Art Linkletter declared LSD the most dangerous drug in history and warned that flashbacks can occur up to two years after use. The Plainview audience heard the famous broadcaster discuss drug effects and public safety concerns.
A radio and television story describes a parent recalling their youngest daughter among five children who joined a group of curious youths seeking thrills and taking a chance as others did.
Texas Tech hosts a community bike event and picnic at Calvary Baptist Church while Mrs. Massengale’s group rides to Memorial Circle for a burial. The Lubbock County Hospital District board meets Monday. Dr. Hoffman of the University of Houston speaks at a spring banquet honoring 190 students with 3.5 GPAs. The Air Force ROTC receives an Outstanding Unit Award for recruiting, retention, and academic strides. Awards honor Chinese German and Russian studies, and multiple local obituaries and services follow for area residents.
Mrs. Wicker 75 of Plain died Thursday night at Plains Convalescent Center. Services at 4 p m in First Baptist Church of Lockney with Rev. Carlos McLeod and Rev. Gene Hawkins officiating. Burial in Lockney Cemetery. Survivors include husband O E Wicker three sons W M of Seminole Troy of Russellville Ark Gene of Las Vegas Nev two daughters Celia May Walker Plainview Elmerslyn Selman Walsh Colo two sisters Mrs Frank Roberson Lockney Mrs J F Nix Waco two brothers Bruce Whitlock Lockney Buster Whitlock Stratford nine grandchildren eight great grandchildren.
Severe thunderstorms ripped across Texas and surrounding states with three twisters sighted in North and Central Texas. A church was demolished near Sherman Denison, cattle killed, a farm house and barn destroyed near Howe, and heavy hail and gale warnings widespread from the Pacific coast to the Northwest.
Services for Ruth Blackshear 78 of 705 Colgate St will be at 2 p m today at Colgate Church of Christ. Officiants are James W Wilbanks and Ned Fairbairn. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include two sons J M Blackshear Dallas and J K Blackshear Greenville two daughters Mrs Ray Evans Sherman and Mrs Beth Pryer Hobbs a brother and two sisters. Nine spondichikkren and
Mrs. C. M. Thacker 72 dies after extended illness in Pasadena hospital. Services at 10 a.m. in Nidey Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Grandview Cemetery. Former Floydada resident, survived by daughter Mari Lee Lewis of Pasadena and sister Mrs Edward Hayle of Harmon, two grandchildren.
A reflective verse by Julien C Hyer describes mourning after a death. It counsels hearing grief, facing sympathy, gathering pieces of life left behind, and starting anew as values shift. The poem offers guidance for moving forward with a heavy heart.
Andrew Sparks 89 of 2320 Birch Ave died Friday in Colonial Nursing Home after a long illness. Funeral at 3 p.m. Monday at Mount Gilead Baptist Church, Rev. S R Roberts officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survived by sisters Hunter Williams and Katie Tanner, both of Lubbock.
Snyder Texas death notice for Dellsworth W Clark 80 a longtime Lamesa resident died Friday after brief illness at Cogdell Memorial Hospital Funeral service Sunday 2 p m Bolger Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev Wallace Kirby burial Ira Cemetery Survivors wife Dora brother Harlan Dallas
Stephenville Texas Special Jack Teddlie 70 longtime SBA regional director in Lubbock died Friday afternoon in Stephenville Services planned for 2 p m Sunday at Stephenville burial in West End Cemetery He rose from Farmers First National Bank president to SBA post in 1959 expanding regional status and minority loan efforts He led SCORE efforts and community workshops He retired July last year and returned to Stephenville Survivors include wife Margie Richardson daughter Delilah White sister and four grandchildren
Funeral services for C. L. Pitts 80 are pending at Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home in Lubbock. A longtime Idalou resident and retired farmer he died Friday in a Fort Worth hospital. Born in Oklahoma he lived in Idalou Rt. 1 for 40 years and is survived by Oma daughter Mrs. Robert H. Dean of Fort Worth two sons Robert N. Pitts Citrus Heights California and Floyd L. Pitts Idalou Rt. 1 nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Services for Lloyd E. Whitfill are set for 10 am today at Wallace Funeral Home Chapel in Tulsa. The Rev. First Congregational Church and the Rev. Gerald Tidwell will officiate. He died Thursday in Iswisher Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Born in Lockney, he lived in Tulsa since 1952 after moving from Kress. He was a farmer and parts man for an agricultural implements company in Tulsa. He is survived by his wife Amatine, son Craig of Austin, brother Doyle of Port Arthur, and his mother Mrs. Berniece Whitfill of Tulia.
Services for Mrs. Sam J. Furr 79 sister of Mrs. George S. Berry will be at 2 30 p m today in Olney with burial in Olney Cemetery. Mrs. Furr died Friday in Olney. Survivors include two sisters a son two brothers two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mrs Farr had visited Mr Berry often in Lab
Services for Mrs. Willie Edna McCreary 80 of 1914 Ave 0 will be at Broadway Church of Christ at 4 p m with Horace Coffman officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include son Jack of 3418 49th two daughters Lorene Ladd and Mrs Tom Clinton.
Services set at 2 p.m. today for Mrs Beulah Ogden Stuart 71 at Marys Episcopal Church with Rev Buck officiating. She died Friday in Sea General Hospital after an extended illness. A Lavington resident since 1970 she taught elementary school in Los Angeles and was UC Berkeley 1923 graduate. She is survived by daughter Mrs Robert Buck of Lovington son Bruce of Grosse Pointe Park brothers Arthur Ogden Visalia Ralph K Ogden Lawrenceville sister Mrs Alf T Joyce Visalia and four grandsons.
Construction of a federal office and maintenance complex moves forward with a June completion target. Delays from a 1968 tornado and strikes increased costs to about 3.41 million, with total projected costs over 5 million including land work. Major occupants include the U S District Court VA Agriculture Justice HUD Treasury Civil Service and others with about full occupancy expected after move.
ASPERMONT Special services are pending for Mrs Ona Fay Cherry 62 who died on arrival at Stonewall Memorial Hospital Aspermont after an auto accident three miles west of Swenson Friday afternoon. Born in Stephenville she made her first home in Kent County and had lived in Spur since 1949. Survived by two sons Robert Cherry of Lubbock and of Kansas City a daughter Ophelia Sweringen of Graham five sisters two brothers and 13 grandchildren.
Services set for Jatue Reid Dennis 13 in First Baptist Church Lamesa with Rev. Moody Smith and Rev. Fred Blake officiating. Burial at Lamesa Memorial Park under Branon Funeral Home direction. Dennis a Dawson County resident since 1933 died Thursday at Medical Arts Hospital. He was a retired farmer. He leaves mother Eula Mae La sa. a son J W of Lamesa. four sisters Abner Sprayberry Woody Smith Versie Sprayberry G Goodson all of Lamesa. and three grandchildren.
The Commerce and Industry Department reports that in the last five years it has received inquiries from 298 foreign companies about entering Hong Kong. Twelve of these firms have already built factories in the British colony.
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