Lubbock council debates golf clubhouse remodel and city projects
City officials discussed remodeling the Meadowbrook clubhouse at a cost of 125000 while deferred bond issues and budget timing were debated. Test drilling for groundwater potential near the southeast area began with H D White awarded the contract. A zoning, street and HUD recertification plan were approved along with land trades and sign allocations.
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Lubbock
City and Power Company
H. D. White
Southwestern
Parks and Recreation Commission
Dirk West
Meadowbrook
West
Cluthorne
Galfery
Rites for J. L. Dorsett set Saturday at Asbury Church
Services for J. J. Dorsett TT of 4605 Ave S are 4 p.m. Saturday at Asbury Methodist Church. He died Thursday morning at Highland Hospital. Officiating will be Rev J Wade Griffin with Rev George Tyson assisting. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. He lived in Lubbock 47 years and belonged to Asbury Church Golden Age Club and Senior Citizens Club. He leaves four sons, two daughters, a brother, a sister, 18 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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J. J. Dorsett
Ave. S
Asbury Methodist Church
Dorsett
Highland Hospital
J. Wade Griffin
George Tyson
City of Lubbock
Franklin Bamley
Golden Age Club
Senior Citizens Club
Carl M. Dorsett
Auburn St
Marvin C. Dorsett
W. 12Th St
Larry E. Dorsett
59Th St
Richard T. Dorsett
E. Rice
Marion Griffith
Marvin Griffith
Tempe, Ariz
Arthur Dorsett
Houston
Alice Spence
Groveton
Frank Allison's Rites Planned
Services for Frank Allison 58, area farmer, will be 10:30 a m today at First Baptist Church Littlefield with Rev H F Scott of Lubbock and Rev R B Hall officiating Burial will be in Littlefield Memorial Park Hammons Funeral Home directs Allison died on arrival at Medical Arts Hospital Clinic from apparent heart attack He was a Walnut Springs native moved to Littlefield in 1961 Survivors include wife Frances a son Don Canyon a daughter Jeane Brown Corpus Christi three brothers Ernest San Benito Alvin Elmer Levelland three sisters Carrie Leigan Levelland Audrie Boyd McAllen Ola Mae Fowler Levelland and two grandchildren Pallbearers Vie Oxford Skipper Smith Bill Smith Elmer Barton Elton Hauk John Driskill
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Littlefield
Frank Allison
First Baptist Church
H. F. Scott
Lubbock
R. B. Hall
Littlefield Memorial Park
Hammons Funeral Home
Allison
Medical Arts Hospital
Walnut Springs
Alison
Levelland
Frances
Don
Canyon
Jeane Brown
Corpus Christi
Ernest
San Benito
Alvin
Elmer
Carrie Leigan
Audrie Boyd
McAllen
Ola Mae Fowler
Vie Oxford
Lockney Honors Mrs Taylor and Fortenberry as Outstanding Citizens
Lockney Texas Chamber of Commerce honors Mrs Virginia Taylor and Eddie Joe Fortenberry as outstanding citizens at a banquet. Rabbi Morris Hershman spoke on integrity pride faith and teamwork. Taylor heads Texas Farm Bureau Talent Fund and youth clubs. Fortenberry leads Lockney Rodeo Assn and Young Farmers and has past awards.
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Lockney
America
Morris M. Hershman
Joliet
Lockney Chamber of Commerce
Rabbi Hershman
Joe
Virginia
Taylor
Eddie Joe Fortenberry
Texas Farm Bureau Talent Fund
Chicago
West Texas
Caprock District of Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lackney Young Homemakers Chapter
Athena
Eastern Star
PTA
Heart Fund
Daughters of the American Revolution
Fortenberry
The
Texas Young Farmers Assn
Association’s Outstanding Young
Lockney Rodeo Assn
Cotton Council
High Plains Research Foundation
Lockney Young Farmers
Robert Lee Smith
Gene Hawkins
Claude Brown
Joseph White's Rites Saturday
Joseph F. White 85 of Eunice New Mexico died Thursday in Permian General Hospital. He was a retired farmer born in Corsicana and lived in Hobbs before moving to Eunice nine years ago. Services at 2 p.m. Saturday Singleton Funeral Home Chapel burial Andrews Cemetery. He leaves Mamie three sons Arley Joe Homer Eugene four daughters Beatrice Eva May Arietta Evelyn a sister Ettle Howitt two brothers Kim Roger and 21 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren.
Charles B. Allen Dies Rites Set
Charles B. Allen 68 a retired restaurant operator died at 2 p m Thursday in a Midland nursing home after a two year illness Services will be at 10 a m Saturday at Branon Philips Chapel with Rev Walter Horn of First Presbyterian Church officiating Burial will be in Lamesa Memorial Park under Branon Philips direction He was a native of Hattiesburg Mississippi and had lived in Dawson County since 1947 Survivors include a son in Lamesa a daughter Mrs Betty Cook of Aurora Colorado a sister two brothers Finis and Bill Allen of Memphis and four grandchildren
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Lamesa
Charles
Bob Allen
Midland
Branon-Philips
Walter Horn
First Presbyterian Church
Lamesa Memorial Park
Hattisburg
Miss
Allen
Dawson Countty
Lamesi
Bettie Cook
Aurora
Cola
Finis
Bill Allen
Memphis
Plaque honors Lubbock Vietnam War dead unveiled
In City Council chambers a plaque honoring Lubbock residents killed in Vietnam was unveiled. Lubbock Jaycees sponsored the plaque presented by Dr. Frank Butterfield and C Wayne Smith. Names listed include Charlies D Witt Jessie Almos Jack Berry Edward G Creed Wayland Powell and Joe Levato Jr with Jose Moreno Wade E Thackrey Jr yet to be inscribed.
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Lubbock
Frank Butterfield
C. Wayne Smith
Lubbock Jaycees
Jaycees
Vietnam
Edward A. Creed
Rosie Baca
Joe Lovato Jr
Jose Moreno
Woodrow
Norman W. Gowler Rites Planned Today
Services for Norman W. Gowler, 45, of 4207 B Canton Ave., will be at 3 30 p m today in Lindsay Funeral Home in Paducah Kentucky. Burial will follow in Paducah. Gowler, a Lubbock resident for 20 years, was killed Tuesday in an automobile accident near Hale Center. Survivors include his wife and two children.
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Norman W. Gowler
Canton Ave
Lindsay
Paducah
Lubbock
Gowler
Hale Center
Truth as Guide to Freedom and Peace
The writing extols constant search for universal truth as a path to freedom, health, and peace of mind. It cites John 8 32 and urges self knowledge and clarity with a devotion to truth over all else.
John T Warren Dies in Seminole Rites Set
John T Warren 69 a Seminole resident for 18 years died Thursday in Andrews General Hospital after a weeks long illness. He was a retired oil company employee. Services are 3 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with ministers Charles McClure, Gene Hawkins and Bobby Phillips officiating. Burial Seminole Cemetery directed by Seminole Memorial Chapel. Surviving: three sons Delbert of Seminole Leroy and Kenneth both of Andrews. two brothers Irvin Hartshorn Okla and Edgar Stigler Okla. one sister Edna Holmes Farmersville Calif. six grandchildren.
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John, T. Warren
Andrews General Hospital
Warren
Oil Company
First Baptist Church
Delbert
Seminole
Leroy
Kenneth
Andrews
Irvin
Hartshorn
Okla
Edgar
Stigier
Edna Holmes
Farmersville
Calif
Frank D. Evans Dies at 78 Rites Held in Idalou
Frank D. Evans 78, longtime area resident, died Wednesday in a Seymour hospital. Services set for 2:30 p.m. today at Idalou Church of Christ with Vernon Simpson officiating. Burial in Idalou Cemetery. Survived by son R. A. of Stanton, daughters Mrs. Martin London of Fort Worth and Mrs. R. J. Richerson of Arlington, two brothers, a sister, eight grandchildren and a great grandchild. Pallbearers listed as Ennis Woods, Barney Embry, Lee Emery, Bernice Kelsey, Lutcas Evitt, Parker Burford.
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Frank D. Evans
Idalou Church of Christ
Seymour
Vernon Simpson
Idalou
Sanders Funeral Home
Lubbock County
Evans
Becton
McCoy
R. A. of
Stanton
Martin London
Fort Worth
R. J. Richerson
Arlington
E. R
Seth
Mrs. Annie Fix 84 Dies At Home In Lubbock
Annie Fix 84 of 4320 19th St died at her residence at 1 20 p m Thursday after a lengthy illness. Services pending at Rix Funeral Directors. Survived by son Avery 3106 22nd St a daughter Mrs R C Buchan of Austin four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Lubbock resident since 1962 coming from Austin.
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Annie Fix
19Th St
Oice
Rix Funeral Directors
Avery
22Nd St
R. C. Buchan
Austin
Tech Engineering Dean Top Seller Of Lubbock
Texas Tech engineering dean John R. Bradford was named top seller of Lubbock at the Fourth Annual Distinguished Salesman's Award program at the Lubbock Country Club. Charles Bucks of Continental Airlines delivered the speaker remarks as the event honored local and regional salesmen.
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John R. Bradford
Lubbock Country Club
Bradford
Charles Bucks
Los Angeles
Continental Airlines
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Rites Planned Saturday for Mrs Patillo in Lubbock
Services for Mrs. R. E. Patillo 75 of 2019 17th St are set for 10 a m Saturday at First Baptist Church. Officiants include Rev W David Ray Dr J Ralph Grant and Dr C E Hereford burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Surviving husband a son Robert 4004 40th St and two grandchildren.
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R. E. Patillo
17Th St
West Texas Hospital
First Baptist Church
W. David Ray
J. Ralph Grant
C. E. Hereford
City of Lubbock
Rix Funeral Home
Patillo
Womens Missionary Union
Lubbock
A R Burgess Services Pend in Seminole
Arnold Ray Burgess 53 a former Seminole and Canyon resident died Tuesday afternoon of a heart attack on a Bradley California farm. Services pending at Singleton Funeral Home in Seminole. Born in Roanoke he had managed a Bradley farm for 18 months. Survived by wife Mary Etta of Bradley a daughter Mrs Sammy Webb of Seminole a son R A Burgess of Lon Pac California his mother Mrs Tommie Burgess of Canyon two sisters Mrs R L Glanton of Canyon and Mrs Grace Coltharp of Riverside two brothers Cliff Burgess Hale Center and Walter J Burgess Dumas and seven
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Arnold Ray Burgess
Seminole and
Canyon
Bradley
Calif
Singleton Funeral Home
Seminole
Roanoke
Mary Etta
Sammy Webb
R. A
Lonpac
Tommie Burgess
R. L. Glanton
Grace
Mrs. Van Burrus Dies in Olton Rites Set
Mrs. Van Doney Burrus 90 widow of Lamb County Judge C. E. Burrus dies at Heritage Homes Plainview and is to be buried in Floydada Cemetery after services at the Church of Christ in Olton. Survivors include son Roy of Plainview two sisters four grandchildren and eight pallbearers.
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Olton
van Doney Burrus
Lamb County
C. E. Burrus
Main Street
Church of Christ
Raymon Carson
Haun. Kite
Floydada
Parsons Funeral Home
Roy
Plainview
John McDonald
Willie Gee
Amherst
Elmer iMcGill
Lowell McGill
Garland Rose
David Maxey
FrankiDaugherty
Vernon Jefferies
Services for Dallas man J Ray Hollis set today
Funeral services for J Ray Hollis of Dallas, father of a Texas Tech student, are set for 11 30 a m at Restland Memorial Chapel. He is survived by his wife, the son Justin B Hollis, two sisters and four brothers. Viola Smallwood 65 dies at University Con valescent Home awaiting local arrangements by Henderson Funeral Home.
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J. Ray Hollis
Dallas
Texas Tech
Restland Memorial Chapel
Hollis
Justin B. Hollis
Murdough
Viola Smallwood
Webb Funeral Home
Seagraves
Henderson Funeral Home
Weather Forecast and Flood Update for Texas Regions
The forecast calls for a trough and a cooler front with the second hottest national max at 80. Lubbock will see a high of 73 after an overnight low of 33 with more clouds and possible showers. Flooding continues on streams in Central and East Texas though no population centers are directly affected by Trinity Sabine and Sulphur rivers. Thursday's high reached 62 in Galveston.
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Lubbock
Texas
Weather Bureau
Trinity
Sabine
Galveston
Speaker Traces Deterioration Of Alcoholic At Tech Seminar
Texas Commission of Alcoholism representatives presented the stages of alcoholism from non drinker to alcoholic and gave a cultural history. R E Hendrix outlined centuries of the problem while C C Waggett spoke on the journey of alcohol use. The event focuses on college students with Tech Union sessions open to the public.
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Texas Commission of Alcoholism
Tech
C. C. Wagget
TCA
R. E. Hendrix
Lubbock Christian College
South Plains College
Coronado
Tech Union
Rites Arranged for QO M Shipp
QO M Shipp 88 Shallowater resident died Thursday in a Lubbock hospital. Services set for 3 p m Saturday at Newport Union Church Newport burial in Newport Cemetery Burgess Funeral Home Bowie. Survivors include son John G Shipp Shallowater daughter Mrs Greer Smith Phillips Tex sister Mrs W W Melton Waco and five
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Shipp
Shallowater
Lubbock
Newport Union Church
Newport
Burgess Funeral Home
Bowie
Rest Haven
Clovis Names Taylor Mayor at City Hall Meeting
Charles M. Taylor Jr. was chosen to serve a two year term as mayor at a Thursday organizational session of city commissioners at City Hall. The board also reappointed Marvin Hass as city manager and Harry Patton as city attorney for another two years. The meeting followed the March 5 election which had approved Taylor Tom Hama and Richard Rowley as new commissioners.
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Council On
Ray J. Diekemper Jr
Ieity
C. M. Berry
Geneva Avenue
61St
62Nd
Lyndale Acres
50Th Street
Avenue G
Avenue D
Avenue F
Sam Hi. Alfred
J. W. Wright
Kenneth Pharr
N. C. Mills
Andrew R. Miller
William H. Hicks
Planning and Zoning Commission
19Th Street Veterans Administration
Federal
Heenan Johnson
City + County Libraries Board
Charles B. Perry
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Stuart
W. C. O'Mara
Bill D. Blake
Parks and Recreation Commission
Bolinger, Segars & Co
Certified Public Accountants
Municipal Hill
Cherry and Akin, Contractors
Lubbock
Southwestern Materials Co
Austin
Rogers
South Plains
ABC Club
Reese Air Force Base
Oystein Evang
Norway
Cork
Ben Nasser
Saudi Arabia
Eastman, Granberry
Diekemper
W. E. Medlock
Clovis
Speciel
Charles IM
Chick) Taylor Jr
Marvin Hass
Harry Patton
Taylor
Tom Hama
Richard Rowley
First Use of Kentucky Name Traced to 1776
Fragments note that Kentucky name first appeared officially when Kentucky County was created in December 1776 as part of Fincastle County Virginia. The passage cites Frist Kentucky origin in Frankfort Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Upi
Virginia
Kentucky County
Fincastle County
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O'Neal Terrace
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Yellowhouse Canyon
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J. L. Dorsett
J. 1. Dorsett
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Charles B. Allen
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Pete) Williams
Smith Ford Co
Mack Mauldin
Gifford-Hill- Western, Inc
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Southwestern Public Service Co
P. G. (Palmer) Powell
Bates-Wells Co
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Melson
Bill Keeling
Paul Garone
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Eddie Mee
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Diversified Services, Inc
Eve’ Wood
J .W. Chapman ‘and Sons
Marlin Smith
Jack Fielder
International Business Machines
R. EF. Patillo
Mrs. Patillo
Keith Franklin
A. R. Burgess
QO. M. Shipp
Peaceful Gardens
Memorial Park
Taboka Highway
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