Oven Heated for Gridiron Show Nearing Sellout
The fourth annual West Texas Gridiron dinner and show in Lubbock March 30 at the Country Club is nearly sold out. Local men will be roasted in lighthearted skits with profits funding Texas Tech journalism scholarships. Everett George is musical director and Lt. Gov. Preston Smith is expected to attend.
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West Texas
Texas Tech
Garets
Everett George
May
Jothers
George
Lubbock
Phil Orman
Bob Nash
Joe Riordan
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Smith
Mrs Miranda's Services Slated After Stillbirth in Roaring Springs
Mrs Domingo Miranda 40 resident of Roaring Springs died Friday after giving birth to her nineteenth child in Traweek Hospital. Funeral at 4 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with Rev James Duddy of Spur officiating. Burial in East Mound Cemetery. Survivors include her husband Domingo nine daughters and five sons her parents Mr and Mrs Jesus Ramos California two sisters and five brothers.
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Matador
Domingo Miranda
Roaring Springs
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
James Duddy
Spur
East Mound Cemetery
Eudy ‘Seale
Miranda
Traweek Hospital
Liberty Hill
Jesus Ramos
California
City Youth Elected To VIC Post
Ricky Richardson of Lubbock High was elected president of District I Vocational Industrial Club contests and conference in Abilene. Six Lubbock High delegates and sponsor James Burnett attended. Numerous first places were earned by VIC Chapter 109 and Monterey Chapter 134 in skills, display, drafting, and nursing related events.
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Abilene
Ricky Richardson
J. O. Richardson
Lubbock
Lubbock High
James Burnett
Jerry Vinson
Danny Fletcher
VIC Chapter
Fletcher
Ralph Thorne
James Tolson
Chapter
Nancy Lewis
Sharron Teek
Paula Edwards
Victor Valdez
Miss Shambeck
Miss Ellenberger
Linda Ward
Miss Kendall
Ricky Akard
Dean Mountz
Bonner Bennet
Darrell Call
Ben Ybanez
Monterey
Tim Simmons
Becky Box
Jud
Chapman
Miss Chapman
Jimmie Booth
Mickey Taylor
Gary Speke
Miss Box
Nick Brow
Joann McKnight
Lions Pancake Supper Feeds 18000 At Lubbock Coliseum
The Lions served pancakes to about 18 000 people at the Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock on a Saturday night. Around 370 Lions ran the line with 165 Lions wives and Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts assisting. Proceeds benefit crippled children camp Camp Fire Girls Little League baseball and sight conservation programs.
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Municipal Coliseum
Lubbock
Lions
Lions Club
Crippled Children
Camp Fire Girls
Little League Baseball
Sight Conservation
Probe in Sale of Worthless Rings in Plainview
Investigation continues into the sale of at least three worthless diamond rings for 1000 to 2000 dollars. A Plainview woman, 28, was released on bond after vagrancy charges following a ring sale to a fellow resident who reported a 3600 dollar ring offered for 1000 dollars. Deputy Hunt made the arrest. no further charges filed by Saturday.
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Plainview
Ted Hunt
Hunt
Hobbs Woman Receives Suspended Manslaughter Sentence
In Portales, a 35 year old Hobbs woman, Joreen Ivanetta Hoyl, was given a one to ten year suspended prison term after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter. The crash on U S Highway 70 near Portales killed 54 year old Frank Kendall Rowe, a Clovis taxi driver, in November.
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Portales
Hobbs
Joreen Ivanetta Hoyl
Nh Judicial District Court
E. T. Hensley
Frank Kendall Rowe
U.S. Hwy. 70
Mrs Neasbitt Rites Monday In Acuff Church
Funeral services for Margaret Ann Neasbitt 53 of 308 E Stanford will be held Monday at 2 p m in Acuff Road Baptist Church with Rev Charles Bradford officiating. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include daughters Helen Scott and H W Earley, sons Billy J Sanders and J W Sanders, brothers Jessie Hiser Gordonville Grady and Floyd Hiser, sisters Joe Sanders Bert Gage Ollie McCullum, father J P Hiser and 14 grandchildren.
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Margaret Ann Neasbitt
E. Stanford
Acuff Road Baptist Church
Charles Bradford
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Henderson - Wilson Funeral Directors
Neasbitt
Helen Scott
H. W. Earley
Gainesville
Billy J. Sanders
Mrs. W. E. Freeman Funeral Set Monday
Rites for Mrs. W E Freeman 89 Plainview resident for more than 30 years who died Friday will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the First Christian Church. Rev. Arthur Digby will officiate. Burial in IOOF Cemetery under Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. She came from Madison Iowa and moved to Plainview in 1931 and operated a boarding house. Survivors: two sons W S Freeman of Colorado Springs and John S Freeman of Louisville. one granddaughter and one great grandchild.
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Plainview
W E. Freeman
First Christian Church
Arthur Digby
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Madison
Iowa
Freeman
Rio Grande Valley
Hamilton Rites Set For Mrs. J. R. Bailey
Funeral services for Mrs. J. R. Bailey 68 of Hamilton are set for 9 a.m. at Riley Funeral Home. She died Friday after a brief illness and is survived by her husband two other sons 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial will be at Fort Phantom Hill Cemetery near Abilene. Her sons Don Bailey of Lubbock and John Bailey of Lamesa are named among the family.
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Hamilton
J. R. Bailey
Riley Funeral Home
Father of British Welfare State Lord Beveridge Dies
Lord Beveridge a Liberal politician and author of the Beveridge Report, which laid the foundations for the National Health Service, died Saturday night at his Oxford home aged 84.
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London
Lord Beveridge
Oxford
Beveridge
National Health Service
City Man Unhurt In Freak Mishap
A Lubbock man escaped serious injury when his car skidded and tumbled 644 feet on Peach Street near U S 84. Raymond Carl Dubose 43 was admitted to Methodist Hospital for observation after the vehicle overturned several times at about 110 mph. Two other youths were treated after a single vehicle turnover on FM 719 south of Lakeview.
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Lubbock
Peach St
U.S. 84
Methodist
Lakeview
West Texas
Larry Eubanks
Big Spring
Kenney Timmons
Rt. 5
Tohoka
Stanton PTA Elects New Officers for the Year
Stanton Special notes New Stanton PTA elects officers led by Leland Nelson as president and Mrs. Bob Johnson as first vice president. Also chosen are Mrs. Homer Henson second vice president Mrs. George Glynn third vice president Mrs. Phil Berry secretary and Mrs. Evelyn Lankford superintendent. L. M. Hays presented service pins to teachers with tenures including Miss Ganevera Middleton 15 years Mrs. Phillip White and Mrs. J. J. Barbee 10 years and several 5 year honorees.
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Phil Berry
J. C. Epley
Marie Duhart
W. E. Harrell
H. J. Dauphin
Mae Belle Littlejohn
Luther Berry's Services Slated In City Monday
Luther Berry 75 of 3508 39th St died Saturday at Methodist Hospital after a illness. Funeral is 10 30 a m Monday at Trinity Baptist Church with Dr C Melvin Ratheal officiating assisted by Rev J T Bolding burial in Resthaven Memorial Park under Franklin Bartley Funeral Home. He moved to Lubbock in 1955 from Lamesa where he lived 34 years and was a native of Llano County. He was a member of the Lamesa Masonic Lodge and Trinity Baptist. Survivors include his wife Amy a son Dr George W Berry Waco three daughters Dorothy Berry Houston Mrs George Morris 2713 57th St and Mrs James McCord Frankfort Germany a brother W S Skellytown two sisters Mrs Frank Brecheen 1519 24th St Mrs Bettery Fielder Dallas seven grandchildren and a great grandchild. Pallbearers Don McKee John R Bradford Vernon Odom Abe Holder Robert Dixie Kilgore and Edward Phillips. Honorary pallbearers are Berry's Sunday School class.
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Luther
Hubert Hannabas
Ave. T
St. Mary’s Hospital
Calvary Baptist Church
W. E. Thorn
John Martin
Resthaven Memorial Park
Sanders Funeral Home
Lubbock
Hannabas
Wilson
South Plains
Delta County
Sunbeam Laundry
T. H. Hannabas
42Nd St
E. H. Hannabas
Arlington
J. D. McCelvey
15Th St
Sam
Hobbs Resident Samuel Leamon Dies at 78
Samuel Robert Leamon a Hobbs resident for 16 years died Saturday. Rites set 3 p.m. Monday at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. W. C. Wright officiating. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park. Survived by wife Elsie May three daughters Mrs J G Rhodes Nevada Mrs Charles Ham and Mrs Charles Stewart San Diego Calif five sons J R J C S R Hobbs B H San Diego and B W address unknown a sister Mrs Maude Sawyer Seminole ten grandchildren seven great grandchildren.
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Lamesa
Higginbotham
Samuel Robert Leamon
Hobbs
W. C. Wright
Lamesa Memorial Park
Leamon
Elsie May
J. G. Rhodes
Nevada
Charles Ham
Charles Stewart
San Diego
Calif
J. R
J. C
S. R
B. H. San Diego
B. W
Maude Sawyer
Seminole
Services Today For Mrs. Freda Tuckness
Rites are set for 3 p.m. today at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Lamesa for Mrs. Freda Emma Tuckness 69 a resident since 1911 who died Friday in a local nursing home. Rev. J. B. Vickery of Lubbock will officiate burial will follow at Lamesa Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband Allie A two daughters Mrs. W. E. Huddleston Goldsmith and Mrs. Tob Cude Lamesa a son Jimmie Doyle Idaho and eight grandchildren
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Lamesa
Higginbotham Funeral Home
Freda Emma Tuckness
J. B. Vickery
Lubbock
Lamesa Memorial Park
Allie A
W.E. Huddleston
Goldsmith
Tob Cude
Jimmie Doyle
Idaho
Clarence Martin Dies At Idalou Residence
Clarence Martin aged 59 of 311 E 7th St Idalou died at 6 26 pm Saturday at his home Funeral services are pending with Rix Funeral Home Survivors include his wife a son Farris of Washington two daughters Mrs Jauneice McDuff of Mangrum Okla and Mrs Clarenceine Barber Sr of Lubbock two brothers Eugene Martin of Houston and Earl Martin of Lubbock two sisters Mrs Claude Newton of Idalou and Mrs D C Thornton of Petersburg and seven grandchildren
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Clarence Martin
Idalou
Rix Funeral Home
Farris
Washington
Jauneice McDuff
Mangrum
Okla
Clarenceine Barber Sr
Ave
Lubbock
Eugene Martin
Houston
Earl Martin
Claude Newton
D. C. Thornton
Petersburg
Oscar Woods Rites Today In McAdoo
Services for Oscar V. Woods 84 longtime McAdoo resident are scheduled at 3 p m today at the McAdoo Church of Christ Burial will be in McAdoo Cemetery under King Funeral Home direction Survivors include his wife two daughters three sons three sisters two brothers 20 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren
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Crosbyton
Oscar V. Woods
McAdoo
Hannabas Rites Scheduled In City Monday
Hubert Hannabas 67 died Friday in St Marys Hospital after a long illness. Services set for 10 a.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist Church with Dr W E Thorn and Rev John Martin officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include wife two sons a daughter three brothers three sisters and four grandchildren. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named.
Sam Gilliland Services Today
Hereford service for 76 year old Sam F. Gilliland is set for 3 p m at Gilliland Funeral Home Rose Chapel with Rev. John Ferguson and Rev. B L David officiating. Burial in West Park Cemetery. Gilliland, moved to Hereford in 1942 from Lamb County, survived by four sons and several daughters, two sisters and two brothers, plus 24 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
Joe E. Morrison Rites Are Today
Levelland special rites for Joe E. Morrison 55 scheduled for 3 p.m. at George Price Chapel with Rev. E O Harrell of St Pauls Presbyterian Odessa officiating. Burial in City of Level Land Cemetery under George Price Funeral. Morrison moved to Levelland in 1937 from Hobbs and was a World War II veteran. He died in the Veterans Hospital in Big Spring after a long illness. Survivors include wife Marcella Odessa a stepdaughter Jerry Saunders Levelland mother Pearl Morrison Odessa and sister A B Wright Odessa. Paulbearers listed.
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Levelland
Joe E. Morrison
George Price Chapel
E. O. Harrell
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
Odessa
City of Levelland Cemetery
George Price
Marcella
Jerry Saunders
Pearl Morrison
A. B. Wright
Boyd Hogue
Steve Saunders
Britt Fietz
E. M. Palmer
Kirby Rogers
Bobby Tipps
Longtime Area Resident Dies
Maurice Thomas Montana 80 longtime area resident died after burns from a farm accident February 27. Services set 3 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church Seagraves with Rev Frank Pollard officiating. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under Webb Funeral Home direction. He was born in Hill County and moved here 37 years ago. survived by wife Ada.
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Seagraves
Maurice Thomas Montana
First Baptist Church
Frank Pollard
Seagraves Cemetery
Webb Funeral Home
Montana
Hill Country
Seagraves Clinic
Ada
Funeral Today For City Man's Father
Services for J. E. Cap John son 80 father of Elmer Johnson of Hollis Oklahoma are set for 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Hollis. He died Friday in a Hollis hospital burial will be in Dryden Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Anna Pearl three daughters Mrs Charlie Williamson West Salem Ohio Mrs Bill Harris Hollis and Mrs Coy Smith Wichita Falls another son Eldrew Sunray two sisters Mrs D K Patterson Wellington and Mrs Julia Cavens Modesto California 20 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren.
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J. E
Cap) Johnson
Elmer Johnson
16Th St
First Baptist
Hollis
Oklo
Johnson
Hollis Hospital
Dryden Cemetery
Coley Funeral Home
Anna Pearl
Charlie Williamson
West Salem
Ohio
Bill Harris
Coy Smith
Wichita Falls
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