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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1973

Page

4

Councilman Davidson Found Dead Near Kress

John William David Davidson 69 city councilman died likely of a heart attack near his northeast Kress home Friday morning. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church Kress with Rev Darrell Lewis. burial Cherokee Cemetery. Survivors include wife Leatrice, son Tom Bagley, daughter Mrs Donard Davis, siblings and four grandchildren.

Tulsa Davidson Missouri Leatrice Brown Bagley Kress First Baptist Church of Tom Bagley Donard Davis Dimmitt Harold Davidson Hydro Okla Betty Sebring Oklahoma City Ethel Scouten Alice Cherry Q Oklahoma

Reserve Unit to Receive Army Reserve Medal Today

Eleven members of the U S Army Reserve 4th Civil Affairs Company will be honored at 17 p m at the Army Reserve Training Center 2819 4th Lt Col Billy C Gunter commander of the 413th said the honorees will receive the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal for outstanding participation in the reserve program Officers Maj Riehemd B Adilla Capt Sheryl H Boyd 1st Lts George Bastian and Coeil RB Biggers all of Lubbock and Maj Emery T Black of Levelland Enlisted men include 1st Sgt Chester J Demko Spec 6 Join R Bass Spec 5 Pat Campbell Sers Bryan A Bigger and Claude C Booth and Spec 4 Jon P Bond all of Lubbock

U.S. Army Reserve 4Th Civil Affairs Co Army Reserve Training Center Billy C. Gunter 413Th Army Reserve Component Riehemd B. Adilla Sheryl H. Boyd George’. Bastian Coeil Biggers Lubbock Maj Emery Tt. Black Levelland Chester J. Demko R Bass Pat Campbell Bryan A. Bigger Claude C. Booth Jon P. Bond

Briefs Due Soon In Zoning Suit

City attorneys must file briefs by end of next week after a Friday hearing in 137th District Court. Debbie Moen and others sue the City of Lubbock over a zoning dispute on TV acres near 19th Street and Slide Road. Plaintiffs seek a change from residential to apartment zoning. city council denied it.

137Th District Court Debbie Moen Lubbock Robert C. Wright 19Th Street Slide Road Muen Fluge

Unusual Bible Display Slated At Reese Chapel

A unique Bible display will be shown at Reese Air Force Base Chapel on Sunday featuring 125 volumes, including 85 ae and dialects from around the world. The collection, built over 20 years by Rev. LH Miller Jr of Greenville South Carolina, a retired Air Force chaplain, was assembled from world travels, book shops, auctions and junk shops. Miller will speak on the Bible exhibit at 11 am with a parish dinner in the chapel annex at 6 30 pm. Base Chaplain Col William W Campbell invites the public to attend.

Reese Air Force Base LH. Miller, Jr Green Ville S.C Air Force Tvigwners Miller Andy William W. Campbell

Builders Meeting Set In Capital

Two Lubbock businessmen Henry L Huncke and Gordon M Deering will represent the local home builders association at a national lumber crisis conference in Washington DC next week. They depart Wednesday and return Friday with a report. Builders nationwide will discuss price increases and export constraints amid a tight lumber market.

Lubbock Home Builders Association Washington, D. C Henry L. Huncke Gordon IM Deering Wednesiday Compressien

Fred Ballard 76 Former Cottle County Farmer dies

Fred Ballard 76 of the Ceevee community died at 11 a.m. Friday after a lengthy illness in Richard Memorial Hospital He was a retired farmer and a Methodist Burial will be in Deev ee Cemetery after services at 3 p.m. Sunday at Ceevee United Methodist Church with Flavis Yeakley officiating Norris Funeral Home in charge Survivors include a nephew Pallbearers named Delbert Smith Donald Love Roy Riddell Tracy Evans Joe Crooks and Edgar Tobias Ballard a native of Austin County had lived in Cottle County 46 years

Cottle County Delbert Smith Donald Love Roy Riddell Tracy Evans Joe Crooks Edgar Tobias

Odessa man dies on arrival at hospital in Odessa

A.Clevenger Cleven ger 66 of Odessa died on arrival at Medical Center Hospital. Services pending with Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. He was a WWI veteran, retired welder, and First Church of God member. Survived by wife Florence Coffey and four sons, two daughters, and multiple relatives.

Ad Cortenponden Odessa Alexander Clevenger Medical Center Hospital Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home Clevenger de Witt Ark Florence Coffey Blowing Rock N.C Temple First Church of God Dalton Pittsf Lincoln Eddie Coffey Clifton Clevenger Roy Pitts Mary Coffey Blowing Rock N.C Christine Teaple Lenoir Cora Hare Lubbock

Mrs Ed Sullivan Dies in New York

Sylvia Sullivan, wife of Ed Sullivan, died Friday at Mount Sinai Hospital from a ruptured aorta. Married in 1930, they lived at Delmonico's Hotel for 30 years. Their daughter Elizabeth is married to TV producer Robert H. Precht Jr. Funeral services at Campbell's Funeral Home, burial at Ferncliff Crematory. Surviving: Ed Sullivan, Elizabeth, and five grandchildren.

Sylvia Sullivan Ed Sullivan New York Mount Sinai Hospital Sullivans APH Educational Institute For Learning and Research Campbell’s Funeral Home Manhattan Ferncliff Crematory Hartsdale N.Y Sullivan

Lunch Honors 1973 Woman of the Year in Lubbock Club

The Altrusa Club of Lubbock honors Mrs. John A. Anderson, 1973 Woman of the Year, at a noon luncheon. Chairman is Mrs. Ivy Savage with numerous hostesses including Judge Pat Moore and several others. The club has awarded a Woman of the Year honor since 1946, typically celebrated by past recipients.

Johna. Anderson Lubbock Club Ivy Savage Mmes. W. T. Milam Lila Lenning Cc. R. Cagle A. E. Jones Glenn W. Woody Robert J. Allen James G. Allen Harmon Jenkins Roscoe Wilson Bryan Edwards L. H. Martin Jack Kestman Pat Moore Mines Carroll Cobb David Wigness Stanley B. Wheeler Jack Strong John B. Steele James W. Spears Russell Bean Altrusa Club Lubbock

Odessa Woman Ella Hardman Dies After Illness

Odessa Mrs. Ella Mae Hardman 59 died at Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services 2 p.m. at Rix Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Odessa Cemetery. A native of Erath County, she moved to Odessa in 1949 from DeLeon. She was a Free Will Baptist and is survived by husband O. G. Hardman, two sons Edward Solley of Hampton, Virginia and Lee R. Solley of Stephenville, a daughter Ginger Moore of Chesapeake, Virginia, and six grandchildren.

Claude Hurlbut Roberson Child Brownfield Texas

Claude Hurlbut Roberson 79 of 1907 32nd St died at Brownfield General Hospital at 9 30 p m Thursday He was a loan representative for Connecticut Mutual Life a former Brownwood High School graduate and member of Kiwanis and the Church of God in Seagraves He was married to Opal Weaver in 1921 and is survived by his wife two brothers and a sister plus grandparents Funeral services are set for 2 pm today at First Christian Church in Seagraves with burial in Seagraves cemetery under Rix Funeral Directors guidance

Brownfield Eric Leon Roberson Travis Roberson Seagraves Brownfield General Hospital Hirth Claude B. I Marlbut 32Nd St Dudley Strain Clyde Clark City of Lubbock Church of God In Sea- Rix Brownfield Funeral Home Travis Darrell Jerry Dean Penny Lavon Troy Roberson H. P. Sheffield First Christian Church Lubbock Brownwood Kilwanis Club Legion of Honor Hurlbut Connecticut Mutual Life Brownwood High School Opal Weaver

Death notices for Julius Scroggins and burial at Singleton Funeral Home

Julius Scroggins 37 of Andrews died in Medical Center Hospital after a head on crash near Odessa. Burial plans are set at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel with services at First Christian Church. Survivors include wife four daughters a son and multiple siblings. He formerly served as a deputy and worked for Brown Well Servicing and Cactus Drilling.

Andre Cial Claude Hurlbut Fame Cay Singleton Funeral Home Chapel First Christian Church Julius Scrog Labgins Andrews Medical Center Hospital Carl Grissom First Baptist Church Butialien Andenais John Garner Houston F. William Holder 16Th St Joe W. Smith Abilene Janis Hurlbut 32Nd St Fred Odessa Felicia Perry San Antonio Ora Grove Corpus Christi Edna Dill Dallas Air Terminal Ector County

Prayer Blessings For Home And Family

A devotional verse praying for safety, harmony, and guidance for the household. The speaker asks for blessings on breakfast tasks, a peaceful home, protection through the day, and safe return of loved ones, closing with a benediction for all.

J D Jones 73 Dies in Lubbock After Long Business Career

J D Jones 73 of 1915 360ths St a Lubbock resident since 1925 died about 6 pm Friday at West Texas Hospital Arrangements are pending with Rix Funeral Directors He founded Western Wrecking Co in 1928 Lubbock Wrecking Co in 1950 Western Truck Parts and farm and ranch interests He received a Commerce Department citation for salvage work in World War I helped organize the Salvage Assoc of Texas and was cited by Mrs Lyndon Johnson in Beautification of America memorials to the American Cancer Society are requested

J.D. Jones Lubbock West Texas Hospital Rix Jones Abijlene First Baptst Church Western Wrecking Co Lubbock Wrecking Co Western Truck Parts U.S. Department of Commerce Salvage Assoc Texas Lyndon Johnson

Lee Roy Tate Dies at 54 in West Texas Hospital

Lee Roy Tate 54 of 2014. St died on Friday at West Texas Hospital. Justice of the Peace Wayne Leeroy ruled the death natural. Tate was a Coca Cola Bottling Co. employee and a World War I veteran. Survivors include his wife Wanda two sons Dean and Randy, a daughter-in-law, a half brother and two half sisters. Burial arrangements by Henderson Funeral Directors.

Lee Roy Tate West Texas Hospital Justice of the Peace Wayne Leeroy Leeroy Henderson Department of Pollard Tate 48Th Street Avenue H Coca-Cola Bottle Co Oakwood Tist Church and Co Ned Moen Don Wanda Dean Offal Aufill Lord St Troy Arena Tuhuka Hwy Camelot Randy Tommy Stalls Ft. Hood U.S. Army Bill Burkhart Van Jotivia Roberson Wilma DeJarenti

Obituary Briefs From West Texas and Nearby Areas

Griveside services were set for Mrs. Henrietta Kinser 86 of Odessa at Oakland Cemetery Dallas after a lengthy illness she died in an Odessa nursing home. Funeral plans for Forrest L. Petty 70 of 2810 64th St. include 10 am services today at Sanders Memorial Chapel with burial at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. Alma Smith 83 Alpine died in Lubbock last Thursday funeral Sunday at First Methodist Church Alpine burial Elm Grove Cemetery directed by Geeslin. Luther L Aselton 75 Lamb County farmer to be buried Littlefield Memorial Park in Amherst. Maude Rushing 77 mother of Mrs. Mary Parker Archer of Lubbock, buried Linwood Cemetery Para vauld Ark after services at Brookland United Methodist Ark. George M. Schick 81 Plainview died Thursday. service 2 pm today at First Baptist Plainview, burial Plainview Memorial Park. Harvey M. Breeze 74 Levelland resident since 1942 to be buried City of Levelland Cemetery after 10 am service at George Price Funeral Home Chapel with Levelland Masonic rites. Davie Tee Burch 53 Amarillo died Thursday. service 2 pm today at First Baptist Tulsa burial Rose Hill Cemetery Wallace Funeral Home in charge. Henry Knight Farrell 41 Fort Stockton funeral 2 pm today at Missionary Baptist Litt lefield Hammons Funeral Home. T Helvey 62 Andrews to be buried Andrews Church of Christ 2 pm today Singleton Funeral Home.

Henrietta Kinser Odessa Oakland Cemetery Dallas Kinser Forrest L. Petty 64Th St Sanders Memorial Chapel Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park Petty Wesnenaay Alma Smith Lubbock First Methodist Church of Alpine Elm Grove Geeslin Luther L Aselton Lamb County First United Methodist Church of Amherst Littlefield Memorial Park Payne Usetun Littlefield Maude Rushing Mary Parker Archer Brookland United Methodist Church Brookland Ark Linwood Cemetery Para' Vauld George M. Schick Hillcrest Nursing Home Plainview First Baptist Church Lemons Funeral Home Plainview Memorial Park Harvey M. Breeze Levelland George Price City of Levelland First Baptist Church of Tulsa Davie ‘Tee Burch Amarillo Rose Hill Cemetery Wallace Henry Knight’ Farrell Fort Stockton Missionary Baptist Church Hammons — Funeral Home Farrell Hobbs N.M

Indians Falter In Seizure at Wounded Knee Clash

A mixed group led by Oglala Sioux militants seized a Porcupine hall declaring a state of emergency as federal marshals and Indian police encircled Wounded Knee. National Council of Churches workers delivered food then left after summons were served. Negotiations stalled without Assistant Attorney General Harrington Wood.

Wounded Knee Porcupine Knee Lyman Stanley D. Lyman Wilson Bureau of Indian Affairs BIA AIM Ridge Reservation FBI U.s.porcupine Russell Means Bayss Means White House Wood White Council of Churches Pine Ridge National Council of Churches Indians Who Have Held Wounded Knee U.S Harrington Wood Washington Justice and Interior Department Fred Two Bulls Episcopal Church NCC Episcopal Church of South Dakota Attor Neys Dick Wilson Oglala Sioux Ian Check Justice and Interior Departments

Turner, 90, in serious condition at Ray's Hospitality Home

Z R Turner age 90 of 2204 32nd Street is in serious condition after an extended illness. He recently was discharged from University Hospital. He is the father of Mrs Violet Shell. A mostly routine agenda will be considered by the Lubbock County Hospital District at a 10 am Monday meeting at the courthouse.

Z. R. Turner 32Nd St Ray iUniversity Hospital Violet Shell Lubbock County

Indians liked citrus in early Florida history

In St. Augustine Florida citrus was first introduced by 16th century Spanish settlers. Indigenous people adopted the fruit and discarded seeds, leading to wild orange trees that still grow in the region today, marking a historical blend of cultures and flora.

St. Augustine Fla Florida Here

Earl Beach Elected President of Plains Weather Inprovement

Earl Beach was elected president of the Plains Weather Improvement Association at a meeting held Thursday night in Plainview.

Earl Beach Plains Weather Inprovement Asen Plainview

Reese Air Base Names Captain Nickel Pilot of the Year

Captain James E. Nickel, instructor pilot for the 4th Student Squadron at Reese Air Force Base, is chosen as Instructor- Pilot of the Year for 1972 and will represent Reese in the Air Training Command competition. Maj. Rodney K. Franklin lauded Nickel’s motivational and instructional skills and noted his strong flight evaluation ratings. Nickel, 28, is a Springfield, Missouri native who grew up mainly in Sacramento, California, and is married to Marke J. Lester with one son, Brett Alan.

James E. Nickel Reese Air Force Base Reese Air Training Command ATC Nickel Rodney K. Franklin Franklin UPT United States Air Force Springfield Sacramento Calif Marke J. Lester Brett Alan

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