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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1960

Page

15

Johnsons Civil Rights Move Boosts Senate Standing

Lyndon B. Johnson gained in stock among Democrats as the Senate sent the House civil rights bill to the Judiciary Committee with strict return instructions. The move, praised by Mike Mansfield, positioned Johnson as more liberal than some critics and limited Dixie Southern resistance. Nixon faced a setback in capitalizing on the issue.

William Theis Washington UPI Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Richard M. Nixon Mike Mansfield Mont Johnson Senate Judiciary Committee Dixie South Mansfield LBJ

Mrs Mise’s Rites Slated for Plainview Pioneer

Funeral services are set for 10 30 a m Monday at Lemons Funeral Home Chapel for Margaret Mise 93 a Plainview resident since 1907 widow of W T Mise who died after a long illness. Son Melvin and daughter Mrs C V Young survive with three grandchildren two great grandchildren and a sister Cora Byington of Okmulgee Okla.

Plainview Lemons Funeral Home Margaret Mise Pioneer Area Jonesville Roy McClung First Baptist Church Plainview Cemetery Melvin Mise C. V. Young Cora Byington Okmulgee Okla

Pledge to Support Castro Draws Cuban Sugar Workers Rally

Cuban sugar workers plan a mass meeting in Havana to pledge support for Premier Fidel Castro amid alleged U S aggression. Castro and labor leaders were expected to attend as telecast coverage drew national attention to anti American sentiment and labor actions.

Havana UPI Cuba Fidel Castro Revolucion Channel 4 CMQ Channel 6 Channel 7 Luis Conte- Aguero Alberto Hernandez Cata

Navy Abandons Gulf crash wreckage search

The Navy halted its hunt for the National Airlines wreckage off the Louisiana coast after probing the Gulf of Mexico for the plane that crashed on November 16. Nine of 42 aboard were found. no survivors. Atlantic Fleet mine force divers explored 150 square miles using sonar and underwater cameras but found no additional wreckage.

New Orleans Navy National Air Lines Gulf of Mexico Louisiana CIB Tampa Fla Atlantic Fleet Gulf

Three Injured In Collisions Here

Three persons were injured in city traffic accidents Saturday none seriously. A three car crash at 32nd St and Flint Ave involved Ann Casebolt 15 treated for a shoulder injury and released. Park Road 18 Mackenzie Park saw James Levern 50 leg injury. Sooter 53 driver escaped burns. Another collision at 34th St and Nashville Ave involved Alfred Moore shaken and bruised after striking a parked car. no medical attention.

Mackenzie Park 32Nd St Flint Ave 34Th St Nashville Ave Ann Casebolt 48Th St Methodist Hospital Bernice Casebolt Leo Robbins Padgett 25Th St Paul Eugene Drake 44Th St Park Road James Chessel Levern 18Th St Charles Marvin Sooter Ave. C

Mrs Yul Brynner Divorced In Mexico

Oscar winning actor Yul Brynner, 44, was divorced from former actress Virginia Gilmore in Juarez Mexico on a Saturday. The couple married in 1944 in Los Angeles and custody of their 13 year old son Jay Rock was awarded to Mrs Brynner. A separate New York property settlement was reported but not disclosed.

EL Paso Tex Yul Brynner Juarez Mexico Virginia Gilmore Los Angeles New York

Five South Korean police arrested over Masan shooting probe

Five national policemen were arrested in Masan in connection with the fatal shooting of at least seven demonstrators during the March 15 presidential election. Masan lies about 1250 miles south of Seoul.

Seoul Korea Masan

Medical Expert Lectures on Pre-med Education at Tech Meet

Dr. Harold Cummins of Tulane University Medical School spoke at Texas Tech Pre-Med Day about pre-med education as a comprehensive preparatory period shaping character and motivation. He noted the term adds dignity, highlighting a student’s life‑work decision, and outlined his dermatoglyphics research on skin patterns and ancestry.

Harold Cummins Tulane University Medical School Texas Tech A. C. Sanders Lubbock Lois Kershner Cummins Tech Tom S. Lubbock Monterey Dr. Cummins

Springlake Group Wins Talent Contest

The 5SW's Plus 2 won first prize of 30 dollars at a Springlake Auditorium talent show with about 600 attendees. Winners include Bus­ter Watson, Donna and Debbie Watson, Alicia, Jamie, Randy and LaCretia Washington of Springlake. Second prize went to The In mates from Farwell High School led by James Ussery and others. Third prize to Jane Branscum, a Springlake third grader.

Springlake iThe Buster Donna Debbie Watson Alicia Jamie Randy LaCretia Washington Farwell High School James Ussery Doug Roberts Joe Hughes Larry McDorman Jane Branscum

Souvenir cap and jacket portraits banned by trade board

London AP reports the British Board of Trade advises souvenir manufacturers it is not proper to sew portraits of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong Jones on caps jackets and scarves as wedding mementos slated for May 6.

London British Board of Trade Princess Margaret Antony Armstrong Jones

Grovesville Reunion Today at New Deal High School

Mews brief notes a community reunion today at New Deal High School with bagged lunches at 12 30 p m in the cafeteria and invites all residents and friends to attend.

Grovesville New Deal High School

Exotic steam baths in Tokyo offer a Far East routine

In Tokyo bathhouses visitors experience an Oriental style ritual beginning with a steam cabinet soak. After washing and a bed of warm water, attendants massage with feet, trim nails, and comb hair, finishing with a massage table treatment. The process ends with relaxation in the tub and a gentle wrap up.

Dybvik Tokyo UPI Far East Japan

Parker Rites Set for Local Farmer Funeral

Funeral services will be held Monday at 4 p m in Rix Funeral Home Chapel for Jack D Parker 61 of 913 E Stamford who died Friday night in West Texas Hospital The Rev John Wendell Taylor and the Rev W D Tanner will officiate He is buried in City of Lubbock Cemetery He leaves a wife six sons and five daughters plus three brothers and three sisters and twenty grandchildren.

Rix Funeral Home Jack D. Parker E. Stamford West Texas John Wendell Taylor Fort Worth W. D. Tanner Skyline Baptist Church Tennessee City of Lubbock Parker Vernon Persia Tenn R. D Durant Okla Floyd Richmond Calif Monroe Japan U. S. Air Force W. J Jackie Ave. Q Danny Sylvia LaBell Santa Maria Clara Mae Andrews Bakersfield Georgia Whitworth Lucille O'Brian Tulane Betty Fry Russell Parker Seven- Mile Ohio Dan Parker Surgoinsville Robert Parker Hamilton Hannah Fry Sigurd Utah Ruth Cain Redmond Clee West Greenville

Lively Funeral Pending In Lamb

Funeral arrangements were pending Saturday night at Hammons Funeral Home for Reuben Marion Lively 54 a former Lubbock resident who died Thursday in Seminole Hospital Lively had lived in Littlefield two years moving here from Odessa A contractor for irrigation wells he was born in Glen Rose Survivors include his wife two sons Bill Midland and Jack in the Navy a daughter Mrs Lorene Lambert five grandchildren two brothers C L Lively and Calvin Lively two sisters Mrs Leda Mae Clements and Mrs Bertha Fay Clements both of Carpinteria his father George Lively of Hico

Antonio Vasquez Paris Lubbock West Texas Vasquez William Hammons Ash Methodist Hospital Queen's City 31St St Littlefield Hammons Reuben Marion Rube) Lively Seminole Lively Odessa Glen Rose Bill Midland Jack U. S. Navy Lorene Lambert Fordham C. L. Lively 8Th St Calvin Lively Ventura Calif Leda Mae Clements Bertha Fay Clements Carpinteria George Lively Hico

Mrs. Margaret Lauderdale rites held in Lamesa

Mrs. Margaret Ella Lauderdale 90 died Friday night after a week long illness. Last rites were held at 2 p m today at First Baptist Church with Rev. Chester Guinn and Rev. J D Mabry presiding. Burial in Lamesa Cemetery. Survived by five daughters, a son, a sister, 48 grandchildren and several great and great great grandchildren. Burial under Higginbotham Funeral Home direction. Born Limestone County, resident of Lamesa since 1921 and 75 year Baptist Church member.

Lamesa First Baptist Church Margaret Ella Lauderdale Medical Arts Hospital Chester Guinn Henderson J. D. Mabry Ackerly Baptist Church Higginbotham Funeral Home Limestone County Lauderdale The Baptist Church E. L. Pierce Hobbs Mattie Lauderdale QO. R. Friday Midland Vesper Love Edward Lauderdale Hugh Burleson Groesebeck

Judith Anne Chester Crowned Olton Lions Queen

Olton Olton Lions Club selected 17 year old Judith Anne Chester daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe D Chester as queen from 36 candidates. She will attend the district convention in Lubbock May 6 7. First alternate Linda Thompson second alternate Cheryl Poteet are also named. About 200 people attended the meeting.

Olton Judith Anne Chester Joe D. Chester Olton Lions Club Lubbock Linda Thompson Ed Thompson Cheryl Poteet Clovis Poteet Lions Club

Lamesa Rites Set For E. E. Sansom

Funeral services are scheduled for Elmer Ellis Sansom 68 at 10 a.m. Monday at Northside Church of Christ. Sansom died Saturday at Medical Arts Hospital Lamesa after 15 years in the city. He worked for Bucys Animal Clinic and is survived by five sons two sisters two brothers and 16 grandchildren plus one great grandchild.

Lamesa Northside Church of Christ Elmer Ellis Sansom Medical Arts Ennis County Sansom Bucy's Animal Clinic Herman Maberry Higginbotham Funeral Home Elelaire Sansom Tessie Davis Big Spring Delbert Oracle Ariz Connie W. C Ronnie Claypool Arvin San Manuel A. F. Faulkner Rising Star Eddy Walker Electra

Fredericksburg Man Killed in U S 87 Bridge Crash

Fredericksburg resident Dick Durst, 36, died Saturday when his car struck a bridge on U S 87 north of Comfort.

Fredricksburg Fredericksburg Dick Durst U.S. 87 Comfort

Local Business Directory Fragments for Lubbock Area

A compiled list of businesses and storefronts in the Lubbock region including Mayes-McPherson Realtors Maytag Southwestern Co Maternity Shop and many others followed by scattered page numbers and section markers. The OCR reads a directory style mix of firms such as Safeway Stores Inc Reeves Photography Fisher Piano Co Southwestern Bell Telephone and West Texas Tile Co alongside address like 34th Street and 73 74 75.

Municipal Water, Power & Light Myres Carpet Co Newsom Paint and Supply Nunn Electric Co Nunn Electric Supply Corp O'Hair Opal's Western Wear Packard Bell Distributing Co Perma Plastic Arts Pioneer Natural Gas Co Prescription Laboratory Radio Lab Reeves Photography Rich Plan of Lubbock Rodgers Piano Co Safeway Stores Inc Sellers-Jondahl-Jenkins Furniture Slater-Reed Cicero Smith Lumber Co Southwestern Bell Telephone Co Southwestern Public Service Spears Furniture Co Stauffer Home Plan & Contour Chairs Suzy

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Castro Christian Democrat Movement Conte Aguero Matanzas Dorticos United Arab Republic Omar el- Gammal U.A.R Morocco Havana University Dial Porter A. H. Ellison Levelland West Texas Hospital Texas Association of Student Councils Amarillo B. J. Randles Monterey High School Steve Sallinger 22Nd St Tom S. Lubbock High School H. A. Sallinger Lubbock County Commissioners Court Lloyd L. Gunn Jones Stadium Cain & Cain Gunn City Mrs. Lauderdale Judith Anne Olton Lions Queen E. E. Sansom MO Galem Olu reNe Trape axPo Municipal Coliseum Abbott Trailer Sales B. E. Adair Music Co Alice Storm Door Co American Mattress Co Atlas Sewing Center Badger Oil Co Baker Company Barnes & Jones Lumber Co Bell Dairy Products Blackwell Mattress Co Bray's Cleaners & Farrers Dale Carnegie Carpet City Casey Carpet Co Casey Chemical Co Custom Kitchens F & L Fence Co Fairmart Farmers Exchange Firestone Stores Frontier Saving Stamps Farr's, Inc Gunn Bros. Stamps Harris Sewing Machine Center Jack Harvey & Co Texas Lifetime Awning & Window Co Lowrey Lubbock Ready-Built House Co Lubbock Servisort Maeker's Orthopedic Shoe Store Mayes-McPherson Realtors Maytag Southwestern Co Homer G. Maxey & Co Medaris Co Merriman Business College Morton's Foods Remp
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