Polar Blast Hits Area with Frigid Start and Snow Threat
A sharp cold snap continues as temperatures stay near freezing with a brief lull then a warming trend forecast for the weekend. Southeast East Texas reports tornado damage estimated at over 2.3 million dollars affecting 20 homes, two churches, and a Bald Hill plant.
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American Insurance Association
Dallas
Texas
Fuller Springs
Homer
Huntington Bald Hill
Harmony Hill
Huntington
Lake Sam Rayburn
Lufkin Trailer Co
Bald Hill
Lufkin Trailer
Arl
Wisconsin
Midwest
Admiral Denfeld Dies at 80 After Long Navy Career
Westboro Massachusetts AP Admiral Janus Bo Denfeld former chief of naval operations has died at age 80 after a long Navy career. He served in multiple campaigns including the Haitian and Philippine operations and World Wars. He held destroyer and battleship commands and earned two Legions of Merit. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Westboro
Mass
Janus Bo Denfeld
Naval Operations
Denfeld
U.S Naval Academy
Denfield
Bureau of Naval
Chester WooSormety
William R. Burns Dies Rites Set
William R. Burns of Logansport La. dies at Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Rites held at Baptist Church with burial at Heiside Memory Gardens. Officiating ministers named. Survivors include wife, daughter Jewell Myatt, son Alton, sisters Liszie Daniels and Beth Hicks, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Logansport
Quve McMinn
Tucamtear
W.fe
Jewell Myatt
C Uforma
Alton
Odessa
Tee
Sters
Liszie E Nals
Phoenix
Amvard Mtrvy
Beths Hicks
Naples
Nixon Names Amarillo Official to Head Federal Commission
President Nixon announced Wednesday the appointment of Tein W Hei of Amarillo as director of the Canadian River Commission and head of the Bureau of Reclamations. He will succeed Clyde M Reed of Parsons and took office December 6, with a five member commission drawn from Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico.
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Washington
Nixon
Amarci
Clyde M Reed
Farsons
Mexio
Oklahoma
Walltan
Gonzales Child Dies Rites Set for Melanie Lane
Melanie Lane Gonzales a child of Mr and Mrs Gonzales will be mourned at 10 am Friday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with Rev Cyris Halfmann officiating. Funeral services led by Flennetersen Funeral Directors will follow at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. The death was ruled a result of maternal causes by Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy. Surviving grandparents include Mr and Mrs Sylvester Gonzales and Mrs Pablo Medellon, all of Lubbock.
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Melanie Lane
Gonzales
Manhold
Sy.sester Gonzales
Duke St
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Cyris Halfmann
Pastor Borsa
Mroo
Sylvester Gonsit
Cs Ans Ir
Pablo Medellon
Labbock
Brief News Update on Local Disturbances and Obituaries
The notice covers a Was disted shooting near 322nd Street and Avenue X with a suspect in custody, multiple injuries from late Wednesday incidents, and services for Tloyd A. Ford of Andrews who died Tuesday. It lists Samuel Wayne Hughston treated at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital, Michael Grey hospitalized after a desert shooting, Orval W. Nuzum Jr marked for funeral at Wallace Chapel, and Ford’s burial at Andrews Cemetery. Nueman, a Swisher County resident since 1908, was a former farmer.
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C.ow, Raviff
St. Mary of the
Tams Hospital
Samuel Wayne Hughston
42Nd St
Lubbock
Osteopathic Hospital
322Nd Street
Avenue X
Orval W. Nuzum
Plainview
Wallace Funeral Home Chapel
Tulsa
Rose Hill Cemetery
Nueman
Swisher County
Services Friday for Ron Dawson Muller
Funeral services are set for Friday at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Sudan for Ron Dawson Muller a World War II veteran and longtime resident. The Rev Wayne Terry will officiate burial will follow at Le Go Cemetery under Payne Funeral Home of Answers Meet. He died at Seams Plans Hospital around noon Wednesday after a heart attack. He was born in Ada Oklahoma and married Eugenia Lee Howell in 1941. Survivors include his wife two daughters Alma Lora Parrott Fieldton and J Lee Shaw two sons Dawson of Pendleton and Charles of Sudan four brothers Ray Jude of Fieldton Johauns of Austin and Fred of Hereford three sisters Aire Shaw of Central Valley California Mrs Howard Altman of Salt Lake Utah and Mrs Lhd Jovrer of San Bernardino California and two grandchildren.
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Sudan
Ron Dawson Muller
Wall
First Baptist Church
Wayne Terry
Lidhock
Mike White
Catons
Lego
Payne Funerall
Answers Meet
Seams Plans Hospital
van Amiadrst
Ada
Okla
Eugenia Lee Howe
Moo
Alma Lora Parrott
Fieldton
J. Lee woSsdur
Dawson Wesce
Aso Pendleton
Matt Knapp Dies at 89 in Lamesa Funeral Friday
Matt Knapp, 89, of Lamesa died recently. Funeral services are planned Friday at a local funeral home. He is survived by eight siblings and numerous nieces and nephews, with a list of relatives extending to Illinois and other states.
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Matt Knapp
Lamesa
Funeral Home Chine
Bob Woeetten
Bryan Street
Bo' Th
Sorarte H . Haney
Carlsbad
N. Mo Ason
Thomas Isaab
Annie Cooper
Champaign
Scales Services Pending Here
Mrs Myrtle Marie Scales aged 44 of 324 47th St was found dead about 10 am Wednesday in an apartment on York Ave. An inquest was held but no ruling yet pending results of an autopsy. Funeral services are with Hessdersot Funeral Directors Wichita Falls. She is survived by two daughters, a mother, two brothers, three sisters and three grandchildren.
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Myrtle Marie Scales
47Th St
OH York Ave
Scales
Hessdersot
Wichita Falls
Joe
Auburn St
Lillie Ward
Midland
Lenaf Iando
Alfred Gilliland
Carlsbad
N. Mo
Mae. Shaw
Ruth Hubble
Ida Walker
Wichita
More Tourists Visit Greece
New York based Greek National Tourist Office reports 40 percent more visitors to Greece in 1971 than 1970. Tourist income climbed 58 percent to 305 million dollars from 1969 196? figures. total visitors reached 2,257,931 up from 1,609,210. Canterbury leads visitors with 438,981 an increase of 44.1 percent.
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New York
UPN
Greece
London
Canterbury
Hinds Et Omne
Premier Boncour, Former French Leader, Dies at 98
Joseph Paul Boncour, former French premier from December 1922 to February 1955 and three time foreign minister, died Tuesday night at age 98 in Paris.
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Paris
Joseph Paul‘Boncour
Corrigan Dies In Catalina Island Plane Crash
The body of William Ren Corrigan, 2, son of Douglas Corrigan, was found in a wrecked Cessna 150 on Catalina Island. A passenger, Reser Pow ell, also died. Both men from Santa Ana were en route from Orange County Airport to San Diego when the plane disappeared.
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Los Angeles
William Ren Corrigan
Catalina Island
Reser Powelln
Young Corrigan
Powell
Orange County
Santa Ana
San Diega
Corrizan
Ireland
Corrzan
W C Murphys Funeral Slated
Odessa funeral services for Wesley Calvin Murphy of Odessa are planned at Hubbard Funeral Home Chapel. Joe White will preside. cremation follows at Surset Memorial Gardens. Murphy died after a heart attack Tuesday at Medical Center Hospital. He was a Dekalb County native moved to Odessa in 1963 and owned a service station. Survivors include his wife Jean two sons Calvin and John two daughters and seven grandchildren. he was a Mason.
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Odessa
Wesley Calvin Murphy
Hubbard
Hees
Qothecaing
Joe White
Ar Surset Memorial Gardens
Metical Center Hospital
Dekalb Cearnty
Bromfield
Bromfield In 1963. He Was A Retired Service Station Onerater
Ladie
Jean
John of
Gressa
Calvin MM
Lawawile
James Bo Karnes
San Attiume
Dips
Dean Crozier
Sinchars
Robbie Besree
Foundea
Leo Foster
Lao Wssina
Clarae Poser
T. Texarkana
Grant
Knox City Man Dies Rites Set in O'Brien Temple
Knox City native Ernest Hughes aged 9 from Knox City died early Wednesday at home eight miles west of O’Brien. Funeral services scheduled for 2 pm at the O’Brien Teapist Church with Rev. Mart Hardn of Chickasha and Rev. Jacke Lee officiating. Burial in Knox City Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Hicks, son Edgar L., brother L. of Knox City, sister Helen Robbins of Fremont, and several grandchildren. Burial under Smith Funeral Home direction.
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Enon TY
O'Brien Teapist
Lenrnest Hughs
Knox City
Hore
O'Bren
Mart Hardn
Chickasha
Oklo
Jacke Lee
Roreer Buuer
First Baptist Church
Knoxists
Ellis D. Swafford Dies Rites Set in Lamesa
Ellis D. Swafford 44 of Lamesa died around 6 40 am Wednesday at Biz Spring's Veterans Administration Hospital. Services 2 pm Friday Branon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dorman Kinard, Crestview Baptist Church pastor, officiating. Burial in Lamesa Cemetery. Survived by wife Edna and three stepsons Donnie Wilson Jackie Wilson both of Dallas and Leon Wilson of Lamesa.
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Lamesa
Ellis D. Swafford
Biz Spring
Veterans Administration Hospital
Branon Funersal Home
Dorman Kinard
Crestview Baptist Church
Lamesa Cemetery
Swafford
Cuouthatta
Edna
Donnie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
Dallas
Leon, Wilson
Rites Set Friday For Mrs Bagwell
Funeral services for Mrs. Jackie Bagwell 40 will be held Friday at 4 p.m. at Second Baptist Church. The Rev Pew Hardy Clemons will officiate. Burial is at Resthaven Memorial Park with Henderson Funeral Directors in charge. Mrs. Bagwell, a Fort Worth native who lived in Lubbock 13 years, is survived by her husband Maxie Don Bagwell two daughters Shelly Ayer and Tammy two sisters Mrs. Tom Turner and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Eddie R. Davis. Pallbearers are Denver Craig B W Loggins Don Shinn Carlos Byrd Joe Birdwell and Johnny Jones.
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Jackie Bagwell
Methodist Hospital
Second Baptist Church
Hardy Clemons
Resthaven Memorial Park
Henderson
Don Shinn
Carlos Byrd
Joe Birdwell
Johnny Jones
Rites Scheduled for Mrs Emma Kirk at Central Baptist
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Kirk will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Central Baptist Church with Dr J Henderson and Rev James Philips officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park. Mrs Kirk, a Lubbock resident since 16 years, died Tuesday at Geonou Nursing Home. She is survived by a son Earl and a stepson, five Bivins brothers, and five grandchildren. Pallbearers named T B Brown Verc Burge Olen Ray Lee and Lloyd L Stafford.
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Emma
Inez Mirk
Iste Ave
Central Baptist Church
Henderson
James Philips
First Four-square Gospel Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Kirk
Geonou Nursing Home
Lubbock
Wark
Texas Agriculce Es‘erson
Earl
Pald Ave
A .W. Thomas
Marble Fats
Thers
Howard Bivins
Kenney Bivins
Gordon Bivins
Weldon Bovins
Oklahoma City
Doyle Bivins
Houston
Mrs. Annie Howell Dies After Long Illness in Andrews
Mrs. Annie Howell, a native of Cleburne and longtime Andrews resident, died in a Galveston hospital after an extended illness. Services are pending at a funeral home. She was a member of the Land Baptist Church near Sermele. She leaves husband, Howell TV and Repair owner. daughter Raymond, Mrs. Laura Howell of Burnett. son George Parker of Kempner.
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Andrews
Singer
Annie Howell
Pam
Galveston
Cleburne
Howell
Land Baptist Church
Sermele
Howell TV
Andrews Independant
Raymond
Laura Howell
Burnett
George Parker
Kempner
Robert O. Bryant Funeral Today
Services for Robert Odell Bryant of Ira will be at 2 p.m. today in BellSeale Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. O. L. Gover officiating. Burial will be in Ira Cemetery. Bryant, 57, died about 2 p.m. Tuesday in Hall-Bennett Hospital after an extended illness. A Scurry County native, he was a farmer. He married Gladys Snodgrass on February 17, 1964 at Colorado City. Survivors include his wife, two stepdaughters Jan Davis of Big Spring and Glenda Perry of Forsan, a stepson Roger Beard of Big Spring, two sisters Mae Webb and Erma Lee Thomas, both of Snyder, a brother Elmer Bryant of Ira, and six stepgrandchildren.
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Synder
Robert Odell Bryant
Ira
BellSeale
O. L
Gover
Jan Davis
Big Spring
Glenda Perry
Forsan
Roger Beard
Mae Webb
Erma Lee Thomas
Snyder
Elmer Bryant
Fred Vesseys Rites Planned
Services for Fred Vessey a native of England who lived in Lubbock and Idalou for about 45 years will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Sanders Memorial Chapel with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. He died Tuesday at University Con valescent Center. Vessey born in Bingley Yorkshire served in World War I and worked as an engineer for Ford abroad. Survived by three sons Bil Stuart and Kenneth eight grandchildren and three sisters. Pallbearers listed.
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Fred Vessey
England
Lubbock
Idalou
Sanders Memorial Chapel
Resthaven Memorial Park
Vessey
University Convalescent Center
Bingley
Yorkshire
Ford Motor Co
Ireland
United States
Lubbock County
Ife
First United Methodist Church
Bil
Anchorage
Alaska
Stuart
Kent, Wash
Skenneth
Taiwan
Annie
Kate
Dorothy Vessey
L. Byrd
Welton Scarbrough
Harvey Austin
Lawrence Magee
Finard Lamprecht
Randall Jones
Post Rites Slated For Mrs. Reyna
Funeral services for Mrs Maria Reyna 70 who died Monday at Irarea Memorial Hospital in Post will be at 11 a m today at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Kim Schwertner of Holy Cross Catholic Church officiating Burial will follow in Terrace Cemetery Survivors include five sons Manuela Balderas San Antonio Guadalupe Gonzales Pomar Mich Jose Arturo Peyna San Marcos Antonio Ammons and Alvarado T Reyna Post six sisters Desiderija Palacios Chana Balderde Al of San Antonio a brother Jesus Trevino San Antonio 19 grandchildren and six great Pallbearers listed
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Maria Reyna
Irarea Memorial Hospital
Mason Funeral Home
Kim Schwertner
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Terrace Cemetery
Reyna
Garza County
Manuela Balderas
San Antonio
Guadalupe Gonzales
Pomar
Mich
Jose Arturo Peyna
San Marcos
Antonio Ammons
Alvarado T. Reyna
Post
Aurora Luna
Desiderija Palacios
Chana Balderde
Jesus Trevino
Dee Collaza
Aureliano Medina
Manuel Sanchez
Ben Sanchez
Domingo Tierman
Benny Valdez
Pete Castillo
Mrs Claunch’s services to be held in Silverton
Services for 71 year old Mrs Vada Peeter Claunch will take place at 3 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church in Silverton with Rev Larry Wilson officiating. Burial follows in Silverton Cemetery with Silverton Funeral Home handling arrangements. She died Tuesday morning in Swisher Memorial Hospital in Tulsa after a monthlong hospitalization. Survivors include a sister in Blue Ridge a brother in Plainview two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Arthur McJimsey Raymond McJimsey Share Tipton Joe McWaters Roy MacWalker and Jarus Flowers.
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Silverton
Vada Peeter Claunch
First Baptist Church
Larry Wilson
Silverton Cemetery
Raymond McJimsey
Share Tipton
Joe McWaters
Iroy MacWalker
Jarus Flowers
Passover Reflection by Julien C Hyer
A short meditation on the Passover Seder notes the unleavened matzah bitter herbs and the exodus from Egypt. It contrasts suffering with freedom and recalls Moses leading the Israelites to a release from slavery.
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Egypt
Sedar
Services Set For Mrs Hush Of Laidback Resident
Funeral services for Mrs Etbertine Hush 63 of Laidback will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in the Franklin Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev J T Bolding officiating Graveside rites follow at 2 30 p.m. at Highland Cemetery in Stamford under Franklin Bartley’s direction Mrs Hush died after a sudden illness Tuesday at Highland Hospital Survivors include son Donald Lee of Washington D C and five sisters including Mrs Pearl Poulson Mrs Florence Young Mrs Jack Tibbs Mrs A R Wood and Mrs Josey Roberds with one grandchild.
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Etbertine
Hush
18Th St
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
J. T. Bolding
First Baptist Church
Highland Cemetery
Stamford
Franklin Bartley
Big Spring
Vinson
Ohio
Donald Lee
Washington, D. C
G. B. Anglin
Odessa
Pearl Poulson
33Rd St
Florence Young
San Francisco
Jack Tibbs
A. R. Wood
Columbus
Josey
William M. Loyd Services Today
Private services are scheduled today in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel for William M. Loyd 60 who died Tuesday in Midland Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Bert Mercer will officiate. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Loyd was a petroleum production superintendent. He was a native of Van Buren Arkansas and moved to Midland in 1983 from Cisco. Vera a son Robert Loyd of Albuquerque New Mexico and three siblings are listed.
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Ellis Funeral Home
Wiliam M. Loyd
Midland Memorial Hospital
Bert Mercer
Golf Course Road Church of Christ
Resthaven Memorial Park
Loyd
van Buren
Ark
Cisco
Vera
Robert Loyd
Albuquerque
N.M
Paul Loyd
Montebello
Calif
B. R. Loydi
California
Lea Loyd
W F Balls Rites Planned Friday
Graveside services are set for 2 p.m. Friday in Center Plains Cemetery near Cotton Center for William F. Ball 69 of Spearman who died at his home. The Rev Ed Scarbrough will officiate with burial by Lemons Funeral Home. Ball a Hale Center native reared in Cotton Center lived in Spearman a year. He was a farm and ranch worker. Survivors include nieces and nephews.
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Plainview
Center Plains
Cotton Center
William F. Ball
Spearman
Ed Scarbrough
First Baptist Church
New Deal
Lemons Funeral Home
Hale Center
Ball
Funeral for Gilbert Cochran in Andrews Friday
Funeral services for Gilbert Cochran, 1, who died after four days of illness at Permian General Hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Second Baptist Church. Rev. Leonard Payne will officiate with burial in Andrews Cemetery. Cochran lived in Andrews the past year after moving from Levelland, formerly from Plainview, and retired from Santa Fe Railways 30 years ago. Survived by wife, Everett Cochran of Amarillo, two daughters, three sisters, brother Elmer Cochran, 10 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. Grandsons to be pallbearers.
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Andrews
Levelland
Plainview
Santa Fe Railways
Everett Cochran
Amarillo
Robert Ferrell
J.P. Muler
Nora Jenkins
Atoka
Oka
A. J. Carlisle
BE Paso J
Neal Johnson
Oklahoma
Cty
Ao Bother
Elmer Cochran
Duncan, Okla
Funeral for Leslie Kimbrell Held in Carlisle
Leslie Kimbrell 62 died about 7 p.m. Tuesday at home. Funeral at 2 p.m. today in Franklin-Barrey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Hancock of Parkview Baptist Church of Plainview officiating. Survived by two sons, four sisters, six granddaughters. Pallbearers named. Former Modesto resident, WWII Navy veteran.
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Leslie Kimbrell
Franklin-Barrey Funeral Home
Don Hancock
Parkview Hapist Church
Plainview
Wil
Resthaven ‘Memorial Park
Kimbrell
Carlisle
Modesto
Calif
Scurry Woman Ben Harless Dies at 75
Funeral service for Mrs. Ben Harless of Scurry will be Friday at 2 p.m. in First United Methodist Church with Rev. Wallace Kirby officiating. Burial at Hillside Memorial Gardens. Survivors include husband three daughters two sons a brother and a sister in law. Memorials to cancer fund. Datum: Scurry County Texas.
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Harless
Lloyd Mountain
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Coryell County
Scurry County
Roy Allen Baze
New Canam
Conn
Melvin Newton Jr
Big Spring
Herbert Reed
Snyder
Jack
Don
Bill Perry
Wichita Falls
Lee Spencer
Perryton
Cancer Fund
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Lutkin
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Madison, Wis
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Patipa
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Cogdel Mermorie Hospital
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A. Ford
Andrews First Baptist Church
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Singleton Funeral Home
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Sundivan
Mobile Oil Co
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Methodist
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Roy D. Muller
W. C. Murphy
Knox
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Mrs. Bagwell
Emma Kirk
Robert O. Bryant
Leathanen
19Th St. Lubbock, Texas
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Mrs. Hush
William M. Loyd
W. F. Ball
Gilbert Cochran
Leonard Payne
Carlisle Baptist Church
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T. L. Kimbrell
Edwards
Jerry Kimbrell
M. T. Daniell
Olline Fry
Lloyd Andrews
Myrl Dabov
63Rd St
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FE. Ok. Simpson
Albert Shaw
Thurston Dowgar
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J. D. Hampton
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