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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1963
Page
3
Princeton University suspended 47 students for roles in the riot described as the worst since the 1930s. Eleven students received one year of interrupted careers as disciplinary actions were announced by Dean William D. Lippincott amid a 1,500-strong riot.
Mrs. A. J. Edwards 83 a former Lubbock and Tahoka resident died at 11 05 am Thursday in West Plains Hospital. She had lived in Mulesho e the past eight months. Services Saturday at 2 pm in Tahoka First Baptist Church. Burial in Tahoka Cemetery. Survivors include a son A P Edwards two daughters Mrs Ivy Knight and Mrs W F Bovell three sisters three brothers five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Burial home directors said the body would be taken to Mrs Knight s Lubbock home today until services.
Prospective foreign service officers from 22 African nations including Algeria and Togo meet in Geneva to study diplomacy in a United Nations operated training course.
Mrs Martha Ford 84 a Lubbock area resident for 40 years died at 2 a m Thursday in a local nursing home Funeral services scheduled for 2 30 p m today at Parkdale Baptist Church with Dr C Melvin Ratheal officiating Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery directed by Franklin Bartley Funeral Home She was a native of Arlington moved to Lubbock from Lamar County and was a member of Parkdale Baptist Church Survivors include a son D L Rt 6 three grandchildren ten great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren
Thomas R Jones 90 dies in Abilene hospital after living with son Lynn B Jones Rt 5 Lubbock. Rites at University Baptist Church Abilene with Elliott Funeral Home. Cedar Hill Cemetery. Survived by eight sons and three daughters plus numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Mrs. B Dodd 80 longtime Post resident died Thursday in a Roscoe nursing home Funeral services were pending at Mason Funeral Home She was born in Caddo Mills and survived by her husband two daughters Mrs E A Morgan of Post and Mrs Johnnie Lee Chaney of Plainview three sisters Mrs Elgie Stewart Mrs Bob Rogers and Mrs Bertha McKinney 11 grandchildren 34 great grandchildren
Mr and Mrs Ralph Rayburn and their two children returned to Lubbock after attending the funeral of Mrs Harley H Hays 69 of Midland. Services were held in Midland First Christian Church with burial at Rest Haven Cemetery. Also, Mr and Mrs Herbert Boswell left Lubbock for the funeral of Boswells father John Boswell in Clarksville with services at 2 pm in Detroit Baptist Church and burial in a Detroit cemetery. Cub Scout Pack 435 to host pancake supper at Arnett School 6 to 8 pm Friday. Lubbock Realtor luncheon features L B Pullen on salesmanship at Johnson House. Caprock Chapter members attend Texas Louisiana conference in Austin. Ladies night planned for engineers association at Johnson House with merger representatives installed. Jakarta bus crash in central Java reported 37 deaths last week.
Marvin D. Fuller 70, a longtime Jayton resident and former public cotton weigher, died Thursday in a Lubbock hospital. Services are Saturday at 3 p.m. at Jayton Methodist Church. Burial in Jayton Cemetery. Survivors include wife Eula, three daughters, three sisters, six grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Burial under Campbell Funeral Home of Spur.
Funeral services are scheduled for Mrs Mary Lou Springer 81 with two rites in Andrews at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel and Oakwood Cemetery. She died Thursday in a local convalescent home after living in Monahans and Cisco area. Survivors include five daughters a sister a brother 16 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
A cryptic sermon fragment cites Amos 8 5 about deceit in accounting. A boss elicits lavish but shoddy building for private gain, then gifts the house to the deceiving worker as just deserts. The style mimics a parable on moral retribution and honesty.
Mrs Martha Lynde 91 died Thursday after six months ill health. Funeral rites set for 2:30 p.m. today at First Methodist Church Roby with burial in Roby Cemetery. Survivors include two brothers John Boren Post and Dee Boren Slaton, two sisters Mrs J S Green 1922 9th St and Mrs Rosa K Kelley Bakersfield Calif. Local arrangements under Sanders Funeral Home.
Services are set for 2 30 p m today at the Baptist Church in Silverton for Mrs Josie Tindall 87 Tulia resident who died at 7 30 a m Thursday in Swisher County hospital Rev Carlos McLeod pastor will officiate Burial will be in Silverton Cemetery under Wallace Funeral Home direction Mrs Tindall moved to Tulsa from Briscoe County in the late 1950s She is survived by three nephews.
Mrs. Martha Wright age 80 of Wichita Falls died Wednesday at a daughter's home. Services set for 2 p.m. today at Owen Brumley Funeral Home Chapel Bowie with Rev. Charlie Wells and Rev. Eldon Cole officiating. Burial Brushy Cemetery. She leaves two sisters a brother six sons 30 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Estella Wright of Dallas claims Barcentrate helped her shed 15 pounds and calls it an excellent tonic. Advertised as the original home recipe sold in Texas for over 20 years with a money back guarantee on the first bottle. Available at Texas drug counters.
Funeral services set for E. E. Nelson 83 at 3 p m Saturday at Dillon Funeral Home Cleburne with burial in Cleburne Cemetery He was the father of Jim L Nelson of 2815 60th Street Nelson died at 1240 a m Thursday after several weeks illness Separately the repatriation of French cashiers and clerks has curbed banking in Algeria.
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