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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1968
Page
11
A thief removed small signs identifying the machines as used by the blind but left them otherwise intact. Only 24 boats were out for the theft and subsequent decision to abandon it, according to an identified source.
A string of necrology notices and funeral services are listed for residents including William Joseph Smith 60 of Floydada Hattie Hightower 86 of San Angelo Robert A Guffey 55 of Graham Adron Hartness 31 of Vietnam service Ned Houk 85 formerly Clovis. Surviving family members and service times are provided for each.
1961 tribute notes a veteran of Hollis Oklahoma lodge circles and a Grand Lodge of Texas past master. He joined Brown field lodge early Scottish Rite member in 1926, life certificate in 1950. Survivors include wife Ida Mae, son Wendell of Plainview, two stepsons Roy Ane and Jess Collins, daughter Mrs Bop Seca, daughter Me John P Andrews, 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Inez Dykstra a 55 year old Lovington public school teacher for 30 years will be buried at Lovington Cemetery after a 3 30 p m service at First Methodist Church Rev Joe Emanuel will officiate She died Saturday at home survived by a sister Mrs Tom Conway Clayton two nephews and two nieces Burial directed by Smith Rogers Funeral Home Tekamah Nebraska native
Olton isla Mrs Ora R Hair 86 resident since 1920 died Sunday afternoon in Highland Hospital Lubbock after a lengthy illness Services are pending at Parsons Funeral Home Olton Survivors include a daughter Mrs Willard Thomas of Clovis five sons Lalas Olen of Levelland W R of Hereford and Louis and Bailey both of Olton 18 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
Police reported a quiet Sunday in Lubbock following a weekend with several incidents. Gary Don Rucker of 2316 A South Street said 13 stereo tapes valued at 96 dollars, a camera for 12 dollars, and part of a botany kit worth 2.10 dollars were stolen from his home after an intruder entered through an east window. At a Pioneer Natural Gas Co construction site at Riley Avenue and Brownfield Highway, two barricades and six warning cones were missing. Carol Kuykendall of 2401 45th Street said seven individuals jumped into her car at 5th Street and Avenue W early Sunday, grabbing her roommate Gwen McCord’s purse.
Five people were treated at Methodist Hospital and released after separate automobile crashes on Lubbock streets Sunday night. At 7 p.m. at the Tech Freeway and State 116 intersection, C. Ross Jr., 23, and Ralph Dewey Avara, 20, both of 4303 19th St. Apt. 106, and Thresa Janette Slayton, 21, of 1606 44th St., suffered minor injuries. At 7:55 p.m. a crash at 13th St. and Slide Rd. involved Donald Ray Taylor, 33, of 3407 32nd St., and his eight-year-old niece, Debbie Eu stace.
Services for Willie Ravy Brooks of West Carlisle will be at 2 30 p m today at New Galilee Baptist Church with Rev Alvin Butler officiating Burial will be at Peaceful Gardens Cemetery directed by Sedberry Funeral Home Brooks died Thursday in Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Spring He lived in Lubbock County 21 years He is survived by his wife Marie five sons Arthur Jodie Willie Ray Jr Robert and Jerry all of Lubbock County and six daughters Eartha Vera Linda Nancy Janetha and Mrs Lilly Welch all of Lubbock County
NW YORK AP Don Adams of Get Smart and Lucille Ball were named best actor and best actress in a comedy series at the 20th annual Emmys held in New York. Ball won for The Lucy Show. Adams for Get Smart. Burt Nodella accepted the series award. Marion Lorne was named best supporting actress in Bewitched. Werner Klemperer won best supporting actor for Hogan's Heroes. Allan Burns and Chris Hayward won best writing for He and She. Bruce Bilson earned directing for Get Smart.
In Paris talks on Vietnam peace, fighting tightens along the six mile wide DMZ as five allied divisions clash with North Vietnamese units. Reports describe skirmishes near Hue and Ky Lam, with Marine tanks and cavalry engaged, and both sides sustaining casualties amid renewed bombardment and artillery exchanges.
Guards at Dong Ha Khe Sanh Con Thien Gio Linh and Camp Carroll brace for infiltration while McNamara Wall advances along the DMZ. Viet Cong shift to smaller, more frequent shelling as U S and allied units reposition, with 1st Air Cavalry and 196th Light Infantry moving up with Marines.
Larry Gallo, 41, one of Brooklyn’s Gallo brothers, dies of cancer in Nassau Hospital Minola NY AP. He rose to infamy after a 1961 garrote attempt in a Brooklyn bar that led to a police injury during the escape. Survived by brothers Albert and Joseph Crazy Joe. He was en route from Greenhaven Prison to attend a funeral and serving 7½ to 14½ years for attempted extortion.
Chicago AP report: Marshall Edwards, 25, who wired a shotgun booby trap in his basement apartment to trigger on his bedroom closet door after burglaries, was shot in the chest when it triggered. He survived surgery at Cook County Hospital.
AP reports ten people died and 33 were seriously injured when a bus veered into a gorge on the India Burma highway near Mani Pur, about 300 miles northeast of Calcutta. The crash occurred Saturday while traveling through an area controlled by Naga rebels.
The Jewish Congress chose new officers during a six day convention Sunday and approved a resolution to press Russia for a Middle East arms agreement. It urged the U.S. to aid direct peace talks between Israel and Arab states and to push the UN to establish a high commissioner for human rights. Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld of Cleveland Ohio was re elected.
Fragmentary verse notes patience learning by experience in a school named Experience. It hints that despite high rates of dropouts and costs, time spent earning a diploma yields value and common sense for the attendee. The piece reflects recurring biblical reference Romans 5 3.
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