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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1960
Page
2
The article outlines partisan clash over the U2 spy plane incident and summit collapse. Senators Dirksen Mansfield Kennedy Kennedy defenders oppose appeasement accusations while Stevenson and Khrushchev talk shapes fuel political fault lines.
Funeral services for George TM Chattam Burk at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Lamesa Church of Christ with W T Hamilton officiating. Burk, 68, a Patricia community resident and retired farmer, died Monday at home. He left a wife, two sons, a daughter, a sister, four brothers, and eight grandchildren. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park under Higginbotham Funeral Home.
Personal notice by Mrs. Lela S. Wier inviting readers to write for free information on relief from rheumatoid arthritis rheumatism bursitis and widespread muscular soreness after a long period of illness at her address 2805 Arbor Hills Drive.
Elmer Haney, 18, of Odessa, returned home from work and killed himself with a 30-30 rifle in his parents' bathroom. Justice of the Peace L A Stewart ruled the death as death by own action. Deputies received the call at 6 15 p m and found the weapon involved.
Midland petroleum engineer Robert D. Monaghan won a court battle Tuesday to name his five year old son Cullen Monaghan. Judge Herald Craik ordered the child be called Cullen Monaghan, rejecting the name Cullen Summy and stating he would jail Gloria Summy for contempt if she continued defiance.
Senator Dirksen cited an alleged Paris press interview with Adlai Stevenson prompting a swift denial from Stevenson. He said he never grants exclusive interviews without a request and that reported quotes do not reflect his views. He suggested miscommunication due to language gaps.
Five Odessa roughnecks were returning from a midnight shift when their car overturned after a right front tire blew out on US 385. Isaac Monroe Zorn, 59, was killed. Billy Fred Watkins, 25, plus Troy Sellers, M. T. Fullerton, and Russell Pray were injured. Watkins remained in serious condition at Permian General Hospital. Sellers and Fullerton were later moved to Medical Center Hospital in Odessa with chest pains but no broken bones. Zorn had lived in Odessa since 1946 except two years at Lake Buchanan. He is survived by a wife, three sons Charles David and James, a daughter Mrs. J D Martin, a mother Mrs. J L Zorn, a brother Russell, and two sisters Mrs. Lon Light and Mrs. Tom Browning. Burial plans were pending with Hubbard Funeral Home Odessa and will be at Carthage.
Mrs. Eva Alice Wilson 74, a pioneer Plainview resident, died at a Lubbock convalescent home. Funeral services at 4 p m today at First Methodist Church with Rev. Elmer Crabtree and Dr. Roy McClung officiating. Burial in Plainview Cemetery. Survivors include brother Elmer B. Green of Plainview.
Funeral services for Columbus Alexander Davidson 81 pioneer Girard resident will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Girard Baptist Church with Rev. Wallace Pierce officiating. Davidson died Monday in Spur Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He moved to Texas in 1900 and Girard in 1915. Survivors include his wife, a son Robert of Fort Stockton, a sister Leona Buchanan of Mount Pleasant, and a grandchild. Pallbearers are Bill Stephens, Orvine Stephens, Garth Gregory, Elmer Long, Gerald Fincher and Hugh Turner. Burial in Girard Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home direction.
Budapest based Magyar Nemzet reports plan by Hungarian trade authorities to open supermarkets in Budapest and other cities due to strong public interest. The venture aims to expand grocery access amid postwar economic shifts.
Mrs. J S Edwards Sr 80 longtime Slaton resident and former president of Slaton Citizens State Bank died. Funeral at 3 p m at First Methodist Church Slaton with Rev Rollon Davidson. Survivors include three children nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Burial Englewood Williams Funeral Home.
In Odessa a frame house near downtown caught fire around 3 p.m. Monday killing Elvira Gonzales three months old. Four other children aged 2 years to 5 months were inside. two were rescued. Robert, 2, suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation and was treated at Medical Center Hospital.
Final services for Henry Clay Duncan 71 former Eastland resident will be held at 2 p m today at First Baptist Church Andrews. Burial in Andrews Cemetery with Singleton Funeral Home in charge. Duncan died Sunday after a long illness. He worked for an oil well servicing firm and was a member of First Baptist Church. Pallbearers named. honorary pallbearers include over 70 men who cared for him.
The small daughter of Mr and Mrs Doyle Conine Mesquite died in Dallas after injuries from being hit by a car. Karen Marie Conine born August 31 1958 in Lubbock. Funeral at Sparkman 3 30 p m Garland Road Dallas burial Grove Hill Cemetery. Survivors include grandmother Mrs Herbert Craft Dallas and sister Mrs Guy Brown 2107 31st St.
George Frederick Sample 75 of Plainview dies after a heart attack at Plainview Clinic Hospital. Funeral rites set for 10 a m today at Church of Christ with Robert B Hawkins minister officiating. Burial in IOOF Cemetery. Sample a native of Bosque County and longtime Plainview resident married in 1911 to Clara Fly.
Funeral services for Jo seph Houston Allred 86 will be at 10 a m today at First Baptist Church Littlefield with Rev Robert Longshore officiating. Burial follows in Littlefield Cemetery under Hammons Funeral Home directions. Allred born Birmingham Ala moved to Lamb County from Coleman in 1926 was a retired farmer and lived at 406 West First Street Littlefield.
Miss Winnie Mitchell 68 longtime private secretary to U S District Judge Joseph B Dooley and earlier to Judge James C Wilson died after a lengthy illness in Abilene She will be buried at Lancaster Cemetery with services at Lancaster First Methodist Church officiated by Rev Neyland Hester Survivors include her mother Mrs W W Mitchell and brother Marvin Mitchell of Abilene Burial under Riker Warren Funeral Home direction
Emerson A. Shepard 60 a Lubbock resident for 36 years died Saturday afternoon after a three year illness. Rites held at 2 p m today at Broadway Church of Christ with George Stephenson officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral. He was a real estate agent, longtime member and elder of the Broadway Church of Christ. Pallbearers named Justice Pate Loveless Robinson Sikes Price.
Poem urging readers to choose enduring life and daily virtue over wealth or fame. Quotation from Isaiah 38 16 and a meditation by Julien C Hyer. Emphasizes clinging to life with faith, facing grief and strife while living righteously each day.
Mrs. Ar theus Marceaux, 92, died Saturday after a brief illness in Kaplan Louisiana leaving 256 descendants. Survivors include 2 sons, 5 daughters, 62 grandchildren, 159 great grandchildren and 48 great great grandchildren. She was widowed twice and seven of her 14 children died. Funeral services will be held Sunday.
Funeral services for C T Murdock 43 of Manhattan Beach Calif former Lubbock resident will be held at 2 p m today at the McDonald Funeral Chapel in Lubbock with Rev RB Murry and Rev Clifton Igo officiating Burial follows in City of Lubbock Cemetery He died of a heart attack in Oregon while working a truck route for a corn chip company Survivors include his wife Edna daughter Donna Floyd Hawthorne Calif his parents Mr and Mrs Charles T Murdock of Lubbock one brother W H Murdock of Lubbock and two grandchildren Pallbearers named Durwood Murdock Jack Murdock Harvey C Murdock Jim Richards Dave Melrath and Craig Floyd.
An advertisement promotes FASTEETH denture powder to keep false teeth secure during eating and speaking. It highlights a non acidic formula, no gummy taste, no souring effect, and claims reduction of denture odor. Available at drug counters nationwide.
An advertisement for ColonaID and ColonalD promises gentle relief from chronic constipation overnight. It asserts hospital proven safety for expectant mothers and claims no interference with vitamin absorption, with an introductory price of 43 cents for a trial size.
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