Obituaries and notices from Crosbyton Floydada and Lubbock area
Obituary items note Mrs Kay Webster died after a four month illness with services at First Baptist Crosbyton and burial in Crosbyton Cemetery directed by King Emerald Home. Mrs Georgia Burwell 54 dies after extended illness with services at Floydada First Methodist and burial in Floydada Cemetery. Other notices report a garage fire at a residence injuring a man and minor damages, court bond actions for two individuals, and local university honors and alumni news from Abilene Christian, East Texas State and Howard Payne colleges.
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Kay
Webster
Crosbyton
Baptist Church
King -Emerald Home
Georgia Burwell
Floydada
First Methodist
Moore-Rose
Burwell
Lubbock Rest
A. 932
East Texas State ‘University
Cates
Commerce School
McMurry ‘College
Abilene
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Irish-American composer Jimmy McHugh dies at Y
Verily Hills California notes Irish American Jimmy McHugh a prolific film and Broadway composer born in Boston who wrote scores for over 55 motion pictures and popular songs like I Cant Give You Anything but Love Baby On the Sunny Side of the Street and Dont Blame Me He introduced Maurice Chevalier to the United States and wrote songs for Betty Grable Frances Langford and others Survivors include his son James Jr two sisters a brother and three grandchildren Solemn requiem Mass will be celebrated Tuesday at Shepherd Calvary Cemetery Whittier will be the burial site
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T’mi
Washington
DCL
New York
American Society of Composers, ‘Authors and Publishers
Boston
McHugh
Frank Sinatra
Chevalier
Hollywood
Maurice Chevalier
United States
Betty Grable
Frances Langford
Alice Faye
Tony Martin
Betty Hutton
Dick Powell
Mary Martin
James, Jr
Shepherd. Brial
Calvary Cemetery
Whittier
Services for Mrs C O Gregory Held Pending
Mrs C O Gregory died in an auto crash on U S 62 west of Ralls Thursday about 5 p.m. She was 55, a native of Oklahoma, a former Sudan resident and widow of her late husband. she leaves a daughter Belinda and several relatives. Funeral Home to conduct services. Mrs Ford Carter of nearby land injured.
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RALLS
C. O. ‘Gregory
U.S. 62
Hursday
Gregory
Oka
Ford Carter
Ne Land
Aes Cahcelt
Sudan
Ving
Fehandl
Belinda
N. Aera
Garland's Slaton Special: Services Today for 80
Obituary note for Garland 80 with p.m. services today at home. Survivors include two brothers R G and ND Garland of Slaton and Fort Worth, plus grandchildren and others.
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Slaton
Garland
Pnt
Astore
Rvivors
R. G
Ndarland
Fort Worth
Hyer Shows Up in Test Satisfaction Item
A fragment notes Julien C. Hyer appearing in a test satisfaction item. The readable content centers on Hyer's role or presence in the assessment context. No further dates locations or organizations are provided in the surviving text.
Funeral services set for Mrs Alberta Kelley
Mrs Alberta Kelley 66 died Friday in a Hale Center hospital. Services 2:30 p.m. today at Abernathy North Side Baptist Church, with Rev Hollis Showmaker officiating. Burial Abernathy Cemetery under Chambers Funeral Home direction. Survived by husband four sons two brothers one sister fourteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Abernathy
Alberta
Earth County
Kelley
Seagraves
North Side
Baptist Church
A. L
Leroy
Hale
John
Odessa
Carl A
Wayne Barron
Merkel
Noel Barron
Garden Grove
Calif
Mrs. Taylors Rites Arranged
Mrs. Leathie M. Taylor 66 died Thursday in Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo. Services 2 p m today at Turkey Church of Christ. Burial Dreamland Cemetery under Seigler Funeral Home. Survivors include brothers J R and J L McGee of Amarillo. sisters Ethel Faust L E Poe of Amarillo and Parrie Blalock of Frederick Oklahoma.
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Turkey
Turkey Church
of Christ
Leathie M. Taylor
Northwest Texas
Amarillo
G. B. Shelburne Jr
West Amarillo
Dreamland Cemetery
Seigler
Church of Christ
J.'R. McGee
J.L. McGee
Ethel Faust
L. E. Poe
Parrie Blalock
Frederick
Okla
Vita Wasson Funeral Services Set Sunday
Vita Wasson 84 will be buried in Snyder cemetery after a funeral at 3 p m Sunday in the First Christian Church officiated by Rev Bruce Banks. Bell Seale Funeral Home directs. Survivors include sisters Mrs Alta West Akron Ohio and Mrs Lucille Duke Redlands California and brother Wayne Wasson McAllen Texas.
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Snyder
Vita Wasson
First Christian Church
Bruce Banks
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Wasson
Alta West
Akron
Ohio
Lucille Duke
Redlands
Calif
Wayne Wasson
McAllen
Student Protests Turn Violent Across Japan
UPI reports student demonstrations and campus violence spread Friday as protesters clash with authorities and riot police in multiple Japanese cities over a government measure.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japan
Brain's Nerve Signals Reach Up To 300 MPH
The human brain contains around 10 million nerve cells receiving signals at speeds up to 300 miles per hour, illustrating rapid neural communication within the nervous system.
Snoopy Toy Goes Solar Orbit With Apollo 10 Crew
Apollo 10 astronauts Gene Cernan and Thomas Stafford report Snoopy the dog craft placed in solar orbit after eight hours around the moon aboard Charlie Brown. They monitor its path as it drifts toward the sun while tracking and memory data are exchanged with mission control.
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Space
Houston
Charlie
Brown
Snoopy
Charlie’ Brown
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas
P. Stafford
Charlie Brown
Mission’ ‘Control
Cernan
Mission Control
Control
Snoop’s
Ole Snoopy
Holey Smoley
Space Wives Convene At Backyard Cookout
The wives of Apollo 10 astronauts gathered for a social backyard cookout in Houston. Faye Stafford Barbara Young and Barbara Cernan joined the event, while their husbands are described in light, informal terms tied to the mission.
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Space. Center
Houston
Faye Stafford
Barbara Young
Barbara: Cernan
Cernan
Stafford
Young
Sandy Young
NASA
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
John’ Young
Moon
Pacific Ocean
Moon Orbit
Triplets Enroll Next Fall Amid Lunar Mission Fever
In Shallowater three sisters, Rita, Phyllis, and Janice Kreys, plan to enroll next fall, each ranking high in their class of 37 graduates. Their mother calls it never a dull moment as the family recalls the girls’ birth on a Posey farm near Lubbock and recent NASA lunar mission events.
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Rita
Phyllis
Janice
Posey
Lubbock
Shallowater
Krey
Three Sisters Named Amid Graduation Rhyme
A mother recalls three daughters Rita Kay Phyllis Fay and Janice May who were picked with middle names that rhyme. She notes the girls will graduate this year and that relatives will celebrate with three presents each a Christmas birthday tradition.
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Rita Kay
Phyllis Fay
Janice May
Funeral services for Mrs Boothe at Bilger Funeral Home
Mrs Annie Ruth Boothe 97 will lie in state at 4 p.m. today at Bilger Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Cone Merritt officiating. Burial will be in Snyder Cemetery. A native of McGregor she moved to Scurry County as a child and was a Methodist. She is survived by two daughters Opal Terrell of Post and Imogene Wells of Odessa a sister Mrs J T A of Snyder nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers.
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Nnie Ruth Boothe
Bilger
Cone Merritt
Snyder Cemetery
Bilger ‘Funeral Home
McGregor
Boothe
Scurry County
Methodist Church
Opal Terrell
Post
Imogene. Wells
Odessa
Snyder
Rites Scheduled For Mrs Byrum In Anton Church
Services for Mrs D R Byrum 87 who died Friday night in a Littlefield hospital will be at 3 p m Sunday at the Lawrence Avenue Church of Christ in Anton with Hoyt Cranfill and Bill Talley officiating. Burial in Anton Cemetery directed by Hammons Funeral Home of Littlefield. Mrs Byrum a Joplin Missouri native and resident of Anton since 1934 leaves two sons Pat and Woodrow of Anton and five daughters J R Austin Richardson Swann Pettit Hale Center Ruby Rather Lubbock L A Jones Shallowater and E L Pettit Dumas.
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Harold Bruce
Lubbock
Las Vegas
New
Tom Bean ‘Baptist Church
Tom Bean
Sherman
White Mound
Cemetery
Waldo Funeral Home
Neva Bruce
26Th St
Anton
D.R. Byrum
Littlefield Hospital
Lawrence Avenue Church of Christ
Hoyt, Cranfill
Bill Talley
Anton Cemetery
Hammons
Littlefield
Joplin
Byrum
Lawrence Avenue
Carey D Waters Funeral Slated in Levelland
Carey D Waters 58 former Levelland resident died Friday at the Veterans Administration Hospital Big Spring He was a farmer with ties to Whitharral and Levelland Survivors include wife Lula four brothers Bill Howard Paul and Clarence Waters services set for 4 p m today at Smith Funeral Home Memorial Chapel officiated by Rev Bob Robbins burial Sunday at Hill Cemetery Weatherford hospital death details concise obituary notes
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Levelland
Carey D. Waters
Smith Funeral Home
Bob Robbins
Hill
Weatherford
Waters
Veterans Administration Hospital
Big Spring
Whitharral
Lula
Bill
Howard
Prince Philip in Edinburgh University heckling incident
In Edinburgh a 600 strong audience heard Prince Philip defend free speech amid heckling by science student Christopher Ross who demanded open discussion. The prince warned “Shut up and grow up” while emphasizing that freedom of speech is not license and should not be mocked or repressed.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Philip
Edinburgh University
Christopher Ross
Ross
Hall
Editor Purged in Prague Shake-Up Amid Communist Purge
The liberal newspaper editor was purged and five party functionaries were fired on Friday in another Communist shake-up in Prague. The action signals ongoing political tightening as party leadership reorganizes media.
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Prague
Services Set for Robert E. Johnson
Snyder special services for Robert E. Johnson 77 will be at 2 p.m. today at Bell-Scale Chapel with Rev. George Shoff of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens. Johnson a retired construction worker died Wednesday in Hillcrest Lodge after a lengthy illness. Survivors include his wife three daughters four sons four brothers a sister and four more relatives.
Businesswoman Dies In Snyder
Mrs. John E. Irwin 59, owner of Irwin's Drug Store and lifetime Snyder resident, died Friday at 5 30 a.m. in St Marys Hospital Lubbock after a three week illness. Funeral 2 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church with Rev John Gordon officiating. Burial in Snyder Cemetery. She was active in Snyder Presbyterian Church. Survived by sister Leona Gills of Lubbock and several nieces and nephews.
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