Funeral services for Rabb V. Kimmel and others
Funeral services are planned today for Rabb V. Kimmel of 2405 20th St at the Little 1033 Church of the Flowers with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park under Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson Funeral Home. Also mourners gather for Stella Boyce and Dutch Price as area obituaries note long local tenures and hospital deaths.
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Rabb V. Kimmel
20Th St
Resthaven Memorial Park
Resthaven - Singleton - Wilson Funeral Home
Amherst Civic Worker Ira Holland Dies at 92
Ira Holland, 92, longtime Amherst civic worker, died Monday at his son’s home after years of illness. Born in Murray Kentucky, he moved to Amherst in 1927 and helped found South Plains Hospital. He served nine years as hospital board president and sat on local and county school boards and the coop gin board. He is survived by two sons, a brother, a step-sister, five grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Pallbearers named. Funeral 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church Amherst with Payne Funeral Home directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Ira Holland
Glenn Willson
Payne Funeral ‘Home
Holland
Prentice
Murray
South Plains Hospital
Coop Gin
First Baptist’ Church
James
Stanley
Clarksville
Jack
Dallas
Emma _ Burkley
Leroy Maxfield
David Harmon
Delvin Batson
Paul Bennett
J. P. Brantley
Harvie Messamore
Funeral services for Max Warren 51 in Lubbock
Funeral services for Max Wayne Warren 51 of 3305 43rd Street are set for 11 am Wednesday at St Luke's United Methodist Church. The Rev Lloyd Hamilton will officiate. Burial will follow in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home. Warren died Monday after two and a half months of illness at Methodist Hospital. He was a 1945 to 1960 employee, World War I Air Force veteran, and member of Downtown Rotary and St Luke's. He is survived by his wife Laverne, a daughter Mrs Lile Enter of 2811 Elgin, his mother Mrs M E Warren of 210 92nd Street, and a brother Paul Warren of Del Rio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Wayne
Warren
St. Luke's ‘United Methodist Church
Lloyd Hamilton
St. Luke’s
Air Force
Rotary, Club
St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Laverne
Lile Enter
Elgin
M. E. Warren
Paul Warren
del Rio
Widow Skillman speaks on Vietnam service and family
Mrs Curtis R Skillman, widow of a Vietnam veteran, tells how she recovered from service and plans for the future. She wrote to President Ford about her experiences and the hope for her unborn baby in June. The story details shifts from Vietnam to Korea and reflects the challenges faced by military families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jgrand
Rapids
Mich
Curtis R. Skillman
Skillman
Gerald R. Ford
Vietnam
Ford
Korea
Space study for youngsters offered by West Texas Museum
Adventures in aerospace will run this summer as youth classes at the West Texas Museum. Col. Haynes M. Baumgardner of Texas Tech will lead rocket and weather balloon activities for fourth to sixth graders in Man and Space. The Lure of Other World targets junior and senior high students. Registration closes June 13 with sessions June 16 27 and July 21 Aug 1. Tuition is five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Museum
Col
Haynes M. Baumgardner
Texas Tech
Egypt
Babylonia
Moon
Women’s Council of the West
Texas Museum Association
Texas Wildlife
Actress Ursula Thiess Son Found Dead in Motel Room
In Los Angeles the 23 year old son of actress Ursula Thiess and stepson of Robert Taylor was found dead in a motel room by his mother. An autopsy is pending and a detective said the cause is unknown and the death occurred in his sleep. Taylor is hospitalized recovering from lung cancer surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ursula Thiess
Robert Taylor
Michael Thiess
Young Enough for Wealth Yet Old Enough for Wisdom
Poem fragment cites Psalm 37 25 on success and aging noting youth’s urge for wealth and happiness while maturity seeks health peace and wisdom. It contrasts making mistakes with learning from them and valuing knowledge and experience.
Jesse Bullard Rites Pending After Death in Hutchinson Kansas
Jesse Bullard 52 of Spearman died Monday morning in Hutchinson Kansas while working there as a heavy equipment operator for Panhandle Construction Co of Lubbock. Services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home. Surviving are his wife Matilene a son Ronnie of Spearman a daughter Glen Nell at home four brothers A C Roy B C and Jim a sister Mrs Ruby Hooper and two grandchildren.
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Jesse Bullard
Spearman
Panhandle Construction Co
Lubbock
Hutchinson
Kan
Sanders Funeral Home
Matilene
Ronnie
Glen Nell
A. C
30Th St
Roy
Amarillo
B. C
Jim
Oklahoma City
Rumsfeld Begins Poverty War
Donald Rumsfeld, former Illinois congressman, was sworn in as director of the war on poverty at the White House. President Nixon called the post of very great importance. Mayor John Lindsay attended, praising the selection as a bright new star in urban affairs, amid renewed mayoral renomination chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Lindsay
White Houses
Morals probe ends Houston University of Houston inquiry ends
The Harris County grand jury concluded its review of morality at the University of Houston without returning any indictments. UPI reports the panel wrapped up its investigation Monday after examining concerns raised about conduct at the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
UPI
Harris County Grand Jury
University of Houston
Tech Beauty Wins 1969 Wool Crown in Dallas
Ballinger born Jan Green, a 20 year old Texas Tech sophomore, crowned Miss Wool and Mohair of Texas in the Dallas Apparel Mart Great Hall. She beat 15 contestants with 34 23 35 measurements and will represent the wool and mohair industry during 1969 70. First runner Shaun McGarry and second runner Lacey Pipkin crowned at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan.Green
Wool
Texas
Dallas
John Green Jr
Ballinger
Texas Tech
Jan, Green
John E. Green Jr
Dallas Apparel Mart
Tech
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Lacey Pipkin
University of Texas At Austin
Mrs Allen Funeral Today
Funeral services for Mrs H D Allen 73 of 3301 26th Street will be held at 4 p m in Sunset Church of Christ with Rev Tom Gordon officiating. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park directed by Rix Funeral Directors. Survived by husband Wesley Morris brother two sisters granddaughter Kathey Henson and pallbearers Billy Phillips Herbert Browder Pat Hartsfield Gordon Moore and Clint Brannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Allen
26Th St
Church of Christ
Tom Gordon
Resthaven Memorial Park
Rix Funeral
Wesley Morris
36Th ‘St
H. E. Ritch
Plainview
Guthrie Morris
136Th St
Miss Kathey, Henson
Lubbock
Billy Phillips
Herbert Browder
Pat i Hartsfield
Gordon Moore
Clint Brannon
New Theory Visualizes Huge Holes In Space
Caltech researchers report a theory that very massive star clusters or galaxies may undergo gravitational collapse to form black holes from which light and radio waves cannot escape. Ipser and Thorne describe a dense cluster reaching a point where the core collapses, producing a utterly dark region detectable only by its strong gravitational field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
California, Institute of Technology
James
R. Ipser
Ion
Ipser
Thune
Albert Einstein
Kip S. Thorne
Caltech Iassociate
Freighter Capsizes Off Fukuoka Trapping Five Crew
A 234 ton Japanese freighter named Kaijin No 1 capsized in rough Toshima Straits 25 miles north of Fukuoka. Five crewmen are trapped as rescuers from the Maritime Safety Agency hear tapping from the hull. Four rescue ships were sent to the scene to aid in the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fukuoka
Japan
Maritime Safety Agency
Mary ‘No. 1
Toshima Straits
Prunes of The Lubbock Avalanche Journal Morning Edition
fragmented OCR text shows a Lubbock newspaper masthead and scattered notices including times of morning and evening editions and stray typography details. The readable content is limited to publication metadata rather than a cohesive event or article.
Funeral Pending for Mrs Foster
Funeral services are pending at Lemons Funeral Home for Flora Hudging Foster 83 who died Monday at Heritage Home Annex. A native of Alvord she moved to Hale County in 1892 and lived in Plainview since 1934 with five daughters two sons two brothers a sister nineteen grandchildren twenty great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Lemons
Wreck Victim's Services Set At Quitaque
Funeral services are planned for Bobby Howell Tiffin 21 of Quitaque to be held at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with pastors officiating. Tiffin died from injuries after a one car crash near Quitaque on Sunday evening. Felix Johnson 28 of Quitaque remained in serious condition at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Survivors include his mother Mrs Margie George and grandparents Mr and Mrs Archie Payne.
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Quitaque
Bobby Howell
Tiffin
Here
First Baptist ‘Church
Bill Curry
Jacob Wells
Fairmont Baptist Church
Rest Haven
Funeral Home
Lake Theo
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Felix Johnson
Texas ‘Highway Patrol
Murray Francis Cox
Tulsa
Lockney High School
Lockney
Thailand
Margie George
Flamet
Archie Payne
James Clayton Funeral Slated in Plainview
James Monroe Clayton, a Plainview resident since 1908, died Monday at Plainview Hospital after a short illness. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Lemons Memorial Chapel with Rev. Willie Hazel officiating. Burial in Plainview Cemetery. Survived by two brothers John and Jeff, and sister Mrs. Clara Peoples, all of Plainview.
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Plainview
James Monroe
Clayton
Plainview Hospital
Auto Enn
Lemons Memorial Chapel
Willie Hazel
Bethel Baptist Church
Plainview Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
John
Jeff
Clara Peoples
LTC Mini-Emmies honor four at 1968 69 LTC season dinner
The Lubbock Theatre Centre awarded four Mini-Emmy trophies for the 1968 69 season at the annual dinner. Glen Polk won best actor for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Doris Hooten best actress for Look Back in Anger. Ralph Durham and Dorothy Pijan won best supporting actor and actress for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Sound of Music respectively. Nolan Barrick earned best set design for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The Sound of Music was named best play. New LTC board members Royce Kelly, Mrs J R Blumrosen, Duncan Ellison, and F Lawrence Merriman were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theatre Center
Lubbock Theatre Center
Royce Kelly
J. R. Blumhosen
Duncan Ellison
E. Lawrence Merriman
Lubbock Theatre Centre
LTC
Glen Polk
Cat
Mary John Woolford
LTC Board of Directors
J. R. Blumrosen
Services for War Casualty Pfc Fred Gusman Jr
Brownfield services are set for Pfc. Fred Gusman Jr., 24, son of Mrs Matilda Cano, at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St Anthony's Church. Burial with full military honors will follow in Brownfield Cemetery. Gusman died May 14 in Vietnam from injuries in a military vehicle wreck during a convoy. He was a draftee born in Meadow and attended Meadow and Brownfield schools. Survivors include his father Fred of Alice and several half-siblings.
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Brownfield
Fred Gusman Jr
Matilda Cano
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Brownfield Funeral Home
Gusman
Vietnam
Meadow
George Johnson Graveside Services Set in Brownfield
George Johnson 40 a Negro laborer of Brownfield dies after being struck by a pickup while walking in the rain along U S 62 near Brownfield. Graveside services are at 4 p m today at New Mount Zion Cemetery. Police report the southbound truck driven by Charles H Soehngen Route 2 Brownfield struck Johnson as he walked north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Johnson
Brownfield
New Mount Zion
Johnson
U.S. 62
James Johns
Charles H. Soehngen
Route 2
Keith Wigham Rites Slated In Petersburg
Keith Wigham 11, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Wigham of Petersburg, will be laid to rest at Resthaven Memorial Park after services at First Baptist Church Petersburg. The funeral will be led by Rev Russell Pogue with assistance from Rev Bobby Noe. Burial directed by Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home. He died Sunday afternoon after a lifelong illness. Grandparents listed Otis Stewart of Lubbock and E G Wigham of Petersburg.
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Stella Boyce
6Th St
First Baptist Church
Petersburg
Keith Wigham
Otis ‘Stewart
Lubbock
E. G. Wigham
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Southside
M. Darham
Ofticiating
Resthaven Park
Mesarat “Funeral ‘Home
Lence
Price
Terry County
Challis Baptist
Brownfield General Hospital
Don Bourn
Christian Church of
Slaton
Johnny Moore
Englewood Cemetery
Englands Funeral Home
Floyd R. O'Kelly
Midland
the International
Lubbock Country Club
Golden Spread
American Business Women’s Association
School ‘of Nursing
Lubbock Cotton Oil Co
Elbert Moore
John A.drenon
Roy Philpott
Alonzo Jackson
Roy Hondashell
T. J. Hill
Dixon White
William David Taylor
Littlefield
Anton
Hammons Funeral Home
Taylor
Florence E. Cobb
First Presbyterian Church
Andrew Jumper
Valmar Brown
San Benito
iGarnet Reeves
21St St
P. F. Brown Elementary School
PTA
Martha Airhart
Airhart
Brown
Kenneth Manahan
Walter Curtis Smith
Edward G. Ochoa Jr
9Th Street
Avenue G
West Texas Hospital
Max
Ietnam
Cessful
Lea
Mate
Thiess
Son
Rumsfeld
Job
Mrs. Allen
Mrs. Foster
James Clayton
Caprock Center
50Th
University
F. Lawrence Merriman
Vann
Barbara Flaxman
Children's Theater
Ben Eofi
Sue Stallcup
Joe Schultz
Chuck Stallcup
Joe Aldridge
Karla Eoff
Kay Stevens
Linda Bailey
Robert John Allen
Roger Titus
Bertha ‘Hlusek
Roy Russell
Rita Beck
War Casualty’s Services
Keith Wight
Memorial Park
Resthaven
Singleton - Wilson
19Th ST
Lubbock, Texas
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