Midland Negro Indicted in Mrs Turner Murder
Midland grand jury indicted 22 year old James Lee Marion for murder with malice in the slaying of 66 year old Mrs. Fred Turner who was beaten in her home while defending jewelry reportedly worth 500000. Marion, a Midland parolee, was captured near the crime scene and is held on 10000 bond as parole revoked. Prosecutor Mims called three witnesses as Marion faces trial and court appointed counsel.
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Midland
142Nd District Court
Fred Turner
Ife
Joseph Mims
Marion
Martha Madsen
Midland County
Mims
Dinner Set For State School Backers Here
An appreciation dinner for groups and individuals aiding a state school for the retarded in West Texas is planned at 7 p.m. today at the Pioneer Hotel in Lubbock. Hosted by Has Kell Odom, the event aligns with National Retarded Children's Week and will include leaders from the Lubbock County Legislature delegation, city and Chamber of Commerce, media, and special education. The Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools board is choosing a city for the new facility, with Lubbock among top bidders. Odom notes mental retardation disables more people than polio before the Salk vaccine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Pioneer Hotel
Haskell Odom
South Plains Council For
Hildred Humphrey
West Texas
Board For
Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools
Odom
Enrollment Record Set in Plainview Schools
Plainview Independent Schools enrollment reached 6702 on Friday, Floyd Manry reported. The count exceeded last year’s by 456 and topped the pre term peak estimate by over 200. Manry attributed the rise partly to good weather keeping migratory workers in the area and partly to more permanent residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Plainview Independent Schools
Floyd Manry
Manry
Chiropractic Relief for Long-Standing Headache Case
A 23 year old wife with seven years of violent right sided headaches, previously misdiagnosed as migraine, found relief after Blair Chiropractic Clinic corrected a vertebral misalignment disrupting nerve energy. The author, director of Blair Chiropractic Clinic in Lubbock Texas, notes growing interest in chiropractic treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair Chiropractic
Blair Chiropractic Clinic
Avenue Q
Lubbock
Texas
Tomato Er Apple Thief Sought Here
Police seek a burglar who swapped 12 cartons labeled tomatoes at Plains Tomato Co. for apples and left behind an adding machine. Other Monday losses include Susie’s Cafe cash. A 25-year-old Lubbock man was arrested in a obscene telephone incident and Coleman Baker pled guilty in Corporation Court with a $100 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains Tomato Co
Texas Ave
Susie
13Th St
Jan Myers
38Th St
Broadway
Walter Smith
Bout New Motors
19Th St
Chester A. Short
34Th Street
Coleman Baker
Dixie Drive
Corporation Court
Dog Bite Victim Begins Rabies Shots After Search
Linda Lutyens, 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Lutyens, starts a series of 21 anti rabies shots today after a dog bite on November 9. An intensive search for the female dachshund type dog continued Monday as a St Luke's Methodist youth group distributed circulars and canvassed area residences. Linda described the dog as dark brown with a short tail and no collar. She was bitten while attempting to evict the dog from a backyard where she was babysitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Lutyens
Don Lutyens
46Th St
St. Lukes Methodist Church
Lutyens
Linda
Blanchard Speaks At Engineers Meeting in Lubbock
State Senator H. J. Doc Blanchard addressed the South Plains chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers at Caprock Hotel on the engineer’s responsibilities to the public. The 41 members and guests discussed the topic, with an informal session before the dinner. President H. F. Wall presided. the next meeting is scheduled for December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J
Doc" Blanchard
Lubbock
South Plains
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Caprock Hotel
Society
H. F. Wall
Evidence in Profit Killing Case
In Minneapolis a first degree murder trial hinges on evidence of a Luger pistol and a rubber hose alleged to be used in the slaying of Carol Thompson by her husband Richard L. Sharp testified to the weapon's origin and the middleman Mastrian's role. Prosecution links motives to love and a rich insurance pot. Also details of paid payouts and envelopes tied to Mastrian and Anderson surface in testimony.
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Thompson
T. Eugene Thompson
Minneapolis
Carol
Minneapolis, Minn
Carol Thompson
Richard L. Sharp
St. Paul
Middleman
Sharp
Norman Mastman
Mastrian
Fied
Sheldon Morris
Glib Morris
Dick W. C. Anderson
Morris
Anderson
John Connolly
Connolly
Cat Burglar Suspect Held In Midland Jail
Midland police say Louis Castorena Lopez, 22, oil company employee, confessed to 15 burglaries including a August 22 cash theft of 780 from a billfold and two purses. The prowler cut screens, entered homes and rifled billfolds while residents slept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Castorena ‘Lopez
Midland
Jessie Morales
Monterey GOP Group To Meet At High School Club
Monterey High School Young Republicans host Glenn Looney area reform speaker to discuss The Role of a Young Republican and to elect a new slate of officers at a 7 p.m. meeting in Room 104. Looney of Texas Tech Young Republicans has won state honors and will recount his convention roles. Per Dane follows: candidates for president Ben Walker Jack Nelson Paul Richard. VP David Sanders Johnny Boley Bobby Ulich. sec Susan Dennis Nancy Price. rec secs Mary Kissenger Janice Nichols. treasurer Dwaine Doidge Bob Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Looney
Texas Young Republican Federation
Monterey High School
Young Republicans Club
Lubbock Christian College
Looney
Texas Tech Young Republican Club
Texas
San Francisco
Ben Walker
Jack Nelson
Paul Richard
David Sanders
Johnny Boley
Bobby Ulich
Susan Dennis
Nancy Price
Mary Kissenger
Janice Nichols
Dwaine Doidge
Bob Mitchell
Signor elected to Financial Public Relations board
Charles S. Signor vice president of Lubbock National Bank was elected to the board of directors of the Financial Public Relations Association at its annual convention in Los Angeles. He has long been active in the association and contributed to many convention programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Signor
Lubbock National Bank
The
Financial Public Relations Association
Los Angeles
Signor
Bennett To Discuss ECM At Meeting
James Bennett associate dean of agriculture at Texas Tech will discuss European Common Market policies and their impact on Texas farming at a Thursday night Alpha Zeta sponsored talk in Aggie Auditorium. Bennett’s remarks draw on a summer tour of seven European countries with a four man Gov. Connally appointed team. He visited Sweden Germany Switzerland Italy Belgium France and England. John Gosdin is Alpha Zeta president.
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James Bennett
Texas Tech
Texas Agriculture
Tech
Alpha Zeta
Agriculture Honorary
Aggie
Bennett
John Connally
Sweden
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Belgium
France
England
John Gosdin
Douglas-Home Wins Large Majority in First Vote
London AP reports Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home led the new government to its first House of Commons tally, winning by a large Conservative majority. The housing debate saw a Labour censure motion fail 340 to 243 as whips unified most backbenchers, easing factional rifts after the recent leadership contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alec Douglas-Home
House of Commons
Labor Party
Slant Hole Oil Well Drilling Suit Delayed
A civil penalty suit against Harry M. Harrington Jr. Charles W. Lutes of Longview and J. G. Walker of Tyler was set for trial but postponed to December 9 by agreement of the state and defendants. This case is the second of more than 60 pend ing slant-hole oil well suits pending in state courts. The first trial resulted in the state winning over $300,000 in penalties for alleged deviated swells.
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Austin
UPS
Attorney General’s Office
Harry M. Harrington Jr
Charles W. Lutes
Longview
J. G. Walker
Tyler
53Rd District Court
Harrington
Lutes
Mary Strange Rites Are Today
Services for Mary Emma Strange 84 who died Thursday in Douglas Wyoming will be at 11 am today in Rix Chapel. The Rev. Mark B Williams will officiate with burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. She lived in Lubbock several years before moving to Douglas about 20 years ago. Survivors include a daughter Mrs J F Woody a son O W Strange two brothers and six grandchildren plus 11 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren. Pallbearers include her great grandchildren Pat Wallace Charlie Lynch Dwight Woody Dwain Woody Donny Stavlo and David Woody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Emma Strange
Douglas
Wyo
Rix Chapel
Mark B. Williams
St. Johns Methodist Arch
City of Lubbock
O. L. Johnson
Springhill
E. M. Johnson
Birmingham
Ala
Pat Wallace
Charlie Lynch
Dwight Woody
Dwain Woody
Donny Stavlo
David Woody
Turner Services Set In Dawson Lamesa
Turner services are planned for Marion Rush Turner a 72 year old retired farmer who lived in Dawson County 40 years. The Bryan Street Baptist Church will host at 3 p m today with Rev E L Jones officiating. Burial follows at Lamesa Memorial Park under Higginbotham Funeral Home. Turner died at Medical Arts Hospital after about two weeks of hospitalization. Surviving are his wife four daughters two sons two sisters two brothers and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Lamesa
Marion Rush Turner
Dawson County
Bryan Street Baptist Church
Turner
Medical Arts Hospital
Oxord
Miss
Bryant Street Baptist Church
E. L. Jones
Lamesa Memorial Park
Paris
J. O. Short
Los Angeles
Tex
Jim
Rush Turner
Charles Kisner Jr Funeral Is Today
Services for Charles Henry Kisner Jr. five year old died at West Texas Hospital will be at 3 p.m. today in Sanders Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. W F Love will officiate. Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders direction. Death ruled natural causes inquest. Survivors are his mother Jo Kisner and three siblings Donald Ray Duane and Julie.
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William John Samsack
9Th St
Denver
Chapel of the Angels Funeral Home
Samsack
Sanders Funeral Home
Charles Henry Kisner Jr
West Texas Hospital
Jo Kisner
Yale Ave
W. F. Love
River Lawn
Assembly of ‘God
BuiYial
City of Lubbock
Sanders
Justice of the Peace
F. R. Land
Donald Ray
Duane
Julie
Rites For Mother Of City Man Set Today
Mrs. M. W. Stone 86 mother of Jack O Stone advertising manager for Furrs Inc. will lie in state at 10 a m today at Merritt Funeral Home Oklahoma City burial in McAlester Okla Survivors include two sons a sister six grandchildren and two others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Stone
Jack O. Stone
29Th St
Furr's Inc
Merritt Funeral Home
Oklahoma City
McAlester
Okla
Texas Oilmen Attend Institute In Kansas
Representatives of the oil industry from Texas Oklahoma and Kansas will discuss drilling problems at the Deep Well Drilling and Completion Institute in Liberal Kansas through Wednesday. The institute is sponsored by the University of Kansas Southwest Extension Center.
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Liberal
Kan
UPI
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Tthe
University of Kansas Southwest Extension Center
Rumbaugh Rites Slated In Gaines
Loyd John Rumbaugh 50 died Sunday in Gaines County Memorial Hospital. Rites at 2 p.m. today in the Singleton Chapel of the Chimes with C B Proctor and Rev John Gillisple officiating. Burial in Seminole Cemetery. Survived by wife Joyce. sons Kenny Loyd Loyd Jr Jimmy Lee. daughters Malinda Mary Lou Carol Sue. mother Mrs Lyle Ogilbee. sisters Polly Turnbow Lil Han Fields. brothers Wayne Iran Hugh Jim Bill Lowell Harold. Pallbearers: Raymond Rumbaugh Billie Rumbaugh Bobbie Jo Rumbaugh Jesse Rumbaugh Kenneth Rumbaugh Paul Grass.
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Loyd John Rumbaugh
Gaines County Memorial Hospital
Singleston
C. B. Proctor
Church of Christ
John Gillisple
Seminole Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Rumbaugh
Temple
Oklo
Joyce
Kenny
Seminole
Loyd Jr
Oklahoma City
Jimmy Lee
Malinda Rumbaugh
Mary Lou
Carol Sue Rumbaugh
Oklahoma
Lyle Ogilbee
Okla
Polly Turnbow
Hereford
Lil- Han Fields
Comanche
Wayne
Iran
Hugh
Jim
Bill
Liberal
Kan
Lowell
Lawton
Harold
Moorehead
Iowa
Raymond ‘Rumbaugh
Billie Rumbaugh
Bobbie Jo Rumbaugh
Jesse Rumbaugh
Kenneth Rumbaugh
Paul Grass
Amos R. Wagner Funeral Is Today
Amos R. Wagner 62 died Sunday at home. Rites at 2:30 p m in C V Steed Memorial Chapel conducted by Dr R L Willingham. Burial Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens. Survived by wife five sons including Dr Max Wagner Dr Rex Wagner Mickey John all of Albuquerque and Loel Clo vis five grandchildren two sisters Mrs Charlie Alford and Mrs Mack Blakey Causey pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
Amos R. Wagner
C. V. Steed
R. L. Willingham
First Methodist Church
Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens
Mrs Ettis Chandler Rites Held In Lubbock
Services for Mrs. Ettis Mattie Chandler 63 of 1608 6th St will be at 2 p m today in Rix Funeral Home Chapel. A longtime Lubbock resident since 1949 she came from Oklahoma City. Survivors include husband Alton and two brothers Orley Carns Tulsa and Aubrey Carns Troy Mich Pallbearers listed and honorary pallbearers named in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettis Mattie Chandler
6Th St
Rix Funeral Home
R. L. Bobbitt
J. B. Mott
R. J. Ledbetter
W. T. Brady
Jack Stricklin
E. P. Barbee
SPC Coed Chosen Future Miss America at SPC
Elaine Stokes a South Plains College freshman was picked as the second Future Miss America at Trinity Baptist Church ceremonies. Runner-up Karen Blake. Stokes, daughter of Mr and Mrs Scott Stokes of Sundown, Salutatorian of Sundown High School, named Most Beautiful Girl at SHS. She is a business major at SPC.
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SPC
Elaine Stokes
South Plains College
Trinity Baptist Church
Karen Blake
Miss Stokes
Scott Stokes
Sundown
Sundown High School
SHS
Be Courteous Etiquette Advice From Julient C Hyer
An editorial voice urges civility and respect across ages. It stresses courtesy toward elders, manners in youth, and the social dividends of politeness, asserting Deference earns friends and good behavior yields lasting benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Julient C. Hyer
Roberts Funeral Pending In City
Ben EF. Roberts 71 of 1916 9th St. Lubbock resident since 1937 died at 6 30 p m Monday at his home services are pending with Rix Funeral Home He was a bootmaker for Huber Boot and Western Store formerly of Clovis and Floydada member of First Methodist Church Survivors include wife three sons five daughters 13 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben EF. Roberts
9Th St
Lubbock
Rix Funeral Home
Roberts
Clovis
Huber Boot and Western Store
Floydada
First Methodist Church
Rites Today For Mrs Anita Butler In Lubbock
Funeral services for Anita Butler 41 of 1205 St. St. are at 2 p.m. today at Bethel Pentecostal Church 1501 Baylor. Burial follows in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home guidance. She died Monday morning after illness. survivors include husband Richard D a son Thomas Rivera mother Marie Sanchez five brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Butler
St. St
Bethel Pentecostal
Baylor
City of Lubbock
Rix Funeral Home
Butler
Richard D
Thomas Rivera
Marie Sanchez
5Th St
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Engineers Meeting
Pollice
Monterey
YMCA
Genesis Folk Music Assn
Stinson Mehlen
Judy Leuty
Earlene Walker
Caraciola Bazan
Ave. E
Servisoft
Mary Strange
Turner Services Set
Dawson
Charles Kisner Jr
Gaines
Ettis Chandler
Baker's
IBM
Draughon's Business College
Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
Tohoka Hiway
Resthaven Mausoleum
Beautiful Resthaven Memorial Park
Levelland Highway
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