Barbecue Ceremony Marks U S 380 Ribbon Cutting
In Clairemont Special, a Nation Highway Week observance brings Stonewall Fisher and Kent Counties together for a 7 mile rebuilt U S 380 road segment. Hal Woodward will speak. the Jayton Band and a 1,000-strong barbecue crowd gather at noon. Beef donors include Spur Chuck Wagon Gang backing local ranchers.
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Clairemont
Went County
Stonewall
Fisher Counties
Kent County
U.S. 380
Hal Woodward
Coleman
Texas Highway Commission
Johnnie Ammons
Roby
Jayton High School
Young
Woodward
Leroy
Spires, Lowe
Spring — Creek Ranch
Alice. Carriker
H. B. Wood
Spur Chuck Wagon Gang
Brittain Rites Slated Monday in Lubbock
Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas M. Brittain 50 of 2514 33rd Street are set for 4 p.m. Monday at Lubbock View Christian Church with Rev. Roy W. Ford officiating. Burial will follow in the City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction. Mrs. Brittain died after a long illness Friday at West Texas Hospital. A former Texas Tech library adviser, she had lived in Lubbock since 1947. Born September 29, 1914, she married Thomas Brittain August 4, 1948. Survivors include her husband, a son Anno David Brittain of the home, brother Robert R. Bain of New Orleans, and her mother Mrs. Hettie W. Bain of New Orleans. Pallbearers: Jelly Brown, Giles W. Dalby, Dr. W. W. Clifton, Fiser Middleton, K. O. Peterson, D. N. Fitzgerald.
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City of Lubbock
Rix Funeral Home
Robert R. Bain
New Orleans
Hettie W. Bain
Will
Be. Jelly Brown
Giles W.dalby
Fiser . Middleton
K.O. Peterson
D.N. Fitzgerald
Plainview Honors Class of 1929 at 1939 Homecoming
Plainview High School marked its 1939 homecoming with 225 alumni and ex-students honoring the Class of 1929. Events included reminiscences, slides, and a dinner at Estacado Junior High School, followed by a Plainview Bulldogs victory over Borger. Notable attendees included Mrs. J. D. Buchanan and Lorraine Hand, with Keveneth Bayles traveling from Denver.
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Plainview
Plainview High School
Estacado
Queenston
J. D. Buchanan
Lorraine Hand
California
Keveneth Bayles
Denver
Colo
Milk bottle spills four toy soldiers in England
Mrs. Jessie Town noticed four plastic soldiers spilled from her milk bottle in East Sheen England. The dairy company was fined 28 dollars for the offense.
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East Sheen
England
UPI
Jessie Town
Dairy Company
Sweetbreads Pan Frying Requires Pre cooking
Sweetbreads should be pre cooked before pan frying to a golden brown. Pre cooking ensures tender texture and even browning when finished in a hot skillet.
Stanford Rites Planned Today
Earth special services are set for W O Bill Stanford 47 a Lubbock resident for three years at 2 30 p m today in First Baptist Church Reverend A R Stewart and Reverend Albert Lindley will officiate Burial follows at Earth Cemetery under Franklin Bartley Funeral Home Stanford died of an apparent heart attack at Red Raider Trailer Courts on N College Ave He had lived in the Spring Lake area since 1939 before moving to Lubbock He was a World War II veteran Survivors include his wife three sons his mother and six sisters.
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EARTH
W. O
Bill) Stanford
Lubbock
First Baptist Church
A. R. Stewart
Springlake Baptist Church
Albert Lindley
Earth Methodist Church
Earth Cemetery
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Stanford
Red Raider
N. College Ave
Springlake
Troy Beam Services Scheduled In Morton
One day old Troy David Beam son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Beam of Goodland will be laid to rest at Morton Memorial Cemetery at 7:30 p m today with Rev D A Watson officiating Burial will be under Singleton Funeral Home direction The infant died at 950 am Saturday in West Plains Hospital Muleshoe Survivors include a brother and five sisters all at home maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs J B Dewhre Maple Tex and paternal grandmother Mrs Clyde Beam Marble Falls
Mrs. Mertha Bartlett Services Scheduled
Mrs. Mertha Bartlett 81 will have services at 4 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Rev. Milo Arbuckle officiating. Burial follows in Lamesa Cemetery under Branon Philips Funeral Home direction. She died Friday in Cottonwood Acres Nursing Home and had lived in Dawson County since 1917. Survived by a daughter a stepdaughter and three grandchildren.
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Lamimsa
Mertha Bartlett
First Baptist Church
Milo Arbuckle
Lamesa Cemetery
Branon-Philips Funeral Home
Rites Set Monday For Mrs Rosa Alford
Funeral services for Rosa Alford 84 of 1325 E 25th St are scheduled 2 30 p m Monday at St John Baptist Church with Rev E D Thomas officiating. Burial at Bock Cemetery under South Plains Funeral Home direction. She lived in Lubbock 22 years and died Wednesday morning at St Marys Hospital. She is survived by a daughter two sons and a brother.
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Rosa Alford
25Th St
St. John Baptist Church
E. D. Thomas
City of Lubbock Cemetery
South Plains
Davis Davis James 80 funeral set in Lamesa
James Davis 80, a Dawson County farmer and Church of Christ member, died Friday in Medical Arts Hospital. Services are at 2 30 pm today at Downtown Church of Christ with Weslie Mickey officiating. Burial at Lamesa Memorial Park under Branon Philips Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Margaret a daughter Veron Carver Odessa a son Carroll H Davis Odessa sister Eva Elmore Bakersfield CA two brothers Ira Davis Hobbs Ulrich Davis Fort Collins CO and one grandchild.
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Lamesa
James
Davis
Church of Christ
Weslie Mickey
Douglas Carver
Lamesa Memorial Park
Branon-Philips Funeral Home
Dawson County
Medical Arts Hospital
Margaret
Vernon Carver
Odessa
Carroll H. Davis
Eva Elmore
Bakersfield
Calif
Ira Davis
Hobbs
Ulrich Davis
Fort Collins
Colo
Services Pending For E. R. White
Edward R. White 55 of Fort Worth died unexpectedly about 9 30 p m Friday while visiting friends in Lubbock He was in the Fort Worth area about 30 years an employee of the Texas Railroad Commission a World War II veteran and Methodist Church member Surviving are his wife two sons his mother and a sister Mrs Loma Walker Fort Worth Lubbock arrangements were made by Franklin Barton Funeral Home
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Gause- Ware Funeral Home
Fort Worth
Edward R. White
Lubbock
White
Ray Livesay
44Th St
Texas Railroad Commission
Methodist
Loma Walker
Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Olton Resident T Fouter Rites Set Today
Olton is to hold services for T. T. Fouter 92 a longtime resident with burial in Olton Cemetery. The First Methodist Church hosts a 3 p m service officiated by Rev Russell McAnally Rev Cecil Hardaway and Rev R H Campbell. Survivors include wife four sons two brothers a sister five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Olton
T. T. Fouter
First Methodist Church
Souter
Community Hospital
Russell McAnally
Friona
Cecil Hardaway
R. H. Campbell
Olton Cemetery
Parsons Funeral Home
Melvin
Doyle
Tulia
Harry
Santa Fe
Tillman
RedKhart
Hilyard
Compton
Calif
John Taylor
Ark
Aeosister
Lilly
Average Cat Lifespan Reported Between Twelve and Fifteen Years
A study notes that the typical domestic cat lives about 12 to 15 years. Researchers highlight variability by breed environment and care.
Oscar Lee Ivie Rites Schedule Across States
Oscar Lee Ivie 58 dies after short illness at Reese Air Force Base Hospital. Services set at 2 p.m. today at Peters burg Baptist Church with Rev. Russell Poague. A second service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Amber Oklahoma Baptist Church. Burial at Amber under Lemons Funeral Home. Survived by wife daughter four sons two brothers a sister mother and six grandchildren.
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Petersburg
Oscar Lee Ivie
Petersburg Baptist Church
Russell Poague
Amber
Okla
Lemons Funeral Home
Plainview
Ivie
Reese Air Force Base
Moore
Services Monday For Carl Hood In Shallowater
Carl Hood 64 of Rt 2 Lubbock Shallowater area died Saturday at Methodist Hospital after three weeks illness. Funeral at 10 a.m. Monday at First Methodist Church Shallowater with Rev Walter O Hadley officiating burial in Resthaven. Hood a retired farmer lived on Rt 2 since 1919 native of Breckenridge served in World War II Air Force member of Shallowater Methodist Survivors include two sisters Mrs G W Blackmon Rt 2 Abernathy and Mrs Ezdell Merrell Shallowater four brothers Aubrey Andrews Raymond Shallowater Earl Shallowater and Bernice 4803 Cannon. nephews will be pallbearers.
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Carl Hood
Rt. 2
Lubbock
Shallowater
First Methodist Church
Walter O. Hadley
Resthaven Memorial Park
Franklin - Bartley Funeral Home
Hood
Methodist Hospital
Breckenridge
Shallowater Methodist
G. W. Blackmon
Abernathy
Ezdell Merrell
Shalowater
Aubrey
Andrews
Raymond
Earl
Bernice
Cannon
Rites For E. D. Hart Conducted Monday
Services for E. D. Hart 68 of 314 43rd Street were at 2 p.m. Monday at First Pentecostal Church with Rev. Charlies Moore officiating. Burial followed at Englewood Cemetery Slaton under Rix Funeral Home direction. Hart died Friday at Methodist Hospital after living in Slaton since 1938 and moving to Lubbock in 1947.
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E. D. Hart
43Rd St
First Pentecostal Church
Charlies Moore
Englewood Cemetery
Slaton
Rix Funeral Home
Hart
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Cecil E. Liles Jr. Services Set at Summerfield Church
Cecil Earl Liles Jr. 39 died Friday after a long illness. Services planned for 2 p.m. today at Summerfield First Baptist Church with Masonic graveside rites at McDonald Cemetery. He was a ginner and farmer, formerly of Muleshoe. Survived by widow, two sons, a daughter, a sister and his parents.
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New Summerfield
Specelal
Cecil Earl Liles Jr
Summerfield
First Baptist Church
McDonald
Liles
Farmer
Muleshoe
Services Pending for Mrs Bert Emerson in Farmersville Tex
Services are pending at Baker and Fielder Funeral Home in Farmersville for Mrs. Bert Emerson 87 mother of a Lubbock man Roy Emerson living at 4305 33rd St She died about 11 p m Friday at her home in Farmersville.
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Baker and Fielder Funeral Home
Farmersville
Tex
Bert Emerson
Lubbock
Emerson
Roy Emerson
33Rd St
Austin Infant Dies In Olton Hospital
A four month old infant, son of Mr and Mrs Felix Ruedas Sr of Austin, died Saturday afternoon at Community Hospital in Olton. The body will be taken to Austin today by Parsons Funeral Home. Survivors include three sisters.
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Olton
Felix Ruedas Sr
Austin
Felix Ruedas Jr
Parsons Funeral Home
I Sisters
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U.S
General Land Office
Thomas Brittain
Brittain
Thomas M. Brittain
View Christian
Roy W. Ford
Honor Plainview
Exx-Students Assn
J. B. Roberts
Louis Thomas
John Stoneham
Gene Owen
Eleanor Harris
John Thomas Boyd
Donald Leo Terrell
Lester James Sr
Chester Hooper
Beth Mitchell
Bruce Rigler
Jimmy Scipp
Melvin Mis
Avalanche-Journal
Carter
Tlam
Troy
Morton
E. R. White
A. J. Spain
Robert Bridge
Bailey Hair
Vernon, Carlisle
J. L. Snider
H.R. Curtis
Cecil E. Liles Jr
Resthaven Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Broadway & Ave. S
Sears
Kenmore
Lady Kenmore
Visi-Matic
Olton Hospital
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