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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1962

Page

6

Congress Sends Foreign Trade Bill To President

The Senate and House negotiators retain a 45 percent pension boost for civil service workers but strike automatic financing from the retirement fund. Conferees plan to seek a supplemental appropriation of zero to fund the increase, while farm funding clashes hinge on Dawson Georgia research lab allotments. Senate adjournment risks loom as lawmakers debate self employed pension funds and foreign aid differences with Yugoslavia Poland and Cuba.

Carl Albert D-Okla Senate House Senate House Dawson Richard R. Russell Russell Texas North Carolina Virgina George Smathers D-Fla Kennedy Smathers Congress White House Mike Mansfield D-Mont Otto Passman D-La Yugoslavia Poland Cuba

Births Reported Across City Hospitals

A lengthy column lists numerous birth notices from West Texas and Methodist Hospitals. Each entry names the parents, address, newborns weight and time of birth, date, hospital, and the father’s or parents’ occupation or service.

Wool Queen Carolyn Wool Tour Winners National Crown

Carolyn Wool, a student at Texas Women's University, won the national wool queen crown after competing with 20 regional contestants. Her tour included New York photo shoots and a wardrobe valued at $15,000, plus goodwill stops in cities from San Antonio to Dallas. She plans more appearances and says sleep and staying in style were the toughest parts.

Dallas Texas Women's University New York San Antonio New Orleans Boston Washington Chicago Milwaukee Des Moines Portland San Francisco Salt Lake City Carolyn Kennedy

Socialite Clift Airline Flit and Boston Homicide Case

Miss Clift flown to Rio for about 12 hours then back to New York, while Lt. Donovan probes a fatal room with the body of Brentani a Flor ence native and Harvard graduate found unclad in a padlocked room. A note in the pantry and missing male clothing fuel mystery.

Barbara Pierce Pearmain Miss Clift Rio New York John Donovan Boston Logan International Brentani Florence Italy Zurich Harvard Ermanno Brentani Sao Paulo Brazil

Lover’s death at Oyster Harbor linked to family dispute

Miss Clift and Walker Brentani were dating for two years when Brentani’s body was found after a 10 day vacation at Oyster Harbor Cape Cod. Mrs Pearmain, doctor Arthur Pierce and lawyer Francis C Welch forced entry after a note allegedly from the girl was found. Brentani, electronics engineer for Honeywell in Minneapolis, had lived in Cambridge before. Clift’s father William Clift and his ex wife Mrs Thompson born, a New York producer, are involved as news unfolds. A Louisville region director petition to intervene was denied. Dow Chemical forms SA subsidiary.

Brentani Cambbridge Minneapolis Honneywell Corp Miss Clift William Brooks Clift Peter Thompson Clift New York Finch Louisville National Committee For Law En Walker

Farm Bureau Meeting Held

T. C. Pete Peterson of the American Farm Bureau spoke to over 100 District II Farm Bureau members posing as a Danish professor of history and politics to discuss the American government. Miss Waldeen Garner, Brownfield Tech junior and district bureau queen, attended as special guest and will compete in the state Farm Bureau queen contest on November 11 in San Antonio. Membership rose by 500 families from last year’s 10,000. H. L. King presided and Mayor Jack Strong delivered the welcome.

T. C Pete) Peterson Chicago American Farm Bureau District II Farm Bureau Peterson America Farm Bureau Waldeen Garner Tech Brownfield District Bureau Garner San Antonio H. L Hub) King Jack Strong

Schirra Ready Again Astronauts Review Flight

Schirra and four other astronauts reviewed their Kear sarge reunion flight near Midway and Hawaii. Schirra reported no vertigo or nausea after nine hours weightless, losing about four pounds. Doctors noted the flight yielded little new medical data but confirmed long weightlessness is manageable.

Schirra Kearsarge Gherman S. Titov Cape Canaveral

Pledges Return Note Writing Thief Takes Auto

A thief left a note saying he would return when he got on his feet after stealing a car valued with $600 cash and a .38 pistol from Moore’s Veterinary Hospital on North Amarillo Road. Deputies seek a 21 year old man. a note allegedly by him accompanied the theft. Earlier, $40 in quarters vanished from Gene Lewis’s car at the VFW Hall and a .22 rifle was reported missing from A. E. Oliphant’s home.

Moore's Veterinary Hospital Amarillo Road A. A. Moore Lubbock County Gene Lewis E. 19Th St VFW Hall

Mrs Dora Lewis Services Are Set

Services for Mrs Dora Frances Lewis 72 resident of Snyder for 53 years are set for 10 a m Saturday at 37th St Church of Christ Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Gardens Bell Funeral Home directs She was born Buckholtz and was a Church of Christ member Survivors include husband J S mother Mrs L E Rogers Snyder three daughters Hazel Lewis Roby and Mrs C P McCelvey Sr Lubbock three sisters Mrs Sally Latham Weatherford Mrs Florence Morgan Manitou Okla and Mrs Bill Wood Snyder a brother Mike Rogers Phoenix and a grandson

Snyder St. Church of Christ Dora Frances Lewis Snyder Hospital Hillside Memorial Gardens Bell Funeral Home Buckholtz Lewis Church of Christ J. S L. E. Rogers Hazel Lewis B. C. Drinkard Roby C. P. McCelvey Sr Lubbock Sally Latham Weatherford Florence Morgan Manitou Okla Bill Wood Mike Rogers Phoenix

Winford Services Set Here Today

Services for Ike Winford 57 will be at 2 p m in Rixchapel officiated by Elder L M Hammitt of Wolfforth. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park with Rix Funeral Home directing. Survivors include son Murrell five sisters and a granddaughter. Pallbearers named.

Ike Winford Emory Rixchapel L. M. Hammitt Wolfforth Resthaven Memorial Park Rix Funeral Home Winford Lubbock St. Mary's Hospital Murrell Grinnell Emmer Winford

Burglaries By Juveniles In City Decline

Burglaries by Lub bock juveniles declined sharply in the first nine months of the year while curfew violations rose. Through September total juvenile offenses reached 9867, with 714 youths referred to the probation office, 62 hearings, and 37 committed to state schools. Curfew arrests totaled 318, 39 repeat violators. age and racial breakdown noted.

Lubbock Rene Probation Office

Rites Set Today For Mrs. Stroud

Mrs. Alice Ruth Stroud of Sundown dies in Levelland after a 10 day illness. Funeral at 2 p m today at Ed iube First Baptist Church with Wise Funeral Home directing. Burial in Hampton Cemetery near Bonham. Survived by husband Forrest Jr a son three daughters and nine grandchildren.

Levelland Alice Ruth Stroud Sundown First Baptist Church Ediube Hampton Cemetery Bonham Wise Funeral Home George Price Forrest Forrest Jr Patsy Dowell Dallas Guy Rhea Shelly Brown Brownfield W. J. Logan Kim Williamson Jackie White Fort Worth

Faris Rites Set At Clovis Sunday

Wilburn L. Faris 64 a building contractor died at 4 10 am Thursday at Clovis Memorial Hospital after a stay since July 9 Services will be at 2 pm Sunday at First Methodist Church with Dr R L Willingham officiating Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Park C V Steed Funeral Home directing He is survived by wife Eula two daughters Mrs Kent Walls El Paso and Mrs F J Smith Huntington Beach Calif four grandchildren three brothers Roy and Guy Clovis and Marvin Albuquerque Nephews will be pallbearers.

Clovis Wilburn L. Faris Clovis Memorial Hospital First Methodist Church R. L. Willingham Lawn Haven Memorial Park C. V. Steed Clovis Lodge of Woodmen of the World Faris Eula Kent Walls el Paso F. J. Smith Huntington Beach Calif Roy Guy Marvin Albuquerque

Two Persons Fined On Pleas Of Guilty

Two men pleaded guilty in a county court at law. Willie Ellis was fined 100 dollars for carrying a prohibited weapon. Albino Carrasco Mendez was fined 75 dollars and jailed three days for driving while intoxicated. Bond set at 500 dollars for Guy R. Ward who pleaded innocent on the weapon charge. ANTOFAGASTA port exempt from 15 percent surcharge on southbound American freight.

Willie Ellis Malin St Albino Carrasco Mendez Idalou Road Guy R. Ward

Longtime City Resident Dies at 79

Mrs. Emma Puryear, a 42 year Lubbock resident, died at West Texas Hospital after being dead on arrival Thursday. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with Dr. J Ralph Grant officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park under Sanders Funeral Home. Survivors include daughters Lela and Effie Puryear, son W S Puryear, a brother Hub Bailey, two grandsons and two great grandsons. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers are the church Sunday school class.

Emma Puryear 38Th St First Baptist Church Sanders Funeral Home Lela Puryear Effie Puryear W. S. Puryear 28Th St Hub Bailey Weatherford Howard Moore Clyde Wideman Warner B. Sims Jackson R. West D. J. Keller Gerald Harris

Kansas Rites Set For Mrs Search

Services for Anna May Search 95 who died in Lovington General Hospital are set for 10 a m Monday at the Methodist Church in DeSoto Kansas. Burial will be in DeSoto Cemetery with Cooper Warren Mortuary of Lawrence in charge. She lived with her daughter Edith Search a Lovington schoolteacher. Smith Yarbro Funeral Home handles local arrangements.

Lovington Anna May Search Lovington Sea General Hospital DeSoto Kan Cooper Warren Mortuary Lawrence Search Edith Search

Herman Ellison Rites Planned in Forrest Community

Herman Ellison 60 an area resident for 37 years died at Clovis Memorial Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Forrest community school gym with Rev. L. T. Field. Burial in Beavers Cemetery. Survived by a brother and five sisters.

Clovis Herman Ellison Clovis Memorial Hospital Forrest Community School Rev. L. T. Field Beavers Cemetery Forrest Steed Funeral Home Ellison

Worsham Moves For 822,900 Judgment In Tort Suit

J and co defendants seek an 822,900 judgment against Supe Luna Garcia in a Thursday filed damage suit in the 14th District Court related to a July 8, 1962 traffic mishap on U S 87 south of Lubbock. Lois Williamson is listed as in fair condition after a two car collision at 46th St and College Ave. James Cloud, 16, is identified as the other driver.

Worsham Supe Luna Garcia 14Th District Court U. S. 87 Lubbock Lois J. Williamson 31St St Porter Hospital 46Th St College Ave James Cloud 38Th St

Planning Board rejects post office site in southwest Lubbock

At a Thursday meeting the Planning Commission rejected the Post Office Department request for a 50th Street site near Monterey High School citing traffic and zoning concerns. Residents argued the post office would trigger future commercial strip development while real estate ties stressed service needs and site costs. Several zoning cases were approved or postponed, including apartment projects and a professional office near Avenue Q.

Brown Monterey High School Indiana Avenue Monterey Shopping Center 50Th Street Vernon Bell Post Office Department Lubbock Planning Commission Pierce 36Th Street 34Th Street Bell 52Nd St Gary Ave College Ave Gary Avenue South College Avenue Meeks Billy Meeks 12Nd St Bob Burr Illnes Harold Glasscock Lubbock Independent School District Parkway Drive Erskine Street Old Plainview Highway North Lubbock Lewis Garnett Urbanovsky Garnett Jimmie Lee Mason Bill Cox 15Th Street Avenue Q Commission 66Th St 6Th St Ave. U Jack Eastman David F. Tripple D. R. McWilliams Roy T. Grimes Charles Read Roy Bass Harold Griffith

Area Vet Dies Near Toho ka Farm

An area veteran and American Defense ribbon recipient who recently left Veterans Hospital Big Spring for heart treatment is found dead near his home. Sheriff Redwine and Deputy Hale discover the body in a small outbuilding on the Vernon Davis farm southeast of Toho ka. He leaves four children and had expressed desire for a military funeral for his family.

Veterans Hospital Big Spring Norvel Redwine Tom Hale Munguia

Bank deposit totals for several Texas banks outside Lubbock

The report lists June 30 deposits and loans for four or more banks outside Lubbock, led by Plains National Bank and including Lubbock National Bank First National Bank and Citizens National Bank with combined deposits of over 140 million. Individual bank figures for Idalou State Bank Citizens State Bank Slaton Wolfforth State Bank and First State Bank Shallowater are detailed.

Idalou State Bank Citizens State Bank Slaton Wolfforth State Bank First State Bank Shallowater

Vet Fire Chief To Be Honored In Fort Worth

A Lubbock resident who served as fire chief for 52 years will receive a special honor in Fort Worth during the Texas Municipal League conference. The award recognizes long service by municipal officials, including W. Se. Twitty, Miss Mamie Barfield of San Angelo, and Dr J. W. Hopkins of Victoria.

Lubbock Fort Worth W. Se. Twitty 25Th St J. W. Hopkins Victoria Mamie Barfield San Angelo Witty Texas Municipal League

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Agriculture Department Senate Appropriations Solon Silent Russell Petley S. Hospital Moore Business Forms G. A Choate Ald &T Methodist Hospital Western Electric Ralph Ranirez Fordham Supreme Beef Co Wiliam H Cheney West Texas Hospital Reese Afb Dale McCrum Froon St Marys S Hospital Asem Tashbock Ostenpathie Hospital Malesim Ware Travis Michell Baker Timoan Fata Miro Frarkirkigene Verean Mortar Foods Mroo James Glenn Colgate James G Smith Que Sith Sr Lo Dio West Texas Hosmtt General Motors Avcrave Corp Jummy Leonard Burter Bye West Texas Hospital Theatre Mawse Geran Laer Jeaner Fran Frances Rera Herry LL John Perrs Harder Aberdeen States Post Office Jimmy Sierra Martinez Bates St. Oon Woodrow Cagle Lancept Lisnald G Akins Cedar Ave Camp Pendleton Miss Wool Auomobile Mro Athenry Kernie McCurdy Shallawater Albert Fergerson Porter Chinie Hospital Calvin Call Kenneth Cushing Tin St.oon Luhbork Osteopathic Hospital Reese Air Force Base Paul Ussery Tulane Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital City of San Yahen Manuel Fispinosa Associated Press Julius la Rosa Lea Manuel Tuenes Lauf Chimie Jesse Hernandez Ave Vauf Clinic Texas Industrial Laundry Felipe Cardan Tauf Chimie Rafael Ramos Wilson Porter Chinic Hospital Jerry Beesinger N. Uvalde Ave Dean Newsom 37Th &T Associated Investment Benny Stegall Clothiers Jessie J. Merritt Houston Fire and Casualty Co Thomas Stofel H & Oon Frank Hodges Amos Boyd Lf Ave A St Mary's Hospital Quality Steel Inc TWU Kansas Ciy Denver California Socialite Mee Donovan Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Mass Pretoria Dow Chemical International Walter Schirra Earth NASA Farm Bureau Meeting Pacific Australia Canton Island Iman Dora Lewis Mrs. Stroud Antofagasta Kansas Mrs. Search Smith Yarbro Funeral Home Nicky Wayne Gage Jarvis Lubbock High School Monterey High Lancers Gage Clifford Brown L. T. Foster 50Th St Memphis Ave Foster J. B. Maxey Zenith Ave Charles FE. Galey F. E. Waller Alderson Junior High Vet
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