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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1965

Page

5

Services set for Mrs. Shirley Ruth Andress

Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Ruth Andress will be at 7 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church in Lubbock with Rev. Andrew A. Jumper officiating. Burial will be Saturday in Resthaven Memorial Park. She died Wednesday at Methodist Hospital after a long illness.

Shirley Ruth Andress 38Th St Donald W. Andress Lubbock First Presbyterian Church Andrew A. Jumper Resthaven Memorial Park Rix Funeral Home Andress Methodist Hospital Shirley Ruth O'Dell Artesia N.M Trinity University San Antonio Texas Tech Brownfield Beta Sigma Phil Sorority Donnie Sheryl Allison Ralph O'Dell Cleburne Douglas O'Dell Albuquerque Donald O'Dell Princeton N.J Kathy O'Dell Loren S. Noblitt Columbus Ind

Open Letter To Troops In Viet Nam Grows To 42 Feet

Covina California Mrs Zita Parkers open letter supporting U S troops in Viet Nam has reached 42 feet with signatures from readers nationwide The project named Operation Support expanded as letters circulated from Christmas cards to mimeographed copies and to the San Diego Veterans of Foreign Wars district which plans to spread copies to its posts and members The letter appeals that the majority of Americans back the troops and asks for kindness toward soldiers with a reply from General William Westmoreland and a dedicated box for submissions

Zita Parker Covina Calif U. S Viet Nam Snl Associated Tress U.S William C. Westmoreland South Viet Nam San Diego Veterans of Foreign Wars Parker Jack Gen. Westmoreland Fleetwood Annex

Playday Event at Aufill Arena Supports Injured Jamie Henry

Proceeds from a Sunday playday at Aufill Sports Arena in Tohoka Highway go to hospital expenses for James Lee Henry 24 who was critically injured in a July 18 accident. Sponsor Aufill Rough Riders report activities include poles barrels quad stakes and flags with a 50 cent entry per event and no admission.

Aufill Tohoka Highway James Lee Jamie) Henry Aufill Rough Riders Henry Methodist Hospital Reagan Henry

Rites Arranged For Mrs. Wilder

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Wilder 85 longtime Levelland resident set for 2 p m Friday at Austin Street Church of Christ with Bill Robinson officiating. Burial in Levelland Cemetery. Survivors include four sons Jack Evan Loran Richard and five daughters 28 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.

Levelland Mary Wilder Austin Street Evan Hobbs Loran Seymour Conn Richard U. S. Air Force Anchorage Alaska Mildred Turrentine Nell Patterson Jean Wynn Lubbock C. J. Brown Abilene Arthur Harris Germany Edna Jackson Arizona Wylie Coleman G. C. Royal Gilbert Sanchez J. L. Black E. D. Roberts Cecil Pace

Mrs Oscar B Brothers dies at 82 in Paducah

Funeral services for Mrs. Oscar B Brothers 82 mother of Lubbock educator J O Brothers will be at 2 p m today at Paducah First Baptist Church Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery Norris Funeral Home directs she died at 545 p m Wednesday after six days in Richards Memorial Hospital from a heart condition and stroke She is survived by sons J O Brothers of Lubbock and Arlie L Brothers of Paducah three grandchildren and eight great grandchildren

Paducah Oscar B. Brothers Lubbock First Baptist Church Garden of Memories Norris Funeral Home 24Th St Mackenzie Junior High School Lubbock High J. O Arlie L

Mrs. Mona Bromley dies. services pending at Rix

Mrs Mona R Bromley 60th Street resident of Lubbock for a year died about 5 20 p m Thursday at her home Survivors include two sons Woodard El Paso and James J 2818 60th St three sisters Nell Roundtree Plainview Mrs Cora Hardin Brownwood and Mrs Mont Nelson Phoenix and three brothers Austin Roundtree Plainview Payne Roundtree Dallas and Mason Roundtree Phoenix Hollywood UPI reports a special short subject is being filmed of Arthur Godfrey in The Glass Bottom Boat at MGM.

Rix Funeral Home Mona R. Bromley 60Th St Woodard el Paso James J Nell Roundtree Plainview Cora Hardin Brownwood Mont Nelson Phoenix Austin Roundtree Payne Roundtree Dallas Mason Roundtree Hollywood UPI Arthur Godfrey MGM

Aubrey C. Norman Rites Held in Levelland

Funeral services for Aubrey C. Norman longtime Levelland resident were set for 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church with Rev. John Mullins officiating. Burial followed in Levelland Cemetery under George C. Price Funeral Home direction. Norman died at 3 a.m. Wednesday in Lubbock Methodist Hospital. He had moved to Levelland from Tioga and was a city maintainer operator. Survivors include his wife three sons Archie O. Levelland George W. Fort Worth Charles R. Odessa a brother W. M. Dallas 10 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Jim Couch Morgan Rust J. L. Hill J. R. Thompson Gail Willis and Leon McMillan.

Levelland Aubrey C. Norman First Baptist Church John Mullins City of Levelland Cemetery George C. Price Tioga The Baptist Church Archie O George W Fort Worth Charles R Odessa W. M Dallas Jim Couch Morgan Rust J. L. Hill J. R. Thompson Gail Willis Leon McMillan Robinson Crosby County Lubbock Coleman Robinson 41St St Burnett Robinson Ivanhoe C. E. Lamb E. Stanford Milt Robinson Smiley Rose Dinman Sallie Lord Pearsall Etta Pouncy Nixon W. W. Griffin Manson Wash Grady Harrist R. S. Johnson Jack Brogden Davis Bishop Alvin Smith Roscoe Wilson

Rites for James W. Robinson Held in Lubbock

Funeral services for James W. Robinson 83 known as Big Jim will be at 2 p.m. in W. W. Rix Chapel with Rev. Bill Mark officiating. Burial will be in Lubbock City Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction. Robinson died at his home after a long life as Lubbock police chief 1921 1924 and later a public server and rancher born Gonzales County Texas.

James W Big Jim) Robinson Stanford Lubbock W. W. Rix Bill Mark Northcrest Baptist Church City of Lubbock Rix Texas Tech Lubock

J F Perryman Dies Ralls Rites Set

Jeptha Francis Perryman 79 longtime Ralls resident dies in Crosbyton convalescent home. Funeral at First Baptist Church with Rev. C M Fields, burial in Ralls Cemetery. Survivors include widow Minnie, son Olen Perryman, four daughters and extended relatives. pallbearers named.

Brother of Senator From Hawaii Dies

Leonard Fong aged 65, brother of U.S. Senator Hiram Fong of Hawaii, died Thursday from cancer at a Honolulu hospital. The senator traveled to Hawaii and was at his brother's side.

Hawaii Honolulu Leonard Fong U.S Hiram Fong Sen. Fong

The Shepherd

A short poem by JULIEN C HYER urges industry as a path to progress. It contrasts limited ability with concentrated effort and notes that even great talent needs disciplined work to balance life and intensify hard work.

Julien C. Hyer

Arthur T. Knights Rites Set Saturday

Funeral services for Arthur Thomas Knight 76 resident of Olton for four months will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Rich ards Beck Funeral Home chapel Whitesboro Texas Burial in Dixie Cemetery near Whitesboro under Parsons Funeral Home of Olton direction Knight died at 1 30 p.m. Thursday in a Plainview hospital after a lengthy illness Survivors include one sister Mrs L H Marshall of Bovina and one brother Grover Knight of Wichita Falls

Olton Arthur Thomas Knight Richards-Beck Funeral Home Whitesboro Tex Dixie Cemetery Parsons Funeral Home Knight Plainview L. H. Marshall Bovina Grover Knight Wichita Falls

Bulletin Board Theft and Campus Vandalism Reported

Burglars stole a metal framed bulletin board from the Lubbock Women's Club at 2020 Broadway and damaged the interior. Police investigate a jewelry burglary at 2524 Baylor and a week long broiler theft at 2415 33rd Street. On campus tires were slashed at Men's Dormitory No 10 and purses stolen at the Tech Union. Windshields were cracked and a bottle hurled through another car windshield in Canyon Courts.

Lubbock Women’s Club Broadway Lewis Mobley Baylor Samuel J.M. King Bob Lamont Texas Tech John B. Kenneth Hulen Hall Carlynn Crawford Diane Wheeler Tech Union Billy G. Hensley E. Colgate Sr

Teachers Challenge By Tech Professor At West Texas Meeting

Dr Bruce Mattson associate professor of education at Texas Tech challenged 50 members of Chapter 191 of the West Texas Council for Exceptional Children to serve each day more adequately the handicapped children He noted a need for 50000 teachers in special education to meet replacement needs and praised the public investment in the field Entertainment was provided by Charles Colvin and Sandra Alfred of Dunbar Hill School Karachi Medicine is needed at Pakistan s hospitals

Texas Tech Bruce Mattson Tech West Texas Council For Exceptional Children College Student Union Mattson Minnesota Charles Colvin Sandra Alfred Dunbar Hilg School Dorothy Hyer Lucy Ettan Colvin

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Andress American Cancer Society Marion T.’ Key A. Jan Foote James, Smith Robert L. Noble Lynn 1D. Jones Charles United States of America Wilder Mrs. Bromley Godfrey Short A. O. Norman Norman J. W. Robinson United States Brazil Singer Today Texas J. F. Perryman Ralls Jeptha Francis Jep) Perryman C. M. Fields Ralls Cemetery Carter Funeral Home Perryman Alabama Crosbyton Minnie Olen Perryman 40Th St Joe Miller Elida Lois Swim Balls Barney , Martindale Bryan Reno Pepper Estelline Sayre Okla John Rhea Amarillo Harvey Keeney A. L. Young Jacks‘hero P. C. Phillips Mon‘day Lewis Atchison Weatherford Jack Assory Percy Eason Leonard Anstead Bill Wright Don Moses Clyde Ausmus Arthur T. Knight Bulletin Board Karachi Pakistan Zale’s Broadway & Caprock Shopping Center
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