Longtime Lubbock builder R Wade Walker dies
R Wade Walker 85 a Lubbock builder and longtime South Plains resident died at 5 50 am Saturday in University Convalescent Home where he had been a patient since a stroke about a year ago He was active in the James E Walker Construction Co run by his son Services set for 2 pm Monday at Jennings Memorial Hall Lubbock View Christian Church with Rev Roy Ford officiating Burial will be in Lubbock Cemetery Sanders Funeral Home in charge Born in Breckenridge he lived in Lubbock 52 years He came to the South Plains in 1897 stayed briefly at Old Emma near Ralls returning in 1912 he moved to Spur then Lubbock He helped develop many additions and built hundreds of residences and commercial buildings including the Lyric theater He was a former elder at Lubbock View Church He was Lyndon Johnsons second cousin The family home is 3103 40th St Surviving are his wife and son James E 3111 40th St a brother Sleight Walker Breckenridge three sisters and six grandchildren among others Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed.
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R. Wade Walker
Lubbock
South Plains
University
Walker
James E. Walker
Jenning Memorial Hall
Lubbock View Christian Church
Roy Ford
City of Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home
Breckenridge
Old Emma
Ralls
Spur
Citizens National Bank
The
Lyric
Texas Avenue
Lyndon Johnson
40Th St
James E
Sleight Walker
W. E. Allen
57Th St
C. O. White
Auburn
L. L. Lee
25Th St
Jimmie Lou Walters
Dallas
Wade H. Walker
Austin
Fleet
Shawn
Philip
Kelly Walker
Odis Hackney
Glenn Keeling
Bedford Raley
Jimmy Cochran
Walter Taylor
Dick Bruce
Elliot Taylor
J. H. Brock
George Kuykendall
J. E. Hartley
Harold Griffith
Dub Benson
Randal Kershner
J. T. Krueger Sr
Dub Rushing
Jack Payne
E. C. Haley
Frank Haden
Guns Stolen in Shallowater Hardware Burglary
Hood Hardware and Supply Co in Shallowater reported a Friday night break in. A 30-30 rifle two shotguns and possibly other items were taken after a rock smashed a front door. Entry appeared gained after midnight with deputies investigating.
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Hood Hardware and Supply Co
Shallowater
Earl Hood
Hood
Lubbock
Crash Near Lovington Injures Four Persons
A two car crash 2.5 miles south of Lovington Friday night sent four residents to Lovington Lea General Hospital. Victims include Benton Eugene Cope 27 in poor condition Cathleen Cope 22 Roy Lee Williams 29 in poor condition and Claudene Williams 30 in critical condition. State Patrolman M J Payne reported Alvin Powell 18 of Lovington rammed the Cope vehicle causing the rear end collision and the Cope auto overturned twice.
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Lovington
Here
Lovington-Lea General Hospital
Benton Eugene Cope
Cathleen Cope
Roy Lee Williams
Claudene Williams
M. J. Payne
Alvin Powell
Amarilloan to Speak at Podiatry Meeting
Dr. J W Hembree of Amarillo will lecture at the West Texas Podiatry Association session at Koko Palace. His talk targets office assistants and nurses of podiatrists in the area. A 10 am business meeting will elect officers for the coming year. About 40 attended a banquet Saturday night. State Sen H J Blanchard was guest speaker. The two day session opened Saturday with Dr Philip Brachman of Chicago, founder of the American College of Foot Orthopedics, speaking on diagnosis and management of children's foot problems.
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J. W. Hembree
Amarillo
West Texas
Philip Brachman
Chicago
American College of Foot Orthopedics
Jinois College of Podiatry
School Bus Overturns in Oklahoma City Crash
AP reports a school bus overturned in Oklahoma City after brakes failed and collided with a station wagon. Twenty-nine people were involved, with one in critical condition.
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Oklahoma City
Abilene Man Robert L. Mead Dies on Hunting Trip
Robert L. Mead 46 of Abilene died of a heart attack during a deer hunting trip near Meab Utah. Survivors include wife Montie Beth four daughters and mother. Funeral at Elliott's Chapel with Dr Elwin Skiles officiating. Burial in Amwood Memorial Park. Mead served in World War II and led local businesses before moving to Abilene.
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Robert L. Mead
Ling Camp
Meab
Utah
Dizzy Dean
Cisco
Fort Worth
Elliott
Chapel of Memories
Elwin Skiles
First Baptist Church
Amwood Memorial Park
Bob Jones University
Cleveland
Tenn
Navy
Masonic Lodge
The
Baptist Church
Mead
Big Springs
Mead’s Fine Bakery
Mead's
Frozen Food Company
Montie Beth
Susan
Marilynn
Beth Mead
Houston Baptist College
Melinda Barton
Waco
Lillian Swain
Mount Pleasant
Air Service
Enrollment climbs to a record 146699 across Texas state colleges
Texas Commission on Higher Education reports a 9.05 percent rise in 1964 enrollment to a record 146,699 students across 20 state colleges. Major gains include Stephen F. Austin State College up 28 percent to 4,287 and Southwest Texas up 15 percent to 4,438, with universities like Texas Tech and A&M posting notable increases.
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Austin
Texas Commission On Higher Education
Stephen F. Austin State College
State Candidates Announce Weeklong Campaign Schedules
Austin reports Republican U.S. Senate hopeful George Bush will campaign in Austin Houston Lake Jackson Bay City Victoria Beeville Corpus Christi Fort Worth Arlington Tyler Pecos Odessa Houston with former vice president Richard Nixon. Republican congressman at large Bill Hayes lists stops in Waco Wichita Falls Amarillo and the Panhandle Lubbock Lamesa Snyder Breckenridge Midland El Paso San Antonio Waco Temple.
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Beeville
Corpus Christi
Fort Worth
Arlington
Tyler
Houston
Richard Nixon
Pecos
Odessa
Agnes Patillo injured in fall at Citizens National Bank
Mrs Agnes Patillo 76 of 2216 13th Street remained in fair condition at Methodist Hospital after a fall on a bank stairway. Civil jury panels prepare to report Monday in two district courts for the week’s trials. Lubbock Lions Club changes meeting day to Tuesday with Attorney General Waggoner Carr expected to speak. Bond set at $1000 for Bobby Glen Witt charged as a fugitive from New Mexico on fraud charges.
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13Th St
Methodist Hospital
Citizens National Bank
Lubbock Lions Club
Victor H. Lindsey
72Nd District Court
Robert H. Bean
140Th District Court
KoKo Palace
Johnson
Lions
R. B. McAlister
Waggoner Carr
Justice of the Peace F. R
Bobby Glen Witt
44Th St
New Mexico
Crosby Rites for Mrs Garner Garner
Mrs Martha Tille Garner 84 Crosbyton resident since 1948 died 5 05 am Saturday at Crosbyton Hospital after short illness. Funeral 230 pm Monday Crosbyton Church of Christ minister Bill Bryant officiating burial Crosbyton Cemetery King Funeral Home directed. Survivors husband Edward two sons Bill Crosbyton and Houston Wickett six daughters Grace Walker Woodson Paul Tucker Montrose Colo W H Richardson Hereford Harvey Edler Lubbock Bill Lee Ruth Garner Crosbyton 21 grandchildren nine great grandchildren.
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Crosbyton
Martha Tille Garner
Crosbyton Hospital
Crosbyton Church
Woodson
Paul Tucker
Mont Rose
Colo
Hereford
Harvey Edler
Lubbock
Bill Lee
Ruth Garner
Mollie Jones rites set in Jay Monday
Mrs Mollie Elizabeth Jones 91 will be laid to rest Monday at 2 p m in the Jay Methodist Church with Rev Lloyd Hearne officiating. Burial follows at Jayton Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home Spur direction. She died Saturday night at Spur Memorial Hospital after long Kent County residence from 1933 and church member. Survivors include five sons Jesse R Jones Grady S Jones J C Jones Jr Walter J Jones and seven grandchildren.
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Mollie Elizabeth Jones
Jayton
Lloyd Hearne
Campbell Funeral Home
Spur
Jones
Spur Memorial Hospital
Kent County
The
Methodiist Church
Lewis Jones
Girard
Jesse R. Jones
Idalou
Grady
Alpha Ray Pierce Services Scheduled
Funeral services for Alpha Ray Pierce 67 year old Spur resident will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. The Rev John Jenkins and the Rev Dick Horn will officiate. Burial follows in Spur Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home direction. Pierce died Friday night after a long illness. He lived in Spur 28 years. Survivors include wife Nobie Edith five sons Malcolm Little Rock Ark James Houston Bill Hobbs N M Jimmy Lee Farmington N M Frederick Baton Rouge La four daughters Mrs Lloyd Holley Irving Tex Mrs Doyle Redding Floydada Mrs Tommy Nesbitt Bay City Tex Mrs Charles Gwinn Matador three sisters Mrs Lloyd Seager Little Rock Mrs Marvin Gardner Houston Mrs Bill Flanagan Little Rock and 26 grandchildren. Pallbearers: Rex Carlisle Marion Jordan Barney Yeakley R L Walker R J Bell Raymond Bailey.
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Alpha Ray Pierce
First Baptist Church
John Jenkins
Dick Horn
Bethel Baptist
Campbell Funeral Home
Pierce
Spur Memorial Hospital
Nobie Edith
Malcolm
Little Rock
Ark
James
Houston
Bill
Hobbs
N.M
Jimmy Lee
Farmington
Frederick
Baton Rouge
Lloyd Holley
Irving
Tex
Doyle Redding
Floydada
Tommy Nesbitt
Bay City
Charles Gwinn
Matador
Lloyd Seager
Marvin Gardner
Bill Flanagan
Rex Carlisle
Marion Jordan
Barney Yeakley
R. L. Walker
R. J.bell
Raymond Bailey
U S Warships Arrive In Spain For Weekend
U S 6th Fleet vessels led by the cruiser Boston and aircraft carrier Independence reached Barcelona for a several day stay. A second squadron with the Dewey Barney missiles and subs Sablefish and Irex anchored off Lisbon for a weekend visit to Portugal.
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U.S. 6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
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Independence
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Dewey
Barney
Sablefish
Irex
Tagus River
Lisbon
Portugal
Funeral services for Karl Koenig in Swisher County
Funeral services for Karl Koenig 88 Swisher County resident since 1919 will be held Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church Providence community. Rev. Luther Rostvold Portales NM will officiate Burial in IOOF Cemetery under Wood-Dunning Funeral Home direction. Koenig died Friday night in an Austin rest home survived by a son and three daughters.
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Plainview
Karl Koenig
Swisher County
Trinity Lutheran Church
Providence
Luther Rostvold
Portales
N.M
IOOF
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Koenig
Austin
Neustetin
Germany
United States
W. C. Koenig
Lockney
Julia Borchardt
Rudolph Werchan
Taylor
Fritz
Steinfeld
Mrs. E. B. Horne Dies in Lubbock at 95
Mrs. E. B. Horne, 95, of Lubbock, died Saturday at University Convalescent Center. Services set for 10 a.m. Monday at College Ave Church of Christ with Don Killough officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors: three sons O C Horne of Lubbock Earl Horne of Shallowater Murry Horne of Wichita Falls a daughter Velma Vanney Whitesboro 16 grandchildren 42 great grandchildren three great great grandchildren. Grandchildren to serve as pallbearers.
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College Ave
Church of Christ
Don Killough
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Sanders Funeral Home
Horne
Lubbock County
Lubbock
O. C
Luubbock
Earl
Shallowater
Murry
Wichita Falls
Velma Vanney
Whitesboro
Olton Rites Planned for Mrs. G. R. Smith
Services for 74 year old Olton resident Mrs. G R Smith are set for 2 30 pm today at the First Baptist Church with Rev John E Lewis and Rev John T Williams of Hugo ton Kan officiating Burial will follow in Olton Cemetery under Parsons Funeral Home direction Mrs Smith died Friday at her northwest Olton home She is survived by her husband three daughters four sisters a brother and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren BRUSSELS Belgium plans a new canal
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G. R. Smith
First Baptist Church
John E. Lewis
John T. Williams
Hugoton
Kan
Parsons Funeral Home
G. F. Howell
Muleshoe
Troy Blackburn
Springlake
Elmer Albert
Germany
Davis Hudgeons
Pete Hudgeons
Melvin Johnson
Lubbock
Joyce Goodman
Eli Clayton
Loving
N. M
John W. Kirk Funeral Today
Funeral services for John W. Kirk a 70 year old former Lubbock County resident will be held at 2 p m in Campbell Baptist Church with burial in Campbell Cemetery under Coker Mathis Funeral Home Greenville. He died Friday morning at his home of an apparent heart attack after living in Lubbock County from 1926 to 1945 and Campbell for about two years. He leaves a large family including wife Rosie two sisters and several children grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Campbell
John W. Kirk
Campbell Baptist Church
Campbell Cemetery
Coker- Mathis Funeral Home
Greenville
Kirk
Lubbock County
Rosie
Jim Stamps
Monty Peyton
Bryan
Cecil
Morton
John
Dallas
Wayne
Billy
Paul
Jack
Lubbock
Homer Sanders
Mrs Stephens Rites Slated In Knox City
Services for 86 year old Mrs Harrett Annie Stephens will be held at 2:30 p m in Knox City First Baptist Church with Rev Cecil Foster and Rev Tony Longval officiating Burial follows in Knox City Cemetery under Smith Funeral Home direction She died Friday at a daughter’s home in O’Donnell Survivors include a daughter three sons 13 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren
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Knox City
Harrett
Annie Stephens
First Baptist Church
Cecil Foster
O’brien
Tony Longval
Lubbock
Smith Funeral Home
Stephens
O’donnell
Anniston
Ala
Knox’ City
China Springs
The
Baptist Church
L. W. Barton
O'Donnell
Loyd
C. W
D. R
John M. Miller Services Monday in Portales
Services for John M. Miller age 92 longtime Sudan resident will be held 1 30 p m Monday in Wheeler Mortuary Chapel Burial will follow in Sudan Cemetery under direction of Wheeler Miller moved to Portales in 1957 He died at a daughter s home in Portales Saturday morning
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Portales
John M. Miller
Sudan
Wheeler Mortuary Chapel
Sudan Cemetery
Wheeler
Miller
Mrs Chapapas Dies In City With Rites Pending
Kathryn Chapapas aged 39 of McAllen died at 7 50 am Saturday in Methodist Hospital. She was flown to Lubbock from a San Angelo hospital and funeral plans were pending at Rix Funeral Home with transfer to Krechler Funeral Home in McAllen. Survived by husband Billy Chapapas.
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Kathryn Chapapas
McAllen
Methodist Hospital
Services Pending for Mrs. Mary Ann Rivas
Services for Mrs. Mary Ann Rivas aged 24 are pending at Webb Funeral Home in Seagraves. She died at 3 30 p m Saturday at Seagraves Clinic Hospital after a three day illness. Survived by her husband Lupe two daughters Nellie Ann and Virginia a son Lupe Jr all at home and parents Mr and Mrs Manuel de Leon of Raymondville.
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Seagraves
Mary Ann Rivas
Webb Funeral Home
Train Derailment kills 40 in Ceylon
At least 40 people were killed and 200 injured when a government railway train derailed Saturday near Colombo. Rescue parties and medical teams were rushed to the disaster site about 25 miles north of the capital.
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Colombo
Ceylon
UPI
Cey ‘Lon
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