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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1961

Page

4

Indian astrologers predict world disasters in February 1962

New Delhi reports Jaganath and B. V. Raman foresee a celestial traffic jam in February with eight planets in Capricorn. Disasters include local wars in the Mediterranean, earthquakes in Arabia and Pakistan, and a potential UN collapse after Russia's withdrawal. Predictions also touch on Nasser, Nehru, and a February election in India.

New Delhi UPD Jaganath B. V. Raman India Southeast Asian Hitler Mahatma Gandhi Mediterranean Arabia Afghanistan Turkey Pakistan Nasser United Arab Republic Israel Gaza Sinai Ton Whi United Nations Russia East West Germany United States China Nehru Krishna Menon

Dear Teacher A Lad With Active Mind From His Mother

A mother writes to a teacher about her lively six year old son, describing him as full of life and fun yet sweet, happy, and well behaved when treated with patience. She asks for support and understanding as she helps him grow.

Rites Set For Post Pioneer Henry Frank Stevens

Henry Frank Stevens 82 longtime Post resident died Tuesday in Garza County Memorial Hospital after months of illness. Services 10:30 a.m. today at Post Church of Christ, burial Terrace Cemetery. Hadrian Funeral Home in charge. He helped pave Post streets, was a Charter Fire Dept member, helped start Church of Christ, and managed Farmers Co op Grocery. Survivors include three sons Ernest Roy and Leslie, a sister Bessie Wright, two brothers Dave Stevens and Stevens, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers: Curtis Davies Garland Davies Wade Ray Johnny Ray Howard Freeman Douglas Tipton.

Post Church of Christ Herbert A. Smith Terrace Cemetery Hadrian Funeral Home Stevens Post Church of Christ Farmer's Coop Grocery Ernest Dallas Roy Leslie Bessie Wright Delhi Calif Dave Stevens Tahoka Amarillo Curtis Davies Garland Davies Wade Ray Johnny Ray Howard Freeman Douglas Tipton

Mrs. Dora L. Moorman Rites Held in Clovis

Funeral services for Dora L. Moorman 71 are set for 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Clovis with Dr. Herbert B. Bergstrom officiating. Burial follows at Mission Garden of Memory Cemetery under Steed Funeral Home direction. pallbearers include B C Porter A McCasland Herb Harmon Ernest Murrell Amos Shockley and Bill Bullock. Survivors: husband Andrew J. Moorman three daughters Louise Martin Betty Jo Rhodes Dorothy Ann Coleman Rochecito Venezuela one son Arthur Moorman two sisters G A Jenkins Ervin Lindsey Colony Kan a brother William Wesemann Harris Kan and nine others.

Clovis Dora L. Moorman First Baptist Church Herbert B. Bergstrom Mission Garden of Memory Cemetery Steed Funeral Home B.C. Porter A. McCasland Herb Harmon Ernest €. Murrell Amos Shockley Bill Bullock

J. F. Collins Rites Held for 86 Year Old

Funeral services for J. F. Collins 86 of 2823 2nd St were held at 10 a.m. at Rix Funeral Chapel. Burial followed at Royce City Cemetery. Collins died at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday in Methodist Hospital after residing in Lubbock for years. Survivors include a son I. Collins a daughter Mrs. Ho G. Allison of Harlingen a brother Eugene Colling of Morristown Tennessee and four other relatives.

J. F. Ling 2Nd St Rix Funeral Chapel Royce City Collins Lubbock Methodist Hospital I. ©. Collins Mre. Ho G. Allison Harlingen Eugene Colling Morristown Tenn Patricia Nell Austin C. A. Austin N. Quirt Ave U. S. Highway 87 Lone Star Drive-In Rene Gonzales Rivera E. 5Th St Sanders Funeral Home

Youth Killed Fort Worth After Scopter Crash

W Frank McCammon a 15 year old Cleburne High School sophomore died Tuesday from injuries in a motor scopter truck accident. Ronnie Gossett 17 sustained serious injuries as a companion rider.

Fort Worth W. Frank McCammon Cleburne High School Ronnie Gossett

Former Sudan envoy Dr Ibrahim Annis dies in Khartoum

Former Sudanese ambassador to Washington Dr Ibrahim Annis died in Khartoum on Wednesday due to a heart attack during a Khartoum Lions Club meeting. He served as ambassador to the United States and had a prominent diplomatic career.

Khartoum Sudan UPD Ibrahim Annis Washington

Funeral services set for Dr W A Sedgwick 82

Funeral services for Dr W A Sedgwick 82 optometrist and South Plains pioneer will be held at 3 p m today in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel Tulia Rev Lewis Koerselman Sr officiating Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery He died Saturday in Montgomery Alabama after a yearlong illness Survivors include his wife a son Lt Col R A Sedgwick a sister Mrs Annie Mae Dickerson Albany Oregon four grandchildren and two great grandchildren He was a Milford Texas native and moved to Briscoe County in 1889 later practicing in Silverton Sabinal San Antonio Kerrville before settling in Tulsa in 1950 and Silverton in 1954 He married in 1900 and was a Presbyterian elder for 70 years.

Tulia W. A. Sedgwick South Plains Wallace Funeral Home Lewis Koerselman Sr First Presbyterian Church Rose Hill R. A. Sedgwick Annie Mae Dickerson Albany Ore Silverton Sabinal San Antonio Kerrville Tulsa Sedgwick Presbyterian Church

Hand graft attempt fails for 2 year old accident victim

In Houston AP report a two year old girl Frances Elizabeth Erzen lost her right hand in a truck collision. Plastic surgeons failed to reattach the severed hand found by a witness after the child was taken to hospital. The father said a parked truck was struck while en route to nursery school.

Houston Frances Elizabeth Erzen John Erzen

Floyd Resident Dies After Short Illness in Austin

D E Smith 75 longtime Floyd County resident died at 1 30 pm Wednesday in an Austin hospital after a brief illness Funeral arrangements are pending at King Funeral Home Survivors include three daughters Mrs Hargrove Mrs Virgil Spence of Lubbock and Mrs Charles Wright Mount Blanco a son R B Smith Fort Worth three sisters Mrs A L Wood Mrs Rufus Byers and Mrs M E Shaw and two brothers E E Smith and C C Smith plus 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren

Crosbyton D. E. Smith Floyd County Austin King Funeral Home Smith Dorothy Hargrove Virgil Spence 65Th St Lubbock Charles Wright Mount Blanco

Houston Hosts 10 000 Texas Teachers Convention

The 83rd annual Texas State Teachers Assn convention opens at the Rice Hotel in Houston with about 10,000 teachers expected for four days. Sessions cover federal aid to education and required standards for teachers. Keynotes include Dr. John H. Furbay Dr. Arthur F. Corey and Sam Levenson.

Houston UPI Texas State Teachers Assn Rice Hotel John H. Furbay New York Trans - World Airlines Arthur F. Corey San Francisco California State Teachers Assn Sam Levenson

Longtime City Resident Dies at 86 in Lubbock

Mrs Millie S Patty, 86, of 2114 Ave R and Lubbock resident since 1919, died Wednesday at Sloan's Nursing Home after about three years ill health. A Desdemona native, she was a Southside Church of Christ member. Funeral arrangements were pending. Survivors include daughter Edna Paul of Palo Alto, California. grandchildren Doyle Jenkins New Deal, Helen Alto San Pedro California, Millie Parker Amarillo. one grandson Ross H Putty Kerr-Wille. four great grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Millie S. Patty Ave. R Lubbock Sloan Patty Desdemona Fastland Southside Church of Christ Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Edna Paul Palo Alto Calif Doyle Jenkins New Deal Helen Alto San Pedro Millie Parker Amarillo Bprandson Ross H. Putty Kerr- Wille

Mrs. Winnie Creamer Dies in Portales at 65

Funeral arrangements incomplete for Mrs. Winnie Creamer 65 who died at Miller Hospital Portales around 1 30 a m Wednesday. Services planned Friday at Church of Christ Dora New Mexico. She is survived by three sons and four daughters.

Portales Winnie Creamer Miller Hospital Church of Christ Dora Creamer

Fatal Bryan street crash claims life of student

Herbert E. Rogers, 21, Hebbronville, died when a car overturned on a Bryan street Tuesday night. Three other Texas A and M students were injured in the accident reported by AP.

BRYAN Herbert E. Rogers Hebbrunville Bryan Street A&m

Blinded Columnist Victor Riesel to Address Dinner Club

New York columnist Victor Riesel who has been blinded since 1956 will speak to the OTe Theria Executive Dinner Club in New Iberia. He will discuss labor issues and his fight with organized crime as part of his talk.

Fred E. Young 21St St National Rehabilitation Commission of the American Legion Young Austin Veterans Administration New Iberia UPI New York Victor Riesel Riesel

Ship carries two complete railroads to Liberia

A New York to Liberia voyage sails with two complete railroads aboard. The cargo includes 12 locomotives 195 ore cars and hundreds of tons of rails and switching gear. The Lamco project aims to develop a $200 million iron ore deposit with American Swedish and Liberian government backing. Raymond International holds a $49 million construction contract. One line links the Nimba Mountain ore site to the coast 165 miles away. The other will serve during seaport construction.

New York UPD Liberia Seatrain Lines Raymond International Nimba Mountains

Mrs Wallace's Rites Scheduled

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Wallace 58 will be held at 4 p m today at Rix Funeral Chapel led by Rev Ed Hall associate pastor First Methodist. She died Wednesday in Odessa after five months there and nine years in Lubbock. She leaves James A Wallace and sisters Mrs Woody Garrett and Mrs W T French.

Mary Wallace Ave. H Rix Funeral Chapel Ed Hall First Methodist Church City of Lubbock James A. Wallace Woody Garrett Austin Land W. T. French Waco

Army approves bulletin board for pin-up pictures

In Hounslow England the British Army introduces a new standard equipment item an officially approved bulletin board for pin-up pictures to be used in barracks.

Hounslow, England UPD

Gripes of Housewives on Supermarkets and Shopping Rules

Readable OCR notes frustrations voiced by housewives about stores. Complaints focus on changing shelf layouts, difficulty locating items, lines at checkout, and lack of helpful staff. The piece cites an association quote about improving store flow and calls for better manager signals.

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