Ratliff Trial Move debated amid publicity concerns
District Judge Mace B Thurman weighed venue changes as prosecutors seek to move the Ratliff stock fraud case from Austin amid intense publicity. Ratsliffs attorneys challenged potential juror prejudice while reporters questioned proceedings in a daylong hearing. Ratliff, 60, faces charges tied to forged payroll payments and nepotism in the state payroll program.
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Rockefeller to Continue Treatment After Hospital Stay
Former Gov Winthrop Rockefeller, released from New York hospital, stopped at Adams Field on way to Morriston farm to begin chemotherapy for an undisclosed illness. He spoke briefly with supporters, noting doctors advised no further surgery after exploratory procedures, and he will pursue treatment at Winrock Farm to regain energy.
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Mrs. S. B. Thomas Dies. Rites Planned in Lubbock
Mrs. S. B. Thomas 51 of 3425 Ave R died at Highland Hospital after one day of hospitalization. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marvin James and Rev. Elvin Waters officiating. Burial 4 p.m. Wednesday in Coleman. Native of Coleman she lived in Lubbock 13 years and worked at P. F. Brown Elementary for four years. Survivors include husband a daughter Linda Daniel son Billy Croft three sisters four brothers and six grandchildren.
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Calvary Full Church
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Mission Church
Coleman
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P. F. Brown
Linda Daniel
36Th St
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Dimmitt
Wilkie Baker
Ruth Olds
Lamesa
Arde Farris
Austin
Bob Farris
Cyril
Okla
Wallace
Jewel
Bert Farris
Miss Windham Services Set in Lubbock
Miss Jettie Windham 63 a former Lubbock and Dickens County resident died early Sunday in a Houston rest home. Funeral set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at W W Rix Funeral Chapel with Rev J T Bolding officiating burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Longtime Lubbock resident 1964 1970 later Dickens County resident.
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Lubbock
Dickens County
W. W. Rix
J. T. Bolding
Miss Windham
Houston
Australian wombat tunnels reach over one hundred feet deep
The Australian wombat proves a premier digger with burrows radiating below ground. Researchers note tunnel systems extending beyond 100 feet, showcasing the species' remarkable burrowing abilities and adaptation to subterranean life.
Lubbock NAACP plans officer election and local notices
The Lubbock branch NAACP sets a December 10 officer election at Posey Community Center with forms available at Caviers Pharmacy and Matador Barber Shop. Candidates must submit sealed envelopes at designated locations or mail to Mrs. Judith Murphy. Several funeral services and hospital condition reports follow, including Orville L. Izzard, Jack Beddingfield, R D Fountain, Justo Gonzales Fuentes, Franklin L Dennis, Lucy James Simmons, Augustine Salinas Sr., Hank Grover campaign stop in Lubbock, and multiple local injuries and conditions from area incidents.
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Ex President Artist Top Missouri Squires
Thomas Hart Benton and former President Harry S Truman join General Omar Bradley and Senator Stuart Symington among about 100 living Missourians honored by the Missouri Academy of Squires. The academy, created in 1960 by the late Gov James T Blair, salutes residents who served community state and nation.
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Harry S. Truman
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Odessa Councilman Mike Canales dies at 39
Odessa City Council member Mike B. Canales 39 died Sunday night at Medical Center Hospital after hospitalization since Sept. 13. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Josephs Catholic Church with burial in Odessa Cemetery. He served his first term after April election and was an assistant manager at Picadilly Cafeteria. Survivors include his wife Nellie Garza, his parents, two sons, four daughters, six brothers, a sister, and a paternal grandmother.
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Conrad Martin’s Services Slated
Services for Conrad T. Martin 76 are set for 2 30 p m today at First Baptist Church with Rev Bailey Smith officiating Burial will be in Memory Garden Cemetery under direction of Roberts Funeral Home Martin died about 145 p m Sunday in Hobbs Lea General Hospital where he had been a patient one day A native of Limestone County Tex Martin had lived here since 1936 and was a retired service station operator Ruby a son C W Martin of Hobbs a daughter Mrs FRY Katherine Riggs of Houston a sister Katherine Martin of Houston and four grandchildren
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First Baptist Church
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Memory Garden Cemetery
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Limestone County
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Freddye Katherine Riggs
Houston
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New Hampshire Ends Sweepstakes Program After Poor Returns
The New Hampshire Sweepstakes Commission voted to end its 3 sweepstakes program, saying sales do not justify continuation. The tied race bets earned about 900 thousand dollars this year versus 6.5 million from the 50 cent lottery. funds supported education. The 50 cent lottery remains in place.
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Bricklayers Stone Policeman To Death
SAO PAULO Brazil authorities sought a group of bricklayers who stoned a policeman to death Sunday after he shot and killed a mason during an argument. The officer Jairo Goncalves, 36, fired on Geraldo Delfino, 37, who was then beaten by the workers with bricks.
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Slaton Veterans Day Observance Draws Notables
State Senator H J Blanchard of Lubbock was guest speaker at Slaton Veterans Day honoring veterans. Legislators Elmer Tarbox R B McAlister Bill Clayton, Rod Shaw, Pete Laney joined sponsors VFW Chamber of Commerce American Legion. A downtown parade featured drill teams from South Plains College Tex A M Odessa College and Las Senoritas de las Rosas with students, ROTC units, recruiters, scouts, and bands. A breakfast at the VFW hall opened the day under the theme For God and Country.
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Good News Attunes Attitudes In Harmonious Verse
A vintage prose piece from Julien C. Hyer extols good news from afar. It likens sound of a steady note to timeless truths from scripture and urges aligning attitudes with biblical commandments Beattudes and Psalms for harmony.
Mrs. Maggie Denton Funeral Service Planned in Southland
Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie Alice Denton 80 of Hackberry Community will be held at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church Southland with Rev C J Jordan officiating. Burial follows at Southland Cemetery Hadman Funeral Home in charge. She died Sunday at home. Survivors include her husband a son Roy Denton of Santa Barbara Calif three daughters and two brothers.
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Funeral Pending for Mrs. Cora Massey in Lubbock
Mrs. Cora Massey 65 of 619 N Knoxville died around 4 40 p m Monday at West Texas Hospital after brief illness. Services are pending at Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home. Born in Hattiesburg Mississippi she moved to Lubbock in 1959 from Roaring Springs. Survivors include daughter Faye Cessna of San Antonio son Dan D Brome of Mountain Home Idaho five grandchildren and several siblings.
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San Antonio
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Mountain Home
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Knoxville
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Bogalusa
Bertie Stevens
Immokalee
Fla
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Ochopee
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Perry Whiddon
Jackson
Walter K. Rucker services pending in Odessa
Services are pending with Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home for Walter K. Rucker 71 who died Monday morning in Foreman Arkansas. A native of Lorena he lived in Odessa 23 years and was a member of First Methodist Church. His daughter Billie Jo Fisher of Manhattan Beach California and son Thomas C. Rucker of Alabama survive along with two sisters Edne Box of Fort Worth and Otis Golding of Lorena and six grandchildren.
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Inmate jailbreak at Manhattan Tombs escapes via 60 foot rope
Seven inmates at the Manhattan House of Detention for Men escaped by sawing through two sets of bars and sliding down a 60 foot rope of bedsheets from a fourth floor window. Authorities blamed security lapses and noted the escape occurred during breakfast.
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Garlend L. Brown dies in Bakersfield at 56
Garlend L. Brown 56 a Briscoe County native died in a Bakersfield hospital after a heart attack. Services set for 10 am Thursday at Silverton Cemetery Silverton Texas under Silverton Funeral Home. He lived in Bakersfield since returning from World War II and worked as a real estate broker. Survivors include his wife four daughters two sisters and three brothers.
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Amarillo
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Dimmitt
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Perkins Rites Set Wednesday
Leroy Perkins Jr. 30, of Brownfield died on arrival at Brownfield General Hospital. An autopsy is ordered with a ruling expected by Wednesday. Services set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at Greater New Hope Baptist Church with burial at Brownfield Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents, two brothers, five sisters, and two sisters-in-law. Born in McGregor he lived in Brownfield since 1948 and served in the Army 1962–1971. He was a Methodist and a Mason.
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Jewel Dailey
Lubbock
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Oakland
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Services for Buster Glenn in Odessa chapel
Funeral services for Buster Glenn, 68, are set for 2 p.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. He died Sunday at Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy illness. A Walnut Springs native, he moved to Odessa in 1947 and worked as a heavy equipment operator. Survivors include his wife Eva Flippin, four sons George Atlanta Georgia Gene Odessa Joe Lubbock Wendell Carrollton, a daughter N R Powell Cleburne, 16 grandchildren and a great grandchild, five brothers and three sisters Johns.
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Rites Arranged for Glyn C Wallace in Odessa
Glyn C Wallace dies from gunshot wounds after a weekend argument in Odessa. James A Mason, 21, of Odessa, held on murder charges with a $25000 bond. Wallace, a native of Arkansas, had moved from Louisiana and leaves nine brothers, four sisters, two grandchildren, and several children in Texas and Louisiana.
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Lassiter Rites Held for Freeport Police Chief Nolan Lassiter
Funeral service for Nolan H. Lassiter 53 longtime Freeport police chief and former Lubbock officer will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Freeport Funeral Home Chapel with burial in a Freeport cemetery. He died after a stroke at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston Sunday night. Lassiter served in the South Pacific during World War II and was a member of Lubbock VFW Post 2466. He was chief of police at Brownfield in 1956 and later a special investigator for the Lubbock district attorney before moving to Freeport in 1959. He leaves a widow and daughters Paula Strothers of Freeport and Carole Carnell of Waxahachie, plus brothers, sisters, and a mother named in the obituary.
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Sect Proclaims God Is Alive After Denver Meeting
Assemblies of God council on spiritual life in Minneapolis issues statement declaring God alive following a three day denomination meeting.
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