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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1972
Page
4
A 17 year old Amory Mississippi senior Sharon Moar won the first Miss National Teen-Ager title in Atlanta Georgia. She defeated Kentucky entrant Peggy Harrell first runner up. Moar received an automobile a scholarship to the Fashion Institute of America and a Holy Land tour.
Billy Jack Boren 42 died about 11 30 p m Saturday at Medical Arts Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services set for 10 a m today at First Presbyterian Church Lamesa with Rev. Walter Horn officiating. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park under Branon Funeral Home direction. Survivors include wife Mildred Boren two daughters Mary and Mildred Jane a son Gordon all at home his parents Billy Boren of Clovis and Eddy Boren of Snyder and sister Mrs Sue Green of Arlington.
George Anglin TT died Saturday at a son’s home in McCamey. Services are at 2 p m today at Paducah Church of Christ with O B Proctor of Abilene and Yeakley of Paducah officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery under Norris Funeral Home. He was a retired farmer living with a son. Survived by Challen Anglin and a son Charin of O Camey. two sisters Mrs A L Cowan of Borger and G Moss of Corpus Christi. Horace in Paducah. five grandchildren.
The funeral for Bobby Keene will be held at City of Levelland Cemetery under George Price Funeral. Survivors include his wife two sons two daughters and a stepson with other relatives listed. A separate incident report notes Lyndon Schoenhals and another man injured when a truck tractor and house trailer collided with a sea rail leading to gasoline leaks and a fire. Schoenhals remained in fair condition at Bernalillo County Medical Center. Keene was a Pecan Grove Mobile Park manager and moved to Lubbock in 1963 from Levelland.
Nora Ordelia Richey 82 died about 7 30 am Sunday in Highland Hospital Lubbock after three weeks as a patient Services will be held 2 pm Wednesday at the Church of the Nazarene Grassland Rev W M Dorough pastor Burial in Grassland Cemetery White Funeral Home in charge Survivors include daughter Ora Braswell of Turlock Calif son Elmer Richey of Highland Calif three sisters Vada Warrick Harlingen Hetty Johns Lubbock Ora Allen Lubbock 15 grandchildren 38 great grandchildren 13 great great grandchildren
Three persons died in a two car crash on U S 59 about 3 1/2 miles east of Wharton Texas. One victim was Lester Saunders Jr. of Wharton. Two small girls were identified as members of the Randle family.
The study tracks Siffre exploring a wind swept limestone hill cave 120 feet below the surface. It notes his 205 day confinement and a shift toward a 48 hour cycle before reverting to a 26 hour day as he climbs the ladder to exit.
Dr William Niceaenus of Rutgers Institute of Microbiology told a state Chemical Society meeting that discarded tires can be fermented by fungi and yeasts to condition soil. Powdered tire scraps help soil retain water in sand and aid drainage in clay soils, making unproductive land usable. Tires cannot be burned or buried. they can be reduced to small particles and treated with salts or yeasts to digest carbon in the material.
Mrs. Mansker of West Texas died after a year of illness. Services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home. Born in Sterling County, she lived in Lubbock 26 years after moving from Slaton. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. Survivors include Harley Mansker and two brothers, with other relatives listed.
Pasadena Texas report says David Strickland 27 died from burns after an oil storage tank explosion on the Houston Ship Channel. Two coworkers were hospitalized with injuries after the same accident.
Charlie R Styles 90 died Saturday in a Lubbock nursing home. Funeral at 10 a.m. at Central Baptist Church with Dr E Harold Hi assisted by Rev Jack Welch. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home. Survivors include son Manuel Styles and numerous relatives.
A. Rodriguez of Lamesa dies after a Saturday shooting at Medical Arts Hospital. Funeral is at 2 p.m. Tuesday at an undesignated church with burial in Lamesa. Survivors include two daughters Rafela Roc hquert and Esiquel Rodriquez, three sons Antonio Jr Jimmy, his parents Mr and Mrs Santiago Epriciadegd of Welch, three sisters and a brother.
Obituary notice for William Travis Pees 48 declared dead on arrival with services in Littlefield.
A fragment from a labor day message by Jalen C Hyer invokes biblical figures Moses Jesus Peter and Paul to praise workers of all kinds and urges that those who refuse to work should not eat referencing 2 Corinthians 9 10 and civic labor ideals.
A brief notice notes a traffic incident occurred Wednesday morning near the Fair Street area. The report mentions the death of CE Brogden, 8, who died Friday in a unspecified incident.
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