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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1972

Page

10

Sanders and Tower clash on Texas political issues

Sanders backs six month troop withdrawal deadline and presidential power to deploy troops beyond 30 days. He supports research to end malnutrition, more education aid, the vocational program and Civil Rights Act. Tower opposes these positions. Sanders says Tower would veto the future. Grover favors La Raza Unida and a constitutional revision guided by Texans, not the Legislature. He seeks better mass transit, regional pollution boards, and quicker action on crime and extradition.

Sanders Tower Grover la Raza Unida Texas Executive Legislative Branch Judicial Branch

Local Obituaries and Meetings Noted in Briefs

Multiple death notices and public meetings head the brief items. Mary Beryl Markham and Jim Haney are noted in Lubbock area obituaries with funeral details. Additional items mention a County Commissioners agenda and a fundraiser kickoff planning in October.

Jess D Lockhart Dies in Plainview Age 77

Jess D. Lockhart 77 longtime Plainview resident died about 3 am at Central Plains General Hospital. Services at 10:30 am Monday at St. Alice Catholic Church with Rev. Edward Chrisman. burial in Plainview Memorial Park. He was a World War I veteran car dealer until 1962 and active in local veterans and civic groups.

Plainview Jess D. Lockhart Seresay Central Plains General Hospital St. Alice’ Catholic Church Edward Chrisman Plainview Memorial Park Lemons Funeral Home Lemons Memorial Apes Lockhart Plano Amarillo Tulsa Veterans of Foreign Wars Knights of Columbus Plain‘view C. J. A Worth Sherlan Block Edna. Lockhart Plain Virgie Santo Temple

Mrs. McDonald Dies at 85 in Levelland Rites Scheduled

Mrs. Mattie Pearl McDonald, 85, of Levelland died early Saturday at Cook Memorial Hospital after illness. Services will be at First Baptist Church with Rev. Durlal officiating, burial in City of Levelland Cemetery under George Price Funeral Home. She was born in Hill County in 1929 and survived by five sons, two daughters, a sister, 19 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Jim W. Haney First United Methodist Matador Douglas Gossett Gene Joplin Matador First Baptist Church Anton Cemetery Seigler Levelland Mattie Pearl McDonald Cook Memorial Hospital First Baptist Church In Firs Sahtor Durlal City of Land George Price Funeral Home Sees McDonald Hill Verde Miald Leveland Gordon McDonald Fountain Valley Calwo Grace Lubbock Birdie Lee ‘Lowrance Levelae Della Corzine Haskell

Wright Dies After Long Texas Residence

Wright died after living in Lubbock since 1924. A funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the W. W. Rix Chapel with Rev. Homer Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in the City Cemetery. Survivors include a son and other relatives. He was born in County and previously linked to a gas company.

Wright W. W. Rix Homer Henderson Spe Melinen Pe Metsure Lubbock County

Brooks Funeral for Mrs. Bittie Brooks

Funeral services are set for 2 p m Monday at Sanders Memorial Chapel for Mrs. Bittie Brooks 78 of 2109 68th Street who died Friday morning in Ray s Hospitality Home Burial will be in Wolfforth Cemetery under direction of Sanders Brooks moved from Grayson County to Wolfforth in 19% and to Lubbock in 1942 and was the first president of the Wolfforth School Board

Marshs Wilson Lubbock Harveson Cole Funeral Home Fort Worth Andy Wilson Roswell IOOF Denton 50Th Street Indiana Avenue Justice of the Peace F. H. Bolen Sanders Memorial Chapel Bittie Brooks 68Th St Ray Wolfforth Cemetery Sanders Brooks Grayson County Wolfforth

Andrews Crash Kills Teenager

Joe Glen Keith, 17, died after a one car crash on Ruskin Road near Andrews. He was pronounced dead at Permian General Hospital around 11 42 p m Friday. The accident raises the South Plains traffic toll for the year to 81. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by John L Keith and family.

Traffic Fatalities in Texas Reported Amid Rising Crashes

A Texas traffic report notes multiple fatalities linked to rising crash rates. Officials urge targeted safety measures as preliminary data show concern over speeding and impaired driving impacting several communities.

Change of command at Randolph canceled after fatal jet crash

A TS jet trainer crash on takeoff at the base killed Gen. Simler and Capt. Gillespie. Simler, scheduled to cede ATC command to Lt Gen. McBride, died along with Gillespie whose family lived in Universal City. Surviving relatives include Simler’s wife Eleanor and their five children. The ceremony and related events were canceled following the crash.

Bhe B. Simler Indolph Force Base Bee Randolph Simler ATC William ’V. McBride Randolph’ Fromm U.S. Air Forces Europe Eleanor Katherine Taggert Air Force Village

Sepulbeda Rites Set In Morton

Margarita Z Sepulbeda 61 of Morton dies after short illness in Clovis New Mexico memorial service set at St Ann s Catholic Church Morton today officiated by Rev Kevin Clark burial at Singleton Funeral Home Memorial Cemetery She was a World War I veteran born in Alamogordo NM and survived by brother Arthur Sepulbeda of Bledsoe

Morton Margarita Z. Sepulbede St.Ann's Catholic Arch Sepulbeda Clovis N.M Memorial Hospital Kevin Clark St. Fully Catholic Church Pep Singleton Funeral Morton Memorial Cemetery

Two Techsans Killed in Bowie Area Car Turnover

Two Texas Tech students died and two injured when a car overturned about 9:30 p.m. Friday along Texas 199 three miles east of Olney. Victims listed as Bowie residents Bert Shean 18 and Buddy Fenoglio 18 were among four roommates aboard the car en route to a Ridgeport football game. Fenoglio, manager of Bowie football senior year and active in FFA, Alpha Theta and National Honor Society, died Saturday. services set for Bowie’s First Baptist Church with Rev. Jesse Cassles officiating.

James Crumpler Thomas ‘Collins Weymouth Bowie Clinic Bowie Fenoglio Montague- Bowie Jesse Cassles

Allen, Alan B Wet Claes OO Visit son in Bula

A man named Allen Alan B Wet Claes OO visited his son R. B. Wright who resides in Bula during a reported stay at Littlefield. The unnamed visitor’s connection to Wright and the exact purpose of the trip remain unclear from the fragment.

Allen Alan B Wet Claes Littlefield R. B. Wright Bula

Mrs W B Tudor Rites Set Today

Funeral services for Mrs W B Tudor, 76, of Brownfield, will be held at 2:30 p.m. in Brownfield General Hospital burial is planned at Terry County Memorial Cemetery under local arrangements.

W. B. Tudor Brownfield Eee

Dolly Bowen Funeral Pending and Services Planned

Mrs. Dolly Bowen of Italy Texas died at about 6 05 PM. Funeral services are pending with Edwards of Italy arranging the details. Additional readable names appear garbled in the obituary fragment.

Dolly Bowen Pends Dolly Bowe Ave U Who Edwards Italy Tex Panryore Palen Hve Yani Oye Buis Gigi Feng Oraak

Mrs Ray Blair Rites Planned in Plainview

Mrs Ray D Blair 65 a Plainview resident since 1921 died about 5 30 am Saturday at Central Plains General Funeral services will be at 11 am Monday at First Christian Church with Rev Fred Kipana burial in Parklawn Memorial Gardens under direction of Lemons Funeral Home Blair was a native of Asia and attended local church activities.

Haney South Plains Kidney Foundation Clals Fantasauna Lavers Plainview Directtit Ray D. Blair Plainview Central Plains First Christian ‘Church Fred Kip Ana Parklawn

Snyder Woman's Funeral Planned

Sherry Wang of Snyder died after a lengthy illness at 12:10 p.m. Services and burial details are listed with local church officials and Lovington venue in 2068.

Snyder Sherry Wang Snyder Rroom Vgn Lovington

Also Mentioned on This Page

Henry Grover SEN John G. Tower LM BU Wulpoly Vin Ch 4Th St Lubbock County Mary Beryl Markham Sudan Leslie O. Davis Jack Davis Brownwood Greenleaf Cemetery Davis Mrs Rittie Brooks Andrews Gi 1 Gilleaple San Antonio Johnstown Afb George Simler Ray Blair Frets Benn Mieten Sea
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