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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1965
Page
5
In Arab, Louisiana near New Orleans 50 000 flooded after Betsy levee breach. Evacuations total 35 000 with 10 000 still without food water or power. Volunteers use boats and outboards to deliver milk and supplies to rooftops and homes as daybreak reveals submerged streets and a food line at the bridge.
John Douglas Goodgion, 85, longtime Floydada resident, died Saturday at his home. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 am at First Methodist Church with Rev. Thedon Armstrong of Abilene presiding. Burial in Floydada Cemetery under Moore Funeral Home direction. Born in Paris, Texas, he moved to Floydada in 1924 from Clarendon and was a retired carpenter and sincere church member. Survived by five sons Hershel and W. F. of Plainview, Walter A. and George B. of Lubbock, Howard of Abilene. four daughters Glades Ballard, Florence Taff of Lubbock, Berne Muse House, Bennie Yandell Honey Greve. 31 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
A Waterway photograph centers on Dan Kelly city councilman and New Orleans Mayor Victor Schiro amid levee damage from Hurricane Betsy. A New Orleans resident carries a basket as bystanders assess the wreckage and water damage along the dock area.
Mrs. OQ J Norwood 71 of Sundown died Friday night in a Midland hospital while visiting her brother. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday at First Methodist Church Sundown with Rev. Hooks and Rev. Arnold officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock. Survived by husband, a son Jerry, a brother, three sisters, and four grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
Mrs Cleo Bragg longtime Lubbock resident died at home Saturday at 5 40 p m Funeral services set for 3 p m Monday at Franklin Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with Leslie Rickerson pastor of College Avenue Church of Christ officiating Burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Franklin Bartley direction She was a Broadway Church of Christ member moved to Lubbock 25 years ago and formerly lived in Brownfield Survivors include son George Basil father J C Whisenant two brothers W W Whisenant Jim Whisenant two sisters Mrs Va Duke Mrs Mahora Winston Funeral services are pending
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Williams 893 longtime area resident will be held at 2 p m today at Melrose First Baptist Church with Rev Jack Moore officiating Burial will be in North Melrose Cemetery under C V Steed Funeral Home direction Mrs Williams died Saturday at Jones Rest Home Clovis Survivors include two daughters Mrs Fred Andrews Melrose and Mrs Bertie Thomas Littlefield and a brother David Dickey in Calif Pallbearers Verlin Caffer Leonard Ross Pete Pierce Ernest Cooper James Thomas and Willy Andrews
James Milton James Buddy Thurman 90 died at home of his parents in Tahoka after illness. Funeral services will be at Sweet Street Baptist Church Tahoka with Rev Be Vickery of Lubbook officiating. Burial in Tahoka Cemetery under White Funeral Home direction. Survivors include parents two sisters and two brothers. Pallbearers listed.
Services for Mrs Effie Ida Gregg 79 of Temple will be at 2 p.m. today at Branon Philips Funeral Home in Lamesa with burial in Lamesa Memorial Park. She died Friday in Temple after living there several years. Surviving daughter is Mrs Joe Bedwell of Lamesa.
Twenty one Lubbock firefighters joined 225 firemen from South Plains towns at the Panhandle Fireman and Fire Marshal’s Association 63rd semi annual meeting in Memphis on Saturday. Garland Fullbright and Bob Murphy spoke as guests. Shoemaker and David Claybaugh attended from state offices. Plainview will host the next Panhandle meeting. Laidlaw? will host the 1967 state convention.
Larry Milner of the Texas Industrial Commission spoke on industry at a Lockney Chamber of Commerce directors breakfast. Frizzell presented appreciation certificates to five Lockney manufacturing firms. Twenty eight chamber officials and guests attended the event.
Lamar Hall, newest addition to South Plains College in Levelland, will host an open house today. The building is part of a $278,671 project and will house 88 students in 42 rooms with two private baths. It completes housing space for 238 bays and 1000 girls on campus.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wik. Sadie Beaver 71 of Manteno Illinois will be held at the Main Street Church of Christ Petersburg with Jim Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in Petersburg. She moved from West Texas 26 years ago and earlier lived near Ralls where her husband worked. Surviving are a daughter two sisters a brother three grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lala Lee Cumbie 67 longtime Snyder resident and former Fort Worth leader will be held Monday at 9 am in Northside Baptist Church Snyder. Burial at Olney Cemetery follows graveside rites conducted by Revs De Regeon and Duke. She died Saturday in Methodist Hospital in Sanboom after brief illness. Survivors include four daughters two sons twenty grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Burial under Bell-Seale Funeral Home Snyder care. Mrs Cumbie was a longtime Latter day Saints member and lived in Fort Worth before moving to Snyder.
Funeral services for Chauncey T. Edwards will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Lakeside Baptist Church in Spur for the 55 year old former Spur resident killed in a Thursday one car crash near Dimmitt. Edwards worked at the Jim Hi Hotel in Hereford. Burial will follow in Spur Cemetery with Jamison Funeral Home of Lubbock directing. Survivors include three sisters Mrs Evie Mayes Hereford Mrs Linda Turner Snyder Mildred Blanton Spur and a nephew Arthur Blanton 3408 FB 16th St Lubbock.
About 45 teachers from Lubbock and area schools attended an audiolingual method workshop at Coronado High School on Saturday. Dr. Louisette Logan of a New York publishing firm and Dr. Henry Pascual of New Mexico’s Department of Education led the event.
Funeral services for D I Bolding longtime Floydada resident will be held at 3 pm today at First Baptist Church with Rev Perry Threadgill presiding Burial will follow in Floydada Bolding died Friday in Coleman Texas Born in Alabama he was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church Survivors include two daughters Mrs Zason C Milton of Coleman and Mrs Grady Edelman of Muleshoe a son Dr Jr Houston four brothers J A O Leonard of Texas FE T Alabama a sister Mrs Naomia Finck Alabama three stepsisters Miss Naomia Parrish and Mrs Edward Parrish both of Leonard and Mrs Lester Thorn Pleasant Site three grandchildren and two great grandchildren
Abernathy resident Blalock 59 dies of an apparent heart attack at home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at the Church of Christ with Theodey Peston Fuallingim officiating. Burial at Petersburg Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, three sons, a daughter, four sisters and seven grandchildren. He had lived in Abernathy 14 years after moving from Petersburg. Burial and services conducted by the Petersburg Chambers Funeral.
Funeral services will be announced by Griggs Funeral Directors in Amarillo for Mrs. Robbie Josephine Benton 80 mother of Mrs Horace D Todd of 2002 2nd St Mrs Benton died at her home in Amarillo Friday morning She is survived by two other daughters a son four grand children five great grand children and one great great grand child
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