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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1966
Page
7
In a personal note JULIEN C. IYER recalls meditating while shaving, finding a sudden answer or plan that arrives when he slows down and relaxes. He attributes the insight to contemplation rather than products or routine.
Enoch S. Moore aged 52 died after an extended illness in Lovington Lea General Hospital. Funeral services are set for 2 p m at Smith Rogers Funeral Chapel with burial in Levington Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, four sons, five sisters, and twelve grandchildren.
Lovington voters will ballot Tuesday at city hall on a proposed one per cent sales tax for all items sold within the city limits. City hall polls open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
August William Meyniz 60 of Snyder died Sunday at home after 17 years in the area. A retired Standard Oil employee, he is survived by wife Carrie, son Dale Meynig, daughter Anita Hill of Roswell NM, mother Sudie Meynie of Ivaan TX, brother Ed Meynig of Tyler, five sisters Emma Arnold Grants NM Bessie Whitefield Juanita Fife Opal Lowther Gladine McNab, and two grandchildren. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bell-Seale Funeral Home Snyder with Rev. Jerry Spears officiating. burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens Snyder.
About 700 people attended the Mabee American Heritage Center groundbreaking at Lubbock Christian College. The center funds will support government and economics instruction with offices classrooms an auditorium and a Heritage Reading Room. Donors Joe and Guy Mabee gave 125000. project total 310000 with local matching funds. Foreman former Odessa congressman warned of a potent all knowing government as threat to America.
Isaac F. Smith 83 of Snyder died Sunday at Snyder Hospital. A retired Plainview-area farmer and Church of Christ member, he leaves four sons three daughters a sister 29 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. at Bell Seale Funeral Home Snyder with Den Browning officiating. Burial at Old Algerita Cemetery near San Saba.
Dr. McGruder Ellis Sadler, 69, sixth TCU president and later executive chairman, died after a heart attack while driving alone on a weekend fishing trip near New Waverly. He led TCU from 1941 to 1965 as the school expanded to 9,600 students and a large endowment. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
Roy Smalley 93 a lifelong Lubbock resident who died Friday at University Hospital will have services at 2 p.m. today at Rix Funeral Chapel with Rev. Mark B. Williams of St. John’s Methodist Church officiating. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Directors. He came to Lubbock in 1942 from Shallowater where he lived since 1920, was a retired farmer, and leaves two sons HW C of Ada Oklahoma and HE of Alameda California, a daughter Mrs Dale Akins of Fort Worth, and a sister Miss Edith Smalvey.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ora Goldwater 84 of Lubbock will be held at 2 p.m. in Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev. Ward Griffin officiating. Burial follows in City of Lubbock Cemetery. She lived in Lubbock County over 50 years after moving from County Line in 1942. Survived by six sons Alfred in Portland Oregon Alton Amarillo Sam in Lubbock Ralph Roswell Carl and Johnny. two daughters R F Evans and Ruby Jean Goldwater. a brother D L Yarborough. a half brother Cecil Roberts. three sisters Dewey Bearden A G Somers Mary Britt. 20 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Pallbearers are grandsons.
Services for Daisy J Cotten 72 will be at 3 p m today in First Baptist Church Levelland with burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under George Price Funeral Home supervision She died Saturday in Levelland Hospital where she had been a patient eight days Titmon Boyd 70 of Arlington father of Mrs Gelma Bowers will be buried in Parklawn Cemetery Arlington after funeral at Moore Funeral Chapel in Arlington He died Saturday morning in a Fort Worth hospital after a short illness.
Readable fragments describe ice cliffs in the Himalayas created by repeated snowfalls. The text compares layered ice to tree rings, suggesting a method to determine age or past climate by counting layers.
Blair Cherry former Texas standout and Amarillo High School coach died in University Hospital after a kidney operation and chest pains. Services set for 10 a.m. at First Christian Church with graveside at Llano Cemetery Amarillo. burial duties by Sanders Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife a son Blair Jr and daughter Mrs Robert Patterson.
C E Woolman 76 chairman of Delta Airlines and one of its founders died in a Houston hospital seven days after surgery. Native of Bloomington Indiana he helped start Delta as a crop dusting firm in Louisiana and built it into a major carrier with Atlanta as its base.
Emille Raux notes champions differ by small edge in speed, sight, imagination, charm, and resolve. The piece references Whit Rix Victory and Arlen P. Trice funeral directors of Lubbock Texas.
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