Survivor recounts nightmarish escape on flooded Texas roads
S. Swims 1 from isolated island survivor, V D Packer, 43, says his business partner Clarence West, 37, is missing after a car flood near La Marque. They fled rising waves on Interstate 45 toward La Marque, West swam to safety but disappeared as Packer reached a pump house and walked to shore. Searchers hunted for West late Tuesday.
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V. D. Packer
Clarence West
Gal
Carla
Houston
Packer
Causeway
Interstate 45
Galveston
LaMarque
Weat
Paar Reacts To Furor Over Berlin TV Show
Paris APJack Paar says he is sick about the furor caused by his Berlin TV filming. Critics condemn the broadcast as improper amid East West tensions in a divided city. Army officials faced reprimand and reassignment after the incident.
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Patrick McNulty
Paris
Jack Paar
United States
Germany
Berlin
B. Z
Neues Deutschland
U.S
Paar
Associated Press
J. R. Deane Jr
Defense Department
Col
Dallas Hoadley
Heidelberg
Storm Ravages Carver School Sheltering 300 Refugees
Miss Nettle Green described chaos as Hurricane Carla battered the Carver Negro school housing 300 refugees. The roof failed during the surge forcing occupants to crawl from windows while bricks flew past. Police said only two injuries occurred and evacuees sought rest at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Miss Nettle Green
Carver Negro School
Carla
Miss Green
Sam Yale
Senators to Air Muzzling Charge in Walker Case
The Senate Armed Services Committee will meet Wednesday to consider a resolution by Sen. Strom. Sen. John Tower demands Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker be given a chance to answer charges from a Pentagon document. Walker was relieved of his command and admonished by the Army last April for derogatory remarks about U.S. citizens and partisan political activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen
Strom
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Edwin Walker
Pentagon
Walker
Army
First helicopter lands to aid storm survivors at Port Aransas
Surviving residents on Mustang Island greeted a Navy helicopter dropping emergency supplies after Hurricane Carla. Lt. Don Greenfield ferried 25 snake bite kits and an emergency generator to Fire Chief Paul Oleson as 69 of 541 residents remained. The town described extensive waterfront destruction, a ruined causeway, and widespread flood damage.
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Irwin Frank
Associated Press
Port Aransas
Don Greenfield
Dallas
Paul Oleson
Oleson
Corpus Christi
Carla
Buddy Belcher
Tarpon Inn
Mustang Island
Gulf
Aransas Pass
Belcher
Padre Island
Thefts From Construction Sites Spark Police Probe
A wave of thefts at construction sites prompted police investigations. Victims include R. E. Mathews with decking and a power saw, A. E. Lopez reporting scaffolds and braces, and Curtis Brown noting tools and cement sacks missing. A radio, damaged windshield, and vandalism to tractor control systems are also cited with varying losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Mathews
E. 2Nd St
1St St
Amherst
District Court Jury To Report Thursday
A jury panel will report at 9 a m Thursday in 140th District Court for a term of civil cases. A workmen's compensation suit ended when attorneys announced an agreement between Gene Taylor of Spur and Fireman's Fund Insurance Co with undisclosed terms. The plaintiff alleged disability from injuries on December 29. Taylor sought fourteen thousand thirty five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
140Th District Court
Gene Taylor
Spur
Fireman's Fund Insurance
Tulip Bulb Exhibition At Keukenhof Park
More than 10 million tulip daffodil hyacinth and narcissus bulbs have been planted in the Keukenhof park at Lisse between Haarlem and Leiden creating a vast display for Holland. The garden sits in a royal tradition as a major horticultural attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
E Keukenhof
Holland
Lisse
Haarlem
Leiden
Trio of Parking Meter Thefts Brought Before Juvenile Officials
Three youths ages 10, 11, and 12 face juvenile officials after admitting to stealing parking meter keys from a garage storage room and robbing meters in the 1000 block of 14th Street. They indicated multiple summer thefts, had $2.15 in nickels, and showed extensive knowledge of meter numbers. The two younger brothers are related. the 12-year-old is described as a follower. Their parents are California transplants under probation for neglect, and the boys are noted as welfare cases here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. McLarty
14Th St
California
Rites Set Today For Mrs Raible In Littlefield
Funeral mass for Mrs Len Raible 8 died in Calgary Alberta after long illness to be held 11 a m Saturday at Sacred Heart Church Littlefield Rev Matthew Schafle to officiate Burial place to be announced by Hammons Funeral Home Born in Littlefield daughter of Joe and wife Foltyn of Littlefield She and her husband a son Mike 3 and a sister Mrs Robert Killian Oakland CA survive with maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs C L Schlottman Littlefield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlefield
Len Raible
Calgary
Alberta
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Matthew Schafle
Hammions ‘Funeral
Joe Foltyn
Funeral Rites Planned for Bunyan Odam in Lubbock
Funeral services for Bunyan Clark Odam 73 of Lubbock will be held at 2 p m today at Trinity Baptist Church with Dr C Melvin Ratheal and Rev Billy Barber officiating. Burial is at Lakeview Cemetery Floydada under McDonald Funeral Home. He died at Methodist Hospital after a long farming career and leaves a wife two sons Dan and Cari two daughters Mrs Henry Mitchell Naomi Odam and Mrs Mildred Pulaski two sisters and three brothers nine grandchildren plus pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunyan Clark Odam
Bates
Trinity Baptist Church
C. Melvin Ratheal
Billy Barber
Arnett-Benson Baptist Church
Lakeview Cemetery
Floydada
McDonald Funeral Home
Odam
al. Odam
Lubbock
Dan
38Th St
Cari
Flint
Henry Mitchell
Naomi Odam
Maggie Harper
San Diego
Mildred Pulaski
Muskogee
Okla
Fred
Anderson
Hobson
Norwalk
Calif
Dave
Hereford
Mrs Molly Savage Services Set Today
Funeral rites for Mrs. Molly Savage 97 will be at 4 p m today at College Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. David Griffin and Rev. I D Walker officiating. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter Mrs Mary E Smith five grandchildren fourteen great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Hoot Gibson Fredrick Dalby Billy Dalby Joe Ledbetter Jay Ledbetter Jeff Smith Lawson Smith and George Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly Savage
26Th St
Methodist Hospital
College Avenue
Baptist Church
David Griffin
I. D. Walker
Highland Baptist Church
Resident's Brother Dies In Houston
Sam Bennett, manager of a radio television station, was found dead in his Houston room from a suspected heart attack. Bennett formerly lived in Lubbock and is survived by his father the Rev. S. M. Bennett in Arlington, three sisters Mrs. A. J. Jenson of Hobbs and Mrs. H. B. Boyle of Paris Texas, Mrs. Stiles, and a brother William F. Bennett of Houston. News reached relatives here as Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Stiles of 3002 22nd St. left for Houston after notification.
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J. H. Stiles
22Nd St
Houston
New York firm creates pen size radiation chirp device
A New York company is developing a tiny wearable that chirps and flashes a neon light when the wearer is exposed to radiation suggesting a new health alert gadget for monitoring exposure in hazardous environments.
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New York
Ex-GI admits thrill slayings in East St Louis
Rhodes from East St Louis confessed to a series of crimes including the fatal shooting of Deacon William Rogers at St Matthew Baptist Church and a motive described as thrills. He also admitted wounding a railroad fireman Ray Lauf and stabbing Edwin Hermann and wounding Henry Kappel during separate East St Louis incidents. All victims were white.
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Belleville, Ill
Joseph Koch
Rhodes
East St. Louis
Ill
Koch
William Rogers
St. Matthew Baptist Church
Ray Lauf
Alton & Southern Railroad
Edwin Hermann
Emperor Paul's Edict Against Cornered Hats
In Moscow Emperor Paul I prohibited corned hats, punishing wearers with flogging or banishment to Siberia, reflecting his despotic stance during his reign.
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Moscow
Paul of
Russia
Siberia
Armed Turkish forces supply rural towns with teachers
Turkey's armed forces provided 112,500 schoolteachers to rural towns last year, expanding educational staffing nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Pioneer Texas Printer John C Adams Dies in San Angelo
Graveside services were held at Sweetwater cemetery for John Calhoun Adams a pioneer printer and publisher from San Angelo and brother of Harry Adams of Lubbock. He died Saturday in a Big Spring hospital after a brief illness leaving four grandchildren and several notable relatives. Adams long career included leading roles in Fort Worth Houston and Sweetwater printing plants and founding the Texas Pioneers organization. His career began in Dublin and spanned numerous Texas papers before retiring in 1948.
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Sweetwater
John Calhoun Adams
San Angelo
Pioneer
Harry Adan
29Th St
Cate-Spencer Funeral Home
Texas Pioneers Organization
Big Spring
Adams
Harry Adams
Lubbock
J. M. Adams
C. S. Adams
Grace Adams Mellroy
Texas
Plainview
E. Q., Perry
Plainview Herald
John C. Adams
Dublin
U. S. Weather Bureau
Fort Worth
Gertrude Scott
DeLeon Free Press
Petrolia
Clay County
Hamlin Herald
Sweetwater Daily Signal
Hamlin
Brookshire
Waller County
Cleburne
Government
Houston
Bureau
The
Texas Pioneers
Dypert Rites Slated Friday
Funeral services for C. G. Dypert 70 who died in Austin Monday will be Friday at 2 p.m. in City Park Church of Christ Floydada with Pastor Henry Ewing. Burial in Floydada Cemetery under Harmon Funeral Home. Survivors include his mother Mrs Z J Dypert of El Paso three sons Albert Madison Warren and a daughter Ruby Higginbotham and Ruth Larson 12 grandchildren four sisters and two brothers.
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Floydada
C. G. Dypert
Austin Breckenridge Hospital
City Park Church
el Paso
Albert
Los Angeles
Madison
Columbus
Warren
Austin
Ruby Higginbotham
Lockney
Ruth Larson
Trent
S.D
W. L. Hester
Floyd Harcrow
Eunice Beall
Plainview
John B. Cole
Father of Missouri liquor laws Phil Donnelly dead at 70
Phil M. Donnelly, two term Missouri governor and known as the father of the state's liquor laws, died Tuesday night at age 70. A Lebanon native, he faced declining health after a long political career that included roles as prosecuting attorney of Laclede County, Lebanon city attorney, state representative, and state senator before serving two governorships.
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Lebanon
UPD
Missouri
Phil M. Donnelly
Donnelly
St. Louis University
Laclede County
Population in Siberia climbs to 18.5 million
The Soviet magazine Economics of Agriculture reports Siberia gained 2.7 million residents in seven years, raising the region's population to 18.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Economics of Agriculture
Siberia
The Shepherd Prayer on Honest Hearts
A compact verse sample by Julien C. Hyer invokes earnest prayers for honest work and modest success. It blends scripture echoes with practical lines about fair measures, steady footing, and humane conduct in business on the square.
Spur Rites Set For Mrs. Fulfer
Funeral services for Ida Frances Fulfer born Taylor County lived in Dickens County 1918 to 1941 moving to Springdale Ark in 1941 will be held at 10 am today in Campbell Funeral Home Chapel Spur burial in Spur Cemetery with pallbearers Carl Powell Charles Powell C E Crew Sammy Powell Dempsey Bowen Edward Smith she survived by three daughters Marie Morse Annapolis Md Dorothy Smith Ardmore Okla Sue Bowen Springdale Ark a son Doyle Sumrall Fresno Calif her mother Mrs N J Dean Spur five brothers Lee Powell Corcoran Calif Dan Powell Grants N M Chester Powell M C Powell and W A Powell all of Spur a sister Mrs Viola Chamblee Fresno Calif and 10 grandchildren.
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Ida Frances Fulfer
Springdale
Ark
Campbell Funeral Home
Fulfer
Taylor County
Dickens County
Haoe
Luther Bilberry
Spur Cemetery
Carl Powell
Charles Powell
C. E. Crew
Sammy Powell
Dempsey Bowen
Edward Smith
Marie Morse
Annapolis
Dorothy Smith
Ardmore
Okla
Sue Bowen
Doyle Sumrall
Fresno
Calif
N. J. Dean
Spur
Lee Powell
Corcoran
Dan Powell
Grants
N. M
Chester Powell
M. C. Powell
W. A. Powell
Viola Chamblee
Pruitt Funeral Set At Melrose
Walter P. Pruitt 61 dies en route to hospital after a year of ill health. Funeral at 2 P.M. Thursday at Church of Christ Melrose with Leonard Ginnings officiating. Survivors include wife five sons in Melrose Oklahoma and California and one daughter Peggy Laney Odessa. Burial in Melrose Cemetery under Steed Funeral Home direction.
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Clovis
Walter P. Pruitt
Church of Christ
Melrose
Pruitt
Neil
Moab
Utah
Keith
Jerry
Terry
Mickey
Oxnard
Calif
Peggy Laney
Odessa
Isephene Willis
Roswell
Nevis van Dyke
Portales
Ruth Brubaker
Belin
N. M
Leonard Ginnings
Melrose i
Steed Funeral Home
John Porter Giles Rites Slated Here
Final rites for John Porter Giles aged 65, of 2517 20th Street, will be held at 10 a m in the First Methodist Church. Giles, ill since a stroke last year, is survived by a wife, a son in Labrador, a daughter in Iowa, four sisters, two brothers, and four grandchildren. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park under McDonald Funeral Chapel. He was active in several clubs and veteran of World War I. Pallbearers named.
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John Porter Giles
20Th St
First Methodist Church
Giles
J. ChessiLovern
E. E.white
Resthaven Memorial Park
McDonald Funeral Chapel
Khiva Temple
Amarillo
Lions Club
Hub Toastmasters Club
J. P. Giles Jr
Goose Bay
Labrador
J. E. Fairly
West Des Moines
Iowa
P. H. Collier
Josephine Scott
Frank Wilson
Glenn Setser
Frank Noah Giles
Searcy
Ark
C. P. Giles
Socorro
N. M
J. O. Garlington
K. L. Riggs
J. Ray Dickey
Guy McAfee
Harry Hunter
Milton West
William C. Jenkins Dies at 73 in Lubbock Hospital
William C. Jenkins of Lubbock died at 1 15 p m Monday in Methodist Hospital after five years of illness. Born in Ellis County he had lived in Abernathy for 23 years where he ran Magnolia Oil Agency, and earlier ranched in Dickens County and New Mexico. Survived by his wife three brothers two sisters two stepsons and four stepdaughters. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Sanders Funeral.
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William C. Jenkins
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Ellis County
Jenkins
Abernathy
Magnolia Oil Agency
Dickens County
New Mexico
First Baptist Church
Sanders Funeral Home
L. B. Jenkins
Forney
J. H. Jenkins
Woodson
Jesse Jenkins
Meridian
Nannie Vines
Ennis
Maggie Howard
Hearne
Ronnie Smith
62Nd St
Margaret Martin
Clovis
Drucilla Barber
54Th St
Mrs Pearl Callens To Be Buried In Electra Today
Funeral services for Pearl Lee Callens 86 former Lubbock resident will be held at 10 a m today at First Methodist Church Electra with Rev Don Youngblood officiating Burial will follow in an Electra cemetery under Totten Brothers Funeral Home She died Monday after a two year illness She ran a family style dining room at 1704 Ave for twenty years before moving to Electra where she lived with daughter Mrs J H Power Grandsons and great grandsons will be pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Lee Callens
Lubbock
First Methodist Church
Electra
Don Youngblood
Totten Brothers Funeral Home
Funeral Pending for Mrs. Joe Gracey in Tyler
Mrs. Joe Gracey 32 of 4404 44th St died Monday at West Texas Hospital. Funeral services will be in Tyler. She moved from Tyler six years ago. She gave birth to a daughter Saturday now in satisfactory condition. Survived by husband a pharmaceutical salesman, one son Joseph Michael, infant daughter, father Littleton Meeks of Minden La, and sister Mrs. H A Haigler of Tyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gracey
44Th St
Tyler
Gracey
West Texas Hospital
Joseph Michael
Littleton Meeks
Minden
H. A. Haigler
Services Set For Sam Lance In Cove Arkansas
Sam Lance age 54 of Cove Arkansas died Sunday at West Texas Hospital Burial is in Cove Cemetery Funeral services set for 10 a m today Survivors include his wife Marie two sons Elsie Lance Fort Worth and Reese Lance Lubbock a daughter Mrs George Rainey Shallowater two sisters Mrs Bessie Miller Gainesville and Mrs Hanna Atkinson Arlington two brothers G W Lance Phoenix and Tommy Lance Taft California and four grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Lance
Cove
Ark
Lance
West Texas Hospital
Cove Cemetery
Marie
Elsie Lance
Fort Worth
Reese Lance
Lubbock
George Rainey
Shallowater
Bessie Miller
Gainesville
Hanna Atkinson
Arlington
G. W. Lance
Phoenix
Tommy Lance
Taft
Calif
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Parker
Port Bolivar
Welcome First
A. E. Lopez
3Rd St
5Th St
Ave. O
Curtis Brown
69Th St
Adrian Cook
Post
John Baron
3Rd Pl
Edgar Gamble
Quirt Ave
Charles Richardson
41St St
34Th St
Ave. Q
Association of
B. E. Sanderlin, M. D
Mrs. Raible
Deacon
Curry Motor Freight Lines Inc
West Texas Points
Dypert
Julien C. Hyer
Mrs. Fulfer
W. C. Jenkins
Mrs. Callens
Arkansas Services
Fortula
TECH
First National Bank
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