Registration Week Opens as Tech Prepares for Fall Session
Tech dorms open for the annual invasion as registration begins Monday in Municipal Coliseum. Enrollment is expected near 19,350, with orientation meetings for entering students, law school, and various student groups. Campus events include party night, pep rally, All Church Night, and the first football game Saturday at Jones Stadium versus Cincinnati.
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West Texas Air Terminal repairs eyed in city council meeting
Mayor W D Rogers Jr calls a noon special City Council session with the Airport Board for a progress and emergency repairs update at West Texas Air Terminal. A separate report details actions across Slaton, Brownfield, Floydada, and Lubbock area officials.
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Texas Weather Forecast Promises More Clear Skies
Forecasters expect another perfect weather day across Texas with dry start and only high cloudiness in the Rio Grande Valley from distant Hurricane Naomi. Lubbock reached 50s under fair skies as temperatures matched records on prior days, while other areas faced minimal disruption from the storm’s outer bands.
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Hershel Griffith Rites Saturday
Andrews special notices graveside and church services for Hershel Raymond Griffith 14 killed by an electrical shock after football practice in Andrews Texas. Funeral at Second Baptist Church 9 a.m. with three ministers officiating followed by graveside at Pioneer Cemetery. Survivors include his parents sister brothers and grandparents.
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Royal Ambassadors
Frankel City Baptist Church
Area Veteran Dies Of Shot
Area veteran William Eugene Walthall aged 22 died of a gunshot wound at 6 a.m. near his estranged wife’s residence in Penver City. Judge D. J. Starling ruled the death a personal safety case. Walthall, a Green Beret veteran, died instantly from a shot to the head. Services are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lewis Funeral Home Chapel in Magnolia Arkansas. Survivors include a son Kip, father W. O. Walthall of Miamon Ohio, and sister Mrs. W Blakney of Hobbs New Mexico.
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Miamon
Ohio
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L J Strube Rites Arranged In Slaton
L J Strube 88 longtime Slaton resident died Thursday at Colonial Nursing Home Lubbock. Services set for Saturday at St Josephs Catholic Church with Rev Marvin Kaien officiating Rosary Friday Englunds chapel burial Englewood Cemetery. Memorials to scholarship fund. Survived by wife Rosa a son Florence daughter Mrs August Kitten brother Alfonso nine grandchildren eighteen great grandchildren.
Pennington Rites Today
Funeral services for Seborn Lane Pennington 87 a retired farmer will be at 5 p m today in the Smith Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Ed Scarbrough pastor of Wilcrest Baptist Church officiating Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery Pennington died Thursday at Lavington Lea General Hospital after a lengthy illness He was a Baptist born in Lamesa moved to Lovington eight years ago Survivors include wife Mary two daughters Mrs H B Joplin of Lavington and Mrs R E Booth of Odessa three sons John of Farmington MM and W G and Bennie both of Jagnesa a brother TH J of Gorman a sister Mrs Willie Barrington of Belton 16 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren
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Friday the 13th Dawns Across Lubbock Belief Shift
A survey of Lubbock residents shows few remain truly superstitious about Friday the 13th. Many recall old rites to ward off bad luck and some celebrate two lucky omens while others ignore the date entirely.
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The Shepherd Poem by Julien C Hyer
A short, provocative verse fragment attributed to Julien C Hyer urges pessimism and self pity. It warns against kindness or forgiveness and encourages thinking poorly of others. The piece emphasizes wrongdoing and social division through harsh counsel.
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Top UPI Editor Dies Of Cancer
Francis T. Leary, vice president and executive editor of United Press International, died in New Rochelle New York from lung cancer at 54. He served 35 years with UPI, becoming executive editor in 1965 after roles as managing editor and day news manager. He fought in World War II in the Army and Navy.
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Services Pending For Mrs Veazey
Mrs Lillie Veazey 84 a former Lubbock resident died at 945 am Thursday in Yoakum County Hospital after a lingering illness Services are pending at Singleton Funeral Home She had lived in Denver City since 1963 formerly of Lubbock O Donnell and New Deal She was a Methodist Survivors include a son Jack of Denver City a daughter Mrs P W Raley of Denver City two sisters Mrs R L Underwood Wichita Falls and Mrs Sarah E Walker Austin a brother Houston Hale Amarillo four grandchildren and six great grandchildren
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Amarillo
Mrs. Myrtle Anderson Funeral Planned
Services set for Myrtle Anderson at First Methodist Church Aspermont with Rev. Lindley and Rev. Walker officiating. Burial in Aspermont Cemetery. She died in West Texas Hospital, survived by three daughters Lara Anderson Thelma Matthews Sara Fowlkes, two sons Roy Willows Joe Willows, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Fort Worth
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California
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Mrs Outlaw Dies After Long Illness Rites Set
Mrs N C Outlaw 66 longtime area resident died at 3 30 am Thursday in West Texas Hospital after a long illness. Services 10 am Curtis Lee pastor with Rev Marvin Boyd of Lubbock officiating. Burial Terrace Cemetery Hadman Funeral Home. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Joe W Evans LaMarque and Mrs Stephen Austin Boone Jr Midland six grandchildren.
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Former Lubbock Resident Ralph Stroup Dies at 77
Ralph Stroup, 77, a former Lubbock freight agent for Fort Worth & Denver Railway, died Wednesday in Santa Fe New Mexico. He lived in Memphis from 1912 to 1928 before moving to Lubbock and later Pecos New Mexico. He was a Kiwanis member and attended First Presbyterian Church. Survived by a nephew Bill Kingsbery of 5201 19th St.
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Scanian Airlines resumes Prague flights
Scandinavian Airlines System announced resumption of flights to Prague after canceling service on August 20 due to the Soviet bloc invasion. The reinstatement marks the return of air service to the Czechoslovak capital.
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal Mail Subscriptions Rates
Subscriptions and prices listed for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal including morning evening and Sunday delivery options. Rates show monthly and per Sunday charges for home delivery and Sunday only services.
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