Rainy Texas Crop Woes Deepen Amid Heavy Storms
A September 13 1972 report details heavy rainfall across Texas and surrounding states. Dimmitt and other towns recorded rain triggering a fatal motorcycle crash near Dimmitt, while cotton fields suffer pending dry warm sunny weather. Iowa floods threaten Atlantic and Harlan evacuations persist. Phoenix leads heat with 100 degrees.
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Texas
Alice
Austin
Dallas
Fort Worth
Victoria
el Paxo
Lubbock
Iowa
Ballan
Poaane Cere
Civil Defense
Phoenix
Wolf Creek
Kansas
Robinson
Truckee
Calif
Bentsen to Probe U.S.-Soviet Wheat Trade Impact
Senator Lloyd Bentsen joined Democratic critics in calling for his own investigation into the grain deal. He cited Texas farmers in Wichita Falls and Vernon facing losses and estimated government wheat certificate payments could fall between 25 million and 100 million dollars, arguing farmers deserve full parity like international traders.
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Avalsache-Journal
Berenn
Washington
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Bentsen
Wichita Falls
Graham Purcell
Vernon
Snyder Sets Bond Vote In October
Snyder voters face a $2.9 million bond issue for school construction remodeling and air conditioning in a split decision by the Snyder School Board. The plan funds classroom cooling and reforms at the senior high and Lamar campuses as plans move to a seven year repayment. Absentee voting runs Sept. 17 to Oct. 3 at the school tax office.
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Snyder
Max von Roeder
Bill Eiland
Harold Lacik
Ted Crenwelge
Bill Scheibel
Dan Cotton
Dillard Teal
Lamar
Snyder High School
Travis
Howard Perdue
Amarillo
Sacroc
Standard Oil Co
James Halbert
Central Elementary
Tickets On Sale For Supremes In Clovis
Tickets are on sale in many local businesses for the Seventies concert Friday evening at Cannon Theater. Prices are 3.50 and sales are through the Chamber of Commerce and area unions.
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Cannon Ihoketa
Oe Chamber of Comarca
Delta County Reunion and Various Community Meetings
A Delta County reunion will start at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Precinct 1 Clubhouse, 5012 50th St, with lunch to be brought by attendees. The Committees On Aging will form a board of directors at 10 a.m. Thursday at Posey Neighborhood Center, Annie Mae Jones, chairman, invites all seniors. The Lubbock Chapter No. 587 of the AARP will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in the Arnett Room of Citizens Tower with a defensive driving program by George Manning. Funeral notices list Velma Harbert and Clara Barker among others with service times in Clovis, Hobbs, Seminole, and Plainview, and mention of Steed-Todd, Seminole, Griffin, and Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson funeral homes.
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Delta County
Precinct 1
50Th St
Committees On
Posey Neighborhood Center
Lubbock
American Association of Retired Persons
Arnett Room
Citizens Tower
George Manning
53Rd St
Mrs. James Hand Funeral Slated
Mrs. James Mozell Hand 49 died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack at her Paducah home. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Heck. burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Norris Funeral Home directing. Survivors include husband, two daughters, one son, five sisters, two brothers, and five grandchildren.
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Paducah
James
Mozell) Hand
First Baptist ‘Church
Robert Heck
Garden of ‘Memories
Norris Funeral Home
Hand
Sheila Hardin
Sharon Latham
Bryan
Infant Wesley Lockmiller rites in Texico Cemetery
Grave side services for Wesley Wayne Lockmiller infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lockmiller of Texico are held at 2 p.m. in Lawnhaven Cemetery with Rev. Gerald Wofford officiating. Arrangements are by Sherwood Mortuary of Clovis. The baby died Tuesday in Clovis Memorial Hospital after being born Monday. Survivors include parents, grandparents Sterling Lockmiller of Texico and Lee Scott of Saint Varin New Mexico, great grandparents Mrs. S. S. Lockmiller and others in Clovis Fort Thomas Arizona and Saint Varin.
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Texico
Wesley Wayne
Lockmiller
Bobby Lockmiller
Lawnhaven Cemetery
Gerald Wofford
Fof
Sterling Lockmiller
Lee Scott
Saint Varin
N.M
Ss. E. Lockmiller
J.W. Stephens
N. S. Scott
Clovis
Jess Wilson
Fort Thomas
Ariz
Californian Dies. Services Set in Post
Wayne Noel Martin 51, a Union City California resident, died Sunday night in a Hayward hospital after a long illness. Services 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Post with Rev. Robert Griffin officiating. Burial Terrace Cemetery Post. Survivors include his wife Bernice, son Dewayne Martin, daughter Marian Martin, four relatives in Pam pa, three sisters Hazel Qualls El Paso, Pauline Rountree Santa Cal., Ver Whorter Hayward.
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POST
Wayne _Noel Martin
Union City
Calif
Hayward
First Baptist Church
Robert’ Griffin
Terrace Cemetery
Hudrian Funeral Home
Hall County
Martin
California
Bernice
Dewayne Martin
Marian Martin
Reotlners
Pampa
Artin
Barney Martin
Eugene Martin
Hazel Qualls
el Piso
Pauline Rountree
Sant A Calif
Ver Whorter
Rites Thursday For J. D. Jones
J D Jones 82 of Lovington died after a heart attack in Lovington Lea General Hospital. Funeral Thursday at Jackson Ave Baptist Church with Rev Lavern Laing and Rev Joe Vernon officiating. Burial in Lovington Cemetery. Native of Tennessee, he lived in Lovington since 1948 and was a farmer. Survivors include Lois Marie Hudman Jones wife two sons Wayne and Dennis, 11 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Lovington
J. D. Jones
Lovington Lea General Hospital
Jackson Ave. Baptist Church
Lavern Laing
Brownfield
Joe Vernon
Lovington Cemetery
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
Tennessee
Jones
Rangers Know Days Marked
La Raza Unida gubernatorial candidate Ramsey Muniz told Pan American University students that Texas Rangers’ days are marked and declared plans to abolish them during Semana de la Raza at the lower Rio Grande Valley university. He criticized party endorsements, saying La Raza Unida seeks the whole pie and a glass of milk.
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Edinburg
Muniz
Juvenile Escapes Officers During Church Recreation
A 13 year old offender under court order fled from probation officers at First Baptist Church in Lubbock during a Tuesday recreation program. Four juveniles were being transported for supervised recreation on the program’s first day amid federal rulings. Police sought the youth late Tuesday night.
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Pat Moore
First Baptist Church
Lubbbock
Soviet Bears Fly 50 Miles Off U S Coast In 12 Hour Recon Flight
Two Soviet Bear bombers conducted a 12 hour reconnaissance sortie off the East Coast, tracked by land radar and Forrestal jets. Closest approach was about 50 miles from the mainland. Pentagon notes such Cuba runs have occurred but this mission marked a return from Cuba.
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Washington
Pen Hi
United States
Forrestal
U.S
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Cuba
Soviet Union
Texas Teachers Must Obey Rule in Southside District
In San Antonio the Southside School District implements a teacher dress code. Trustees allow men to wear mustaches but prohibit beards or goatees, with a faculty panel to set women’s dress lengths. Superintendent Darrell Pool notes students already follow guidelines.
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Southside
Texas Ranchers Paid Billions in 1871 Receipts
Texas farmers and ranchers were paid 3.25 billion dollars for crops and livestock in 1871, per Agriculture Commissioner John C. White. Hidalgo County led with 18.3 million in cash receipts, Deaf Smith second at 103.4 million.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
John C. White
Texas Agricultural Products
Deaf Smith
Glass bottle shipments rise to 11.1 million tons in 1971
In 1971 the American glass bottle industry shipped about 11.1 million tons of glass containers. The report highlights production scale across the sector and indicates the strong market demand for glass packaging.
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New York
UPTIGHT generation fears and faith offer calm
Poem notes a tense era with unemployment and crime while urging trust in God. The speaker, dulien CG. Hyer, recalls Isaiah 26 3 and invites readers to relax by fixing thoughts on faith to unwind.
Funeral services for Dee 4 48 retired farmer at Seagraves First Baptist
Dee 4 48 retired farmer died at 3 am Tuesday after a long illness. Services set for 2 pm today at Seagraves First Baptist Church with Rev. Don Worthington officiating assisted by Rev. Alvin Petty. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under Webb Funeral Petree direction. Survived by Ruth Lisenbee spouse since 1919. three sons Eldon Austin Joe Imperial Derrell Seagraves. two daughters Ruby Nell Bessire O Donnell Edith Renfroe Seagraves. three brothers Oscar Carbon Joe Cisco Charlie Ranger. two sisters Jewell Petree Ella Mae Hogan Carbon. 11 grandchildren two great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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Seagraves
Dee
First Baptist Church
Don Worthington
Alvin Petty
Temple Baptist Church
Seagraves Cemetery
Webb Funeral Home
Ranger
Jewell Petree
Ella Mae Hogan
Carbon
Willie Horner
Fred Priest
Kenneth Hancock
Elmer Butler
Charlie Welch
Rabora Clark
Troy Martin
Marvin Stace
Terry Thompson Dies Tuesday in Friona
Terry Ann Thompson, 7, of Friona died Tuesday morning at home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Sixth Street Church of Christ, with Dr. C. L. Kay and Terry Brown officiating. Burial follows at Friona Cemetery. Surviving: parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Thompson. siblings, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Duane Darling and John S. Thompson.
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Terry Ann Thompson
Friona Ne
Friona
Perna
Sixth Street
Christ
C. L. Kay
Lubbock Christian College
Terry Brown
Friona Cemetery
Parsons-Ellis Funeral Home
Neeh Thompson
Bobby Thompson
Duane
Darling
Larbuddie
John. S. Thompson
Friony Ang
Maxine
Blake funeral set after apparent heart attack in Visco s
Blake born in Watson Oklahoma was a shop foreman for Fowler Manufacturing Co. Funeral will be held today at a chapel in Visco and burial at Bangs Cemetery in Bai lake at a.m. Monday.
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Viscos
Bailake
God‘ Arcval
Watson
Okla
Blake
Fowler Manufacturing Co
Kissinger Cancels Leningrad Trip Plans Shift to Moscow Talks
Henry Kissinger canceled a scheduled sightseeing trip to Leningrad and will stay in Moscow to continue talks with Soviet leaders and Brezhnev, then proceed to London Paris for further discussions with Heath Pompidou. No reason given for the change amid Vietnam peace talks and nuclear limits speculation.
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Mee
Henry A. Kissinger
Lenin
Een Lee
Kissinger
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhare
I . Gromyko
London
Paris
U.S
Leningrad
Nixon
Edward Heath
Britain
Georges Pompidou
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Vietnam
Mostion
Levelland Man Charlie Landon Dies After Illness
Levelland resident Charlie Landon died about 4:40 a.m. Tuesday at Cook Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services are set for 3 p.m. today at Ave Baptist Church with Rev. Ary Saptint officiating. Burial will be in the City of Levelland Cemetery. Landon, 62, operated a ice plant in Morton for 40 years and was in cattle business in Plains before moving to Levelland in 1947. He married Eula Vestanin in 1916. Survivors include his wife, three sons Robert of Littlefield and two others, two sisters, and ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. pallbearers listed.
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Charlie Landon
Cook Memorial
E Ave
Ary Saptint
Levelland
George Price
Robert Strickland
Littlefield
Ant d
Leickiond
Longwew
Claude
Walter
Houston
Zula Richter
Dallas
Grace Huffman
Easville
Waygy Denney
James P. Wright
Gibson
Ray Denney
L. Shakespeare
Teiay Sisson
Forests Drive Half of British Columbia Incomes
BC communities rely on forest products for about 50 percent of total earnings. The statement highlights the province's dependence on timber and related industries as a major economic driver for residents and regional economies.
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Canadian
Province
British Columbia
Mrs. Ruby Leary Rites Thursday
Mrs. Ruby Leary 79 of 3502 3th St long time Western Bell Telephone employee died about 2 10 pm yesterday in West Texas Hospital Graveside rites will be at 3 pm Thursday in Chillicothe with Rev. Robert Hooks pastor of Vernon's First Christian Church officiating Sandera Funeral Home to direct Survivors include two daughters Mrs John Ballantyne Pueblo Colorado and Mrs M G Scarborough Dallas brothers
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Ruby Leary
Ern Bell Tae Co. Co Oetor
West Texas Hospital
Chillicothe
Robert Hooks
Vernon
First Christian Church
Sandera Funeral Home
Strickland Rites Set For Today in Levelland Church
Strickland, a San Antonio native who lived in Levelland since 1947, dies Tuesday at Cook Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral at 3 p.m. in College Ave Church with Rev J Pervig Williams officiating. burial in Levelland Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Eu Bula Beard Strickland, three sons Robert Ray and Wayne, a daughter Mrs Ethel Tipton, and Claude and Walter.
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Levelland
College Ave
Pervig
George Price-Funthalme
Strickland
San Antonio
Cook Memorial Hospital
Morton
Ito
EU Bula Vesta Beard
Robert
Ray
Wayne
Land
Ethel Fieee Tipton
Claude
Walter
James A. Syler Funeral Slated
James A. Syler funeral planned at a Fiatonia home chapel with burial in Flaten. former Waco resident, Civil Service Mechanic at Reese Air Force Base, survived by local relatives and several siblings.
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Emate Ehins
Muleshoe
Amherst
Earth
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Needmore
Hart
Sudan
Por
Hereford
Eunice
Hobbs
Olton
Dimmitt
Supremes
Velma Harbert
St. John's Baptist Church
Waco
Steed-Todd Funeral Home
First United Methodist Church
Seminole
Clara Barker
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Seminole Funeral Home
Beulah A. Smith
Griffin Funeral Home Chapel
Griffin Funeral Home
Ostine Rose Padgett
Northside Church
Harold Joe Hix
Kermit
Kermit Trinity Christian Church
Kermit Cemetery
Cooper Funeral Home
Hix
Canyon
Interstate 27
Carmen Sisto Scappaticci
Denton Funeral Home
Worcester
Mass
Scappaticci
Carlsbad
Gary Lee Dyer
Thomason General Hospital
el Paso
Roberts Funeral Home
Phill Williams
Seminole Memorial Funeral’ Home
Seminole Cemetery
Williams
Los Angeles
Ottle Way Cain
Midland
Stanton Church of Christ
Resthaven Memorial Park
Gilbreath Funeral Home
Cain
Martin County Hospital
Stannton
Mrs. James Hand
Rangers
William A. Goettemoeller
Versatile
Ohio
Vernon Center
Minn
Terry Thompson
Thomas
Kremlin
White House
John Ballantyne
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M. G. Scarborough
Dalles
James A. Syler
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