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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1958
Page
5
Xenia Ohio UPI Ezra Taft Benson said farmers march toward a prosperous expanding agriculture. He praised Eisenhower programs dignifying the farmer and family and not treating them as pawns. He cited higher net income in early 1958, record gross income, rising farm prices, large farm exports, reduced government surplus investment, and the high farm living standard.
Air Force postpones the second lunar probe launch from Cape Canaveral after the first attempt ended in explosion. Officials decline to give a reason, citing readiness and ongoing tests of the next firing vehicle. The Pentagon had said another attempt was unlikely this month.
A five person Cessna twin engine operated by Tahoe Sierra Airways was found wrecked in Nevada mountain country about 35 miles east of Grass Valley. No one aboard survived. Pilot Randy Hagan and passengers including Larry Daniels, Mrs Daniels, Clifford LeDuc, and an unidentified friend were aboard. The cause suspected icing on the wings.
Ford Motor Co moves to pressure the United Auto Workers to reach a contract by a Wednesday deadline. Ford plans to recall 12,000 hourly workers next week and 5,000 more by month end to avoid production disruption while talks continue with UAW and Chrysler. General Motors faces no scheduled talks until Monday.
Dr Byrle Hearne longtime Seagraves optometrist died of an apparent heart attack at a Harlingen motel pool while swimming with his son. He had lived in Seagraves 36 years and moving to San Benito. Funeral services tentatively set for 2 p m Monday at First Presbyterian Church Webb Funeral Home handling arrangements Survivors include wife, son Marcus, daughter Sonja Brown of Bakersfield California.
Graveside services for Martha Lee Washington 11 months old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Washington 1327 E 2th St will be at 2 pm Monday at City of Lubbock Cemetery The baby died Friday at St Marys Hospital Survivors include three brothers two sisters and grandmother Mrs Gertie Gilbert Sedberry Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Rheem Manufacturing Co. said it will supply steel shipping containers to the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps under a $3.1 million order announced Friday. The contract covers durable steel crates for military logistics.
Funeral services will be Sunday in Johnson City for Mrs. Rebekah Baines Johnson, mother of Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson. The service at 2:30 p.m. will be at University Baptist Church in Austin, with burial in the family cemetery near Stonewall. She lived in Austin in recent years and leaves a son, three daughters, a brother, and a sister, all named with their cities.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Hudman Funeral Home for L. E. Everett Webb 59 manager of the Dunlap Department Store in Post who died of a heart attack at his shop Saturday He came from Levelland and was a member of the Post Rotary Club and the Methodist Church Survivors include his wife a son T Sgt Charles Webb Lackland AFB San Antonio a daughter Mrs Betty Smith Dumont and four grandchildren
UPI reports Bob Considine award winning Hearst reporter will headline the sixth annual Southwest Journalism Forum at Southern Methodist University in Dallas on October 17. He will address high school and college students at an awards luncheon as 500 attendees are expected. The event is co sponsored by the Dallas Press Club and SMU with sessions on news writing features writing photography public relations advertising and broadcasting. Considine has earned multiple journalism honors including the Lasker Award Polk Memorial Award Sigma Delta Chi Award and Christopher Award for distinguished reporting.
U S Marines at the American Embassy in Moscow were alerted Saturday to stand by as anti-American rallies sweep the Soviet Union. Embassy officials described the move as precautionary with no expectation of trouble amid reports of mass protests against U S intervention in the Formosa Strait.
Benghazi reports that Libya now offers tax exemptions to foreign capital invested in development projects, signaling a policy shift to attract international funding. The move aims to boost economic growth and infrastructure through external investment.
First Presbyterian Church workers will discuss Rally Day and hold a dinner meeting at 6:30 pm Tuesday. An attendance plaque will be awarded to educational department participants. Palo Pinto Parker ex-residents reunion runs today 10 am to 5 pm at Mackenzie Park with lunch at 1 pm.
Funeral services for Malford Hibbler 17 former Dunbar star athlete and honor student will be held at 2 30 p m today at Bethel AME Church. Rev M Reed will officiate with burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery. He died Monday in an automobile accident near Liberal Kansas. He attended Garden City Junior College and was captain of the Dunbar football team last year valedictorian and student body president.
At the 16th annual Hockley County Fair quarter horse judging in Levelland, Sure Tan owned by Hub Ray of Lubbock won grand champion halter mare and Alberta B owned by C E Hobgood of Lubbock was reserve in the same class. Skippity Skip owned by Joe Kirk Fulton of Lubbock claimed grand champion stallion. Other winners included LePaul Cody and Skip's Robin as top stallions, Martha Hobgood and 1956 1957 1958 mare winners, and the event was sanctioned by the American Quarter Horse Association.
Funeral services for 53 year old Lubbock building contractor J T Jenkins will be held at 4 PM in the Sanders Funeral Home chapel with Rev Wayne Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Tech Memorial Park. Jenkins died Friday afternoon after being stricken at his home. Survivors include his wife a daughter a son two sisters a stepmother and four grandchildren.
Funeral services for 58 year old R B Scott of Littlefield who died Friday night in Littlefield Hospital will be held at 3 pm today at Parkview Baptist Church. He had lived in Littlefield for 10 years and previously resided in Roaring Springs O'Donnell and Petersburg.
Dallas lumber yard owner James T. Moon told police a Black man entered his office Saturday and held a butcher knife to his throat saying he would cut Moon’s head. Moon fled after the suspect obtained $35 in cash.
Three Lamesa men died when a car collided with a butane truck on FM Road 1212 in Martin County. Olen Earl Walton 21 died at a hospital two hours later. Walton services set for 4 p.m. Sunday at Assembly of God Church Lamesa. Rickman 19 had services pending with Higginbotham Funeral Home. Howard Graham will be sent to Malvern Ark for services. Walton survived by wife and large family. Rickman left a wife and twins Ronnie Dean and Connie Jean. Graham’s survivors not listed. body shipped to Melvern for services. Charlie Everett 32 driver of the truck had minor injuries. Burial for Walton at Lamesa Memorial Park.
Funeral services for Mrs. W. S. Campbell, 65, will be held at 3 p m in Rock Chapel Baptist Church Hobbs with Rev. Bill Carter officiating. Burial in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Survivors include husband five daughters and five sons.
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Helen Smith 82 of 2911 Baylor are set for 2 p.m. at Pioneer Park Church of Christ with Rev. Lewis Garnett and John Mason officiating. Burial at Sulphur Springs follows. Survivors include four daughters three sons and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Lida Z Brown 88 are set for 2 p m Monday with Dr A Hope Owen Wayland College president to officiate She died at 6 am Saturday in Plainview Hospital after a three month illness Born December 22 1869 in Tate Springs Tennessee she came to Plainview in 1922 taught in Plainview and Amarillo schools and was a member of the Plainview First Baptist Church and the Plainview Order for Eastern Star She was sister of the late T Hall Brown and the last survivor Edgar Brown of Plainview is a nephew Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery under Lemons Funeral Home direction
Funeral services likely Monday in Paris Tennessee for Mrs. A P Yates 88 of 518 Ave O who died Thursday night in St Marys Hospital Burial will be in Johnsons Chapel Cemetery near Paris Mc Evoy Funeral Home of Paris will announce arrangements Rix Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements here
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