Funeral Pending Rep Overton Brooks Dies After Heart Attack
Rep Overton Brooks of Louisiana, 63, chairman of the House Space Committee, died after a heart attack at Naval Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland. He had been hospitalized for pneumonia. George P Miller of California will succeed him as Space Committee chair. Brooks leaves a wife and daughter Laura Anne.
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Washington
Overton Brooks
D-La
House Space Committee
Brooks
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Louisiana
Space Committee
George P. Miller
California
House
White House
Hyannis
Port
Mass
Kennedy
Rep. Brooks
W. F. Norrell
D-Arki
Walter M. Mumma
B. Carroll Reece
R-Tenn
Calif
The
East Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Death Claims Louise Groody Star of 1920s Broadway
Louise Groody famed for No No Nanette Hit the Deck and other Broadway hits died Saturday at her summer home after years of illness. Born 1897 in Waco Texas she rose from cabaret dancing in 1915 to Broadway stardom under producer Charles B. Dillingham. She starred in Nanette in 1925 and Hit the Deck in 1927 and served with the Red Cross in WWII. She was married three times including to William Harrigan and LOofbourrow, the AP editor. she had no children.
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Canadensis
Louise Groody
Miss Groody
Associated Press
John Loofbourrow
Waco
Tex
Lulu
Groody
New York
Fame and Fortune
Broadway
Charles B. Dillingham
Brodway
Dearie
Red Cross
William Harrigan
W. F. McGee
Loofbourrow
New ‘York
R. P. Green Dies In Levelland
Richard Pearson Green aged 62 a retired highway construction worker died Saturday in South Plains Hospital Levelland Funeral arrangements are by Parsons Funeral Home He moved to Levelland from Plainview a year ago Survivors include his wife two sons R E Green a daughter Barbara Hood Mildred Knipling two brothers Tom Green J R Green three sisters Josie Greenwood Leola Swearingen Osie Suellen a half brother Herbert Thames a half sister Dora Stroud and eight grandchildren
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Olton
Richard Pearson Green
South Plains Hospital
Levelland
Parsons Funeral Home
Green
Plainview
R. P. Green
Fresno
Calif
R. E. Green
Tulare
Barbara Hood
Mildred Knipling
Stamford
Tom Green
Bend
Ore
J. R. Green
Orton
Josie Greenwood
Glendale
Ariz
Leola Swearingen
Odessa
Osie Suellen
Wichita Falls
Herbert Thames
San Angelo
Dora Stroud
Rites Set Monday For Harmel Infant
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Don Harmel died on arrival at Methodist Hospital. Eric Frank Harmel was born Aug 3 at Methodist. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Monday at Sanders Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Megargel. The family reports Harmel works for Apr Ett Benson Life Insurance Co.
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Don Harmel
46Th St
Methodist Hospital
Eric Frank Harmel
Methodist
Sanders Funeral Home
Megargel
Harmel
Aprett-Benson Life Insurance Co
Dr. K. C. O'Neal Rites Scheduled in El Paso
Dr. K. C. O'Neal of Harlingen died Thursday in a McAllen Hospital after a heart attack. Rites set for 10 am Monday in El Paso with burial there. Survived by wife Margaret Cammack of Lubbock, son Ken O'Neal, his father, two sisters and two brothers.
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K. C. O'Neal
Harlingen
McAllen
el Paso
Margaret Cammack
Lubbock
Ken O'Neal
Cuban Foreign Chief Roa In London For Weekend Stopover
Cuban Foreign Minister Race Roa and his wife arrived in London after a three week tour of Moscow and other cities. They plan to stay until Monday and then fly to New York to chair Cuba's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly.
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London
Race Roa
Moscow
Tron Curtis Coudltios Roa
New York
Walter W. Smith funeral pending in Plainview
Walter W. Smith, 57, of Plainview died at 3 p.m. Saturday after a three week illness at Plainview Hospital. Born in Comanche County, he moved to Plainview in 1952 and worked for the city sanitation department. Survivors include his wife four daughters four sons two sisters and his mother. Funeral arrangements are by Lemons Funeral Home.
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Plainview
Walter W. Smith
Comanche County
Smith
Comanche
City of
R. H. Gautier
Orange
W. A. Evs
C. L. Evett
D. W. Smith
Glenwood
Iowa
Gaylon Smith
IS. Army
J. P. Smith
Amarillo
J. K. Bicham
J. F. Reed
Blanket
Clara B. Feri
Services Today for Mrs Bass at First Baptist Hale Center
Funeral services for Mrs James Samuel Bass, auto accident victim, will be held at 2 pm at First Baptist Church Hale Center led by Rev Tommy Allen. Burial in Abernathy Cemetery. She died Friday at Methodist Hospital Lubbock from injuries suffered Aug 18. Her husband, also injured, was discharged Friday from Methodist Hospital. Arlington man Frank T Lasalle killed in car crash on a residential street. police say he was thrown from his car.
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Hale Center
James Sancuel Bass
First Baptist Church
Tommy Allen
Abernathy Cemetery
Rt Funeral Home
Lubbock
Bass
Methodist Hospital
Curtis Iveys Rites Set Today
Funeral services for Curtis Grady Ivey 65 of Amherst died Saturday at Methodist Hospital. Services at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church Amherst with Rev. John R Rankin and Rev. Billy Barber officiating. Burial in Amherst Cemetery. Paynes Funeral Home in Amherst directing. Survivors include wife Lille Mae a daughter Marilyn Kay Thompson two sisters and five brothers. Pallbearers are nephews of Ivey.
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Curtis Grady Ivey
2Nd St
Methodist Hospital
First Baptist Church
Amherst
John R. Rankin
Billy Barber
Amnett - Benson Baptist Church
Amherst Cemetery
Paynes Funeral Home
Ivey
Lubbock
Lille Mae
Marilyn ‘Kay Thompson
10Th St
R. A. Hicks
Denver
Colo
M. L. Bartee
Jackson
Miss
Edgar
Levelland
Robert B
Branson
Floyd E
Sudan
Roy R
Carthage
Eugene L
Durummitt
Marvin C Ham Rites Planned
Marvin Clarence Ham 81 retired farmer dies at home in Levelland Friday. Services set for 2 p m today at College Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. Edwin Peters. Burial in Levelland Cemetery under George Price Funeral Home. Survived by wife five sons Clarence J B Earnest Bill Lewis H and five daughters including Mrs. Chesshie of Odessa and Mrs Hale of Kilgore.
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Levelland
Marvin Clarence Ham
College Avenue Baptist Church
Edwin Peters
Levelland Cemetery
George Price
A. Levelland
Ham
Cherry St
Texas
Alabama
Clarence
J. B
Brownfield
Earnest
Deport
Bill
Lewis H
Garland
Lee Chesshie
Odessa
Nina ‘Hale
Kilgore
Otis Hill
Funeral services for Robert Elwood Weimer
Funeral services for Robert Elwood Weimer of 1911 East Street are set for 2 p.m. today at Twenty Fifth Street Baptist Church with Rev. E. L. Bynum officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Home direction. Weimer, an airman at Reese Air Force Base, died after being electrocuted Wednesday when a crane struck an overhead power line during loading at the base.
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Robert Elwood Weimer
Eest St
Twenty Fifth Street Baptist Church
E. L. Bynum
Resthaven Memorial Park
Rix Funeral Home
Reese Air Force Base
Reese
Local Family Roster Expanded by Loss and Kinship
Ore City reports Mrs. Jack Burns of Levelland and Mrs. W. P. Chesshie l of Lubbock mourn a death while listing a brother Luther of Ada Oklahoma and sister Mrs. Lee Chance of San Diego. 28 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren referenced.
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Ore City
Jack Burns offLevelland
W. P. Chesshiel
Lubbock
Luther Lof Ada
Okla
Lee Chance
San Diego
Calif
Funeral Services Set for Jeri D. Dotson in Hobbs
Funeral rites for 70 year old Hobbs resident Jeri D. Dotson are scheduled for 3 p.m. today at Griffin Funeral Home chapel. The Highland Christian Church pastor Rev. Hayes H. Webster will officiate. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Cemetery. Dotson is survived by his wife, two daughters, two stepsons, three sisters, two brothers, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Louisiana State University
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Laura Anne
Cuba
Brady Tiicar
Ave
Simmons
IE Re
A. Furniture
North College
Arlington
UPD
Frank T. Lasalle
Lasalle
Curlee
Stetson Open Road
Southwest
Stephens’ Men’s Store
Myrick Building
I. A. Stephens
Charlie Wright
Harry Tyler
Hollywood
Curtis Ivey
Cleon Ivey
Rodney Ivey
Weldon Bukter
Alvin Frazier
Jack Schoggin
Talmadge Ivey
Marvin C. Ham Rites
Marion Dotson
Teague
Foney Road
Bert Dodson
Bill Dodson
Farris Campbell
Brittany
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