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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1962
Page
4
Area delegates from Lubbock and surrounding West Texas regions endorsed the GOP platform and urged fiscal restraint. They praised Monroe Doctrine defense of Cuba and backed a balanced budget as they praised John Tower and Jack Cox while nominating O'Donnell for governor.
In El Paso, Democrats unanimously approved a new state committee to back nominees from the convention. Eugene Locke of Dallas was named chairman. Others named include Connally, Abilene, and multiple members from Henderson, Tyler, Amarillo, Odessa, Lubbock, Houston, Port Arthur, Jacksonville, and more as candidates and caucus voices are listed.
Lubbock’s School Food Service group convened in San Antonio for a three day workshop from June 26 to 28. Mrs. Brady Trammel presented a report on the Tech school food program and the invocation was held at 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria on the 16th.
Services for two victims of a Monday car pickup crash in Gaines County are set. Bill Townsend age 3 of Denver City will be buried at Garden of Memory following a 2 p.m. service at Bellevue Baptist Church Hobbs officiated by Rev. Beltzer. John Doyle Bonner age 28 of Denver City has a 2 p.m. Thursday service at Beulah Baptist Church Oak Grove La with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Snyder Texas Roy Elkins a retired rancher dies Monday at his home Funeral services set for Thursday at First Methodist Church Snyder with Rev Hal Watkins officiating Burial in Snyder Cemetery under Bell Funeral Home direction Survivors include wife five daughters two brothers and many grandchildren
Funeral arrangements for Hugh Halsell 60 who died after a heart attack in his Bonham home will be made in Bonham. Halsell a cattle feeder and former Plains Meat Co partner moved from Durant Oklahoma where he was bank vice president and had lived in Bonham six years. He survived by his wife a daughter Mrs John P Holmes and a brother Ben Halsell Jr with additional relatives in Odessa New Canaan and elsewhere.
Ground has been broken in Brasilia for Brazil’s newest oil refinery project signaling expansion in the national energy sector. The facility aims to boost domestic refining capacity and support regional fuel supplies.
Cox vowed an all-out fight for conservative government as 3,200 delegates backed his gubernatorial bid. Senator Tower urged decisive Cuba policy and criticized Kennedy arms approach while predicting a Republican House and Senate gains. Cox pledged to hold the line on taxes and promote a two-party Texas political system.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Viola Garth 73 will be held at 4 p m today at First Baptist Church in Muleshoe with Rev J E Moore Abilene Rev Don Murray and Rev Clarence Coffman officiating Burial follows in Bailey County Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home directions She is survived by her husband four sons four daughters a sister a brother 9 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren
Graveside services are set for B. G. Green baby with arrangements announced. The child died at Permian General Hospital and is survived by parents a brother Charlies Michael grandparents C. E. Green Waco Ona McCraw Big Spring and M. C. Lail Grapevine.
In Columbia Missouri a 2th Century literature class at the University of Missouri was assigned to Room 110 in the Arts and Science Building, a women’s rest room. Instructor Dr. Donald F. Drummond moved the class to another room and noted the room’s small size with 105 students enrolled.
Funeral services for A. Bray, 6, will be held at 3 p.m. today in Muleshoe. Bray died Monday in Green Hospital. He had lived in Muleshoe since 1940 and worked in real estate. Survived by wife Lola two sons Dan of Lubbock and Keith of Ackerly a daughter Mrs Horace McAdams of Odessa six sisters Mrs Bill Albright of Bokchito Mrs Jack Hultsman of Little Rock Mrs Elmer Thomas of Tonkawa Mrs Charles Wagner of Las Vegas New Mexico and Mrs Orval Butcher of Blackwell.
Services for Mrs. E. L. Naugle wife of a retired Methodist minister will be held this evening at the First Methodist Church in Hereford. Burial will follow in a Hereford cemetery. She died Monday at her Hereford home after a heart attack. The couple lived in Hereford ten years. the husband was a former associate pastor and she served as church secretary. The minister helped organize Wesley Methodist Church and led it for three years before retirement. Surviving relatives include a daughter Mrs. R. A. Batson of Oklahoma City and a grandson.
Funeral arrangements were pending Tuesday night for Lidia Diaz Sandovall 22 of Plainview who died Monday in Lubbock from injuries in a traffic crash south of town. She was survived by her mother and seven sisters and her father Stephen Diaz.
U S Senator John Tower said Texas victory by Jack Cox could shape the 1964 Republican presidential nomination. He predicted Cox would win governor, urged voting GOP all the way, and noted possible split ballots in West Texas. He also cited Cox’s similar vote share to his own Texas Senate race and described Texans as broadly conservative.
At the state Democratic convention, a resolution praising JFK's rule died in the Resolutions Committee and drew little floor support. Delegates from Lubbock and Hale counties participated in canvassing and permanent organization committees, with speakers noting unity and a sense of victory despite some dissent from labor groups.
At the state convention in Syracuse the New York Democrats debated a balanced ticket to help Morgenthau beat Nelson Rockerfeller. Consideration included Irish Catholic and African American candidates to shore ethnic balance. James Donovan, known for Powers release talks, was among possible U S Senate nominees. Javits’s renomination was assured for the Republicans in Buffalo.
Roswell businessman John Quincy Cummings, 88, died Monday at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Born in McKinney Texas, he arrived in Roswell in 1897 and built a machine shop before founding his company, retiring recently. He belonged to First Christian Church and Roswell Kiwanis. Survived by two daughters Faybelles and Catherine Davis of Corpus Christi and three grandchildren. Burial at South Park Cemetery under Ballard Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Chambers Funeral Home. Pallbearers listed include Doug Moore Carroll Bradley Ted Hill Wayne Billy Bryant and Wes Ark.
The Venus bound Mariner II had traveled 3,634,600 miles by noon Tuesday and was moving at 6,448 miles per hour with 48,943,334 miles remaining. Launched August 27 from Cape Canaveral it is due near Venus December 14.
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