Whiteface JP Dies at 82 in Whiteface Rites Pending
Levelland special report says J. B. Nixon 82 longtime Whiteface Justice of the Peace died Sunday at his home. He moved to Whiteface in 1937 from Scurry County and worked as a carpenter before taking office. Services are pending with George C. Price Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Beulah three sons three daughters a brother and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Levelland
J. B. Nixon
Nixon
Scurry County
George C. Price
Beulah
John
Walnut Creek
Calif
Russell
Amarillo
Joe
Lubbock
R. L. Cowdray
el Paso
Fred Overman
Snyder
Helen Nixon
Rosario
Argentina
Arch
Paris
Wilson urges Rhodesia talks despite Smith stance
Prime Minister Harold Wilson ordered two Cabinet ministers to Salisbury to discuss Rhodesia's break from Britain. The ministers Bowden and Jones will conduct talks under the governor’s aegis and not recognize Smith's government. Officials see potential for a compromise, while Smith demands government-to-government talks.
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Arthur Gavshon
London
Harold Wilson
Salisbury
Ian Smith
Britain
Rhodesia
Sir Humphrey Gibbs
Gibbs
Queen Elizabeth I
Smith
Bowden
Jones
Wilson
Net
Commonwealth Secretary
Wound Serious When Man Drops His Gun
A Lubbock man, Cruz Reyna, was listed in serious condition at Methodist Hospital after a .22 caliber pistol discharged when he dropped it while loading money sacks into his truck near 1st Street and Avenue D. Police noted the incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Cruz Reyna
1St St
Ave. D
Mrs. Ida White Rites Scheduled
Mrs. Ida White Key 79 died Sunday in a Vernon hospital. Services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Wallace Funeral Chapel with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Survived by husband a son Albert White and four daughters plus a brother 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Tulia
Ida White Key
Vernon
Wallace
Rose Hill
Key
Tulsa
Taylor Nursing Home
Vernon Nursing Home
Albert White
Virginia Spilman
Richmond
Calif
LaWanda Orr
Donnellson
Iowa
Alberta Plemmons
Spokane
Wash
Jess Parr
Hagerman, N.M
Susan Logan Returns to Lubbock for Tech Year
Miss Texas 1966 Susan Logan will drive from San Angelo to Lubbock to greet incoming Texas Tech students. She recently spent several days in New York City after the Miss America contest in Atlantic City and will speak at a Jaycore luncheon at noon and greet students at the First National Bank from 1 to 3 p.m. this week.
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Susan Logan
Texas
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Miss Logan
San Angelo
New York City
Atlantic City
Jaycore
First National Bank
Tech
Arelee Smith Dies Rites Slated Tuesday
Arelee Smith, 56, longtime Hobbs resident, died at Lea General Hospital. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. J. C. Quarles officiating. Burial at Prairie Haven Cemetery directed by Griffin Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Irene, four sons, three daughters, a brother, and three sisters.
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Hobbs
Arelee Smith
Lea General Hospital
Calvary Baptist Church
J. C. Quarles
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Griffin Funeral Home
Irene Smith
Stanley
J. R
Neal
Arelee Jr
Clark Ti
Shorthand Reporter Demonstrates Speed at Dallas Convention
Leonard W. Ehlers of Poplar Bluff Missouri, president of the National Shorthand Reporters Association, told the Dallas convention that a shorthand reporter can keep pace with the fastest talkers, about 250 to 100 words a minute.
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Shorthand Speed Dallas
UPI
Leonard W. Ehlers
Poplar Bluff, Mo
National
His Word Is Good As Any Bond
A reflective note by Julien C Hyer on promise keeping and personal responsibility. The piece asks if pledges are honored and whether a person can stand by what they say, stressing the importance of reliable conduct and sworn commitments.
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Julien C. Hyer
Garza County Accepts Ponton Sanitarium for Gift Museum
The Garza County commissioners accept the Ponton Sanitarium at 117 North Ave. N as a gift from the Mason Estate. Planning to convert part into county museum and possible office space, to be repaired by a committee. Built in 1912 by Dr. A. R. Ponton, the colonial sandstone building was once Post City’s hospital and earned a 1962 state historical medallion.
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Post
Garza County
Mason Estate
Garza County Commissioners’ Court
Ponton Sanitarium
North Ave
Mason
J. E. Parker
A. R. Ponton
Post City Sanatorium
Marshall Mason
Pioneer Post
Richard Rice Earns Eagle in Court of Honor
Richard Rice aged 15 son of Rudolph and Mrs Rice 2508 51th St was awarded the Eagle Scout honor at a Court of Honor held at Camp Post He belongs to Boy Scout Troop 491 and helped on the camp staff this summer Also noted were First Class Dan ny Cole Tom Rapier Dick McCullough Second Class Ricky Lusk Tommy Ruby Pat Maher Randy Samford and Tenderfoot Jimmy Carlton Joe Reen Tom Klein
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Richard Rice
Rudolph Rice
51Th St
Camp Post, Post
Boy Scout
Post
Order of Arrow
Danny Cole
Tom Rapier
Dick McCullough
Ricky Lusk
Tommy Ruby
Pat Maher
Randy Samford
Police Seek Suspect After Stabbing At East 37th Cafe
Ira Sterling, 38, of 3207 Teak, was stabbed five times with a pocket knife inside the East 37th Street Cafe late Saturday. He was taken to Methodist Hospital in fair condition with four deep abdominal wounds and one neck wound. Police are searching for the assailant.
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Ira Sterling
East 37Th St. Sterling
Methodist Hospital
East 37Th St
Federal Help On Way Over Floydada School Segregation
Floydada residents gathered in Floyd County District Court seeking a solution to alleged de facto segregation in Delta Plains Elementary. A Justice Dept representative will inspect districting to test compliance with civil rights laws as the community debates whether the plan is fair to Latin American and Negro students.
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Floydada
Floyd County
Fidel Martinez
Floydada GI Forum
Justice Dept
Delta Plains
Floydada ‘Citizens Committee
Paul Link
Lockney Catholic Church
Obituary Notes and Local Civic Events Item
Funeral services are set for several residents including James F. Mc Crary Effie Bruner Jessie Mae Taylor and Andrew Bascus with burial in local cemeteries. Texas Tech President Dr Grover E Murray will speak at the Teachers Banquet and the South Plains Chapter of the Society of Professional Engineers will meet to discuss arid region study plans.
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Grover E. Murray
Texas Tech
Littlefield
South Plains
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Farr
Town & Country
Tech
Mrs Arwine's Funeral Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Gene Arwine 26 will be at 2 p.m. today at the First Methodist Church Floydada with Rev Charles Lutrick officiating. Burial follows at Floydada memorial park under Moore Funeral Home direction. Mrs. Arwine died Saturday likely of a heart attack in her driveway. She leaves a son a daughter her parents and a brother. Pallbearers include Bill Hale Dale Goen Lane Decker Tom Sneed Sam Puckett George Mize Wayne Collins Dan Hagood.
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Floydada
Gene Arwine
First Methodist Church
Charles Lutrick
Dumas
Floydada Memorial Park
Moore Funeral Home
Arwine
Bill Hale
Dale Goen
Lane Decker
Tom Sneed
Sam Puckett
George Mize
Wayne Collins
Dan Hagood
Mrs Bertha Gribble Services Set Today
Mrs Bertha Gribble 62 of Hobbs died at 11 a m Sunday in Lea General Hospital. Services at 2 p m today at Taylor Street Church of Christ with Mardy Lynch officiating. Burial in Prairie Haven Cemetery directed by Grivvin Funeral Home Hobbs. Survivors include son Jack Robinson of Los Angeles California brother R A Bingaman Hobbs and sisters Mrs H E Armor and Mrs Georgia Tucker both of Midland.
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Hobbs
Bertha Gribble
New Mexico Bank and Trust ‘Co
Lea General Hospital
Taylor St. Church of Christ
Mardy Lynch
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Grivvin Funeral Home
Jack Robinson
Los Angeles
Calif
R. A. Bingaman
H. E. Armor
Georgia Tucker
Midland
British Actor Robert Coote to Star in The Imaginary Duck
British character actor Robert Coote will star in a half hour comedy series for the BBC titled The Imaginary Duck set to debut in December. The project marks Coote's return to television comedy and showcases his distinctive timing and wit.
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Hollywood
UPI
Robert Coote
BBC
Emil Jannings Wins First Academy Award in 1928
Emil Jannings becomes the first actor to receive an Academy Award in 1928 for The Way of All Flesh, marking a historic moment in film awards.
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Emil Jannings
North Korean fishermen mutiny seek asylum in Japan
Four NK fishermen report mutiny aboard the Pyong Sin Jong in the Yellow Sea. They killed seven crew, locked nine in a cabin, and sailed to southern Japan to seek political asylum. They surrendered to the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency in Shimonoseki.
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Tokyo
Yellow Sea
Japan
Pyong Sin Jong
North Korea
Communist Party
Depu
Japanese Maritime Safety Agency
Shimonoseki
Ja‘nan
High Seas
Mun Keng Tai
Maritime Agency
Sinjuju
Aea
Red China
Shantung Peninsula
UAW Chief Urges Tax Credit Change To Aid Workers
Walter P. Reuther asks Rep. Mills to include aid for workers displaced by tech progress in any liberalization of the business investment tax credit. He urges careful study before altering the plan that funds modernization while addressing human dislocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit, Mich
United Auto Workers
Congress
Walter P. Reuther
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Reuther
Mills
National Commission On Technology, Automation and Economic Progress
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Gardner Ackley
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Thefts Reported In City Include Car Break-Ins
Burglary and theft cases appeared across Lubbock with clothing missing from a Texas Tech student's car. James Roderick reported about 400 dollars worth of clothing stolen from a vehicle on 5th Street. Other incidents included items stolen from homes, cars, and several stores, with police responding Sunday.
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Texas Tech
Lubbock
James Roderick
Carpenter Hall
5Th St
Edna May Zachary
15Th St
Ross B. Goforth Funeral Friday in Lubbock
Ross B. Goforth 74 of 2404 23rd St. died in West Texas Hospital. Funeral Tuesday at Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev. Samuel P. Ruslam officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home. He is survived by Mary a stepson Dr William M Tubbs of El Paso and one sister Mrs Ella Greenwood of Bluff Dale. Pallbearers listed.
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Ross B. Goforth
23Rd St
West Texas Hospital
Sanders Memorial Chapel
Samuel P. Ruslam
First Methodist Church
Horace Coffman
Broadway Church of Christ
City of Lubbock
Sanders Funeral Home
Mary
William M. Tubbs
el Paso
Ella Greenwood
Bluff Dale
J. Culver Hill
Kenneth Lesley
Clifford Barr
Woodrow Cobb
Cecil Rickey
Jack Medley
Weaver to star in Gentle Ben for MGM
Den Inis Weaver, formerly of Gunsmoke, will headline the film Gentle Ben for Ivan Tors at MGM with the project moving forward in Hollywood.
Mrs. Molder Rites Planned In Anton And Tyler
Funeral services for Daisy Molder 85 of Tyler will be at 4 p.m. at the Lawrence Street Church of Christ with Jack McCormie of Littlefield and George OBrien of Anton officiating Burial will follow in Anton Cemetery under Hammons Funeral Home of Littlefield direction. Survivors include seven sons two daughters three brothers two sisters twenty eight grandchildren and twenty four great grandchildren.
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James F. McCrary
Arnett- Benson Baptist Church
George Faison
Roby
Rix Funeral
Effie Bruner
Church of the Flowers
J. T. Bolding
Resthaven Cemetery
Resthaven Funeral Home
Andrew Bascus
E. 15Th
Bethel A.M.E
Norrell T. Reed
Tin City
Lublock
South Plains Funeral Home
Anton
Daisy Molder
Tyler
Lawrence Street ‘Church of Christ
Jack McCormie
Littlefield
George ‘O'Brien
Anton Cemetery
Hammons
Homer
Jal
M.M
R. M
J. D
Brazos
Bill
Odell
Odessa
J. W. Keeling
M. W. Browning
Roswell
N.M
Arthur
George
Grandbury
O. R. ‘Barton
Godley
Fannie Hickey
Granbury
Cora Duckworth
Hollis
Okla
J L Gryder's Services Today
Funeral services for J L Gryder 61 of 2221 15th St die last Saturday at 2 p m in Rix Chapel with Rev J B Fowler officiating Burial follows in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Directors Pallbearers named Tom Hodges Odie Williams Troy Edwards Mitt Bullard W C Hobbs Carl Francies The deceased was a retired grocer and real estate businessman with a son Dan Gryder survived by two sons a daughter his mother a brother and seven grandchildren
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J. L.gryder
15Th St
Rix
J. B. Fowler
Southcrest Baptist Church
City of Lubbock
Rix Funeral
Gryder
Dan Gryder
43Rd St
Tom Hodges
Odie Williams
Troy Edwards
Mitt Bullard
W. C.hobbs
Carl Francies
Services Today For Mason Child In Spur
Funeral services are set for 10 a m today at First Methodist Church Spur for Derrin Charles Mason 22 months old who died after arriving dead at Methodist Hospital following a drowning. Burial follows at Spur Campbell Funeral Home. Survivors include his mother Nancy Mason and father John Mason of Lubbock, grandparents Charlie and Mary Baker of Lubbock and O H Mason of Kentucky, great grandparents Andrew Green of Spur and J E Berry of Spur.
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Spur
Derrin Charles Mason
Nancy Mason
First Methodist Church
Clarence Stephens
Campbell Funeral Home
Methodist Hospital
John Mason
Lubbock
Charlie Baker
Yes If the World Says No Prove It In Your Yes
A school anecdote about Beecher learning to say yes and prove it when facing repeated no s. The lesson emphasizes conviction and self belief as the measure of knowledge. This reflection is linked to Whit Rix Victory and Arlen P. Trice funeral directors in Lubbock Texas with their contact info.
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Whit Rix Victory
Arlen P. Trice
Rix Funeral Directors
Broadway
Avenue 8
Lubbock
Texas
Porter
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Matsushiro
Commonwealth
Herbert Bowden
Elwyn Jones
Cabi
Funeral Home
Main Street
Lubbock, Texas
the Order
Ida White
Garza Officials
Floyd
Air
David Butler
Avalanche-Journal
Jessie Mae Taylor
A. W. Wilson
BBC Comedy
Chang Te Heng
UAW
Liberalizar
Johnson
Arlene Daniel
E. 26Th St
Santa Fe
J. A. Green
Merany
30Th St
Teak Ave
Johnson Gulf Station
E. Broadway
Plainsman
Sportsman Supply
Edward Garcia
Capri
Garcia
Lubbock Municipal
Kruthen Funeral Home
J. L. Gryder
Mason Child
Whit Rix
Arlen P, Trice
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Young Beecher
Beecher J
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