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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1966
Page
11
Texas Tech opened fall registration under cloudy skies with 5 281 students either registered or starting the process by day’s end. Dean Floyd D Boze noted 5 214 freshmen had already registered this summer during orientation sessions.
Mrs Ala Mae Dake 57 of 715 E Sith St died after arriving at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Monday morning. A Hugo Oklahoma native, she lived in Paris for 11 years and was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors: husband Ralph two daughters Gladys Mae Sudduth and Mrs Paul Navert two sons Charles Ray Sudduth I W Sudduth and 14 grandchildren.
Funeral services for Charlie H. Tramel 76 former Levelland resident will be at 1 50 p m today in Nalley P ickle Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Leo Gee officiating Graveside services follow at 450 p m today Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock with Rev Tom Strother officiating Burial is under Resthaven Funeral Home of Lubbock Tramel died Sunday in a Big Spring rest home He is survived by a daughter Miss Ione Brown Texas City and five grandchildren
A 43 year old woman with insomnia depression and nervous stomach improved after spinal nerve analysis and vertebral misalignment correction at Blair Chiropractic Clinic in Lubbock Texas. She credits better sleep reduced worry and renewed enjoyment of life. The doctors say chiropractic exams help determine if a patient is a chiropractic case.
Officials anticipate about 19,000 students at Tech this fall with possible variation. Regular fall classes begin at 8 a.m. Friday.
Funeral services were set for James Barrett 23 Mary Hern 19 Lynda Prideaux 20 and Charles Ellison 28 after a light plane crash near Hobbs New Mexico. Ellison an FAA air traffic control specialist is survived by his wife and three children. Barrett associated with Continental Oil Co. and Miss Hern headed from Hobbs. The wreckage was found near the county airport after last radio contact at 10 04 p m.
Arnold Langfeldt 68 a retired grocery store operator died after a brief illness Monday in Plainview hospital Funeral services are set for 2 pm today at Trinity Methodist Church with Rev Russell McAnally and Rev James Rice officiating Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park Wood Dunnings Funeral Home in charge He was born February 12 1898 in Davenport Iowa moved to Lockney in 1914 He owned a Aiken grocery for 23 years World War I veteran member of Trinity Methodist Church He is survived by a daughter Mrs Deryl Cole of Plainview a sister Mrs W L Street of Lockney and three grandchildren
A broad storm centered on a 16 state area brought heavy rain and fog. Missouri reports seven inches in 14 hours flooding streets while New Madrid records 7.15 inches. Texas Panhandle and South Plains endure fog and warm highs near 80 with cooler nights.
Finis D. Moore 73 longtime Kress resident died about 8 am Sunday in Amarillo Funeral set for 10 am today at Kress First Methodist Church with Rev Carl Hudson officiating Burial will be in Kress Cemetery Wood-Dunlop handling arrangements He is survived by two sons Arley Moore Garland and C L Moore Lubbock a daughter Mrs G E Shackleford Perryton four sisters Mrs John Cole Stamford Mrs Frankie Houser Electra Mrs Nettie Collins Roswell NM and Mrs Herrell Pickens Milburn OK three brothers Clyde Paul and Will Moore Roswell nine grandchildren and one great grandchild
Buster Gipson 54 of 3002 56th St died 3 25 p m Monday at Methodist Hospital after a heart attack. A carpenter and World War II veteran, he belonged to Monterey Baptist Church and Carpenter's local 1884. He lived in Lubbock 20 years and is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Winston Elsworth a stepson Richard Tivis a sister Mrs J S Perryman his father Nelson Gipson and three others.
A bomb exploded early Tuesday in front of a US Information Service book center in Rome. The blast shattered windows and tore off a rolling metal shutter. police reported damage inside but the center was empty at the time.
Graveside services for 58 year old Mrs. Clara Evitt will be held at 2:50 p.m. at Idalou Cemetery with Ver non Simpson officiating. She died of a heart attack in Clovis New Mexico where she and her husband once lived near Idalou. Her son Charles Evitt is in Alaska with the armed services. Her daughters Verna Mae Parks and Cleo Wood reside in Phoenix Arizona and Mrs. John Harris lives in Topeka Kansas. Six grandchildren and three great grandchildren survive.
An excerpt notes Colette the French writer praising beauty that cannot be hidden and admired by those who seek it. The lines describe a life transformed by beauty, described with verve and a sparkling happiness as if a child leads a more exciting life.
Funeral arrangements for Martin H. Bell 78 longtime Bell Produce Co. operator will be at 11 am Wednesday at Schooler Gordon Colonial Chapel. Burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died today at Southwest Convalescent Center after moving to Amarillo in 1922 from Hedley. Survivors include five daughters Mrs Willie Davis of Lubbock Mrs A E Hodges of Hereford Mrs A C Thompson Mrs Leon Hill and Mrs Glenn Kopp all of Amarillo three sons M H and Dick of Amarillo and Robert W of Saugus California four sisters Mrs J T Curtis and Mrs J H Ray both of Amarillo Mrs John Berry of Seattle and Mrs Myrtle Dillon of Redwood City California. 21
James B. Nixon 82 longtime Justice of the Peace at Whiteface dies Sunday at his home. Funeral at 2 30 p m today in Whiteface First Baptist Church with Rev Bill Shackleford and Rev W H Hughes officiating. Burial in Whiteface Cemetery. Nixon moved to Whiteface in 1937 from Scurry County and was a carpenter prior to election. Survived by Beulah three sons and three daughters, a brother a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
Venita Houchin 53 of 1702 E 2nd Street died Monday at West Texas Hospital likely from a heart attack. Born in Oklahoma she moved from Paducah Texas to here in 1936. Services pending at Sanders Funeral Home. Survived by husband H L Houchin a son Bill Houchin two sisters Mrs Gertrude Moore Paducah and Mrs Ava Graham San Angelo.
An 18 year old Clovis youth Micky Robert Townsend died after his motorcycle jumped a curb and struck a parked car on East 1st Street around 4 p m Witnesses said John DeLozier 18 was a passenger in Townsend s cycle Townsend died at Clovis Memorial Hospital DeLozier was hospitalized with injuries not believed serious Funeral services for Townsend were pending late Monday at Steed s Funeral Home
A 1966 arrival at Love Field Dallas featured the music group Love landing at the airport. The five member recording crew traveled to the city as part of their tour.
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