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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1961

Page

2

Ex Defense Chief Wilson Dies Peacefully in Sleep

NORWOOD La AP Charles Enwin Wilson former defense secretary under Eisenhower died Tuesday at his showplace plantation home in southeast Louisiana. Wilson 71 and former president of General Motors died peacefully in his sleep at 230 am. He was alone in the three story white manor house. Dr C S Toler attributed death to coronary thrombosis Tom McKenzie who manages the 4000 acre plantation that abuts southern Mississippi said.

Norwood Charles Enwin Wilson Dwight D. Eisenhower Louisiana Wilson General Motors C. S. Toler Tom McKenzie Mississippi Nilson McKenzie Edward New York

Wrestler Rites Slated At Post

Earl W. Wrestler 49 of Tahoka former Post resident died at home Tuesday morning likely from a heart attack. Funeral 2:30 p.m. today at First Methodist Church Post burial Humboldt Kan. Thursday. He worked at Service Pipe Line Co. and later ran motels in Post and Tahoka. Survived by wife Helen a daughter and two grandchildren. Local arrangements by Hudrian Funeral Home Post.

POST Earl W Wrestler Tahoka First Methodist Church Charles Gates Sweetwater Oscar Bruce Humboldt Kan Hudrian Leslie Avant Loyd Ritter Jim Durbin Lanham Johnson A. L. North Floyd Duncan J. M. Hutchins M. R. Scott Helen Guy E Albany

Resourcefulness and Artistry Amid Struggles

A compact meditation on contentment and creative force cites biblical deliverance and historical figures. References span Ford, Strauss, Key, Whistler, and a mention of Julien C. Hyer, juxtaposing fame with confinement and humble surroundings.

Roy Little Rites Planned Today

Funeral services for Roy Little 23 killed Monday in Rising Star when struck by a car will be at 2 p m today in Rix Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev Harry Adams will officiate burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Little and his sons Charles 15 and David 11 were hitchhiking when he pushed a son to safety before a car driven by Jack Meisterman 67 Houston struck. Meisterman apparently blacked out. another car parked nearby was hit. Injured in the parked car was Mrs Gustava Santiago and her moving family from Ft Ord Calif to Ft Hood. Her children Gustavo 9, Eduardo 4, Harnett 4, and Jose 3 months suffered injuries including a fractured hip and facial cuts.

Roy Little Rising Star Rix Funeral Home Harry Adams Rock of Ages Baptist Church City of Lubbock Litle Charles David Jack Meisterman Houston Meisterman Gustava Santiago Ft. Ord Calif Ft. Hood Gustavo Carswell Afb Hospital Fort Worth Eduardo Harnett Jose

Floyd Rites Set For Mrs Reeves

Mrs. Reeves a Portales resident dies of cerebral hemorrhage several days ago at age. Funeral arrangements by Harmen Funeral Home with services at First Baptist Church Floydada conducted by Rev. Stanley M. M. Burial in Floydada Cemetery. Survivors include husband John J. Reeves Portales daughter Mrs Jerry L. Ralls Anadarko Oklahoma two grandchildren and four brothers and three sisters all local to Floydada.

Win Veil Reey Floydada First Baptist Church Stanley M. M Jerry L. Ralls Anadarko Okla Vernie McNeill Mabel’ Simms Edward Porter Bro

Crash Victim's Rites Slated

Funeral services are set for Otis Claude Harris 59 of O Donnell at 2 p m today at O Donnell First Methodist Church with Rev Howard Marcum officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock. Harris died Monday after his tractor was struck by a truck on U S 87 near his home north of O Donnell. He was pinned beneath the wreckage in a barrow ditch and residents say investigators are probing the crash. Harris had lived in Lynn County since 1965, moved from Dawson County, and belonged to the O Donnell Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge.

Otis Claude Harris O'Donnell Todn

Longtime Area Resident William Palmer Dies at 85

William Lonzo Palmer, 85, longtime Lubbock resident, died Tuesday afternoon at his home. He lived at 3305 28th Street and had moved through several Texas communities as a cowboy before retiring to Lubbock in 1983. Funeral services were set for 4 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Church with burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include wife Madge, three daughters Fay Westmoreland, Thelma Smith, and Irma D. Rossiter, six grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.

William Lonzo Palmer Lubbock 28Th St McDonald Funeral City of Lubbock Missouri Palmer East Texas Cattle County W. T. Richards Paducah Hamlin Jones County O'Donnell Madge Fay Westmoreland Thelma Smith Seagraves Irma D. Rossiter Albuquerque John Robert Moxley John G. King Irvin Car- Aja Sparkman George Pratas

Services Set Today For Mrs. W. K. Tisdel

Funeral services for Mrs. W K Tisdel 53 of Plainview will be held at 2 p m today at the 10th and Utica Church of Christ with her Vancouver Washington brother-in-law officiating and Mack McKinnes of Dammitt assisting Burial will follow at Plainview Memory Park under Lemons Funeral Home direction Mrs Tisdel died Monday noon of a heart attack Surviving besides her husband are son Malcolm of Plainview

Plainview W. K.tisdel Utica Church of Christ Tisdel Vancouver Waoh Mack McKinnes Dammit Plainview Memory Park Lemons Funeral Home Malcolm

Mrs. Mary Moore Rites Planned

Graveside services for Mrs. Mary Moore will be held at 3 p m today at Lubbock Cemetery. W S Hancock pastor of Lubbock Seventh Day Adventist Church will officiate with an Eastern Star service. McDonald Funeral Chapel in charge. Mrs Moore widow of Farris Cap Moore, lived in Lubbock since 1924, later on a Mor ton area farm. Survivors include daughter Mrs J P Karr Groves father W M Stewart of 1513 27th St and five sisters and four grandchildren.

M. D Anderson Aia Houston Lubbock W. S. Hancock Seventh Day Adventist ‘Church McDonald Funeral Chapel Moore Farris Cap) Moore Moore l Moreton

Sullivent Rites Slated Today

Funeral services for Clyde C. Sullivent 51 of 2210 Elgin Ave will be at 3 p m today in Sanders Funeral Home Chapel The Rev Jim Folkers of Lubbock Bible Church will officiate assisted by the Rev J Wayland Edwards of Southcrest Baptist Church Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park Sullivent moved to Lubbock from Abilene three years ago and owned rental property Pallbearers are Leonard Maley Harold McInroe Travis Olton Will Russell Roy Vinson and Joe McCullouch Nephews will be honorary pallbearers

Clyde C Sullivent Elgin Ave West Texas Hospital Sanders Funeral Jim Folkers Lubbock Bible Church J.wayland Edwards Southcrest Baptist Church Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock

Rambler Integrity Drives American Motors Push

American Motors promotes workers as progress-sharing partners to ensure superior craftsmanship in Ramblers. The company aims to make Ramblers a symbol of American industrial honesty with quality rivaling far pricier cars. Since its Single-Unit construction is now copied by rivals, retooling from old methods would cost hundreds of millions.

American Motors Thunderbird Rambler Dowgard American Motors Sales Corp Detroit Michigan

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