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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1966

Page

4

Gemini 11 flight shows man can work in space despite problems

Astronaut Richard F Gordon Jr predicts future space work is possible despite current difficulties. He and Charles Conrad recount seven records set by Gemini 11 and detail the challenges of the 44 minute space walk including suit restraints and tether operations.

Charles Conrad Jr Richard F. Gordon Jr George M. Low The Space Center At Houston Howard Benedict Manned Space Center Gordon Agena Conrad Navy Pete Atlantic

Helen Kane dies boop-boop girl of the Roaring Twenties

Helen Kane, famed for boop-boop-a-doop and the 1920s hit I Wanna Be Loved By You, died after a decade-long cancer battle. Her comeback attempt followed several operations, and a requiem mass was planned at St. Joan of Arc in Jackson Heights with burial at Long Island National Cemetery Pinelawn.

New York Helen Kane Miss Kane Paramount Dany Healy Booj- Boop-A-Doop Heally Kane St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church Jackson Heights N.Y Long Island National Cemetery Pinelawn

Mrs Clyde McCrummen Services Set Today

Services for Mrs Clyde McCrummen 89 of 2725 Duke are set for 2 p m at Ford Memorial Chapel First Baptist Church officiated by Dr J Ralph Grant and Rev J T Bolding Burial will follow in City of Lubbock Cemetery Sanders Funeral Home directs She died Sunday night at St Marys Hospital after a brief illness She is survived by two daughters eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Pallbearers are Norman Heath E W Goodgain E B Shipp Dale Ham Joe McChaney and Billy Meyers

Clyde McCrummen Duke Lubbock Ford Norman Heath E. W. Goodgain E. B. Shipp Dale Ham Joe McChaney Billy Meyers

New Bank May Open in Istanbul

Depository Istanbul reports a potential new banking operation in Turkey. Officials say a fresh bank may begin operations soon, signaling expansion in the Turkish financial sector.

Depository Istanbul Turkey

George F. Cooper Rites Scheduled

Morton memorial service set for George Floyd Cooper 75 a retired farmer who died Monday at Morton Memorial Hospital. The First Missionary Baptist Church Morton hosts services at 2 20 p m with Rev W 8 Hobson officiating burial in Morton Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include wife two sons four daughters four sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Morton George Floyd Cooper Morton Memorial Hospital Cochran County First Missionary Baptist Church Hobson Morton Memorial Cemetery Singleton Funeral Hone G. O G. F. Cooper Jr

USO Praise and Call for Hospitality Featured in Hymn Verse

A wartime verse by Julien C. Hyer extols USO hospitality for service members on leave. It promises good clean fun, welcome, and entertainment wherever the troops go, urging universal support for recreation efforts.

Woodward Rites Set Here Today

Services for Bennie Benson Woodward 79, a VA Hospital resident in Temple, will be held at 2 p.m. in the Little Church of the Flowers with Chaplain John L. Mann officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park under Resthaven Funeral Home. Survivors include six sisters and a brother. pallbearers named.

Bennie Benson Woodward Veterans Hospital Temple L. R. Harris 29Th St Arnold Douthit Stamford M. J. Lewis Dallas Vivian McGuire Glendora Calif Edith Hendrix Pacific Palisades Sybil Freeman S. W 36Th St

Services Slated For Oscar Cox

Funeral services for Oscar R. Cox 76 Amarillo resident for six years will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at W W Rix Chapel with Rev Dwight Lusk officiating Burial will follow at City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction He is survived by his wife seven sons Marvin Floyd O R Jr at Amarillo Joseph Allen William Don and John in the U S Navy San Diego two daughters Levenia Dotson and Lillian Day 18 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Pallbearers include Robert Cox Carroll Cox Jerry Day Louie Baker Charles Watson and Newton Parker

Oscar R. Cox Amarillo W. W. Rix Dwight Lusk Emmanuel Baptist Church Cox City of Lubbock Rix Funeral Home O. R. Jr Marvin Floyd 52Nd St Lubbock Joe Allen Denver Colo William Germany Don Houston John U.S. Navy San Diego Levenia Dotson E. Queens Lillian Day 28Th St Robert Cox Carrol Cox Jerry Day Louie Baker Charles Watson Newton Parker

Mrs Leona Edney’s Services Scheduled

Funeral services for Mrs. Leona Edney 81 of Lib bock will be at 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church McLean burial in McLean Cemetery under Lamb Funeral Home direction Edney died Sunday at 8 40 a.m. in Sloan's Nursing Home Survivors include three sons B E of Roy N M Walter Rt G Lubbock and S B of Farmington N M three daughters Mrs Goldie Jones of Blanco N M Mrs Silvia Owen of Lindreth N M and Mrs Mildred Chapman of Choctaw Okla one sister Mrs Martha Van Winkle of Willow Springs 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren

Leona Edney Libbock First Baptist Church McLean MclLean Cemetery Lamb Funeral Home Edney Sloan's B. E Roy, N. M Walter Rt. G Lubbock S. B Farmington N.M Goldie Jones Blanco, N.M Silvia Owen Lindreth Mildred Chapman Choctaw Okla Martha van Winkle Willow Springs Highland Baptist Church I. D. Walker Brownfield Cemetery Sanders Funeral Home Ozella Young Benton Lou Standley Navajo Calif Marie Sims Chickasha Grace Luckie 37Th St Leale Petty

Four PSP Fair Visitors Hurt When Auto Flips

Four Panhandle South Plains Fair visitors were injured Monday afternoon when their car overturned after a tire blowout three miles south of Wolfforth on U S 62. Involved were Jerry Lynn Dempsey 15 of Seagraves and teens Ross Wilmeth 16 Randy Kennedy 12 Dwaan Dempsey 12 and Glenda Huie 16 all of Seagraves treated for minor injuries at Methodist Hospital and released.

Panhandle South Plains Fair Arvel ‘Shepard Jerry Lynn Dempsey Seagraves Wolfforth U.S. 62 Ross Alton Wilmeth Tokio Randy Kennedy Dwaan Dempsey Glenda Huie Methodist Hospital

Teachers Gather For Adult Education Training Session

About 59 teachers attended the first session of a training institute to prepare for an adult education program starting October 10 in Lubbock Public Schools. The session featured video demonstrations and a talk by Richard Gartner of the Texas Education Agency while Harvey Owen outlined an eight month program with four education levels beginning October 3 at several elementary schools.

Lubbock Alderson Junior High Richard Gartner Texas Education Agency Harvey Owen Bozeman Guadalupe Ella Tes Jackson Martin McWhorter Posey Sanders Wheatley Wolfforth T.E.A Owen

Rites Pending For Mrs Bedingfield

Mrs Mary M Bedingfield 46 died 7 10 p m Monday at Methodist Hospital after a long illness She lived at 4519 47th St a Lubbock resident since 1956 born November 23 1920 in Chapman Kansas She was a member of Christ The King Catholic Church Survivors include husband John Earl Bedingfield a son John Lyne of Lubbock two brothers Walter J Schulz and Tom Schulz both of Great Bend Kans a sister Mrs Ann Marie Soukup of Kanpolis and her father Walter Schulz of Salina Kans

Resthaven Funeral Home Mary M. Bedingfield Methodist Hospital 47Th St Lubbock Chapman Kan Christ the King Catholic Church John Earl Bedingfield John Lyne Walter J. Schulz Tom Schulz Great Bend Kans Ann Marie Soukup Kanepolis Walter Schulz Salina

Mrs. Cora Schoepf's Services Are Today

Funeral services for Mrs. Cora A. Schoepf 73 of Level land will be held at 3 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church of Ropesville with Rev. Phillip Goodrum and Rev. Wayne Perry officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Cemetery under Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home supervision. She died Sunday at Methodist Hospital. Her grandsons will be pallbearers. Survivors include five sons four daughters four sisters 23 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Cora A. Schoepf Levelland First Baptist Church of Ropesville Phillip Goodrum Wayne Perry Resthaven Memorial Cemetery Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home

Services Pending For Mrs. Virgie Manning

Arrangements are pending at Rix Funeral Home for Mrs. Virgie Mae Manning 32 who died Sunday at her home 719 E Fordham. Survivors include husband Lonnie Manning three sons Ronnie Lonnie and Roger Glenn all at home one daughter Leona Joyce of the home two brothers Andrew Edwards of Lubbock and Stan yard Edwards of Fort Worth one sister Mrs Ethel Crawford of Crane and her parents Mr and Mrs E P Edwards of Missouri.

Rix Virgie Mae Manning

Austin Rites Set For Mrs. Boyd Rhea Sr

Mrs. Boyd Rhea Sr formerly of Lubbock and Levelland died at 9 30 a m Monday in Austin Funeral services were set for 2 p m today at Cook Funeral Chapel in Austin Survivors include two sisters both of Lubbock Mrs Kirby Nutt and Mrs Eric Posey with listed addresses in Lubbock

Boyd Rhea Sr Lubbock and Levelland Austin Cook Funeral Chapel Lubbock Kirby Nutt 25Th St Eric Posey 24Th St

Link Tidwell’s Rites Are Today

Link Tidwell 59 year old Ralls area farmer was found dead at home Monday after friends could not reach him by phone. He died of natural causes per inquest by Peace Justice Harry Duncan. Funeral at Emma Church of Christ 2 p.m. with burial in Ralls Cemetery. survivors include his mother, brother, and sister.

Emma Church of Christ James Eubanks Ralls Cemetery Carter Funeral Home Emma Tidwell Ralls Ralph Tidwell Ropesville Bernice Bradley Big Spring Tidwell Haskells County Spur Ralls J Volunteer Fire Department Gene McLaughlin E. A. Henry A. J. Scowley Burt Griffith C. B. Hendrick O. D. Stephens Wayne Wilson Walker Watkins

Coed Describes Plane Crash Rescue Tale At Pueblo

Bonnie Mendell, 20, survived a crash with pilot C Martin le Gere, 24, and fellow student Jacqueline Bous tead, 22, in the San Isabel National Forest after their plane hit treetops on a Saturday flight from Pueblo. Mendell walked out to safety by Sunday, aided by Kilgore family hikers and forest rangers.

Bonnie Mendell Pueblo Coed Pueblo C. Martin Legere Jr Jackie Boustead Misa Mendell Lake Isabel San Isabel National Forest C. Martin le Gere Jacqueline Boustead Miss Mendell Martin Bremer Pueblo Star-Journal Kilgores Tomas Kilgore U.S. Forest Service Kenneth Mendell Bonnie

Rites Set Today For Mrs. Smith

Mrs. R. B. Frances Smith 74 longtime Abernathy resident dies at High Plains Hospital Hale Center. Service at 3 p m First Methodist Church with Rev. Conrad Ryan and Rev. H B Coggin officiating. Burial Abernathy Cemetery under Chambers Funeral Home. She was member of Methodist church Eastern Star City Garden Club and is survived by Joy Smith Mrs W A Covey and three grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.

Abernathy R. B Frances) Smith First Methodist Church Conrad Ryan H. B. Coggin Ralls Methodist Church

Messick Rites Slated At Tulia

Funeral services for Darrell Wayne Messick 23 will be held at 2 30 p m today at the Assembly of God Church in Tulia. Officiating are Rev Jerry Shoemaker Silverton and Rev Bob Goodwin Lubbock. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Tulia. Survived by wife and two sons both at home, two brothers and parents of Altus Oklahoma.

Tulia Darrell Wayne Messick Assembly of God Church Jerry Shoemaker Silverton Bob Goodwin Lubbock Rose Hill Cemetery Wallace Funeral Home Messick Swisher Memorial Hospital Altus Okla Rowell Oil Co Danny Wayne Clyde Kenneth Eliza Messick

Mrs. Ellen Cornelius Dies at 82 in Stanton

Ellen Ladona Cornelius 82 died Monday at 5 a.m. at her daughter's home in Stanton. Rites set for 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church officiated by Rev. W. H. Uhlman. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery under Gilbreath Funeral direction. Survived by daughter Ora Mae Tulley and another daughter Mrs. Alva Presley of Midland, son George of Stanton, 10 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

Dowager Countess of Home Dies in Scotland at 84

The Dowager Countess of Home, mother of former Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home, died at her Coldstream residence Monday. She was 84.

Idowager Coldstream Scotland Countess of Home Alec Douglas-Home

Cambridge Signs in Busy Body Film

Comedian Godfrey Cambridge is signed for a supporting role with Bill Dana in The Busy Body. The UPI report notes Cambridge joins the cast for the comedy project, highlighting a pairing with Dana as part of the film’s ensemble.

Cambridge Hollywood UPI Godfrey Cambridge Bill Danal

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gemini Lems Ming Pools Roop-A-Doop George F. Cooper Che Uso Eph Julien C. Hyer Oscar Cox Shepard Mannie M. Williams Jr Ash St Shallowater Reese Air Force Base Hospital Leon York 58Th St Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital U.S. 87 M. Q Donald Major Mitchell Beulah I. Petty 27Th St Colonial Manor Alvalescent Home 34Th St Petty Floydada Brownfield Rites Mrs. Bedingfield By Gil Fox Wes Dee Cora Schoepf Virgie Manning Link Tidwell Mrs. Smith Creusthaven Funeral Home
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