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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1971

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Reds Strike Allied Posts Near Vietnam Cambodia Border

In a morning assault near Tay Ninh and around Krek Cambodia, North Vietnamese units attacked allied outposts. Casualties included three South Vietnamese dead and 406 wounded, plus nine Cambodians and an unknown number of Americans. Communists reported 61 dead. B52s bombed hills above the Que Son Valley as U S forces sweep the area to block infiltration. Government forces push to lift the siege of Kompong Thon as fighting continues across Cambodia.

Saigon South Vietnam Tay Ninh Krek Pace Que Son Dan Nang U.S. Americal Division da Nang Cambodia Snuol North Vietnam Kompong Thon Phnom Penh

Mrs. Masters Rites Pending in Lubbock and Past Services

Obituaries note Mrs. Masters of Lubbock, a native of St Louis, died Sunday after a long illness. Services set for 2 p.m. in a Nazarene church, with burial at Terrace Cemetery. Survivors include husband J. D Masters and children, plus several stepchildren and grandchildren.

Mrs. Tschirgi's Rites Planned

Mrs. Tschirgi dies at 61 in Plainview after native of Rusk County living in Plainview since 1970. Funeral 10:30 a.m. in Lemons Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carlos McLeord officiating. Burial Lakewood Cemetery Henderson after services at First Baptist Church. Survivors include husband Pon Tschirgi a daughter Morgan Fryeman Henderson three sons Kenneth Phillip Wright Howard Wright Slaton three brothers Nathan Ollie Brightwell Henderson three sisters Fannie Grimes Leona Grimlinu Henderson and Madine Mora Kaufman Tex and 10 grandchildren.

Plainview Nattie Oleta Tschirgi Central Plains Hospital Lemons Funeral Home Carlos McLeord Peistor First Baptist Church Lakewood Henderson Creawford-Agrim Funeral Home Leona Grimlinu Mhidine Mora Kaufman, Tex

Sidney Waldrep Rites Scheduled

Sidney Waldrep 53 died Saturday night in Central Plains Hospital. Rites set 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Mears officiating. Burial at Park Lawn Memorial Gardens under Lemons Funeral Home. Survivors include wife, son Robert Waldrep of Canyon, two brothers, two sisters.

Plainview Sidney Waldrep Central Plains Hospital Calvary Baptist Church Tommy Mears Park Lawn Memorial Gardens Lemons Funeral Home Athens Ala Waltdrep Robert Waldrep Canyon Calvin Waldrep Mainview Horace Waldrep Mesa Ariz Haskell Ward Elmer Christensen Omaha Neb

Graveside Rites Planned for Stillborn Infant

Graveside rites for the infant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Brewer of 3116 Aberdeen Ave, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Rest Haven Memorial Park. The Rev. Richard Waters will officiate. Sanders Funeral Home handles arrangements. The baby was stillborn at 9:20 p.m. Saturday at Methodist Hospital. Survivors include a brother Berry and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Brewer of 2808 Ind St and Mrs. Dick Robinson of Athens.

Wayne Brewer Aberdeen Ave Resthaven Memorial Park Richard Waters Highland Baptist Church Sanders Funeral Home Methodist Hospital Berry R. H. Brewer Ind St Dick Robinson Athens

Tranquilizers blamed for health harm and addiction

A veteran medical warning cites tranquilizers as causing heart damage and potential sudden death. The piece notes blood and organ effects, likening them to Parkinsonism risks, and contrasts drug dependence with chiropractic health guidance. It mentions Nixon addressing physicians and promotes chiropractic treatment as a healthier first step.

Merck Sible Addiction Research Center Lexington, Ky Chiropractic

Rites Scheduled for Mrs Hayes in Lovington

Services for Mrs. Birtie Lula Hayes 78 longtime Lovington resident who died Saturday night will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Ed Scarbrough. Burial in Resthaven Cemetery under Smith Rogers Funeral Home. Survivors include eight sons several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Lovington Birtie Lula Hayes Hillcrest, Baptist Church Ed Scarbrough Resthaven Cemetery Smith- Rogers Funeral Home

Henry Norman Rites Slated

Services for Henry Lee Norman 80 of Levelland are set for 2 p.m. today at Reynolds Funeral Home chapel in Glen Rose with burial in White Church Cemetery. Norman died Saturday in St Mary of the Plains Hospital, Lubbock after two weeks as a patient. A Ellis County native and World War I veteran, he moved to Hockley County in 1929 and was a retired farmer. Surviving are a brother J. C. Norman of Glen Rose and two sisters Mrs E R Reeves and Mrs T Q Neal, both of Levelland.

Levelland Henry Lee Norman Rt. 5, Levelland Reynolds Glen Rose White Church George Price Norman Lubbock St. Mary Ofto Plains Ellis County Hockley County J. C E. R. Reeves T. Q. Neal

Albert E Miller Dies at 75 in Snyder

Albert Earl Miller 75 died Sunday in a Snyder hospital. Services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with J Alan Cartwright and the Rev Quinton Montgomery officiating. Burial in Ira Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home. Miller, born Rising Star, lived 69 years in Scurry County. Survivors include wife, daughter Mrs I C Fannin of Irvan Tex a son Albert Miller Jr of Amarillo. eleven grandchildren. five sisters and two brothers.

Leroy Daceys Services Today

Leroy Dacey 43 of Lubbock Motor Inn was fatally shot early Saturday at 2218 14th St. He died at Methodist Hospital. Funeral services set for 4 p.m. in Odessa with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. A 53 year old man was arrested hours later in the 3400 block of 26th Street.

Leroy Dacey Lubbock Motor Inn Hubbard - Kelly Funeral Home Odessa Sunset Memorial Gardens Dacey 14Th St Carolyn Slogan Methodist Hospital Justice of the Peace Wayne Lecroy 26Th Street

Rites Scheduled For Mrs Conlee In Brownfield

Brownfield Texas Mrs Maudie McCutcheon and others announce funeral services for Mrs William Conlee 60 of Brownfield who died Sunday at Brownfield General Hospital Burial will be in Terry County Memorial Cemetery services set for Tuesday at 430 pm in Crescent Hills Calvary Baptist Church with Rev Clarence Rohre officiating Survivors include two sons three daughters and seven siblings with services directed by Brownfield Funeral Home The deceased moved to Terry County in 1924 and taught music in the Brownfield public schools

Immanus Baptist Church Brownfield Margie Lynn Milburn Ave Lubbock Our Lady of Grace Jin Terry County Memorial Cemfal Gardens Memorial Park Henderson Funeral/Funeral Home Jesse Garza Maudie McCutcheon William Con Brownfield General Hospital Crescent Hills Calvary Baptist Church Church of Christ Frrmer Chester Denver City Husf Mabel Pharr Iband Bill Plains Ta Tucker Robert Meadow Lorene U.S. Marine Corps Honolulu Harmonson Lakeview Hanwaii Lou Ann Joe Basinger Conlee North Texas Millard Basinger State University Ruth Con McLoud Okla Delbert Bas Iee South Plainslinger Redding Calif I College Paul Wayne Basinger Harrah Turner Sweetwater Fred Okla Willie Turner

Mrs. Minnie L. Tice 88 Dies Rites Planned

Mrs. Minnie L. Tice 88 of 2216 18th St. died Sunday in a Lubbock nursing home. Services set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Fred Brown officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. She lived in Hereford and Lubbock with later years in Corvallis, Oregon, before returning to Lubbock in 1970. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. M. W. Jenkins of Lubbock, two sons, two sisters, three brothers, 12 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Pallbearers named.

Minnie L. Tice 18Th St Resthaven - Singleton - Wilson Fred Brown Pioneer Methodist Church Resthaven Memorial Park Tice Lubbock Iowa Hereford Corvallis Ore First, Christian Church M. W. Jenkins L. Jn W. L Sacramento Calif C. W. York Redfield Maude Atkinson Fort Collins Colo W. R. Hodges Roy Leonard Hodges Bobby Tice Larry Price Melvin Deckerman Joe Pierson Darrel Jenkins Dewayne Davis

Intruder Leaves After Long Talk in Lubbock Apartment

A Lubbock woman woke at 5 am Sunday when an intruder entered her 2100 block 10th Street apartment. He woke her, grabbed her pajamas, twisted her arm, and spoke at length about his woes before leaving without harming her or stealing anything. He claimed to have moved from a garage apartment on 38th Street due to rent, said he transferred to Texas Tech from Arizona State, and that he works seven days a week for a roofing company earning 90 dollars weekly.

Lubbock Tawake 10Th Street 38Th Street Texas Tech Arizona State University

Services Slated For Mrs. Emma Price

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Price 80 died Sunday in Levelland. A. J. Pettit of Canyon and Rev. J. Douglas Thomas of Levelland will conduct at George Price Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Levelland Cemetery. She was born in Junction Arkansas and moved to Hockley County in 1928. Survived by son W E Price and three other sons, daughter Mrs. Herbert Welch, sister Mrs. M A Waller, 18 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers.

Levelland Emma Elizabeth Price George Price W. W D. L J. L T. S. Price Herbert Welch M. A. Waller Morton

Luther M Abel Services Set

Services for Luther M Abel 76 of 3116 32nd St. will be at 2 p.m. today at Sanders Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev J Ward Griffin officiating. Burial is in Resthaven Memorial Park. Abel died at Methodist Hospital of a self inflicted gunshot wound in his home Saturday. He was a retired farmer born in Oklahoma and lived in Ralls 1930 to 1935. He is survived by his wife Laura a daughter Pat LoCascio a sister Clem Pennegar and four grandchildren.

Luther M. Abel 32Nd St Sanders Funeral Home J. Ward Griffin First United Methodist Church Resthaven Memorial Park Abel Methodist Okla Ralls Laura Pat ,LoCascio 70Th St Clem Pennegar Deming N. M

Walden Rites Pending for J C Walden of Lubbock

J C Walden 68 of 2803 40th St died 4 05 pm Sunday in Highland Hospital He moved from Ralls to Lubbock in 1966 He was a member of Forrest Heights Methodist Church Survived by son Bill Walden Santa Anna Calif daughter Mrs Jean Averitt Lubbock brother Ray Walden Houston four sisters Mrs Ora Morgan Mrs Oma Lee Porter Amarillo Mrs Mattie Jones Lubbock and Mrs Sue Matlock Friona Services pending with Rix Funeral Directors

J. C. Walden 40Th St Highland Hospital Walden Lubbock Ralls Forrest Heights Methodist Church Bill Walden Santa Anna Calif Jean Averitt Ray Walden Houston Ora Morgan Oma Lee Porter Amarillo Mattie Jones Sue Matlock Friona Mifie Rix

Snyder Woman Rites Planned for Connie Longbotham

Snyder Texas Connie Longbotham 80 of Snyder died Saturday night in a Snyder hospital. Funeral services will be 1 PM today at Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Raymond Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Snyder Cemetery. She was an Itasca native and a Scurry County resident for many years. Survived by daughter Mrs. Geraldine Bowers of Midland three sons Bernard Jr and William of Snyder and Dr Jack Henry of Georgetown a brother C L Noble of Snyder 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Mastell Marie Masters Garza Ascondido Calif West Texas Hospital Venzell Swaney Della Spiess Farmington Church of the Great-Grandchildren Hobbs Everglade Franklin-Bartley Roberts Funeral Home Swaney Lea General Hospital Snyder Connie Longbotham Bell Seale Funeral Home Raymond Hall First Baptist Church Snyder Cemetery Itasca Longbotham Scurry County Geraldine Bowers Midand Bernard Jr William B Jack Henry Georgetown C. L. Noble

SQUARE A SQUARE

Poem by Julien C Hyer reflecting on honesty fairness and youth values with an appeal to old fashioned virtue. The speaker defends being square as a measure of truth and integrity in a changing era.

Julien C. H

Joseph Elliott Rites Planned

Joseph Eber Elliott 80 of Fieldton died about 1230 a.m. Sunday at Ambherst's South Sains Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fieldton First Baptist Church with Rev. David Burum officiating, burial at Littlefield Cemetery. He was a Farmersville native survived by wife Willie four sons two brothers a sister eight grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Littlefield Joseph Eber Elliott Fieldton Ambherst South Sains Hospital Fieldton First Baptist Church David Burum Leonard Tittle Amherst Church of Christ Littlefield Cemetery Hammons Hone Farmersville Elliott Willie T. M Chula Vista Calif J. E. Jr Euell Broken Bow Okla Paul Maude W. M Hereford J. K Eien Crosby

Funeral Pending For Reese Man

Funeral arrangements for Set Joe R. Jones of Reese AFB 2053rd Communications Squadron are pending. Jones was killed instantly about 11 30 p m Saturday when struck by a car about 30 miles west of Lubbock on W 19th Street. The impact knocked him about 100 feet. The vehicle traveled west on 1th Street as reported by the Department of Public Safety. This marked the traffic fatality in South Plains this year and the 40th in Lubbock County.

Joe R. Jones 2053Rd Reese Afb Rix Jones Lubbock W. 19Th Street Department of Public Safety

Dr. Trent Root's Services In Dallas Today

Dr. Trent C. Root 70 former Tex as Tech dean of Business Administration dies after lengthy illness Burial in Restland Memorial Park Service at Sparkman Hillcrest Chapel officiated by Dr. Fred Bryson and Dr. William H. Dickenson Survivors include wife two daughters and six grandchildren with several siblings and in laws listed Pallbearers named Lloyd Givens Gwin Myatt Joe Os walt Mayo Lopez W C Bryant Willie Dunn

Dallas Trent C. Root Division of Business Administration Texas Tech Sparkman- Hillcrest Chapel Northwest Highway Fred Bryson William OH. Dickenson Highland Park Methodist Church Restland Memorial Park Root Kaufman County Tech Charles Lambert Jerry Walt Abernathy Air Force Furman Floyd Chipman Gretna Chip- Pratt Thad Man Rhea Pierce Slaton Lloyd Givens Gwin Myatt Joe Oswalt Mayo Lopez W. C. Bryant Willie Dunn

George E Phillips rites planned in Amherst

George E Phillips 73 died after a long illness at South Plains Hospital. Service set for 2 pm at First Baptist Church with Rev Glenn Willson and Rev Ted Neher officiating. Burial in Amherst Cemetery. Survived by wife, daughter Allene Maynard of Dimmitt, three sons Clinton Albert Robert, four sisters, nine grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Amherst George E. Phillips South Plains Hospital First BaptistsChurch Glenn Willson Ted Neher Rocky Ford Baptist Church Amherst Cemetery Payne Funeral Home Phillips Dimmitt Allene Maynard Clinton Albert Lubbock Robert Carlsbad N.M Leona Huggins Troup Cecil Andrews Malakoff Lona Pierce Belmont Virgie Tober Houston Otho San Angelo Clyde Kerens Shannon Arbon Sidney Vorous Corsicana

Abernathy resident Claud Chipman dies at 68

Claud Chipman 68 a longtime Abernathy resident died Sunday in Hale Center hospital. Services are 2:30 p.m. today at Abernathy Church of Christ with Candy Billingsly and Lynn Rhodes officiating. Burial in Abernathy Cemetery under Chambers Funeral Home direction. He operated a service station and bulk fuel sales business in Abernathy. Native of Montague County.

Abernathy Claud Chipman Hale Center Abernathy Church of Christ Candy Billingsly Lynn Rhodes Tulsa Abernathy Cemetery Chambers Funeral Home Chipman Montague County

SMU executive and comptroller retired longtime service

Obituary notes former SMU vice president and comptroller who recently retired. Survivors include his wife DU HE 21O, son Trent Jr. of Irving, daughter Mrs. Jack Carnell of Irving, and six grandchildren.

Root SMU DU HE 21O Trent Jr Irving Jack Carnell

Mrs Hale Services Set In Helmleigh Church

Mrs. Mary Maud Hale 59 of Roscoe died at Simmons Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Helmleigh Methodist Church with Rev R C Nix officiating. Burial in Pyron Cemetery directed by Bell Seale Funeral Home Snyder. Survived by husband Alfred sister Evelyn McMillan Hermleigh and brother Roger McMillan.

Snyder Mary Maud Hale Roscoe Simmons Memorial Hospital Sweetwater Helmleigh Methodist Church R. C. Nixon Pyron Cemetery Bell Seale Funeral Home

Robert M. Isbell Rites Set in Texas

Robert M. Isbell 64 of 1911 46th St died about 9 a.m. Sunday at Methodist Hospital. Services 4 p.m. today at Henderson Chapel with Rev. J. T. Bolding of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial Resthaven Memorial Park. Isbell was a retired civil engineer who moved to Lubbock from Denton in 1946. Eula and sister Mrs. Don Johnstone of Albuquerque survive. Pallbearers named Harve Shaver John Shaver Bob Shaver B. D. Shaver Clinton Matney Hugo Campbell.

Robert M. Isbell 46Th St Methodist Hospital Henderson Chapel J. T. Bolding First, Baptist Church Resthaven ‘Memorial Park Isbell Lubbock Denton Eula Don Johnstone Albuquerque Harve Shaver John Shaver Bob Shaver B. D. Shaver Clinton Matney Hugo Campbell

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