Needlework winners named at Panhandle South Plains Fair
Winners in the crochet division include Afghan entries from Mrs. Mary Montgomery and Mrs. Jamie Larsen with multiple items listed from various towns such as Slaton Levelland and Lubbock. Katting section winners feature Mrs. J H Holt and others, with entries across baby bootees carriage robes sweaters and dresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle South Plains
Brasher
A. H. Kries
Floydada
Melvin Teakell
Kohlich
W. E. Vernon
Levelland
L. Tice
Rt. 2
Lubbock
Buffet
Vanity Set
Teakell
Annie Beauford
Rt. 5
W. E. Jones
Idalou
Henry Ringhoffer
Stanton
W. T. Holt
Petersburg
Jones
Leslie Pantel
37Th St
D. C. Ruebush
Ringhoffer
Davis
Walter
H. G. Church
Rena Holkstra
Ruth Daniels
Plains
Bobby Vernon
Ruebush
A. C. Woodruff
Shallowater
Laura Horn
R. H. McCarty
28Th St
Larsen
McCarty
E. B. Sanders
Katting
J. H. Holt
J. R. Chalker
Earl Moire
Bill Payne
Ave. B
J. O. Kuykendall
Jack Rhew
Lorenzo
Payne
Flamingo Club Blaze Damages Night Spot in Clovis Road
Firefighters battled a 5:22 a.m. blaze at the Flamingo Club on Clovis Highway, a second nightclub fire in two days. Investigators noted doors open, tables and cash area damaged, ceiling collapse near entrance, and wiring fault suspected. no link yet to Monday’s Glasserama fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flamingo Club
Clovis Hwy
Flamingo
Glasserama
College Ave
Texas Women State Rally Set for Caprock Hotel
The Women’s Division of Texas for Nixon will hold a 10 a.m. rally and coffee Thursday at the Caprock Hotel. Mrs. Charles Gibson says the event will analyze Sen. John F. Kennedy’s voting record on agriculture, right to work laws, oil depletion, and national security, with a Democratic vs Republican platform comparison. All area women are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texans For Nixon
Caprock
Charles Gibson
John F. Kennedy
Winners listed in local tatting and Golden Age events
The piece records multiple winners and participants by name for tatting, centerpiece, handkerchief, and unattached specimens. It also lists Golden Age prize categories such as kitchen apron, bedspread, chair set, luncheon set, pillow cases, quilt, braided rug, crochet items, tea towel, and several awardees with street addresses and participant names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuykendall
Paula Kuykendall
42Nd St
G. M. McChaffin
Moire
Payne
Ringhoffer
Kries
C. A. Caffee
Dougherty
Ring‘hoffer
Horn
Caffee
J. H. Buchannan
Floydada
Woodruff
Holkstra
Buchannan
Kahlick
L. L. Booker
79Th St
Davis
Booker
Buchannon
Bill Williams
Uvalde St
Nora Lee Konkle
25Th St
Iona Robnett
Lena Ann Stahl
Slaton
Annie Beauford
Rt. 5
Lubbock
Holt
Bishop Galloway To Preside Over Methodist Meet
The Northwest Texas Conference will convene in a called meeting at 9:30 a.m. at the First Methodist Church to review next year and quadrennium programs. Bishop Galloway presides, with Evangelistic Rally at 7:30 p.m. featuring Bishop Arthur J. Moore in Lubbock Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul V. Galloway
Northwest Texas
Methodist
Lubbock
Hubert G. Carson
Lubbock First Methodist Church
Galloway
San Antonio
South Central Jurisdiction Conference
Northwest Texas - San Antonio
Dallas-Fort Worth
William C. Martin
J. Weldon Butler
Board of Education of Northwest Texas Conference
St. Paul Methodist Church
Amarillo
India's President Returns Salary Savings to Treasury
India's President has returned to the government treasury 500 of his 24000 annual salary this year and previously surrendered different amounts in 1952 and 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Pioneer Floyd Resident Dies
Floydada Texas resident William Travis Hamilton age 90 died at his daughter’s home in Floydada after residing in Floyd County since 1918. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. in the First Baptist Church with burial in Floodada Cemetery. Survivors include a son, a daughter, three brothers, a sister, and nine grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floydada
William Travis Hamilton
Floyd County
Prudie Wall
Hamilton
First Baptist Church
Clifford Potts
Whiteface
Floodada
Hamilton Funeral Home
McMinnville
Tenn
Texas
Ell Duboise
Lindsey Graham
SC. H. Bedford
Lorin Leibfried
Clarance Guffee
A. C. Rainer
T. T. Hamilton
Prudie May Wall
Mrs Wisdom rites set today in Lubbock church
Addie Wisdom 71 of Lubbock died after a two week illness at Methodist Hospital. Funeral services are at Ford Chapel First Baptist Church with Dr J Ralph Grant and J T Bolding officiating. Graveside rites will follow at Alameda Tabernacle Ranger with pallbearers named. Survivors include son Woodrow, daughter Rae Wilmot, two brothers, two sisters and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Wisdom
32Nd St
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Ford Chapel
First Baptist Church
J. Ralph Grant
J. T. Bolding
iRanger
Alimeda Tabernacle
Alimeda
Ranger
Wisdom
Brownfield
A. W. Akins
Ralph Lockard
Vernon Stafford
Sam Taylor
Richard Ferguson
Hubert Morris
Woodrow W
Rae Wilmot
49Th St
Alvin Rogers
Cicero, Rogers
Myrtle Lamb
Cisco
Lizzie Campbell
Funeral Is Today For G. W. Bussey
Dim mitt Texas man George W. Bussey 83 will be laid to rest at 3 p m in First Baptist Dim mitt with Reverend Earl Landtroop and Reverend M A Smith Jr officiating. Burial follows at Castro Memorial Gardens under Dennis Funeral Home supervision. Bussey died 6 20 am Monday in Amherst nursing home after moving to Dim mitt in 1929. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Lola Collins Vacaville California and Mrs Emma Wright El Paso five sons J W Vallejo Roy Littlefield George Jr Casper Archie and Ira Roswell 18 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimmitt
George W. Bussey
First Baptist Church
Earl Landtroop
Clovis
M. A. Smith Jr
Castro Memorial Gardens
Dennis Funeral Home
Bussey
Amherst
Lola Collins
Vacaville
Calif
Emma Wright
el Paso
J. W
Vallejo
Roy
Littlefield
George Jr
Casper
Wyo
Archie
Ira
Roswell
Stephens Funeral Set At Amherst
Lee Roy Stephens 69 of Amherst dies at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Funeral services at 3:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church Amherst with Rev. Wayne Perry and Rev. Horace Brooks officiating. Burial at Littlefield Memorial Park. Payne Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Lee Roy Stephens
First Baptist Church of
Wayne Perry
Coahoma Baptist Church
Horace Brooks
Muleshoe Baptist Church
Stephens
Lubbock
Methodist
Lamb County
Lynn County
Littlefield Memorial Park
Payne Funeral Home
Slaton Resident's Funeral Set Today
Funeral services for Mrs. E. E. Williams 72 longtime Slaton resident are scheduled for 2 p m at First Baptist Church with burial in Englewood Cemetery under Williams Funeral Home direction Her body was found Monday at home Survivors include four sons Ben Williams Lester May Williams Herry Williams and J W Williams and a daughter Mrs Nome McAnnally
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slaton
E. E. Williams
First Baptist Church
Englewood Cemetery
Williams Funeral Home
Willams
Ben Williams
Lester May Williams
Claude
Herry Williams
Atascadero
Calif
J. W. Williams
Feypt
Nome McAnnally
Yucaipa
Clovis Baptists To Hear Former Pastor
The Rev. Joseph Underwood of Albuquerque will speak at First Baptist Church Clovis during the annual all church picnic Friday night. He is a former pastor and now heads the state Baptist department of evangelism and missions. The program will note growth of New Mexico Baptists and mission needs with special guests new members under Dr. Herbert Bergstrom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
Joseph Underwood
Albuquerque
All Church
First Baptist Church
Mr. Underwood
State Baptist Department of Evangelism and Missions
New Mexico
Poll tax requirement tied to voting in Arkansas by 1892
A historical note states that by 1892 Arkansas made the poll tax a prerequisite for voting. This reflects era measures aiming to restrict suffrage and shape electoral participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
The Shepherd Early Rising Inspiration Poem
A devotional verse by Julien C. Hyer urging believers to rise early and seek the day with faith. It contrasts waking before others with a clear mind, prayer, and gratitude as the sunrise signals God's new day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julien C. Hyer
Pioneer Lynn Resident Dies
Mrs. J. Y. Thompson 73, a Lynn County resident since 1916, died after a fall that fractured her hip. Funeral services were set for 3:30 p.m. at First Methodist Church with Rev. J. B. Sharp and Rev. J. B. Thompson officiating. Burial followed in Tohoka Cemetery under Stanley Funeral Home direction. Survivors include three daughters Pauline Walker, Grace McIllwain, and Billy Brooks, plus four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Funeral Home
Hills County
Thompson
Hubbard
Redwine
Pauline Walker
Lubbock
Grace McIllwain
Albuquerque
Billy Brooks
Plains
Mrs. Etta Baxter Dies In Floydada
Mrs. Etta Mae Baxter 66 longtime Fairview Floyd County resident died after a long illness at People's Hospital Floydada Tuesday. Funeral 3 p.m. Thursday First Baptist Church Floydada with burial in Floydada Cemetery under Harmon Funeral direction. Survived by sons Cecil Roy both Floydada J L Santa Clara Calif daughter Mrs Ray Hopkins Tahoka 10 grandchildren three great grandchildren three sisters and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floydada
Etta Mae Baxter
Fairview
Floyd County
People's Hospital
Cecil
Roy
J. L
Santa Clara
Calif
Ray Hopkins
Tahoka
Dr J G Porter Dies Rites Set
Dr. J. G. Porter 71 a Lubbock resident since 1936 died of a heart attack while on a vacation trip in Tres Ritos New Mexico Funeral services set for 10 a m Thursday at First Christian Church with Dr Dudley Strain officiating Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery Sanders Funeral Home of Lubbock in charge Porter formerly worked 35 years for the Bureau of Animal Industry retired 1952 WWI veteran member of Masonic Lodge American Legion and APMA professor veterinarian since 1920 from Jamestown Indiana Survivors include wife brother Alvah Porter La Porte Indiana sister Mrs Sadie Slavens Des Moines Iowa three nephews and a niece
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Porter
Lubbock
Tres Rites
N.M
First Christian Church
Dudley Strain
Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery
Sanders Funeral Home
Bureau of Animal Industry
Porter
Masonic Lodge
The
American Legion
First Christian Church of
Dr. Porter
Texas
Jamestown
Ind
Amarillo
Alvah Porter
la Porte
Sadie Slavens
Des Moines
Iowa
Palestine Services Held For City Man
Funeral services were held in Palestine for Edward Quinton Reeves 55 of 2402 E 4th St Lubbock after a long illness. Rev Tom Potts officiated burial was in Pleasant Springs Cemetery near Palestine Reeves died Sunday in a Galveston hospital born Oct 13 1904 in Alabama a painter and member of the Painters Local Union of Lubbock Survivors include his wife five sons a daughter his parents three brothers and nine grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Edward Quinston Reeves
4Th St
Lubbock
Hassell & Foster Funeral Home
Tom Potts
Pleasant Springs
Here
Reeves
Galveston
Alabama
Painters Local Union of
Marie Reeves
O. R
William
Gary
Randy
Cecil Gene
U.S. Army
Korea
Bill Kincaid
C. O. Heifner
Gautney Funeral Planned Today
Funeral services for Bill E. Gautney 46 of 2322 5th St. are set for 10 am today at Sanders Funeral Home Chapel with Dwain Evans officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene. Gautney died Monday from a heart attack at the Capsrock Hotel where he worked as a bellboy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill E. Gautney
5Th St
Sanders Funeral Home
Dwain Evans
Parkway Drive Church of Christ
Elmwood Memorial Park
Abilene
Gautney
Capsrock
Brother Of Lubbock Woman Dies In Crane
Jeff W. Robbins 40 of Crane died after months of illness in a Crane hospital. He was a brother of Mrs Hap Padgett of Lubbock and attended Texas Tech in 1938-39. He served five years in World War II and worked for Gulf Petroleum in Crane since 1946. He is survived by his wife two sons his father and three sisters in Fort Worth and Lubbock. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Church for Christ in Crane with burial in Crane under Crane Funeral Home direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff W. Robbins
Crane
Hap Padgett
25Th St
Church For Christ
Crane Funeral Home
Robbins
Texas Tech
Gulf Petroleum
Lubbock
Will Roe
H. G. Cox
Fort Worth
Mike
Randy
Jeff T. Robbins
Girdle Bulge Fears Answered by Barcentrate Claim
An advertisement touts Barcentrate as a safe easy fat reduction method without dieting. It urges readers to ask a Texas druggist for four ounces and offers a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails. A testimonial from Rose Rapoga of El Paso claims 80 pounds lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Rose Rapoga
Broaddus Ave
el Paso
Rites Set For Johnny Cloud in Levelland
Special funeral services for Johnny Cloud 50 of Levelland are set for Thursday at the Levelland First Baptist Church. Dr Bill Cook and Rev Joe Griffin will officiate, with burial in Abernathy Cemetery. Cloud died after five days illness at Phillips Dupre Hospital in Levelland. He was a field mechanic for Western Drilling Co and moved to Levelland four years ago from Abernathy where he had lived since 1929. Survivors include wife three sons Elbert Richard Charles and daughters Mrs James Harry Mrs id W Skipper Mrs Tyrone White and Miss Johnlynn Cloud two brothers Floyd Cloud and Lee Cloud and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levelland
Johnny Cloud
Levelland First Baptist Church
Bill Cook
Joe Griffin
First Baptist Church
Abernathy
Sanders Funeral Home
Lubbock
Cloud
Phillips-Dupre
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Texas Women
Dallas
Denver
Braniff
Conom.ca
Caprock Hotel
New York
Chicago
Bishop Galloway
Methodist Meet
First Methodist Church
Conference Board of Evangelism
Alby Cockrell
Bishop Moore
Methodist Council of Bishops
Methodist Board of Missions
Board of Missions
Moore
Methodist Church
Floyd
G. W. Bussey
Clovis Baptists
the Shepherd
Pioneer
Lynn
Etta Baxter
Harmon Funeral Home
F.b.1.c
Rites
James Harry
Salina
Kan
Id. W. Skipper
Tyrone White
Johnlynn Cloud
Floyd Cloud
Lee Cloud
Bentonville, Ark
Ady
SEARS
the Electric Co-Op
Partnership
Power For Progress
Electric Cooperatives of Texas
South Plains Electric
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