Pulsing Fair Midway Captures The Crowd
Gene Ledel of Gene Ledel Shows dominates the Panhandle South Plains Fair midway with Ferris wheels rides and side shows valued between 400 000 and 500 000 dollars. He notes equipment costs and travels with 75 trucks and 500 people while highlighting family roots in show business and regional Texas engagements.
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Wain Miller Avalanche Journal
Gene Ledal
Panhandle South Plains Fair
Ledel
Gene Ledel
E. W. Clingman
Art Linkletter
Clingman
Chicago
Fort Worth
Cal Farley
Amarillo
Bill Hayes
Hayes
Southwest
Sam Leonard
Midwest
Patricia
Leder
Texas
City Youth Held In Theft Case After Car Chase
A 16 year old suspect in a car theft was arrested minutes after the theft report. Patrolman Bailey chased the youth through blocks, tackled him after a jump and a tumble among prickly pear. Police say the youth is suspected in at least three thefts this week and additional loot was found at his home.
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Bill Bailey
Kathryn Ware
1St St
Ave. P
Ave. L
Bailey
Bob Ragland
32Nd St
Rangland
Erskine Rd
City
Fairgrounds
Everton Nevill
E. Broadway
Lubbock Savings & Loan Association
Southwest Irrigation Co
E. Ath .J
Garden and Arts Center
College Ave
Local Serviceman Returns From Germany After 28 Months
Specialist 3rd Class Ronald Henderson, 21, son of J. D. Henderson, 3605 26th St., came home Tuesday night after a 28 month tour in Germany working as an optometrist at a medical complex. He is a 1965 graduate of Lubbock High School. Lt. Gov. Preston E. Smith, honored by the Texas Heart Assn as Texas Heart Fund chairman for 1965-66, received a service certificate and medallion from the Lubbock Heart Council. Funeral plans are pending in Ballinger for Margaret Lou Campbell, 24, of Plano, killed in a Dallas single-car crash. she is the daughter of Lt. Campbell and niece of Mrs. Burl Bedford of Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Henderson
J. D. Henderson
26Th St
Germany
Henderson
Lubbock High School
Preston E. Smith
Texas Heart Assn
Texas Heart Fund
Lubbock Heart Council
Ballinger
Margaret Lou Campbell
Plano
Dallas
Lt. Campbell
Burl Bedford
31St St
Lubbock
Latins Likely Back Tower as Protest Against Connally
Rev. Antonio Gonzalez says Latin Americans across Texas favor Senator Tower in November not for his stance but to support a two party system and protest Governor Connally. Carr tours Lower Rio Grande Valley urging cotton market expansion while Tower cites rising living costs and calls for curbing new nondefense spending.
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United Press International
Rio Grande Valley
U.S
John Tower
John Connally
Antonio Gonzalez
Rio Grande City
Austin
Connally
Tower
Gonzalez
Atty
Waggoner Carr
New Braunfels
Carr
Ben Barnes
Garland
Services Today For Mrs Simpler
Mrs. Tommy Simpler 81 dies at Olton Hospital after living in Hart since 1952. Funeral today at First Baptist Church Hart with Rev Gossett and Rev Phillips officiating. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery Lipan Thursday after 2 p.m. service in Lipan. Survivors include daughter Mrs Miles Cox Hart step daughter Mrs T B Cox Hart stepson Hubert Newman Hart and six sisters and a brother.
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Hart
Tommy Simpler
First Baptist Church
Douglas Gossett
E. H. Phillips
Anton
Evergreen Cemetery
Lipan
First Baptist
Parsons Funeral Home
Olton
Simpler
Olton Hospital
Oak Field
Tenn
Miles Cox
T. B. Cox
Hubert Newman
Trinity Baptist Church elects officers for two groups
Ollie Livingston was elected brotherhood director at the Trinity Baptist Church Baptist Men and Young Men's Brotherhood meeting. In the men's division Perry Freeman is president Clyde Owens vice president Claude Patton mission study leader and Jess Cole mission action leader. in the young men's division Tom Davis president Bill Arrington vice president and Jon Ray secretary. Rev D L Lowery spoke on Leading Men To Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Livingston
Trinity Baptist Church
Baptist Men's and
Young Men's Brotherhood
Perry Freeman
Clyde Owens
Claude Patton
Jess Cole
Tom Davis
Bill Arrington
Jon Ray
D. L. Lowery
Calvary Baptist Church
Marily Cooper
Richard Hartney
Jay Stalcup
GOP Ties Billboard Issue to Carr Drive in Texas Race
Texas GOP chairman Peter O'Donnell accused Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr of focusing on the billboard issue in his campaign against U S Senator John Tower. He cited Carr's demand that Tower list party affiliation on billboards while contrasting the approach of Lyndon Johnson and John Connally. O'Donnell argued Carr avoids broader policy to protect a future gubernatorial bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
John Connally
O'Donnell
The Shruberd CONCERN Message by Julien C Hyer
A religious exhortation urges care for others souls citing Psalm 142 4 and urging living by example to guide toward a finer life without deception or hate. The message emphasizes eternal welfare and sincere concern for others.
Mrs Manning Rites Set for Virgie Mae Manning
Services will be held at 10 a m today in W W Rix Chapel for Virgie Mae Manning 32 who died Sunday at her home 719 E Fordham St The Rev Sam Wagoner Faith Assembly of God will officiate Burial is in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction Survived by husband Lonnie Manning three sons Ronnie Lonnie and Roger Glenn all at home one daughter Leona Joyce two brothers Andrew Edwards Fort Worth and Leonard Edwards Fort Worth one sister Mrs Ethel Crawford Crane and her parents Mr and Mrs E P Edwards Missouri Pallbearers named Willie Bob Gschwend Tipp Adair Bill Gould Elbert Miers Rickey Wilson J H Fishback
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Rix Chapel
Virgie Mae Manning
E. Fordham St
Sam Wagoner
Faith Assembly of God
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Rix Funeral Home
Leona Joyce
Andrew Edwards
Lubbock
Leonard Edwards
Fort Worth
Ethel Crawford
Crane
E. P. Edwards
Missouri
Willie Bob Gschwend
Tipp Adair
Bill Gould
Elbert Miers
Rickey Wilson
J. H. Fishback
Mrs. Margaret Gurley Rites Pending in Clovis
Services are pending with Steed Funeral Home for Mrs. Margaret Gurley 78 who died early Tuesday in Clovis Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors include two daughters Mrs. Marcella Davidson of Portales and Mrs. Mary Ann Brummett of Clovis. three sons Jack of Albuquerque A L Jr of Twin Falls Idaho and Smith Wright of Clovis.
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Clovis
Steed Funeral Home
Margaret Gurley
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Marcella Davidson
Portales
Mary Ann, Brummett
Jack
Albuquerque
A. L. Jr
Twin Falls
Idaho
Smithi i Wright
Moat of Nazi Victim Bones Found in Latvia Fortress
Tass reports discovery of a bone filled moat at Daugavpils fortress in Latvia. Excavations uncovered remains from Nazi executions, with the site identified as a former concentration camp near the old city fortress outside Riga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Latvia
Tass
Daugavpils
Riga
Rites Are Today For Mrs Adams Portales Resident
Mrs Paula Adams 24 a Portales resident dies leaving husband Paul a son Day and parents Mr and Mrs Paul Chandler of Portales She also leaves a sister Linda Chandler of Portales and four brothers Leon Jeff Chandler Portales Gail and Robert Chandler stationed in Pearl Harbor Navy Grandmother Verna Chandler Smyer The services 2 30 p m at Central Baptist Church Clovis with Pastor Carl Fox assisted by Rev B B Harrison burial Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery Steed Funeral Home Pallbearers Bernie Snipes Alton Wyatt Larry Moberley Sunny Tatum Jim Edwards Joe Horton
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Clovis
Paula Adams
Portales
Central Baptist Church of
Carl Fox
B. B. Harrison
Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery
Steed Funeral Home
Paul
Day of
Larry Moberley
Sunny Tatum
Jim Edwards
Joe Horton
Don Billingsley Services Today at Second Baptist Church
Don Quincy Billingsley 36 was killed in a Tuesday car-truck crash near Ker mit. Services set for 3 p.m. at Second Baptist Church Lamesa with ministers H L Bingham and Francis Wilson officiating. Burial at Lamesa Memorial Park. Branon Philips Funeral Home directing. Native of Lamesa he lived in Monahans four years. Survivors include wife Peggy and four children Donna Joyce 16 Charles Floyda 14 Bobby Lynn 10 Kelly Don 3 all at home and mother Mrs G A Grimes of Lamesa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa
Don Quincy Billingsley
Kermit
Second Baptist Church
H. L. Bingham
Klondike Baptist Church
Francis Wilson
Monahans
Lamesa Memorial Park
Branon-Philips Funeral Home
Billingsley
Peggy
Donna Joyce
Charles Floyda
Bobby Lynn
Kelly Don
G. A. Grimes
La‘mesa
Service set for Mrs Beulah Petty in Highland Baptist Church
Funeral service for Mrs Beulah J Petty 81 of 2818 27th St will be at 2 p m today at Highland Baptist Church with Rev J D Walker officiating Burial will follow at Brownfield Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home Lubbock She died Monday at Colonial Manor Convalescent Home She had lived in Lubbock for three years Survived by five daughters Ozella Young Benton La Lou Standley Navajo Calif Marie Sims Chicago Okla Grace Taickie 2818 37th St Lubbock Leal Petty Brownfield and three sons George 3006 30th St Lubbock Jack Floydada Lee 905 65th St Lubbock Pallbearers Merle Monroe Bill Robinson Bill Berys R C Taylor Andy Cohran Edward Bush
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah J. Petty
27Th St
Highland Baptist Church
J. D. Walker
Brownfield Cemetery
Sanders Funeral Home
Lubbock
Petty
Colonial Manor Convalescent Home
Ozella Young
Benton
Lou Standley
Navajo
Calif
Marie Sims
Chicasha
Okla
Grace Taickie
Fof
37Th St
Leal Petty
Brownfield
George
30Th St
Jack
Floydada
Lee
65Th St
Merle Monroe
Carr vows aid to farmers and workers in Valley tour
U.S. Senate hopeful Waggoner Carr pledges to devote a large portion of his time to helping farmers and farm workers in Texas raise wages. He opened a McAllen headquarters, spoke in Edinburg, and attended events in Weslaco Pharr Mission and Elsa. He urged farm wage and visa policy study and defended open housing rights.
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Gary Garrison McAllen
Waggoner Carr
U.S. Senate
Rio ‘Grande Valley
Carr
John Tower
Tex
America
Texas
McAllen
Edinburg
Weslaco
Pharr
Mission
Elsa
Harlingen
Harlingen Jaycees
San Benito
U. S
Aska
Rio’Grande
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Rio Grande City
United States
Funeral services for Mrs. Ignacia Velasquez held today
Funeral services for 46 year old Mrs. Ignacia Velasquez were set for 9 a.m. at Carlisle St Teresa's Mission with Rev Elmer Albracht presiding. Burial followed at Beautiful Gardens Cemetery under Henderson Funeral direction. She died Monday at 3 30 p m at her West 34th Street home. Survivors include husband Tony Velasquez five sons and eight grandchildren with relatives in Lubbock San Antonio and Columbus New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignacia Velasquez
West 34Th St
Frankfort Ave
Carlisle St. Teresa's
Elmer Alsbracht
Beautiful Gardens
Henderson Funeral Home
Velasquez
Tony Velasquez
Mike
Louis
Ernest
Leon
Longtime Yoakum County resident Alvin Taylor dies at 72
Alvin Author Taylor 72, a Yoakum resident, died 6 p.m. Tuesday at Yoakum County Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Brownfield Church of the Nazarene under Brownfield Funeral directions. Born May 19, 1894 in Ford County, he moved to Wheeler County in 1888 and Yoakum County in 1915, survived by brother Ben F. Taylor of Denver City and sisters Mrs. H. F. Brooks and Mrs. Elmer Molthan of Tokio Texas.
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Yoakum
Alvin Author Taylor
Yoakum County
Brownfield Church of the Nazarene
Brownfield Funeral Home
Ford County
Taylor
Wheeler County
Ben F. Taylor
Denver City
H. F. Brooks
Elmer Molthan
Tokio
Tex
Bedingfield Rites Set for Lubbock Woman
Rosary services for Mrs Ma M Bedingfield 46 of 4519 47th St follow a lengthy illness at Our Little Church of the Flowers. Funeral will be Thursday at Christ the King Catholic Church with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. She was born in Chapman Kansas and lived in Lubbock since 1956. Survivors include son John Earl Bedingfield and John Lyne, two brothers Walter and Tom Schulz, a sister Ann Marie Soukup and father Walter Schulz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma M. Bedingfield
47Th St
Methodist Hospital
Our Little Church of the Flowers
Christ Thei King Catholic Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Resthaven Funeral Home
Lubbock
Chapman
Kan
Christ the King Catholic Church
John Earl Bedingfield
John Lyne
Walter J. Schulz
Tom Schulz
Great Bend
Ann Marie Soukup
Kanopolis
Walter Schulz
Salina
Mass Slated Thursday For Herman Huseman
Herman Joseph Huseman 88 died at 1 a.m. Tuesday at his grandson’s home. A 10 a.m. Thursday Mass will be held at Holy Family Church in Nazareth with burial in Holy Family Cemetery. Survived by his wife who died in April, one daughter Mrs. Clarence Schulte, 22 grandchildren, 71 great grandchildren, and one sister Mrs. Rose Albracht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazareth
Herman Joseph Huseman
Alvin Kleman
Holy Family Catholic Church
Holy Family Cemetery
Dennis Funeral Home
Dimmitt
Huseman
Clarence Schulte
Rose Albracht
Hereford
Dondi Creator Gus Edson Dies After Heart Attack
Gus Edson, 65, creator of the Dondi comic strip, died Monday following a heart attack in Stamford Connecticut. He began Dondi in 1955 after reviving The Gumps, and left a widow Gladys two sons Russell and David and daughter Patricia. Funeral plans were not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford, Conn
Gus Edson
Dondi
Edson
United States
Europe
the Gumps
Sidney Smith
Cincinnati
New York
Graphic
The
Evening Sun
Daily News
Post
Italy
Tucson, Ariz
Patricia Edson
Stamford
William Jones Dies Rites Set At Anton Church
William Wesley Jones 82, a resident of Anton for five years, will have services at 2 pm today at Our Little Church of the Flowers with Ned Fairbain officiating. He died at 8:40 am Tuesday at Porter Clinic Hospital. A retired farmer born in Murphreesboro Tennessee, he moved to the Lubbock area in 1926 from Bonham. He was a Church of Christ member. Survived by two sons Robert Jones and J C Jones, two sisters and two half siblings, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wesley Jones
Anton
Church of the Flowers
Ned Fairbain
Church of Christ
Littlefield
City of Lubbock Cemetery
Resthaven Funeral Home
Jones
Porter Clinic
Murphreesboro
Tenn
Lubbock
Bonham
Paul Bolin
N. Hudson Sr
Granville Butler
Robert Jones
71St St
J. C. Jones
Brookhaven
Miss
Lara Kennedy
Cora Walker
Honeygrove
Tex
Elsie Jones
Childress
Walter Jones
Bennie Jones
Claud Hudson
R. B. Chesser
Dareny Lavender
Orval Williams
D. D. Dickson
Truman Cotten
Oscar R Cox Rites In City
Funeral services for Oscar R. Cox 76 Amarillo resident who died Saturday set for 2 p m today in W W Rix Chapel Rev Dwight Lusk Emmanuel Baptist Church officiating bock Cemetery Cox survived by wife seven sons O R Jr Amarillo Marvin Amarillo Floyd 523 52nd St Lubbock Joe Allen Denver Colo William Germany Don Houston John U S Navy San Diego Calif two daughters Mrs Levenia Dotson 917 E Queens Lubbock and Mrs Lillian Day 3118 28th St Lubbock 18 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Pallbearers include Robert Cox Carroll Cox Jerry Day Louie Baker Charles Watson and Newton Parker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar R. Cox
Amarillo
W. W. Rix Chapel
Dwight Lusk
Emmanuel Baptist Church
City of Lubbock
Cox
O. R. Jr
Marvin
Floyd
52Nd St
Lubbock
Joe Allen
Denver
Colo
William
Graveside Services Set For Ronald D. Boyce
Graveside services for infant Ronald Dale Boyce will be held at Resthaven Memorial Park at 5:30 a.m. The child, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Boyce of 4303 40th Street, died shortly after birth at Reese AFB Hospital. Chaplain John L. Mann of Reese AFB will officiate. Survived by grandparents George Haynes of Joplin Missouri and Dewrile Williams of Belleville Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resthaven Memorial Park
Ronald Dale Boyce
Fred Boyce
Reese Afb Hospital
John L. Mann
Reese Afb
Resthaven Funeral
George Haynes
Joplin
Deyrile Williams
Belleville
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Clyde Rawlings
GOP
Carr-Drive
Julien C. Hyer
Adams
Don Billingsley
Mrs. Velasquez
Mrs
Mary Bedingfield
Herman Huseman
William Jones
Ronald D. Boyce
American State Bank
American State
Bain
PRIC
Chalkevw Funeral Home
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