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Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 51

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IIASKELL (RNS) Pvt. Molvln' Dwyane Antlrcss, who entered the rmy three weeks ago, died at art Chaffee, Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. He entered the base icspilal Monday, Death was at- ributcd to pneumonia. TUNIN" IN It might have been the moon rocket providing all the excitement on the radio beams Thursday night- at the annual open house the Naval Reserve armory, 1941 S. 3rd St.

Turning an apt car while his wife stands hy is Lon Baucum, right, of Anson. The Baucums have a son who is in the Naval Reserve here. Providing the professional touch is Radioman James A. Mills of 1U. 2, Abilene.

(Staff Photo) GENERAL SAYS AT DYESS 20-20 Hindsight Will Never vv TilK AIULKNK HKI'OUTKH-NKWS Aljlleuei Texas, Friday Morolng, March 6, 1959 ARMY 3 WEEKS Pneumonia Fatal Haskell Man ness Riles Today For B-Spring Wreck Viclim BIG SPRING'(BNS)'-- Funeral will be held at 3 p.m.. Friday al Sacred Heart Catholic Church for Delores Carrillo, who dice about 7 p.m. Wednesday nighl ram injuries received in a two- ear crash about 24 hours earlier. The Rev. Adlouh MeUger, pas lor, will officiate.

Burial mil be in City Cemetery under direction of Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home. Mr. Carrillo was riding in ear driven by Ramon Fraco. 26 which collided with an auto driven iy Fred Knight Jr. in 'the COC block of N.

W. 14th St. Fraco and Knight, both of Big Spring, were not injured. Mr. Carrillo died in the hospital He was the third traffic fatality of the year here, Born March 4, 1920 at Shatter, Mr.

Carrillo was a World War II Navy veferan. Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Pulicorpia, Delores, Martha and; Eriinda, all of the home; three sons, Antonio, Jose 'and Liberate, all of the" home; five brothers, Epifanio and Conception, both of Big Spring, Liberate of Chicago, Leo of San Antonio and Forencio of Sugarland; and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Ross and Mrs. David Mendoza, bolli of Big Spring. Survivors are the wife; his par-, cnts; four brothers, Dave and Verna of Haskell, Ray of Miami, and Boyd of Stamford; two sisters, Mrs.

Wanda Langford of liaskell and Mrs. Bennie Faye Shelton of Kelvin Shook Dies; Funeral direction of IliKgmbqtham'funeral Home. i Survivors include his wife; two brothers, 0. L. Shook of Dallas and S.

H. Shook of oiic sister, Mrs. James White of Rich ardson; and stepmother, Mrs John Reavis of Rockwall. Born July 15, 1936, in liaskell Counly, he was the son of Mr. and Irs.

Deno Andress of Haskell. He vas married at Bossier City, April to Dessie Jane Price if Kclan. Before entering the army, he lad worked at Bossier City for Tex Crete Tile Cd. Most of his life lad been spent in Haskell and a short time at Sweelwater. RISING STAR (RNS) Melvin B.

Shook, C3, Rising Slar stock farmer, died about 6 p.m. Thursday after suffering a heart attack at his homo here. Mr. Shook, who came here 11 years ago from Rockwall, had been in ill health for about seven 1 years. He was born Dec.

27, 1B95, in Rockwnll. He was married in 1938. A vegetable broker for many i years, he had been a Democrat iprccinct chairman here for sev- Discriminotion WASHINGTON AP) The Civi Rights Commission svould be di reeled to look into complaints racial discrimination in labor un ions, under a bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Prcscott Busl (R-Conn). cral years.

He was a veteran of World War I and a member cf the Methodist Church. Funeral is set for 10 a.m. Sal- urday in the First Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert Cook, He was a member of Ihe West! 1 Side Baptist Church of Swcctwa- r. Funeral will be held at the East Side Baptist Church in Haskell Friday at 2:30 p.m.

Officiating will be the Rev, Noiv man Bantz, pastor of tho First' Christian Church of Bossier Ciiy, the Rev. Alfred Alttim, pastor of the Etnanuel Baptist Church. in Abilene; and Ihe Rev, D. Re-, geon, pastor of the East Side Bap-' list Church here. Burial will lie in Willow Cemetery here, Holden Funeral Home in charge.

Pallbearers will lx Jackie Cox of Abilene and Wayland Tidrow, Bill Jimmie Don Brock, V. Turner and R. C. Langford. Pounding home the need for everyone connected with a flight mission to carry his load in the of safety, Maj.

Gen. an aircraft is much better than 20-20 hindsight." Gen. Caldara broke down most recent figures for jet aircraft ac- Joseph Caldara, director cidents as to where they happened, safety research office of the Jn-1 Results: 42 per cent in landing; specter General, USAF, at Norton AFB, spoke at Dycss Air Force Base Thursday night. The occasion was the Division Safety Mission where three trophies for operational and safety accomplishments were presented to three senior commanders. Also presented were 1,000 hour 'pins to B47 pilots and to KC97 pilots.

Col. William Yancey, SlOiH Air Division presented a SAC Hall of Fame certificate for more than three years cf accident free flying to the 819IU Combat Support group. The certificate was of the dinner meeting were Oliver Howard, Abilene Chamber of Commerce president-elect, and Bud Fox, chief controller for the air. traffic control division of the Civi! Aeronautic 'Authority here. Receiving lapel pins for more than hours of B47 flying 37 per.cent in flight; 15 per cent in takccff; 4 per cent in "go- around" (failure to land on the first approach); 1 per cent in taxiing, and 1 per cent in other categories, I Despite the great- number -of hours each''day by Air Force planes, Gen.

Caldara said the Air Force had reduced its accident rate from 506 accidents per 100,000 hours flown in 1821 to 10.4 'Sfrank, R. C. Roberts, P. J. Allison, C.

Bolstridge, J. C. Frazier, D. F. Resting, K.

E. Heller, XI. S. G. A.

Monard Weems; Captains J. S. Bcemah, R. F. Brew, F.

J. Calaghan. Jack B. Ford, D. Gordon, J.

Plane Crash Kills 14 in Nicaragua MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) A four-engine Taca International Airline plane carrying 18 persons crashed shortly after takeoff from Las Mercedes Airport here Thursday, killing 14. J. D. vice presi- 'ent, of-New saic Ihe dead included the captain anc tha copilot. The four survivors in eluded two stewardesses.

per 100,000 in SAC's accident rale is approximately two accidents per 100,000 hours, flown. Joining Gen. Caldara, Col. Vancey, Col. McKeever, Col.

Andrus Mrs. Alien Dies ai 42 lifes Today Elmdale accepted by Col. Malhew J. Me- and Col. Perna at the head (able Kecver base commander.

Tlic 96lh Bomb Wing received the trophy for the best wing performance in a recent SAC-wide combat mission. The trophy was accepted by Col. Burton' Andnis wing commander. A plaque fo the best Ds'ess crew in the same mission went to the 341st Bomb Wing, which is away on temporary duly. In the absence of llaj.

Willard Holloway, crew commander, (he trophy was accepted by Col. Anthony J. Perna, wing commander. Gen. Caldara said the number one objective of the Air Force flying saftey program is to preserve the combat capability of the Air Force through a reduction of fatalities among personnel.

The essence of flying safety is careful pre-flight and knowledge of emergency procedures. "Thorough knowledge of every condition related to the takeoff cf Mrs. J. C. Allen, 43, of 1526 Matador died al 2:30 p.m Thursday at St.

Ann Hospital. She had been in ill heailh for about years and had been seriously ill for the past month. She entered the hospital Wednesday night. Born Audra Ely, May 28, 1015 at Merkcl, Mrs! Allen-moved to Abilene with her parents in 1918 and is a 1934 graduate of Abilene Iligh School. She married Allen in 19JJ in Abilene.

The couple lived most of their married life in and around Abilene, moving here from Merkel 14 years ago. Mrs. Allen was a member of Fair Park Methodist Church. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliott's Diapcl of Memories.

The Rev. David Hamblin, Fair Park Methodist Church pastor, will officiate, assisted" by the Rev. Jarrcl Tharp, Tye.Meth- odist Church paslor. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery at Merkel. frcceryman Funeral will be held at 2 p.m Friday at Elliott's Chapel of Jlem-, ories for' Homer Richard 55, grocery, "tore operator.

Mr. suffered a heart attack al his home Thursday i morning and was dead on arrival at Heildrick Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Paul Nelson, Elmdale Baptist Church pastor, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Grady Allison, pastor of the Munday First Baptist Church.

Burial will be in Potosi Cemetery. Mr. LeMay was born Aug. so, 1903 in Hill County and moved to Elmdale in 1918. He married Ruth Greenway in 1925 at Abilene.

He had been in the farming and ranching business since moving fo Elmdale and purchased Ihe grocery in 1935 from his father. Jlr. LcMay was a member of the Elmdale Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Foster of 1109 McCarly and Lois Le- Walsh, R.

W. Zoerlein, C. Weaver, F. L. Duke, H.

Ruth, U'nd, H. Fowler, A. Collins and F. DeBorser; and First Lts. D.

0. Richardson, R. Jcamiero and R. C. Mist Bomb Wing: Slajors P.

W. Barrett, D. Hopwood, G. H. Jennings, C.

T. White, and F. P. Snntore, Captains R. M.

D. Donaldson, L. T. E. Van Gaasbeck, E.

Kruoger, R. C. Hall and H. E. Schumacher, and 1st Lt H.

M. Covinglon. For more than 1,500 hours.in KC97 flying, the following were listed for pins: Major E. Emeigh, Major A. Jacy, Capl.

L. A. Lebcuf and Capt. J. W.

Campbell. rr fa. Pritchard, 78, Dies; Riles Pending Mrs. Ida Belle Prifohard, 78, sidenl of Abilene' since 1929, ed at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in home at 145 Amarillo St.

Born Ida Belle Heyser May 880, in Belle Plain, she mar- ed Dee Pritchard July 4, 1899. died in 1W4. Following Iheir marriage (hey ovcd lo Putnam where she ran millinery shop for several years eforc moving to Abilene. Funeral is pending at Kiker- arren Funeral Home. Survivors include two sons, L.

Hrifchanl of Tampa, anc II. Pritchard of San Antonio; daughters, Mrs. Odessa. Du r'ee and Mrs. Golda oth of San Antonio; one brother I'.

H. Heyser of 3217 S. 5lh St. bilene; 13 grandchildren and sb reat-grandchildren. A picture th.ot everybody talking aboul.

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1. She was who died in SI. Anne's Hospital. Ninety other pupils of. the Roman Catholic parish school and fhree teaching nuns perished in the blaze.

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Greenway of Kermit and Mrs. Earl Killough of WicketL Survivors include the husband: one son, Johnnie Herman, two brothers, M. Tl. ztid R. D.

Ely Linda Crisla! and Husband Break Up HOLLYWOOD AP)-The brief marriage of actress Linda Cristal and oil company executive Robert Champion is on the rocks. The dark-haired beauty from Argentina said Thursday she ane Champion, half brother (o dancer Gower Champion, have separatee and have talked to lawyers aboul a divorce. She blamed Ihe breakup on her career and her husband's job with Ixith of Merkel: and four sislersjan oil company in Venezucl. Mrs. Laura Teaff of Tye, Miss which kert them apart much of Vcra Ely of 001 Mulberry the lime.

Miss" Idcen Ely, also of Abilene She appeared with Tony Curti, and Mrs. Allen's twin sister, Mrs. and Janet Leigh in ''The Auro OUar of Dallas. Furlough." DRIVE-IN 1750 NORTH TREADAWAY PHONE OR 3-2141. Open 7:00 Sierra Baron Track of (tic IT WAS OLD HOUR OF LIFE OR DEATH! KCX JASON RITA VM GAM POWERS Stfrt BRODIE HUMAN EMOTION STRIPPED TO THE RAW! TERESA ROBERT ITCHUM'Wil A.

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