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Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 40

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7.A TIIE AB1LKXE REPORTER-NEWS Abilene, Texas, Monday Evening, August 10, Ex-Marine Turns Rifle on Himself By RONNIE THOMPSON' SAN 1 ANTONIO, Tex. (API A Medal of Honor Marine killed himself and a married couple by triggering a rifle with hook- like artificial hands, a medical dawn in a fashionable area of Ihe cily. Zunuvalt's body was beside Harrell. Mrs. Zumwalt lay dead im the kitchen.

For years, Harrell worked in Hie Veterans Administration examiner said, bill officers helping other baiiled-scarred could find no motive for the veterans rehabilitate them- shooting, selves. William G. Harrell, 42, a "Ho was Ions" Percy former Marine sergcanl who Minis, manager of the regional lost both hands while fighting VA office here, said "He off a Japanese charge on Iwa way early Sunday. Medical Examiner seemed in good spirits when I i 1J 1 1 1 fiVVU IIH I 3 i 1 Jims in 1945, died from a bullet saw him lasl Friday. This is a wound the head on his drive- real shock," 'Die Medal of Honor was given Ruben Harrell after he and a fellow HOSPITAL PATIENTS HKNDR1CK MEMORIAL Tire following were admitted over the weekend to Hcndrick Memorial Hospital: Mrs.

Pclc Benbenek, 750 Chestnut Mrs. Vallon Click, 27)8 Mi- icy Mrs. William W. Cook, Haw- leg Mrs. Paul Garcia, 2110 Foresl Jerry Huddlcsion, 110 Colic drs.

John Xanders, 3837 Concord Charles Lccketl, Helton Mrs. James Anderson, Clyde Freddie Townsend, 2541 S. 25th Samuel V. Shores, Lawn Mrs. Charles Dooley, 2917 Ivanhoe Kalhey Iloman, Del City.

Okla. Mrs. Reuben Carpenter, Ovalo Dismissals Mrs. Lewis 0. Woodard and baby, 1909 Ivanhoe Mrs.

William S. Montgomery anil baby, 5342 Pueblo Mrs. Alva E. Bush and baby, 2726 S. 20lh Mrs.

Floyd Osborn and baby, 2055 Mimosa Earl W. Parsons and aby, Clyde Mrs. Gary R. Beaucharnp and baby, Ranger Santos said Harrell minulcs lie- Marine, Pfc. Andrew Jackson fore had killed E.

Zumwall, 39, drier of Paducah Tex foiighl! Mrs Homsey, 1010 Pop- another World War II amputee, tacc-lo-face wiUi llie enemy on and Zumwalt's wife, Gcraldinc, March 3,1915, I Harrell and Carlcr, who occu- 1 he shooting occurred before' pied adjoining foxholes on John A. Wipff Let me help you SAVE TO AND MORE ON YOUR GROCERY BUDGET PER MONTH IMPERIAL FROZEN FOOD SERVICE 3536 N. 6lh OR 3-7982 Mrs. Manuel Vidayrri, Tusco- company perimeter, lalcr became known as Ihe "two-man Alamo" to buddies, The citation said that after a grenade lore off Harrcll's left hand ami fracfural his Ihigh, he fought on. A charging Japanese then wounded him with a saber.

Harrd! shot him with his pistol. Two more enemy soldiers charged, one tossing a grenade near his Harrell killed one of them and pushed the other away as the grainde exploded, blowing off Harrcll's right hand and killing the Japanese. At dawn, when Harrell was evacuated, there were 12 dead Japanese. He was credited with killing five. Discharged as a sergcanl in 1946, he returned to his home in Mercedes, Tex.

GRAPHIC Coast-To- Coast The (jbtlouj 314 XEJiOX COPIER serves yflu II. E. KIITKKMMI.I. OmCH 321 M'alnn! OR 4-HJi Missing Man Calls Home iralfic jam may have a Itielr son from death aboard an airliner. A United Airlines plane crashed July 9 in Tennessee, filling 39 persons.

MeGough said in his telephone conversation he had originally planned to catch sic at First Baptist re- An Abilene man i the ill-fated flight hul missed signed Sunday night to accept missing and whose disappear- it due to a traffic lie-up in Wash- a part-time music ministry in Joe Liles Resigns At First Baptist Joe Ed Liles, minister of mu- ance prompled a search that ington. Antonio, allowing reached to the Pentagon has When MeGough did not ccn- study toward a doctorate at the turned up In Morrislown, tact his parents, the Air Force University of Texas. where he has been working, launched a prota, along with an The new appointment to Man- Floyd Dale MeGough, 22, the insurance company with or Baptist Church in nortlwcsl In 1958. He had been.with the local church since February, 1958. and while here has directed stale music festivals and About a million Ions of dust fro tnlhe distant space falls on the earth every year.

The cos- are so small that a microscope and special equipment are needed to identify them. ip- ify LOANS OFFERING THREE DISTINCT SERVICES TO YOU 1. Best Buys on New and Repossessed Merchandise Lour dmcn payment Fnjj- TEltMS 2. Pawn Loans on Almost Anything of Value Fajf, confidential service. red 3.

Personal Loans fo Employed People Repayable in tivekly or monthly payment! THE SHOP A INDEPENDENT LOAN CO. 3 5 7 OR 2-3297 FREE PARKING REAR OF STORE Mrs. Roy Matthews, 810 S. Pioneer Mrs. William Carter, Big Spring Houston Gilbreath, 1749 N.

19th William D. Chamblee, 1257 Buccaneer Mrs. L. M. Cist, fit, 1, Box Mrs.

Wilburn Adams, De Leon Jane Henry, 1525 (Jlenwood Mrs. Robert 11. Waggoner, Loraine Mrs. Joseph Saint, 1902 Glenhaven Mrs. Alvin Hefferman, R(.

5, Box 330 Alton Keesce, 1533 Stiellon Sarah B. Payne, 317 Ross Grovelle E. Malone, 2348 251 Mrs. Tioberl E. Patterson, Brownwood Mrs.

Billy D. Misso, Live Oak Trailer Lodge Mrs. Charlie J. Miller, Baird Mrs. J.

C. Lewis. 1701 Edge- moul William A. Rhodes, 1718 Green Hugh Edmonds, 865 Carver Valerie Thedford, Tyler John T. Butler, Rweetwater Larry J.

Roberson, 1725 Cotton wood Mrs. Ernest L. Lee, Hamlin Janice Bigham, 1S18 Over Jennie Ortiz, 309 N. 3rd Mrs. Tyrus Hicks, 918 Ross Mrs.

John S. Roach, 1541 Am- Mrs. Kennem D. Sylvester and baby, 1241 Ross Mrs. Nick Stokes and babv :658 Mesqulle Mrs.

Robert D. Hunler anc baby, 6)0 E.N. 20th Mrs. Ralph D. Riley and baby, 2202 S.

12th Mrs. Oscar R. Fanning and baby, Rt. 5, Box 94 Mrs. Joe H.

Hoff and baby, 1479 Beechwood Mrs. Clarice Ellioll and baby, 1307 Hollywood Mrs. Benny Munoz and baby, 852 N. Treadaway A. Davis and baby, Box 752, McMurry Mrs.

Gerald L. Towery and baby, Clyde Mrs. 0. W. Willis, Clyde Mrs.

Ned Gilford, 917 Luzon Mrs. Lois Hampton, 1341 S. nili George W. Thompson, 1666 S. lOlh.

Mrs. Matlle Harris, Haskell Kenneth Aslon, 601 Gill Dr. Mrs. Roy L. Flanagan, Box 1025, ACC Elbert Payne, Hamlin Joe C.

Cooke, 1301 Marshall Mrs. Mack Miller, 1410 Meadowbrook Robert N. Kanady, Rt. 2, Box uujeci ui an investigation ay tne Air Force and an insurance company, telephoned his parents here Saturday night. The parents, Mr.

and Mrs. D. J. MeGough, 1109 S. Danville had not heard from their son since his July 9 release from Ihe Air Force at McGuire AKB N.

J. MeGough had not contacted bis parents because he said he was busy with his new job at a Morrislown electronics firm The McGoughs also learned though, that a Washington, D.C. Aicuougn naa iax.cn out fligm insurance, MeGough lotd his parents he plans lo work at Morrlslown until the end of August, then return to Abilene. Singers to Appear Two spiritual singing groups will appear at 8 p.m. Monday at the Anlioch CMR Church, 8th and Plum.

They are Ihe Loving Sislers from Little Rock and the Pilgrim Jubilee from Chicago, said the Rev Paul Young, Anlioch minister Antonio will begin Sept. 1. The Lllcs, including two sons, Kenneth, 9, and Richard, 5, will move from their Abilene homr al 1310 Albany the last week in August. Liles will commute lo Austin, where he plans lo take the PhD. degree in choral and orchestral conducing.

An Abilene native, he spent most of his life al La- Marque. He earned the 15. A. In music from Baylor University, In 1951, and Ihe Masler of Sacred Music from Soulhern Seminary in Lou- GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY! MIDAS THE WORLD'S FINEST NATIONWIDE GUARANTEEI 3040 SOUTH 7th H. E.

BRITIAN OWNER PH, OR J-7732 bier Mrs. Weldon G. ders Mrs. Hcrshell 908 Mrs. Bessie Wetsel, 501 Grand Amelio DeAnda 1274 Cherry Mrs.

Clifford 'C. Brockman, 209 TP Lane Joseph N. Montgomery, Rt. 1. Box 436 Albert Jonas 1110 Matador Perry 0.

Ashby, 1949 Amarillo Mrs. Donald Williams, 1749 Peach Johnnie P. Minion, 2026 Graham Shirley Orlcga, Winters R. Peraza, Lawn Dale W. Whiteside, 1339 mont Hansen, Lue- Joe Scrivner, Haskell John T.

Norman, 3438 Pine Gregory S. White, 205 Call Mrs. Minnie McMauIs, Baird! Thomas B. Murray, 1517 Mrs. Charles E.

Lucas, Rl. 3, Abilene Mrs. C. S. Henning Ross Ave.

897 Mrs. Dennis R. Mmer, 1940 Lincoln Mrs. Sonny Jamison, 709 N. Grape Mrs.

Lawrence Pale, Abilene Danny W. Smith, 2110 Poplar Junior Savers get this Tshiri- JUST OPEN AH ACCOUNT WITH 55 OR MORE! It's the newest club in town and only kids can join! And as a Junior Saver, you'll get the same big dividends grownups earn four times a same friendly service. Come in and see.u^now. WESTERN COMMERCIAL Loan Association John C. McGarrity, Pres, South 3rd at Pioneer Drive Phone OW 2-5656 :4 Ave.

D. Lewis M. Henderson, Box 369 Mrs. J. D.

McKeever, 3341 S. 20th Mrs. Dominick Munizza, 2650 Madison F. Vincent, Lawn Garland C. Young, 1010 Buccaneer Mrs.

Billy T. Neeb, Rt. 3 Ted W. Hines, Rule Derrell W. -Carpenter, 2018 Clinton Mrs.

Allen M. Hutson, 2102 Grand Martin D. Marshall, Winters Mrs. Dayton King, Fort Stockton Mrs. Janie Hart, 543 N.

7th ST. ANN The following were admifled over (he weekend lo St. Ann hospital: Mrs. E. E.

Hartgraves, Clyde Merle R. Burke, 2167 Bridge Jo A Carter, 1133 Green Mrs. John P. Eakin, 1102 Fannin Charles K. Foster III, 258 West ridge Mrs.

Marshall N. Rowe, 2034 Green Mrs. Dan A. Gallagher, 1466 inter Dismissals Howard C. Gcrber, 1109 Beech Mrs.

Darwin Weathers, 834 Ambler Mrs. Otis Conlce, Clyde COX MEMORIAL The following was admillec over Ihe weekend to Cox Me morial hospital: Mrs. Eva Jo Lewis, Rt. 1, Box 172 Dismissals 0. A.

Turner, 1001 Ballingcr i C. C. Barrett, 1833 Jeffries! Mrs. Robert McDaniels, 734 Beechwood Mrs. Davis S.

Gonzales, 2526, Caldwell I Mrs. Homer Ellison, 1818 Ho- iiertz Lone Cedar Bridge Session Staged EASTLAND (HNS) Lone Cedar Duplicate Bridge Club held a masterpoint session Saturday at Lone Cedar Country Club. Players participating were from Slephenvilie, Eastland, Cisco, Ranger and Lake Leon. Mrs. Dick Dearman and Mrs.

E. L. Graham, both of Cisco, won first place. Mrs. T.

C. ffylie of Ranger and Mrs. Arthur Murrcll of Easlland were second. CURRENT ANNUAL DIVIDEND PAYABLE QUARTERLY Castro Criticizes Attack on Cyprus HAVANA, Cuba (AP) Prime Minister Fidel Caslro today compared Turkey's allack on Cyprus to last week's U.S. retaliatory raid against North Viet Nam.

"They (Ihe Turks) are copy ing from the United Stales," he said in speech. He said the U.S. air strike against N'orth Vietnamese in slallalions was a "cowardly, treacherous attack." YOUR GENERAL TIRE SPECIALIST INVITES YOU TO JOIN IN HIS SAFE TIRE CAMPAIGN REGISTER TODAY NO PURCHASE NECESSARY SETS OF FOUR PUNCTURE-SEALING GENERAL DUAL 90 TIRES Forget Forget Wear! General Dual 90s let you keep right on driving! They seal punctuies, instantly. Stronger-than-sleel Nygen cords tet you forget blowouts. Amazing new buragcn rubber lels you forget wear.

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