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Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 38

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THE ABILENE EEPOITW-NEWS Minlic, July Ml Miss McConnell Dies in S'water Cotton Queen H. Weeks Dies; Dates Are Sel Services Thursday SWEETWATER (RNS) Pauline McConneU, manager of Woolworth's Memortet. The Rev. Purdue of First Paptlst Church in will officiate, assisted by the Sweetwater, died at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday in Simmons Memorial Hospital after a brief illness, Funeral wllJ be held at 10 a.m.

Thursday I a a Membership Dues Hike Rev. Milton Jochelz of Highland United Methodist Church, Bom Hay 5, 1910, in Pale Pinto County, she had lived in Sweetwater since She ha Chapel, with burial to been employed by Wodworth' HASKELL (RNS) -Accord ng to Mrs. Luther Burkett and Ann Fansler, chairmen the Haskell County Annua 'oltoo Queen contest will held at 8 p.m. July 18. This is the third annual even sponsored by the Haske Jhamber ot Commerce and the Texas Agriculture Extension Service.

Constants will model two cotton outfits, a formal and NttkHaskal! BIG SPRING (RNS) H. I. (Whitey) Weeks, hospital at died In a 8:05 a.m. The Koran consists ot thel There is no known insulator acred writings of Ihe MoslemsJfor magnetism. of since 1921, and had been manager of the store since February, 19W.

Survivors include sisters, Miss Inez McConneU, Miss fUtblyn McConneU and Mrs. Nelson (Jane) Dressier, all of Sweetwater; two brothers, sportswear. They will be judged in I heir sportswear while giving a two-minute talk on any phase of cotton, then while in formal attire will be asked one question to lest poise. Milla Perry, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs.

Ray Perry of Paint Tuesday following an illness of several months. Funeral will be held at 10 a Thursday In Nalley Pickle Rosewood Chapel, Lloyd Cannon officiating, assisted by W. P. Dennis. Burial will be In City Cemetery.

Born Feb. 26,1905, in Warren, he married Betty Calder Veram of Longview, Wash. Clyde of Warren, and Paul of PK'kens, two sisters Mrs. Guy Coats of Dinuba, and Mrs. Glen Sipes of Rowell, Ark.

I John McConnell of Miami, and Floyd of Jacksonville, Fla. an. 21, 1931, moved lo Big rom Pcnwcll. He was reduction American Creek, will serve as mistress ol ceremonies. Share Fun, 4-H group of the Weinert Senior provide the enter member of the First Baptist Church of Penwell.

He was member and past master of Tuesday scheduled a public tell Indians and the Anson Ti Club, will ta Lament. The 4-H club members who dues on the basis ol volunw will soon be presented 1C by the Abilene Chamber of Commerce to 40 Key City; business firms. The increases, which w.ll raaie from are part of a oVlve to equalize dues paid by EASTLAND chamber members and result Mangum, 19, of Cisco, was entered summer MAI1 Plflll the will workshop model the this gar ments they made. The dres review will be narrated by Mis Pansier. The Personality Shoppe and jane Felker will contribute th cotton sportswear and a cotton ormal to Ihe winner cotton contest.

f'trstfi Ut4C from i. recent re-evaluation of assessed 35 years in the state duos being paid. penitentiary by a nine man, Tom McElroy, chatvman of three-woman jury in 91st i District Court here Tuesday businfss man lo be 'in rightful place." Luto defend him. District Attorne Emory Walton served a of In Mrs. Burkett said eight or te contestants will be competin or county cotton queen honors Winner of the county conte will compete for honors at the Plains Regional contest to be held in Seymour in August.

at Odessa, He Spring in 1961 superintendent for Petrofina, and a Brownwood Sets Hearing On Zoning BROWNWOOD (RNS) Brownwood City Councilman HASKELL (RNS) Rajah Hassen, i has announced that plans are shaping up on schedule for the ninlh Home coming to be held Nov. 7 and 8. The featured speaker will be Bishop Kennelh W. Copeland the United Methodist Church Texas and Gulf Coast Con ferences. Bishop Copeland wa pastor of the Utthodist Churc Haskell from lo 1944 an las btcome a nationally known Clergyman.

Agenda for the homecoming includes: Friday, registration; Lions Club supper in the high school lunchroom and the homecoming SIGNAL football game fealuring the Has- Odessa Lodge No 955, AF and AM, Sam J. Helm Chapter No. 45, RAM, Sam J. Helm Council No. 363 and SM.

He was active in scout work with Ihe Buffalo Trail Council, and Lone Star District. Survivors include his wife of he home; one son, Donald Ray of Livingston; two grandchildren; five brothers, Floyd and Sam of Pine Bluff, hearing Sept. 9 on proposed amendments to the city's zoning ordinance. According to City Manager Harry Miller, Ihe amended zoning ordinance would spell out lunchroom. gei's.

Salurday, registration, Gener al Assembly at First United Methodist Church; and chuck wagon dinner in the high school traffic requirements under the various classifications and would prosecutor. -The raise in dues, stole the Mangum a charged with business irm agree, will become taking a car 'from a Carbon effective on the anniversary t0j al gun poim about week date the firm joined the Kendall Seaboum, chambu. 19 and also of Cisco, An across-the-board 10 ptr escaped by knocking a hole in cent dues increase was put into the jail's roof May 25. ef'eci Jan. 1,1969, at Mich lime Seabourne was assessed 20 firms holding $50 memberships years Monday In the same court Bruce McNair al were to begin paying $55.

On April 'aeain, this time to $60 minimum, taking $3 and a car at gunpoint the present minimum. Nair The current chamber budget is $100,000 McElroy said. the dues, there is nc chamber." TonunT McCracken Dies in Hospital SAN 'ANGELO (RNS) Tommie Lee McCracken, 59, died at McKnight State Rospita at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday. Graveside services will Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Lawnhaven Memorial Garden San Angtlo with Silas Tripplet' minister of the Church of Christ officiating. i He was born in Abilene on Oct. 9, 1909. He was a chef and a member of the Church Christ. Survivors Include I i brothers, Eddie, 1333 Swell, of Carlsbad, N.M., and Z.

S. of Odessa; two sisters, Ada Johnson of Midland and Mrs. John G. Bills of San Diego, and several nieces and Big Spring Slates Week In the Park BIG SPRING Gospel singing, youth and teen shows, drama, western music and a variety show highlight the 1969 were-charsed with version of the annual "VVeek In Air War Rages In Mideast Other officers of Ihe homecoming association include Dr. be much easier lo administer T.

W. Williams, vice president, than the present ordinance. The amendments call for four tary, residential zones ranging from and Mrs. Lulher Burkett, secre FUNERAL HOME IMC S4J H1CKCHM t77-4)5J I NATIONAL SELECTED MORTICIANS in connection with the same By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Israeli and Syrian planes clashed in battle over the occu pied Golan Tuesday. Seven Syrian Heights of Syria MIG21s were The Park Starlight Specials," set for July 13 through 20 at the his home, the Baptist parsonage in Carbon, about 10:45 p.m.

June They were arrested the next day al a roadblock near Lonoke, and the car was recovered. At the time of the escape, both were being held on armec robbery charges in Easlland Both had previously been convicted in Stephens County for the rape of a young Abilene Woman. Bogus $10 Bills Probed 5 The circulating of fou counterfeit $10 bills in Abilene being investigated by police. I CID Sgt. HaroW Emerson sa Tuesday that he believed th bills might be connecled with a id bogus money broken uj amphitheater in City Park, cording to Mrs.

Larson Lloyd, lairman of the cultural affairs ommittee of the Chamber of ommerce. Mrs. Richard Davis and Joe )unn are co-chairmen of the tarlight Specials 'erformances all seven nights the specials will begin at 8:15 i.m., and admission is 25 cents. The schedule of events include unday, July 13, gospel sing ong; Monday, Youth Night; Tuesday, drama (two one-ac (lays); Thursday, Western fight; Friday, i a 1 variety show); Saturday, Teen Night; and Sunday, July 20, gospel sing-song. Masons install At Sweetwater SWEETWATER (RNS) A joint Masonic installation ot offi- cers of Sweetwater Chapter No.

downed, Israeli spokesmen sait Damascus radio said four Israe li jets were destroyed and three Syrian planes were lost. The battle was one of the larg est dogfights in Ihe Middle Eas since Ihe six-day 1967 war. The Golan Heights were seized by Israe) during the war and have been held ever since. Israeli soldiers stationed near uneitra said they saw part of le fight. "At times the battle small single-family homes lo i a i apartment omplexes.

Other zones would include ocal business, such as eighborhood service firms; eneral business, which covers le downtown area; industrial; nd heavy manufacturing. The proposed amendments would have no effect on exisling tructures of any type, Miller said. Adoption of the amendet irogram was recommended to lie council Tuesday by the Planning and Zoning Com- lission. The Sept. 9 dale was selected oecause every property owner in the city must be given written notice of Ihe public hearing lo consider the proposed changes.

and we continue the biggest sale event of the year. In other action, councilman passed on third and (insl reading an ordinance requiring a $1,000 bond from all asphalt contractors operating in the city. In final action, city passed on first readings an very high above the ordinance calling for assessment paving on Chestnut Street from! Edwards to Baitcy, an ordinance!) rczoning lols 3 and 4, block 11, ind lot 1 and part of lot 2, block in Coggin Addition from residential to retail. recently by Dallas law officers Brownwood Rites For Gur Schultz Funeral for Guy R. Schultz ol Katy, former Brownwbbd resident and uncle of Brownwood Police Chief BiV Donahoo, was scheduled for 7 ays ago, while the other three were turned in lo police after being deposited in an Abilene bank by two local stores and a cafe.

The bills are ell" said Emerson, adding that Royal The first bill appeared some Sweetwaler 'pretty hard to jround, olher limes il was so we could see our planes haslng Ihe Syrian aircraft," aid one. "We heard explosions at great leight, but we saw no planes ailing," said another The Damascus communique said two Syrian pilots bailed out afely but a third was killed. I added the battle lasted 70 min utes and that the.four Israel ilanes downed fell into Israeli leld territory. The communique accused the Israeli planes of intruding into Syrian air space. The Israelis, who admitted no losses, said Ihe bailie lasted 3 minutes and was fought al lieighls between 10,000 and 20,000 feet.

The Israeli announcement brought to 10 the number of Syr ian jets and 27 the number of Egyplian jets Israel claims lo Youth Critical John Wayne Gallaway, 16, ol Clyde, was reported in critical condition -Tuesday night in Hendrick Memorial Hospital where he 'has been a palienl since June 28. Gallaway was struck by a car while walking on an IH 20 service road near Clyde. 172 Royal and Select Masons has been held at the Masonic Temple. Chapter officers installed included John N. Meadows, high priest; John T.

Bryant, excellent king; J. Alford Coffman, excel- the U.S. Secret Service would be en scr jbe; Slanlon E. Boncy, notified about Ihem. Thieves early Tuesday also tried to pilfer the contents of the pay telephone boxes stored at Ihe Morgan Express, 1M1 S.

Milton-Tread a a which has secretary; Lloyd T. McBeth, treasurer; Robert C. Baker, captain of the host; George A. Hendricks, principal sojourner; Wiley E. Home, royal arch cap- Ijfin; Lewis B.

Williams, master The body was then scheduled to be transferred to Wright' Funeral Home In Brownwood where it wifl lie from 7 a.m Wednesday until 2 p.m., when second service will be held. 'f. Burial will be at 3 p.m Wednesday in May Cemetery. Mr. Schultz died early Monday ot an apparent heart allack al Ips home.

Survivors include his wife, the former Emma Donahoo; a son, Bob GuyOf the home; a number of nieces and nephews. before. However this time the boxes have downed since Ihe 1967 News of the shooting down ol Ihe Syrian MIGs was announcec in parliament by Prime Minister Gokln Meir, who sent her congratulations. A senior army officer tol newsmen in Tel Aviv that Is rael's success in the air would make the Arab nalions "think hard before they lake any ac lion lo launch Ihemselves int anything risky so far as the ai: element was concerned." experienced similar attempts of 'third veil; Young Hall, master of second veil; Tom R. Lee, master of lirst veil, and were empty, other arrangements John B.

Brookshirc guard, having teen made to transport the full boxes to the Dallas center of Southwestern Bell. theft of worth of items, Council slate taking office included Home, thriceillustrious master; Meadows, right illus- Police also investigated the trious deputy master; Bryant, illustrious principal and con- from a sewing machine to duclor of the work; Boney, Al Summer Camp DUBLIN (RNS) The Service Unit Committee of the Dublin Salvation Army, headed by W. D. Raley, is sponsoring lour Dublin boys, Dennis Pan! Hester, Darwin Alan Hester, Loyd Neil Kilcrease Thomas Daniel Craddock, at Camp HoUitzeTte near Dallifs through July 13. toiletries, from Ml Penrose, and the then of a window air conditioner from the Mt.

Zion Baptist Church at 557 Washington. In addition detectives checVed- out the burglary of two cigarette machines and a candy machine in the lobbies the Professional Building at 1109 N. 19th. Thirteen births were reporlci at Abilene hospitals: At Hendrick: Girl lo Mr. and Mrs.

Rud recorder; McBeth, treasurer; Coffman, captain of the guards; Baker, conductor ot the council; Lee, steward; and Brookshire, sentinel. Rastus Jones, 75 Dies in Hospital HEMORRHOIDS? M.P.O. has a hoipitol-proved pain reliever even the leading remedy doesn't have. M.P.O. contains benztxaine, ihe anesthetic doc'ors and hospitals use for burns and skin rashes.

It's not even in the leading hemorrhoid remedy. Quickly you feel pain, burning and itching ease as M.P.O. helps reduce swelling for hours of relief. In ointment or suppositories. The Menth- olalumCompany, Buffalo, N.Y.

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Tuesday. Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Gar Payne, Rt. 5, Abilene, al 4:5 a.m.

Tuesday. Boy to Mr. and Mrs. Richar Hartman, 1173 Palrn, at 3: p.m. Tuesday.

AC Djcss: Boy to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tabor, 125 Alabama, at 10 p.m. Friday. Boy lo A.i.C.

and Mrs. Jackie Brown, 417 Palm at 10:15 p.m. Rastus Jones, 75, died at 1:15 Thursday, p.m. Tuesday in Cox Hospital Boy to A.I.C. and Mrs.

after i )ong illness. Richard O'Brien, 284ft S. 7th on Funeral arrangements are June 27. pending al i a Twin girls lo Sgt. and Mrs taken, there would be no specif te comment.

The United Stales has about SO.OM men, mainly U.S. Air stationed in Ttattrad. Under a sptcUl agreement signed and made pabbc ta 1X7 Byron RWurrtson was reported Secretary of State Dean ta "somewhat improved" Rusk and Thailand's foreign night in Hospital suffering from gunshot wounds could come to the aid of Thai- itceiwo July I. The 47-jear-old Uwmaa was without a unanimous approva ihot It ttegifcmd elbow wtarf aU other members of the sttfpcd Wfic violation. minister, Thanat Khoman.

agreed that the United Slates land as one member of SEATO for Southttst Treaty Organization. Asian Funeral Home. Mr. Jones was born Sepl. 20.

in Argonia, Ala. He moved to Taylor County in 19U from Alabama and has been a resident since. He has been living in Abilene since 1MO and was a member of UK Missionary Baptist Church. He married Miss Floy Agnes Mttchefl Dec. atOvalo.

Survirors are his wife of the home, 1 5 0 Portland; two daughters, Mrs. Vina Fay Acord of Kansas City, Mrs. Sarah Leslie Clark of 3410 Vogel; son, R. J. Jones of Tucamcari, N.M.; one sister, Lola dements of Florida; awl seven grandchildren.

Lawrence Pierce, 2534 Russell, at 8:52 p.m. Sunday. Girl to Pvt. and Mrs. Jerry Folscn, 3560 Cedar, at 4:45 p.m.

Sunday. Girl to Sgt. and Mrs. Louis Saldana, 2114 3rd, at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Girl to S.Sgt and Mrs. David White, 5273 Llano at 2:17 a.m. Sunday. Girl to cipt, and Mrs. Teddy Lowe, 117 Virginia, at 8:31 p.m Friday.

Twin girls to S.Sgt and Mrs Gary Holland, Avondalc, al 12:46 and 12:51 p.m. Friday. Girl to A.I.C. ud Mrs. James Allen, 1(31 N.

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