Motley Slaying Trial Date Set in Plainview
Special District Judge George Miller set July 18 for the capital murder trial of Larry C Fortenberry in the shotgun slaying of Motley County Sheriff Jalmar Wilson near Matador. Stacy Carter, tied to the case, faced a mistrial after a guilty plea to attempted murder in the Rogers shooting. Carter may be offered a deal after Fortenberry’s trial.
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Plainview (Speciali
George Miller
Larry C Fortenberry
Motley County
Jalmar ‘Jinks’ Wilson
Fortenberry
Wilson
Matador
Stacy Albert Carter
Lubbock
Carter
John Rogers
North Carolina
Rogers Carter
Texas
Miller
110Th Judicial District
Plainview
Unwelcome Sharks Visit Padre Island in Large Swarm
About 1,000 hammerhead and sand sharks swarmed near Padre Island beaches then moved offshore. Observers noted 6 to 12 foot sharks in depths from 5 to 18 inches. Scientists cited possible breeding behavior or shrimp pursuit, with no clear explanation. Beaches reopened after the sharks departed.
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North Padre Island
South Texas
Sheldon Smith
Padre Island National Seashore
Smith
Coast Guard
National Seashore Service
Texas
Tom Bright
Oceanography Department
Texas AM University
Trustees Named to Methodist Hospital Board Pending Conference Approval
The Northwest Texas Annual Conference named new board trustees for Methodist Hospital in Abilene. Three year terms begin in August for Joe Minkley Roy Middleton Pat McNamara JC Chambers Bob McKelvy and Joe Murfee while Bull Bryant C Owen Hamilton RC Johnson Jr Marjorie Eastman James Wo Spears and Fred Timberlake receive reappointments. Honorary members for 1977 78 include Christine DeWitt J Lettwich Sam Nader George McCleskey Rolan Simpson Leland Payne Clem Boverie Willard Paine John Scoggin Jim Ed Waller Warrick Carr and Harold Harrige with other honorary members Joe Salem RF Brown JB Wheeler and Marvin Boyd. G L Marable M D will serve one year and Pat Caraway will be the auxiliary representative for one year. George M Brewer comments on hospital control and costs amid national hospital scrutiny.
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Methodist Hospital
Northwest Texas
United Methodist Church
St. Paul
Body found near Odessa may be Lubbock woman
Investigators said they have not ruled out the possibility the semi nude corpse found in a Northeast Odessa mesquite thicket is that of a Lubbock woman. The body discovered May 22 by two youths along U.S. 385 and Loop 338 shows a blood stained rock nearby and a pathologist cites massive skull fractures as the cause.
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Pat Carlson
Avalanche-Journal
Ector County
James Brown
Odessa
Lubbock
Brown
California
Crosby County history book aims to preserve regional heritage
The Crosby County Historical Commission plans a county history book including communities churches education landmarks and family histories with a prepublication price of 2250. Memorial pages and contact points are listed though sources are unclear. Authorities report no solid leads in a missing woman case tied to Lubbock and Odessa investigations continue.
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A-J
Lorenzo
Crosby County Historical Commission
Crosby County
ML Sanders
Balls
Charlie Wheeler
Crosbyton
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Mount Hermon
Steve Hurt
Joe Cox
Padre Island
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George M. Brewer
America
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Flint
Ctronics
Ave
Young Meg
Triple Dresser Twin Mirror
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Hoover Service
Myr & Quaker i
U.V
Blake Record Center
Freddy Poteet
Association of
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Western National Life Insurance Company
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