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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1979

Page

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Birthday Letters for Elizabeth Gamboa Mark Cancer Fight

Former Gonzales Elementary classmates sent cards and gifts to Elizabeth Gamboa on her 14th birthday while she battles cancer. The surprise party at her home featured donations from local merchants and support from family friends as Elizabeth rests after stopping chemotherapy.

Elizabeth Gamboa Gonzales Elizabeth Jay Galindo Nelson Allison Faye Waddell Elias Gamboa Jr San Francisco

Easter rites and oil theory mix in historic church scene

Pilgrims from Scandinavia Germany and a few Americans witness a Catholic procession led by Bishop Hanna Kaldany at Golgotha. Armenian rites and Coptic devotions unfold as church bells echo. Separately a Senate subcommittee report on Saudi oil reserves warns of potential conflict if demand remains high.

Hanna Kaldany Nazareth Golgotha Scandinavia Germany Egypt Church United States Saudi Arabia Aramco Senate

Tragedy Leaves Wichita Falls Residents Struggling

Police Chief Curtis Harrellson describes the grief soon to hit as a disaster unfolds. Elderly homeowner Home Garrett laments insufficient insurance after losing his house. Mrs. M. C. Hicks, in Wichita Falls since 1933, says she has never seen destruction rise so rapidly.

Curtis Harrellson Home Garrett M.C. Hicks Wichita Falls

District Court Records Notice of Divorces and Filings

A matter of record lists district court cases including contested divorces and removals among Callendar Walker Stovall McKee Buchanan Wilkerson Roy McArthur Lamkin Evans Dowden Jaye Henderson Dominguez Griffis Hudson Branch Ford Burkes Cothren Isbell. Names of involved parties appear alongside case references and status indications.

District Court Ranted Thurston Wayne Callendar Jody Ann Walker Jeralde Stovall Betty Stovall Karen Yvonne McKee Donald Floyd McKee Maria Margaret Buchanan Joseph Wood Buchanan Lardy Wilkerson Betty Jean Wilkerson Cheryl Jane Roy David Emmett Roy Darla Jo McArthur Robert Eugene McArthur Elizabeth Lamkin Billy M Lamkin Sheila Evans Roy Larry Evans Rex Neral Dowden Linda Gail Dowden Kenneth Allan Jaye Jayce Jaye Juan

Red Cross and UPS aid tornado survivors in Wichita Falls

Disaster relief teams across the nation gathered Easter baskets and shipped them via UPS to Wichita Falls for distribution at shelters and service centers. Red Cross reports 2,566 homes destroyed and 2,500 damaged in Wichita County, with Wilbarger County listing 102 destroyed and 53 damaged after a Tuesday tornado.

Nancy Mallett American Red Cross United Parcel Service ARC UPS Wichita Falls The Red Cross Randi Sulkin Ms. Sulkin Wichita County Wilbarger County Vernon

Nuclear incident uncertainty reflected in evacuation debate

Hendrie noted Thornburgh had ambiguous data while officials faced a decision on evacuation. Experts admitted Three Mile Island was unlike anything previously encountered, with no plant ever tested or analyzed in this condition. By the second full week after the accident, the crisis had subsided but questions persisted.

Hendrie Thornburgh Three Mile Island Roger J. Mattson NRC Systems Safety Commission

Easter Sunday weather forecast for Basin and memorial notices

Weather forecast for the Permian Basin predicts fair skies and near 88 degree highs on Easter Sunday and Monday with southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Memorial notices honor Clyde H. Miller 58 of Monahans and other local residents with funeral services planned across multiple towns.

Death notices span multiple towns and families across the region

Obituary notices list Mary Jewell Bruce 65 Odessa resident died after a long illness at Medical Center Hospital. Services scheduled 10 a.m. Monday Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home with burial in Live Oak Memorial Park Monrovia California. Survivors include three sons, two sisters, two brothers, and six grandchildren. Additional notices include Ricardo Rodriguez Nollola, Carolina Guerrerro, William E Barker, Victor Collaza Reyes, C B McCrory, Jose Reyes Rodriguez, Virginia Glass, Fawn Nell Miller, Myrtle Pierce, Faye Beebe, A W Cox, and others, detailing funerals, burial locations, birthplaces, and surviving relatives across Midland, Odessa, Seminole, Amarillo, Eunice, and surrounding areas.

Clyde Miller Clyde H Tony) Miller Monahans Odessa Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home Sunset Memorial Gardens Miller Medical Center Hospital Mississippi Betty Franklin Tonnette Nordham Corpus Christi Gale Tennis Pam Franklin Buster Gann California Robert Gann Pete Miller Midland Ruby I. Vaughan Ellis Funeral Home Resthaven Memorial Park Mary Bruce Mary Jewell Bruce Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Live Oak Memorial Park Monrovia Calif Turner and Stevens Mortuary Bruce Paris Texas John Phillip Bruce Ardmore Oklo Jerry Dean Bruce Victor Bruce Rochester Ricardo Rodriguez Nollola Garden City Primera Iglesia Bautista Fairview Nollola Big Spring Mexico Oklahoma Muldrow Aerial Surveys Corp Braulia Andrez Brito Marcelino Brito Santiago Nollola Leo C. Nollola Ricardo R. Nollola Cecil Nollola Colton Silverio Nollola Rudy Nollola Ontario Sarah Chavaria Jovita Castillo Houston Rebecca Acosta Julia Martinez Esperanza Solla Hesperia Carolina Guerrerro First Baptist Mexican Mission Seminole Seminole Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home Methodist Hospital San Marcos Guerrerro Gaines County Patricia Espanoza del Ray Fla Maria Velez San Angelo Patricia Nanez Amarillo William E. Barker Bill Barker Vera Morris Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Barker Dublin Paducah First Baptist Church of Lucille Victor Collaza Reyes Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Fairview Cemetery North Weatherford Reyes Midland Memorial Hospital Pioneer Natural Gas Co C.B. McCrory McCrory Mangum Okla R.A. McCrory Spearman Bill McCrory Orlando CH. Black Oklahoma City Jose R. Rodriguez Jose Reyes Rodriguez Kermit Highway Easterling-Wilson Funeral Rodriguez Veteran's Administration Hospital Victoria Disabled American Veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars Maria Margarita Sanchez Germany Maria Monica Rodriguez Maria Elizabeth Rodriguez Jose Eloy Rodriguez Ramon Rodriguez Jose Luis Rodriguez Senovio Antonio Rodriguez Barney Rodriguez Marcos Rodriguez Danny Rodriguez Alicia Rodriguez Virginia Cute) Glass Brentwood Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Glass Lubbock Blum Tyler James Alton Glass First Baptist Church Boyd Smith Davie Blankenship Loren Hill Mccamey Fawn Nell Miller Resthaven Cemetery Larry Sheppard Bobbie Raye Rodgers Abilene Dixie Lou Clement Eileen Marvin C Buddy) Barlow Goldsmith Lewis Hadley Barlow Myrtle Pierce Bill Shanklin Fort Stockton Davis-Morris Funeral Home Brownwood Pleasant Valley Pierce Comanche County Brown County Blanket Church of Christ R.M. Pierce Graham Faye) Beebe Beebe Granbury Midlands First Presbyterian Church Graham Beebe Lindsay Harlin Lake Whitney J.L. Kinnard Dendy Kinnard Round Rock Frelan Mabery Homer Boase Wichita Falls Eunice N.M A. W Pat) Cox Community General Hospital Jal Falls County el Paso Cox Oil

Odessa clubs meet for noon and evening events

The Odessa Kiwanis Club gathers tomorrow at noon at the Inn of the Golden West while the Wildcat Toastmasters hold an 7 PM meeting in the Odessa College faculty lounge.

Odessa Kiwanis Club Inn of the Golden West Wildcat Odessa College

Midland region forecast with warm weekend

National Weather Service at Midland airports reports fair skies turning cloudy Sunday night and Monday. Southeasterly winds 0 to 15 mph. Highs near 88, lows around 52 tonight, 43 tonight. Sunset 7 18 pm, sunrise 4 19 am. Year to date precipitation 24 inches.

Permian Basin National Weather Service Midland Regional Midland Regional Airport

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