Hollywood truths from a Southern writer on luck and fate
Gene Powell Jr. vents about the film industry with a sardonic view. He cites a friendship with Craig Owens of Dixie Electric and recalls meeting Hollywood insiders, noting feast or famine schedules, unstable relationships, widespread dissatisfaction, skewed pay, nepotism, and the heavy toll of chasing dreams in Tinseltown. He peppers anecdotes about famous names and reflects on the era’s cynical realities while promising future columns.
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Six Degrees
Dennis Quaid
Hollywood
Craig Owens
Dixie Electric
Craig
Midland Lee
al Gore
Owens
Michael Richards
Jeff Daniels
Milton Berle
Clint Eastwood
Jodi Foster
Ann Heche
Farrah Fawcett
James Coburn
Youths charged in death of Harlen Patton in Howard County
In Howard County, a 17-year-old girl from Big Spring and a 15-year-old boy from Big Spring were jailed on capital murder charges in the death of 70-year-old Harlen Jene Patton. Patton was found Tuesday on Rockhouse Road. autopsy performed in Lubbock.
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Howard County
Big Spring
Harlen Jene Patton
Melanie Castenada
Wasson Road
Midland County
Midland
Culver
Roger Sweatt
Gary Pritchett
Sheriff's Office
Rockhouse Road
Pritchett
Patton
Lubbock
Sheriff’s Office
Police Department
Texas Rangers
Castenada
Sheriff’s
Sam's Club Honors Five Employees With Hero Awards
Arkansas based retailer Sam's Club recognizes five employees nationwide for notable acts of service. In Odessa, Robbie Canady raised over 20000 dollars for Children’s Miracle Network, while Eric Heaton, 17, returned a $3000 cash filled bag found in the parking lot, earning a Hero Award. Store officials underscore these acts as community impact.
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Cindera Nealy
Odessa
Betty Davis
Robbie Canady
As Davis
Canady
Children’s Miracle Network
Sam’s Club
Sam's
Sam’s
Sam
Cana Service
Eric Heaton
Sam's Club
Heaton
Chad Cottrell
Odessa Sam’s Club
Family Dollar officials praised by communities over center moves
Community leaders from Odessa and other towns tout incentives and jobs tied to Family Dollar distribution plans. Officials cite a $50 million plant investment and about 500 jobs, with progress toward final agreements in coming weeks as Maquoketa, Iowa enjoys benefits from a nearby center.
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Family Dollar
Rentall
Odessa Economic Development Corp
Jim Bowen
CDC
Runnels
Maquoketa
Iowa
Roger Stewart
Group backs World Walk for Breastfeeding in Odessa
The La Leche League of Midland hosts a 10 a.m. Saturday walk at Memorial Gardens across from Music City Mall in Odessa to mark World Breastfeeding Week. Volunteer leader Dawn Cockrell notes fewer doctor visits for breastfed babies and cites a pre-pregnancy weight rebound as a bonus for mothers. An information booth will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. See GROUP on Page 26.
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la Leche League of
Midland
Memorial Gardens
42Nd Street
Music City Mall
Odessa
Dawn Cockrell
le Leche League
Cockrell
League
Autopsy ties fatal head injuries to Odessa burglary attempt
Emiterio Rico, 36, died two days after a June 16 incident near Mama's Kitchen at 1534 Eighth St. Police say he tried to break in after hours, cutting arms and head on a window and sustaining blunt injuries. Investigators found a blood trail and a broken window, with Rico found lying nearby. Police report a blood alcohol level of .12, no drugs detected.
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Odessa
Mama’s
Eighth Street
Mama's Kitchen
Eighth St
Emiterio Rico
Ector County
B.J. White
Sherrie Thompson
Rico
White
OPD
Thompson
Medical Center Hospital
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