Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Odessa American in Odessa, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1972

Page

2

McGovern weighs vice presidential choices amid buzz

Humphrey rebuffs any second spot offer while McGovern weighs a balance candidate. Muskie and Kennedy are floated as potential runners, with O'Brien Church White Shriver and others also considered. McGovern aims to announce after consulting party leaders as Eagleton’s vacancy shifts the ticket.

Miller Humphrey McGovern Hum Meio Miami Beach Lyndon B. Johnson Hubert Muskie Sen Edmund S. Muskie Maine Missouri Thomas F. Eagleton Minnesota Washington Post Democratic National Committee Lawrence F. O'Brien Idaho Frank Church Boston Kevin White Peace Corps R. Sargent Shriver Edward M. Kennedy Massachusetts Kennedy

California Welfare Reform Cited As Cost Cut That Expands Jobs

Governor Reagan credits welfare reform with cutting California aid rolls by 205000 since March 1971 and a June drop of 39696 while unemployment fell from 675000 to 570000. The program tightens eligibility, pursues absent parents, and fights fraud. State welfare costs rose modestly with higher caseloads elsewhere.

Sacramento Calif California Ronald Reagan Golden State Reagan Carleson

Melons Join Rock Concert at Floyd Gwin Park

KOZA Radio hosts the first annual watermelon feast as part of summer concerts in Floyd Gwin Park from 1 to 5 PM Sunday. Tomm y Otis promotes a free event with two local bands C B Limited and Grady Chapman and the Wooleys. The crowd is expected to be larger amid improving economic signs.

Floyd Gwin Park Koza-Radio Tommy Otis C.B. Limited Grady Chapman The Wooleys

Odessian Held As Violator In Probation Case

Elmer Ray Graves aged 29 of 909 North Tom Green remained in Ector County Jail Thursday on a alleged probation violation and is held without bond pending a revocation hearing in District Court. Graves was placed on three years probation May 17 after pleading guilty to felony theft for taking 200 dollars worth of mechanic tools from Bates Well Service Co. on Mankins Avenue in April. He was arrested again July 23 on a charge of aggravated assault in Ector County Court. A 22 year old Arizonan was jailed Thursday awaiting military authorities. Police said William Dana Pool of Casa Grande Ariz was arrested by Texas Highway Patrol on Interstate 20 at 7 am.

Elmer Ray Graves North Tom Green Ector County Graves Bates Well Service Co Mankins Cy All William Dana Pool Casa Srande Ariz Texas Interstate 20 Wetoesiy The Veray

Six Named In Check Charges In Ector County Court

Six defendants face charges of passing worthless checks in Ector County Court. Horace Young 29 from 1006 East 36th allegedly passed a 26.42 check at Safeway Stores March 30. Judy Wright of Irving is charged with a 5.20 check at Branding Iron Steak House May 3. Nick Rodriguez 27 from 417 East 48rd is accused of an 18.70 check at Sears June 23. Mickey Hurst Crane is charged for a 4.13 check at Sears May 11. Cheryl Dower 25 from 706 North McKinney is charged with an 11.32 check at Sears June 17. S. B. Baker 4 of Odessa is accused of a 20 check at Pinkie’s Coliseum Store June 8.

Ector County Horace Young East 36Th Safeway Grandview Judy Wright Irving Branding Iron East Ith Nick Rodriguez East Sears, Roebuck and Co East Eighth Mickey Hurst Crane Sears Cheryl Dower North McKinney S.B. Baker Odessa Pinkie’s Coliseum West 42Nd

Labor Day Carnival At Ector County Coliseum

Odessa Jaycees sponsor a Labor Day Carnival at Ector County Coliseum fair grounds from August 31 to September 3 to keep Odessans off highways over the holiday weekend. Publicity chair Mike Bell calls it a safety program with rides booths and more activities planned. Organizations may sponsor money making booths by contacting the Jaycee office at the Chamber of Commerce building.

Ector County Coliseum Fairgrounds Odessa Jaycees Mike Bell Odessa Jaycee Chamber of Commerce

Austin Youth Injured in Rig Accident Near Grandfalls

An 18 year old Austin man Donald Robert Cooper received a fractured skull and was listed in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital after a rig accident near Grandfalls on Wednesday. He is the son of Duncan Cooper Jr.

Austin Medical Center Hospital Grandfalls Donald Robert Cooper Duncan Cooper Jr

County Court Marriage Licenses and District Court Divorces Summary

County Court reports multiple marriage licenses issued including Donald Lee Mathis and Glenda Lynn Adams and 15 other couples, plus criminal cases filed for defrauding by worthless checks and other offenses. District Court records show one divorce filing, civil suit against Walgreen Inc, and extensive medical center admissions and discharges with births listed and a string of city traffic accidents with numerous names and addresses.

Donald Lee Mathis Glenda Lynn Adams Donnie Ray Jones Brenda Jean Hendrix Robert Hayes Offutt Pamela Gene Schnaubert Joe Luis Olguin Yolanda Quiroz Tavarez Thomas Charles Estoll Sarah Ethel Kirkpatrick Phillip George Gurich Fannie Diane Lindsey Everly Dickins Ethel Jewell Reel Orlando Munoz Sotelo Theresa Ann Alvarago John Ray Jones Susan Lee Trefethen Albert Clyde Janke Dianna Lynn Jacobs Horace Young Judy Wright Nick Rodriguez Mickey Hurst Cheryl Dower B. Baker Vaulder Jewell Travis Santos Barrientos Gary Dean Steed Carole Ann Steed Louisa Morales Walgreen, Inc

McCamey Hires Hospital Head To Reopen 20-Bed Facility

McCamey Hospital Board meets to discuss reopening the 20-bed hospital closed July 16 due to financial troubles. Newly named administrator Verne E Blythe is expected to receive a base salary of 15.00 dollars per year. Board member Merrill Eddlemen notes no reopening date yet and Blythe will relocate from Lubbock.

McCamey McCamey Hospital Board of Directors Verne E. Blythe Merrill Eddlemen Eddlemen Blythe Lubbock

Embezzlement Charge Filed Against Don Murdock

Police filed an embezzlement complaint against Don Ellis Murdock a former Circle J The Store employee. Warrant by Justice of the Peace Manuel Valles alleges he took cash tools and tires valued around 500. Murdock last worked July 29 and has not been seen. Bond, if set, not reported. The town faces a doctor shortage with only one physician and a need for at least three.

Don Ellis Murdock Murdock Lindsey

Ozona Opens Student Teaching Center With ASU Plan

Angelo State University will start a student teaching center in Ozona in January under an agreement with Crockett County ISD. ASU already operates centers in San Angelo and Big Spring. The centers allow teacher certificate candidates to complete student teaching closer to home, per Dr. L. Mahler.

Ozona Angelo State University ASU Crockett County Independent

Two Patrolmen Join Department Odessa Police

Two new patrolmen join the Odessa Police Department. Roy Lee Gladden, 21, of 506 East 35th, and David Calvin Jones, 23, of 819 North Lauderdale, are Odessa High School graduates and will earn $60 a month. Dorothy Mae Williams, 35, of 415 Snyder, was released on her own recognizance from Ector County Jail on a defrauding by worthless check charge for allegedly passing a $31.63 bogus check at Gibson's Discount Center on June 16.

Odessa Roy Lee Gladden East 35Th David Calvin Jones North Lauderdale Dorothy Mae Williams Snyder Ector County Gibson's Discount North Grandview

Odessa College Schedules SCAT Exams

Odessa College will administer SCAT a short examination for students who haven't taken other entrance tests Saturday and Monday at 8 30 a m in Baskin Hall Room 99 Other dates for the test are Aug 12 14 and 21 The fee is 2 dollars.

Odessa College Baskin Hall

Food Buying Hints Aimed At Saving Shoppers Money

Washington reports the government plans a "be a better shopper" campaign to curb rising prices. Retail food associations and major grocers will join, focusing on advertising to tell consumers which items are in greatest supply and most economical. No boycott or substitution push will be urged.

Washington

Odessa Tomorrow Schedule Lists Morning and Evening Events

Odessa events include 7 AM Optimists breakfast at Sands Restaurant and 12 PM Rotary coach room at the Inn of the Golden West. Odessa Optimists dine at Sands Restaurant, 6 PM Veterans of World War I meet at Hi-Spot Youth Center, and 8:30 PM showings of Taming of the Shrew at Globe Theater and You're A Good Man Charlie Brown at Permian Playhouse.

Eastside Rotary The Inn of the Golden West Barracks 1867 10Th and MacArthur Man Charlie Brown Permian Playhouse

Deaths fill Midland area obituaries and memorials

Obituaries list Mrs. A W Evans 67 of Sand Springs died after a hospital stay with services at First Baptist Church of Sand Springs and burial at Trinity Memorial Park. Also listed are Carrie Halsell Bonham 71 of Bonham burial at Willow Wild, J T Parker Winters 54 of Winters burial at Lakeview, Lee Ora Fair 75 of Houston former Lubbock resident with Resthaven memorial, Erwin P Phenix 48 of Midland, Dennis Ray Bean 38 of Midland, William B Gilbert 85 of Big Spring, Patricia P Steele 60 of Midland, Birl J Rives 71 of Monahans, Robin Leigh Beam 19 of Marshall. Survivors and service details noted, with multiple locations and funeral homes.

A. W. Evans A. W Nettie Ethel) Evans First Baptist Church of Sand Springs Trinity Memorial Park Nally-Pickle Funeral Home Sié Lubbock Ranger Athens Big Spring Evans First Baptist Church Lonnie Evans Ballas L. P Crice Bobby Wall Dewey Stump West 15Th Gessa Carrie Halsell Bonham Carrie Halsell Baptist Memorial Geriatric Hospital San Angelo Church of the Holy Trinity Willow Wild Wise Funeral Home Bonham Jefferson John P. Holmes Midland J.T. Parker Winters Main Street Church of Christ J. T. Parker Lakeview Cemetery Spill Funeral Home San. Angelo Shannon Memorial Hospital Parker Madisonville Miles Winter Pool Well Service Co Winters Church of Christ Lola Faye Benson Winters Grace Ann Stringer James L. Parker Michard Donald Parker Denver City S.D. Rucker Houston E. A. Ded E. EF. Johnson Effie Gibbins Ed Althing Bryan Sarah Bessie Glover Brazil Don Parker Moss Point F. W. Parker Howard Taft Lee Ora Fair William B. Gilbert Big Spring Veterans Administration Hospital McCamey Hobbs Chapel A.M.E McCamey Cemetery Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home Gilbert Grimes County Greater St. Luke A.M.E Patricia P. Steele Lubbock Poteet Funeral Home Pawnee Okla Patricia Palmer Steele Methodist Hospital Birl J. Rives Claude Rives Pyote Bill J. Rives Jr San Antonio Don Marshall Mansville Vera Fuchs Margie Martin Pasadena Ozella Robinson Goldthwait

Also Mentioned on This Page

South Dakota Jean Westwood Eagleton Michigan New York Joseph Crangle Walter E. Fauntroy District of Columbia Coretta Scott King Martin Luther King Jr Gary Ind Richard Hatcher Senate House Nixon A. Alan Post Post Odessan DWI Jaycee Board Tami Jo Whitmire T. J. Whitmire Waco Marylyn Campbell Madelyn C. Kilpatrick Carlos J. Herrera Patricia Albarado Nancy D. Miller Sherry L. Foy Kenneth Lee Freeman Madle V. Potter E. T. Prather Pink W. Johnson Robert P. Pyeatt Clarence Rey Frisbie Jolene H. Jones Ee J. Steele Vera Fay Thompson Madie M. Hensley Kathleen P. Shelton Sandra $. Pullen Janis T. Weed Lucy de G. Townsend Danny G. Warnick Hazel G. Bolton Steve W. Esterpone Emma Acosta Dee Ann Francesi Marta Metcalf Raymond Elrod Joe Chandler Una Miller Cisrence Greer Leopoldo Valdez Jerry Brooks Mason Thurman Jett Michael Sutter Froy Gregg William Hopper Edgar Beck Mattie Littlefield Lisa Williams Helen Price Leonard Smith Lindie Putty Isaac Groves Matilda Sandoval Andres Aguirre Lana Yandrich Date Storie Joyce Richardson Teresa Williams Melissa van Arsdale Dorothy Hernandez Marsha Eades Nitza Bowers U.S. Bother Horace Jackson Delma Martinez Alfredo Franco Charles €. Gee Jr Dallas Larry P. Patterson North Alleghaney Calvin McGaha Ranchland C. R. Fox East 18Th West University Danny L. McCollum Hoffman Dr Nell % Spieler Catalina West 10Th Mae C. Huttnall Brentwood David M. Johns Redwood West Fourth Raye W. Miller Worth Alleghaney Sharron $. Elder North Dotsy East 13Th Sheila S. Long Douglas Ricky T. White Wabash Golder Ethel L. Jarrett West 3Rd Mary E. Fletcher North Graham Harless Catherine §. Wilson East Monahans Jimmie R. Stroud Andrews Highway Karen K. Marshall West 21St Michael R. Tidwell West 50Th Carol 8. Dyson Joan St Donald €. Fortner Averey C. Lackey North J. C. Cook Everglade Keith R. Satan Fairmont Tom Green Michael E. Brown East 11Th Steve A. Novak Novak Jackie Novak Brown Monehans Lincoln Guadalupe L. Gonzales Woodlawn Frank Ontiveroz South Ontiveroz Justice of the Peace Manuel Valles Circle J Vernon Loyd Lindsey Andrews County Huey Pierce Scroggins Abbie James Moorer Hudson Webb County Moorer Department Breakfast Optimists Sands Restaurant Odessa Optimists Taming of the Shrew Globe Theater Erwin P. Phenix Dennis Ray Bean U.S. Navy Bean Wickett Texas Professional Photographers Association Lydia Bean Jimmy Adams Wichita Falls Leah Bean Jim Bean Clayton Bean Tow Franklin Bartley Vermont Ill Bristow Ohlo West Texas Sweetwater Claude W. Steele Sr Claude W. Steele Jr Eugene Palmer H. D. Palmer Colorado Springs Colo D. G. Logan Shawnee, Okio Doris Thompson Birmingham Ala Robin Leigh Beam Midland Robin Leigh Beam Marshall Fairview Cemetery Thomas Funeral Home Here Terminal John Biggs Law Carlsbad N.M Ics Mi Sal Nel de Feli FBI Washington, D. C Texas of Public Safety
Search Courier

Search the Odessa American Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Odessa American?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication