Odessa Car Dealers Fight Sunday Opening Over Sale
Odessa car dealers object to a Sunday sale by Binghams Auto Sales prompting seven dealers to publish a joint ad urging customers not to buy from a dealer open on Sundays. The involved dealers say they oppose Sunday openings to keep family time, while Bingham insists the sale is a one day exception and not a trend.
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Odessa New
Carl “Bing’’ Bingham
Odessa New Car Dealers Association
Bingham
Bing’s Auto Sale
Second St
Will Rogers
Rogers
Austin
Odessa
E. Eighth St
Bing
Brigham
Wilson
Bill Stallard
Bill Stallard Inc
Eighth St
New Permian High principal meets tradition head on
Jerald McClary, new Permian High principal, inherits a legacy of strong academics and football success. He emphasizes fairness and communication, aims to maintain high student achievement, and faces the challenge of balancing tradition with ongoing progress. His career spans Hood Junior High to Permian, with coaching background and a family-centered approach.
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Jerald McClary
South Fork
Colo
Odessa
Permian High School
Permian
McClary
Hood Junior High
Ector School Board
Hood
Hugh Cochran
Cochran
Sue Beth Wilson
Ector County Independent
Kermit High School
Goldwaithe
Kermit
North Texas State University
Local lawmen plan Capitol lobby effort
Odessa Police Cpl. Paul Lushin Officer Mike Taylor and Ector County Sheriff Sgt. Larry Riker will lobby Congress for three days in Washington DC and attend the national police convention in Baltimore. They oppose armor piercing ammo tax proposals on employee benefits while backing the Fair Labor Standards Act and a national police officer's bill of rights. The lodge will fund the trip.
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Congress
Odessa
Paul Lushin
Mike Taylor
Ector County
Larry Riker
Washington, D.C
National Police Convention
Baltimore
Lushkin
Andrews boy listed as stable after bicycle crash
An Andrews youth named Jamie Stephens, 77, was in stable condition Friday after his bicycle was struck by a vehicle at South Main Street and Mustang Drive. Police said Stephens rode north on the shoulder and turned in front of a vehicle driven by Mary Robbins of Seminole, who was also northbound. Stephens is the son of Hector Martin of Andrews.
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Andrews
South Main Street
Mustang Drive
Jamie Stephens
Mary Robbins
Seminole
Odessa sergeant suspended with pay amid internal probe
Odessa police place Property Division Detective Sergeant Tommy Morris on paid suspension as internal inquiry follows his arrest of D vorak Smith in a burglary case tied to two Midland burglaries near noon on July 25. Deputy Chief Jim Datson said the investigation is not criminal and will continue as internal.
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Odessa
Property Division
Tommy Morris
D'vorak Smith
Jim Datson
Smith
N. Grant Ave
Datson
Morris
Pecos St
Death notice for William Armistead in Odessa
Services for William Red Armistead 57 of 9705 W University Blvd Odessa are set for 2 p m Sunday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel Odessa Cremation will follow Armistead died Friday at Medical Center Hospital He was born January 21 1928 in Chickasha Oklahoma He married Mary Railsback February 9 1963 in Fort Stockton He was a retired schoolteacher Survivors include his wife three sons Kerry Keith Armistead Clifford Armistead William Leslie Armistead a daughter Renee LaRae Hentschel of Alice Springs Australia mother Velda Park Odessa a brother Jerry Armistead Dallas a sister Deverne Jackson Odessa and two grandchildren.
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William Armistead
William ‘‘Red
Armistead
W. University Blvd
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Chickasha
Oklo
Mary Railsback
Fort Stockton
Kerry Keith Armistead
Midland
Clifford Armistead
Monahans
William Leslie Armistead
Austin
Renee LaRae Hentschel
Alice Spring
Australia
Velda Park
Jerry Armistead
Dallas
Deverne Jackson
Residents split over Dixie Boulevard widening plan
City seeks public input on widening Dixie Boulevard from 50 to 64 feet to add a left turn lane from University to 42nd Street. Some residents fear more noise and closer traffic to homes, while business owner Santos Gonzales supports safer driving. public hearing set Aug. 13 with construction beginning Oct 1 for about four months.
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Dixie Boulevard
Marshall Tarrant
Dixie Blvd
Tarrant
Dixie
University Boulevard
Josephine Thomas
N. Dixie Blvd
Thomas
Santos Gonzales
Gonzales
Santos International Hair Designers
University
31St Street
36Th Street
42Nd Street
Mayer
31St
36Th Streets
Center Avenue
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Jones Pontiac
Jay Smith
Datsun- Bmw
E. Highway 80
Paul Crump
Sewell Ford
Dave White
Joe White
Sul Ross State University
Alpine
Betty
Carri
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos
Josh
Angie
Nimitz
Capitol
Stephens Is the Son
Hector Martin of
Gordon Mayer
City Hall
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