Recreation program details boost Odessa Ketor county activities
Bob Clark reported at the American Business Club luncheon in Lincoln Hotel on the expansive Odessa and Ketor county summer recreation program. He cited 885 boys in summer league play, a need for four more ball parks, and plans to double Farm and Pony Leagues while expanding arts, crafts, tennis, track, and field events for youth.
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Odessa
Ketor County
Bob Clark
American Business Club
Lincoln Hotel
Salvation Army Little Farm
Lloyd George
Salvation Army
ABC
Clark Gupieings
Clark
Midland
Odessa and Crane
Farm League
Pony League
Carlsbad
Davis Mountains
Big Bend Park
U. S
Man in Hit Run Held for Questioning as Victim Crash Ties Explored
A man identified as 21 year old Pere by police admitted loaning his car to a friend who drove it in a hit run. The driver was arrested at a tavern for questioning and later released. A 22 year old woman connected to the pair was also questioned with no charges filed. Moss denied knowing victims and said the crash was accidental. He faced transfer to the county jail.
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Em- Pere
Eighthtreet
Moss
Retired Railroad Worker Burned In Local Blaze
A 73 year old retired railroad worker David F. King suffered minor facial burns in a fire at Mrs. Mayme Henderson's Rooming House 122 W First. Police, including J H Smith and Curtis Taylor, alerted the fire department and evacuated residents. The fire started near the center of the one story frame building and caused heavy damage. cause undetermined. King was treated at Medical Center Hospital and released. Firefighters returned to the station at 5. The building has about eight rooms.
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David F. King
Mayme Henderson
W. First
King
Medical Center Hospital
J. H. Smith
Curtis Taylor
Smith
Taylor
Ariparsehs
Auto Thefts Rise During Last Year
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports auto thefts reached a 93 million dollar racket last year. He outlines regional conferences with law enforcement to coordinate efforts and expand effective car thief recovery tactics starting in the fall. Hoover notes FBI jurisdiction covers cross state line thefts only.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Odessa Little Leaguers and Crane in playoff clash
Odessa's National League All Stars faced Crane in a key playoff game this afternoon as Odessa hopes for the Little League finals faded after a morning loss. Bill Bethel took the loss for Odessa while Midland North Little Leaguers moved on after defeating Odessa.
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Odessa
Crane
Midland
Odessian Urged to Contact Draft Board
E. C. Modkins formerly of 106 S. Jackson is urged by the draft board to report at once. Mrs Hazel Petty the clerk asks Modkins friends and relatives to inform him immediately or his name will be marked delinquent and sent to the FBI.
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E. C. Modkins
S. Jackson
Draft Board
Hazel Petty
Modkins
FBI
Two Men Charged In Teen-Age Love Nest
In Shakopee Minnesota on August 6 two men from St Paul pleaded innocent to charges tied to a police probe of a teen age sex ring and a farm party found with a 15 year old girl. Edward LeLoup faces carnal knowledge charges and Eugene Hudala faces indecent assault allegations tied to the same case. A 17 year old girl reported sexual activity with five men at the farm. the owner was described as an innocent victim invited city youths to the party to see country life.
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Shakopee
Minn
Eugene V. Hudala
St. Paul
Edward LeLoup
Burn to Death With 16000 Cash Crash Fatal to Two Kentucky Executives
Police identified James H. Brink operator of the Lookout House Supper Club near Covington Kentucky and Charles Brahmann manager as the two Kentucky night club executives who died when a private single engine Beechcraft Bonanza overshot a runway and burned at Fulton County airport in Atlanta. Both had more than 16000 dollars in cash and had testified before the Kefauver Crime Committee in 1951.
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Atlanta
James H. Brink
Lookout House
Covington
Charles Brahmann
Kefauver Crime Committee
Fulton County
Tibetans Could Whip Reds Say Tibetan Opinion
Hong Kong report quotes Swiss engineer Robert Chappelet banished from Communist China estimating 10,000 Red troops in Tibet and surrounding tribes who oppose the Reds yet noting Tibetans themselves have not engaged in action against the organized force.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Robert Chappelet
Chappelet
Tibet
Tibet-China
Yunnan
Davis-Fields Company Receives GM Frigidaire Fourth Award
The Davis-Fields Company of Odessa receives the General Motors Frigidaire Division Fourth Award for outstanding and original contribution to appliance window display technique. Award issued by F.H.
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Davis-Fields Company
Odessa
General Motors Frigidaire Division
F.H
First Methodist Church Names Education Head
Joseph T. Zink Jr., formerly of El Paso, will assume duties as minister of education at the First Methodist Church Aug 15. He holds a master’s in religious education from Duke University and a BA from Southwestern University. Zink served three years in the Navy medical corps and is married to June Williams.
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Joseph T. Zink Jr
el Paso
First Methodist Church
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Zink
Austin
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Southwestern
Eckels College of Mortuary Science
Philadelphia
Harding and Orr Funeral Home
Duke
Trinity Methodist Church
Local Delegates Named for Legion Meet by Odessa Post
Odessa Post selects delegates for the state American Legion convention in Dallas this weekend. Named are Dewey Shelton Johnny Hesser John Moravcik Joe Corby and Charles Maisel with outgoing district commander Johnny Crooks also attending. Building committee not prepared with plans for a new structure and will report next meeting. The Legion holds 30000 in a building fund and plans an auditorium dance hall beside the current building rather than a swimming pool.
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The
American Legion
Dallas
Odessa Legion Post
Dewey Shelton
Johnny Hesser
John Moravcik
Joe Corby
Charles Maisel
Johnny Crooks
Odessa
Legion Building Committee
Legion
Odessa Invites Coaches to 1953 Instruction Week
The Texas High School Coaching Association will be formally invited to Odessa for August 2 to 8, 1953. Chairman Carlos Clover and Chamber manager Jesse Owens will extend the invitation in Fort Worth. The event draws about 1500 coaches and assistants, with Odessa offering housing in homes and hotels if hosted next summer.
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Texas High School Coaching Association
Fort Worth
Odessa
Chamber of Commerce
Carlos (Cotton) Clover
Jesse Owens
Chamber
Israeli Reds Hold Peace Demonstration Near Knesset
About 500 Israeli Communists and supporters gathered in a Jerusalem street square near the Knesset to protest the parliament’s refusal to accept their petition for world peace. They displayed Ridgway caricatures, anti war slogans, and images of the Communist peace movement.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Knesset
Knesset Buildings
NATO
Matthew B. Ridgway
Frigidaire dealer earns regional sales award in Texas
Advertising manager Peters for the Frigidaire division is cited among two awards earned by dealers in the Fort Worth branch covering the east central and western Texas divisions.
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Peters
Frigidaire
Scout Ranch Sets New Camp Record at Buffalo Trail
Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch in the Davis mountains reports a 1952 attendance high with 729 Scouts and Explorers from 17 counties. The season saw 56 Troops and Explorer Units and a 100-camper increase, hosted by a staff of 18 under camp director Don Galbreath with aides from Midland Odessa Snyder Big Spring and Sweetwater.
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Buffalo Trail Scouts
Davis Mountains
Balmorhea
Don Galbreath
Midland
S. G. Painter
Odessa
Robert Eastus
Snyder
Jimmie Hale
Big Spring
Henry Norris
Sweetwater
Damages Sought After U S 80 Road Crash
Camden C. Brady of Dallas filed a $122,500 damage suit in District Court for injuries from a rear collision on U S Route 80 near Odessa at 3 a m on August 27 1950. He alleges driver Edward Eugene Bell of a Colorado Equipment Corporation truck and Collins Construction Co caused brain concussion serious injuries and permanent disability. He seeks $42,500 for pain and shock and $80,000 for lost wages remaining in life.
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U.S. Eny
Camden C. Brady
Dallas
Collins Construction Co. Inc
Brady
Odessa
Edward Eugene Bell
Colorado Equipment Corporation
Collins Construction Co
Arnall May Quit As Price Boss In Inflation Alarm
Ellis Arnall may resign today as head of the Office of Price Stabilization. He warns of constant price rises ahead and says Congress may need a special session to halt inflation. He notes drought and weak price controls threaten food costs and discusses talks with President Truman.
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Washington
Ellis Arnall
Congress
Arnall
Truman
Georgia
OPS
Defense
John R. Steelman
DoD lists 54 Korean War casualties in new roll
Washington brief reports the Defense Department identified 54 casualties from the Korean War in list No 621. The breakdown shows 11 killed 39 wounded one missing and three injured. The release names individuals and assigns casualty status to service members.
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Washington
Defense Department
Candidate for High Court Post in City
Justice Frank P. Culver of Tarrant County led the first primary for a seat on the State Supreme Court and topped Ector County with 2,187 votes to 1,201. Culver, a former district judge and current member of the Second Court of Civil Appeals, has sat on the bench since 1928 except for World War II service and World War I veteran status.
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Frank P. Culver
Tarrant County
State Supreme Court
Culver
Ector County
Supreme Court
Second Court of Civil Appeals
Two Hour Movie Program Set For Air Reservists
Odessa Air Reserve unit schedules a two hour movie program for its Thursday meeting featuring films on The United Nations and World Disputes and US Forces In Europe.
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Odessa
United Nations
Europe
Patrolmen Dailey and Spier Join Odessa Police
Patrolman Charlie Dailey, 45, joined the Odessa police May 5, 1952 and works day shift in a patrol car. He previously served with Weatherford police three years and Colorado City one year. He resides at 3000 Ranchland Drive with wife Mary. Patrolman Milton Spier, 23, joined May 17, 1952 and serves on night shift beat patrol. A World War II and Korean War veteran with combat time in Germany and Korea, he lives at 501 W. County Road with wife Virginia Lee.
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Dailey
Charlie Young
Odessa
Weatherford Police
Colorado City
Ranchland Drive
Mary
Herbert Milton Spier
Germany
Korea
Spier
County Road
Virginia Lee
New Scout Troop Organized Here At St. Pauls Church
A new Scout troop sponsored by St. Pauls Methodist Church is formed with troop No 71 chartered and filed to the National Council Boy Scouts of America. Rob ert P. Curry serves as Scoutmaster with John C Outlaw as assistant. Charter members include Richard Pyron Eugene Drennan and others.
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St. Paul's Methodist Church
National Council
Boy Scouts of America
Af C. Akins
Robert P. Curry
John C. Outlaw
D. G. McCarty
Robert W. Propp
Charles A.drennan
C. L. Cox
J. W. Riley
Richard Pyron
Eugene Drennan
Ray Dugger
Billy Peeples
Charles Pyron
Grove to Open Vernon Grove Mens and Boys Store
Vernon Grove returns to Odessa to open Vernon Grove Inc., a men’s and boys’ clothing shop at 212 N Grant. A former Odessa Junior Chamber of Commerce president, he managed S and Q Clothiers in Pampa after leaving Odessa in 1951 and previously led the Smith and Quicksilver men’s furnishings department. Grove began in retail with Montgomery Ward and served in World War II. He is married with children.
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Vernon Grove
Odessa
Vernon Grove, Inc
N. Grant
Odessa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Grove
S. and Q. Clothiers
Pampa
Enid
Okla
Smith and Quicksilver
Montgomery Ward Co
County Court Criminal Case And Hospital Admission Notes
County Court records show a case filed against D S Hynds for unlawful chiropody practice. Medical Center Hospital lists patients admitted on August 5 and discharges including Levi Sayles and others with babies. Births recorded for Lankford, Vinson, Edmiston, and Galenso with times and addresses.
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D. S. Hynds
Medical Center Hospital
J. M. Jernigan
C. A. Bradshaw
Lucy Galenda
Donna la Rue Boler
Slice Mary Martin
Earnest F. Brown
B. W. Davis
Elmer A. Hanks
E. D. Heard
J. W. Vinson
E. Mims
Levi Merideth Sayles
George Morris
H. F. Collins
J. W. Pierce ghIrs
Robert Jackson
Betty Sue Gore
Fred C. Gage
Henry G. Williford
Indian Parliament Passes Anti-Red Bill
New Delhi August 6 Parliament approves anti Communist preventive detention bill by a large margin. Lower house votes 296 to 61 in face of opposition. The measure targets communist activity and authorizes detentions without trial under specified conditions.
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New Delhi
India
Groves Name Daughter Julie Marie Addresses Update
The Groves announce the birth of a daughter named Julie Marie and report current residence at 1115 Harris St. in town.
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Julie Marie
Groves
Harris St
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Collins Construction Co., Inc
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