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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1978

Page

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Odessa Council Deliberates Permian Mall Plat and Lands

The Odessa City Council plans a 9 a.m. meeting to review final plat for Permian Mall on East Street between Tanglewood and Parkway, land acquisitions for a sewage plant and Jonahans Draw Park, a bond proposal, and related zoning, contract bids, and local projects with officials citing readiness of negotiators and grant applications.

Paitin Mall Odessa City Hall Tanglewood Parkway E Developers Pecanly Vialag Lp Bete Judy Miller C&a Development Co. Ofrizona Curtis Ebster Permian Jonahans Draw Bryan Henderson Rks Freese, Nichols and Esmond Monahans Draw Park Bureau of Outdoor Recreation East 42Nd Dixie Conventions and Visitors Department Huey Mitchell Jr Permian Basin

Albany drowning victim Wiley White Jr. buried in Olney

Wiley L. White Jr., 50, brother of Odessa man Thomas M. White, died in Hubbard Creek flood Thursday night and was recovered Friday. A woman companion survived. six bodies were recovered in Albany area with five total unaccounted Saturday. Services set for 10 a.m. Monday at First Christian Church Olney Cemetery burial. White, born Sept. 24, 1957 in Olney, worked as partsman for Clear Fork Motor Co. He moved from Olney to Albany in 1949 and was survived by two daughters Alicia and Teresa, his father Riley L. White Sr., and his wife Wanda Jane Harris, who preceded him in death. Funeral arrangements by Godfrey Funeral Home.

Albany Odessa Olney Wiley L. White Jr Thomas M. White Hubbard Creek White Justice of the Peace G. L. Wood Pat Carnes Wiley First Christian Church Clear Fork Motor Co Wanda Jane Harris Alicia White Teresa White Riley L. White Sr Wichita Falls George W. Rogers San Angelo George Willard Rogers Willa Jd Petree Seminole Robert Massie Riverside Northview Rogers Shannon Hospital Rockwall Tucson Ariz Hawley Big Spring Laudie Hoots Abilene Masonic Lodge No. 710 Merkel Order of Eastern Star Uvalde Harry Hornby Jr Uvalde Leader-News Hornby Dolph Briscoe John Nance Garner Briscoe Board of Regents Texas State University System J.M. Lea San Angeleo Jimmie Nelson Minyard el Paso Hubbard Thomas Nelson Minyard Cindy Minyard Melanie Sipes Diane Cheathm Miami Fla Wesley Fults Colorado Springs Colo Walter Fults Houston Gloree Fults Lucy Fults University of Texas M. D. Anderson Tumor & Cancer Institute Eugene H. Cranmer Sears Odessa College Cranmer Grandview Church of God Portales Eastern New Mexico University Santa Anna Carl H. Goetz Carl Henry Goetz Jr Howell- Doran Funeral Home San Saba Varga Chapel Goetz Needles Barstow Calif Germany

Floods, relief centers as three-county area declares disaster

The Medina and Guadalupe rivers overflowed their banks, flooding Bandera Comfort and Center Point as relief centers opened in Comfort Kerrville Bandera. President Carter declares disaster for three counties with damage over 50 million dollars. Local authorities search for victims amid debris while officials assess flooded areas.

Reynold Sorgee Bandera Medina River Guadalupe River Comfort Center Point Kendall Kerville Carter

Lawmakers clash over tax relief plans and school reimbursements

House and Senate differ on exemptions for property taxes. House aims to reimburse local districts for school tax losses and provide up to 10 000 homestead exemption, plus 30 000 household goods relief. Senate seeks unspecified goods exemption, general residence exemption of 100 000, and discretion on exemptions with no state reimbursement. Negotiations continue as both chambers push amendments.

von Dohlen Bill Meier D-Euless Senate House

Flood death toll reaches 21 in Texas list of flood victims

Updated official victim list from Texas flood toll shows 21 dead. Names include H W Livingston 70 in Center Point, Bertha L Baum 80 of Abilene, Arnold Irvin Watson 44 Bremond, Jason Skretton 5, Adam Richard Ochoa two months, and Stacey Cooper 14, among others per Deaf Public Safety release.

Austin Texas Deaf Public Safety Alan Jones Bremond Vickie Ramigh Jason Skretton Albany Wiley L. White Brenda Wright Adam Richard Ochoa

Crane Funeral Services for Ruby Summers in Crane

Ruby E Summers 55 of McCamey died Saturday at Odessa Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born September 21 1922 in Sapulpa Oklahoma a housewife and Baptist. Survivors include daughter Gayle Snell son Lewis Jones Odessa sisters Opal Williams Claudine Brice brothers Ralph Haskel Shirrell and more, five grandchildren. Funeral services set for Monday at Sheppard Funeral Home Crane with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery.

Crane Ruby E. Summers McCamey Sheppard Funeral Home Garden of Memories Summers Odessa Medical Center Hospital Sapulpa Oklo The Baptist Church Gayle Snell Lewis Jones Opal Williams Midland Claudine Brice Ralph Davis Brownwood Haskel Davis Oklahoma City Shirrell Davis Albuquerque N.M C. R. Davis Mary Lucian Varner West 13Th St. John’s Episcopal Church Sunset Memorial Gardens Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Richard Fielden East 31St Jack Fielden San Antonio George Magee Monticello San Angelo Merlene Vines Harris Avenue Baptist Church Fairmount Cemetery Johnson Bob Miller Christy Smith Ruby Stansell

Obituary notices from various Texas towns listed

A sequence of funeral services and death notices for multiple individuals across Texas towns including San Angelo, Winters, Seminole, Alpine, Lamesa, Uvalde, Hobbs NM. Entries name the deceased, ages, birthplaces, surviving family, service times, burial plans, and directing funeral homes. Personal details cover residences, marriages, and organizational affiliations.

Community Club Meetings Schedule in Odessa Tonight

Tomorrow in Odessa several groups meet at set times. Kiwanis at noon at Inn of the Golden West Coachroom. Wildcat Toastmasters at 7 P.M. at Odessa College Composite Technology Building. Twylite Optimists at 7 at Bonanza Steakhouse. Permian Stamp Club at 7:30 at Permian Bank and Trust.

Odessa Wildcat Composite Technology Odessa College Permian Stamp Club Permian Bank and Trust

Rain fades over Permian Basin as East Odessa misses storms

Rain up to four inches drenched areas southeast of Odessa Friday night and Saturday, while Odessa Midland again saw no showers. The National Weather Service in Midland reported a broken and a tied temperature record, with no rain expected in the Permian Basin through Monday. Measurements included 4 inches at McCamey and near Big Lake, 2.9 inches east of Iraan, 2 inches near Ozona, .55 inch in Alpine, and 1.5 inches in Crane before noon Saturday. Saturday high hit 75, tying a prior high minimum from 1949, while Saturday morning low of 61 matched a 1973 record. Forecasts call for cloudy to partly cloudy skies Sunday through Monday, with highs near 82 Sunday and 85 Monday, and easterly to southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Odessa Odessa- Midland Nation Weather Service Midland Regional Permian Basin NWS McCamey Big Lake Iraan Ozona Crane

Midland area forecast cloudy and mild through Monday

National Weather Service forecast for Midland Regional Airport shows cloudy skies easing to mostly cloudy later Sunday into Monday. Winds easterly to southeasterly at 5 to 10 mph. Today’s high 82, tonight low 62. Tomorrow high 85, yesterday’s high 75. Overnight low 1. Year to date precipitation 6.28 inches. Sun sets 8:42 p.m. Monday rises 7:08 a.m.

National Weather Service Midland Regional

Odessa man dies from personal safety related gunshot wound

Severiano Licon a 25 year old Odessa man died at Medical Center Hospital after a personal safety related gunshot wound to the right temple police said he was shot with a .22 caliber revolver at his mobile home shortly before 8 30 p m Justice of the Peace Harold Sligar pronounced him dead at 10 30 p m inquest verdict returned detectives confiscated a .22 revolver with five live rounds and one spent shell neighbors reported the shooting arrangements pending at Pecos Funeral Home

Odessa Medical Center Hospital Severiano Licon Paradise Justice of the Peace Harold Sligar Licon

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Environmental Section Agency Mitchell Seventh and Dixie Emma Robinson Southside Senior Citizen Center Barbara Johnson Texas Electric Service Co Godfrey Funeral Home New Braunfels Seguin and Ther Tom Donaldson Corps of Engineers Abilene’s Ibilene Whitten Wets Impact Buffalo Gap Abilene Grocers Perkins Impact Liquor West Texas Pinkie Roden Roden Dickie Maxwell Maxwell Impact City Rhodes Perkins’ Liquor Store Ofa Wayne D-Orange Peveto H.W. Livingston Ghett Jose Morales Timothy Kienstein Helen L. Woods Warner Williamson Stacey Cooper Mary L. Varner Merlene Nabor Cobos Alpine Nabor Taylor Cobos Geeslin Funeral Home Our Lady of Peace Catholic Holy Angel Cemetery Cobos Big Bend Memorial Hospital Marathon Rosemary Jacquez Frances Espinosa Anita Ramirez Barney Cadena Steve E. Miers Lamesa Steve Evans Miers Dixie Lantz Second Baptist Church Lamesa Memorial Park Branon Funeral Home Miers Health Sciences Center Hospital Lubbock Brownfield Dawson County Phyllis Wise Earl W. McVey Hobbs Griffin Funeral Home Memory Garden McVey Llano Estacado Medical Center Appanoose County Iowa Shell Oil Co Pearl Bruce McVey Roger McVey Jimmie Minyard Jimmie N. Minyard Thomas G. Denton Thomas George Denton Veterans Administration Hospital Easterling Funeral Home Denton U.S. Navy David K. Denton Charles Thomas Denton Maryland Mary K. Denton Charles W. Denton Powderly Joe Ben Denton Martha Lou Wharton McKinney Bertha H. McKinzie Bertha Horner McKinzie J.E. McKinzie Morelock Eastlawn Memorial Park Twylite Optimists Bonanza Steakhouse
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