Ex-shrimper keeps up with net making in Freeport
Hollis Forrester a 70 year old former shrimper, runs a net shop on Broad Street, teaching that net making is a dying trade. He recalls learning nets as a needed skill aboard boats, now noting few crews learn it. He describes long hours during the shrimp season and the dangers of sea junk tearing nets. He emphasizes the importance of having spare nets and a navigational device to avoid bad fishing spots.
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Freeport
Hollis Forrester
Broad Street
Forrester
Florida
Odessa area death notices and obituaries from 1996
Veterans and community figures appear in a series of August 1996 Odessa notices. Entries include Richard Skinhoma a 27 year Amoco plant operator WWI veteran. Lero Allen a Williamson County native. Brownie Brown a former oil well service owner. Vernon Dutch Collins retired chef. Thomas Stephen Kershner oilfield pumper. Alexandra C Ortega homemaker. Zane H Payne Odessa resident. Interments and funeral arrangements noted along with survivors and service details.
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Odessa
Richard E. Skinhoma
Amoco
PropBusters Model Airplane Club
Frank W. Wilson
Don Kennedy
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Thomas Stephen Kershner
Hubbard-Kelley Funeral
Frankie Enloe
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Crane
Nobel laureate Reichstein dies at 99 in Basel
Nobel laureate Tadeus Reichstein died at age 99 in Basel family members said Monday. He shared the 1950 Nobel Prize in medicine for work with cortisone and helped lay foundations for industrial Vitamin C production. His research on adrenal hormones led to cortisone and ACTH therapies used for skin and joint conditions.
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Nobel Laureate
Tadeus Reichstein
Basel
Switzerland
Reichstein
Philip S. Hench
Edward C. Kendall
Mayo Clinic
Minnesota
Odessa American Death Notice Policy Summary
The Odessa American publishes death notices for residents within its 21 county area and accepts notices for relatives outside the area. Notices are paid ads with length limits. a full obituary is available for a fee. Information must come from an established funeral home or be confirmed by paid obituary. Notices received by 4:30 p.m. appear the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa American
Acoe
Odessa
Dallas superintendent resigns to head nonprofit foundation
Dallas public schools chief, amid 1996 race tensions and scandals, resigns to become president of Voyager Foundation. He says transition will be swift and operations will not be disrupted. The move follows prior turmoil including a taped racial slur incident and bribery case involving board members.
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Dallas
Kathleen Lees
Wool
Woolery
Sculpr
Aaron Michaels
Houston students ordered second measles shot deadline
Houston health officials mandated a second measles immunization for public and private school students by November 4 in the Alief Spring Branch and North Forest districts amid a measles outbreak. Affected students face exclusion until compliant and state law requires at least one MMR shot before starting school.
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Houston
Alief
Spring Branch
North Forest
Harris County
Kingwood
Mary Des Vignes-Kendrick
Health and Human Services Department
Chuck Chambers
Galvestone
Texas City
Chambers
Galveston County
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Richard E. Skinner
Odessa Es Lero Allen
Medical Center
Williamson County
James Allen
San Antonio
L. Brown
Sat Deane
Ry Brown Landry
Orleans
Lovella Chaffin
Dexter
Ore
Lois Ray
Los Angeles
Vernon
Dutch
Collins
Highland and
Bunche Street
Christ
Theaster Malloy
Rosehill Cemetery
Ments
Martinez Funeral Home
Dime Box
Miltrue Collins
Gene O. Collins, Sr
Hubert R. Collins, Sr
Shelia Smith
Doris Collins
Magnolia
Ark
Eddie Collins
Guymon
Okla
Ruby Gilmore
Oceanside
Calif
Bonnie M
Kershner
James Kershner
John Kershner
Longview
Fort Stockton
Alejandra C. Ortega
Fort Stockton Funeral Home
St. ‘S Catholic Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Susie Galindo
Alicia Natividad
Amelia Renteria
Joe C. Ortega, Jr
Zane H. Payne
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
NPE SD
VBS
BLU Et Ae
Mike Lewis
Nicky Cook
Parkway
Meusa
Arby
Wlde
Santa Fe Square
Fun City
Andrews Highway
Easterling Funeral Home
Sidney Easterling
N. Grandview
Wayne Easterling
Foundation
Orig
National Foundation
Voyager Foundation 1
DISD
Dan Peavy
Dallas Independent School District
Chad Woole
Hollander Chiropractic
42Nd
Tanglewood
Dorothy Fowler
J. T. Garnett
Robert Fletcher
Preston Weatherly
United Methodist
Jackson Chapel
AME
Grandview
Ch. of God Risen Lord Lutheran
Bob Hollander
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