Flooding Haunts Hill Country as Rain Lists Victims
The Guadalupe and Medina Rivers surged in a week of torrential rain. At least 23 bodies were found in the Hill Country by Monday night, with five more deaths by Monday. Graham reported new flood activity as the Brazos overflowed toward Young County courthouses. Refugees salvaged belongings while aerial surveys showed about 150 homes underwater and 4050 businesses flooded. Federal funds moved closer with Young County added to disaster lists, and disaster offices opened in Graham Shackelford and Haskell.
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Graham
Wichita Falls
Brazos
Young County
Bill McAda
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Shackelford
Daskell
Kendall
Bandera
Kerr
Dolph Briscoe
Haskell
Papal death triggers world mourning and conclave plans
World churches observe mourning as Pope Paul II dies. Masses and bells toll worldwide while Cardinals fly to Rome for the conclave to elect the 263rd pope. Italy tightens security amid terrorist threats as the procedure to begin the conclave is set for August between the 15th and 20th.
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Foome
St. Peter’s
Pope Paul
Italy
Belgium to Luxembourg Trip Revelations on a Freeway
A traveler recalling a Europe route through Belgium and Luxembourg recounts vague location clues from a tense drive. The journey ended with a Luxembourg hotel experience off schedule and poorly included beverages, limited facilities, and mixed dining arrangements across four days.
Tourists' Luxembourg to Lucerne Trip Turns Frustrating
The Stewarts describe a chaotic Luxembourg tour with a 20 minute bus ride, shops opening late in France, a remote luncheon stop, and a Swiss side trip. They paid extra for cinnamon rolls in Switzerland, faced currency issues, and found cheaper watches back home. Their Lucerne hotel overlooked a brick wall, and options such as a fondue party or a town walk were offered. The next day they spent an afternoon roadside.
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Luxembourg
France
Switzerland
Stewart
Stewarts
Lucerne
Lake Lucerne
Alps
Coast Guard details rescue after fishing boat sinks
The Coast Guard raised the death and missing count to 15 aboard the Haney Jr after a fishing boat from Moss Point Mississippi sank in 6 to 7 foot seas. The Georgia Baby pulled eight men from the water and a cutter recovered one body. Several survivors had mild exposure and all wore lifejackets. A Shell Oil crewman rescued Donald Fontenot of Eunice. his brother Darrell was missing.
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Haney Jr
CoastGuard
Coast Guard
Georgia Baby
Shell Oil Co
South Pass
Block 70
Shell
Blue Dolphin Marine
Morgan City
Gene Cable
Donald Fontenot
Eunice
Darrell
Odessa club meetings schedule for tomorrow
Tomorrow in Odessa events include Overeaters Anonymous at 10 AM at St. Pauls Presbyterian Church 3102 East University. At noon the Downtown American Business Club meets at Inn of the Golden West Coachroom. Odessa Rotary convenes at Inn of the Olden West Ballroom. Tri Service Lions meets at Sands Restaurant. Odessa Civitan gathers at The Branding Iron. At 7:30 PM Ector Lions Club meets Lions Den 328 Dobbs and at 8 PM House of Saul at Globe of the Great Southwest.
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Pup
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
East University
Downtown
American Business Club
Inn of the Golden West
Coachroom
Odessa
Public hearings on $234000 HUD grant request
Goldsmith officials announce 7 30 p m hearings at City Hall to discuss a 234000 grant to replace leaking gas lines. HUD says Goldsmith is eligible for Community Development Block Grant funds to alleviate an imminent threat to health and safety. City leaders describe the lines as antiquated and porous and nearly impossible to repair.
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Goldsmith
City Hall
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Wet area forecast keeps 20 percent rain chance through Wednesday
The National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport forecasts a slight 20 percent chance of rain today tonight and Wednesday with mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Southeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph today easing tonight. Highs in the mid 80s, tonight lows mid 60s, Wednesday highs in the mid 80s. Tropical Storm Bess nears Mexican coast but poses no immediate Texas threat as Amelia cleanup continues.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Bess
Mexican
Tampico
Vera Cruz
National Hurricane Center
Tuxpan
Mexico
Texas
Amelia
Gulf of Mexico
Death notices for Katie Pratt Green aged 96
Katie Pratt Green 96 of 818 West 15th died Sunday at Medical Center Hospital after a six month illness. Services pending with Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. Born May 31 1882 in Hillsboro Arkansas she moved to Odessa from Hamlin in 1950. She married Willie W Green in 1903 in Arkansas. Survived by daughter Ottie L Taulman and grandson Ottie L Taulman Jr and great grandson Ottie Clay Taulman.
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Katie Pratt Green
West 15Th
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Hillsboro
Ark
Odessa
Hamlin
Willie W. Green
Arkansas
Isadore Leaman Dies After Illness in Houston
Obituary notices list Isadore Leaman 69 of Crane died in a Houston hospital after an illness. A 10 am Wednesday service at Sparkman Hillcrest Northwest Highway Chapel will precede burial at Shearith Israel Cemetery Dallas. Leaman owned Leaman Department Store. Survivors include wife Leah Nevin Leaman daughter Diana Leaman Harrison and granddaughter Joy Heleine.
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Crane
Isadore
Izzy) Leaman
Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral
Northwest Highway Chapel
Shearith Israel Cemetery
Dallas
Leaman
Houston
Galveston
Leaman Department Store
Leah Nevin Leaman
Diana Leaman Harrison
Joy Heleine
Weather forecast from Midland Regional Airport NWS
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds southeast 10 to 15 mph today, becoming light tonight. Rain chance 20 percent today tonight and Wednesday. Highs near mid 80s, lows mid 60s. Sunset 8 40 p.m. sunrise 7 09 a.m. Year to date precipitation 6.28 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Odessa College preregistration ends with Five days left
Five days remain for Odessa College students to preregister for the fall semester. Over 1,700 have preregistered. Hours are 8 to 11 a.m. and 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays, plus 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. next Monday and Tuesday. Preregistration is on the second floor of the Student Union Building. new students need a counselor, returning students go to the registrar. Fees are due by Aug. 16 in the college business office. About 500 classes in more than 55 fields will be offered. Regular registration is Aug. 21.
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Odessa College
Sue Blair
Odessa Teen Injured In Three Vehicle Crash
A 16-year-old Odessa girl Deshay Deanne Ebert was treated for a head injury after a three vehicle collision at 1 25 p m Monday at East 62nd and Andrews Highway. Melvin D Cabbage 58 and Opal Massey Dunlap 52 were involved. Cabbage turning left onto 52nd forced his car into Dunlap’s stopped vehicle.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Deshay Deanne Ebert
Montana
East 62Nd
Andrews Highway
Miss Deshay
Melvin Dean Cabbage
East Dist
52Nd
Cabbage
Opal Massey Dunlap
Midland
OC Purchasing Agent Resigns at Odessa College
Odessa College announced the resignation of its purchasing agent on Monday after a two year tenure. Bob E. Blankenship left to devote full time to managing his Odessa skating rink. He earned 15,500 dollars annually and handled all equipment supplies and materials purchases.
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Odessa College
Bob E. Blankenship
Odessa
Blankenship
Wastewater Course Offered This Week in Odessa
Specialized training for area water and wastewater plant operators continues through Friday in Odessa. The program includes a basic management course led by Charles Wall Jr of the Texas Engineering Extension Service, part of Texas A&M University.
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Odessa
Charles Wall Jr
Texas Engineering Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Services for Paul G. White Held in Big Lake
Funeral services for Paul G. White 53 of Big Lake were set for 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Big Lake with burial in Glennest Cemetery under Johnsons Funeral Home San Angelo direction. He died at 3 a.m. Monday in Veterans Administration Hospital Big Spring after illness. Born August 7 1925 in German he had lived in Big Lake ten years. Survived by wife Pauline Keele three daughters Susan White Hobbs New Mexico Linda Kelly Carrollton Patricia Lawrence Corpus Christi four sons Billy Wagner Stephen Carlock San Angelo Steven White Paul White Jr Hobbs mother Mrs Lillian White Amarillo one sister Mrs Virginia Whitehead Amarillo and ten grandchildren.
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Big Lake
Paul G. White
First Baptist Church
Glennest
Johnson
San Angelo
White
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Big Spring
Pauline Keele
Susan White
Hobbs
N.M
Linda Kelly
Carrollton
Patricia Lawrence
Corpus Christi
Billy Wagner
Stephen Carlock
Steven White
Paul White Jr
Lillian White
Amarillo
Virginia Whitehead
Salvation Army seeks flood relief donations in Kerrville
Salvation Army Maj. William Thomas of Odessa arrived to run a government aid center for Central Texas flood victims. He urged cash donations to Salvation Army units rather than food or clothing due to no storage capacity. Aid units are active in Comfort Albany and Throckmorton, with donors able to designate recipient locations.
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Kerrville
Salvation Army
William Thomas
Odessa
Texas
Thomas
Comfort
Albany
Throckmorton
Burglaries Target CB Radio Guns and Jewelry
Police investigated three burglaries and an attempted break in Tuesday. J P Murray reported a $122 citizen band radio stolen from an unlocked car. Alex Garcia Gonzales said a .22 rifle a 20 gauge shotgun and jewelry worth $105 were taken from his home. A Premier Station employee reported $4 in pennies stolen and a failed entry to a station safe after a window entry. Vernon Blain reported a break in attempt with a padlock broken and screen damaged.
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J. P. Murray
Nabors
Alex Garcia Gonzales
Glendale
West County Road
Vernon Blain
Blossom
County and District Court Matters and Medical Center Admissions
County Court issued marriage licenses to twelve couples including Terry Eugene Green and Eloyce Yvonne Harris and Michael Lee Herron with Terryan Ross. District Court saw four divorce suits filed. Medical Center Hospital admitted a long list of patients and discharged many others on August 7.
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Terry Eugene Green
Eloyce Yvonne Harris
Gene David Funnell
Joy Elaine Aker
Bertarn Curtis Schrock
Margaret Kathleen Crockett
Michael Lee Herron
Terryan
Randy Lee Ross
Shirley Lynn Ross
Billy Bob Bryan Jr
Susan Kay Thornton
Edward Evert Wright
Cynthia Renee Spooner
Steven Roland Hook
Marella Kay Avery
Robert Franklin Marr
Pamela Jean Allen
Fred Marvin Phillips
Teresa Kay Crispin
Terry Lee Rojo
Joe Domingo Rojo
Manuel Garza Jr
Lydia R. Garza
Karla Kay Sweet
Douglas F Sweet
Kenneth Don Chessire
Linda Marie Chessire
Medical Center Hospital
William J. Phillips
Claudette Terry
Addie Brown
Roberta McDonald
Joe R. Elliott
Joan Medanich
Howard F. Mick
Anne C. Dickson
Bob J. Maberry
Audrey M. Harris
Kenneth W. McMillen
Relmundo Gonzales
Vesmond C. Cornett
Margaret A. Slagie
Willie M. Palmer
Bill D. Harvick
Delores
Baeza
Lall R. Pena
Margarite
M. Lummus
San Juang
Gaona
Jean €. Hart
Shirley A. Craneworth
Lester M. Hightower
Elsie M. Byrd
Jimmy M. Martin
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University of Texas At Austin
Guadalupe
Medina
Hubbard Seek
Concesso
Pietro Scalvini
Rome
Paul
Europe
Belgium
Brussels
Luxem-bourg
Amneir
Interlaken
Moss Point
Miss
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Sands Restaurant
Odessa Civitan
Ector Lions Club
Lions den
Dobbs
House of Saul
Globe of the Great
Katie P. Green
Lloyd R. Hubbard
Isadore Leaman
L.B. Maulden
Abilene
L.B
Les) Maulden Sr
Blair Maulden
Mathew Maulden
Mathene Allen
Elmwood Memorial Park
Maulden
Gans
Okla
Maureen McAden
Randy M. Reuter
Ellis Funeral Home
Goliad
Reuter
Crane County
Dothan
Ala
Lee High School
Texas Tech University
Vietnam
Georgia Reuter
Kelli Ann Reuter
Kristi Marie Reuter
Myron Reuter
Huffman
Sandra Fielder
OZONA
Sheppard Funeral
Fielder
Pecos
Reeves County
Justice of the Peace
Cliff Preslar
Ruby Summers
McCamey
Ruby E. Summers
Sheppard Funeral Home
Crane Cemetery
Summers
Sapulpa
Luther L. Summers
Gayle Snell
Lewis Jones
C.R. Davis
Clodine Brice
Opal Williams
Ralph Davis
Brownwood
Haskell Davis
Oklahoma City
Shirrill Davis
Albuquerque
Kay Horner
Slaton
Jack Ballentine
Graham Chapel Methodist Church
Terrace Cemetery
Hudman Funeral Home
Post
Horner
Lubbock
Tallassee
DeWayne Horner
L.R. Hubbard
West 8Th
Hubbard-Kelly
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard
Harold Sligar
Illinois
Halliburton
Karen Stepp
David Lloyd Hubbard
Lewis Hubbard
Leo Hubbard
Bossier City
Darrell Hubbard
Ardmore
Madelyn Young
Bertha Taylor
East Second
Easterling Funeral Home
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