Odessa College to offer 200 scholarships for 40th anniversary
Odessa College will launch a $200,000 scholarship and loan program in conjunction with its 40th anniversary on Sept. 27. The fund allocates $120,000 for student loans at 1 percent interest and $80,000 for tuition and fees scholarships across five categories including vocational retraining for oil field, business and agriculture workers, women, minorities, and general academics. Applications are in the Financial Aid Office and scholarships run until funds are exhausted.
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Odessa College
Phil Speegle
Speegle
Financial Aid Office
U.S
Employment Agencies Report Slow Odessa Job Market
Odessa area agencies note two to three placements monthly, mostly outside the Permian Basin. Dunhill Personnel cites few local openings with analysts focusing on analysis and data processing roles. Bennett Munson lists about 2,000 U S and overseas openings with an hourly review fee. headhunter ethics stressed by Marie Munson.
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Odessa
Louise Hampton
Dunhill Personnel Service
Dunhill
Permian Basin
Sharon Sykes
Midland
Sykes
Marie Munson
Bennett-Munson Inc
United States
Munson
Bennett-Munson
Police Beat Odessa August 9 12 Burglary and stolen vehicles report
Odessa police log details unauthorized use of a 1983 Ford Bronco valued at 9500 taken from Sewell Used Cars between 7:15 p m Friday and 7:45 a m Saturday. Multiple burglaries reported including televisions a video recorder pistols jewelry and more with values ranging up to 4108 and a 75 Corvette taken around 11:30 p m Saturday.
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Tommy C. Wallace
Sewell
Eighth St
D. Yancey
Harry Herndon Hassell
East Ridge Road
B. Myrick
Mark Howard Lowe
N. Milburn Ave
Cpl
W.S. Woody
Jason Paul Locke
Andrews Highway
R. Inge
Gordon Earl Sansom Jr
Pepperidge Place
S.R. Lyle
John R. Leigh
Kermit Highway
West County Road
C. Watters
Skaters to Aid Hungry With Feed the Hungry Night
The American Odessans are invited to skate at Skateland for a Feed the Hungry event. Luther Teens of the Lutheran Church of Risen Lord sponsor the skating night hosted by Larry Anger at 4410 W. University Blvd. Admission is three cans or bulk rice and beans per skater for the Door of Hope Mission at 111 N. Lee St.
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Luther Teens
Lutheran Church of Risen Lord
Larry Anger
Skateland
Stabbing Victim Stable After Overnight Hospital Stay
A 35 year old Odessa man Santiago Parras remained in stable condition in the ICU at Medical Center Hospital after being stabbed in the abdomen chest and shoulder. Police found him at 2 a.m. in front of 609 Overton Ave with blood-soaked clothing and reports say he knows the attackers but will not identify them.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Santiago
Parras
Jury selection begins in videotaped slaying trial
Longview AP reports judge estimates four to six weeks to select a jury for the capital murder trial of Marvin Maurice Wells 22 charged in the November 21 1985 shooting death of Matt McKay 17 at a PDQ Texaco in Carrollton Dallas area. The trial moved for venue due to extensive broadcasts of the videotape. Two other suspects remain at large.
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Longview
Michigan
Dallas
Marvin Maurice Wells
Matt McKay
Oklahoma
John Ovard
Obituary notices for Hudson, De Shazo, Jones and Wurtz heads Midland area services
Matter of Record lists funeral and burial details for Lee Hudson of Seminole died after a sudden illness at St Marys in Lubbock. Also notices graveside for Mary De Shazo of Plano and services for Bonnie Jones of Midland plus pending services for Elizabeth Wurtz and Sisto Martinez and a medical center birth announcements.
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Lee Hudson
First Baptist Church
Paul Anderson
Mike Wilcox
Lamesa Memorial Park
Singleton Funeral Home
Hudson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Lubbock
Texas
Violet Mae McCombs
Lamesa
Kermit
Mary ‘Skeet
de Shazo
Plano
Kermit Cemetery
Cooper Funeral Home
Bill Campbell
Richardson Medical Center
Odessa
Homer L. de Shazo
Midland
Bonnie Joy Jones
Ellis Funeral
James Aldridge
Resthaven Memorial Park
Elizabeth Wurtz
Amburgey Ave
Wilson-Miller Funeral Home
Monahans
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Sisto Carrasco Martinez
Drury Lane
Martinez Funeral Home
Police probe two robberies in Odessa weekend
Lawmen continued to investigate two apparently unrelated weekend robberies of Odessa merchants. Western Package Store on Eighth Street was robbed of more than $1,000 by a black man armed with a pistol. About an hour later Stop-N-Go Market on Second Street was robbed by a white man, who demanded cash after attempting to operate the cash register.
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Odessa
Lloyd Sidney Smith
Western Package
FE. Eighth St
Smith
E. Second St
Ethel Tucker
Tucker
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Hemphill Ave
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