San Angelo men in custody on drug charges
Two San Angelo men were jailed on marijuana possession charges after a routine patrol spotted a car running a stop sign. A small bag containing the marijuana was found on the sun visor. Holland drove, Lowery rode in back, both held on 3500 bond.
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San Angelo
Richard Wayne Lowery
Ector County
Austin Lewis Holland
Odessa
J. B. Norrell
Justice of the Peace
Otis Moore
South Grant and
Olive
Holland
Lowery
McCamey Band Sets Practice Schedule and Orientation
The McCamey High School Badger Band will hold a percussion meeting at 9 a.m. Monday and marching practice at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Freshmen and new members attend orientation at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the band hall. Mark Crouch directs the band.
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McCamey
McCamey High School
Badger
Miss Your Odessa American Delivery
Notice to readers about missed issues and service unsatisfactory delivery. Circulation department details and hours are provided for reporting problems and arranging replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Odessa American notices and subscription rates preview
The Odessa American announces its address at 222 East 4th Street Odessa Texas 79760 and details subscription options. Home delivery by carrier or motor route in Ector County is 2.80 monthly. Mail rates 30.00 yearly 16.00 six months 8.50 three months and 3.00 monthly. Single copy 10 cents daily and Saturday 25 cents Sunday.
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Odessa
Texas
East 4Th Street
Odessa American
Ector County
Houston cases tie to new death penalty law and search diggings
First Asst. Dist. Atty. says capital murder could bring death under a new state law. Henley’s lawyer objects to further questioning without counsel and seeks a psychiatric evaluation. Bodies found near High Island and Lake Sam Rayburn. police plan more digging and identify missing youths from the Heights area. Henley and Brooks face charges in the deaths of Marty Ray Jones and Charles Cobble. Brooks charged in William Ray Lawrence’s death. Families speculate about narcotics ties as investigators pursue possible grave sites and more victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Asst. Dist
Sam Robertson
Charles Melcher
Henley
Melcher
Lake Sam Rayburn
High Island
Houston
Corll
the Heights
Brooks
Marty Ray Jones
Charles C. Cobble
Asst. Dist
Michael J. Hinton
Jones
Marty Ray
K.R. Jones
Jones and Cobble
Marty
Charles
Sam Houston National Forest
Billy
William Ray Lawrence
Horace Lawrence
Austin
Tex
Israelis Accuse Air Piracy as Arab States Seek Action
The article reports Israel's launch operations against civil aviation drawing condemnation from the British Airline Pilots Association and Tass, with Lebanon and Arab leagues promising swift unified responses. Arab carriers plan a Beirut meeting to decide joint measures, while Libyan oil cutbacks threaten Western oil firms to concede Libyan control.
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Pilots Association
Tass
Lebanon
Israel
Takieddin Solh
Arab League
International Air Transport Association
Arab Air Carriers Organization
Cairo
Beirut
Salim Ali Salam
Tel Aviv
Aharon Yaariv
Libya
Middle East
Abdul Salam Jalloud
Tripoli
Theater Says Cash Stolen in Odessa
Odessa police logged eight theft reports Saturday night including $476 stolen from Lyric Theater at 210 North Grant. Theater manager Earl Rolin said last Sundays receipts were not deposited and the guilty employee vanished. The report was filed Friday after the employee could not be found.
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Odessa
Lyric Theater
North Grant
Earl Rolin
Rolin
Janice Bruton
Nimitiz
William Fred Doenges
West Second
Richard Smith
North
Tom Green
Dart Drive- In
Andrews Highway
Terry L. Flynt
Mike Hurt
East 11Th
Roy Miller
Eisenhower
Lightning strikes TV set amid Odessa fire calls
A TV set was damaged by lightning at Tommy Nicks residence as Odessa firemen responded to three fire alarms Saturday. Calls at 7:03 p.m. and two trash container fires followed. damage limited to the TV and minor container fire damage reported. Also several vandalism cases investigated, including smashed plate glass at Sound Center and window damage at vacant West May property. A boat capsized on the Ganges near Patna, drowning 35 people Friday per AP.
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Odessa
Tommy Nicks
East 11Th
Alleghancy
Golder
Magnolia
Sound Center
West 10Th
Robert Thornton
West 26Th
E. G. King of
Midland
West May
T. E. Stallings
Cumberland
Patna
India
Ganges River
Calcutta
District Court Divorces and Hospital Admissions Report
District Court granted divorces for multiple couples including Patricia Ann Rucker and Johnny Rucker and Stella Mae Miller and Willie Finis Miller. Medical Center Hospital admitted patients on Aug. 10 and discharged a large list, with births recorded for Ronald K. and Bunch. The report also details numerous traffic accidents with involved ages and addresses, noting damage levels and injuries.
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Patricia Ann Rucker
Johnny R. Rucker
Juanita Christine Christian
William Donald Christian
William Wayne Roberts
Janice Roberts
Gary Womble Mitchell
Elizabeth Ann Mitchell
Stella Mae Miller
Willie Finis Miller
Sylvia Garcia
Fredrico
B. Garcia
Phyllis Theophilus
O.M. Theophilus
Nellie June Moore
Robert Eugene Moore
Dale Lester Criddie
Mitzi Ann Criddie
Edtom Day
Inez Day
Thomas A. Harris
Joyce Ellsworth Harris
Robert Thomas Teston
Lovelia Marie Teston
Catherine Carlene Brown
James Elton Brown
Cathy Moran
Rebecca L. Roemisch
Michael W. Loomis
Jonnie L. Gardner
John R. Perry
Rudy «. Subin
Eddie D. Foster
Lois Corrigan
Betty J. Cosby
Jimmy E Conaster
Jane R. Darmman
Connie E. Moore
Watson
Ottis C Courtney
Johnny L. Dyer
Thomas O Morrison
Johnny G. Casas
James 0. Spratten
Brett W. Vance
Pat J. Millsap
Gary C. Millican
Marie Crow
Brenda K. Duckworth
Billy W. Hinkle
Benna L. Babb
Janice M. Skeler
Jan R. Griffin
Mary M. Colley
Bertha F. Hardin
Olga Perez
Claudia M. Ramsey
Wilma C. Carrasco
B. Curtis Brumm
Neva J. Jones
Jack Shipely
Emogene H. Davis
Stella C. Hilditch
George Andrews
Clifford L. Robinson
Joe R. Berry
Jewel T. Churchwell
Chris D. Cline
David S. Libsen
Robert M. Mabry
Ronny M. Schooler
Linda R. Knott
Graciella R. Bustanmante
Burglars Take Four Rifles From Odessa Home
Odessa police investigated a burglary in which four rifles were stolen from F. G. Molinar at 1010 Wilson. Entry appeared through a west side bathroom window with a pulled screen and marks on the sill after the family was away for about an hour Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
F. G. Molinar
Wilson
Molinar
Soldier Killed On Maneuvers in West Germany
AP reports Pvt. Herring James, 18, of Fort Worth Texas, died during a West German field exercise after a 20mm gun on his M14 recon track was forced back by tree branches. He was an observer aboard the vehicle with C troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division.
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Wuerzburg
Germany
Texas
Bavaria
U.S
Herrin James
Fort Worth
James
7Th Cavalry
3Rd Infantry
Sunday Rites For Odessan Rites for George Montgomery
Odessan rites for George Alfred Montgomery 83 of 2411 East 25th will be at 2 p.m. today in Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. A retired grocery clerk, he died Friday at Medical Center Hospital after a yearlong illness. Born May 9, 1890 in Travis, he moved to Odessa in 1962 from Kerrville. He married Lillie Bell Payne Sept 1, 1916 in Whiteflat. Survivors: widow, three daughters Dee P. Carter Midland, H B Reaves Lubbock, Blynn Snyder Lakeside Village. sister Helen Bacot Dickens. brother W.A. Montgomery Jr. Sulphur La.. nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were pending Sunday at Rix Funeral Home.
Welcome Set For Teachers in Midland Texas League Night
Midland educators from four private schools Midland College and the ISD attend an annual Welcome for New Teachers hosted by the Midland Chamber Education Committee. The event starts at 6 p.m. in Hogan Park with UT Permian Basin staff as guests, followed by a Midland Cubs baseball game.
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Midland
Midland College
Midland Independent School System
The
Midland Chamber of Commerce
University of Texas At
Permian Basin
St. Ann’s Catholic School
Midland Christian School
Trinity and
Hillander
Midland Cubs
Odesson Rites Set For Monday
Services for Guyton Michael Young 71 of 1332 East Fifth will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Sixth and Jackson Church of Christ with burial in Resthaven Cemetery Midland. He died Friday at Medical Center Hospital after a decade illness. Born December 1 1901 in Matador he married Bessie Neff October 8 1920 in Girard. He moved to Odessa in 1937 from Spur and was a retired mechanic. Survivors include his widow three sons four daughters two brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Guyton
Michael Young
East Fifth
Jackson Church of Christ
Resthaven
Midland
Young
Medical Center Hospital
Matador
Girard
Bessie Neff
Odessa
Spur
Sixth
California
Joyce Polk
Denison
Regina Childs
Mary Evelyn Brown
Janet Childs
Tara Kay Childs
Ardetha Childs
Ester Childs
John Childs
Clarksville
Sammy Childs
Dallas
Leo Childs
Royce City
Mabel Haiey
Liza Childs
Tommy Childs
Amarillo
Monahans Man Stabbed in Dawn Police Report
Billy W. Nuttall, 39, of Monahans, remained in guarded condition after a neck stab wound. Monahans police held three suspects on drunk and affray charges with possible additional charges. The incident occurred at 206 East Eighth Street. Nuttall was treated locally then transferred to Odessa.
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Billy W. Nuttall
Monahans
Medical Center Hospital
East Eighth
Nuttall
Ward Memorial Hospital
Odessa Hospital
Odessa Engineer Joseph Ardis Rites Set
Joseph I. Ardis 61 of 1429 Custer died at Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. Services at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home 10 a.m. Monday with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. A Stralls Tank Co. chemical engineer, he was born July 25, 1912 in Eliaseville and married Ruth Scheibe in 1937. Survived by a son, two daughters, three sisters, a brother, and three granddaughters. Memorials to M D Anderson Hospital.
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Joseph I. Ardis
Custer
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard Kelly
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Stralls Tank Co
Ardis
Eliaseville
Ruth Scheibe
Dallas
Odessa
First Presbyterian Church
Hardin-Simmons University
Joseph Price Ardis
Susan Moser
Tanglewood
Glenn Biedermann
New Orleans
Leor McCracken
el Paso
Glenn Lisle
East 31St
Terrell Watson
W.H. Ardis
North Jackson
M.D Anderson Hospital
Houston
Odessa clubs schedule posted for noon and evening
Tomorrow in Odessa event names list meetings at noon with Kiwanis Inn of the Golden West Coachroom. Chaparral Toastmasters at Sands Restaurant at noon. Wildcat Toastmasters at Sands Restaurant at 7 PM. Evening Optimist Club at The Branding on.
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Odessa Kiwanis
Inn of the
Sands Restaurant
Ee P.M
Evening Optimist Club
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Angelo
Mark Crouch
Cobble
G.T. Cobble
Pieter Vetere VT
Coe Peer
F . Seper Srees
Georg Stete
Soper
Zemitw
East Sth
Phowe
Ronald K. Bunch
North Everglade
Boy
Delis G. Pralarribang
East 12Th
Girt
Roman Perales Chavez
Hancock
East 10Th
Norma Lee Wallum
North Adams
Johnnie C. Jones
Patterson
Terlingua
J. Anderson
Carver David Guyton
Carver
Dawn
Boulder
Audrey Smith Gray
Tulip
Cathy Mays Burgen
Andrews
Thomas William Cartwright
North Alleghaney
Ninaphine White
East 13Th
West Sixth
Washington
David Bates Sauvich
Cambridge
Winford Luther Bock
Rene
West University
Richard Lee Smith
Lubbock
Larry Gene Wagner
Crane
Grant
Thomas Edward Hamby
North Tom Green
Walter Samuel Forkner
Arrow Motel
James Milton Sorrell
Rt. 1
Dennis James McPhee
East Smith
Benjamin Dewey Garris
East 46Th
Charles J. Hollis Jr
Merrill
Pueblo
Joe Keith Ratto
Bowie
Utility Pole
Association of Memorial Soceties
Jackson
National Funeral Directors Association
Texas Funeral Erectors Association
Paltee
N. Grant
Jewel Hamilton Precision
Shaw
Rix
Moore
Jessie Russell
West Clements
Isabelle Licon
Verde
J.E. Fussell
J.e.eddie Fussell
Midland Memorial Hospital
Primitive Baptist Church
Elvis Barrington
J.S. Kirkpatrick
Resthaven Memorial Park
Rusk County
Rising Star
Snyder
Big Spring
Sweetwater
Seagraves
Jerry Fussell
Joe Fussell
Eddie Fussell
Mary Crisp
Newnie Ellis Funeral Home
Hogan Park
Odesson
John C. Litton Kermit
John Carmen Litton
Kermit
Memorial Hospital
First Baptist Church
R. W. Campbell
Northside Baptist Church
Kermit Cemetery
Roswell
N.M
Levelland
Litton
DeLuria Ellen Lowther
Colorado Springs
Colo
Church of Christ
Bill Litton
John H. Litton
Amherst
Susan Litton
Lester Litton
Denver
Willis Litton
Frank Lynch
Cooper Funeral Home
Willis A. Gillaspey
Canon City
Associated Press
Santa Fe
Phoenix
Ariz
Gillaspey
Denver Post
Rocky Mountain News
Canon City Daily Record
Stella
Rites
Peggy Castle
Hollywood
Miss Castle
William McGarry
McGarry
Mr. Belvedere
Ector County Commissioners Court
Ector County Courthouse
Wildcat Toastmasters
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