Odessa sergeant suspended after internal probe ends
Odessa police say Sgt. Tommey J Morris remains on a five day suspension without pay as internal investigation concludes. Morris failed to arrest D V Smith and did not notify Midland police, preventing timely bond. Midland suspects in two burglaries dating back to June remain jailed with bonds set.
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Odessa
Wendell Walker
Police Department
Tommey J. Morris
Walker
Morris
Jim W. Dodson
D’vorak Smith
Midland County
Smith
D'vorak Smith
Midland
Midland Police
Jim Colburn
Social Security marks 90 years of helping millions nationwide
From Staff and Wire Reports Baltimore notes Social Security turns 90 this week and reaches 36 million people nationwide and over 10,000 in Ector County. District Manager Ed Hardesty of Odessa cautions the program should supplement private pensions, not fully replace them. In Ector County, 11,510 residents receive about 4.3 million dollars monthly in benefits.
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Baltimore
Ector County
Social Security Administration
Ed Hardesty
Odessa
Hardesty
Social Security marks 50th anniversary with stamp in Maryland
The 1935 creation of Social Security is celebrated with a commemorative postage stamp issued in Baltimore County. Larry Gonzales of Fort Stockton praises the program while officials including Paul Carlin Margaret Heckler and Ford B. Ford attend brief remarks marking the milestone and noting program changes since inception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Gonzales
Fort Stockton
Social Security
Gonzales
Baltimore County
Paul Carlin
Health and Human Services
Margaret Heckler
Ford B. Ford
Health service changes in Permian Basin amid new state core services
Midland County commissioners heard that Permian Basin MHMR will convert the Odessa detox center at 1212 W. 10th St into a 14 bed mental health facility and close the Midland Opportunity Center day care at 2701 North A Street to meet new core service requirements. The Odessa patients will transfer to the Johnson Center in Midland. MHMR seeks $63,000 more state funding or classifying the center as core. MHMR serves about 4,000 residents. Also approved was a $2.25 million schematic plan to renovate the Midland County Jail to house 128 inmates, boosting capacity by 24. The commission settled with FDIC over escrow funds from failed First National Bank of Midland, receiving about $230,000 plus easements. the FDIC got $575,000 plus interest.
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Midland
Permian Basin
Odessa
Midland County
10Th St
Clyde McLean
Department of
MHMR
Bob Dixon
Opportunity Center
Dixon
McLean
Johnson Center
Texas Commission On Jail Standards
Wright
Win Brown
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
First National Bank of Midland
Brown
First National Bank
FDIC
Police seek tip on Odessa College computer theft
Crime Stoppers asks for information about a July 9 theft at Odessa College 201 W University Blvd. Two Sperry personal computers with double disk drives two color monitor screens and two keyboards valued at 7954 dollars were removed after 1 30 p m. Police seek the person or persons responsible.
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Odessa College
W. University Blvd
Sperry
Crime Stoppers Offers $1000 For Theft Information
Crime Stoppers will pay $1,000 this week for information leading to arrests and indictments in a theft case. Anonymous informants may call 333 8477 in Odessa or 694 8477 in Midland.
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Odessa
Midland
Trial set for Pyote man in 1994 shootout case
A 38 year old Pyote man faces trial September 9 in Ward County for involvement in a March 15 shootout with sheriff deputies at a Pyote truck stop. Indicted with him are charges of attempted capital murder and drug offenses for possession and distribution of about 40 grams of methamphetamine.
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Monahans
Ward County
Larry Dashier
L&l
Ward
Jack McGowan
Dashier
Kenneth Roeder
Fort Worth
McGowan
Ward County Grand Jury
Shellie
Dashiers
Pecos
Larry Fuller
143Rd District Court
Larry
Shellie Dashier
Ward County Justice of the Peace
L.A. Wester
Ed Wootton
Police Beat Odessa Burglary and Vehicle Thefts
Odessa police report include a burglary at Yolanda Parra 821 N Golder Ave with a TV set video recorder video camera and two guns taken between 8 and 9 p m Saturday valued over 1600. A separate criminal mischief case notes four tires slashed at Coliseum Mobile Home Park about 4 30 a m Sunday with 800 damage. An unauthorized use of motor vehicle involves Fred Phillips 2901 Kirkwood Drive reporting a 1985 Chevrolet Suburban taken from U A Northpark 6 parking lot between 9 10 p m and 10 55 p m Saturday.
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Odessa
Yolanda Parra
N. Golder Ave
G. Horrell
Rhonda Worley
Tanglewood Lane
Coliseum Mobile Home Park
L. Frederick
Fred Phillips
Kirkwood Drive
U.A. Northpark
E. 42Nd St
G. Hudgens
Remigio Barbosa Jr. services held in Plains
Matter of Record item notes that 59 year old Remigio Barbosa Jr. of Plains died after a brief illness. Services were scheduled for 3 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Plains with Rev. Tom Vazhe Parampil officiating. Burial in Plains Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home of Denver City. Survivors include five sons and five daughters, numerous grandchildren, and siblings. Burial follows at Plains Cemetery. Also listed are pending services for Ray Bundage and details for Billy Ralph Hollingsworth and Eddie Lou Hammond, plus a list of marriage applications dated July 18.
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Plains
Remigio Barbosa Jr
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Tom Vazhe
Plains Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Denver City
Barbosa
Brownfield Memorial Hospital
Peth
Louisa Martinez
Floresville
Seagraves
Remigio Barbosa Sr
Roswell
N.M
Romero Barbosa
Zaragosa Barbosa
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Henry Hereford
E. 13Th St
Midland County Justice of the Peace
Bob Pine
Hereford
J.E. Weatherly
Clifford Fairfax
Wadley Ave
14Th Street
Belmont Avenue
Fairfax
Pine
Weatherly
Wootton
Benjamin Barbosa
Alabama
Fernando Barbosa
Hobbs
Robert Barbosa
RosaLinda Castilla
Granger
Lalinda Bernal
Norma Barbosa
Anita Acosta
Ida Sanchez
Lovington
Clara Arguije
Antonia Perez
Benita Conde
Sophia Lopez
Beatrice DeLeon
Hope Conde
Ray Bundage
Billy Hollingsworth
Colorado City
Billy Ralph Hollingsworth
Southside Baptist Church
Gene Stevens
Monahans Cemetery
Wilson- Miller Funeral Home
Hollingsworth
Veterans Hospital
Big Spring
Brownfield
Marie Hollingsworth
Kathy Jones
Eunice
Colleen Beckham
Charles Hollingsworth
Germany
Tommy Dale Hollingsworth
Austin
Corky Hollingsworth
Estell Hollingsworth
Corpus Christi
Eddie Hammond
Eddie Lou
Hammond
Wilson-Miller Funeral Home
A.C. Hammond
Bonnie McKinney
Ola McKinney
Ohio
Gracie K. McKinney
California
Robert Carr Harris
Leslie Kaye Norman
Jessie Earl Harper
Linda Gayle Pounds
James Hayden Frost
Laurie June Mosshart
Alan Chris Bryant
Cynthia Ann Faires
Dale Allan Cook
Valerie Coy Kimbrough
Lerney Jay Betts
Jill DeLayne Richardson
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