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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1986

Page

10

Burglaries Target Permian Mall Businesses

Crime Stoppers seeks tips on four burglaries at Permian Mall last month. On July 17 Carlyle Jewelry Connie's Fashions Command Performance and Morrows Nut House were burglarized with jewelry clothing and cash stolen. Jewelry included 14 karat gold rope chains and gold nugget rings inscribed J Tex.

Permian Mall Carlyle Jewelry Connie’s Fashions Command Performance Morrow Nut House J-Tex Police

Crime Stoppers Offers Reward For Burglaries

Crime Stoppers information leading to an arrest and felony indictment in connection with burglaries could be worth 1 000 this week only. Anonymous callers can phone Crime Stoppers at 333 8477 in Odessa or 694 8477 in Midland.

Odessa Midland

Road program head to speak on budget cuts in Odessa

Sally Thompson of the Texas Road Information Program will speak at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Odessa about how proposed state budget cutbacks could affect highways. The meeting at the Odessa Executer is hosted by TGRTA leader Don Ward and Odessa area rep Drew Crutcher, with about five local groups in Odessa and Midland and around 2,000 members statewide.

Sally Thompson Texas Road Information Program Odessa E. U.S TRIP Don Ward TGRTA Austin Texas Ward Don Carter Hirsch and Rodriguez Weir Allen Coco Jr

Midlander charged in marijuana case

A Midland man, Hector M. Rios, 2433 Whitmire Blvd No. 28, 29, faced a felony possession charge after police stopped his vehicle at Crane Avenue and Clements Street. Officers seized more than 18 ounces of suspected marijuana. Bond was set at $1,500 by Municipal Judge J E Weatherly.

Midland Hector M. Rios Whitmire Blvd Crane Avenue Clements Street J.E. Weatherly

Odessa man questioned in seven car burglaries

A 20 year old Odessa man was questioned by police today in connection with seven car burglaries. He was arrested about 5 35 a m today in the 3900 block of Tanglewood Lane, according to police reports.

Odessa Tanglewood Lane

Odessa council Interviews five secretary hopefuls

Northwest Odessa Councilman Vern Foreman reported five candidates were interviewed Monday night for the city secretary post, with four more to be questioned tonight. One applicant withdrew, leaving nine candidates, four current city employees and five former executive secretaries.

Northwest Odessa Vern Foreman Foreman Central Odessa Melissa Hirsch Northeast Odessa J.L. Barney Barnett Cindy Weir

Deaths Services for Burditt and Others in West Texas

Obituaries report funeral services for David Burditt 61 of Odessa and Melba Graves Love 73 of Fort Stockton, with multiple survivors and church affiliations. Additional notices include Blanche Pickett 90 in Oklahoma, Grace Emmons 81 in Eldorado, Senaido Hernandez Sr. 84 in Stanton, and Larry Langston 28 in Roswell, noting birthplaces, marriages, and burial sites.

David Burditt Washington Lane St. Matthew Baptist Church Henry Lovelady Rose Hill Cemetery Martinez Funeral Homme Burditt Georgetown Sarah Cook Odessa Melba Graves Love Fort Stockton Fort Stockton Funeral Carl Sellent Ozona Love Pecos County Memorial Hospital Bend Eagle Pass Ozona Baptist Church Billy Graves Larry Graves Jill House Murray Lewis Thrall Nita Schuster Iraan Wynona Holmes Sheffield Erath County H.H. Emmons Emmons Liberty High School Doris Eldorado Grace Lee Emmons Mertzon Road Church of Christ Eldorado Cemetery Kerbow Funeral Home Stanton Senaido Hernandez Sr St. Joseph Catholic Church Frank Colacicco St. Joseph Cemetery Gilbreath Funeral Home Hernandez Martin County Hospital San Antonio Mexico Maria Navarrette Candelaria Manuel Hernandez Frank Hernandez Midland Lenardo Hernandez Jr Felipe Hernandez Fred Hernandez Belen Silva Josefa Ramos Ramona Esparza Larry Langston Larry Dale Langston N. Jackson Ave la Grone Roswell N.M J.R. Manning South Park Cemetery Langston Shreveport Chevron Oil Co Larry and Ann

Phillips agrees to settlement in Odessa pipe case

Phillips Petroleum Co. will make monthly and deferred payments totaling about 7.1 million dollars to the widow Rosario Levario and her two children after a 1981 pipeline explosion in Odessa. The agreement, approved by Judge Bill McCoy, also awards attorney Warren Burnett about 1.1 million dollars in lifetime fees.

Phillips Petroleum Co Odessa Warren Burnett Burnett Rosario Levario Ector County Gustavo Levario Holloman Construction Co Phillips Natural

Correction: name misspelled in Odessa American story

The Odessa American notes a misspelled name for Paul Houghton in its Saturday edition. Houghton faces financial hardship after heart surgery. His sister in law has set up a trust fund at InterFirst Bank Odessa to help cover medical costs.

Odessa American Paul Houghton Houghton InterFirst Bank Odessa

Prison Wing Locked Down as Weapons Found at Wynne Unit

Wynne Unit wing with 178 closed custody inmates locked down after weapons found. Racial tensions flared though no physical fights reported. A separate lockdown at Darrington Unit roiled by a Sunday shower stabbing left two inmates injured.

Huntsville Wynne Texas Department of Corrections David Nunnelee Darrington Rosharon TDC Charles Brown

Also Mentioned on This Page

Midlander Angus McMillion Kelly McMillion North Odessa Sherwood Park 44Th Street Dixie Boulevard Angus The Park Ector County Independent School District City-Wide Brotherhood Prayer Wheel Gospel Singers Carl Burditt L.C. Burditt Grace H. Roach Melba Lee Doty Martha Jean White San Angelo Herbert H. Emmons Jr Walter Eugene Buck Gordon Emmons J. ‘‘David’’ Emmons James Jimmy” Emmons Robert Lee Paul “Richard’’ Emmons Baird Gary M. Emmons Dimple Weatherall Mesquite H. Emmitt Bullard Blanche Pickett Blanche R. Pickett Englewood Circle Cherokee Okla Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home Pickett Four Seasons Nursing Home Bolivar Glenn H. Pickett Alva Grace Emmons Phillips Span. Phillips Karen Brand Nunnelee
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