Fifth Victim Dies From June Wreck Near Monahans
Charles L. Wynne 47 died at Medical Center Hospital after sustaining massive head injuries from a June 24 crash on US 8 west of Monahans. Betty Wynne and three children perished at the scene. two other Wynne children survived. The truck driver Gaylord Blankenship 38 faces homicide with a motor vehicle charge. Elouise Kalke, a friend, was hospitalized with back injuries. Funeral arrangements were pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Charles L. Wynne
Medical Center Hospital
US 8
Wynne
Odessa
Betty Blakeley Wynne
Charles Edward Wynne
Sandra Lee Wynne
Billy John Wynne
Susan Jane Wynne
Betty Jean Wynne
Gaylord Blankenship
Victorville
Calif
Monahans Hospital
Elouise Kalke
Blankenship
Ward County
Pecos Funeral Home
Odessa man appeals Industrial Board award in district court
Testimony began in 161st District Court on an appeal by Joe C. Dick of Odessa against an Aug. 25, 1972 Industrial Accident Board ruling. Dick seeks 19649 dollars for injuries alleged April 28, 1972 while employed by R. P. Baldwin Well Service Co. Lib erty Mutual Insurance Co. defends. Dick is represented by Al Davis. insurer by James P. Baldrick. Jurors named include Woody W. Clark and Thelma K. Cooke among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
161St District Court
Industrial Accident Board
Joe C. Dick
Odessa
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
R.P. Baldwin Well Service Co
al Davis
James P. Baldrick
Midland
Woody W. Clark
B.H. Kimbrough
McKinley Golden
Thelma K. Cooke
Kenneth J. Wright
W.R. Page
Gerald L. Walden
William Arthur Bomar
Bettie Miller
A.D. Albritton
Virgil V. Thompson
R.B
Population figures to be aired at meet
A public meeting is set for 2 p m September 6 at the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission office to discuss a University of Texas Population Research Center preliminary report showing a drastic change from 1972 predictions. Attendees include chamber officials mayors city planners and state agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Population Research Center
Ernie Crawford
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
PBRPC
Midland Regional Air Terminal
Unti
Crawford
Research Center
Region sees 1990 population rise and decline in basin
The 1990 county projection shows 104 614 people in Ector County, up from earlier counts but reflecting a basin wide decline of 66 986 across 17 counties. Crawford notes the predictions guide planning for federal and state actions, including highways and care services, and emphasizes relying on established forecasts unless a better method is proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector
Crawford
Permian Basin
Athe Research Center
Six Breakins Probed in Odessa Ector County cases
Ector County sheriff's office and Odessa police probed six burglaries and one attempted breakin Thursday. Victims included Ronald L Woodard reporting $382 loss from his mobile home and two rifles, a shotgun, and a rifle case valued at $235 with no forced entry. Gulf service station owner C L Fisher reported theft of cigarettes, change and cash from a vending machine following a pried door entry. T&E Builders suffered losses of five adding machines a typewriter and a 38 pistol after a side door was broken. an earlier attempted breakin was foiled. Karen Fine reported an attempted kitchen window entry at her home. A separate case cites Rollo B Fields Jr facing a driving while intoxicated charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Iff
Odessa
Ronald Lynn Woodard
Alabama
Sheriff's Deputies
West Sith
Sheriff's Ses
C.L. Fisher
West 2Th
Gulf Service
West 16Th
FM 1936
T&e Builders
North Jackson
Karen Fine
Eastland
Rollo Burdette Fields Jr
West
Model Plane Contests Set at West Texas Championship
The West Texas Regional Model Airplane Championships will be held at Simon field in Hogan Park this weekend, with events for Ucontrol planes only. Flying runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Models use two cycle methanol engines, 52 to 60 foot steel cables, engine displacements from .15 to .40 cubic inch, spooling 15,000 to 26,000 rpm and about 1.2 horsepower on a six ounce engine. Prizes awarded for first, second and third place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Statry
West Texas
Simon Field
Hogan Park
West
Texas
Parks and Recreation Department
Jim Young
Odessa
The
Midland Flying Chaparrals Model Club
Air Force Band Plans Local Show at Permian High
The United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants will perform at Permian High School Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Wednesday September 26 with 1500 free tickets available by mail from the Odessa Chamber of Commerce. The program features Broadway Hollywood classics patriotic selections and a mix of classical and contemporary works. Col Arnold D Gabriel conducts the 100 member ensemble and Maj Albert Bader and Sgt Harry Gleeson hold key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Force
Permian High School
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Air Force
Arnold D. Gabriel
Maj
Albert Bader
Harry H. Gleeson
Washington
Broadway
Hollywood
America
Pioneer seeks second rate hike for Odessa gas customers
Pioneer Natural Gas Co seeks a 20 cent per 1000 cubic feet rate increase in Odessa, blaming a recent FPC action that doubled intrastate wellhead gas prices. If approved, bills could rise about 20 cents monthly. previous boosts this year total 10 cents per thousand. The request, to take effect Oct 1 and adjust monthly with gas costs, faces City Council review. City officials indicated a careful study and unlikely decision by the target date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Odessa
Federal Power Commission
Pioneer
Joe Price
Ron Harmon
Ron Neighbors
Jim Reese
Damage suit filed over Odessa auto mishap against McVean & Barlow
A $229.00 damage suit was on file Thursday in 161st District Court against McVean & Barlow, Inc. of Odessa. Mane! Gamboa of California brought the action in connection with a November 5, 1971 auto mishap on US 10 two miles west of Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Co
Seminole
Oil Industries Manufacturing & Engineering Co
Odessa
161St
McVean & Barlow, Inc
Mane! Gamboa
California
Odessa Name Added to Midland Weather Summaries
The National Weather Service at Midland Regional Air Terminal will now label daily weather summaries as Midland Odessa rather than Midland alone. The change came at Odessa Mayor Jim Reese's request, with NOAA administrator approval, tying Odessa's large population to the national weather list and emphasizing cross references with Midland in airline listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Midland-Odessa
Midland
Odessa
Jim Reese
U. S
Richard C. White
el Paso
James Lunney
NWS
Terminal
White
Robert M. White
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
Lunney
Tetot Station
Tansee Oh Moeee
Reese
Five Alarms Fire Strikes Odessa. Sanitation Truck Blazes Also
Odessa firemen battled five alarms on Wednesday. A cigarette started a bedroom fire at 213 Carver, damaging bed, bedding, curtains and nine cracked windows owned by Caroline McCoy. A burning garbage truck at 3:30 p.m. led to a landfill blaze handled with 5300 gallons of water. A Gadl Bonham container fire and a false alarm on Alabama Street also occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Carver
Caroline McCoy
Gadl and
Bonham
Alabama
NBC Names Garland W. Jordan to Odessa Bank Board
Garland W. Jordan of 3015 Sweetbriar joins the National Bank of Odessa Board as the third new member after the bank voted to remain 100 percent home owned. Jordan, 45, Odessa resident since 1965, is president of American Energy Co. and has recent ownership of Electric Service and Supply and Electric Service and Construction. He is a Rochelle High School graduate and holds a UH degree in accounting and finance. Jordan serves with local groups including the Odessa Chamber of Commerce and the Odessa Industrial Development Council. he and wife Glenda have three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle High School
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
University of Houston
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Foundation of America
Permian Playhouse
Presidential Museum
Odessa Industrial Development Council
Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord
Glenda
Garla
McMurry College
Abilene
Cheryl
Permian High School
Jana
Nimitz Junior High
Two Grants Get Okay
Gov. Dolph Briscoe approved two grants totaling 28757 for law enforcement and crime prevention in the Permian Basin region. Gaines County receives 18757 to start an adult and juvenile probation program with a probation officer and pretrial and presentencing investigations, plus a 3827 cash match. PBRPC gains 10000 for a regional drug abuse program with a 2645 cash match. Counties in the region include Andrews Borden Crane Dawson Ecter Gaines Glasscock Howard Loving Martin Midland Pecos Reeves Terrell Upton Ward and Winkler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Dolph Briscoe
Permian - Basin Regional Planning Commission
Criminal Justice Council
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Gaines County
106Th District Court
PBRPC
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Andrews
Borden
Crane
Dawson
Ecter
Gaines
Glasscock
Howard
Loving, Martin
Midland
Pecos
Reeves, Terrell
Upton
Ward
Winkler
Trash Blaze Extinguished Near West Industrial Area
Midland firemen fought a trash blaze in the 3000 block of West Industrial for nearly five hours Wednesday afternoon and into Thursday, using about 11 000 gallons of water. Sparks from a welding torch started the fire. it consumed trash weeds and tires, with heavy smoke in the field near McClatchy Van Lines. A civil suit for 345 dollars on a promissory note was filed Thursday in Ector County Court by National Bank of Odessa against L C Duckworth of Holts NM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
West Industrial
McClatchy
McClatchy van Lines
Ector County
L. C. Duckworth
Holts, N. M
National Bank of
Odessa
Odessa Obits Bundle From Local Death Notices
Multiple death notices and funeral plans from Odessa area. Frances Ladd, 50, dies at Medical Center Hospital with services at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. Daniel De Loach, 67, rites at Hubbard-Kelly with Masonic grave rites. infant death of Ronald Rushing's child. Byron Stewart, 61, funeral in Presbyterian Church. Nina Mathews, 51, services pending in Levelland. James Britt, 2, services at Branon Funeral Home. Jack Beckerman, 70, private rites after death at Medical Center Hospital. Rev Billy D. Rudd, 56, services at East Fourth Baptist Church. Mabel Curry, 84, services at South Seminole Baptist Church. Mrs Jesse Sloan Sloan, 51, dies in Greenville truck accident with four others killed. extensive survivor lists include spouses, children, and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Marie Ladd
North Beaty
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Garden
Ladd
Fort Worth
Odessa
Houston
W. R. Thomas Jr
San Diego
Calif
Masonic Lodge
Jack de Loach
Floyd de Loach
Shreveport
Lloyd de Loach
Bakersfield Calif
J. B. de Loach
Grand Forks
N.D
Marie Roy
Everman
Kathryn Holmquist
Kenai
Alaska
Claudette Patrick
Germany
S.K. de Loach
West Olive
Avie Minick
Encinitas, Calif
Falbia Curtner
Hugo, Okla
Saphare Sooter
Hope, Ark
Ronald Rushing
East 36Th
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Byron Stewart Cleburne
Byron Stewart
C. E. McCain
Midland
Stewart
Dallas Hospital
Nina Mathews Levelland
Nina Avery Mathews
Lovington
N.M
George Price
Levelland
Advance
Ark
Clyde Mathews
Wetumka
Oklo
Norma Steele
Holdenville
Okla
James Avey
Ulysses Avey
Sacramento
James A. Britt
Lamesa
James Arthur Britt
Branon Funeral Home
Lamesa Memorial Park
Britt
Elsie Sanders
Dawson County
Comanche County
Loyd Britt
James Britt
Stanton
Jack
Papa) Beckerman
Hilltop
Rix Funeral Home
Beckerman
Peace Justice
Otis Moore
St. Louis
Red Cross
Episcopal Church
Jackie
Gay Jones
Beverly
Judy Bennett
el Paso
Billy D. Rudd
Big Spring
East Fourth Baptist Church
Tarzan
Rudd
Tarzan Baptist Church
Amarillo
Casper
Wyo
Billy David Rudd
Garland Rudd
England
U.S. Air Force
Jackie Rudd
David Rhoton
W.S. Rudd
Hamilton
Abilene
Mabel Curry
Mabel Clare Sherman Curry
Roswell
South Seminole Baptist Church
Seminole Memorial Funeral Home
Seminole Cemetery
Crosbyton
Seminole
B.B
Buck) Curry
Anna Beth Erickson
Perryton
Mary Curry
Colorado Springs
Colo
Joe Harter
Lubbock
Sam Patterson
Drusilla Cieszinski
Roger Sherman
Roy Sherman
Bert Sherman
Olive Sherman
Jesse R. Sloan
Greenville
Leonard Brown
Sloan
Garye Resinger
Pensacola
Fla
Reisinger
David
Donata
U.S. 380
Loop 315
Sorrelis and Son Funeral Home
County Court Marriage Licenses and Civil Cases Filed
Marriage licenses issued for Raymond Jennings Winter with Margaret Jane Knighten and Bennie Buck Waldrop with Barbara Patrice Carrigan. Civil, criminal, and district court filings listed, including suit for damages, note, and insurance disputes, plus multiple divorces and patient admissions and discharges plus a long list of road accident notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Jennings Winter
Margaret Jane Knighten
Bennie Buck Waldrop
Barbara Patrice Carrigan
Jack Hollowell
Arthur Clarence Wynne
Albert Rodriguez
Gary McKay
Edwin L. Davis
Montgomery Ward & Co
National Bank of Odessa
L.C
Robert D. Martin
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Industrial Accident Board
Oil Industries Manufacturing & Engineering Co
the Terry Co
Manuel Gamboa
McVean & Barlow, Inc
Civil Suit Delayed In Odessa Auto Crash Case
A $10,250 damage suit brought by Walter Schiwart of Odessa against Paul Bentle of Odessa was postponed in 161st District Court as defense counsel sought more time for evidence. Trial began earlier in the week after a May 28 1972 auto mishap at 36th and North Dixie. jurors and attorneys named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
161St District Court
Walter Schiwart
Odessa
Paul Bentle
36Th
North Dixie
Police Quiz 4 Teen-Agers After Theft Incident
Police quizzed four 16 year olds after a 16 year old boy reported being forced from his car near Tanglewood and Andy Beilis. Five stereo tapes were taken from the vehicle. The four youths were released to their parents after questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanglewood
Andy Beilis
East 17Th
Odessa Club Schedule Shows Morning Breakfast and Evening Film
Tomorrow in Odessa lists 7 AM breakfast at Sands Restaurant by Optimists, noon Optimists gathering at Sands, and 7 PM Parents Without Partners at Pizza Inn on East Eighth. A late 8:3 PM event for Permian adults presents Cheaper by the Dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Optimists
Sands Restaurant
Parents Without Partners
Pizza Inn
East Eighth
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Sere Wold Brom
DWI
Air Force Band
Damage Asked
Weatherman
NBC
Garland Jordan
Services Pend
Rites
Doyle L. Ditty
Bay
Sez
Louis M. Escontrias
West Odessa
Boy
Gary Ronald Pierson
Sharon
G.E. Perry
Grant
Robert Lee Robertson
Manuel M. Fierro
Artesia
East
University
Lonnie Lee Gibson
Alderfer
Norma Fields Batchelor
Audrey McDougal Price
Kerrie Sue Gordon
Dorothy Campbell Wren
Beechwood
West County Road
Billy Jack Price
Kermit
Floss Armstrong Walker
Brazos
Earl Sanford Lowe
Bertie F. Patton
Blosson
Biock Dale
Lola F. Formby
East 13Th
Lori Hales
Riggs
Helen Schwarz Frazier
Dakota
University and Dixie
Dennis Neal Lennon
Redbud
Utility Pole
Golder
James Marshall Defoe
Windsor
Kenneth Lane McMilliam
Carroll W. Richards
Jack Little
George Kelton
Shelly T. Greene Sr
Clovis Lockwood
Jody E. Vogel
Glenda R. Warner
Rosemary Oneal
Virginia Lee
Jeanita Johnson
Charlies M. Gossett
T.L. Samford Jr
Betty Jo Slider
Wilbur F. Roberts
James D. Riley
Police Quiz
Breakfast Optimists
Plavha
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