Vietnamese flee Denver as tensions rise in troubled district
Bernard Valdez of the Denver Department of Social Services said many Vietnamese refugees left hurriedly, sometimes with only cards and visas. A Monday night window breaking confrontation heightened racial friction in the Projects, a six month strain marked by cultural and language clashes and competition for housing and services, per state Rep Rich Castro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Valdez
Denver
Rich Castro
United States
Seadrift
Texas
Archdiocese of
San Antonio
Church
U.S. Catholic Conference
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Carter
Burlington
America
Valdez
Odessa area bankers rejected for new Citizens Bank charter
The State Banking Board denied the Citizens Bank of Odessa charter 2-1 citing lack of public necessity and business volume. Odessa supporters weighed options, including an appeal, which officials noted has rarely succeeded. Several local banks opposed the project at a July hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
State Banking Board
Neil L. Grape
Citizens Bank of Odessa
Banking Department Today
Robert Stewart
Warren G. Harding
Bob. J.perry
American Bank
Western National Bank
National Bank of Odessa
James E. Blakeley
Cliff Rowe
Kermit Elam
Donald M. Hampton
W.J. Poynor Sr
Y.G. Hushed
Wayne Rimer
Crane
Carter Begins Delta Queen Cruise Stop On River Tour
President Carter and entourage travel aboard the Delta Queen for a seven day Mississippi cruise. Secret Service monitors a calm debate while officials plan an executive order to boost river power. Pilot Ware controls the wheelhouse as a squall lashes the sternwheeler with high winds and rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Carter
Mississippi River
Army Corps of Engineers
Jody Powell
White House
Mark Twain
Clemens
C.S. Ware
Ware
Midland man found guilty in holdup trial
An Ector County jury found James Elbert Lee of Midland guilty of a 1975 aggravated robbery at Latham Pharmacy. Judge McKim sentenced Lee to 24 years, one year less than his overturned 1975 term. formal sentencing set for Sept. 4. Odessa attorney John Cliff represented Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
James Elbert Lee
Midland
Lee
Latham Pharmacy
East University
R. L. McKim
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
McKim
Odessa
John Cliff
Tony Chavez
Dennis Cadra
Doris Mason
Wanda Sims
Steven Kennedy
Lester Harper
Joseph Dumond
Glenda Morgan
Larry Bindle
Doris Porter
Carolyn Bundick
Joan Romines
Talbert Robbins
Cecil Gladden Jr
Tentative sale pact reached for Furrs chain
Furrs Inc and a West German firm reached a tentative sale plan to repay about 56 million dollars in debts. The plan, set for a September 26 acceptance hearing, would sell Furrs to Supermarket Development Corp with at least 20 million in new capital to fund creditor payments and rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SDC
Simon
Man Pleads Guilty in Felony Weapon Charge
Robert Edward Alexander of the Branton Hotel pleaded guilty to unlawfully carrying a weapon on premises licensed for alcohol. 244th District Judge Joe Connally fined him $250 plus costs for carrying a .22 caliber pistol into the Central Lounge at 40642 North Texas on January 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Edward Alexander
Branton Hotel
Joe Connally
Alexander
North Texas
Marriage Licenses Recorded County Court District Court Divorces
County Court issued marriage licenses for multiple couples including Joe Lynn Montgomery and Carol Ann Lediow, Gerald Wayne Romines and Cynthia LeAnn Williams, and others. District Court filed divorce suits listing several couples such as Tammie Jane Rister vs Jerry Wade Rister and Cynthia Ann Eatwell vs Joan Charles Eatwell. Medical Center Hospital admitted a long list of patients on Aug 22 and discharged many, with numerous names across departments. Women’s and County Hospital notes include Aug 72 ug entries for Kellis Wilkerson and Francis Doherty families plus Terry Allen’s party two events indicating births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lynn Montgomery
Carol Ann Lediow
Gerald Wayne Romines
Cynthia LeAnn Williams
Danny Lee Daniels
Jimmie Deane Truesdell
Danny Ray Gipson
Johna Faye Herring
Bruce Allen Laffery
Sherridan Laciose Laffery
Robert Kirk Spiers
Rhonda Lynn Boyd
Edward Sherman
Aurors Pune
Clyde Alvin Howard
Frances Ariene Aren
Tammie Jane (Berry) Rister
Jerry Wade Rister
Kimberly Sue Hunt
Jerry Thomas Hunt Jr
Cynthia Ann Eatwell
Joan Charles Eatwell
Janice Marie Williams
Bobby R. Williams
William M. Wilkinson
Cindy Kay Nilkinson
Jorden McIntire
Carolyn McIntire
Hazel M. Green
Roger R. Lancer
Sunnye F. Dinger
Alma L. Thomas
Ernestine Fuller
Fannie M. Noland
Bessie L. Peevy
Robert Guzman
Virginia E. Wilson
G. Glass
Mery L. McFarlin
Casimiro OD. Gonzales
Herbert Sims
Lori Leek
Lenard H. Alexander
Carl N. Dotson
Tomes V. Armendariz
Keith Gregory
Henry Williams
B.E. Vaughan
Willis Allred
Ryay M. Cou
Glyn Shave
Majorie Lash
Dean Atkisson
Mark A. Lewis
Loree Gobterly
Ima Ferguson
Michal Wetzig
Rosendo G. Rodriguez
Carolyn Miller
Roy
Death notices for Addie Hale and Edwin Rountree
Services were held for Addie Bell Hale of McCamey 76 died after a lengthy illness at Rankin Hospital. She lived in McCamey 29 years and was a homemaker born March 17, 1903 in Bell County. Burial at Resthaven Cemetery. Survivors include three sisters plus nieces. Also listed are Edwin B. Rountree Jr. 60 of Midland with services at Newnie W. Ellis Funeral Home and burial at Fairview Cemetery. He served in WWII and worked in Midland’s water pollution plant. Survivors include wife Neda four sons a stepdaughter and brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Doscher
Seminole
First Presbyterian Church
Gaines County Memorial Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Doscher
Memorial Hospital
Brooklyn
N.Y
Fifth Calvary
John Doscher
Howard Doscher
Valley Stream
Kermit
Charley Gene Willhelm
Belvue Baptist Church
Kermit Cemetery
Cooper Funeral Chapel
Willheim
Ward Memorial Hospital
Monahans
Wink
Willhelm
Winkler County
Jo Ann Davidson
Fort Worth
Charley Gene Willhelm Jr
James David Willhelm
Terishia Odell Beckwith
Donna Marie Paehl
Joe Monroe Willhelm
Paul Willhelm
William Willhelm
Ranger
James Edgar Willhelm
Odessa
Joe Willhelm
Roy Gene Thomas
Riley Long
Eastland
William H. Scantling
Dublin
Singleton Funeral
Seminole Cemetery
Scantling
Albuquerque
N.M
Veterans Administration Hospital
Waldron
Ark
Winnie Mae Fennell
Sugar Grove
Carlsbad, N.M
Robert Foster
Cape Girardeau, Mo
R.C. Brown
Sundown
Midland
Nancy E. Elkins
Memorial Funeral Home
Casper
Wyo
Memorial Gardens
Big Spring
Sarah E. Bruton
San Jose
Calif
Royce Reynolds
Jal
Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home
Rosewood Chapel
Mount Olive Memorial Park
Bruton
Georgia
Addie Bell Hale
McCamey
Hellen Cole
First Baptist Church
Resthaven Cemetery
Bell County
James F. Hale
Rankin’s
Edwin B
Neda
Michael Rountree
Shane Rountree
Rex Rountree
Kyle Rountree
Baytown
Karen Jones
San Angelo
Bobby Rountree
Sierra Vista
Ariz
Basin Weather: Rain Likely Tonight and Friday
Basin residents may see sunny days with evening rain possible today and Friday. National Weather Service Midland forecasts an 80 percent chance of rain with possible afternoon and night thunderstorms. Winds SE 10 to 20 mph. highs mid-90s, lows mid-60s. no rain last night. Record highs and lows cited. Kerr County under severe thunderstorm warning earlier today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basin
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Texas Hill Country
Kerr County
Midland Forecast From NWS Sunny and Hot This Week
The National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport forecasts sunny days and partly cloudy nights from Monday through Friday with a 30 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 90s, tonight and Friday, and overnight lows in the mid 60s to upper 60s. Southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph, sun set around 8:24 p.m., sunrise Friday at 7:19 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Branding ceremony honors 13 pioneer ranching families at Sul Ross
Branding ceremony set for 7:30 p.m. at the Sul Ross State University sign honors 13 pioneer ranching families for their contributions to the university and West Texas. An open reception follows at 5:30 p.m. in the Bryan Wildenthal Library as the Sul Ross board of regents meets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
Alpine
Sul Ross State University
Sul Ross Board of Regents
Virginia Madison
University
West Texas
Madison
Exes
Andrews Man Killed in Motorcycle Mishap
An Andrews 25 year old oil field derrick operator David Milton Riordan of Star Route Andrews died after his 1973 motorcycle lost control on loose gravel at the Northeast Mustang and Avenue E intersection. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Permian General Hospital. Survived by wife Cheryl, mother Robbie Orson, father E M Riordan, and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Northeast Mustang
Avenue E
David Milton Riordan
Star Route
Permian General Hospital
Justice of the Peace
G.A. Ragsdale
Riordan
Odessa club breakfast and dinner meeting schedule
Tomorrow in Odessa schedule lists a 7 AM breakfast for Optimists at Odessa College Student Union Building a noon Optimists gathering at Inn of the Golden West and a 630 PM Eastside Rotary Club meeting at the Inn of the Golden West in Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa College
Odessa
Optimists
Inn of the Golden West
Eastside Rotary Club
Inn of the Golden Weat
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James R. Albee
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Furr
Charley Willhelm
William Scantling
Meri Jo English
Mineola
Bennie McGowan
First United Methodist Church
Ms. English
Dallas
Terry Allen
Odesse
Hale
Rankin Hospital
Minnie Frith
Borger
Elasie Redden
Mart
Ida Adams
Bronte
L.C. Brite
George A. Brown
Flora Daughtery
W.J. McIntyre
Rudolph Mellard
William F. Mitchell
Eusebio Rede
D.J. Sibley
R.B. Slight
Hallie Spitwell
A.J. Tippit
E.E. Townsend
C.W. Williams
Ex-Student Association
U.S. Marine Corps
Cheryl
W.M
Robbie) Orson
E.M. Riordan
Lemon Grove
E. L. Riordan
Trueman Dolloff
Trueman Orson
Tresa Orson
Brent Riordan
Robert Orson
William Orson
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