Southeast Texas tornadoes and Texas storm system sweep through
The region faced several tornado events and severe storms from Houston to the Panhandle. Reports noted three tornado tunnels near Houston and Beaumont-Port Arthur, a King County rural ground touchdown with no damage, and a panhandle tornado watch. Heavy rain and flash flood warnings followed, with four inch-plus downpours west of San Antonio and rivers rising. Temperatures ranged from 54 to 101 as fronts moved south, with showers forecast through Saturday across West North and Central Texas.
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Texas
Houston
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Texas Panhandle
King County
Rochester
Fort Worth-to-Midland
National Weather Service
Snyder
Scurry County
Blood Banks Under Federal Regulation Plan
The FDA proposes federal regulation of the entire blood banking system including up to 5000 small community banks and all intrastate centers. The change aims to standardize safety and prevent exploitation of donors, with criminal penalties for substandard blood under the new rules.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
Jaycees Set Big Carnival On Labor Day
Odessa Jaycees plan a Labor Day Carnival at Ector County Coliseum from August 29 to September 3 with booth spaces still available. Publicity director Mike Bell says civic groups may set up activities except food booths, rides and games to highlight the event. The carnival aims to keep locals off highways during the holiday weekend and opens 6 p.m. weekdays and 7 p.m. weekend nights. A 65-year-old Odessa man, Chester J. Westbrook, sustained injuries when backing into him near North Dixie and was treated at Medical Center Hospital.
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Odessa
Mike Bell
Jaycee
Jaycees
Medical Center Hospital
Chester J. Westbrook
North Dixie
Westbrook
Two Boys Hurt In Car Wreck In Odessa
Two 12 year old cousins from Odessa remained in good condition Friday at Medical Center Hospital after a two vehicle crash Thursday night at Loope 338 and West 10th. The pickup carrying Antonio Gomez Oscar Gomez and others was struck by a 1964 station wagon driven by Larry Lee Poor. The back seat passengers were ejected. Poor received neck pain treatment at the hospital.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Loope
West 10Th
Antonio Gomez
North Tom Green
Oscar Gomez
North Johnson
Reynaldo Gomez
Oscar
Gomez
Larry Lee Poor
Lee. L. Poor
Santa Rosa
Poor
Early College Pre-registration Ends Today at Odessa and Midland
Pre-registration at Odessa College shows 2 078 students signed up through Thursday with officials confident of a record 3 000 enrollment after today and official registration. Midland College closed pre-registration with 532 enrolled up 30 from last year as MNC eyes 1 200 in fall. Fall term runs Sept 5 to Dec 22, with spring Jan 15 to May 1. A separate report notes a traffic collision at West 10th and Loop 338 injuring Rita Gomez’s grandson and Juanita Gomez’s son. Jose J. Garcia named associate director at UT Permian Basin Learning Resources Center. he starts Sept 1.
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Odessa College
Midland College
Permian
MNC
UTPB
Jose J. Garcia
New Mexico State University
University of Texas of the
Two Youths Hurt In Motorcycle Wrecks
Raul Alvarez, 19, was riding across a field near West 42nd and Fremont in far west Odessa when his motorcycle struck an object and overturned. He suffered a broken right leg and was in satisfactory condition after being found in tall grass near a dirt road around 1 a.m. Thursday. Ricky Smith, 16, was treated and released from the hospital after a car motorcycle collision at 13th and West County Road. He had scrapes and bruises. Fred William Henderson, 42, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and held in Ector County jail.
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Route 3
West 42Nd
Fremont
Far West Odessa
Alvarez
Ricky Smith
H. B. Smith
Johnson
13Th
West County Road
Smith
Margaret N. Cavenar
Lancaster
13Th and West County Road
Ector County
Fred William Henderson
Drury Lane
North Golder
Odessa
James Paul Cunninghan
Springbrook
West County
Vera H. Baker
Sharon C. Gober
Midland
Mary Hadamek
Andrews Highway
Willard C Forsythe Jr
North Grandview
Winston W. Williams
West 24Th
Glenwood
William LC. Vanderburg
Donna K. Colbert
West 19Th
Elizabeth R. Faugut
Maple
Henry N. Green
Eisenhower
North Sam Houston
Grant J. Bloom
Fort Stockton
Sherman D. Oxford
Custer
West 13Th
Adeline Vasques
Blackstone
Ricky D. Smith
Farley Elderly Texas Widow Dies At 100 In Odessa
Mrs Florence Farley 100, of 414 Vermont, died at Medical Center Hospital after two months as a patient. Born Feb 28 1872 near Glen Rose, she married Wr Farley in 1900 and farmed near Eskota before retiring in 1954. She moved to Odessa in 1954 to be near a daughter. Services pending.
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Vermont
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Farley
Glen Rose
George Carlton
Texas
Arkansas
Wr. Farley
Eskota
Sweetwater
Odessa
Anna Ramelle Dye
Mary Autry
Mary Edith Autry
First United Methodist Church
Ralls
Carter Funeral Home
Rites Slated Here Saturday for Murphy Ellis
Services for Murphy Lee Ellis 78 of Centralia Washington are set 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Chapel with burial in Odessa Cemetery. Ellis born Oct 4 1894 Muskogee Oklahoma lived in Odessa 1914 1940. survived by Bertha three sons Ladel Dink Ellis George Ellis. two daughters Irene Blevins Patsy Bailey. sister Ida Beth Stevens. many grandchildren.
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Wash
Hubbard-Kelly
Odessa
Ellis
Muskogee
Okla
Baptist Church
Masonic
Shriners
Tacoma
Bertha
Ladel Ellis
Dink Ellis
West Third
George Ellis
Williams, Ariz
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el Paso
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San Angelo
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Orother
C. W. Fillis
West Eighth
Fern E. Stecker
Allen
Albuquerque
N. M
Muriel Trimm
Clovis
S. J. Timmons
Ray Allen
Vaughn
J. G. Nichols
Big Spring
Birdwell Lane Baptist Church
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Nally-Pickle Funeral Home
Rains County
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Howard County
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Fred Nichols
Billy Nichols
Seminole
Robert Nichols
Knott
Everett Nichols
Morton
Oliver Nichols
Elbow
Stanley Martin
Waco
M. T. Royalty
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert Cline
Fairview
County Court Matter of Record Marriage Licenses Issued
A list of marriage licenses issued includes Gene Rivers and Barbara Louise Crane, Dovie Randall Bavey and Linda Sur Cordte, Allen Lynn McCain and Penny Sue Harwell, and multiple other couples. Civil cases filed show Tri-Sky Corpus Henry L Lawson. criminal cases include driving while intoxicated and theft. District Court records note divorces filed among several pairs. Medical Center Hospital admissions and discharges listed for Aug 24 with numerous patient names. Births recorded for Aug 24 with multiple families. City traffic accidents detailed with locations, ages, and damages.
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Carro
Gene Rivers
Barbara Louise Crane
Dovie Randall Bavey
Linda Sur Cordte
Allen Lynn McCain
Penny Sue Harwell
Wesley Starks
Wille Mae Mitchell
Wesley Barl Bates
Terra Dianne Howell
Michael Norman Pierce
Diana Lynn Pulse
William King Rogers
Marilynn Jean Treadway
Robert Lynn McNolt
Jacaqueline Regina
Jessie Don McCurley
Carolyn Sue Commander
Alvin Sullivan Jr
Viola Bossert Hamilton
Tri
Vandalism Incidents Probed Across City
City police were investigating three vandalism cases on Friday. An air gun shot broke a window at Ray's Burger Barn on 1021 South Grant. Bricks damaged the front door at Clinic Pharmacy on 1511 North Texas and at the Women and Children's Clinic on 1509 North.
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Ray's Burger Barn
South
Grant
Clinic
North Texas
Women and Children's Clinic
North
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