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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1973

Page

2

Nixon details 1968 69 expenditures on San Clemente estate and Key Biscayne

Nixon's personal spending disclosed includes 217 70 for improvements and furnishings at San Clemente versus 123 514 in May. The report itemizes mortgage activity, loans from Abplanalp and Rebozo, and sizable costs for kitchen remodeling, painting, and furnishings at San Clemente. It notes 152 800 for Bay Lane homes bought in 1968 and a 65 000 unsecured loan from First National Bank of Miami.

San Clemente Key Biscayne Nixon General Accounting Office California Florida Elmore New York Abplanalp Rebozo B. & C. Investment Co Pacific Bay Lane First National Bank of Miami

City Sales Tax Vote Pits Tax Rise Against Tax Cut

Mayor Reese and City Manager Neighbors frame the election as an either or choice. A sales tax passage would fund a $10.7 million city budget and could lower homeowner taxes to $81.25 on a $10,000 value, while failure could raise the rate to $1.59 per $100 and lift a $10,000 home tax to $119.25. Voter turnout and precinct counts are reported, with noon totals showing 2,000 ballots cast and precinct comparisons to April and the previous year.

Jim Reese Ron Neighbors Reese

Four Area School Bands to Stage Summer Concerts

Four summer band programs from Odessa High Bowie Crockett and Ector High Schools plan joint and individual concerts at 7 30 p m Tuesday in OHS field house and Ector High School south wing field. Bands perform pieces including Bravo Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel Black Magic Woman Invictus The Music Man selections and Medleys plus school songs. Majorettes Jaun Carmen Ray Nan Berry Angela Duncan Sandra Pearson Jeanetta Sears Susan McClung Laura Fambro Robin Snellon Susan Houston Mary Molinar Laurie Green Terri Martin Debra Matheny Holly Nicholson Carolyn Cleaver Esther Martinez Shawneequa White Linda Silvas Bertha Nangel.

Odessa High School Bowie and Crockett OHS Ector High School Bill Dean Jack Nall Bravo C. E. Duble Simon and Garfunkel Paul Simon Bill Moffitt Glenn Osser Rosadn Seitz OLS Jaun Carmen Ray Nan Berry Angela Duncan Sandra Pearson Jeanetta Sears Susan McClung Bowie George Riddell Madder Gabriel Mancini Leach Laura Fambro Robin King St. James Infirmary Foster Odyssey Rock Eamunds Malaguena Lecuona Ben Leonard Akers Moffit Hutchinson Freddie Freddie’s Dead’’ By Mayfield- Tatgenhorst Mayfield-Tatgenhorst Ector Carolyn Cleaver Esther Martinez Shawneequa White Linda Silvas Bertha Nangel

Where To Vote In Odessa One Percent City Tax Election

Voters in Odessa must be qualified residents within city limits to cast ballots for the one percent city sales tax. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at eight precinct sites based on registration box numbers, with each site serving specific box ranges.

Odessa Ector High School Crane and Clements Dowling Elementary School 17Th and Maple Bonham Junior High School East 21St Royalty Ross 49Th Street North Everglade City Hall West Eighth San Jacinto South Beaty Sam Houston Elementary School 37Th McKnight Gonzales Elementary School Custer and Disney

Pair Facing Theft Charge In Odessa Auto Thefts

One man remained jailed in Odessa on $2,500 bond and another was free on $3,000 bond after separate auto theft charges. Guy Owen Nagiller, 17, of 1521 East 52nd, is accused of stealing a car owned by Montie Bryan of 3705 Permian. Roy Lynn Fish, 24, of 6308 St. Louis, is charged with stealing a car owned by Henry Tobler of 4607 Linwood.

Odessa Guy Owen Nagiller East 52Nd Montie Bryan Justice of the Peace Manuel Vailes Roy Lynn Fish St. Louis Henry Tobler Linwood J. A. Purifoy

Five Odessans Win Honor In Playday

Five Odessans earned all around honors at the Tall City Youth Horse Clubs Closed Playday held Saturday in Midland. Odessa winners included Bob Doss Danny Otwell Steve Ashley Pam Allred and Marsha Greer with multiple event victories across barrels poles flags and novelty in boys and girls divisions spanning ages 9 to 20 and over.

Midland Tall City Angie Casbeer Cindy Lawson Johnnie Pearce Gary Glover Novelty Jeff Ashley Odessa Vickie Tucker Big Lake Becky Schmidt Lori Womack Terri Glover Danny Orwell David Womack Deborah Tucker Laquita Lee Roxy Wise Steve Ashley Tracy Glover Glen Hadley Pam Allred Timmy Lee Ricky Meinzenmeyer Sharon Cobb Kay Armstrong Marsha Greer Kenneth Richardson Joe Armstrong

Judge Makes Death Ruling San Angelo Sewage Case

In San Angelo two sewage plant workers Norman Sterling Darst I. 29 and Marvin Leonard Hill 22 died Aug 12 from respiratory failure of unknown cause. Justice Ruth Nicholson issued inquest rulings after Parkland Hospital report. pathological findings pending to assess lethal gas possibility. City Manager H D Howard called the investigation inconclusive pending that report.

San Angelo Justice of the Peace Ruth Nicholson Norman Sterling Darst I Marvin Leonard Hill Odessa Hill Tom Green County Parkland Hospital Dallas Nicholson H.D. Howard

Labor Urges Cities to Mark Lobbying Contributions

Odessa Central Labor Union voted to back legislation forcing cities to disclose tax money spent on lobbying and on lobbying organizations. D. L. Willis, president, said the public has a right to know where tax dollars go and urged clear markings in city financial reports for dues to groups like the Texas Municipal League.

Odessa Central Labor Union D. L. Willis Texas Municiple League

County court records show multiple marriages and crimes

Matter of Record lists marriage licenses for Brown Koezier Gideon Belsey Humphrey Blue. Criminal cases cite driving while intoxicated for Costello Seawright Sloss Tidwell. Divorces filed Tucek v Tucek Jr and Smith v Smith. Medical Center Hospital admits and discharges on Aug 27. numerous births and traffic accidents reported with names, ages and addresses.

Merriage Dames Marvin Brown Deanne Leigh Koezier Michael Gideon Belsey Gloria Jean Dove David Mason Humphrey Judy Kay Blue Alex Costello Bittles Royce Claude Seawright Joe Bradford Sloss Gaddis Leon Tidwell District Court Brenda Tucek Eddie F. Tucek Jr James Lee Smith Nancy Joy Smith Tenneco O11 Co Toll Smith

Federal Rules On Hospitals To Be Aired

Houston attorney and CPA Jack Wood will address federal hospital regulations at a 7:30 pm meeting of the Permian Basin Hospital Division of the Texas Hospital Association at the Inn of the Golden West. Gordon Epperson of Medical Center Hospital says executives expect answers on complex federal rules and Medicare guidelines. Sy Miller of Snyder Hospital leads the group with Ralph Chalfant of Iraan arranging the program.

Jack Wood Houston Wood Permian Basin Texas Hospital Association Inn of the Golden West Gordon Epperson Medical Center Hospital Epperson Sy Miller Snyder Hospital Ralph Chalfant Iraan

Four Facing DWI Charges in Ector County Court

Four men were charged with driving while intoxicated in Ector County Court onTuesday. Each man was arrested by Texas Highway Patrol. Seawright and Sloss were released on bonds of 1.00 each, while Bitolas and Tidwell posted 500 bonds each.

Ector County Texas Alex Costello Bitolas Route Odessa Royce Claude Seawright Winfield West 16Th Joe Bradford Sloss Alderfer Gaddis Leon Tidwell West 49Th Yukon Seawright Sloss Bitolas Tidwell

Rites Set For Victim Of Mishap

Services for nine year old Tommie Kay Yates of Monahans, struck by a car on Texas 18, were set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. She died of injuries after being thrown about 50 feet. Driver Steve Wayne Phipps, 16, faces autopsy and accidental death ruling. Yates was born in Dallas October 29, 1963 and moved to Monahans two years ago. Surviving are her father Thomas F. Yates of Dallas, three brothers, a sister, and the Monahans home. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Tommie Kay Yates Carolyn Allen Monahans Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Sunset Memorial Gardens Texas 18 Medical Center Steve Wayne Phipps Justice of the Peace J.A. Purifoy Dallas Pentecostal Church Thomas F. Yates Franklin Yates Johnny Yates Clifford Joe Yates Jennifer L. Yates

Jones and Roberts services held in Odessa and Fort Stockton

Obituary notices and funeral services for E M Curly Jones 69 longtime J and J Steel founder in Odessa. Mrs E G Roberts 53 Fort Stockton. Matilda Marshall San Angelo. Mrs John Correll Pecos. Merritt Staten Jr Sweetwater. Details include birthplaces, marriages, survivors and service times.

Illness Fatal To Odessan

Mandred Mott Champers 22 of 602 West 22nd died in a Dallas hospital after a long illness Services were pending at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home He was a field superintendent for McVean and Barlow He served in the U S Army during World War II He left two daughters and a son and a mother with four brothers and two sisters survive Linton Dunn 89 of San Angelo dies after illness Services in Greater St Paul A M E Church with Masonic graveside rites Dunn had lived in Texas since 1900 Monahans native Tommie Cleveland Oxford 79 retired mail carrier died after four months illness Survived by daughter three brothers three sisters and two grandchildren Ruby Holden 54 of Midland dies after three year illness Services in Newnie W Ellis Funeral Home Chapel burial Resthaven Memorial Park Survivors include two daughters two brothers three sisters

S. E. Willingham Plainview Stella E. Willingham Henderson Doug Wood Odessa Roselle Eubanks Eubank Funeral Chapel Canton Wood Medical Center Hospital Tyler Pritchard & Abbott Ruby Wood Manuel Garza Midland Manuel Perez Garza Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Fairview Cemetery Thomas Funeral Home Garza Cuero Featherlite Corp Joe Garza Manuel Garza Jr Hismo Garza Amado Garza Armando Nita Chambers Anson Nita Chambers Decatur Fort Worth Chambers Roy Gann West 57Th Dectar The Baptist Church Bobby Burleson West 28Th E.M Curly) Jones J & J Steel and Supply Co Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Sunset Memorial Gardens Jones 1604 Redbud Navarro County Houston Humble Oil and Refining Co Wink and Hobbs N.M Jeanne Elizabeth Sheets Carlsbad Eagles Lodge Craig Jones David Jones Don Jones San Antonio Marcus Jones Tulsa Okla Barthers T. G. Jones Lolita L. L. Jones la Jolla, Calif Matilda Marshall San Angelo Starks’ Funeral Home Marshall Shannon Hospital San Marcos St. Paul Baptist Church Cora Pipes Pecos John Fern Helen) Correll Pecos Funeral Home Evergreen Cemetery Correll Reeves County Memorial Hospital Muncy Ind First Christian Church John L. Correil David W. Correll Merritt T. Staten JR Sweetwater Merritt Thomas Staten Jr West Texas Medical Center Abilene McCoy Funeral Home Merritt Thomas Tommy J. Wilson Mandred Mott Champers West 22Nd Dallas Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home McVean and Barlow U.S. Army Ronald Cate Inwood Rodney Nelson Denton R. W. Chambers Paris Linton Dunn Jackson Lodge Greater St Tommie C. Oxford Monahans Tommie Cleveland Oxford Big Spring Veterans Hospital First Baptist Church Wilson- Miller Funeral Home Monahans Cemetery Mt. Vernon Ruby Holden Midland Memorial Hospital Newnie W Calvary Baptist Church Beverly Holden David McElrath A.W. Jones Roswell D.E. Jones Lou Ella Gardner Andrews Dorothy Rodgers Nona Lloyd

Odessa Lion Honors Leonard Todd at Downtown Lions Meeting

Major William Thomas of the Salvation Army will speak at the Downtown Lions Club Thursday noon gathering at Inn of the Golden West. During the event Odessa realtor Leonard Todd, past club president, will receive the Lions 100 percent President's Award, one of four men in Lions West Texas District 2TC to earn it.

William Thomas Salvation Army Lions Club Inn of the Golden West Leonard Todd Odessa Service Club Lions Lions West Texas

Woman Sentenced For Shoplifting In Pecos Case

Mary Lopez Castillo, 36, of Pecos, was sentenced to three days in jail and fined $50 after pleading guilty to shoplifting a pair of men's trousers and two toy guns from TG Y Store at 3300 Andrews Highway on Sept 11 1971. Judge Phillip Godwin presided in Ector County Court at law.

Mary Lopez Castillo Pecos Ector County Phillip Godwin Tg&y Andrews Highway

Odessa club events and festival lineup listed

Tomorrow in Odessa key gatherings include NUUN-Downtown American Business Club at Inn of the Golden West Coachroom at noon, Odessa Rotary at noon, Tri-Service Lions at Sands Restaurant also at noon, Labor Day Festival Carnival at Ector County Coliseum grounds at 6 PM, and Ector Lions at Woodson Community Center at 8 PM.

NUUN Inn of the Golden West Coachroom Lions Sands Restaurant Ector County Coliseum

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bradley Odessans Labor Dolores J. Stringer Lou Cates Laura E. Morrow Earl M. Carr Shirley A. Call Irene Dempsey Mariano Navarrete Susan Burwell John C. Ray Charlotte A. Briles Katie L. Pace James T. Scott Angelita G. Fierro Charles W. Hannah Aubrey §. Lawrence Charlotte A. Jetson Lawrence T. Scogin James Davis Kathleen Harris Annie L. Buels Ludivina Gonzales Larry 8. McAdams Byron K. Proctor Myrtle F. Self Carroll H. Millhotson Gary L. Hagler Tommie D. McAden Toni M. Dodson Maria L. Massay Maria C. Orona Prisciliana T. Gonzales Ida Beth Armstrong Aby Andrew E. Fenton Cumberland William H. Condry Tony Mitchell Alice Fredrick Crawford Sunset Jose Ramirez James Taliaferro Richard Cruz Carrasco Mesa Grandview Sharla Gail Ledbetter East 43Rd Patti L. Cartwright Verde Eastland Sandra Scholl Moore East 55Th Glenda Evans McKinney West County Road University Frank Lee Gentiles Rose Bailey Sharon Marie Moore West University Mike Ayres Hancock Karen B. Hamilton Custer Reba Ford Vanzandt Bock Cathy McCoy East Fifth Jerry Wayne Farquaher East 44Th James Hill North Lincoln Mable Galindo Manuel Galindo Suchil West Mable Elfrida Garcia Hernandez North Jackson Tom Green Cherry Deleta Scheible East 17Th David Lynn Davis North Milburn Tony Weldon Dunn Patton T.R. Blades Chickasha County Claude Marvin Day Cummings Virgai Ray Shipman Robertson James Robert McCulloch C. Doug Wood Bileesen E. G. Roberts Fort Stockton E. G Pyllis Mildred ) Roberts Fort Stockton Memorial Hospital Fort Stockton Funeral Home East Hills Cemetery Opal Patrick John P. Huffman Casselberry, Fla John Correll Ector Lions Woodson Community Center
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