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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1978

Page

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Key witness testifies at Cullen Davis bond hearing

Fort Worth AP reporting that David McCrory, Davis’s chief witness, testified under court orders that he gave his son 9500 from Davis funds used for investigative work and laundered money in Las Vegas. He said contact with the FBI began with Pat Burleson and that a hit list of 15 included Priscilla Davis and others. McCrory noted prior gambles and theft from Davis as prosecutors showed tape recordings and a car surveillance video. Davis remains in custody on capital murder and attempted capital murder charges. a prior Amarillo trial ended with one acquittal.

Fort Worth David McCrory Cullen Davis McCrory Pat Burleson FBI Davis Las Vegas Richard Haynes Arthur Tipps Wichita Falls Texas Joe Eidson Priscilla Amrillo Amarillo

Rainy stretch eyed with scattered storms in area

The National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport says more rain is possible with an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms through Tuesday. Skies will be partly cloudy today then cloudy tonight and Tuesday, with rain probability rising from 30% to 40%. Highs near 90 today, mid 80s Tuesday, northeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph.

Weather Forecast From Midland Regional Airport

National Weather Service forecast for Midland Regional Airport calls for partly cloudy skies today becoming cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms through Tuesday. Not as warm afternoons with northeasterly winds. Rain chances 30 percent today 40 percent Tuesday. Highs near 90, lows mid 60s. Yesterday high 96 overnight low 66. Sunset 8 18 p.m. sunrise 7 22 a.m. 14 hundredths inches precip in last 24 hours and 6.54 inches year to date.

National Weather Service Midland Regional

Two automobiles top 13 city thefts

Police and sheriff's deputies investigated 13 thefts, including two autos: a 1963-model pickup valued at 1200 dollars taken from Alford O'Connor at 1300 East Eighth, and a motorcycle valued at 600 dollars taken from Clyde Stanton at Spartan Drive.

Ector County Alford O'Connor East Eighth Clyde Stanton Spartan Drive Spartan Mobile Home Park Bob Douthit West 83Rd R&h Well Service Mankins Paul Moss Joel Perkins Tripp

County Court Marriage Licenses Recorded in Area

County court records list marriages for Neil White Muxworthy and Myrna Lynn Kopp, Roy Dale Watson and Sharon Renee Richardson, Lerry Harlan Boyd and Marcia Gayle Worthen, Daniel Thomas Stodghill and Linda Kay Harding, Juan Eliberto Davila and Rebecca Bitolas, Joe Tom Taylor and Tamara Lee Hughes, Kenneth Lee Ramsey and Ola Faye Cook, and James Ariln Carter and Deborah Ann Parks. Medical Center Hospital shows patient admissions and discharges across Aug 25 26 27 with names including Winnie White Otha Rowell Fred Lewis and others, plus births at Women’s and Children’s Hospital for Aug 27 26 25.

Neil White Muxworthy Myrna Lynn Kopp Roy Dale Watson Sharon Renee Richardson Lerry Harlan Boyd Marcia Gayle Worthen Daniel Thomas Stodghill Linda Kay Harding Juan Eliberto Davila Rebecca Bitolas Joe Tom Taylor Tamara Lee Hughes Kenneth Lee Ramsey Ola Faye Cook James Ariln Carter Deborah Ann Parks

Seminar on C M McCain of Seminole Died at 64

Services for C M McCain 64 of Seminole were set at 4 pm at First Baptist Church with burial in Seminole Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home. He died Saturday night at Memorial Hospital after an apparent heart attack. Born February 24 1914 in Fisher County he had lived in Seminole since 1953, formerly a car dealer and owner of the 51 Motel. Survived by wife Ethel two daughters Lois Burns of Breckenridge Susie Cooper of Waxahachie five brothers Jack Bruce Jeff David Dan and three grandchildren.

C.M. McCain Seminole First Baptist Church Seminole Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home McCain Memorial Hospital Fisher County Sweetwater Oddfellows Lodge No. 47 Ethel Lois Burns Breckenridge Susie Cooper Waxahachie Jack McCain Bruce McCain Haskell Jeff McCain Odessa David McCain Wichita Falls Dan McCain Page, Ariz Kermit Lila Fae Henderson First United Methodist Church Kermit Cemetery Cooper Funeral Home Clinton L. Henderson Charles E. Henderson Wesley G. Henderson Austin Paul R. Walser Gerald W. Walser el Paso Betty Louise Morris New Braunfels Delores Marie Davis C.B. Worley Homer Worley L.D. Worley Oklahoma City Grover Worley Duncan Okla Vera Poynor Chula Vista Calif

Obituaries for Henderson Kelly and Hernandez in Texas

Obituary notices list funeral arrangements for Lila Fae Henderson 72 of Kermit with services at First United Methodist Church and burial in Kermit Cemetery under Cooper Funeral Home. E J Kelly 50 of Loop with services at Loop Church of Christ and burial in Loop Cemetery under Connally Funeral Home. Manuela C Hernandez 56 of Midland with a rosary at home, Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, and burial in Resthaven Memorial Park under Thomas Funeral Home.

Manuela C. Hernandez Midland East Pine Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Resthaven Memorial Park Thomas Funeral Home Hernandez Midland Memorial Hospital Artesia N.M Andres G. Hernandez Albert Hernandez Andres G Hernandez Jr Johnny Hernandez Andrea Garcia Odessa Julia Gonzales Carmen Rodriguez Lydia Marin Juan Chavez California

Memorial Services Held for Oscar C. Arman 64 in Midland

Oscar C. Arman died Sunday after a sudden illness. Services were at 2 p.m. today at St. Luke's United Methodist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens Odessa. He served as a captain in the U S Army Corps of Engineers in the European Theater during World War II and later operated a Midland construction business. Survivors include his wife Ottney Lee Arman and four sisters Cora Tharp Iva Lee Macomber Gladys Williams Irene Powers and several nieces and nephews.

Midland Oscar C. Arman St. Luke's United Methodist Church Sunset Memorial Gardens Odessa Ellis Funeral Home Arman Godley Tarrant County U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Santa Barbara Calif Crane Ottney Lee Arman Cora Tharp Iva Lee Macomber Arlington Gladys Williams Irene Powers Grand Prairie

Fairbanks Jr. weighs Broadway debut in new musical

Douglas Fairbanks Jr., veteran of over 75 films including Gunga Din and Angels Over Broadway, weighs a long-postponed Broadway debut with a new musical revue now touring summer theater circuits in New Fairfield.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr New Fairfield

Death notices for Mrs Lee Henry and Adeline O'Bannon

Services for Mrs Lee Henry 54 of Rankin set for Tuesday at Chillicothe with burial in a local cemetery. Survivors include husband Lee Henry daughter Debra Meredith and son Bryan Henry all of Odessa plus siblings. Adeline O Bannon 62 of 3325 North Golder died at Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. services pending with Crawford Crimm Henderson funeral home. Survivors include daughter Darline Moore and sister Claudine Lambert.

Rankin Lee Juanita) Henry Chillicothe Sheppard Funeral Home Crane Henry Odessa Bryan L. Henry Lillie Coats Fort Worth Haskell Morris Hershel Morris Vernon Edwin Morris Adeline O'Bannon North Golder Medical Center Hospital Crawford- Crimm Funeral Home Henderson Hubbard- Kelly O'Bannon Hubbard Kelly Dibol Bud O'Bannon Andrews

Actor Robert Shaw Dies Near Dublin

New York AP reports actor Robert Shaw died of a heart attack near his Tourmakeady Island home outside Dublin while driving with wife Virginia and 12 year old son Thomas. The Lancashire born star gained fame as a tough seafarer in Jaws and The Deep and wrote several books and plays. He is survived by his wife and 10 children.

NEW York (Ap Robert Shaw Tourmakeady Island Dublin New York Virginia Thomas Mirna Post Lancashire England Shaw The Old Vic Drama Company Man In the Adolf Eichmann Mary Ure

Charles Boyer Dies at 78 in Paradise Valley California rites set

Charles Boyer famed romantic film star of the 1930s and 1940s died Saturday two days after his wife Pat Patterson. He was 79. Coroner Dr. Thomas Jarvis cited prior heart disease with autopsy to rule out overdose. Graveside services planned at Inglewood Mortuary. Boyer had no survivors and had lived quietly in Paradise Valley.

Phoenix, Ariz Charles Boyer Hollywood Boyer Thomas Jarvis Maricopa County Jarvis Inglewood Mortuary Inglewood Calif Pat Patterson Paradise Valley Phoenix Pepe LeMoke Algiers the Casbah Hedy Lamarr Shanghai Garden of Allah Tovarich

Odessa events schedule including clubs and venues

Tomorrow in Odessa features an early-bird Toastmasters session at Sambo's Restaurant at 6 30 A M followed by midday briefings from Odessa Jaycees at Branding Iron and Grandview Lions at Bonanza Steakhouse and Hi Noon Optimists at Sands Restaurant. Evening programs include Globe Gospel Jubilee Premier at Globe of the Great Southwest at 7 30 P M Overeaters Anonymous at St Paul Presbyterian Church and American Legion Post 430 at Legion Hall Eighth and Pueblo at 8 P M.

Globe Gospel Globe of the Great Southwest

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