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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1968
Page
1
Od ess a American lists home delivery rates for Odessa and Ector County 2.00 per month retail zone 1.70 other zones 35 cents per week mall 320.0 per year and various copy rates 10 cents daily 2 cents Sunday.
Notice from the Odessa American circulation desk inviting readers to call if the paper is missed or service is unsatisfactory. Provides contact number FE 7-446 and hours: weekdays until 6:45 pm, Saturdays until noon, Sundays until 10:30 am.
McCamey Chamber and McCamey Chamber of Commerce announce an October 22 membership banquet to install newly elected directors. Speaker for the occasion will be Dr. Ben L. Hoffman.
Ballots are mailed to chamber members to elect eight new directors for the McCamey Chamber of Commerce. Seven will serve three year terms and one an unexpired one year term. Names on the ballot include Harry Anderson, Mrs. Bill Darby, Guy Hibler, Lloyd McKinney, M. McDaniel, Dale, J. Patterson, Raymond Jok, Hoc Adams, Ron Bolan, Bryson, Spalding, and Mrs. Geneva Sumall.
President Johnson praised Hubert H. Humphrey as the party’s standard bearer and urged unity behind the nominee. He declined to seek re election, reaffirmed his peace aims, and urged continued pursuit of America’s goals of peace abroad and justice at home.
A new women’s division is formed to aid the 1988 Odessa campaign, chaired by Mrs. Charles Vile with Ed Watson directing decorations and events. The division coordinates gifts from large firms and plans meetings. The drive targets a $1,309,051 goal to fund 14 Odessa agencies including Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Salvation Army. Mrs. Vile recalls prior leadership in the Junior Service League and the Committee of 86.
Descriptions detail mobs chanting and resisting police who rush, club, and drag a demonstrator to wagons amid broken glass. Photographers face threats as officers move in. Police Supt. Conlisk cites force used to repel the mob amid nationwide calls for action.
Jimmy Latham aged 20 son of James G Latham of 2610 Verde was bitten on his left hand by a dog. He received treatment at Medical Center Hospital Tuesday and was sent home later that day.
Mayor Daley accuses outsiders of stirring unrest during the convention, while security chief announces a broad investigation into security arrangements. Secret Service coordinates with Chicago police as reports of arrests surface after demonstrations at the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
John Milton Cooke, 21, of 1506 Youth Biton, released on a $1,000 bond after a driving while license suspended charge. The alleged offense reportedly occurred Monday in the 100 block of East 14th, with the complaint filed in Ector County court. Hurt In Fight On a Faye Jackson Charged. Faye Jackson, 27, of 422 East Odessa, treated at Medical Center Hospital Tuesday night for superficial cuts after a fight at Tom Green and Pearl. Police made no hospital report of the incident.
Multiple obituaries list Mrs. Juanita Bass, 48, of Odessa, died at Shannon Hospital with her son Charles Demeville as survivor. Sally Parks Durdin, 87, of Pecos, buried at Fairview. survivors include two sons, four daughters, and many grandchildren. William Robert Johnson, 55, formerly of Odessa, died in Crane. survivors include a son, two daughters, and siblings. Gustaaf Adolf Anderson, 88, of Houston, father of an Odessa man, buried at Live Oak Cemetery. five sons and four daughters survive. Mrs. Connie Glo Self, formerly of Post, died in Odessa nursing home. survivors include four sons and two daughters. Dale Lavern Krelick, 45, Midland, died after falling from a roof. graveside services held. Billy Parsons, 48, Pecos, service station operator, died. survivors include wife, three daughters, two sons, and two brothers.
Four Odessa school bands including Permian High School directed by J R McEntyre Nimitz Junior High School led by George N Virgili Bonham Junior High led by James Ike Nail and Hood Junior High led by G Wayne Maxwell will perform at 7 3 p m Thursday in the Permian High School Fieldhouse. The program concludes with a combined bands finale.
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