Thunderstorm rainfall skirts Basin and coast
The National Weather Service reports .75 inches of rain in the basin area last night boosting year to date to 7.29 inches while Odessa saw only a trace. Debra weakens over Louisiana after causing heavy rains along the Texas coast. utilities note scattered damage, street flooding, and power lines affected in Hardin and Jefferson counties as showers linger in East Texas.
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Texas
Debra
Louisiana
Beaumont
Cameron
Port Arthur
Grand Isle
Texas 87
Sabine Pass
High Island
Jefferson County
Hardin County
Obituary notices for Bailey Castleberry and Hernandez in Odessa area
Services for Hugh Thomas Bailey 80 of Odessa are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. He died Monday at Medical Center Hospital born January 2 1898 in Erath County moved to Odessa in 1942 and was retired from Odessa College maintenance. Survivors include his wife Fay Coats daughter and son plus siblings. Also Denzil E Castleberry 62 of Lovington was cremated with services at Smith Rogers Funeral Home. He served in World War II and is survived by his wife and three brothers. Graveside services for Gohlman Marshall 74 of Odessa Rosehill Cemetery follow natural death by local funeral home. Manuela Hernandez 56 of Midland had a Rosary and Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. survivors include husband three sons four daughters and multiple relatives in multiple states.
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Hugh Thomas Bailey
West 12Th
Hubbard-Kelly
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Bailey
Medical Center Hospital
Erath County
Odessa
Comanche County
Lillie Self
Odessa College
Temple Baptist Church
Fay Coats
John R. Bailey
Jim Bailey
J.T. Bailey
Izora Reeves
Lee Wheat
Vera Bailey
Gladys Henry
Blanche Dobbs
Weatherford
Denzil E. Castleberry
Lovington
N.M
Denzil E
Dick) Castleberry
Smith- Rogers Funeral Home
Castleberry
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
McDonald
Bernice Hall
Plainview
Central Church of Christ In
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Ruedolph Castleberry
Paul Castleberry
Moriarty
Z.H. Castleberry
Gohlman Marshall
Odessa Rosehill Cemetery
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Manuela C. Hernandez
Midland
East Pine
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Thomas Funeral Home
Abeline O Bannon Services Scheduled in Henderson
Abeline O Bannon 62 of 3325 North Golder will have 2 p m Thursday at Crawford A Crimm Funeral Home chapel Henderson with burial at Strong Cemetery Local arrangements were by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home She died Monday at Medical Center Hospital born November 4 1915 in Dibol moved to Odessa in 1949 from Henderson married Bud O Bannon November 23 1961 in Andrews employed as a dress shop saleswoman member Cumberland Presbyterian Church Survivors include daughter Darline Moore sister Claudine Lambert and two others
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Abeline O'Bannon
North Golder
Crawford A. Crimm Funeral Home
Henderson
Strong Cemetery
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
O'Bannon
Hubbard-Kelly
Medical Center Hospital
Dibol
Odessa
Bud O’bannon
Andrews
Weather Forecast from Midland Regional Airport NWS
Cloudy through Wednesday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cooler today with northeast winds 10 to 15 mph today shifting to southeast 5 to 10 mph tonight. Rain chance 30 percent today tonight and Wednesday. High near 80 today, low in the 60s tonight, high mid 80s tomorrow. Precipitation last 24 hours .75 inches, year to date 7.29 inches. Sunset 8 17, sunrise 7 23.
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Odessa
East Murphy
Texas Electric Service Co
Midland East
TESCO
Mid &S
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Inflation Eases Some as Grocery Prices Dip in July
The July report shows a 0.4 percent drop in grocery prices, with meats leading the decline as beef and pork prices fall from recent highs. Overall consumer prices rose 5.4 percent since January, while housing and transportation costs climbed. Purchasing power edged up 0.2 percent, yet paychecks lag 2.1 percent over the year. The June trade deficit stood at 1.6 billion, an improvement from May’s 2.2 billion.
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Carter
Labor Department
Prosecution Racehorse Haynes Trial Details Emerge
McCrory testifies four days about a plot allegedly involving millionaire industrialist Davis who is charged with solicitation of capital murder. He admits memory gaps while admitting funds moved among family and recounts FBI meetings. Davis, arrested Aug. 20, faced a separate 1976 Davis mansion shooting. acquitted in Amarillo last November, with more charges pending.
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Haynes
McCrory
Davis
FBI
Amarillo
Texas
Carter energy plan struggle widens as Senate votes linger
Administration officials hold briefings with big energy users including natural gas and textile industries as ongoing talks aim to push a compromise through the Senate. Some leaders warn of stiff Southern opposition led by Senator Long while White House aides doubt passage this week. Carter’s energy push harkens to past proposals and political maneuvering amid pressure to boost gas supplies and avoid price controls worsening for consumers.
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Senate
Carter
White House
Mitted
Van heads 9 thefts reported to police here
A 1970-model van was taken in one of nine thefts under investigation Tuesday by city police. The van was taken from the 5000 block of Andrews Highway after keys were missing from Tom Howard’s office. Multiple other thefts include a wallet from Gibson's Discount Center, antennas from two cars, a stolen dog, sacks of mortar, a grill part, and two bicycle thefts linked to residents on local blocks.
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Tom Howard
Santa Monica
Andrews Highway
E.G. Sewell
Springdale
Gibson’s Discount Center
North Grandview
Charles Kramer Tops Wildcat Toastmasters Meeting
Charles Kramer was named best speaker of the evening at Monday's Wildcat Toastmasters gathering in the Odessa College cafeteria. Roslin McFarland won best table topic, with Bill Brothers serving as general evaluator and Flo Lambeth presiding.
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Charles Kramer
Wildcat
Odessa College
Charles Speake
Roslin McFarland
Bill Brothers
Flo Lambeth
County hires new extension agent for Ector County
Ector County Commissioners Court approved John Menzies as the new agricultural extension agent to replace Maurice Black. Menzies, with recent work in Fort Stockton, will start September 1 and earn a $9,000 salary from the county after a trial raise in January. The Agricultural Extension Service will cover most of his salary. the county contributes $7,800.
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Ector County Commissioners Court
Maurice Black
John Menzies
Fort Stockton
Menzies
Texas A&m University
University of New Mexico
Gary Watkins
Agricultural Extension Service
Ector County
Commissioners Court
Julian Pressley
Taylor Subdivision
North Playa
Headlee Estates
Tom Wilson
Gardendale
West Side
Odessa
Odessa morning meetings schedule
Tomorrow in Odessa at 10 A.M. Overeaters Anonymous Group 2623 meets at St Pauls Presbyterian Church 3102 East University. Noon sessions at Inn of the Golden West include Downtown American Business Club in the Coachroom Odessa Rotary in the Inn ballroom Tri-Service Lions at Sands Restaurant and Odessa Civitan at The Branding Iron.
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St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
East University
Downtown
American Business Club
Inn of the Golden West
Coachroom
Odessa
Lions
Sands Restaurant
Vandalisms Under Investigation In City Affected Five Reports
Police investigate five vandalism incidents with damages totaling 284 dollars. Debie Atkinson reports shattered items including tapes glasses and an antique watch at 916 East 16th. Vicente Garcia complains motor oil on his pickup windows at 405 Eidson. Carol Hammitt reports eggs broken on her home at 1705 East 21st. Jack L Nelson reports a hole punched in an electric sign on East Eighth at 2300 block.
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Debbie Atkinson
East 16Th
Vicente Garcia
Eidson
Fermin Ramirez
Vine
Carol Hammitt
East 21St
Jack L. Nelson
East 17Th
East Eighth
Mishap injures 2 motorcyclists in Odessa collision
Two motorcyclists were admitted in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital after a 6 18 p m Monday collision at North Golder and West 31st Odessa. Rider Herby Crane 18 of 617 West 35th suffered injuries to his left leg and left wrist. Passenger Ronald Lee Gresham 19 of 1407 East 17th had a left leg injury. Mrs Dorothy Nabors Hollis 53 of 3109 Merrill was northbound on Golder and made a left turn when her car struck Crane's motorcycle.
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Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Herby L. Crane
West 35Th
Ronald Lee Gresham
East 17Th
North Golder
West 31St
Crane
Golder
Dorothy Nabors Hollis
Merrill
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Emmitt Cavin
Odessa High School
Ed Chaney
Bill Holm
Luther Guffy
Ector High School
Tom Davis
Permian High School
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Hugh T. Bailey
Marshall
Justice of the Peace
Virgil Lumpee
Grace James
Abilene
Hernandez
Midland Memorial Hospital
Artesia
Andres G. Hernandez
Albert Hernandez
Andres G. Hernandez Jr
Johnny Hernandez
Andrea Garcia
Julia Gonzales
Carmen Rodriguez
Lydia Marin
Juan Chavez
California
Abeline O’bannon
Pat Burleson
Fort Worth
Russell B. Long
D-La
Finance Committee
Uet
Congress
Betty R. Mullis
Westwood
Carman P. Burns
Iva Vail
East 12Th
Richard Chan Lassier
Santa Rosa
David B. Cox
Keith Redman
Linda Coe
East 53Rd
County
Yukon Road
Loop 338
Vernice Hillier
Pioneer Natural Gas
Bankhead
Parkview
Ted Campbell
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Quail Run Estates
Children’s House
Watkins
United Navy
Johnson
Florida
Pressley
Alabama
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