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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1979

Page

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Auto insurance rate hike hits West Texas drivers

The Texas Insurance Board ordered an average 8.9 percent rise in auto premiums statewide. West Texas counties including Ector Midland Howard and Scurry face higher costs. Liberty County tops with a $39 yearly increase. The typical Texas driver will see varied changes based on age residence and vehicle use with a few counties like Taylor showing a decrease.

Austin Texas Insurance Board Ector Midland Howard Scurry Texas Liberty County Taylor Abilene Harris County Dallas County Bexar County Tarrant County el Paso Orange County Nueces County Bowie County East Texas Oil Field Smith, Gregg Harrison Upshur Rus Anderson Counties Brazos, Williamson, Uvalde, Washington, Hayes and Gillespie Counties Wichita County Jefferson County Galveston County Travis County McLennan County West Texas Western Territory Reeves, Brown, Wilbarger Hale, Gray, Andrews Val Verde Nolan

Photo controversy and pension concerns swirl around White House

A fragmented account notes foreign and domestic themes from women’s emancipation to cabinet gender share, a claimed rabbit photo controversy, and a shift away from multi generational households. The White House declines to release the image and cites stories to stay confidential.

White House Rex Granum

Theft spree hits city service stations and stores

Police investigate 11 thefts across the city including 240 dollars stolen from Shamrock Service Station desk, 56 dollars from a Hudson Oil cigarette machine, a pistol from under a car seat, a billfold and jewelry from a department store locker, two mufflers, gasoline from a 7-Eleven drive-off, gasoline from cars and a portable tank, a 12-volt battery, two cases of soda, a purse, and a bicycle theft. Suspects unnamed.

Shamrock 620 East Bill Ensor Hudson Oil Co 1330 East Second Therr Burt Sullivan Pine Mary Jo Martinez Blackstone C.R. Anthony West County Road Steve Wayne Dena Rogers West Sum Donna Rogers 31St Golder Janice Munguia North Muskingum

Weather and death notices mix in Midland area report

A weather forecast for the Permian Basin predicts a slight chance of afternoon and evening showers with mostly cloudy skies and mild temperatures in the low 90s. The article also lists several obituaries and funeral notices from Midland, Monahans, Odessa, and nearby towns, including James Marvin Speegle, Joseph William Adams, Bertha DeMolina, April Elizabeth Waterhouse, James Davis, Mary Lee Tyler, Davena Barfield, and other local residents with service times and burial locations.

Permian Basin National Weather Service Midland Regional James Speegle James Marvin Speegle Penbrook Apt Deerings Nursing Home Wilson-Miller Funeral Home Monahans Speegle Odessa Barry William C. Speegle Arlington Billie Pitts Eileene Jolly Albuquerque N.M Marveene Anderson Questa E.J. Speegle Oklahoma City Okla Arthur Speegle Portersville Calif Leith Speegle Hobbs Dorothy Farmer Corsicana Midland P.J Mary Lee) Tyler Brackenridge Hospital Austin Crestview Baptist Church Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock Ellis Funeral Home Quanah Phyllis Jan Nguyen Houston Phillip Tyler L.L. Richardson Kemp Louis T. Richardson Eva Autery Irving

Death notices from multiple Texas communities in Weatherford and surrounds

Obituary notices for Ida Jane Hemphill-Miller of Weatherford and Mary Dyer Campbell of Falls Church list survivors and family ties, followed by graveside or funeral services details for Willis P. Binyon of San Angelo, Charles Ector Dry of Monahans, Fred L. Hayden of Sweetwater, and Nellie Craig of Hale Center. Each item includes birth years, birthplaces, and immediate family survivors.

McCamey Davena Barfield Austin Assembly of God Church Resthaven Dennis Gregg Brackenridge Hospital San Angelo George Barfield Andrews J.C. Cooper J.J. Boyd Jeannie Cooper Laurie Barfield Jim Barfield Odessa Johnny Barfield Ida Hemphill-Miller Weatherford Ida Jane Hemphill-Miller Bernice Wells Fort Stockton Alice Miller R.B. Whittenburg Dan Hemphill Haskell Georgetown Miller Texas James Bird Hemphill State Mary Campbell Phi Mu Sorority Fidelis Clarendon Methodist Church Campbell Pawhuska Okla Little Rock Ark Washington, D.C Clarendon Falls Church Willis P. Binyon Fairmount Cemetery Johnson's Funeral Home Binyon Wilda Mobley Blanch Kelly Lola Roueche Hobbs N.M Sonora Charles Ector Dry Monahans First Baptist Church Wilson-Miller Funeral Home Dry Ward Memorial Hospital DeLeon Pearl Johnson Amaco Iraan Charlene Thresher Fred Dry Fresno Calif Carl Dry Fort Worth Maurice Dry Eastland Bill Dry Leheam Dry Phoenix Ariz Nilla Treadaway Ann Hall Denton Sweetwater Fred L. Hayden Billy Joe Hansford McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories Garden of Memories Hayden Uvalde County Nellie Mae King Lenders Trinity Baptist Church Floydada Nellie Craig Hale Center Ida Bell Lankfore Midland Moore-Rose Funeral Home

Weather Forecast From Midland Regional Airport

National Weather Service forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions through Friday with highs in the low 90s and overnight lows around 69 to 70 degrees. Southerly winds at 10 to 15 mph today, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph, sun set 8:16 p.m., sunrise Friday 7:23 a.m. Yesterday’s high 92, today’s and tomorrow’s highs 92, overnight low 67. Precipitation last 24 hours zero, year to date 12.18 inches.

Texas Gulf of Mexico Brownsville National Hurricane Center Miami National Weather Service Midland Regional

Becht to Speak on Creativity of Free Enterprise at Odessa Kiwanis

Dr. J Edwin Becht dean of UT Permian Basin College of Management will address Odessa Kiwanis at 6 45 am Thursday on freedom of enterprise and its civic duties as part of Kiwanis Freedom of Enterprise Week at Hospitality Lodge the public is invited Odessa Mayor Dick McManigle has proclaimed the week.

J. Edwin Becht College of Management University of Texas of the Permian Basin Kiwanis Club Odessa University Kiwanis International Art Gonzales Becht Odessa Dick McManigle Kiwanis Freedom of Enterprise

County and District Court Records and Hospital Admissions Summary

County Court issues marriage licenses for multiple couples including James Ludecke with Tamara Whisenhunt and others. District Court reports divorce suits such as Vocelko versus Vocelko and Cowan versus Cowan. Medical Center Hospital lists admissions and discharges with numerous patient names. Women’s and Children’s Hospital notes births including Dwight Young and Ruben Pando families.

James Bryan Ludecke Tamara Ann Whisenhunt Boyd Keith Thiebaud Sharon Jo Akin Carol Dean Hart Janice Faye Gordon Frank Richard Roumell Jr Pamela Rhea Green Ricardo Jacquet Santiago Jr Rose Mary Aguirre George Wesley Arnold Wande Ralph Brackeen Jimmy Wilburn Lewis Shirley Geil Thatcher Terry Lee Register Vicki Key Edmiston Jerry Randel Edminston Mylinda Denice McCoy Charles Oddist Wallings Hazel Marie Jackson District Court Teresa Ann Vocelko Jeffery Mark Vocelka Kathy Cowan Michael O Cowan Randy Kay Martin John David Martin Peggy Lee Wail Glenn Garry Wall Linda K. Crow Les Roy Crow Medical Center Hospital Lewis C Godwin Bessie O Bennett Lucille Anderson James P Wheeler Magerette & Oarley Faye Dunham Brenda G. Warren Albert S. Thomas James E Payne Robyna L Jackson Imogene Ball Gary Homfeld Annie J. Casey Henriette Zimmerman Martha A Billier Bonnie F. Evans Chud B. Toles Wilford E Prichard Lite L. Leatherback Frank T Morrison Melen L

Monahans Police Chief Retires After 20 Years as Leader

Monahans Police Chief Joseph L. Drea will retire Friday after more than two decades on the force. He joined in 1959, was acting chief in 1973 after a stroke, and appointed chief in 1974. Drea earned a police science degree and completed various training programs.

Monahans Joseph L. Drea Drea Monahans Police Robert Patterson Jack Forga Texas Department of Public Safety Federal Bureau of Investigation Permian

Ill fated smuggling mission told in trial

In a federal marijuana case in San Antonio, Pecos oilman John R. Dorr and associate John Grant Passmore face trial on conspiracy to import 960 pounds of marijuana from Mexico. Witness Gregory Halteman described a fatal crash when a plane's right wing decapitated a Mexican on a highway during a 1978 smuggling attempt led by pilot Terry Wayne Fagan.

San Antonio Texas Mexico West Texas Pecos Oilman John R. Dorr John Grant Passmore United States Gregory Mark Halteman Dorr- Passmore Terry Wayne Fagan Midland Fort Worth Halteman Fagan Passmore Ernest Pemberton

Odessa Optimists and Rotary Club Schedule Notes

Tomorrow events in Odessa include 7 AM breakfast with the Optimists at Odessa College Student Union Building, a noon gathering of the Optimists at Inn of the Golden West, and a 6:30 PM Eastside Rotary Club meeting at the same Inn of the Golden West.

Odessa College Odessa Optimists Inn of the Golden West Eastside Rotary Club

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