Man Killed On Highway Near Ozona
A 31-year-old Corpus Christi man, Richard Harry Smith, was killed instantly when struck by a pickup on US 290 about 17 miles west of Ozona in Crockett County. J. Dan Hanna of El Paso, the driver, said he swerved to avoid an open door on a parked car and Smith appeared in the road. Smith was thrown 157 feet. Smith’s body was moved to Jones Funeral Home Ozona and then to Witty Funeral Home Orange, Mass., where services are pending.
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Corpus Christian
US 290
Crockett County
Texas Highway
Robbie Papasan
J. Dan Hanna
el Paso
Smith
Hanna
Jones Funeral Home
Witty Funeral Home
Orange
Mass
Soaring Meet Declared No Contest Day At Region 10
Rain and clouds halted most of the 19 pilot field in the Region 10 Soaring contest near Odessa to Seminole. Contest manager Dr John Maxworthy said a few reached the distance while most were downed on highways and in fields. The event will resume with soaring to Post and Snyder and continues through the weekend with a Jaycee air show at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ector County Airport and an 8 a.m. Saturday aerobatic contest. Admission is $1.
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Hilton Hotels, Corp
Basin Headquarters
Art Donnelly
FNB Development
First National Bank of Midland
Midland
Tom Brandes
Santa Fe
N.M
Ector County
Brandes
Seminole
John Maxworthy
Odessa
Post
Tatum
Snyder
Jimmy Franklin
Beauty Pageant Set For McCamey
McCamey Labor Day Celebration hosts a four part beauty pageant at the high school auditorium with divisions from Little Miss to Miss McCamey. The event includes a parade, street booths, a street dance, and entertainment by local acts. Admission is 30 cents for adults and 25 cents for children 12 and under.
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Sigma Phi
Troy Woodley
Doug Chauveaux
McCamey
Smoke
Fort Worth
Ed Compton
Jewelry mystery ties Love Field to Odessa owner search
Odessa BBB manager Al Beatty works with Corpus Christi and The Odessa American to locate an owner for jewelry lost at Dallas Love Field. A woman who found the piece in Corpus Christi seeks its rightful owner, with possible ties to an Odessa visitor named Rigsby. A related auto case, a $1,100 suit against Robert McBride, was filed in Ector County Court by Sherry Alford.
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Corpus Christi
al Beatty
Odessa Better Business Bureau
Beatty
Better Business Bureau
Rigsby
Ector County
Robert Franklin McBride
Tripp
Sherry Alford
Deaths: Stephani Yantti 5 dies after car crash west of Pyote
Stephani Ann Yantti of Grand Prairie, five, died at Providence Memorial Hospital at 10:10 p.m. Thursday after severe head injuries from the Aug. 23 crash west of Pyote. She is the fifth fatality, joining her mother Shirley A. Yantti, 24, and brother Christopher O. Yantti, 4, along with Kenneth L. Godwin, 23, and Johnny Thomas Wright, 17. Godwin drove the car. others died at the scene or later in hospitals. Funeral plans for Stephani were pending. grandparents Grover and (unnamed) Hightower await word on the attending funeral home.
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Stephani Ann Yantti
Pyote
Providence Memorial Hospital
Shirley A. Yantti
Christopher O. Yantti
Kenneth L. Godwin
Grand Prarie
Johnny Thomas Wright
Dallas
Reeve County Memorial Hospital
Godwin
Pecos Hospital
Pecos
Rites Pend For Odessan Danny Rodriguez
Odessan Danny Rodriguez 20 died from a head gunshot wound after being found at his home. An inquest ruled a personal safety related gunshot with no autopsy ordered. He was a plant worker born Jan 10 1953 and survived by his parents and grandparents. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Roxanna
Medical Center Hospital
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Valles
Rodriquez
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Odessa
Domingo Hernandez
Petra Hernandez
Luz Rodriguez
Fire Burned In Andrews Flash Fire Victims Listed
Three burn victims were in satisfactory condition at Permian General Hospital and two more were in serious or critical condition in Dallas after a Tuesday explosion and flash fire at the Fullerton Plant. A. L. Goad suffered burns over half his body in Parkland Memorial Hospital, while Bobby D. Foster had burns over 40 percent in Dallas. Andrews residents Wayland Hitchrist James Bray and David Burger also were treated for burns. Funeral services for Mrs. Cleo Pirtle Doggett will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Christian Church with burial in Andrews Cemetery. Mrs. Doggett died Thursday following a stroke. Hermalenda Lomeli Salgado and Mark Clayton Glenn obituaries follow with service and burial details.
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Paint Rock
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McCamey
Allen Davis
Old Runnels
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Midland
Branon
Lamesa
Ussery Walsh
Mountain Home
Ark
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Sunnyvale
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Amarillo
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Dallas
Francisco S. Blanco
Fort Stockton
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St. Agnes
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Pablo Blanco
Frank Blanco
Chon Blanco
Gregorio Blanco
Domingo Blanco
Sista Calderon
Epifania Arambula
New Mexico
Eulogia Durate
A.L. Chandler
Artellia Lee Chandler
Greater St. Luke A.M.E
Fairview Cemetery
Jackson Funeral Home
James Bray
David Burger
Fullerton
Andrews
Cleo Doggett Andrews
Cleo Pirtle Doggett
Andrews Peace Justice
Owen Doggett
First Christian Church
Singleton Funeral Home
Doggett
Hermalenda Salgado Midland
Hermalenda Lomeli Salgado
Midland Memorial Hospital
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Thomas Funeral Home
Mexico
Manuel R. Salgado
Marcella Mendoza
Seven Thefts Reported in Odessa Police Probe
Seven theft complaints are under investigation by Odessa police. Tennis rackets were stolen from cars at Odessa High School. Victims include Kelli Campbell and Jane Rankin. Rankin also lost a purse, $10, a T shirt, and pills. Other thefts include a motorcycle helmet, $11 from a wallet, and several bicycles. Names and addresses list multiple suspects and locations in Odessa.
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Kelli Campbell
Salinas
Jane Rankin
North Tom Green
Odessa High School
12Th
Dotsy
Odessa festival and party listings schedule
Tomorrow in Odessa events at 6 PM and 8 30 PM. At 6 PM a Labor Day Festival Carnival takes place on the Ector County Coliseum grounds. At 8 30 PM Parents Without Partners hosts a Mod Party at 3009 East 21st.
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Ector County Coliseum
Parents Without Partners
Mod Party
East 21St
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