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A missing Boy Scout leader, Joe Chron, 40, of Ralls, is presumed drowned after his canoe capsized Thursday in the Rio Grande at Boquillas Canyon in Big Bend National Park. Park Ranger Cecil Garrett said a continuous search with Brewster County Rescue squad was hampered by snow and high winds and would continue along the river banks Saturday.
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Alpine
Rio Grande River
Big Bend National Park
Joe Chron
Ralls
Chron
Boquillas Canyon
Cecil Garrett
Big Bend
Garrett
Park Rangers
Brewster County
Officers Probe Seven Thefts
Detectives and deputies investigated seven thefts Saturday night. Reports included license plates from Becky Whiteside’s car at 104 West 46th, a .22 rifle from Ed Reiser’s pickup near FM 1936 and the Kermit Highway, hub caps from William E. Brooks’s car, a carburetor attempt at Bing's Auto Sales, a purse with 190 dollars from Claudetta Ahrlett’s laundry at 811 Harless, wheel covers from Broncho Chevrolet at 500 West Second, and a bicycle stolen from Mrs. R. W. Smith at 913 West 25th.
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Becky Whiteside
West 46Th
Ed Reiser
Lake Charles
FM 1936
Kermit Highway
William E. Brooks
West 21St
Bing’s
East Third
Claudetta Ahrlett
Overton
Harless
Broncho Chevrolet
West Second
R. W. Smith
West 25Th
Melissa Babish becomes Miss Teenage America 1968 in Fort Worth
Melissa Babish of Pittsburgh Miss Teenage, age 16, won the national title after singing Honeybun from South Pacific and performing a dance. She earned a $10,000 scholarship and a year of national appearances, defeating 58 contestants. First runner up Carol McClanahan, second runner up Melanie Young, and third runner up Jamaira Jacobs.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Melissa Babish
Pittsburgh
Miss Babish
South Fayette High School
McDonald, Pa
Melissa
Joseph R. Babish
Cuddy
Stephanie Crane
St. Louis
Carol McClanahan
Metro - Denver
Melanie Young
Houston
Jamaira Jacobs
Flint, Mich
Hidalgo Man Held on Aggravated Assault Charge
James Fred Blalock, 32, of 703 East Third, was jailed in Ector County on Saturday in lieu of a $2,000 bond after Hidalgo County issued a warrant charging him with aggravated assault.
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James Fred Blalock
East Third
Ector County
Hidalgo County
Gas fumes kill Odessa mother and her husband
Deborah Jean Wise seventeen died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after an overheated apartment incident on Thanksgiving morning in Fort Smith. Harold Wise nineteen survived after conditional ICU care, with a funeral to be held at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home and burial in Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Deborah Jean Wise
Coronado
Harold Wise
Renee
Holy Cross
Fort Smith
Ark
Sallisaw
Okla
Wagoner
Cross
Cliff Clegg
Fort Smith, Ark
Janice Clegg
Mary Alice Clegg
Phyllis Clegg
Gayle Clegg
Jerry Clegg
Buddy Clegg
Forti
Burrell Held on Concealed Weapon Charge in Jurisdiction
John Franklin Burrell, 29, jailed on a $2,000 bond after a warrant issued by Justice J A Purifoy charged him with carrying a concealed weapon. Officers found the weapon during a routine vehicle stop in which Burrell was a pickup passenger.
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John Franklin Burrell
Ector County
Justice Court of
J. A. Purifoy
Burrell
Medical Center Hospital Admits and Births Reported
Medical Center Hospital lists admitted patients led by Mrs. Leonard Gowans and Mr. Brad Allen with multiple names, followed by dismissals on Nov 29 including Mrs. Balph Raffety and baby, and births for Brad Allen the third, James Rives, and others with detailed addresses and weights. Police and accident notes report numerous city traffic incidents with involved parties and damages.
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David Lee McKinney
Balph W. Raffety
Lia’ Rochelle Boyd
Lenley
Betts
John R. Roberts III
Genaro. Moreno
Nat Rodriguez
Billy
Joe Clark
Brad K. Allen
East 37Th
James R. Rives
North Lee
Jim Ben. Spivey
Merrill
George Ernest Gentry
West
Donald C. Ruff
Daniel R. Plowman
Arthur Nickerson
Wabash
Jerry Lynn Gresham
East 25Th
Funeral notices from Pecos and surrounding towns
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Pecos Barstow Kermit Big Spring Midland and San Angelo list Ed K Taylor D R Perry Nell Thornton Harald B Davis and George Fred Kirschbaum among the deceased with service times places burial directions and survivor details including spouses children and siblings.
Odessa Man Hit By Car Near Andrews Highway
A 33 year old Odessan, David Carey of 1908 West 28th, lay in Medical Center Hospital after being struck by a car driven by 32 year old Howard Lee Millsap of 2315 West 16th near Loop Road 338 and the Andrews Highway. Carey suffered a fractured hip and other injuries while crossing the road. Millsap’s vehicle skidded about 200 feet before stopping. Patrolman Gerald Bradford noted Carey was attempting to cross from the south and lay about 123 feet from the car.
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Bradford
Ex Andrews Man Injured In One Car Crash Near Sweetwater
Robert Daniel Porter 28 formerly of Andrews now in Dallas was seriously hurt in a Thursday one car crash six miles east of Sweetwater on Interstate 20. Porter in satisfactory condition at Hendrick Memorial Hospital. Attendants said he sustained severe head injuries and had lost his left eye. Patrolman Billy Mitchell said the 1967 model car left the highway and overturned. No other vehicle was involved.
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Abilene
Andrews
Robert Daniel Porter
Dallas
Sweetwater
Porter
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Billy Mitchell
Families mourn as Monongah mine sealing delays rescue
Mrs Forte notes Christmas will not come until No. 9 mine is opened as rescue teams struggle beneath deadly carbon monoxide and methane. About 225 miners remain at work in other Consolidation mines while officials assess reopening timelines after a 1954 sealed pit with 16 dead.
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Virgil
West Frankfort
No. 9
Monongah
W.va
United States
Services Set For Odessa Man Tom G Cotten
Funeral services for Tom G. Cotten 54 of Odessa are set for 4 p.m. Monday at St Luke s Methodist Church Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home will direct burial in Midland Cemetery He died about 4 a m Friday in Mammoth Arizona after a heart attack Cotten was superintendent for Intra Coat Inc and had worked 20 years He was born August 1 1913 in Eastland County near Rising Star He married Mildred Tomlinson January 14 1936 in Cisco He was a member of Masonic Lodge 952 Monahans He is survived by his wife three daughters Lena Mae Reeder Fort Worth Tommie Fern Sparks Tulsa Johnnie Low-Tatum Arlington a son Billy Ray Cotten Lovington four brothers William Bennett Cotten II Hamlin R B Cotten Breckenridge E D Cotten Irving Earl Cotten Abilene a sister Edna Claborn Lovington and ten grandchildren and two great
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ED K. Taylor
Pecos
Presbyterian Church
Barstow
Ed i Kirksey Taylor
Odessa
Monroe Jordan
Tulsa
Okla
Johnnie King
Monahans
Bill Turner
la Puente
Calif
Robert Myers
la Potte
Clinton Grizzard
Alma Sims
Wren Cross
Post
Marie Duke
Desdemona
Lee J. Harrison
Austin
Dalton Taylor
Norton Taylor
Breckenridge
Mart Taylor
Estacada
Ore
0. B. Taylor
Tom G. Cotten
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Hubbard
Eastland County
Rising Star
Mildred Tomlinson
Cisco
Masonic Lodge
Cotten
Lena Mae
Reeder
Fort.’ Worth
Tommie Fern
Two Injured As Cars Collide on County Road and Bellaire
Two youths were admitted to Medical Center Hospital after a Saturday night two vehicle crash at Bellaire and Andrews Highway. Gary Holland 20 of East County Road and George William Hillger 21 of Kermit were in satisfactory condition with head neck and chest injuries. Hillger was a passenger in Holland’s car which traveled north on East County Road and collided with Darryl Mathis 18 of East 47th driving a westbound car. Mathis was not injured as his vehicle struck the Holland car rear end and was knocked 30 feet into a tree. Police reported both youths were wrapped in blankets upon arrival and investigators could not determine if they were ejected.
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Medical Center Hospital
Bellaire
Andrews Highway
Gary Holland
East County Road
George
William Hillger TI
Kermit
Hillger
Holland
Darryl Mathis
East 47Th
Mathis
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Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
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Dick) Perry
Resthaven
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Westside Baptist Church
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Poplar
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Marden Green
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Roy Green
Troy Green
de Queen, Ark
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First Baptist Church
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Harald B. Davis
Midland Memorial Hospital
Ross Cemetery
Ellis Funeral Home
Harold Drew
Wichita Falls
Jake Shelton
Charles Shelton
California
Lee Givens
Grace McMillan
Iof. Snyder
Kansas
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San Angelo
George iFred Kirschbaum
Campbell
Eureka
Kan
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McKnight State Hospital
Irene E. Whitaker
Chandler
Ross Reid
Altus
Oklo
Johnson Funeral Home
Phil Laughlin
Silver Spring
Resthaven Memorial Farm
Laughlin
R. R. Rader
Silver Springs
Gary L. Laughlin
Phillip Laughlin
Phylis Clay
Washington, D. C
John K. Laughlin
J. P. Laughlin
Detroit
Julia. Magee
First Christian Church
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Lubbock
Fairview Cemetery
Pecos Funeral Home
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Mary Cobb
Joe Duncan
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Mesa
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