Nine Breakins Being Checked on Andrews Highway
Nine breakins were under investigation by local police on Wednesday. Burglars pried open the front doors of the Rainbow Club at 6705 Andrews Highway and Red Devil Lounge at 6707 Andrews Highway, taking money from a cigarette machine and an unknown amount from another. Lil's Place at 7825 Andrews Highway was also entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Highway
Rainbow Club
Red Devil
Lil
Ione
Goldsmith Saree
Goldsmith
Weather turns wintry with freezing temps and fog across Texas
A storm system brought fog, cold rain, and possible icing from the Panhandle to central and southeast Texas. Lubbock Weather Service warned of snow, fog, and wet roads tonight into Thursday. Amari llo 29 and Brownsville 61 marked a wide temperature spread as snow and showers peppered areas south of Hereford and west of Plainview. Burglaries and thefts reported statewide included coin loss, tape recorders, a projector, and home entries with several businesses targeted for attempted break ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Panhandle
Weather Service
Lubbock
Thursay
Hereford
Paducah
Plainview
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Childress
Dalhart
Brownsville
Mercury
McAllen
Panhandle Plains
Senate Deliberations Over Pay Raises and Price Controls
The executive branch accepts a provision from the Banking panel to boost pay for labor groups like teachers affected by the freeze stalled by the Pay Board. It would shield increases from wage and price controls if not conflicting with Phase 2 guidelines. Sen. Proxmire sponsors exempting small businesses and unions after next year, while Cranston pushes an amendment to exempt media from controls, sparking the Senate’s largest dispute of the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Branch
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Dario Garza Charged in Shoplifting Case in Ector County
Dario Garza, 34, of 600 Lindberg, is charged in Ector County Court with shoplifting two packs of cigars and three boxes of photo flash bulbs from A. L. Davis Store at 3605 East County Road. He is jailed on a 3500 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Dario Garza
Lindberg
A. L. Davis
East County Road
Garza
Giant Peach Orchard Sold in Gaines County New Mexico
An Abilene independent oil operator paid 1.2 million dollars for the 831 acre Wolfe Orchard, west of the Mississippi, between Seminole and Hobbs. J. W. King bought from Hugh Wolfe of Stephenville. The five year old orchard has 63,000 trees, with projected yields of 85,000 bushels in 1972 and 200,000 in 1975. It features automated production, harvesting and packing, a packing plant processing 650 bushels per hour, and seven top yellow freestone peach varieties. The operation will market under Gaines County Peaches and claim poison spray free growing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Seminole
Hobbs
N.M
Gaines County
J. W. King
Hugh Wolfe
Stephenville
Wolfe Orchard
Wolfe
Wolfe Nurseries
Schools List Added Taxes On Bond Issue
The Ec tor County Independent School District plans a $2,465,000 stadium athletic improvements bond issue with a four percent interest rate. A home valued at $10,000 would incur $23.05 in six years, or $3.84 per $10,000 yearly, raising total payments to $259,800. Absentee voting reached 88 ballots by Wednesday morning and continues through December 10 in the school administration building lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County Independent School District
Walker
Eighth and Lee
County Court Records and Medical Center Notices
Marriage licenses issued for Arthur Gene Wood and Tommie Janice Howard. Civil suits filed include J O O’Miched versus Bobbie Jean Gumm and others. Criminal cases listed for multiple defendants. Medical Center Hospital reports patients admitted and discharged in November, with births in November and a long list of names. City traffic accidents noted with multiple pairs and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gene Wood
Tommie Janice Howard
J. O. O'Miched
Bobbie Jean Gumm
Rite Off
AAA Janitor Supply, Inc
Pfizer, Inc
Service Drug of Midland
Etole Bickle
Shelia Ellis
Louise Eel
Sammy A. Lujan
Asa
Kathryn Marie Williams
Thomas Louis Williams
James Dennis Taylor
Sharon Clane Taylor
Bernice Moore
Joe A. Moore
Willie Mee Tigner
Paul Tigner
Lela Reigh Gordon
David Leroy Gordon
Viole Meredith
Alvie E. Meredith
John Thomas Runnels
Mary Runnels
N. J. Freeman
Kathy Freeman
Joeville Whitehead
George B. Whitehead
Medical Center Hospital
Cora G. Ruddell
Brian C. Raney
Kimberly Dawn McAnally
Vada R. Dillon
Gary den Smith
Vivian Marie Bunch
Alice G. Watkins
Webb M. Gray
Rhonda L. Gordenhire
Ernestine A. Boone
Linda Naborrelle
Howard F. Brock
Lottie Mai Hamilton
Jackie L. Permenter
Debbie A. Tucker
Beverly J. Carr
Neal M. Huffaker
Robert J. Duer
Melvin W. Riddle
Socorro C. Munoz
Donald J. Holliday
Ace G. Doran
Peggy L. Martinez
Dellia B. Sanchez
Ismael L. Nunez
Jimmy A. Benavidez
Lyla M. Rutledge
Maria R. Alvarez
James C. Oliva
James Christian
Ruth Tresp
Linda Williamson
Neel Webb
William Huanes
Willie Rowe
Clifton Turner
Michelle Maxey
Cherry Niece
Ronald Truelock
Karen Smith
Norma Keaton
Keith Smith
Jim Collum
LaVern Gipson
Bobby Gillham
Secundino Vasquez
Mary Smith
Frances Rozman
Hazel Jones
David Lynn
Minnie Sanders
Alva Keathley
Charles Underdown
We M. Martinez
Alfred Ray Watkins
East Snyder
Irl
Jerry Kent Prather
Nimitz
Martin OD. Thomson
East 35Th
University and
West County
Linda G. Vance
East 12Th
Fredereck G. Hubnik
Odessa
Cambridge
Gary W. Whisenhunt
Ronald W. Boerm
Midland
17Th
Texas
Ida St. Baca
Glendal
Nobles
Sunset Blvd
North
Grant
Robert F. Lewis Jr
Englewood
Frieda
Moore
Monahans
West Seventh
Deborahe Havener
Clover
Celynne Ross Gibson
East Second
Jean P. Kerr
Erskin C. Bourn
East Fifth
Snelson Named To Study Group
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes named three state senators and six citizens to the Senate Interim study Committee on Texas Population Distribution. Senators Max Sherman Amarillo Lindley Beckworth Gladewater and W E Snelson Midland named. Sherman to serve as chairman. Other appointees include Harley Browning Austin H M Baggerly Tulsa Stanley E Wilkes Arlington Bob Muckleroy Nacogdoches Arthur Temple III Diboll and Reginald Brewer Baytown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Ben Barnes
Senate
Texas
Max Sherman
Amarillo
Lindley Beckworth
Gladewater
W. E. Snelson
Midland
Sherman
Harley Browning
H. M. Baggerly
Tulsa
Stanley E. Wilkes
Arlington
Bob Muckleroy
Nacasgoches
Arthur Temple III
Diboll
Reginald Brewer
Baytown
Unknown 18 to 20 year old voter turnout in Permian election
In Ector County the 18 to 20 year old group gained voting rights for the Nov 23 Permian Junior College System bond election but exact participation could not be determined. Total eligible under 21 was 1 349 while 15 921 votes were cast with no age breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Curtis Winn
Malcolm Hensley
PJCS
Odessa American publication and subscription details
The Odessa American lists address and postal basics for Odessa Texas, noting second class matter status under The Act of 1879. It gives home delivery rates, newspaper pricing, and subscription terms with monthly and annual prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas
Odessa American
Kat Street
Odewe American
Fuaiche ‘Srains
Turner and Gooch Honored by Presidential Museum Luncheon
Ector County Commissioner Kellus Turner and former Ector County librarian William D. Gooch will be honored at a Thursday luncheon by the Presidential Museum. Turner is the new president of the Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association, and Gooch has served as Assistant State Librarian since July 1. The event follows the 11 30 a m museum exhibit opening in the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Kellus Turner
William D. Gooch
Austin
Turner
Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
Gooch
First Christian Church Fellowship Hall
North Lee
Franklin Pierce
Texas
Pierce
Institute of Texan Cultures of
San Antonio
West Texas
Monahans Sand Hills
Fort Davis
Fort Stockton
Marathon
Shooting Victim Joe Sanchez Hospitalized After Incident
Detectives continue the investigation into a Monday shooting that left 19 year old Joe Sanchez in the chest. Officials say the wound source is unknown while Sanchez remains hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Family disputes self inflicted claim. The shooting occurred in the 300 block of South Texas near 118 West Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sanchez
West Murphy
Sanchez
South
Texas
Medical Center Hospital
Funeral services for Mrs Dorothy Bryce of Saint Jo
Funeral services for Dorothy Bryce of Saint Jo and formerly Odessa are set for Thursday at 10 a.m. at Saint Jo Funeral Home Chapel with burial at 4 30 p.m. in Nolan Cemetery Sweetwater. She died Tuesday in a Saint Jo hospital after an illness. Survivors include her husband Dan a son Herbert of Saint Jo and a daughter Judy of Mineral Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Bryce
Saint Jo
Odessa
Saint Jo Funeral Home
Nolan
Sweetwater
Dan
Herbert
Judy
Mineral Wells
Herbert C. Jones
Ector County backs UTPB site in high court case
County Attorney Bill McCoy filed a friend of the court brief at the direction of Ector County Commissioners. The case, now in the Texas Supreme Court, challenges donating a 280 acre site originally bought for park use as a UTPB campus. Observers expect a ruling before year’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Bill McCoy
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Texas Supreme Court
H. Winston Hull
Midland
Ector Commissioners
Robert S. Calvert
Hull
McCoy
UTPB
Texas
Commissioners Court
High Court
Six Theft Cases Being Probed
Lawmen had six thefts under investigation Wednesday. Mrs. B. K. Hummel reported a tape deck taken from her car at 1000 Milburn. An employee of Permian Brine Sales and Service said an adding machine vanished from 212 West Fifth. A tire and wheel were stolen from Antonio Madrid’s pickup at 2407 San Benito. Britt Trucking Co. yard at 7917 West County Road reported six chains and eight boomers taken from a truck. Paul J. Uramey reported tools stolen from his car at 1800 East Eighth. Kenneth W. Payne said furniture was taken from a house at 2725 West Sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. K. Hummel
Milburn
Permian Brine Sales and Service
West Fifth
Antonio Madrid
San Benito
Britt Trucking Co
West County Road
Paul J. Ur
3 Women Face Check Charges
Three area women were charged in Ector County Court in separate incidents of defrauding by worthless checks. Shelia Ellis of Andrews allegedly passed a bogus 13.22 dollar check on February 14 to Sun Day Sells. Etola Bickle of Kermit allegedly passed an 18.41 dollar check to Save-Way Beauty and Barber Supply on August 30. Louise Teel of Midland charged with a 10.51 dollar phony check on June 8, 1970 to T. G. Y Store. None had been arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Shelia Ellis
Andrews
West County Road
Etola Bickle
Kermit
Grandview
Louise Teel
East
Two Car Wreck Injures Woman in Odessa
A two car collision at Seventh and Golder at 11:42 a.m. Wednesday sent Audrey Robbins 33 to the Medical Center Hospital emergency room. Her husband Tommy Scott Robbins 40 and Ralph Patton Rushing 50 were involved. Robbins was shaken but not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh
Golder
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Rodney Casey
Audrey Robbins
Tommy Scott Robbins
Robins
Collsion
Ralph Patton Rushing
North Lee
Shooting Probe Continues In Personal Safety Incident
Alfred James Cogdill aged 30 of 1415 Tulip Lane remained in satisfactory condition in the intensive care unit at Medical Center Hospital on Wednesday after a chest wound from a single .22 caliber gunshot. Police said the shooting at his home occurred about 11:50 p.m. Tuesday and Cogdill reported it by phone before being transported by ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred James Cogdill
Tulip Lane
Medical Center Hospital
Cogdill
Noon events and gatherings listed at multiple Odessa venues
A fragmented notice lists events at the Lions Inn of Golden West Ballroom in Downtown, a Civilia restaurant, Sandhills Kintens Sands Restaurant, and Life Under The Barn Door in Odessa, plus Basin Lions at 333 South Texas and Texas State Guard unit at the National Guard Armory 4501 Andrews Highway, with 7 30 PM and 8 PM times for Paul G. Mahoney VFW Post 4372 at 208 Fast 63rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions, Inn of Golden West Ballroom
Txas State Guard
Odessa
National Guard
Andrews Highway
Paul G. Mahoney
Vew
VFW Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Lindenberg Jr
San Carlos
Thef
Ben Bersosa
Harless
Della Beck
West Clements
Philip E. Baker
Wedgewood
Zimco Electric Supply Co
Robertson
Tradeway Grocery
East Eighth
Pizza Inn
aTales
Americas
Tselling Che
Enith Chromacolor
ZeniTh
Giant Peach Orchard
Charles Walker
Yametcy
Pauline Patterson
Betty H. Bickham
Overton
Beaty
Delmon D. Lyons
Wesley L. Follette
West 13Th
Snelson
Sandler
BANK
Americard
Cora Edson
Orbie Lee Edson
West 39Th
William Lamb
G. K. Kelly
Bowie
Ralph Munns
Burnet
Permian High School
Earl Riggs
Circulation Department
Odessan
Tommy Poe
Tommy Lee Poe
Tatum
Belliview Baptist Church
Prairie Haven
Lea General Hospital
Tipperary Oil Co
Tatum Area
Barbara
Lorri
Alma Poe
Plains
Wanda Pinkston
Stanton
Debbie Poe
Albert Poe
Miami
Ariz
Don Poe
Denver City
Tyman Poe
Bobby Poe
Hampton, Va
Jerry Romine
Odessa Civilia, Ag
Sandhills Kintens
Sands
Borer Amrit
Basin Lions
Basin Life
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