32 Year Veteran Browning Named New DPS Commander
E. K. Browning 32-year DPS veteran will head the Midland regional headquarters. He rose from rookie in 1935 to captain and later led 70 highway patrolmen near Austin. Browning recalls Tornado of 1953, stresses highway safety and plans to move to Midland in two weeks.
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John Sliney
E. K. Browning
Department of Public Safety
Midland
Browning
University of Texas
State Legisature
Wichita Falls
Vernon
Waco
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Austin
Manned Space Center
Houston
Texas
Odessa American details publication and subscription rates
The Odessa American lists its publishing address at 222 E Fourth St Odessa Texas 79760 and provides postal classification as second class matter under the 1879 act. It states subscription rates for home delivery in Odessa and Ector County at 1.80 per month and 40c per week in retail zones with 35c in all other zones. Mail rates posted include 20 per year 11 per six months 550 for three months and 2.00 per month. Single copies priced 10c for daily and Saturday, 2c for Sunday mornings.
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Odessa
Odessa American
4Th Street
Texas
Ector County
Police Check Theft Cases
Nine theft cases were under investigation Saturday by police and deputies. Looted four Shell Oil Co meters and 32 pounds of mercury valued at more than 300 dollars from a Phillips Petroleum lease site near Notrees. Also reported were a chest of tools, a pipe inspection tool, a purse with 70 dollars, a radio and a credit card, beer from a grocery, clothes from a line, a purse from a store, a newspaper rack, two hub caps, and a bicycle theft, involving multiple residents and locations.
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Shell Oil Co
Notrees
Phillips Petroleum Co
Taylor Lewis
Tanglewood
Clary Pipe Inspection Inc
Andrews Highway
O. L. Dyer
North Muskingum
Sears Roebuck and Co
East Eighth
A. L. Davis
East County Road
Paul Bruner
North
Lincoln
Robert B. Atkinson
Keystone
Whitaker
Lloyd’s Grocer
West County Road
B. J. LaGrone
Douglas
J. R. McEntyre
Everglade
Two Texas Cities Back 1 Percent Sales Tax
Voters in Galveston and Kilgore approved a 1 percent city sales tax in warmup elections. Galveston won 2368 to 572 with light turnout, Kilgore approved 606 to 54. The tax starts April 1 and is seen adding about $100,000 revenue with no organized opposition.
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United Press International
Galveston
Kilgore
Johnson Sees Silent Proliferation Threat at Nuclear Event
A crowd on Ellis Avenue heard President Johnson pledge that a non pro liferation treaty will curb nuclear spread while stressing peaceful uses of the atom. Italian President Saragat, via satellite from Rome, praised the effort as Johnson’s speech aired on Mandel Hall’s screen near Stagg Field. The source recalls Enrico Fermi’s historic reactor moment 25 years ago in the same squash court.
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Johnson
Giuseppe Saragat
Rome
White House
Mandel Hall
Stagg Field
Senate
Sisters Struck By Automobile In Odessa Incident
Two sisters aged 17 and 9 were struck while crossing a South Odessa street and remained in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital. Elizabeth Rios and Mary Rios suffered multiple cuts and bruises and were admitted for observation after colliding with a northbound car driven by Jo annas Wells Roberts.
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Elizabeth Rios
Mary
Dixie
Joanna Wells Roberts
Willow Drive
Randolph services set with Webb Funeral Home Midland
Randolph, a Midland resident for over three years and Korean War veteran, died aged 52. He was born in Seagraves on January 30 1931 and belonged to First Baptist Church of Midland. Survived by wife Ima Jean and three daughters, plus his mother brothers and sisters.
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Seagraves
Webb Funeral Home
Randolph
Midland
Lovington
N.M
First Baptist Church
Ima Jean Randolph
Linda Jean
Jimmie Carole
Ginger Ann
Dolly Randolph
D. K. Randolph
Hobbs
Clifford Randolph
Wayne Randolph
Colorado Springs
Colo
G. P. Wills
Lueders
Irving Manning
Perryton
J. F. Corzine
Mishap Victim Charline Bryson Treated for Rib Fractures
Charline Bryson 49 of 1016 Golder was treated and released at Medical Center Hospital Saturday after a fall at home caused two fractures in her ribs.
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Charline Bryson
Golder
Medical Center Hospital
State Group To Meet Here For Texas Range Meeting
The Texas Chapter of the American Society of Range Management will hold its annual two day meeting at the Inn of The Golden West in Odessa. About 300 delegates are expected with registration starting 6 p.m. Thursday. The program includes reports from national president Dr E J Dyksterhuis and awards at the Friday banquet.
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Ector County
Inn of the Golden West
Texas
American Society of Range Management
Odessa
Jerry Cowden
Crane
Ben O. Sims
Paint Rock
George Skeete
Water Valley
Roger Q. Landers
E. E. Turner
J. L
Cy) Richmond
San Angelo
Funeral services set for Sylvia Lusby in Nugent
Sylvia Mae Lusby 60 of 2702 Walnut dies after long illness at Medical Center Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Nugent Church of Christ with Woodrow Wilson officiating. Burial Round Mound Cemetery. Survivors include husband Roy, daughter Mrs Don Belk in Wurtzburg, Germany, son Larry in Alpine, mother Mrs Rena Harvey of Luders, sisters and brothers. Body lies in state at Rix Funeral Home until 3 p.m. today.
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Sylvia Mae Lusby
Walnut
Nugent Church of Christ
Nugent
Woodrow Wilson
Round Mound
Lawrence Funeral Home
Anson
Rix Funeral Home
Medical Center Hospital
Cobb's Department Store
Parkview Church of Christ
Merrick Harvey
Luders
J. D. Harvey
Ernest McFadden McCamey
Funers
Ernest McFadden
McCamey
Church of Christ
Crites Funeral Home
McFadden
McCamey Hospital
Itasca
Georgia
Della McFadden
Fort Worth
Leslie McFadden
Rankin
Charles McFadden
Crane
J. R McFadden
Lubbock
Bob McFadden
Wichita Falls
J. R
Jack McFadden
Mineral Wells
Estelle Melton
Amarillo
Hazel White
Graford
Lena Pruitt
Mary Bell Brazel
Funeral Rites Held For Odessa Clerk Sylvia Lusby
Final rites for Sylvia Mae Lusby 60 of Odessa will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Nugent Church of Christ with burial in Round Mound Cemetery. She died Saturday after a short illness at Medical Center Hospital. Survivors include husband Roy E. Lusby a daughter Mrs Don C Bellk a son Larry L Lusby and two sisters and two brothers. She worked at Cobb's Department Store in Town and Country Shopping Center.
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Sylvia Mae Lusby
Odessa Department S'Ore
Nugent Church of Christ
Woodrow Wilson
Round Mound
Lawrence Funeral Home
Anson
Paul A. Rix
Lusby
Walnut
Medical Center Hospital
Big Spring
Odessall
Lubbock
Church of Christ
Cobb's Department
Town and Country
Roy E. Lusby
Don C. Bellk
Wurtzburg
Germany
Larry L.lusby
Alpine
Rena Harvey
Luders
Pauline Moorehead
Abilene
Ann Doty
Nugent
Merrick B. Harvey
J. D. Harvey
Military Rites Set For Soldier Michael Gladden
A full military burial is planned for 20-year-old Odessa paratrooper Michael Jay Gladden killed in action in Vietnam. His body arrives at Midland-Odessa Regional Airport at 8:35 p.m. and funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kingston Avenue Baptist Church. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Gardens under Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. Gladden was missing since Nov. 20 and was confirmed dead Monday. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Gladden of 4400 Conley.
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Michael Jay Gladden
Odessa
Vietnam
Gladden
Midland-Odessa
Kingston Avenue Baptist Church
Ed Welch
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Preston Smith Announces Five Speakings This Week
Lt Gov Preston Smith, a gubernatorial candidate, schedules five engagements this week. He will speak in Lorenzo. Victoria. Waco. Breckenridge and Abilene with receptions and a Legislative Budget Board meeting in Austin plus a talk to the interim committee on faculty compensation.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Smith
Lorenzo
Lubbock
Victoria
Waco
Breckenridge
Abilene
Midland Odessa Symphony Event at Ector High School
The Midland Odessa Symphony and Chorale perform at Ector High School Auditorium at 8 PM. Audience members are invited to enjoy a concert in the venue, featuring a blend of orchestral and choral works.
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Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale
Ector High School
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Richard Donnelly
Route 1
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Matamoras
Medical Center
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Permian
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Hazel Cypher Peoria
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Big Lake
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West Texas
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Coleman
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