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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1967

Page

6

Investors Launch Market Advance on Monday December 4 1967

Stock market gains led the UPI indicator up 0.56 percent with 1 442 issues trading. Dow Jones rose 2.43 to 881.59 as rail index gained modestly and NYSE index edged up 20 cents. Volume reached 7.1 million shares with mixed results in steel and chemical groups.

New York UPI United Press International Dow Jones Industrial Av New York Stock Exchange U. S. Steel Lukens Armco Motors Chrysler Ford American Motors Olin Mathiesen du Pont Eastman Kodak

Two Gunshot Victims Treated After Separate Incidents

Two people were treated Sunday at Medical Center Hospital for gunshot wounds. Ronald Dale Webb, 19, of 327 San Jacinto, was injured in the right leg while reportedly target practicing when a firearm discharged. Virgil Thompson, 17, of 718 Hudson, had a superficial wound to the left side. Police said no reports were filed about either incident.

Medical Center Hospital Ronald Dale Webb San Jacinto Virgil Thompson Hudson

Four Vandalism Cases Reported In Local Area

Police and deputies investigated four vandalism reports on Monday. William R. Young of 17149 Rosewood reported Christmas lights damaged. Louis Hadid of 115 East 15th said two windows at his home were broken. A phone booth at 7001 West County Road had windows broken. Mrs. Rodney Louis of 910 Milburn reported a window broken on her car at Seventh and Texas.

William R. Young Rosewood Louis Hadid East 15Th West County Road Rodney Louis Milburn Seventh Texas

Shoplifters Arrested After Theft At Gibson's Discount Center

Police detained three suspects after a weekend shoplifting at Gibson's Discount Center 2525 North Grandview. Two girls aged 16 and 17 were questioned over makeup theft and released to parents. Willie Jean Anderson 22 of 400 Washington Lane pled guilty in Corporation Court and remained jailed Monday in lieu of a 100 dollar fine.

Gibson's Discount Center North Grandview Willie Jean Anderson Washington Lane

Dow Jones Averages Report Fragment from United Press

A scrambled telegraphic snapshot shows Dow Jones averages with imperfect figures for industrials and utilities around midday. The numbers include slight shifts in index values and related percentages, but the legible data are incomplete and intermixed with garbled OCR.

S&P Hourly Index Readings For Monday Reported

Standard & Poor's hourly index figures for New York on Monday show values at noon and early afternoon across multiple categories with the final close around 102.95. Prices listed include sectors such as utilities and rail at various times, reflecting intraday movements.

New York UPI Standard & Poor

Livestock Market Report Chicago UPI USDA prices and quotes

Chicago livestock market report shows hogs trading higher with No 1-2 190-230 pounds at 18.75 to 20.00 and 240-270 pound hogs at 17.25 to 18.25. Sows 25 higher, cattle trading mixed with slaughter steers and heifers weak to 50 lower. Lambs and ewes steady with slaughter lambs at 23.00 to 24.00 for 90-110 pound wooled lambs.

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Life Insurance Dividends and Cash Values Explained

Dear reader explores the difference between life policy dividends and cash values, noting dividends accrue from favorable underwriting and can be taken or left to accumulate. Cash values are reserves in permanent policies, loanable with interest, reducing face value if borrowed, and can rebuild over time. A veteran policy shows reserves still grow cash value, with example values from year 25 to 45.

Miss Feeley Life Insurance Company P.F West Orange N.J P. F Veterans Life Veterans Administration P. L Clarence Iowa

American Exchange Highlights New York Listings

Selected stocks on the American Stock Exchange trade in New York today with notable activity across listings. Investors monitor shifts in price movements and trading volume as market participants react to ongoing sector trends.

New York Stock Exchange New York API The American Stock Exchange Today

Texas voters set to decide 1 percent sales tax in 67 towns

United Press International reports 67 Texas towns vote Tuesday on a 1 percent sales tax option. Galveston and Kilgore approved it recently with large margins, minimal opposition. The tax takes effect April 1, replacing lower minimum taxable amounts and could boost city revenues. Dallas supporters run a broad campaign while state senator Mauzy questions expected revenue.

United Press International Texas Lufkin Electra Galveston Kilgore Dallas Oscar Mauzy

Seven Theft Cases Reported In City Patrol

Police Monday were checking leads on seven theft cases. Victims include Mrs. Cal Smith who reported more than 15 Christmas gifts a radio a suit case of clothes and bedding stolen from a store room at the rear of her home. Others include stolen stereos from cars owned by Troy L Brewster Earl Wayne Jackson a missing billfold and vehicle parts from junked cars.

Cal Smith North Sam Houston Troy L. Brewster Tanglewood Earl Wayne Jackson Lindy Wanda Reeves East 43Rd Trade-Way 15Th West County Road Louis Woodward Garvin Maple Waddell Cox Patterson Gordon Lewis Andrews Neal

Thieves Abandon Six Ton Truck With 28-Foot Trailer

Over the weekend a six ton tractor-trailer from Dale Meyer Trucking Co. was stolen from a lot at 54th and Andrews Highway. It rammed a pickup into a building before thieves drove away. The vehicle was later found abandoned on a dirt road east of the Andrews Highway, south of Loop 338, along a lease road south of town.

Dale Meyer Trucking Co 54Th and Andrews Highway Loop 338

Purple Heart Presented to Monahans Parents for PFC Kent Thompson

A memorial service at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Odessa VFW Hall will award a posthumous Purple Heart to the parents of PFC Kent Thompson of Monahans. Thompson, 18, was killed Oct. 16 in Vietnam after serving just over a year in the Army and eight weeks in Vietnam. Major Walter Nevil, U.S. Army advisor to West Texas Guard units, will present the medal.

Monahans Odessa VFW Pfc Kent Thompson Thompson Vietnam Norman Thompson Walter Nevil U.S. Army West Texas

Burgess Faces Felony Theft Charge In Sonora Case

Jimmy Bob Burgess aged 23 was jailed on a felony theft charge filed by Justice of the Peace C. P. Robinson. Held on a $2,500 bond, Burgess is accused of taking items from a car parked at the Desert Inn Motel on East Second Street, owned by Tracey Crites of Sonora.

Jimmy Bob Burgess Roger Justice of the Peace C. P. Robinson Burgess Tracey Crites Sonora Desert Inn East Second

State Death Toll Hits 25

The Associated Press reports at least 25 people died in Texas during the weekend from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. The toll includes 11 traffic deaths, eight homicides, and several other fatalities, with incidents spanning Dallas, Fort Worth, Beaumont, San Antonio, and surrounding areas. Among the victims were Edward Jackson in Dallas, Jose Herrera near Abernathy, Mabel Moore in a Dallas card game dispute, James Jackson in Fort Worth, Jim Clark at Caddo Lake, Carol Hahn in San Antonio, and Mike Vitemb in Houston. an airplane crash near Beaumont claimed three from Perryton, and a gun violence case in Dallas left one man in custody.

Associated Press Texas Edward Jackson Dallas Sportswear Co Jose A. Herrera Plainview U.S. 87 Abernathy Mabel J. Moore Dallas James E. Jackson Fort Worth East Side Jim Clark Shreveport Caddo Lake Marshal Clark Army Carol A. Hahn Spokane Wash San Antonio Brooke Army Medical Center Kenneth Bell West Fort Worth Jesse H. Jiminez Reynaldo Zepada Beaumont Charles F. Rouse Grace Perryton Mike Vitemb Houston Bumboat Johnny Romania Vitemb

Northwest Weather Brings Rain Snow Across Regions

Rain and snow pelt the Northwest while the Eastern Seaboard snowstorm impacts the South. Travelers face warnings from the Sierra to the Pacific Coast with cooler readings in Key West and Rock Springs leading cold observations.

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Claus and the Pigwidgen Quest on Sopchoppy Ferry

Claus, a toymaker, seeks the Pigwidgen to lift a curse on sleeping children. An old crone reveals a clue after ice cream helps her recall. Claus follows a moon path to a willow tree and meets Patrick Tweedleknees, an elf, who awakens him with a poke before dawn.

Lucrece Beale Claus Pigwidgen Patrick Tweedleknees Claus Patrick Tweedleknees Elf Claus Aiorce

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