Odessa Officials Meet Bond Expert In Hotel Dinner
Ector County officials heard from Standard and Poor’s Hyman Grossman during a special dinner in Odessa as part of a Texas tour to discuss bond ratings. He noted ratings changes take time and praised local facilities while outlining the impact of an oil based economy. West Texas stops included Midland Abilene Amarillo Plainview Hereford and Pampa.
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Ector County
New York City
Permian Basin
Hyman Grossman
Standard & Poor of
New York
Golden Falcon
Grossman
Texas
Odessa
Ector County School Board
Odessa College Board of Regents
City of Odessa
Ector County Commissioners Court
R. A. Underwood and Co
Dallas
Odessa College
West Texas
Ector County Independent School District
R. A
Bob) Underwood
Charles M. Smith
First Southwest Corp
Abilene
Bob R. Davis
Columbian Securities Corp
Amarillo
Gordon Charleton
San Angelo
Midland
Plainview
Hereford
Pampa
North Vietnamese unit reported killed in action near Da Nang
A 1 200 man North Vietnamese regiment was said killed. In Dak Son village 47 dead and 40 to 50 burned were reported after 800 guerrillas swept in. U S advisers saw villagers take shelter in caves as fighting 74 miles northeast of Saigon prompted earlier, later corrected, casualty figures.
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Hanoi
da Nang
U.S
Robert French
Saigon
Dak Son
Odessa American publication details and pricing
The Odessa American lists its publishing details including address 222 E 4th St Odessa TX 79760 postal registration under the 1879 act. It provides contact numbers FE 74661 LO 31440 and outlines subscription and mail rates for multiple zones and durations.
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Odessa
Tex
Odessa American
4Th Street
Texas
Ector County
Wreck Victim Hospitalized After One-Car Crash
Wayne Earl Coffee 35 of 609 West 15th was admitted to Medical Center Hospital after a one car wreck near 24th and FM 1936. He suffered a kidney injury and was listed in satisfactory condition. Troopers said he lost control on the farm road and crashed through a fence, ending the 1960 model car in a pasture.
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Wayne Earl Coffee
West 15Th
Medical Center Hospital
24Th
Coffee
Texas
Scout District Fetes Chairman Lee A Criswell Installed
Lee A Criswell was installed Tuesday night as the new chairman of the Black Gold Boy Scout District, replacing Eddie Watson. The Odessa First Baptist Church banquet celebrated the district, with 11 Eagle Scouts and nine adult leaders recognized for training. Other officers named included George Haley vice chairman Wade Howell advancement chairman L A Watkins health and safety chair Hugh Lee organization and extension chair Charlie Ross leadership and training chair.
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Lee A. Criswell
Black Gold Boy Scout
Eddie Watson
Odessa
First Baptist Church
Black Gold District
George Haley
Wade Howell
L. A. Watkins
Hugh Lee
Charlie Ross
Gaines Woman Indicted For Childs Death
A Gaines County grand jury indicted Maria Rodriguez 22 on murder charges for the alleged scalding death of her 19 month old son Danny at a Seminole area trailer home on Oct 25. Her husband Ralph 25 is also named in the case involving the child. The couple denied intent stating the death followed a boiling bath incident. A second indictment accuses Alfred Almaguer 37 Seagraves of rape and incest involving his 13 year old daughter. Manuel Garza 22 the uncle is charged in connection with the offenses as reported by deputies and investigators.
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Seminole
Gaines County
Seagraves
Maria Rodriguez
Danny
Ralph
Alfred Almaguer
Rusty Bartley
Manuel Garza
Almaguer
Garza
Almaguez
New Mexico
Dear
County Court and District Court Docket Items
County court issued licenses to Samuel Eugene Worringer and Donna Jean Barton, Herbert Preston Hailes and Rhonda B Roy, Doyle Wayne Perkins and Norvella Kathleen Hughes. District court filed Allen R Harrison vs Dorothy Carolyn Harrison for divorce and multiple civil damages suits including Lloyd B Rippy vs Claude Peebles Walker and Estelle B Langley and Guy Pokorny vs Watkins Products Inc. Births and deaths not listed. Two traffic accidents noted with names and damages. Noe Gonzales charged with desertion. other criminal charges listed with defendants and alleged crimes.
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Samuel Eugene Worringer
Donna Jean Barton
Herbert Preston Hailes
Rhonda B. Roy
Doyle Wayne Perkins
Norvella Kathleen Hughes
Judy Helber
Noe Gonzales
John Hubert Roalin
Cher R. Knox
Ben Miller
Dan E. Scott
Bollee
District Court
Allen R. Harrison
Dorothy Carolyn Harrison
Lloyd B. Rippy
Claude Peebles Walker
Ruby LoNell Burns
R. F. Bolton
Bailey Hinton
Fred Matthews
Gerald Smalley
Edwin W Thomas
C. Murphy Smith
Estelle B. Langley
Guy Pokorny
Watkins Products Inc
Ralph Kemp Jr
Joe Williams
Mery Purdon Henley
Billy Dunn
Sona Colee
Lenier Pestal Bassham
Texas Cities Move To Increase Sales Tax Vote
San Antonio officials pledged to roll back the ad valorem tax to 1.97 per 100 if the sales tax gains approval, with a 13 cent rate hike due next February. The Hewitt tally was 64 to 5 in favor for a town of 79 residents, while Waco also approved. The election touched 4.1 million people with 6.4 million more to vote by year end.
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San Antonio
Oscar Mauzy
Dallas
Hewitt
Waco
Suspect Raglin Freed on DWI Charge in Ector County
John Hubert Raglin, 45, of 2007 West Eighth, was released on a $1,000 bond Wednesday after being named in a driving while intoxicated charge in Ector County Court. Raglin was arrested November 29 at Second and Harless.
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John Hubert Raglin
West Eighth
Ector County
Raglin
Second
Harless
Slaying at Tech Lab Near Aquarium Raises Questions
Police questioned about 40 students as investigators analyze blood smeared doorknobs and light switch in a laboratory where a woman's body was found. Autopsy ordered and an inquest by Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy. An aquarium near the body had been emptied and refilled between departures.
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Department of Public Safety Laboratory
Austin
Community club schedules show varied morning and noon meetings
Tomorrow events list multiple organizations in Odessa and Sands venues. Sunrise Optimists at City Hall 9 A.M., Downtown Lions at the Inn of Golden West 12, Odessa Civitan at Sands-Ex 12, Sandhills American Business Club at Sands Restaurant 12, Odessa Life Underwriters at The Barn Door, Evening Lions at Sands 6:30, Basin Lions at Little Mexico Cafe 7:30.
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Downtown Lions
Inn of Golden West
Sandhills
Sands Restaurant
Odessa Life Underwriters Association
the Barn Door
Evening Lions
Memorial Set For Minister Harrell of Odessa
Memorial services for Rev. E. O. Harrell 47 former Odessa minister will be at St. Paul Presbyterian Church at 5 p m Sunday. Rev. Joe Brown and Rev. Frank Seaman will conduct the service. Harrell organized St Paul in 1958 and led it until August. He died after a heart attack at a Victoria hospital. Survived by wife two sons a sister and a brother. Memorials may go to the Bell Tower fund of St Paul Church Odessa.
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E. O. Harrell
Odessa
St. Paul Presbyterian Church
Joe Brown
First Presbyterian Church
Frank Seaman
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Harrell
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
Victoria
Wilkerson-Hatch
Waco
Rosemound
Odessa Man Found Dead in Trailer Home
Odessa resident Arthur Dennis Strackbein 63 was found dead around 10 a.m. by his daughter-in-law in his trailer at 318 West 48th. Justice of the Peace Howard Williams ordered an autopsy but indicated natural causes. Strackbein, a retired farmer, moved to Odessa 12 years ago from Rising Star and was employed by Harry's Sales and Rentals. Funeral arrangements were pending. He is survived by his wife Ruth and three sons, a daughter, four grandchildren, three brothers, six sisters, and other relatives.
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Arthur Dennis Strackbein
West 48Th
Justice of the Peace
Howard Williams
Strackbein
Harry
Odessa
Rising Star
Brownwood
The
Baptist Church
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Ruth
North Washington
Rickie Dale Strackbein
Washington
Charles Strackbein
Donald Strackbein
San Antonio
Vickie Ruth Strackbein
Tab Strackbein
Arkansas
Bob Strackbein
Abilene
West Strackbein
Deida Maddox
Nealie Calhoun
Ethel Patton
Christine Powell
Austin
Oma Brown
Brownsville
Tempie Gattis
Carolina Cortez
Carolina Olivas Cortez
Big Spring
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Big Spring City
Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home
Hubbard-Kelley Funeral Home
Cortez
J. A. Purifoy
Toyah
Cruz
Juan Puga
Geneva Chavarria
Wilson
Ophelia Lopez
Crane
Andrea Nunez
Audelia Gutteriz
Funeral services for Worth Lee Nolen in Odessa
Worth Lee Nolen 64 of 1010 Drury Lane died Tuesday at Medical Center Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Chapel of Roses with burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Nolen born Feb 19 1903 in Waurika Okla moved to Odessa three months ago from Hobbs New Mexico. He was an oil field construction worker for B M Construction and a Baptist. Survived by wife Ruby Ludwell and several stepchildren and siblings listed.
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Drury Lane
Chapel of Roses
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Nolen
Medical Center Hospital
Waurika
Okla
Odessa
Hobbs
N.M
B&m Construction
The
Baptist Church
Ruby Ludwell
Vancouver
Wash
Ruby
Jimmy Kay Ludwell
Robert Shirley
West 19Th
Joe Madewell
Kilgore
Earl Johnson
Kingsville
Tommy Lancaster
Huntington Beach
Calif
Charles Riddle
Garden Grove
James W. Nolen
Jess
Lige Nolen
Lamont
Ola Lemmons
Eula Fisher
Bakersfield
Minnie Harold
Vera Turkett
Long Beach, Calif
Ruby Rouse
Georgia Harold
Buffton
Ark
Funeral service for Clark Hill Jr. held in South Odessa
Funeral services for Clark Hill Jr., 26, of 609 East Pearl, are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Southside Church of Christ with burial in Odessa Cemetery under Paul A. Rix directing. Hill, a U.S. Post Office employee and Air Force veteran, was shot outside a South Odessa tavern Sunday. Willie Dean Banks, 21, of 314 Wabash, is accused of the shooting. Hill, who moved to Odessa seven years ago from Temple, was born February 4, 1941, in Texas and was a member of the Church of Christ. His mother, Mrs. Dottie Mae Hill, of Waco, survives.
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Kermit
Howard Paul Douglas Pilkington
Eastside
Church of Christ
Kermit Cemetery
Cooper Funeral Chapel
Pilkington
Well Service
Ashville
Ala
Judith Kay Bearden
H. C. Pilkington
William
Richard Pilkington
Charles Pilkington
Armed Services
Germany
Deborah Kay
Evelyn Pilkington
Navada Williams
Buntsville
Alabama
Margaret Chatham
Mableton
Gwendolyn Slaughter
Alva
Okla
Clark Hill Jr
East Pearl
Southside
Odessa
Paul A. Rix
Hill
South Odessa
Willie Dean Banks
Wabash
Temple
U.S. Post Office
Optimist Club Sells Scotch Pine Christmas Trees
Odessa Optimist Clubs today received a second carload of Scotch pine trees for sale at several city lots. A wide selection of sizes is available while supplies last. Proceeds go toward Optimist youth and community projects.
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Odessa
Boys Works
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Placer
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Madera
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Andrews
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Rusk County
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Spur
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O’donnell
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James
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Florence Cook
Ideal Baptist Church
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Thomas Funeral Home
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Midland Memorial Hospital
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Elmore
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