Stanton Man Dies In Crash Of Train Car
A 37 year old Stanton construction worker Frank Romero was killed when his car was struck by an eastbound train at a Beaugard Street crossing near the railroad depot. He died at the scene after being pinned in the wreckage. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Survivors include his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
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Stanton
East Stanton
Frank Romero
Strain Brothers Construction Co
Jake Burton
Martin Gibson
Romero
Beaugard Street
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Gilbreath Funeral Home
Karns City
Antonio Romero
Iwe
District Court Divorce and Civil Suits Filed and Accidents
District court reports divorce filings include Margie Hood versus Jon Hood. Civil suits listed include Gary Hesterlee versus Texas Employers Insurance Company and John Heard Jr. versus Home Indemnity Company on IAB award appeals. City traffic accidents cited with victims Juanita Winkler 29 Deon Young 27 Harris Allen 33 Yolanda Hindis 20 and damages noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Margie Lavonne Hood
Jon LeWard Hood
Gary David Hesterlee
Texas Employers Insurance Co
John H. Heard, Jr
Home Indemnity Co
Texas
Juanita S. Winkler
Redbud
Deon Young
East
Clacyvillie Harris Allen
Conley
Yolanda Rice Hindis
Jeter
Camelot Shines in Odessa Playhouse Opening Night
Odessa’s Camelot earns high praise for a 50 plus cast, standout leads George Chaffin Arthur Lee Harley Guenevere and Louis Kluck Lancelot. Merlyn Dick Evans guides the story as May Day scenes and the Round Table unfold with 25 piece orchestra and lavish scenery. Curtain for remaining shows runs Dec 13 14 15 19 20 21 at 8:30 p.m.
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Camelot
Permian Playhouse
Odessa
George Chaffin
Arthur
Lee Harley
Guenevere
Louis Kluck
Lancelot
Merlyn
Dick Evans
Playhouse
Allen Clark
Joey Kirklin
Robert Horn
Cheryl Mondy
Pat Conner
Patsy Allen
Lords
Ladies of
Dawn Jordan
Pam Cook
Darlene Perry
Glyn Stice
June Britch
Barbara Iglehart
Donna Snodgrass
Robin Boyd
Linda Scott
Martha Street
Keith Brister Jr
Gary Lipscomb
Doug Pendleton
Keith Pearson
Mike Romig
Darrel Wilson
Don Mathis
Joe Ben Walker
Suzanne Cotten
Debbie Hefner
Pamm Hefner
B. J. Inman
Valerie Naylor
Jan Pue
Lisa Schooler
Enid Woodward
Jack O. Stice
Mark Denton
Tommy Ingram
Jinx Boyd
J. R. McEntyre
Police Nab Theft Suspect In Odessa Case
A 25 year old Odessa man Raymon Alvarez was jailed within 30 minutes after tools were reported stolen from a garage at 1108 West 23rd. Authorities tracked a white car and Alvarez was captured after a fleeing accomplice escaped. He faced felony theft charges and was held in city jail on 5000 dollar bond.
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J. B. Prickett
West 23Rd
Fred Roberson
North
Grant
Raymon Alvarez
Laredo
Howard Williams
City
Five Alarms Hit Odessa Fire Scene With Multiple Blazes
Five fires taxed Odessa firefighters Friday afternoon. A bedroom fire at Gordon Hite’s home caused heavy damage from a short in an electric blanket. A chemical tank at Champion Chemical Co ignited and was quickly controlled. A flooded carburetor caused car engine fire on Andrews Highway. Grass fires burned in a vacant lot on North Golder and at the city reservoir.
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Odessa
Gordon Hite
North Milburn
Champion Chemical Co
East 80
Andrews Highway
Allen Pride
East Monahans
North Golder
Golder
46Th
Odessa American Rates and Contact Details
The Odessa American lists subscription and mail rates for Odessa and Ector County, with home delivery at 2.00 per month and by mail 20.00 per year. It includes contact numbers FE 7-464 and LO 23-1442 and notes single copy prices.
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Odessa
Texas
Odessa American
East 4Th Street
Ector County
Four-Wold Peace Talks Expand as Four Groups Set Rules
A U.S. source outlined six points for expanded negotiations among four sides. They include allowing each group a speaker, giving chief delegates four or five aides, holding the session at the Hotel Majestic, using English and Vietnamese with French as a working language, permitting tape recorders, and barring newsmen. South Vietnam’s ambassador Bui Diem arrived in Washington to plan conference strategy with U.S. officials.
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Wei Eyeeng
Hotel Majestic
South Vietnam
Washington
Bui Diem
Saigon
Vance
U.S
Witnesses discuss North Vietnamese ties and New Left views
The witnesses described by Dellinger as non violent revolutionists disclosed contacts with North Vietnamese officials. They held anti establishment aims but rejected violent methods. Some acknowledged Communist friends, though identifying as non Communists themselves. The subcommittee sought to prove links to known Communists while noting varied long term goals.
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David Dellinger
America
Beek
Schord
Frank Conley
Columbia
Chicago
Odessans File Appeal Cases
An Odessa man John F Heard Jr seeks 14035 in appeal of an Industrial Accident Board award in 70th District Court. He says he was injured June 14 as an employee of Sharp Drilling Co with Home Indemnity Co as defendant. Another IAB appeal in 161st District Court by Gary David Hesterlee seeks 14035 against Texas Employers Insurance Co for an Aug. 7 injury with R&F Well Servicing Co.
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Odessa
John F. Heard Jr
Industrial Accident Board
Heard
Sharp Drilling Co
Home Indemnity Co
IAB
Gary David Hesterlee
Texas Employers Insurance Co
Hesterlee
R&f Well Servicing Co
TENSION at schools over teacher return after strike
Albert Shanker warned he would lead UFT members to escort teachers back into classrooms if they were kept from returning on Friday. School officials had ordered readmission after nine teachers faced suspension for insubordination for refusing a central Board of Education makeup day. The five-school district will observe Thanksgiving as makeup time was deemed unnecessary.
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Albert Shanker
UFT
Bernard E. Donovan
Central Board of Education
Vietnamese shelling and casualties rise after halt
Cong struck in and around Tay Ninh with hits on two district headquarters and a landing zone held by U S and South Vietnamese troops. U S headquarters reported light casualties and little damage. The South Vietnamese government said 115 shellings of provincial capitals and towns since the bombing halt have killed 56 civilians and wounded 498.
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Tay Ninh
Saigon
U.S
Johnson
North Vietnam
Accident injures Midland boy at Greenwood School
An 11 year old pupil, Mark Green, suffered a neck fracture, a broken left leg and possible internal injuries when a station wagon driven by 13 year old Alvey Bryant Jr. backed into a bump, throwing him from the tailgate. He was rescued and rushed to Midland Memorial Hospital in critical condition as he and other students prepared fruit deliveries for a Christmas fund drive.
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Greenwood
Midland
Midland Memorial Hospital
Mark Green
Billie D. Green
Phillips Camp
Here
Alvey Anson Bryant Jr
Alvey Bryant
Bryant
Billy Thomas
Thomas Funeral Home
Pearl Harbor service set for National Conference leaders
About 200 people including delegates from all states Guam Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will attend a 15 minute service aboard the Arizona Memorial in Honolulu to honor the 1941 attack dead. The ceremony marks 27 years since Pearl Harbor and will entomb 1100 Navy men 38 feet below.
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Pearl Harbor
National Conference of State Legislative
America
Honolulu
Arizona Memorial
Union
Guam
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
District 4 Osteopathic Physicians Meet at 503 North Sam Houston
The Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons District 4 holds a 1 PM meeting at 503 North Sam Houston to discuss local medical topics and professional matters among the group.
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Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
North Sam Houston
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Perse Ee
Professional
Dianne Barbee
Round Table
France
Cherry Jones
Keith Brister
Maying
Dinadan
Richard Calloway
Sir Sagramore
Ken Berggren
Lionel
Jed Miller
Sir Lionel
Lidia Miller
Morgan LeFey
Bruce Baca
Mordred
John Connally
Emma Hypolite
Parks and Wildlife Departmert
Emma Friday
Austin
Orion
Raiss
Linda Rogers
Odessa College
Troy Rogers
Melody Lane
Odessans
Piveot
Midland- Odessa Symphony Orchestra
Bonham Junior High School
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