Informers testify in Texas murder trial of Donald Smith Jr
Female informants from Tampa testified that Donald Smith Jr. said he planned to go to Texas to kill a man who had turned state's evidence. Smith left July 28 and told the women things went okay, then warned afterward that things got messy and some people were killed. The trial proceeds with 11 jurors after a juror's medical withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Texas
Donald Edward Smith Jr
Florida
Smith
Tampa
Fla
Molly Farr
Tandy Bennett
Lee Ann Miller
Sherry Wortham
Hillsborough County
al Louis
Miss Miller
Publisher DeBolt Named Texas Daily Newspapers Association President
The Odessa American publisher, installed May 1, 1974, following his father’s death, will become president of the Texas Daily Newspapers Association on Jan. 1. He chairs Odessa Chamber of Commerce executive committee, leads Odessa YMCA, serves United Way board, and has been active in civic and charitable work with his wife Paula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa American
W.L. DeBolt
Odessa
DeBolt
Texas Daily Newspapers Association
Energy Conservation Experts Gather in Houston Conference
About 1200 energy conservation specialists attend the 1980 Conference on Industrial Energy Conservation Technology in Houston from April 13 to 16. Officials say the event, sponsored by the Texas Industrial Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy, will focus on reducing energy use in industrial plants and processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Houston
Texas Industrial Commission
U.S. Department of Energy
Odessan pleads guilty to triple burglary charge
Odessa man Gabriel Huerta aged 24 of 3104 Chestnut pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary for incidents on June 24 July 7 and July 29 involving property owned by Ernest Clyde Jenkins in Odessa. He received three four year terms in the state penitentiary after the plea before 70th District Judge Gene Ater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Gabriel Huerta
Chestnut
Ernest Clyde Jenkins
Gene Ater
Odessa Man Pleads Guilty In Aggravated Robbery Case
James Lee Smith, 25, of 224 Lotteman pled guilty before 161st District Judge Joe Connally to aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. He was sentenced to 10 years probation and fined 250 dollars for the Sept. 25 robbery of Rodney Jacob Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
James Lee Smith
Lotteman
Joe Connally
Rodney Jacob Peterson
County Court records and hospital notices in brief
Marriage licenses issued list six couples led by Fred Glenn Jones and Shirley Delores Thomas among others. District Court divorce suits filed include Reyes, Owens, Hill, Clifton pairs. Medical Center payees include lengthy roster headed by Janice Cofford and Beth Ann Cofte. Discharges and births noted with numerous names and addresses across facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Glenn Jones
Shirley Delores Thomas
Daniel Lee Roberts
Vickie Lynn Mohler
Ronald Lee Hughes
Roxana Rodgers
Charles Barton Bock
Rosemary Lisa Born
Norbert Alan Heineman
Candy Rene Simmons
Timothy Wayne Qualls
Cheryl Lorraine Sanford
District Court
Judy Alvardo Reyes
Ruben George Reyes
Clifford A. Owens
Millie Edna Owens
Sharon Mildred Hill
Ronald Dee Hill
Thomas Earl Clifton
Bobbie Ann Clifton
Avoca Services for Cora Sample Turner
Avoca services were held Tuesday at the Avoca United Methodist Church for Cora Sample Turner 78 with burial at Spring Creek Cemetery. She died Saturday in an Abilene hospital after a long illness born October 22 1901 in Jones County. She taught 20 years in Jayton and Borger and was a member of the Avoca United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. Survivors include her husband R S Turner three sons two daughters a brother fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. RED SPRINGS Services for Ethel Beatrice Ewing Kisinger 79 were Wednesday at First Baptist Red Springs with burial at Henson Cemetery Red Springs. She died Monday in a Seymour hospital after a short illness born October 23 1900 in Limestone County. She lived in Baylor County 46 years. She married Carl Edward Kisinger February 8 1920 in Baylor County. She was a member of the Red Springs First Baptist Church the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary and the Red Springs Community Club. Her husband died November 15 1965. Other survivors include three sons Vernon John Carl Ewing, two daughters Juanice Worsham and Gloria Dean, two sisters and a brother plus twenty four grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
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Avoca
Cora Sample Turner
Clyde Turner
Midland
Red Springs
Ethel Beatrice Ewing Kisinger
Mildred Barker
Odessa
Shirley Harmon
First Baptist Church
Henson
Seymour Memorial Funeral Home
Kisinger
Seymour
Limestone County
Baylor County
Carl Edward Kisinger
American Legion Women’s Auxiliary
CISCO
Lou E. Speegie
Gilbert (Lynda) Casbeer
Cisco Funeral Home
Scranton
Boss Manufacturing
Mitchell Baptist Church
Doug
Jack
Abilene
Bruce
Angleton
Wayne
Big Spring
Robert Y. Douglas Jr
Clara Hall
San Angelo
Bettie Yves Williams
Johnson’s
Funeral Home
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens
Ennis Williams
Dalhart
Jesse Moody
H.A. Satterwhite
Andrews
Gus Taylor
W.D. Gray
Fort Worth
Lonnie Yoes
Warming trend seen in Permian Basin for weekend
The National Weather Service says a dry front will move into the Odessa area, keeping conditions fair through early next week in the Permian Basin. Today will be warmer than Thursday with highs in the upper 60s and a low around 30s, while Saturday should reach the lower 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
National Weather Service
Weather forecast for Midland area this weekend
National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport predicts fair weather through Saturday with a warmer today. Winds shift from northerly to easterly tonight, highs in the upper 60s today and lower 60s tomorrow, with lows around 30s to low 40s. Precipitation year to date 13.25 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
First Annual National Championship Hot Rod Show in Ector County
The First Annual National Championship Hot Rod Custom Car and Van Show runs Friday to Sunday at Ector County Coliseum. It features J Bird Starbird bubble cars Illusion Star Ship Predicta Jade Idol Fabulous Phaeton Cecil the Diesel R and C Dream Truck Trik Truck Flash Cadillac and a Disco Stars disco show. Continuous entertainment by Jim Burlison and Elvis Illusion act. Hours are Friday 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday 1 to 11 p.m. Sunday 1 to 10 p.m. Awards at 9 p.m. Sunday. Tickets at door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Midwest
J-Bird
Starbird
Cecil
Jim Burlison
Elvis
Multiple Death Notices Spread Across West Texas Funerals
Obituaries and funeral notices list C Lex Childress Sr in Odessa with services in Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home chapel and burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Other notices include Luther Rainwater formerly of Midland, Loretta Nipper of Midland, Viola Walker of San Angelo, Lou Speegie of Cisco, Rue Hall of Carlsbad, Matilda Dominguez of Pecos, Bettie Yves Williams of San Angelo, Ascension Perales of Fort Stockton, and related survivors and burial details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola D. Walker
Blackstone
Johnson Funeral Home
San Angelo
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Walker
Justice of the
Manuel Valles
Edward Handley Graveside Rites Held in Teague
Edward M. Handley 62 of Horseshoe Bay died Sunday in a Houston hospital. Graveside services were Monday at Greenwood Cemetery under Lawrence Funeral Home Teague. Born January 16, 1917 in Cleveland he was a retired geophysical contractor and a Methodist. Survived by his wife a daughter a stepdaughter two grandchildren and a great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Handle
Cleveland
Family dispute leads to stabbing in Odessa
A 26 year old Odessa man Randal Wayne Towery of 1403 East Sixth received a back stab wound from an ice pick during a family argument that began in the kitchen and moved to a bedroom. He remained in stable condition at Medical Center Hospital as police questioned family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Randal Wayne Towery
1403
East Sixth
Medical Center Hospital
Towery
Mary of Nazareth at Globe of the Great Southwest Odessa
Tomorrow in Odessa at 8 PM the Globe of the Great Southwest screens Mary of Nazareth. The event highlights a religious film presented at the theater with expected crowd turnout.
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Ee Ae Ates Post Office
Plaza
West County Road
University
Kyle Scarbrough
Warner Stevens
Billy Blackstock
Stevens
U.S. District Court
Harry Lee Hudspeth
General of the Army
Omar N. Bradley
el Paso
Hudspeth
Victor Burlinghausen
W. Murray Jordan
Burlinghausen
Columbus Area
Lyons
Barbara Parker
Jamestown
N.Y
Sharon Smith
Chattanooga
Odessan
Cora S. Turner
Ethel Kisinger
Hot Rod
C. Lex Childress
C. Lex Childress Sr
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Childress
Shorty Hall Big Co
Medical Center
Oak Grove
Laura K. Martin
Harlingen
Church of Christ
Jesse F
C. Lex Jr
Bill M
Pansy Childress
Brownsville
Luther Rainwater
Luther R
Rusty) Rainwater
Seminole
Grace Lutheran Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Ellis Funeral Home
Rainwater
Dallas
Ira
Texas Tech University
U.S. Air Force
Amerada Hess Corp
Mary Ann Krause
Pecos
Midland Elks Lodge No
Arthur Ray Rainwater
LuAnn Rainwater
Penny D’ann Rainwater
R.C. Rainwater
Robert Lee
W.H. Rainwater
Snyder
Mildred Browne
Colorado City
Thula Whatley
Texas Elks Crippled Childrens Hospital
Luling
American Cancer Society
Loretta Nipper
Fairview Cemetery
Sonora
Eastside Baptist Church
Everett
C.B. Selden
Monty Doss
Brownwood
Curtis Doss
Pearl Sparkman
Burleson
Mammie Renard
San Antonio
Ola Chatman
Ballinger
Rue
B. Hall
Carlsbad
Rue B. Hall
Lyonee Hall
Monahans
Grape Creek
Johnson
Hall
Shannon Hospital
Tioga
Effie Thompson
Gainesville
Mary Lou Hall
Clarence Whisenhunt
Tyler
Cary Whisenhunt
Valley View
Matilda Dominguez
Matilda Hernandez Dominguez
Dominguez
Reeves County Hospital
Toyah
Reeves County
Tiburcio
Joe Hernandez Dominguez
Torrance
Calif
Tiburcio Hernandez Dom
Bettie Williams
Ascension Perales
Fort Stockton
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Manuel Perales
Joe Perales
Lovington, N.M
Robert Perales
Danny Perales
Richard Perales
Lucy Adamovich
Chicago, Ill
Praides Perales
Francisca Fuentes
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