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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1955

Page

2

Ward Court to Try Eleven DWI Defendants Next Week

Monahans officials say eleven persons charged with driving while intoxicated will be tried in county court as a 13 case docket opens Tuesday. A jury of 24 including three women is ordered to report at 10 a.m. The panel includes Howard Lasiter, B. G. McDaniel, William Talley, and others. cases include Carl James Friday for negligent homicide and Warren Smith for aggravated assault.

Monahans Bob Ziesenheim DWI Mercedes Johnson H. A. ‘Wallace Jack Edward Dunlap Pedro Garza Dolores Rivas Alvin Besent T. J. Brown Jon ‘Mathews Fred Castelberry Albert Taylor J. C. Lucy Carl James Friday Warren Smith

Seminole Rites Held For Bingham

Funeral services were scheduled for Cecil Bingham 24 of Big Spring at 3 0 p m today in Seminole with Rev Elmer Mason of the Assembly of God Church officiating. Burial will be in Seminole Cemetery. He died Tuesday night in a highway crash east of Andrews on the Big Spring Highway. Survivors include his wife Ella of Lovington his mother Mrs Floyd Reed of Roswell his father Joe Bingham of Hobbs a sister Mrs Betty Griffith of Lovington and three brothers Joe of Big Spring Wesley of Hobbs and Glen in the Army.

Seminole Cecil Bingham Andrews Big Spring Elmer Mason Assembly of God Church Seminole Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home Bingham Lovington N. M Noella Floyd Reed Roswell Joe Bingham Hobbs Betty Griffith Joe Wesley Glen

Great Lakes distance makes Michigan well connected

The statement notes that every point in Michigan lies within 85 miles of a Great Lake, highlighting the state’s proximity to Lake Michigan, Huron, Erie, or Superior and its broad shoreline access.

Michigan Great Lakes

Stockton Gets Big Test Track

Negotiations end for Firestone to buy a 5,000-acre test track 12 miles west of Fort Stockton. Construction bids in January. track cost listed at 150000 dollars. Built to study high speed tire effects with speeds over 100 mph. 30 families expected to move to Fort Stockton when operations begin.

Fort Stockton Firestone Tire and Rubber Co Texas and Pacific Land and Trust Co Dallas George Baker Marfa Alpine Jack Sillman

Four New Autos Bought By Hobbs

Hobbs city commissioners approved the purchase of four new patrol cars for $5,632.60 plus the four cars then in use. A bid for a new auto for the fire chief was accepted after seven firms’ proposals. The council also approved two traffic control lights for city intersections based on a traffic study. The study showed more than 17,000 vehicles pass the two intersections in a 12 hour period.

Hobbs N. M

Alpine Pioneer Josephine Linn Dies in Orange

Former Alpine resident and pioneer family member Josephine Linn died Wednesday in Orange where she held as principal of Colburn Elementary School. Funeral arrangements are pending. Survived by three Alpine sisters Mrs George Brown Margaret and Anna Linn and four nieces and two nephews.

Josephine Linn Orange Colburn George Brown Margaret Anna Linn Alpine

Furrs supermarkets to host Lincoln Hotel event for 350 guests

Furrs will stage a Lincoln Hotel gathering with about 350 attendees including employees and officials from six stores across Odessa Andrews Hobbs Snyder Lamesa Monahans and N M. The program features steak dinners door prizes a floor show by Dalles and Jay Denton Orchestra. Safety plaques will go to Monahans and Snyder stores with five year pins for B H Fulton Gene Richardson Mae Woody Sylvester McKnight. Roy Fay president of Furrs Inc will attend alongside executives as the Odessa party marks one of seven season events across El Paso Lubbock and Albuquerque drawing about 1500 total attendees.

Farr’s Lincoln Hotel Dalles Jay [Denton Odessa Andrews, Hobbs N. M Snyder,Lamesa Monahans Snyder B. H. Fulton Sylvester McKnight Gene Richardson Lamesa Mae Woody Furr’s el Paso Lubbock Albuquerque Roy Fay Furr’s, Inc West Texas New Mexico

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Ward Court Howard Lasiter B. G. McDaniel William Talley C. C. Carlisle Wayne Long D. R .Crider Joel Wallace Walter Paschal Jjr C. L. Wilcox James Kennedy William Tipton Lou Horn R. G.handley Lavon Gotcher Renaldo Sanchez C. J. Love O. C. Cleveland Teddy Whitmire Melvin Paschal M. B. Graham ALOVA America Elizabeth Heather Dolly Madison Bulova Loretta Pansion Dsra-Power Nassau Deborah Maine Elgin Dure- Main Sori Lester N. Great, Odessa, Texas Tom O Cherge Opes P.m Nadine Gon Francin Donna Stockton Cadillac John Shortes Motor Company Eest
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