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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1986
Page
7
A Michigan reader seeks verification of the famous decapitated rooster tale he read in Life magazine in 1945. The rooster named Mike reportedly lived headless for days, walking and crowing. Life later clarified magazine publication history and confirmed the archival piece with images.
Dear Abby recaps a series of headless poultry anecdotes from Fruita to Salt Lake City, noting Mike the Rooster, beheaded yet thriving, and other birds that lived days or weeks without heads. Readers cite Ripley’s Believe It or Not and a Woodstock Conn. tale, while lessons in feeding and spectacle draw curious crowds.
A visit to toy stores shows a flood of gross toys such as Slobulus and Garbage Pail Kids. The trend draws both fascination and disgust from children and parental observers who note the vivid depictions of guts and monsters and link them to market demand.
Holiday hosts balance aesthetics and practicality in choosing outfits for parties between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Advice covers logistics, kitchen activity, sleeve safety near ovens, and comfortable fabrics. Examples include Carol and Sam who prep in advance, Maria who favors caftans, and Steve planning a casual New Year brunch with polo shirts.
Midland College presents two instrumental groups in 8 p.m. fall concerts at the Allison Fine Arts Building auditorium. The Wind Ensemble performs Fanfare Chorale and Fugue by Giovannini Finlandia by Sibelius and Berceuse and Finale by Stravinsky. The Community Band plays American Salute The Earle of Oxford s Marche From Tropic to Tropic Fantasy on Old Cowboy Songs a Mancini medley and Big Bend Favorites. Dr Don Grant conducts the Wind Ensemble with Walter Osadchuk leading the Community Band.
The Presidential Museum and Junior League of Odessa Inc. will bury a Texas size quilt and student projects in a time capsule on Saturday at 1 30 p.m. The capsule, part of the Sesquicentennial, uses 2050 quilt squares from Ector County ISD and St. John s Episcopal School. It will be dug up in 1994 when the students are seniors.
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