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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1968

Page

2

President To Hear Odessa Pastor in Stonewall Service

Odessa pastor Rev James Otterness will lead a joint worship at Trinity Lutheran Church Stonewall at 10 30 am Sunday as part of a Head Start program kickoff in Gillespie and Blanco Counties The event will feature President Lyndon Johnson as a special guest with LBJ family likely to attend Bishop Stephen A Leven and Lutheran Church leaders delivering sermons and Father W W Schneider and Rev Norman Truesdell guiding the liturgy The sermon theme is Outskirts of Hope highlighting Christ teaching and concern for the poor.

Ery Wee Odessa Lyndon Johnson Stonewall James Otterness Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord Trinity Lutheran Church St. Francis Xavier Church Johnson City Gillespie Blanco Olterness Americanutheran Stephen A Leven Sar Antonio Outskirts of Hope W. W. Schneider St. Francis Xavier Norman Truesdell Trinity + Lutherant Church

Four Suspects Face Charges in Local Burglaries

Four persons have been charged in connection with two burglaries reported here. Richard Murry, 18, was held on a 3000 dollar bond after a weekend burglary at Travis Elementa School. Three other youths were referred to juvenile court in the same case. In a separate break in at Little Playhouse Recreation Club, Eldon Sparks, Steve Lollar, and Ronald Field, all charged with burglary, were free on 1500 dollar bonds. Two juveniles were arrested in connection with that burglary.

Travis Elementa School Richard Murry Hudson Lea Corporation’ Court Cecil] Hardwick Ector County Juvenile Court Litle Playhouse Recreation West County Road Steve Lollar Holly Eldon N. Sparks Ector Ronald W. Field Byron Ector County

Ladies Night For Lions Set in Odessa Clubs Dinner

Four Odessa Lions Clubs host Ladies Night at 7 p m Thursday in Farr's Cafeteria private dining room Town and Country Shopping Center. Guests include Odessa city manager Ronald J Neighbors with wife Lions Deputy District Governor Bill Stevie and Mrs Stevie Paul Williams cripple children director and wife. Clubs taking part Basin Evening Grandview Tri Service with presidents Canales Williams Garcia Morrow. L. W. Parker chairs Lions Clubs Zone 6B.

Odessa Lions Clubs Farr Ronald J. Neighbors Odessa Lion Bill Stevie Stevie Paul Williams Cripple Children Basin Lions Club Mike Canales Evening Lions Club Roy Williams Grandview Lions Club Juan] Garcia Tri- Service Lions Club Pete Morrow L. W. Parker Lions Clubs

Weather front cuts across Northwest to Southwest

Reading at 4 a.m. shows a front heading into the state bringing cooler temperatures and light to moderate rain. Winds shift from north to south as the front moves, with scattered drizzle and fog from Del Rio to Wichita Falls. Top temps ranged from 77 at Brownsville to 49 at Mineral Wells. forecasts call for showers and below normal readings in North Texas over the next five days. Bernice Hamlin, 43, of 7623 Gist, listed in satisfactory condition after a fall that fractured her right ankle at Medical Center Hospital.

Weather Bureau Pacific Montana Utah California Texas del Rio Austin McAllen Wichita Falls Brownsville Mineral Wells Dalhart Wink Bernice Hamlin Medical Center Hospital

Odessa calendar of meetings and events listed

Tomorrow in Odessa an array of meetings and events are scheduled across venues including Sands Restaurant the Fine Arts Building Odessa College and Inn of the Golden West. The schedule features Optimists Lions Civitan Toastmistrees and Shuck Wagon Wild Game Feed plus a school board session and Faustus at The Globe of the Great Southwest.

Permian Basin Businessmen's Tax Clinic Odessa College Downtown Lions Inn of Golden West Odessa Toastmistrees Club Jefferson Room Inn of the Golden West Sands Restaurant Odessa Odessa Boys Club 800 East 13Th Ector County

Deaths and services for Stewart Switzer Conway

Death notices from Junction and Big Spring report Samuel Avery Stewart 80, services set for 2 p m today at College Street Church. Buford Switzer 69 of Odessa burial at Odessa Cemetery. Jack J. Conway Jr 60 of Big Spring funeral at 2 p m Thursday with Masonic rites. Gordon Johnson and Milburn report narcotics case involving Rodriguez with bond set at 5000 and police finding heroin paraphernalia after raid at 329 East Ruth. Louis Gamboa 20 died from heroin and alcohol overdose after party.

Louis Gamboa South Alleghaney Ruth Gamboa Medical Center Hospital

Graveside rites for infant Helen Teal Pecos

Graveside services for Helen Luann Teal infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmore Teal of Pecos were set for 2 pm today at Evergreen Cemetery Pecos Funeral Home directed. The child born November 1 1968 in Pecos died Monday at Medical Center Hospital Odessa Surviving include her parents two sisters and grandparents. The notice then shifts to a report on North Vietnam talks with U S negotiator Cyrus Vance and Col Ha Van Lan deadlocked over table shape speaking order and procedure amid air and artillery protests and a demand for a two sided confrontation at a rectangular table.

Helen Luann Teal PECOS Elmore Teal Evergreen Pecos Funeral Home Mm Pecos Medical Center Hospital Odessa Mary Oe Aame Gay Throthet i Tran Hoai Nam Kiem Binh Scott Paige Teal Iranfront Nixon U.S Cyrus Vance Col Ha van Lan North Vietnam Vance Law Demilitarized Zone United States Hanoi Viet Cong National Liberation Front Saigon NLF Americans

Obituaries Chronicle Multiple Local Death Notices

Obituaries and funeral notices from Abilene to Midland report Mrs Audie Mae Barthelemy 63 of Bellaire and Mrs Mary Elizabeth Miers 97 of Mason County with services planned in Houston and Mason. Kinney 71 of San Angelo and Mrs Margaret Louise Hall 68 of Midland listed with funeral details, church affiliations, survivors, and burial plans.

Audie Mae Barthelemy

Monahans Boy Named Outstanding Young Texan of December

Monahans Optimist Club names Eddie Foster of Monahans High School as the Outstanding Young Texan for December in a state-wide program. Foster, a senior athlete, was announced by Rev J R Bunts and will travel to Fort Worth for the January 18 19 district board meeting where the Young Texan of the Year will be chosen from twelve monthly winners.

Monahans Texas C. V. Milbur Eddie Foster Calvin Foster Jan Odesson Monahans High School Lupe Rodriguez Barnet Monahans Optimist Ector County J. R Bunts Monahans Club Foster Fort Worth

Two Breakins Investigated

Deputies and detectives were seeking clues in two breakins. Mrs. Kenneth Stovall reported thieves smashed a car window at 503 North Grant and took stereo tapes. At A H Electric, 103 East 61st, intruders kicked in doors and took a television, candy, and a desk set. Manuel Chavez said thieves tried to pry his car trunk but failed.

Kenneth Stovall Halifax North Grant Ita A&h Electric East 61St Manuel Chavez North Lauderdale

Girl Committed To State School For Girls

A 1 year old Odessa girl was committed to the State School for Girls at Gainesville after a Tuesday hearing. A one vehicle crash at County Juvenile Court injured one person as attendants at Medical Center described the incident and noted prior probation history. Police said a man, Rodger Dale, drove the car that led to the accident involving Terriesi Andrews and a girl who fled, jumped a fence, and landed in a yard. The case was heard by Juvenile Judge John H. Rogers at 194 North Tom Green.

Odessa Gainesville Estorday County Juvenile Court Medical Center Lowell’ Wayne George Andrews T. ¥. DePriest Ector Terriesi Rodger Dale Peacock el Paso Sanary John H Glenn Robinson Buddy) Rogers North Tom Green

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