Tornadoes Hit Northeast Texas as Storms Move East
A line of severe weather swept from Conroe and Marshall to Nacogdoches, spawning tornadoes that damaged a house in Marshall and a drive-in theater in Nacogdoches, with injuries minor and no reported deaths. Rainfall peaked near Center and Galveston while temperatures plummeted behind a cold front, with 20s and 30s across many Texas towns and Fair weather forecast to return by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Oliver
Conroe
Éoast
Grangerland
Nacogdoches
Fort Worth
Canada
Midwest
Texas
Beaumont
Brownsville
Alice
Amarillo
Dalhart
Perryton
Two NYC Women Arrested Near Schools
In Ocean Hill Brownsville New York two women were arrested accused of trying to block children from attending schools amid the city wide school clash. The district features ongoing conflict between a State Trustee and administrator Rhody McCoy over reopening IS 55 and JHS 271 as police escorted union teachers into an empty school in Harlem while barricades held back residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
New York City
Rhody McCoy
JHS
McCoy
Sthe’ City
Washington
Hast- Harlem
Odessa American publication and subscription rates notice
The Odessa American lists its address and post office classification and provides subscription rates for home delivery in Odessa and Ector County at 27.00 per month, retail trading zone at 1.90 per month, all other zones 15 cents per week, mail options at 20.00 per year, 11.0 per months, 5.50 for 3 months, and 2.00 per month, plus single copy prices of 18 cents daily and Saturday morning and 7 cents Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas
Odessa American
4Th Street
Odesse
Ecter County
Sabine River Authority Directors Meet in Dallas
Texas Sabine River Authority directors meet in Dallas for reviews of personnel and activities in its three operating divisions Iron Bridge Lake Tawakoni Toledo Bend and Orange Canal. Mineola Lake Fork project in upper Sabine watershed to be discussed. General manager to present yearly report and officers to be elected during the meeting with Texas Water Rights Commission members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas Sabine River Authority
Authority
Texas Water Rights Commission
TSRA
Iron Bridge
Texans Die in Vietnam Action Named in Defense List
Twenty six servicemen were named in a Defense Department casualty list. Among them Army Spec. 4 John D. Hancock, son of Mr and Mrs John R Hancock of Dallas Texas, was listed as missing as a result of hostile action. Also named were Army Spec. 4 John R Thomas and Spec. 4 Ernest L Gomez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Army
John D. Hancock
John R. Hancock
Dallas
Texas
John R. Thomas
Ernest L. Gomez
Refusal Into Army Visible As Frenchman's Protest
Raymond Frenchman a 21 year old from Berkley Heights New Jersey refused induction at a Providence Rhode Island center while his girlfriend Sue Calautti 19 waited nearby in a gown. Maj Nicholson S Ellis said Frenchman knew his rights and penalties but would not take the oath. About 15 supporters left when asked. The 1 A classified man awaits New Jersey draft board decision. Army spokesman said prosecution rests with U S attorney's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Raymond Frenchman
Berkley Heights
N.J
Sue Calautti
Nicholson S. Ellis
New Jersey
U.S
Kennedy Baby Girl Born To Mrs Kennedy Takes Rest
Mrs Robert F Kennedy gave birth by caesarean at Georgetown Medical Center to her 11th child, a girl still unnamed. Both mother and newborn are reported in good condition after a restful night and the baby has been moved to the regular nursery. They are expected to go home late next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert EF. . Kennedy
Georgetownedical Center
Kennedy
New York
Midland
Linda Dean McKerley
Norman
E. McKerley
Dallas “Hospital
Trinity Baptist Church
Richard Davis
Fairview Cemetery
Ellis
Anniston
Ala
Linda
Odessa
Edison Junior High School
Glenda Jean
Tammy McKerley
J. T. Hooks
Beatrice McKerley
Jacksonville
Nct Kelley
Mt Holyoke Sit-In Ends After Trustee Call
A day-long protest by 40 Afro-American students at Mt. Holyoke College in Hadley Mass ends when a telephone call to a college trustee yields faster action on demands for a black cultural center. The Afro-American society led the demonstration Thursday at the girls' school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South . Hadley
Mass
Mt. Holyoke College
Local man Raymond Alvarez jailed for theft plea
Raymond Alvarez, 25, of 708 Laredo, was sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading guilty in Ector County Court to stealing a tool box belonging to J. B. Prickett of 1108 West 23rd. Judge Buddy Rogers accepted the plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Alvarez
Laredo
Ector
Alvarez
J. B. Prickett
West 23Rd
John H
Buddy) Rogers
Ector County
Thieves Loot Service Station Cigarettes After Break-In
Police said thieves broke a window at the service station at 401 West Murphy on Friday. Officers reported the robbers looted a machine containing 353 packs of cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Murphy
Windows broken by vandals on two houses
Police said vandals smashed windows at two residences on Thursday. Louis F. Matthews, 906 East 23rd, and Ed Etheredge, 1511 Tollewood, reported the incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Matthews
East 23Rd
Etheredge
Tollewood
Flection Set By Chamber Flection Set By Chamber
Ballots mailed to more than 800 Midland Chamber of Commerce members open voting for eight new directors. Ballots due by midnight Friday Dec 20. results at December board meeting. Officers for 1969 also elected. Nominees include Blakemore, Campbell, Cappadonna, Jastrow, Kester, Mailey, Mayes, Moore. Write-in votes welcome. Outgoing officers and retiring directors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Martin L. Allday
William B. Blakemore HI
rRoy E. Campbell
Elcor Chemical Corporation
Mid-West Electric Co
Sotelo Appeals Industrial Accident Board Award
Jose M Sotelo Jr of Odessa seeks 12250 in an appeal filed Friday in 161st District Court. He alleges an on the job injury June 4 in Ector County while employed for Darville Co. Defendant is Commercial Insurance Co of Newark NJ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose M. Sotélo Jr
Odessa
Industrial Accident Board
161St
Sotelo
Ector County
Darville Co
Commercial Insurance Co
Newark
N. J
Odessa Man Sues Over Car Collision Damage
Harvey C. White of Odessa files a damage suit in Ector County Court seeking 596 dollars. Defendants are Patricia Walters and Lou Walters Jr. The suit stems from a car collision on October 12, 1967 at Ninth and Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey C. White
Odessa
Ector County
Patricia Walters
Lou Walters Jr
Ninth
Graham
Teen-Ager Treated After Football Injury
Ricky Johnson, 15, of 1707 East Crescent, was released from Medical Center Hospital Thursday after treatment for a fractured finger. Attendants said the youth was injured in a football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky Johnson
East Crescent
Medical Center Hospital
Free On Bail In Burglary And Theft Charges
Gregory Samuel Splawn 20 of 137 Belle Drive is free from Ector County jail on bonds totaling 4500 dollars for burglary and misdemeanor theft. He was arrested in Hobbs New Mexico on Wednesday on those charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Samuel Splawn
Belle Drive
Ector County
Hobbs
N.M
Girl Injured in Fall Treated at Medical Center Hospital
Eight year old Sherry Frederick, daughter of Jerry Frederick of 2666 East 11th, was treated in satisfactory condition Friday at Medical Center Hospital for a head injury after she fell at school. Attendants reported the incident occurred on school grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry Frederick
Jerry Frederick
East
Medical Center Hospital
Cabinet Members Face Wealth Gap in New Administration
The Cabinet includes figures like Maurice Stans and David M. Kennedy whose banking wealth exceeds Treasury pay. Peter Kennedy’s bank ranks among Chicago’s largest. Stans led Western Bank and Glore Forgan in New York. Shultz’s pay remains undisclosed. Blount oversees Blount Brothers contracting empire. Governor Hickel of Alaska earns 27,500 while reputed a millionaire builder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Kennedy
Chicago
U.S. Treasury
Maurice Stans
Eisenhower
Clifford M. Hardin
University of Nebraska
University of Chicago
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Graduate School of Business
Winton
M. Blount
United States Chamber of Commerce
Blount
Washington
Blount Brothers Corp
Walter J. ‘Hickel
Alaska
Obituary notices from Midland Odessa area deaths
Multiple death notices and funeral arrangements for Mrs. Anne Angelo Thomas J D Latham Perry Liles Linda McKerley Marion Taylor Pearl Kerr D L Tompkins Ada Cain Eugene Roderick and others provide details on ages birthplaces churches and burial sites with survivors and service times across Breckenridge Midland Odessa Eastland Paducah Seminole Notrees and Kermit areas. Survivors include spouses children and extended family with long local ties and community roles.
Odessa man seeks 750 damages in collision suit
Damages asked by Bob Hoblit of Odessa amount to 750 in a damage suit filed Friday in 70th District Court. Defendants are Josephine Munoz and Juan H. Martinez Jr., both Odessans, with Hoblit claiming his automobile was damaged Wednesday when it collided with a vehicle owned by Munoz and driven by Martinez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hoblit
Odessa
70Th District Court
Josephine Munoz
Juan H. Martinez Jr
California Jailed Stanley Darrymple Held on Theft Charge
Darrymple, 25, of Martinez California, was jailed in Ector County on a felony theft charge. Justice of the Peace J A Purifoy set bond at $3000. The suspect is accused of taking rings from Delbert Williams of 1323 North Milburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Stanley
Darrymple
Martinez
Calif
Ector County
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purifoy
Delbert Williams
North
Milburn
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Circulation Department
Chuck Wagon
Odessa’ Boys :Club Inc
Lynn Riggs
John Peacock
W. M. Peacock
Tom Green
Willard Drybread
J. H. Price
East 16Th
Sabine River
Viet
Mrs. Kennedy
Robert Pendleton
Decker “Dawson
John Grimland
C. J. Kelly
Oes
George Mulkey
George Abell
C. Porter Bristol
Paul L. Davis Sr
Jay. Miller
Barney R. Greathouse
Charles E. March
Tom Sealy
H & H Granite ‘Co
Stephen Hoback
T.H. Uke
Eicher
Mgr
Foundation Investment Co
East Ltd
St. FE
Carpenter
Staats
D. D. “Thomas
Anne Angelo
San Angelo
Johnson
Fairmount
Arkansas
Tecumseh
Okla
Thomas
First Baptist Church
Ro. A. Thomas
Hobbs, N.M
D.D. ‘Thomas, Jr
Alpines
J. Dy Latham
Breckenridge
J. D. Latham
Latham
Coryell County
Woodson
Spring Creek
Colorado City
Williams Street
Church of Christ
Una
R. D. Collins
A. F. Wolff
Foy D. Spain
Monahans
Perry J. Liles Houston
Perry Julian Liles
Baytown
M. D. Anderson
Logansport
Borden’s Milk Co
Liles
St.Mark’s ‘Methodist Church
Boy ‘Scouts
Casa de Amigos
Otto’s Boys Ranch
Gideon’s Bible Service Club
Mary Berry Liles
Charles W. Thompson
San Ysidro
Perry J. Liles
Kerry Lynn Liles
Jerry Glen Liles
Mary Ellen Thompson
East 18Th
Deborah Kay Liles
E. W. Liles
Linda D. McKerley
Marion F. Taylor
van Zandt County
Kerr
Chatty
Glenn
Lincoln
First Presbyterian Church
Joe’Brown
Burkburnett
Ohio
McCamey
Winifred,Kerr
Muskegon
Mich
Hubbard = Kelly
Leroy R. Tompkins
Leroy R
Dutch) Tompkins
Memorial Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Lyman Wood
R. L. Kirk
Lubbock
Gaines County
Singleton Funeral Home
el Reno
Tompkins
Mobil Pipe Line
Official
Methodist Board
Seminole Masonic Lodge
Midland Masonic Lodge
Seminole
Louise
Ada E. Cain
Notices
Denver City
Goldsmith Methodist Church
Leonard T. Cain
Traan
Joe Foster Cain
Texas Tech
Homer Barnett
Pampa
Eugene F
Roderick Eastland
Eugene
Roderick
Arrington-Hamner
Eastland
Ladona
Dorothy
Don Roderick
Larry Roderick
Rodney Roderick
Germany
Dorothy Strickland
M. Clark
Noel Oates
Henderson
Alfred
Margretta
N.Y
Charles
Travis Roderick
Brownwood
Emory - Roderick
Greenville
Ralph Pat Rushing
CLU
Ralph
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