Local Chamber Lists Three Top Executives
The Odessa chamber announces three top executives led by Owens a Texarkana veteran who previously taught at Texas A and M College and served in the South Pacific during World War II Brearley and Corby also hold high posts with the chamber Brearley born 1906 in Baird Texas and a Pacific war veteran Corby born 1918 in Coke County Texas and a Purple Heart recipient both residents listed with local addresses
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Brearley
Baird
Tex
San Antonio
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Bist St
Joe Cozby
Odessa
Amber
Chuck Wagon Gang
Corby
Chamber
Continental Supply Co
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Coke County
Texas
Ballinger
John Tarleton College
Texas Western College
American Legion
N. Lauderdale
Women Voters To Release State Government Survey
The League of Women Voters in Waco will publish the Know Your State Survey results on Texas government. The release covers the Texas Bill of Rights with future sections on the legislature and executive expected in 1953, prepared by state volunteers and distributed to 41 leagues for discussion.
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Waco
League of Women Voters
League
Executive Department
A. B. Wacker
San Antonio
Texas League
E. B. Yeager
Garland
Louis H. Saunders
Lamarque
Odessa Building Permits Hit Record 1952 Total
Odessa’s building permits for 1952 exceed the 1950 record, with a year to date total of about 13.0 million and $190,960 issued this week. Largest permit is $27,000 for a Church of Christ at 870-809 E 21st, while several residences and repairs are listed, including multiple addresses on Eastover Drive and Melody Lane.
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Odessa
R. & S. Construction C
Eastover Dr
Doran
L. R. Napper
E. 13Th
Church of Christ
E. 21St
Burnett Lee
Melody Lane
Gatlin Bros. Construction Co
Rosewood Ave
William A. Young
N. Tom Green
W. C. Weir
N. Belmont
Lamesa Meat Co
S. Crane
M. C. McKenzie
E. 14Th
Lee Stanford
W. Murphy
Earl Loveless
W. Ada
Odessa Chamber Highlights Water Arrival and Growth
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce lists the 1952 water arrival from Colorado River Municipal Water District wells in Martin County as the year’s top event. Cooperation with Big Spring and Snyder yielded a long term water solution, a reservoir south of Snyder named Lake J. B. Thomas, and a multi million dollar program. The year also saw two new sulphur plants, a new industrial site area on East Highway 80, the Chamber building opening, and the 1952 Permian Basin Oil Show with 107,219 attendees. Chuck Wagon Gang shared in the year’s goodwill with large Western barbecue crowds, over 65,000 guests attending.
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Odessa
The
Chamber of Commerce
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Martin County
West Texas
Big Spring
Snyder
Stralls
Chuck Wagon Gang
Fight Over Restaurant Chair Ends in Murder
In Houston on Saturday an argument over a restaurant chair ended in the stabbing death of Elosio Lujan, father of seven. Armando Banda, 18, was charged with murder before Justice of the Peace W C Ragan.
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Houston
Elosio Lujan
Armando Banda
Justice of the [Peace
W. C. Ragan
Bids Open Dec 22 for 10-Story Phillips 66 Building
Area construction bids open Monday December 22 at 4 p.m. for the Phillips 66 Petroleum Building in Odessa, a $1 million project by Ben Nedow. Wyatt Hedrick says 11 contractors bid, with King Construction Co. the sole Odessa firm among bidders from San Antonio Dallas Houston Lubbock El Paso. Also bids planned for Midland schools expansion and Seminole High School stadium and toilet buildings with a 15 row by 200 foot stadium layout and a press box.
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Associated General Contractors of America
Abilene
Odessans
Phillips 66 Petroleum
Ben Nedow
AGC
Wyatt C. Hedrick
Fort Worth
Phillips
Odessa
King: ‘Construction Co
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Lubbock
Paso
Midland
Seminole High School
Houston Home Looted by Burglars at Theo J. Krieger Residence
Thieves looted the Houston home of automobile dealer Theo J. Krieger for 3000 dollars Friday night while he was away. Three guarding dogs did not deter the theft.
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Houston
Theo J. Krieger
Colds Again Head Ector Sick List
The Ector County Health Unit reports winter ailments dominating the past week. Among 73 flu cases there are 46 strep throat and 34 sore throat cases plus 10 upper respiratory infections and eight virus pneumonias. One polio case, Marshall Lee Franklin, a Negro boy, was in an iron lung. other diseases include diarrhea, chicken pox, trench mouth, mumps, scarlet fever, thrush, scarletina, measles, and tuberculosis.
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Ector
Marshall Lee Franklin
Chuck Wagon Gang Sees Its Busiest Year Yet
The Chuck Wagon Gang, founded in 1940, fed 68,479 people across West Texas and eastern New Mexico and traveled about 5 000 miles. They operated 10 private planes to reach Pampa and served 12 000 at the Cabot Car bon Black Co. showing in Fort Worth.
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Chuck Weg
West Texas
New Mexico
Pampa
Cabot Carbon Black Co
Packard
Fort Worth
Hobbs
N. M
Carlsbad
National strike outlook improves with Eisenhower in office
Washington officials say the strike picture should be the best in years when Eisenhower takes office. They cite a small strike docket and most major contracts already settled through 1953 while noting risks from wage board backlogs and a new consumer prices index to replace older measures.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Wage Stabilization Board
Federal Mediation Service
Aerose
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ibase
Gun theft reported in Odessa car break in
Jack Nichols of Kermit told police Friday night a .22 caliber pistol and holster were stolen from his car while parked on an Odessa street.
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Jack Nichols
Kermit
Odessa
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Purvis
Pilot Point
Patton Drive
Ray Brearley
Theractice of
Continental Oil Co
Houston Smith
Delmar Groos
J. B. Thomas
Texas Electric Services Co
Thomas
Eivic
Murphy Street
I Chuck Wagon Gang
J. A. Meclean
Otho Collins
Joe Corby
West
Commerce Open
Odess
W. A. Lewis Plumbing
North
Your Chamber OF Commerce
Permian Basin
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