Free Matinee For Ector County Kiddies At Lyric Theater
All children in Ector County are invited to a free Saturday morning movie at the Lyric Theater as part of the annual Christmas program by the Junior Service League. Admission is a donated toy to be given to the Odessa Fire Department for distribution on Christmas Eve to needy children. firemen will repair and paint toys as needed. The program features cartoon comedies.
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Ector County
Junior Service League
Lyric Theater
Odessa Fire Department
Woman With Rifle Halts Road Crew In Lawnton
Mrs. Jeannette Kraska, 33, armed with a rifle, held two policemen and a road crew at bay on her Lawnton property as they staked out a right of way. No shots were fired and authorities and workers departed after she expressed her plan to protect her land.
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Harrisburg
Jeannette Kraska
Lawnton
Devorah Perlmeter
Israel
Jordan
IGY Satellites To Carry Their Own Smaller Moons
Washington NACA announced that some 1957 58 satellites will eject tiny subsatellites weighing about 1.0 ounce and inflated to 20 inches. The subsatellites, made of aluminum coated plastic, will help measure air density at the edge of space and assess drag on the main satellite. William J. O'Sullivan Jr. of Langley credited with the concept.
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Washington
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Earth
William J. O'Sullivan Jr
Langley (Va) Aeronautical
O'Sullivan
Turkey Shoot Set at Crane by American Legion Post 28
The American Legion Post 28 will hold a turkey shoot Saturday and Sunday at the new American Legion Hut located south of Crane on Highway 5L.
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American Legion Post
American Legion
Crane
Latin Students State Banquet at Odessa High School
Odessa High School Latin Department hosts its annual banquet at 7 p m Monday in the high school cafeteria. Students will wear period costumes and present a program featuring gods goddesses and slaves with Mrs Edna White as sponsor.
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Odessa High School
Edna White
McCamey Youth Earns Eagle Scout Award on Leave
Parry Walden of Explorer Post No 31 McCamey received the Eagle Scout award while on leave from the Navy. He is the son of Mr and Mrs T D John and also received the God and Country award.
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McCamey
Parry Walden
Explorer
Boy Scouts of America
Navy
T. D. John
Patrol Classifies Drinking Drivers
California highway patrolmen gain a 44 page illustrated guide to evaluate drunk drivers in six stages of intoxication by blood alcohol content. From none to .005 percent up to .05 percent, the classifications range from dry and decent to dead.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
One Killed Two Saved In Crash
In Pineville Kentucky two men sheltered beside a dead companion for six hours after a single engine plane crashed on a mountaintop. Dead is T. Set. John P Lancaster. Airmen Robert Glover and Jessie R Cox were injured but not seriously. All three from Groveport Ohio. They rented a club plane for a 10 day Florida vacation. Cause undetermined.
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Pineville
Here
T. Set
John P. Lancaster
Robert Glover
Jessie R. Cox
Air Force
J. I. West
Groveport
Ohio
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Columbus
Julius Keller
Lockbourne Aero Cub
Florida
Man jailed for bobbing the mails
A man received a prison term after he admitted he tampered with mail deliveries. The case underscored justice for offenses against the postal system, stressing that while consequences may be deserved, they should not harm others.
Wet and Cold Air Moves On East
Wet and colder weather spread across the eastern United States while northern snow belts warmed slightly. A chilly front stretched from New England to southeastern Texas with cooler coastal readings from New England to the Carolinas. Readings mid 70s in Virginia and near 60 in southern New England. rain, freezing rain and fog in the Mid- Atlantic and Southeast. rain mixing with snow and sleet in parts of southern New England and the Middle Atlantic.
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Associated Press
New England
Texas
Carolinas
Virginia
Middle Atlantic Coast
Ohio Valley
Gulf States
Middle Mississippi Valley
Oklahoma
Middle Atlantic Coast States
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Snowhite Bakery
E. &Th
IGY
RED Bluff Lumber CO
Kermit Hiway
Eagle Scout
Odessa
W. 10Th
Patrol
Pontiac
Ponsac
America
Odessa Motor Company
Randall Thomazon
Donald
Philadelphia
United Press
Dick Turner
Mra Service
Texas Gas Utilities
Texas Gas
Texas Homes
Jones & Laughlin
JEL Steel
Jones & Laughlin Supply Division — Container Division
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