Four Dead in Odessa Eastover Apartment Blaze Tragedy
A deadly fire at the Eastover Apartments 708 East Eighth in Odessa killed four people and injured six others, with two additional deaths later at Medical Center Hospital. Victims include Edna Corder and Connie Deason among others. fire reportedly began after a door closed trapping residents. Firefighters and neighbors aided evacuees as smoke filled the three room apartment.
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Eastover
East Eighth
Ife
Explosion Levels Midland Home Injuring Elderly Woman
A gas explosion Saturday ripped the front from Mrs. A. D. McDuffey's home at 2205 West Washington in Midland. She, aged 83, suffered second and third degree burns over two thirds of her body and was listed in critical condition at Midland Memorial Hospital. Lt Roy Merket said the blast blew her from the house as fires started in all four rooms. a neighbor aided her before ambulance transport. The exact cause and location of the explosion were not determined.
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Loyce Corder
Tin
Danna Wells
Connie Kaye Deason
Chares J. Deason
Clifford
Deason
Muldred Seals
Susie Seals
Couch
Righbor
Willie Duss
Mildred
West Motor Co
East Englith
Don Murdoch
Dosnie
Downe Munrocs
Mre
Murdoch
Taw
Gaarhier
Steat
Midland
A. D. McDuffey
West Washington
Midland Memorial Hospital
MecDuffey
Roy Merket
Newwells
Ranger Captain Cowsert Retires
Texas Ranger Captain Gully Cowsert retires effective January 1. Captain Cowsert currently commands Company B, West Texas district, based in Midland. He will be replaced by Captain Gowert in Kimble and Hudspeth counties.
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Ranger
Cowsert
Weather data fragment from unnamed terminals report
Fragmentary OCR weather text references multiple terms and codes, mentioning terminals, locations, and times without coherent data. It reads as a garbled meteorological snippet with scattered place names and numbers, lacking a clear forecast or measurements.
Seminole Man Killed After Being Struck on Highway 51
A 76 year old Seminole yardman Clark Ti Huffman died Friday night after being struck by a car four miles north of Odessa on Highway 51. Driver Carl Ray Pippin of Andrews stated he could not avoid Huffman who stood in the road. Huffman’s boat was thrown to the west. Survivors include twelve siblings in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. Funeral services were pending at Hubbard Funeral Home.
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Odessa
Clark Ti Huffman
The
Valey Steel Company
Seminole
Huffman
Carl Ray Tuppin
Andrews
Jimny Nail
Pippin
Nail
Hoffman
Hubbard Funeral Home
Twel ‘Brothers
Ellsworth Iuffman
Mannington
W. Va
Harley Huffman
Okla
Lettie Straight
Howard Cunningham
Idellie Stephens
Alma Kuhn
pWenoka
Oklo
Laura Ramaley
Pittsburgh
Gun battle at El Paso drive-in theater kills officer and two bandits
In El Paso Texas two holdup men and a police detective were killed after a gun battle at a crowded drive-in theater. Another officer, radio patrolman A F Moran, was wounded while the two criminals, who were handcuffed together, fled with a stolen firearm from detective T J Brand Jr. The dead officer was detective Wille Sanches.
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EL Paso
Tex
T. J. Brand Jr
Wille Sanches
A. F. Moran
Bonds Okayed At Balmorhea Water Works Development
Balmorhea voters approved 3195 060 1m bonds for the city water system. Earmarked as tax bonds will be 120000 and 75000 in revenue bonds. This first bond election since incorporation last August aims to develop and maintain a drinking water supply for residents, with water previously hauled in. School Supt Ben W Kexhouse served as assistant election judge.
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Bamorhea
Ben W. Kexhouse
Impganen
Crowds Cheer as Paris Welcomes President Amid WWII Echoes
French crowds greet President as he tours Paris amid postwar reminiscences. Premier Felix Galand and aides wave while a flag bedecked motorcade carries the tired leader, who steps from the plane after a 16 hour flight, receiving cheers, hats, and steady applause. James C. Bageny, a London envoy, offers thanks as Escort stands in the open car, amid frigid air and eager spectators.
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Paris
Dhe
Sands of
Parsiane
Seahower
Feix Galland
Ree Paners
Bes
Washagton
Qaer
Tarouch
James C. Bageny
Luntonc
Alac
Vis Suis Hague
Chad Ateache Head
Senor Achior
Odessan Dies In Kniting In Dallas Street Stabbing Case
Roosevelt Ward, 35, of 414 East fears, died Friday after a single stab wound at 4:25 pm at Medical Center Hospital. Lamar Turner, 36, of 210 South Tom Green, was charged with murder and admitted stabbing Ward. Witnesses said Ward collapsed from a cafe booth after the incident, with Turner surrendering to police without resistance.
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Roosevelt Ward
East Fears
Medical Center Hospital
Jessie
East Pearl
Hubbard Funeral Home
Justice of the Peace
T. D. Murphy's Court
Lamar T
James F. Johnson
Jack Fullyaw
Det
al Smithers
Turner
Winesses
Ward
Ness Arkle
Nanos
Wren
Sitter Charged In Rockdale Incident
A local report from Rockdale Texas states a sitter faced charges after an incident during a May event. Authorities did not release full names or details pending further investigation.
Lonely Tepes 195 Sports-free Panes
Readable fragments from a page describe local items and names with limited clear context. The text references Panes, Ol Nees, and AMOS Page with mentions of types and Balers News-Tare in a sparse 1940s style, offering little actionable reporting beyond fragmentary identifiers.
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Lonely Tepes
Sisters Recall Stark Tragedy
Two sisters recount a deadly apartment fire that killed their infant daughter and mother. Joyce Corder Wells and Betty Corder describe flames, smoke, and a failed escape scene from the breakfast table to a back window, with Joyce leaping free and Betty losing contact with her baby in the blaze.
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Joyce Corder Wells
Betty Corder
Loyce Corder
Corrie Kaye Deason
Daugh Tere
Joyce Corder Weil
Trang Toon
Jayce Grabbis
Darcaeus
Betty Carder
Medical Center Hospital
Joyce
Exeh
Bitty Corder
Donna
Rita
Betty
Daddy
Connie Deason
Toran
Mie
Beck Is Found Guilty Of Theft
A jury returned a guilty verdict against Beck on theft charges after a trial. The case involved alleged loss amounts and multiple defendants, with witnesses and defense presentations cited in the report.
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Beck
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Lovee
Corder Wells
Shzhei
Eldon Stockton
Mrs Corder
Judy Sears
Tortcst
Rurdal
York
Banarias
Odessan
Sitter
Rockdale
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Hitler
Leon Xusntew
Shatile
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Dave
Tech
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Teamsters
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Charles
Rees
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