Wall Collapse Injures Three At Midland Construction Site
Three workers from Harlan Rentals of Midland were injured when a wall fell during building work. Villar real sustained possible internal injuries, Juardo suffered a head injury and a broken leg. The first man was in satisfactory condition while Jurado remained in serious condition in the ICU. Sheriff Jim Skinner said strong winds blew off roofs at Al Pine and a Sul Ross dormitory roof was torn loose, with a small frame house uprooted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juardo
Harlan Rentals
Midland
Villarreal
Jurado
Brewster County
Jim Skinner
Sul Ross State University
Sul Ross State University At- 20
Two Hot Check Suspects Named
Two Odessa residents faced charges in Ector County Court for defrauding by worthless checks. Mrs. Tommy Smith, 27, listed at 3939 Tanglewood, allegedly passed a $35 check on August 30 to M System Store. Carl J. Davis, 22, of 2313 West 14th, allegedly passed a $10 check on November 14 to Enco Service Station.
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Odessa
Ector County
Tommy Smith
Tanglewooj
M System
East
Carl J. Davis
West 14Th
Enco
Maple
Odessa American news brief with garbled text
A fragmented Odess a Texas newspaper snippet mentions publication days and a March 1879 reference. It references postal and telecommunication details, pricing terms, and unclear local notices amid OCR errors without clear events or names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odess
Texas
Odessa
Oderes
Ceewe Américen
Odense
E County
Marriage Licenses and Court Actions in County Court
County Court reports marriage licenses issued for Dewey Faught and Patricia Taylor, Sonny Steen and Elizabeth Rauvilera, Edward Sted and Laura Gibson. Civil suits filed include First National Bank of Odessa versus Manley and Siler, and multiple criminal driving while intoxicated cases. District Court records note a divorce filing between Mary Worley and Ralph Worley and other civil suits. Medical center lists dozens admitted and discharged, with a large birth and staff update and multiple city traffic incidents described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Roy Faught
Patricia Ann Taylor
Sonny Dale Steen
Elizabeth Rauvilera
Edward Columbus Sted
Laura Pauline Gibson
First National Bank of Odessa
Manley
James Daniel Reno
Billy Bryant
Carl J. Davis
Tommy ‘Smith
Mary E. Worley
Ralph N. Worley
Texas Employers’ Insurance Association
Edward B. Brannon
Industrial Accident Board
Grant Oil Tool, Co
Texoma Air Drilling Service
Medical Center Hospital
Frederick J. Crawford
Frieda R. Williams
Robert W. Greer
Pamela R. Phillips
Janet K. Combest
William €. McClure
Willie $. French
Alva J. Keathley
Rebecca J. Medlin
Francis M. Soules
Dempsey W. Blackwell
Ursula Carnes
James Randall Matthews
Mary Ann Acosta
Angie G. Fierro
Savino Albarez
Paula J. Aguilera
Carmen
Torres
Crespin V. Tijerina
Viola M. Short
Resetta G. Mantooth
Betty Sue McClary
Hal B. Stevens
Elmer E. McBride
Carol Anne Parker
Wanda M. Rodden
Rebecca M. Pritchett
Bru A. Gallemore
Cynthia K. Purcell
Stella F. Long
Katie Elliott
Lee Leslie Crownover
Marion C. Harris
Edna Grayson
Freda
Howard
Sherry
Prentice
Robert Lee McCrimmon
Ricky 0. Brooks
Mary A. Sullivan
Scott L. Webb
Aaron D. Landrum
Ralph E. Lang
Claude Ussery
Robert R. McGrew
Julia J. Price
Bernice Deckard
Retired Fire Chief Is Dead in Midland Memorial Hospital
A. J. Bickley 62 formerly Midland O D fire chief at Midland Odessa Regional Air Terminal died after a lengthy illness in Midland Memorial Hospital. Services set at 3 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Stanton with Rev. Cecil Tune officiating. Interment Evergreen Cemetery Stanton under Gilbreath Funeral Home. Born November 7 1909 in Merkel he lived in Midland 15 years and retired July this year after 17 years as chief. Survivors include wife Sybil Watson one daughter Jean Phillips of Columbus New Mexico four sisters two brothers and two grandchildren.
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Stanton
A. J. Bickley
Midland
Midland-Odessa
Midland Memorial Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Cecil Tune
Asbury Metodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Gilbreath Funeral Home
Merkel
Columbus
N.M
Earl Blocker
A. C., Powell
T. D. Barnhill
al Graves
Independence
Ore
Harrison Bickley
Jimmy Bickley
Robert Lee, Tex
Odessa Manufacturers Consider Forming Council
About 20 local manufacturers attended the Odessa Chamber of Commerce fourth meeting of the Odessa Manufacturers Committee. They recommended establishing a Manufacturers Council as part of the 1972 work program to liaison with government, educational institutions, financial entities, the chamber, and the Odessa Industrial Development Corp. The group heard from Texas and Pacific Railway representatives about rail and motor freight questions. They suggested Odessa College might run a transportation course for firms lacking traffic managers.
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Odessa Manufacturers Committee
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Chamber Board
Industrial Team
Odessa Industrial Development Corp
The
Texas and Pacific Railway
Harold Simmons
Gary Tate
Jim Palmer
Ken Ewing
Simmons
Odessa College
Educator Promotes Humanized Instruction Approach
Dr. David Aspy of Northeast Louisiana State College urged public school staff in Odessa to humanize education to boost attendance achievement IQ and creativity while reducing discipline problems. He outlined skills for all staff to develop and emphasized engaging parents and reworking school hierarchies to treat students as individuals.
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Jim Pinkerton
Northeast
Louisiana State College
Odessa
David Aspy
Aspy
Hool
Dr. Aspy
Dr. Asby
Mother And Son Hurt In Wreck
Dale Woodson age 29 of 2400 Park Boulevard and her 16 month old son Richard L. Woodson Jr were treated in the emergency room of Medical Center Hospital after a traffic accident at Eighth and Washington. Mrs Woodson had an upper right back injury and the boy a bump on the head. No police report was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Dale Woodson
Park Blvd
Richard L. Woodson Jr
Eighth
Washington
Woodson
UTPB Decision Delayed Beyond Year Start
Texas Supreme Court delays ruling in the University of Texas of the Permian Basin land title case. Five Midland residents challenge the 1969 deadline, seeking to halt state funds for the new university opening in Odessa in fall 1973. Construction of the first permanent buildings awaits the court decision, likely in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Odessa
State Supreme Court
Odessan Juries Clears Resident in Assault Case
A 34-year-old Odessa man Eldon Courtney was acquitted by a Comanche District Court jury of assault with intent to murder against his former father-in-law John Albert Ballard. The verdict followed 35 minutes of deliberation after Courtney testified he went to Ballard Ranch to visit his five children and a dispute arose. Odessa attorney Bill Barnes represented Courtney.
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Comanche
Eldon Courtney
John Albert Ballard
Ballard
Odessa
Bill Barnes
Courtney
Two Odessans Charged With Shoplifting in Separate Incidents
Jo Neal Allen, 54, of 1339 East Sixth, was arrested at A. L. Davis Food Store on a $1,000 bond after allegedly stealing meat valued at $1.06. Ethel Mae McDaniel, 22, of 1500 South Broughton, was arrested at Walgreen's on a $1,000 bond for allegedly taking perfume worth $2.50. Both faced charges before Justice of the Peace J. A. Purifoy. Allen remained in city jail, McDaniel posted bond.
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Ector County
Jo Neal Allen
East Sixth
A. L. Davis Food
East County Road
Ethel Mae McDaniel
South Broughton
Walgreen
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purifoy
Allen
Ethel McDaniel
Woman jailed on check count in auto parts case
Geraldine Grace Pierre, 21, of Big Spring, remained in Ector County jail on a $3,000 bond for a felony defrauding by worthless check charge. She allegedly handed a $65 check at Don Speir Auto Parts in September before Justice of the Peace J. A. Purifoy.
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Geraldine Grace Pierre
Big Spring
Ector County
Don Speir Auto Parts
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purifoy
Jury Rules Woman Is Sane In Slaying Case
A 161st District Court jury ruled Mrs. Cleo Nichols sane and fit for trial on charges of murdering her husband Willis C. Nichols on January 2, 1970. Dr James Kreimeyer testified she is in remission from schizophrenic paranoia. Nichols resides at 919 West 20th and is defended by Odessa attorney Royal Casswell. The body was found in a blood stained bathroom with a hammer recovered under a phonograph. The earlier finding of insanity did not prevent this trial step. Jurors included Ruth M Atkins and James F Brown among others.
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Cleo Nichols
West 20Th
Willis C. Nichols
Odessa
Royal Caswell
Nichols
James Kreimeyer
Big Spring State Hospital
Donald A. Minett Sr
R. J. Cunningham
Hortensia Z. Hernandez
B. F. Clark
Ruby M. Walker
Vyrton E. Davis
Mildred Ellis
J. B. Solomon
Fire department handles four calls with light damage
Odessa Fire Department answered four calls Tuesday. A car in the Ec tor High School body shop caught fire from a cutting torch with seats afire. Paint damaged on a city trash container in the 1700 block of Laurel. A grass fire at 921 Jeter did no damage. A reported fire at 819 West County Road was an overheated transformer and light fixture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Ector High School
Laurel
Jeter
West County Road
Police Probe Three Vandalism Incidents
Detectives were investigating three cases of vandalism on Wednesday. A BB gun shot damaged the garage door of Mrs. Joe Williamson at 2122 Wedgewood. A car at Sandy Stillwell’s 1010 North Meadow had wiring cut. Rayne Waters Conditioning at 106 Orchard Dr. reported a plate glass window broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Williamson
Wedgewood
Sandy Stillwell
North Meadow
Rayne Waters Conditioning
Orchard Dr
Debt Suit Filed Against Telexoma Air Drilling Service
A debt suit for 1746 dollars was filed Tuesday in the 70th District Court by Grant Oil Tool Co of California against Telxoma Air Drilling Service of Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Oil Tool Co
California
Telxoma Air Drilling Service
Midland
Odessan Dies. Services Set for Charlie Barnes
Funeral services are planned for Charlie Franklin Barnes 67 at Hubbard Memorial Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. He died Monday at Medical Center Hospital after a weeklong illness. Born March 14 1904 in Rush Springs Oklahoma he married Versie Luella Calhoun on April 26 1952 in Lovington New Mexico. A 20 year employee of Phillips Petroleum Co he came to Odessa six years ago from Midland. Survivors include his widow two brothers and five sisters.
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Charlie
Franklin Barnes
Joan
Hubbardelly Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Medical Center Hospital
Rush Springs
Okla
Versie Luella Calhoun
Lovington
N.M
Phillips Petroleum Co
Odessa
Midlif
Rites Scheduled Here Thursday
Funeral services for James Wilshire Thomas 56 of 4706 North East Avenue who died Tuesday at Medical Center Hospital after a long illness will be at 2 p m Thursday Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Paul A Rix Funeral Home He was born in Texas and lived in Odessa 30 years Survivors include his wife three sons two daughters one sister and 11 grandchildren Holdenville Okla Staff Funeral services for Alta Adkins 65 of Holdenville will be at 2 p m Thursday in the Hudson Funeral Home in Holdenville He was a former resident of Odessa Adkins died Tuesday in Holdenville of natural causes A native of Illinois he was employed as an oil field truck driver while a resident of Odessa Survivors are his wife Wynona and two stepsons
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilshire Thomas
North East Avenue
Medical Center Hospital
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Paul A. Rix
Texas
Odessa
Holdenville
Okla
Alta Adkins
Hudson
Adkins
Illinois
Wylnona
Oscar J. Summers
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
North Grant
Llano ‘County
Fredericksburg
Llano
Luther A. Neal
Fort Worth
Luther Alvin Neal Sr
First Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Robertson-Muller-Harper Funeral Home
Neal
Medicenter Hospital
Six DWI Counts Filed In Court In Odessa
Six Odessans and one New Mexico resident were released on bonds after being charged in Ector County Court with driving while intoxicated over the past weekend. Defendants include Frank Wayne Bolton 18 Santiago Barrera 19 Wayne Earl Coffee 39 John Aaron Little 46 Jackie Jones 35 James Daniel Reno 20 and Billy Bryant 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Ector County
Frank Wayne Bolton
U.S
Wayne Earl Coffee
Odessa
John Aaron Little
Jal
N.M
West County Road
Jackie Jones
North
East 63Rd
Billy Bryant
West 61St
I Odessa
Theft Suspects Held In Jail In Odessa County
Two Odessa men Zollie Edward Long and E J Windhell Guthrie were jailed in Ec tor County in lieu of $5 000 bond each on felony theft charges. They were found in the Bovaird Supply Co yard at 7503 West County Road at 615 p m Tuesday accused of attempting to steal drilling tongs valued at 750.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Ector County
Zollie Edward Long
Andrews Highway
E. J. Windhell Guthrie
Orchard
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purifoy
Bovaird Supply Co
West County Road
Judgment Sought In Odessa Bank Suit Over Note
First National Bank of Odessa filed a suit in Ector County Court against Maney E. Sier seeking recovery on a note for $1,613. The case was filed Wednesday in Odessa.
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Ector County
First National Bank of
Odessa
Maney E. Sier
Who Will Win
Premier Alexei Kosygin visited Pakistan signaling Soviet arms support shifting with the crisis. India protested while Pakistan sought disengagement and Moscow signaled new backing for India. The U N vote hinted at Third World anger, and Moscow faced domestic Muslim tensions that could shape its Asia strategy.
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Alexei Kosygin
Pakistan
India
New Delhi
Moscow
U.N. General Assembly
Russia
Middle East
Appy
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Peking
Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Asia
Yale Lights Taken
Police detectives probe theft of Christmas tree lights from Antonia Hernandez home at 1204 Drury Lane on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Antonia Hernandez
Drury Ln
NOON DOWNTOWN BUSINESS CLUB MEETING NOTES
NOON Odessa Rotary Inn of Golden West Ballroom hosts a Christmas social at 7:80 P.M. in the Coach Room. Oresea Toastmistress Club meets at Mrs. Kathryn Subr's home, 602 East 38th, for a Christmas social.
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Downtown
American Business Club
Inn of the Golden
Weat
Odessa
Oresea Toastmistress Club
Kathryn Subr
East 38Th
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Harry Holt
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Terry Vinson
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Paula Kilt
Sara Bravo
Shawn Marshall
James Carothers
Myrtle Franklin
Jeff Inglish
Corrie Crouch
Ida Roberts
Lynn Money
Richard Nance
Robert Dawson
George Dennis
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James Beard
Charlene Larremore
Elia Murphy
Clyde Gailey
End
James W. Brantley
Rosewood
Patie H. McClory
Dawn
We B. Ellis
B.j Oe Gray
North Dotsy
Joe Williams
West Ada
Reuben Acosta
North Adams
Boy
Lincoln
James 2D. Brown
West 21St
North Hancock
Alpine
Leona S. Walter
East 21St
North Grandview
Jane L. Geeslin
Palomino
Pearl and Muskingum
Louis Vaca
West Pittsburg
Louis E. Green
Wilson
West Third
Sam V. McLelland
North Sam Houston
North Golder
Kenneth R. Hocket
Ruby M. McLonakas
West 23Rd
Longines-Wittnaver
Aoe
Dod
Prince
Permian High School
West Texas Education Center
Terminal
Bank Americard
East 8Th Street
West 42Nd Street
Coliseum
Odessan
Oressa
Tri Service Lions
Sands Restaurant
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