Odessa Exchange Club Announces Golden Deeds Awards
The Odessa Exchange Club, led by president H. W. Hise, will sponsor three special projects including a Golden Deeds Award for public service. Recipients will be named annually, with December banquets where deeds are entered into the Book of Golden Deeds and nominations open to Odessans. The club also honors outstanding public servants with a Government of the People award for service above the call of duty.
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Odessa Exchange Club
H. W. Hise
Exchange Club
Odessa
Club
Government of the People
Absentee Vote Draws To Close In Midland Election
Midland College election ends at 5 p.m. Friday with unofficial 23 ballots cast. Voters will decide on three proposals affecting the Permian Junior College System and formation of an independent MC district plus an ad valorem tax for bonds for construction. Separate civil suits filed in Ector County Court list damages amounts. The Odessa Exchange Club plans grants and fellowships to study Odessa and Permian Basin history, while a new Odessa service club will receive its charter December 19.
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Midland
Midland College
Midland Independent School District
Permian Junior College
Odessa College
Ector County
Hollice Clark, Inc
Odessa
Dearl Flowers
Arco Publishers, 4 Inc
New York
Book House of
Permian Basin
University of Texas of
Hise
Odessa Exchange Club
New Odessa Service Club
Christmas Spirit Exists After All in Odessa Bank Letter
A bank president in Odessa received a letter postmarked December 13 without return info. An elderly writer confessed taking 2500 and keeping silent, asking forgiveness. Attached was 825 in currency. Hutcheson praised the act as proof of the goodness of man and a wonderful world.
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W. A
Bill) Hutcheson
Odessa
First National Bank
Hutcheson
Texas
Pot Suspects Freed in Andrews Three Arrests
Three Andrews residents were released from Ector County jail Friday after arrest on marijuana possession charges. William Newbrough 17 Wendel Ellet 19 Virgil Woodlawn 22 all of Andrews were jailed on 41009 bond each after a routine traffic stop by Highway Patrolman Jack Wasson Thursday night.
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Andrews
Ector County
William Harold Newbrough
Wendel Ray Ellet
Virgil Swayne Woodlawn
Jack Wasson
Four Hurt In Crash Involving Two Cars at Loop 338
Four people were injured Friday in a two car crash at Loop 338 and Murphy Street. Three were released after treatment at Mediest Center Hospital. one remained in satisfactory condition. Patrolman Jie Nunt said Ralph Corion 48 drove a WAilmodel west on Murphy and attempted a turn onto a service road when James Donald Huse 18 failed to stop. Micheel S. Huse 11 and Travis Hall 18 suffered back injuries and abrasions. Blair Price 18 had a fractured jaw but was released after treatment. An officer found five bags of marijuana near the scene. All three occupants faced charges before Justice Otis Moore.
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Loop 338
Murphy Street
Mediest Center Hospital
Tisas Highway
Jie Nunt
Ralph Corion
Murphy
Todd
Ih Coisa
Janes Donald Huse
Hunt
Huse
Muse
Micheel S. Huse
Travis G. Hall
Max Hall
Blair Price
Seney Room Realment
Murder charge filed in Midland shooting case
Julius Jones of Midland was charged Friday with murder in the death of Curtis Lee Wallace, who was shot at Red's Drive Inn after a dispute. Bail set at 10,000. Wallace died from a single shotgun blast. a 38 caliber revolver was also involved and believed to be the murder weapon. A woman was arrested at the drive inn but released. Jones awaits Midland County court proceedings.
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Midland
Julius Jones
Curtis Lee Wallace
Justice of the Peace
Robert H. Pino
Earl Luckey
Wallace
Red's Drive Inn
Willa Shotgun
Luckey
Lawsuit Filed Over Injunction Against Competing Business
A Texas district court suit alleges Vesna for an injunction against Cyne Kasterry of Odessa from engaging in the same linen service business as Samiturs Linen Service, Inc of Orteson. The claimant says a contract barred Rasberry from competing and that he breached the clause after entering the agreement.
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Vesna
Cyne Kasterry
Odessa
Samiturs Linen Service, Inc
Ale
Orteson
Wys
Linen Service
Trat
Rasberry Dot
Gang names Mabry new Odessa gang production manager
Mabry an Odessa building contractor for 12 years was approved by the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang board to become production manager. His final approval from the Odessa Chamber of Commerce is expected soon. Mabry 2156 Beverly has been a gang member five years and served on the cooking committee. He is a West Texas native and Andrews High School graduate who studied in Abilene. He won the post from a field of three candidates, per outgoing boss Don Carter. Mabry began duties Friday, replacing Elwood Hill who resigned after election as Ector County sheriff.
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Day Mabry
Odessa
Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Mabry
Beverly
West Texas
Andrews High School
Abilene
Don Carter
Elwood Hill
Ector County
Fragmented county court docket names and cases surfaced
A garbled OCR list from a county court docket mentions damages, various plaintiff and defendant names such as Heber Clark and Flowers, with references to minor parties and multiple legal actions. The readable fragments hint at a mixed docket of civil matters and probate items across districts.
Walkie Talkie Stolen From City Squad Car
Odessa Police Department officers reported a walkie talkie stolen from an unlocked squad car Friday. The device was left under the front seat while two patrolmen questioned a suspect near the city station in the 20 block of South Lee. A pair of field glasses and an officer’s work case were also in the front seat but not taken. Officers LW Freeman and P Trout authored the report.
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Odessa
South Loo
LW. Freeman
P. Trout
Unl
Laken
Damages suit filed in Ector County over auto crash
A damage suit was filed Friday in Ector County Court against Joe Hood of Rankin. Robinson Medical Center Pharmacy of Odessa filed the action arising from a March 23 1971 auto mishap. The filing lists parties and references parking and rates, with a focus on medical and financial claims.
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Ector County
Joe Hood
Rankin. Robinson Medical Center Pharmacy
Odessa
Employees To Pick Up Tech Funds For Christmas Cards
The Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission plans to send 300 Christmas cards to local businesses and officials, claiming no taxpayer cost. Executive Director Ernie Crawford says the $120 card order and $24 postage will be covered by staff contributions, not the commission, with refunds expected once costs are tallied.
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Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Ernie Crawford
West Texas
PBRPC
Planning Commission
Three Victims Hospitalized After Workplace Accident
Three persons were hospitalized in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital after injuries earlier Friday. Rowland Williams, 32, suffered a fractured right leg when a pipe fell at work. Gregario Madrid, 83, sustained a back sprain from a fall while shopping. Fred Phillips of Midland fell 25 feet from a rig, with multiple contusions. Williams Madrid and Phillips were admitted to the hospital. another patient was released after ER treatment.
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Medical Medical Center Hospital
Rowland Williams
East Eeighth
Gregario
Madrid
Fred Phillips
Midland
Willams
Phillips
Two Damage Suits Lodged In Odessa Courts
Friday filings in 70th and 161st District Courts list Odessa residents Richard J McCurdy suing Maurice Wagner for more than 31,000 over an Aug 3 incident and Sue Brooks suing Village Place Apartments for 100,000 over injuries to her son Gary Wayne Powell at the Odessa complex playground. Midland inmate Kathy Williams 22 remained jailed after a Friday theft arrest. bond not posted. Western Control Co of Odessa sues Gulf Coast X Ray Co for 2.26 debt in 7th District Court.
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Richard Jack McCurdy
Maurice Wagner
Odessa
Sue Brooks
Village Place Apartments
Gary Wayne Powell
7Th District
Western Control Co
Gulf Coast X Ray Co
Rites Slated For Woman In Hobbs Death
Marjorie Lee Weathers 62 of Hobbs New Mexico died Friday in a Lubbock hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services set for 2 p m Monday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Rev James Hancock officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. She was born April 1 1910 in Brady and lived in Breckenridge before moving to Hobbs 41 years ago. She was office manager for Dresser Atlas Inc in Hobbs.
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Marjorie Lee Weathers
Hobbs, NM
Lubbock
Hubbard, Kelly
James Hancock
Second Baptist Church
Buriat
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Athers
Brady
Breckenridge
Hobbs
Dresser Atlas Inc
Deaths and notices mix from West University and Fort Stockton
Death notices report Howard B. Peacock 60 of Odessa died at Medical Center Hospital after a two month illness. He owned Peacock Real Estate Co and leaves wife Gwendolene and three daughters plus four brothers. Pauline Willard 12 a Fort Stockton resident died at home, survived by parents, one sister, and ten grandchildren. services Sunday at Fort Stockton Funeral Home. A beer sale to a minor charge was filed in Ector County Court against Johanie Lee Sims 51 for selling to an 18 year old at a store 610 Barnett. bond set at 231.00.
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David Kirby
West Second
Kirk
Alameda
Manuel Valles
Fetor County
George T. Faulkner Andrews
George
Andrews
of God Church
Ting
Faulkner
Mary
George A. Faulkner
Long Beach
Calif
Betty Lou Chuff
Mes Lorene Ruff
Baber
Gladys
Davie Mariela
Howell Wyall
Ardmore
Gentry
Iwo Faulkner
Albert Faulkner
Okla
Freed
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral
Howard B. Peacock
West University
Medical Center Hospital
Church of Christ
Peacock Real Estate Co
Odessa
Peacock
Moody
Gwendolene Broyles
Stevens County
Dave Nunley
Pauline Willard
Port Stockton
Pauline ¢Polly
Willard
Fort Stockton
Frida
Kath [Rie
Stockton
Aso
Mien R. Willard
San Antonio
Ector County
Johanie Lee Sims
Hudson
Barnett
Kilgore Funeral Services Held for California Man
Boyd Clyde Kilgore, 58, of California, died Thursday of an apparent heart attack while visiting relatives. Services will be at 1 a.m. Saturday at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel of Chimes with Rev. Gene Hawkins officiating. Burial follows Monday at Green Acres Memorial Gardens in Bloomington, California. Kilgore was a former West Texas resident who lived in San Bernardino.
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Boyd Kilgore
Boyd Clyde Kilgore
California
Singleton Funeral Home
Chimes
Gene Hawkins
Calvary Baptist Church
Lubbock
Green Acres Memorial Gardens
Bloomington
Calif
West Texas
Kilgore
San Bernadino
Four theft cases under investigation by local officers
Four thefts were investigated Friday by local officers. Items stolen included a welding hood and a forehand center punch from a tool bus at Sunshine Iron Works on West Murphy. A wheelbarrow valued at 320 was reported missing from a residence. A 12 volt battery was taken from a 1970 model pickup owned by Claude Fenton at Fenton's Auto Sales. A battery was taken from a 1962 model auto parked on a lot at 719 Mast East Eighth, reported by JR Scales.
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Sunshine Iron Works
West Murphy
Vernon Goales
Claude Fenton
East
Fenton
East Mighth
Rofficers
Akon H
Mast
Odessa Man Injured In I-20 Collision West Of Town
Gary Lee Bronk of 2319 North Tom Green sustained minor injuries Friday in a two vehicle crash about half a mile west of 1469 on Interstate 20. Investigating officers said Bronk drove a 1965 Model pickup west on I-20 and was struck from behind by a 1972 Unuick tractor driven by Duncan C. King of Odessa, also traveling west on I-20.
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Gary Lee Bronk
North
Tom Green
Manor
Bronk
Duncan C. King
Odessa
Apollo 17 Ends Lunar Mission With Return Home
Apollo 17 crew and Evans conclude moon exploration after collecting rocks and film from Taurus-Litrow. Challenger crash-landing data, radar mapping, and orange Shorty soil samples promise insights into lunar history as Moscow and Washington discuss a joint 1975 docking mission.
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Moon
Earth
Schmitt
Cernan
Taurus-Littraw
Apollo 17
8 Crater
Shorty
Moscow
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