Odessa ranching matriarch Helen Wheeler honored in community history
Helen Wheeler of Odessa, longtime rancher and civic leader, was named First Lady of Odessa in 1992 by the Odessa chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. She earlier received Heritage of Odessa Foundation’s Community Statesmen Award in 1988 for her work in ranching. Wheeler recalled her life on the Wheeler Ranch, cooking for workers and crowd gatherings, and the close ties between local ranching families as her daughter Freddie Jean married into the Hurt family. Born September 3, 1910, Wheeler’s story reflects deep West Texas ranching traditions and community service.
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Odessa
Beta Sigma Phi
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Heritage of Odessa Foundation
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Helen
J. Tillapaugh
University of Texas
Permian Basin
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James
Buzz” Hurt
Hurts
Grahams
Joe
Mollie (Flanagan) Graham
Odessa American
Ector County
Jim Ward
Texas Agricultural Extension
Wheeler Ranch
Casa Grande
West Texas
Empty Stocking Fund backs Salvation Army toy and food drive
Odessa American matches first 4000 in donations and calls on others to give. Donations support toys and food baskets for needy families through the Salvation Army and Odessa American listings. Donors may remain anonymous and dedications to individuals are available.
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Vation Army
Robert Jers
Findyye Salvation Army
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Empty Stocking Fund Contributors
Contributions may be mailed or delivered to the Salvation Army Community Center in Odessa or to the Odessa American. Online donations are accepted at the fund’s site with the note Odessa Texas Empty Stocking Fund for web gifts.
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Computers and archives reunite Holocaust survivors
Nearly 60 years after World War II the Red Cross tracing center in Baltimore has reconnected about 40 survivors with family, including George Gordon of Seattle who learned his sister survived in Poland. The center uses 47 million records from East Bloc and Nazi archives to locate relatives.
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Red Crossocaust
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Soviet Union
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Scott Miller
Red Cross
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Osbourne in Intensive Care After Buckinghamshire Accident
Former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, 55, remains in intensive care following a serious accident at his Buckinghamshire estate. He suffered a fractured left collarbone eight ribs and a neck vertebra and underwent emergency surgery to repair a damaged blood vessel. Sharon Osbourne earlier told the Daily Mirror he stopped breathing for a minute until a security guard revived him.
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Small crowd rallies for Michael Jackson in Santa Maria
About a dozen people gathered outside a Santa Maria courthouse complex to support Michael Jackson as he was expected to be charged this week in a child molestation case. Veronica Anielski said the rally reflected views of a modern day lynching while braving cold wind with her two daughters.
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Santa Maria
Calif
Veronica Anielski
Monahans man held in Wickett store robbery
A 41 year old Monahans man Andrew McGrew was charged with second degree felony robbery and ordered held in lieu of a $30,000 bond after a 1 14 am Sunday robbery at Allsup s Convenience Store in Wickett seven miles west of Monahans on Interstate 20 Authorities led to his arrest near Monahans following a vehicle description and say the suspect pretended to have a weapon while taking cash from the register An investigation continues into similar robberies at local Monahans businesses Bond set by Justice of the Peace Pascual Olibas.
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Wickett
Ward County
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Andrew McGrew
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Alan Woods
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Feuding architects reach WTC design compromise
New York AP report says Libeskind and Childs agreed on a revised World Trade Center design to meet Gov Pataki deadline. The centerpiece Freedom Tower will reach 1,776 feet with a wind energy system, combining Libeskind’s spire and Childs’ 400 foot energy tower.
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Lower Manhattan Development Corp
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Daniel Libeskind
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Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Larry Silverstein
Childs
Libeskind
Saddam Hussein sighted on farm near Tikrit amid cash and weapons found
The article reports Saddam Hussein found hiding on a Tikrit area farm with three quarters of a million dollars in cash, a pistol, two machine guns, and new clothes. Amnesty International calls for POW status and Red Cross access while Paris Hilton is noted for blending into farming life.
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Paris Hilton
Amnesty International
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Saddam Hussein Capture Shocks White House Crowd
Wesley Clark urged Saddam Hussein be tried by a European war crimes tribunal where capital punishment is not allowed. The White House announced Hussein’s capture as Baghdad fired celebratory gunfire while Bush skipped church to avoid gloating.
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Odessa American contact and service information notice
The Odessa American page lists contact numbers for news sports and ads and outlines subscription rates and hours. It includes editorial and advertising contact details and a miscellaneous line about subscriptions and missing paper inquiries.
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Texas Lottery 2¢ 11 16 23 33 Dec. 15 Day Night
Texas Lottery draw results list 2 cents game numbers 11 16 23 33 plus day and night draws with 7 9 16 3 6 in the sequence for Monday December 15.
New Mexico Lottery Delivers Winning Numbers and Powerball
The New Mexico Lottery announces drawing results for Road Runner Cash and Powerball. Road Runner Cash numbers 4 19 22 24 33 with 3 red Powerball. Powerball 17 19 25 26 4 with Power Play 3. Jackpot listed as 100 million dollars.
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