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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1965
Page
2
Mary Guilliams, 32, and two Odessa residents remained hospitalized with chest injuries and other damages estimated at $1,800 after a series of weekend traffic incidents. Several others including Jerry V. Stewart and Judith Brassell DeBolt were treated for cuts, bruises, and fractures.
Tickets for the 12th Annual Sand Hills Hereford and Quarter Horse Show and World's Champion Indoor Rodeo are on sale. The show runs Jan 2–8 at 8 am at Ector County Coliseum with an open cutting horse contest. rodeo finals Jan 8. Bill Hale heads the association. Elizabeth Gaylon handles ticket sales and notes strong advance sales and fast-selling reserve box seats.
The Lincoln box office hours shift to 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m next week with tickets at 1 50 2 50 and 3 50 and sales continuing at the Coliseum through the show week. There are 1 100 pre registrations for the stock show and 315 fine wool lambs 100 breeding sheep 260 club calf show heads 150 Youth Activity class horses 225 open horse show entries and 60 cutting horses.
The schedule opens January 3 with junior and senior cutting horses at 8 a.m. and reining horses at 1 p.m. January 4. Halter classes cover mares, stallions and geldings. Club lamb show begins January 5 at 8 a.m., followed by breeding sheep at 1 p.m. January 5. Club calf show in four classes starts January 6 at 8 a.m. Hale prides Hereford calves as top prospects. Youth activity starts January 7 at 8 a.m. with performance classes in the afternoon. Club calf and lamb sale is January 8 at 9:30 a.m., followed by the quarter horse sale at 1 p.m. January 8. Drawing cards for the rodeo feature Ken Curtis and Milburn Stone from Gunsmoke, with a supporting band and Joanie.
Weekend burglars hit two Southside taverns taking beer and unknown change. Castelo's Bar at 700 Prairie lost six cases of beer after a front door was kicked in. Doll House at 317 Wabash had a broken south window and a cigare tte machine and bowling unit pried open. Juke box entry attempt failed. Detectives investigated.
A 40-year-old Odessa salesman, Andrew Edward Fenton, was arrested by city police for driving while intoxicated after colliding with a parked car at Grandview and Maple Saturday night. Bond set at $750 by Justice of the Peace T B Wedgeworth, with case to be transferred to Ector County Court. Fenton is a former chief of detectives with the Odessa Police Department.
Claude Hudspeth Kilpatrick a 33 year old former San Angelo Police Department member has joined the Odessa police force He will reside at 1200 North Lee with his wife Evelyn and their five children Starting pay for a patrolman is 400 a month.
The Odessa American lists mailing details and subscription costs. Home delivery in Odessa and Ector County costs 1.80 per month, with retail trading zone 40c per week. Mail rates include 20 per year, 11 for six months, 5.50 for three months, and 2.00 per month.
Ector County school enrollment dropped by 16 students last week, totaling 24,716 as of Friday. Elementary schools gained five students, while junior and senior high levels fell by seven and 14 respectively. Last year’s enrollment at this time stood at 24,087, officials said.
The Toys for Tots shop began operations at 709 South Grant at 9 a.m. Monday to distribute new and repaired toys to Odessa’s needy children. Sponsored by the Jaycees and partners including the Salvation Army and Marine Corps Reserve, the store will stay open through Christmas Eve with stock as large as last year’s 50,000 toys.
Police search for vandals who entered Gonzales Elementary at Disney and Custer through an unlocked weekend window. The culprits seized 11 dozen eggs from the cafeteria and splattered them on windows and walls. Another breakage report cites an air rifle used to shatter a home window on Melody Lane.
The Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang will hold an annual wild game feed for 500 boys at 6 p.m. today at the Odessa Boys Club located at 800 East 13th. Guests include boys from Odessa Boys Club Woodson Boys Club and Otto's Boys Ranch.
Superior Machine Shop Inc. and W. C. Weyerman of Odessa are named defendants in a $75,000 damage suit filed Monday in 70th District Court. Plaintiff is Lloyd R. French of Midland. The case grew from a business venture between Weyerman and French.
William Kilgore age 87, father of former U S Representative Joe Kilgore of Mission, died Sunday at a Weslaco hospital. Funeral service set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Methodist Church in Mission.
Annie Beatrice Boyd 66 of 920 Snyder died Sunday night at Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy illness. She came from Austin eight years ago and was a Baptist. Survived by husband Sam of Austin, three daughters Barbara Wilson Hong Kong Geneva Langdon Portland Annie Mitchell 920 Snyder, two sons Frank James Boyd Los Angeles William Boyd Modesto, a brother Fred Hamilton Austin, 19 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services pending. body to lie in state at Paul A. Rix Funeral Home then go to Fuller Mercer Funeral Home Austin.
H P Killian 83 retired teacher and farmer and father of Mrs R M Woosley of Odessa were honored in a service held in Techumseh on December 16.
The newborn son of Mr. and Mrs. B C Coates Jr died Sunday night at Midland Memorial Hospital. Graveside rites were set for 2 p.m. today at Fairview Cemetery with Fort Worth and Jax Street Church of Christ minister Austin Sibert officiating. Survivors include the parents, grandparents Mr and Mrs A B Cunningham of San Angelo and Mr and Mrs B C Coates Sr of Odessa.
Mary Aurther, 43, of 208 East Murphy, remained hospitalized Monday with a stab wound to the left arm and shoulder from a fight Sunday at Thompson's Paradise, 312 South Tom Green. Deloris Stevenson, 41, of 322 South Jackson, was fined $50 in city court for drunkenness and creating a disturbance. Another victim, Jerry Estes, 21, of 906 North Adams, was treated and released after a cut lip from a disturbance on the Andrews Highway. no charges were filed yet.
Two East German border guards fled to West Berlin on Sunday night, turned themselves in, and surrendered their submachine guns, according to West Berlin police. The pair, both noncommissioned officers, crossed the border together and sought asylum in the western sector.
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