Park Board Seeks Bids for McKinney Park Drainage Project
Ector County Park Board votes to advertise bids for a drainage ditch at McKinney Park Odessa area funds come from the 1965 bond issue. Plan calls for 300 feet of covered pipe and the rest landscaped with a $18 000 price tag though only $9 000 available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County Park Board
McKinney Park
South Odessa
Park Board
Earnest Shelton
Jerry Tschauner
Harold Young
Young
Tschauner
West Country Road
J Employe
Odessa
Scott
Shelton
Floyd Gwin Auditorium
Southside
Scouts Earn Eagle Rank At Court Of Honor
Eddy Lewis received his Eagle rank in a Court of Honor for Boy Scout Troop 78 at Cameron Elementary School. Seven other boys earned ranks and 21 merit badges were completed. Bill Tevington and Howard Hamman presented awards. Alexander Masonry sponsored the troop and mothers served dinner. The Bear Patrol performed the skit Beatnik Xmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Lewis
Cameron Elementary School
Larry Vick
Tenderfoot
Jimmy Massey
Roy Davis
David Vinson
Omer Mickle
Star
William
Bert Martin
Life
Bill Tevington
Sunset Trail
Howard Hamman
Troop
Alexander Masonry
Bear Patrol
Odessa American postal and subscription details
The Odessa American lists mailing post office status and service charges. It notes home delivery in Odessa and Ector County at $1.80 per month, retail zone and mall rate details, and single copy prices for various editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Tex
Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Texas
Ector County
Odessan family seeks 41450 in traffic collision suit
An Odessa family filed a damage suit in 161st District Court seeking 41450 for injuries from a Nov 11 traffic collision at Andrews Highway and 23rd. Plaintiffs are Mr and Mrs Gerald Smith and their son Bobby. Defendant is Fellmer Horton Reglin of Midland 23rd, listed as the other driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
161St District Court
Gerald Smith l
Bobby
Andrews Highway
Fellmer Horton Reglin
Midland
Man Held on Forged Check Charge in Cabell Market Case
Raymond Gomez Alvarez, 24, jailed in Ec tor County on a $3000 bond for passing a forged $22 check on December 13 at Cabell's Minit Market. The charge was filed with Justice of the Peace Howard Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Raymond Gomez Alvarez
Laredo
Justice of the Peace
Howard Williams
Heart patient Washkansky battles rejection after transplant
The 17 day post transplant patient showed a sharp drop in white cells, signaling his body may attack the new heart. Doctors had warned of rejection as they pursued uncharted territory with the world’s first human heart transplant performed on December 13. The team referenced Starzl’s kidney transplant experiences while considering a second white cell transfusion from four donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washkansky
M.C. Botha
T.E. Starzl
Botha
15 Theft Cases Reported Across City
Police reported multiple thefts Tuesday and Wednesday with two suspects in custody on misdemeanor theft charges. Items stolen include a wheelbarrow from Daniel Hardware and a saw, microphone, radio, clothing, hubcaps, a tire, a wheel, a billfold, Christmas gifts, decorations, and Christmas lights from various addresses along North Lincoln South Grant East 17th and surrounding streets. victims include Odessa High and residents such as Mrs Rex Shrum and Melodee Maxfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Hardware
East Second
Ace Pawn Shop
South Grant
Rick
Rex Shrum
Dumont
Second Baptist Church
East 17Th
Prowlers
Orr
Ready Food
Shakespeare Road
North Lincoln
Marie Case
Melodee Maxfield
North Grandview
Jennievieve Neary
East 43Rd
Hattie Lee Brown
East Mable
Donna Chambers
West 22Nd
Odessa High School
Elizabeth Walker
Snyder
W. R. Cook
Bookins
F. L. Gilstrap
Melody Lane
M. C. Carroll
San Carlos
Pete Llanez
West Clements
NOON Club San 730 P M Cafe of Basin Lions Little Mexico
A concise 7 30 p m cafe listing spots the NOON Club at Basin Lions in Little Mexico with event notes for the San location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noon Club
San
Little
Mexico
Road Rebuilding Project Okayed in Andrews County
The State Highway Commission approved reconstrucing 22.2 miles of FM 703 from FM 87 to the Martin County line in Andrews County at a cost of $300000 with federal aid. A contract will be awarded after plans are finished and right of way is secured. Vernon McCall will supervise the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Andrews County
Martin County
Vernon McCall
Highway Department
Teen-Ager Pleads Guilty To Theft
Billy Jack Roycroft a 17 year old from 815 North Center pleaded guilty in Corporation Court to petty theft. He received a $100 fine with suspension. Police accused Roycroft of taking wiring and a distributor cap from a car parked at Lynn's Auto Sales 304 North Musk ingum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Jack Roycroft
North Center
Corporation Court
Roycroft
Lynn
North Muskingum
Scouts Honored as Best Scouts of the Year
Boy Scout Troop 57 named Mike Murphy son of Mr and Mrs Jim Murphy of 706 Santa Rosa and Marvin Duncan son of Mr and Mrs W J Duncan Route 2 Best Scouts of the Year. The troop is sponsored by the Downtown Rotary Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Murphy
Jim Murphy
Santa Rosa
Marvin Duncan
W. J. Duncan
Boy Scout Troop
Downtown Rotary Club
Johnson outlines Vietnam peace path and domestic priorities
President Johnson said re election ambitions aside the Republicans will stay in the minority and urged Congress to act in the nation’s best interest. He cited progress in Europe and cautioned on Vietnam while calling for informal talks with the NLF and Thieu’s proposals as a possible path to peace. He also stressed jobs, health, education and housing to quell summer riots and urged business support for growth next year.
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Johnson
Congress
U.S
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Johns
Charles de Gaulle
Middle East
United States
Israel
Vietnam
Sens
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Vartee Hartke
D-Ind
William F. Ryan
D-N.y
South Vietnam
Thieu
NLF
Hanoi
Wee
Tyler real estate broker Joe McMillan shot at home
Joe Ray McMillan a 34 year old Tyler real estate broker died from a brain gunshot wound early Tuesday at his ranch home. Investigators said the shooting appeared personal and occurred about 1 40 a m with his wife and son hearing the shot. Funeral services were set for 2 30 p m at Lloyd James Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. McMillan a 1951 Odessa High School graduate moved to Tyler nine years ago. He served in the Navy during the Korean War. Survivors include his wife one son Pat his parents and two grandmothers.
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Tyler
Joe Ray McMillan
Odessa
McMillan
Smith County
Depuny
J. W. Scoggins
Scoggins
Lloyd James Funeral Home
Rose Hill
Odessa High School
Malloy Real Estate
Wink
Odessa College
Pat McMillan
C. C. Bryan
Muskingum
Stella Burris
Edna Mangel
Woman Betty Jo Tyson rites set for Thursday
Funeral services for Betty Jo Tyson 37 of 414 East Pearl area will be at 2 30 p m Thursday at St James Baptist Church with Rev W R Ockletree officiating. Burial in Odessa Cemetery directed by Cummings Funeral Home. Tyson died after being found unconscious in an alley on South Texas Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jo Tyson
East Pearl
St. James Baptist Church
W. R Ockletree
Odessa
Cummings Funeral Home
Miss Tyson
Justice of the Peace
Howard Williams
South Texas
Severe winter storm sweeps the West and flatlands
Hazardous driving warnings blanket Nebraska the Dakotas and western Minnesota as a severe storm system batters the region. A tornado strikes Mississippi farmland while the Navajo nation endures over 40 inches of snow. Air and land rescue units drop 16 tons of food to 450 relief points. Devils in New Mexico and surrounding states declare emergencies as conditions threaten Christmas hopes.
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Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Mississippi
Jackson
Grand Canyon
Painted Desert
U.S. Air Force
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Dillon
Mont
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Texas
South Carolina
Augusta
George Bock
Final rites set for Fred Cupp in Brownwood
Fred Cupp 80 of Brownwood dies after long illness. Funeral 2 p.m. today at Davis-Morris Funeral Chapel with burial in Old Runnels Cemetery at Ballinger. Survived by daughters Mrs Oletha Campbell Mrs Ruth Williams and Mrs Genia Mae Jones, all of Hobbs New Mexico.
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Brownwood
Fred Cupp
Davis-Morris
Runnels
Ballinger
Cupp
Monnday
Oletha Campbell
Ruth Williams
Genia Mae Jones
Fof Hobbs
N.M
Funeral services for Richard W. Aycock set in Kerrville
Richard W. Aycock 76 a former Midland resident and pioneer family member died Sunday in a Kerrville hospital after a heart attack. Services were to be held at 2 p m today at Plummer Fair Funeral Chapel with burial at Kerrville State Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Julia Ann Elam Ocean Springs Miss a son Haley Aycock Alberta Canada two sisters Mary B King Midland Minta Doud Lamesa and a brother Tom Aycock San Clemente Calif.
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Kerrville
Richard W. Aycock
Midland
Plummer Fair
Aycock
D. N. Aycock
Julia Ann Elam
Ocean Springs
Miss
Haley Aycock
Alberta
Canada
Mary B. King
Minta Doud
Lamesa
Tom Aycock
San Clemente
Calif
Jordon Burris Dies in Pecos Memorial Hospital
Pecos Texas Jordon Burris died at 10 25 p m Monday in Memorial Hospital Pecos Funeral arrangements are pending at Pecos Funeral Home for the deceased observed in local obituaries and funeral notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PECOS
Jordon Burris
Memorial Hospital
Pecos Funeral Home
Powell Dies in Pecos Nursing Home
Frank Powell died at 11 p.m. Tuesday in a local nursing home. Funeral services are pending at Pecos Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PECOS
Frank Powell
Pecos Funeral Home
Two People Treated For Slight Injuries At Local Market and Plant
A 20 year old woman Linda Holland of 225 Ellis Drive was treated at Medical Center Hospital after a fall at Bill Sears Super Market and remains in satisfactory condition with a back injury. Another injured man Lexie Knott, 38, of 501 West Ninth, received treatment for a broken finger after his hand was caught between heavy equipment at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Center Hospital
Linda Holland
Ellis Drive
Lexie Knott
West Ninth
Vandals Target Home and Auto in Local Neighborhood
Detectives sought vandals Wednesday after a gas light was broken at Mrs. M. E. Stewerts home on East 24th and an antenna damaged on a car owned by Larry Walker on North McKinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Stewerts
East 24Th
Larry Walker
North McKinney
Veterans of World War I group plans Christmas dinner
The Bar Racks 1867 veterans will hold their Christmas dinner at noon Thursday in the Southside Community Center. The meeting had been delayed from Friday.
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R Noon
Southside
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Bankerstiroman
Allen Harrison
ABC
Nowes
NAVY
B. Fisher
S. Fisher
Optometrists
Brian Crews
Odessa Boys Club
Eddie
Kenneth Crews
Coleman
Odessa and
Woodson
Chuck Wagon Gang
TODD
Todd Ook Ae
Sunrise Optimists
Sands
Sandhills American Business
Adammnant
Mwopilaaulalll
Vm . An
Evening Lions
William V. Shaw
Sweetwater
Lamar Street Baptist Church
Garden of Memories
Patterson Funeral Home
Shaw
Simmons Memorial Hospital
M. C. Brian
Eunice, N.M
Accutron Watches
Mother's Rings
Groves Jewelers
North Grant
Hugh Gregory
H&m Truck and Tractor Co
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