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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1968
Page
2
Odessa American presents a Christmas season series exploring the central meaning of Christmas. The author describes prophecy, birth, crucifixion, and resurrection, concluding that God loves you and invites a personal response to His love.
Hot check charges filed in Ector County Court Friday name Jimmy P. Harris of Midland and Jessie Johnson of Snyder. Harris allegedly wrote a worthless 6 check on October 25 at Chuck's Service Station in Odessa. Johnson allegedly cashed an 18.70 check on October 5 at Safeway Food Store on West Clements. Neither suspect was in custody.
The Odessa American lists contact numbers and rates for home delivery in Odessa and Ector County seven dollars per month in the Refoll Trading Zone and twenty dollars per year by mail. Weekly and single copy prices are provided.
A 63 year old ranch hand Roe Baker died when his 1963 pickup left U S 67 and tumbled down a steep embankment south of Marfa. He lived on the Tommy D Wood ranch in Presidio County and was pronounced dead at the scene about 8 15 p m. His body was taken to Kelly Funeral Home with services pending.
Marriage licenses issued for Jesse Everett Turner Jr and Wilma Jean Moore, Wevyne Allen Terry and Mary Frances Brown. District Court notes divorce suit Bilge Jo Brooks versus Allen Lee Brooks. Civil suit Area Builders Inc. versus James A. Andrews. Traffic accident entries cite multiple pairs with damages ranging from 50 to 375 dollars.
Flori nena Luna, 22, of Seguin died Friday from gunshot wounds suffered Thursday night in a Seguin bar shooting. Authorities said she was shot in the head.
Barbara Mackle was found safe after a three day vigil at the Coral Gables home. The two kidnap suspects Gary Krist and Ruth Schier faced warrants in Washington. Krist alias George Deacon had links to MIT and the University of Miami Marine Science Institute.
The six year old son of Linda Cougar, Christopher Sarcher, is to be questioned today by Ector County Sheriff's deputies as the probe into the barmaid's death deepens. He will be recalled to recount the day his mother vanished after their move to Odessa and may be taken to the couple's home at San Fernando and 18th. The boy is among many interviewed this week as investigators pursue a solid lead. Linda Cougar, 24, disappeared Oct 19 from a Northwest Odessa laundromat and was found in a deserted pasture 15 miles northwest. An autopsy says she was strangled at least eight weeks earlier. a nylon cord and two nylons bound her hands. Her purse was found near FM 1936 and State 158, and a bloodstained miniskirt was sent to the Texas DPS crime lab for analysis.
A combined Odessa and Lubbock group played Santa Friday night for 113 children at the West Texas Children's Home in Pyote. They arrived in cars to bring holiday cheer to the residents.
Apollo 8 astronauts prepare to launch aboard a 363 foot Saturn 5 to travel a quarter million miles to the moon. Officials call the mission the riskiest manned flight yet, with high precision needed to reach lunar arrival 69 miles beyond the moon. Volunteers in Lubbock and Odessa raise gifts for children and dorms, including TVs, dorm supplies, and school materials, to be distributed by Mrs. Paul Adams and helpers.
C E Hudson of Odessa seeks 23489 in a damage suit filed in 161st District Court. Defendant Donnie Smith Ridchey of Big Spring is accused of causing injury in a two car collision on November 22 at 23rd and Andrews Highway.
An Odessa firm filed a lawsuit in 161st District Court seeking $15,000 in a promissory note against defendant James A. Andrews, a resident of Aubrey in Denton County.
Firefighters responded to three calls Friday. A shorted wiring set a Christmas tree ablaze at J.E. Rice’s home at 1515 Wedgewood, damaging the living room interior. At W. W. Cappell’s home, 1403 East 13th, smoke drove trucks there, but a faulty heater caused no flames. A false alarm hit West County Road and Eighth.
George Jones Chief Deputy resigns to join Texas DPS narcotics division. Sheriff Carl Williams has not named a replacement amid ongoing staffing questions after more than three years with the department.
A Vientiane Laos report says the International Control Commission flight arrived Friday night from Hanoi with no American pilots aboard, contradicting prior Christmas release rumors. U S ground action remained light with air strikes reported near Dong Hoi as F4 Phantom escort aircraft engaged antiaircraft fire but suffered no damage.
Midwest Oil Corp of Nevada sues Carlton Beal doing business as Oil Producers in Lea County New Mexico for 285000 in damages. The complaint alleges unlawful entry removal of tubing and equipment and perforation of the salt water disposal well to test for oil and gas. The suit seeks an injunction to stop further damage while asserting the well may be in the process of completion.
Deputies said thieves ripped a padlock from a storage building at Odessa College and stole a cutting torch. The case was under investigation Friday night.
Martin Cranfill, 52, of Odessa, was treated at Medical Center Hospital for multiple lacerations and abrasions after a fight at his residence. He was listed in satisfactory condition Friday night as police investigated the incident.
A young Odessa Army infantryman SP4 Harold Ray Reeves died in Vietnam from wounds after a booby trap detonation. He served in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade in Bien Hoa and had been in country three months. Reeves, born April 17, 1950 in Gainesville, managed Permian High School football in 1967 and worked for the Odessa American in 1964. He joined the Army in May 1967, trained at Fort Bliss and Fort Polk, and planned to enroll in college after his enlistment. Funeral services were pending with Paul A. Rix Funeral Home and Chapel Hill Baptist Church with Gainesville Cemetery graveside. He is survived by his parents, four sisters, two brothers, and grandparents.
John Steinbeck, Nobel laureate and author of Grapes of Wrath, died Friday at age 66 in his New York home. Cause listed as heart and respiratory failure after months of heart trouble, though he had recently been reported improving. Funeral notices follow for several local families in Texas and New Mexico communities.
A 17 year old Odessa girl Martha Franklin was treated at Medical Center Hospital after a traffic collision at Dixie and Electric. She was riding in a car driven by Roy Harmon when a car from Electric Street swerved in front causing a rear impact. The other vehicle fled the scene.
Two men pleaded guilty in Ector County Court and were fined for misdemeanors. Floyd Dwight Minor of Abilene received a $100 fine and three days in jail for driving with a suspended license after a Texas Highway Patrolstop on Oct 28. Dennis L Brown of Andrews paid $25 for passing a bogus $20 check at Bill Sears Super Market on March 18. John H Buddy Rogers presided.
Three theft cases were under investigation by city police Friday night. Frank Pankonin of March Air Force Base California reported a radio and jacket stolen from a truck at Sunset Motel in East Second Street. Alfred Monroe Vanley of 309 Conet said a check for 74.28 dollars vanished from a vehicle at an Eastside Bowling alley. Employees of Pan American Oil Co. in Goldsmith reported two tires stolen from a truck in their yard.
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