Midland College gains independence and plans campus at Northside Air Park
Midland residents celebrate the secession from Odessa College after a vote supporting a new independent Midland Junior College. Langford is slated to lead MC, with a 114 acre campus planned for Northside Air Park. Construction targets 1973 start, 1974 75 term, scaling to 1500 day and 1000 evening students by 1980, funded by bonds with annual assessments.
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Legg
Midlanders
al Langford
Midland College
Odessa College
Midland
William Melton
PJCS
Odessa
Langford
Midland Junior College
Northside Air Park
City of
Dallas socialite abduction grips Dealey family
The Dallas socialite Mandy Dealey was abducted near her apartment as Joe Dealey Jr and family faced ransom demands. The kidnapers called several times seeking 250000 dollars in twenty dollar bills, trying to avoid tracing. The Dealey family, linked to the News, recalled fear that Mandy might not be returned.
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Joe Dealey Jr
Dealey
the News
Galveston
Dallas
Museum Appoints Officers and New Trustees
Midland staff reports Leon G. Byerley Jr. elected president of the Museum of the Southwest board. Richard D. Jons named vice president. Mrs. William Jowell re-elected secretary and Lord Whitley to another treasurer term. Outgoing president Kim L. Hooker and three other trustees re-elected. new trustees include Mrs. Murray Fasken Mrs John J. Redfern II and Francis Stickney. The museum will be open Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day, then open Tuesday.
Intricate Court Docket with Numerous Cases and Admits
County court lists multiple marriage notices and district court filings, including cases involving Bennev, Jukian, and Ramis. Medical center reports admissions and a long roster of discharged patients. City traffic accidents show numerous injuries and damages across several streets, with names like Damonham, Clover, and Nort Crundvs.
Obituary notices for Pollard Mann Ross Torrez in Texas towns
Services for J Y Pollard 59 of Route 2 died in Medical Center Hospital after long illness. Burial in Sunset Memorial Garden. Pollard retired carpenter born March 17 1913 in Estelline. Survivors include widow three sisters and two brothers. several nephews nieces. Also notices for Claude L Mann 69 Seminole and William J Ross 74 Pecos and Maria Torrez 83 Pecos death observances with church burials and civic ties.
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J. Y. Pollard
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly
Sunset Memorial Garden
Pollard
Estelline
Martha J. Hershey
Yuma
Ariz
Odessa
Covington
Ohio
First United Methodist Church
Scottish Rite
Order of the Eastern Star
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Evan Struter
Fort Worth
Carlene Sundquist
Venice
Calif
Jo Beth Calvert
Santa Anna
F. W. Pollard
West 24Th
H. L. Pollard
Brazos
Pecos
William J. Ross
Fairview
Ross
Harrisburg
Carlsbad
N.M
Bert Ross
Palm Springs
Adam L. Ross
Jackson, Miss
Larry W. Ross
Harry Ross
Phoenix
Byron Lackey
Jane Ross
Harry Hinkle
Alexandria
Maria Torrez
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Santa Anna Rosa
Edward E. Fox
Plainview
Garland Street Church of Christ
Minnie Jenkins
Veterans Administration Hospital
Amarillo
Plainview Memorial Park
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Bell County
Fox
Church of Christ
Tommie
Kenneth Hill
Jerry McCall
Annie Hedrick
Hale Center
Frank Dritch
St. Louis
Bill White
Lubbock
Johnny Fox
R.T. Fox
Leroy Fox
Washington
Achievement Book Lists 4 Odessans in Texas volume
Portraits and biographical sketches of four Odessa men appear in Men of Achievement in Texas published this week by Garland A. Smith Associates. Odessans featured are A. Ek. Barlow W. D. Noel Ernest M. Schur and John Ben Shepperd. the book includes sketches of 10 Midland men and a total of 212 men overall. A limited printing is being made and it is not for public sale.
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Odessa
Texas
Garland A. Smith Associates
Austin
Ed Darnell
L. Decker Dawson Jr
Barney Ruel Greathouse
Cullen J. Kelly
Stanley Cockrell Moore
Joseph Ignatius O'Neill Jr
Donald E. O'Shaughnessy
B.J. Pevehouse
Tom Sealy
W.A. Yeager
Garland A. (Chink) Smith
Old State Board of Insurance Commissioners
Illness Fatal To Local Man in Odessa Area
Gerald Francis Guthrie 58 died at home Friday after an illness. Services 2 p.m. Saturday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors include widow Dorothy Cope, a son Billy Guthrie of Odessa, a daughter Phyllis Carter of Midland, a sister in Wichita Falls, and two others. Guthrie formerly moved from Wichita Falls to Odessa in 1937 and worked as a shooter for Welex. Born December 15, 1913 in Electra.
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Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Willie Towel
West Ada
Medical Center Hospital
Towel
Clarksville
Ark
Odessa
Andrews
Corpus Christi
Pentecostal Church
Charlene
Marvin Andrews
Wilson
Maggie Hubbard
First Baptist Church
Blake Cemetery
Higginbotham Funeral Home
Grayson County
Ardis Hubbard
California
Norman Hubbard
Fred Hubbard
Mark Hubbard
Jack Hubbard
Rising Star
Nelda Anderson
Midland
Jim McCowen
Cross Plains
Meta Lou Jarrett
Gail
Gerald Francis Guthrie
Welex
Guthrie
Electra
Dorothy Cope
Seymour
Wichita Falls
Billy R. Guthrie
Phyllis Carter
Wayne Ancell
W. Hutschenreuter Brady
Wilma Hutschenreuter
Brady
Coral Gables
Fla
Live Oak Cemetery
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Erath County
Florida
Alice Marie Probst
Max Weldon Hutschenreuter
Laura Castleman
Menard
Lamesa
First United Methodist Church
O'Donnell
Barus D. Sumrow
David Jarrett
Justice of the Peace
A.L. Standefer
Sumrow
Branon Funeral Home
Hunt County
Annette
Mary Ann Sumrow
Ervin Sumrow
Dalton Sumrow
Brownfield
Cash Is Taken In 4 Thefts
Police investigated multiple thefts in Odessa including over 3200 from a Greyhound depot, about 80 from a billfold, 67 from a purse, 20 from a JC Penney dressing room, and items like a tape player, spare parts, two briefcases, and bicycles reported from several addresses and residences. Additional note cites an UT Permian professor authoring an article on financing public education.
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B.C. DeWees
Dumont
Greyhound Bus Depot
North Jackson
Arthur Allen
West 34Th
Verna C. Winslet
South Alleghancy
Linda Sue Weast
JC. Penny's
North Grant
Brenda Hubbard
Tanglewood
Aero Automotive
East Seventh
Paul C. Dane
Anderson
South Grant
Margie Hogan
West 26Th
Sue Ford
Melton D. Vaughn
College of Management
University of Texas of the Permian
Rocky Mountain Social Science Journal
Record-Setting Vehicle Registrations Foreseeed in Ector County
County officials forecast a new high in registrations with 82 000 plates by March 31 surpassing prior records. Tax assessor Curtis Winn urges use of perforated three part mail forms to speed processing and reduce courthouse lines. Renewals will ship soon after Christmas and in person registration starts February 1 with March 31 deadline to avoid penalties.
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Ector County
Curtis Winn
Winn
Tax Assessor-Collector's
Andrews Man Bitten by Dog Seeks Emergency Care
James Kindree, 28, of Andrews, was treated Thursday at Medical Center Hospital after a dog bite. He suffered a puncture wound behind the right knee and was released after treatment.
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James Kindree
Andrews
Medical Center Hospital
Scout Court of Honor Bestows Six Awards
Troop 37 sponsored by the Downtown Rotary Club held a Court of Honor this week revealing six Scouts earned awards. L. G. Sherman Jr. named Scout of the Year. the honoree is the son of L. G. Sherman Sr. Aiken inducted as Tenderfoot. merit badges earned by Sherman Aiken Ritter Ritter and Anderson. Mark Ritter named den chief and received perfect attendance.
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Rotary Club
L. G. Sherman Jr
L. G. Sherman Sr
Vine Ave
Scott Ritter
Kelly Jones
Wesley Stephenson
Ray Kennedy
Steve Stephenson
Wesley Aiken
L. G. Sherman
Mark Ritter
Darrin Anderson
Webb AFB Receives Two ATC Awards
Webb Air Force Base won two Air Training Command honors from Lt. Gen. William McBride. Webb ranked first among 16 ACT bases for frugal spending in the past fiscal year and finished second in athletics to Keesler AFB in the Commander's Trophy. Commander Cal. Stanley M. Umstead accepted the awards in San Antonio.
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Big Spring
Webb Air Force Base
William McBride
Air Training Command
Webb Afb
Webb
Keesler Afb
Cal
Stanley M. Umstead
ATC
San Antonio
Alpine Chamber Names Four New Directors
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce elected four new board members Claude Arnold a local druggist Art Hanna minister Marvin Pierce a retired service station owner and Jerome Svajda a dentist. They will take office January 7 at 7 p.m. at the chamber office succeeding Edith Hopson Fred Dick Kenneth Stucke and E E Hillger.
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Alpine
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Claude Arnold
Art Hanna
First Christian Church
Marvin Pierce
Jerome Svajda
Edith Hopson
Fred Dick
Kenneth Stucke
E.E. Hillger
Christmas Alcothon Marathon in Odessa AA Groups
Odessa Alcoholics Anonymous will hold a 24 hour Christmas observance starting at noon Sunday and running to noon Christmas Day. The Basin Club at 2335 Roper hosts the all day session with Basin Group joined by Suburban Cottage and other area members in the first event of its kind locally, patterned after national projects.
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Odessa
Alcoholics Anonymous
Basin Club
Roper
Basin
Permanen
Kermit
Monahans
Midland
Big Spring
Lamesa
West Texas
Man Freed On Drug Count In Midland
Randall Allen Skinner 20 of 917 West 36th was freed on 3000 bond after arrest for possession of dangerous drugs. Police said a pool hall arrest yielded marijuana evidence but lab reports showed 5.20 grams of Phencyclidine leading to a new charge before Peace Justice Howard Williams. Bond set by Municipal Court Judge Cecil Hardwick.
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Randall Allen Skinner
West 36Th
Skinner
Andrews Highway
Howard Williams
Cecil Hardwick
Prayer event planned across continent in 1973
The Odessa Ministerial Alliance sponsors a year long evangelism effort with 150 denominations. From Christmas Day to January 7 Odessans are urged to pause at noon daily for prayer and to ring bells honk horns or blink lights to draw attention. Mayor Jim Reese proclaims Dec 25 to Jan 7 as Calling Our Continent to Christ Days.
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Odessa
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Chunky) Henrick
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Granade Drag
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Seminole Memorial
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Gaines County
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Tulsa
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Lola M. Dunn
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Texas Highway Department
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Texas 214
Here
Palmer County Community Hospital
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