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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1956
Page
4
In Tulare California two Division of Forestry firemen saved 84 bales of cotton by moving the burning box car to a siding near a water tank and pouring water on the blaze. The fire started inside the box car at the Southern Pacific depot and was contained without spreading.
Farmer Lawrence Barbour found a pile of sawdust containing copperheads and, with his wife’s help, killed 150 snakes ranging from 16 to 18 inches long in a York County farmyard. The discovery began when Barbour spotted the first copperhead.
In Louisville Kentucky a telephone troubleshooter hears Mrs J R Jones insist they never leave the receiver off the hook and never answer a call on the party line except their own, as a call rings through.
Lindy the sheep dog darts into the room and swats the phone from its stand. The receiver slides along the cord and finally lies out of reach, ending the disturbance in the household.
After Christmas Odessa's entertainment groups plan a busy start to 1950 with The Male Animal at Odessa College Drama Department arena style in Band Hall. Odessa Community Playhouse backs the production with backstage help and auditions, with rehearsals starting after the holidays. The Odessa Symphony's second program on January 15 features Walter Manzani conducting Mozart and Weber, plus Barber and Borodin works, with the high school A Cappella Choir. The Civic Music Association resumes February 22 with the Chicago Opera Ballet company led by Marjorie Tallchief and George Skibine, presenting The Merry Widow and Revenge from Verdi. A community chorus project is eyed, with planning underway for an organization to unite talent nationwide.
Hayden Sexton, a Lexington city employee, admitted two years of pay for no work totaling 4300 dollars. He was shifted from city lake caretaker to utilities payroll in 1954 and then to cemetery duties in 1955, but received no assignments. The city board ordered him to report to cemetery work immediately.
Little Mike Francis tried helping his mother with laundry in Anadarko Oklahoma by pouring water over clothes. A single mishap occurred as the task unfolded, leaving a mess and a lesson about kitchen chores.
Wrecked car No 29 was not sold as planned. The Berrien County sheriff's office had intended to auction car No 2 to a dealer for 977 dollars. The insurance company paid the county 140 dollars after the crash.
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