Odessa reports peaceful Christmas with few incidents
Odessa police and sheriff deputies described a calm holiday with 22 intoxication cases citywide vs six countywide. One man jailed for speeding, another for vagrancy. 11 accidents reported with no injuries. radio stolen, home water in gas tank incident, and minor losses noted. Deputy Clyde Ray called it the most peaceful season.
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Odessa
Brotier
J. J
Cubby
Vista Clark
Ted Gardner
Elk’s
Gardner
Clyde Ray
Seminole Youth Fractures Jaw in Christmas Eve Accident
Glenn Johnson, 16, of Seminole, suffered a severely fractured jaw when a tire rim blew off while he worked on a tire in Seminole. He was rushed to Medical Center Hospital for surgery on his jaw and teeth after the Christmas Eve incident.
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Glenn Johnson
Seminole
Medical Center Hospital
Man Redeems Old Gift Certificate in Peekskill
Mike Guzi walked into Roesoff's store in Peekskill New York on Christmas Eve and redeemed a gift certificate worth $10 that was more than 50 years old. The clerk joked about the certificate being issued long ago while Guzi selected his purchase.
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Peekskill
N.Y
Mike Guzi
Roesoff
AWOL Marine Caught By Odessa Policemen
A 24 year old Marine PFC J. W. Stewart of Midland was stopped by Odessa police on Third Street for speeding. He fled for several blocks and was arrested at 1200 N. Bernice Street. He had been absent without leave from Camp Pendleton for about three weeks and is held for military authorities.
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Odessa
J. W
Red) Stewart
Midland
Third Street
N. Bernice Street
Stewart
Marine Base
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Texas Tiny Eats And Eats Texas Tiny Eats
Texas resident Guy Cherry known as Texas Tiny ate heavily amid holiday travel, reversing a weight loss from 642 pounds to 359 pounds to fly home to California. The Long Beach DJ faced potential trouble returning by plane after a Christmas dinner.
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FT. Worth
Tex
Texas Tiny
Cherry
California
Long Beach
Calif
Solons Seek Spending Cuts Before Tax Slash
Three influential members of Congress urged reducing federal spending before tax cuts. One member signaled a potential 5 percent income tax reduction once appointed chair of the House Ways and Means Committee. They cited balancing the budget and passing savings to the people as relief.
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Washington
Congress
Revd Or-Nys
House
Ways and Means Committee
Beth El Services Rabbi Pizer Jacobs to Speak on Loy Ahly
Rabbi Pizer Jacobs of Temple Beth El will speak at 8 15 p m on Loy Ahly at services at Tem ple Beth El located at W Fourth and W County Road. Next Friday night a film titled The Feast of Lights will be shown.
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Pizer W. Jacobs
Temple Beth el
W. Fourth
W. County Road
County Court Office Closed and Hospital Admissions Noted
A county court office closed for the day while the district medical center reports patients admitted on December 2 and December 23. The list includes many named individuals and families, with further admissions and discharges around December 24 and 25, and births recorded for December 24 and 25 with several parent names and locations.
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Medical Center Hospital
Francis Chaucer
Bob Wiehliffe
Joe Wilson
Carl Thempson
Kenneth Blanchard
Taylor O'Neal
Joe A. Benefield
W. O. Rogers
J. A.aught
Patricia Ann McKinnerney
H. Ehan
Galindo Martin
Linda Jane Fuller
Birs. E. PR
G. A. Dales 'S
G. W. Lewis
McOf. Solcomb
Joe Wilbon
Bob Wickliffe
John Jones
Co. B. Kirkby
J. W. Bradshaw
F. E
Relatives Fight Over Gray Will
A hearing on the contested multi million dollar will of Mrs Rebec ca Estes Gray, who died in September, is set for January 15 by Special Judge R T Harris. The estate includes income from 180 oil wells on four sections and about 250000 in cash and securities. Nine relatives join in the contest with bequests to McMurry College Texas Wesleyan the Methodist Orphans Home in Waen and the C C Young Memorial Home for Elderly Ladies in Dallas. The will also provides funds for Mona han s Methodist Church the cemetery here and in Midland and two cash gifts to friends and relatives.
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Methodist Orphans’ Home
Waen
C. C. Young Memorial
Dallas
Monahans Methodist Church
Midland
Two Basin Firms Get New Charters
Two Permian Basin firms received new corporation charters from Secretary of State Jack Ross. Sneed Contractors Inc of Odessa received a 50 year charter with 10000 capital stock and incorporators Perry Sneed Madie Sneed and W B Deaderick. Carter Chevrolet Co of Crane secured a 50 year charter with 40090 capital stock and incorporators W H Carter C W Brown and E W Thorp. The H S P Realty Corp of Odessa charter was dissolved.
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Austin Bureau
Austin
Permian Basin
Jack Ross
Sneed Contractors, Inc
Odessa
Perry Sneed
Madie Sneed
W. B. Deaderick
Carter Chevrolet Co
Crane
W. H. Carter
C. W. Brown
E. W. Thorp
H.S.P. Realty iCorp
Ross
The Day After By Hal Boyle
The day after Christmas the man of the house becomes a mouse as family demands and a flood of calls drain his strength. He is a regal host on Christmas morning but awakens exhausted and wary after turkey and chores. The piece follows his weary return to quiet, only to face more calls and errands.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Sister
Junior
Mother
Towser
Ana
Air Force CAP Fliers Resume Plane Search
Air Force and Civil Air Patrol fliers renewed efforts to locate a private plane missing since December 19 en route to McAllen Texas. The CAP named two men Gerald Sutcliffe of Bronx New York and Max Weber of Cliffside Park New Jersey as aboard. Sixteen planes participated on the first day of the renewed search activity.
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New Orleans
H—Air Force
Civil Air Patrol
McAllen
Tex
CAP
Gerald ‘Sutcliffe
Bronx
N. Y
Max Weber
Cliffside Park
N. J
Sobbing Navy Veteran Delivers Hospital Gun Incident
Paul Smith a 25 year old Navy veteran caused a Houston hospital scare firing a 30 30 rifle and wounding a nurse after storming Heights Hospital and shouting I want a doctor He forced nurses down a hall and fired at a patient missing one shot Then he surrendered sobbing and was to undergo psychiatric exams amid family testimonies of despondency after his mother's death and his release from VA care.
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Houston
Paul Smith
Smith
Margaret Reynolds
Maggie Smith
Heights Hospital
Isabella Benedict
Mary Jane Walker
Ruth James
Frank W. Adams
Audie McCardle
Siamese Twins Remain Critical After Separation Attempt
Chicago reports no change in the condition of Brodie Siamese twins, two 15 month old brothers in critical state since a Dec 17 operating separation attempt. Medical teams monitor vital signs as specialists assess ongoing risks and outcomes.
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Chicago
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