Weekend Fire Spreads Across City. Several Minor Blazes Reported
Firefighters battled multiple weekend incidents including an 8x8 foot storage shed blaze at 914 Patton Drive caused by an electrical short. Minor car and home fires followed at Fifth and Lee and 2228 East 46th. Grass and trash fires caused limited damage at several locations. A $75,000 damage suit was filed in 161st District Court by Pedro Amancio against Kenneth Wayne Jones for an April 29 Interstate 20 crash near Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton Drive
Fifth and Lee
Chick Fair
North
Washington
John C. Penny
East 46Th
Russell's Body Works
East Second
East 48Th
Madera
161St District Court
Pedro Amancio
Kenneth Wayne Jones
Interstate 20
Odessa
Odessa clubs and meetings schedule for tomorrow
Tomorrow in Odessa events list shows 9:30 A.M. American Association of Retired Persons at East Side Recreation Hall. Noon gatherings include Downtown Lion's Club at Inn of the Golden West Ballroom Odessa Civitan at Bonanza Steakhouse and Sandhills American Business Club at Sands Restaurant. Evening Lions Club at Sands Restaurant 6:30 P.M. and Odessa Toastmistress Club at KOSA-TV Conference Room 7:30 P.M. 1211 North Whitaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of Retired Persons
East Side Recreation Hall
Lion's Club
Inn of the Golden West
NOON
Sandhills
American Business Club
Sands Restaurant
Evening Lion’s Club
Odessa Toastmistress Club
Kosa-Tv
North Whitaker
Yule Gift Exchange Is Lagging This Year
Odessa retailers report a slow post Christmas exchange and refund start with few customers returning or exchanging gifts. Managers cite selective gifting, better sizing, and fewer slips as key factors while noting some shoppers attempt fraud. Stores aim to satisfy customers while limiting losses, with refunds often swapped for credits or exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Pinkerton
Don Bullock
Cecil Summers
Jerry Tomlinson
Odessa
Floyd Schrimshher
Tomlinson
Summers
Better Business Bureau
Bullock
Schrimsher
Women’s Apparel Shop
Wreck Claims Father, Daughter and More Obituaries
Odessa area notices report a fatal one car crash near Midland killing Ira Ray Milson and his daughter Sherry Milson Crawford, with survivors including Milson's wife and another daughter. Other obituaries list Alma Henderson Bessie Hurd Clarence Whitlock Edwin Fikes Ruth Redwine and related funeral details in Midland Hobbs Snyder and Kermit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Tex
Ira Ray Milson
Dickinson
Sherry Milson Crawford
Milson
Texas
Clarence Whitlock Hobbs
Clarence Whitlock
Hobbs
Lea General Hospital
Griffin Funeral Home Chapel
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Mason County
Ruth Whitlock
Odessa
Hilton Whitlock
Bill W
Cogdell Hospital
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Snyder Cemetery
Milam County
Eula Pennington
Kansas City
Vivian Halpain
Roby
Leon Smith
Andrews
N. T. Lee
Snyder
William Fikes
Deaths and funeral notices from Odessa area deaths
Multiple obituary notices list death and pending services for Emmie Raglin 52 of Odessa. Johnnie B. McClain 79 of Andrews. Lillie Avis Swindall 48 of Brownwood. J L Bud Stinson 71 of Kermit. Marie Niles 80 of Waxahachie. Jack Craig 53 former Odessa resident. Emery Grant Dickman 55 of Odessa. James E. Arthur 90 near Comanche. Albert D. Rhodes Sr. 84 of Franklin. Harold Jeter 52 of Lovington. Alanzo Wilson 62 of O Donnell. Bob R Teague 84 of Lea County. and other local death notices with funeral home arrangements and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. McClain Andrews
White Funeral Home
Weatherford
Johnnie B. McClain
Andrews
Andrews Hospital
Milam County
Vera
E.E. Taylor
B.L. Taylor
Heber
Utah
J.A. Taylor
la Garita
Colo
W.B. Taylor
Arlington
Agnes Manis
Dallas
Verna Brooks
Sunset
Bob Brockett
Carmin
Harry Taylor
Amarillo
Charlie Taylor
California
Sam Taylor
Yarnell
Ari
Lillie A. Swindall Menard
Lillie Avis Swindall
Brownwood
Brady
Mission Funeral Home Chapel
Resthaven Cemetery
Joe Barekman
Swindall
Stephens County
Menard County
The
Christian Church
Jerry Swindall
Scotty Swindall
Odessa
Jackie Swindall
Menard
R. A. Mohler
Clay McSherry
Denzil Shannon
Richland Springs
J.L
Bud) Stinson Kermit
Grace Temple Baptist Church
Bud) Stinson
Mobil
Memorial Hospital
Cooper Funeral Home
Kermit Cemetery
Kermit
Stinson
Walnut Hill
Ark
Bonnie May Choate
Kenneth Ray Stinson
Lovington
N.M
Betty Jo Harridge
Alton Stinson
F.R. Stinson
San Angelo
J.P. Stinson
Irving
E.W. Jourdan
Marie Niles McCamey
Boze-Mitchell
Waxahachie
Marie Niles
McCamey
Hillcrest
Paul A. Rix
Jack Craig
Manhattan Beach
Calif
Jim Kelley
Big Spring
Craig
Norma
Jackie Craig
Steve Craig
Jim Craig
Forsan
James Craig
Robert Lee
Hubbard-Kelly
Emery Grant Dickman
Beverly
Medical Center Hospital
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Foote Well Service
Dickman
Genoa
Edna Rogers
Goodland
Kan
Silverton
James E. Arthur
West County Rd
White Point
Comanche
Oak Lawn Funeral Home
Arthur
Higginbotham Co
Ballinger
Celeste
Eunice Dora Gleaton
Euell Arthur
John H. Arthur
Stellvin Johnston
Bobby Arthur
Herbert Agnew
Rosewood
R.J. Cannon
Fairmount
J.B. Arthur
Midland
Barry Arthur
Sweetwater
Richard Arthur
Albert D. Rhodes Franklin
Albert D. Rhodes Sr
Pioneer Franklin
Baptist Church
Peters Funeral Home
Norwood
Hearne
Walnut
C.J. Kelly
Harold Peter Lovington
Smith-Rogers
Harold Jeter
Lovington Lea General Hospital
Lamesa
Jeter
Veterans of Foreign War
Emmie
Kenneth Jeter
Gig Harbor
Wash
Ralph D. Jeter
Denham Springs
Larry Jeter
Dennis Kelch
Jerry Shield
Michael Gomez
Las Cruces
Kathy Kelch
Albert Jeter
Farmington, N.M
Haskill Worley
Lamar, Colo
Frank Wilcox
Kenna
Bob R. Teague Hobbs
Petterson-Roberts
Bob R. Teague
Lea General Hospital
Lea County
Teague
Robert Teague
Hobbs
Tommy Teague
Lynwood
Don Bingham
Paul Carter
Long Beach
Jessie Shults
Beatrice Bowes
George Teague
Hanoi Power Plants Targeted in New Air Attacks
U S and Vietnamese forces report extensive strikes above the 20th parallel with laser guided bombs on Hanoi Haiphong power plants and several rail yards. The Hanoi power plant suffered boiler and generator damage as bases, shipyards and fuel depots incurred heavy losses. President Nixon ordered resumption of air attacks while Hanoi boasted of punishing the United States as ground fighting continued around Quang Tri and Da Nang.
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Hanoi
Saigon
Haiphong
Bac Giang
Thai Nguyen
Vong Bi
North Vietnam
China
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Pham van Dong
United States
Dong
Bus Crash Near Glorieta Hurtles Church Camp Elders
Two buses carrying about 67 people collided while crossing a 25 foot bridge on U S 60 84 twelve miles east of a small eastern New Mexico town. Injured waited up to two hours before removal as traffic stalled for six hours. Buses bound for Vadito near Glorieta Baptist assembly site.
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U.S. 60
New Mexico
Vadito
Baptist Assembly
Glorieta
Simple Rites Set for Truman Memorial in Independence
Mrs. Truman asked to shorten original plans for a five day ceremony. The private service at Carson funeral home would be followed by a motorcade through Independence, ending at the library where a catafalque and a 60 foot mural await. Thousands are expected to file by the coffin during lying in state, with 200 invited to the library service conducted by Rev. John H. Lembcke.
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Almas. Henderson
Emma Mosely
Elizabeth King
Midland
Ruth Walker
Los Angeles
Calif
Sam King
George King
C.B. King
Shepperd King
Ben King
Truman
Nixon
Margaret
Carson Funeral Home
Independence
Johnson
Truman Library
John H. Lembcke
Trinity Episcopal Church
Trumans
Jessee
New York Times
Clifton Daniel
5Th Army
Passenger Surveillance Stepped Up at Midland Airport
Continental Airlines officials said metal detection and baggage screening of boarding passengers are proceeding smoothly with no delays. An electronic detector moved to the Midland lobby, where a fence channels passengers through the area. The device has been used for about three months on a spot check basis and now 100 percent searches of carry on luggage are implemented plus four extra guards hired by Midland.
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Continental Airlines
Bill Caulfield
Midland
Continental
Midland-Odessa Regional Air Terminal
Caulfield
U.S. Department of Transportation
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Ruth
West 26Th
Boulder
Dumont
Moss Road
Fairlane
Odessa Civitan
Bonanza Steakhouse
Yule Gift Exchange
Odessan
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Jerry Wallace
Wabash
Wallace
Ella Louise
Jerry Wallace Jr
Sebastiol
W.C. Wallace
Leroy
Wreck
Larry K. Foster
Fort Worth
Foster
Donna Jo Jackson
East 49Th
Earl Fredrick Garde
Tanglewood
Odessa College
Bessie Hurd Hobbs
Little Zion Baptist Church
Bessie Hurd
Hobbs Hospital
Everglade Cemetery
Griffin Funeral Home
Hurd
Annie Mae Bullard
Abbie Flintroy
Calvert
James West
Hubbard
Ruth J. Redwine
First Baptist Church
Ruth Johanna Redwine
Zephyr
Wink
Lewis Redwine
Dollie Grissom
Ethel Donaho
Houston
Irene Rogoski
Charlie Parsons
Velma
Odessa Women’s Services
Rites
Odesson
Emmie Raglin
East Snyder
Raglin
Malone Stewart
Alanzo Wilson
Macedonia Baptist Church
O'Donnell
Medical Arts Hospital
Brannon Funeral Home
O'Donnell Cemetery
Elsie
Betty Francis
Seagraves
Gilbert L. Whiteman
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
da Nang
Secret Service
Truman Road
Delaware
Harry Truman
Bess Wallace
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