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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1983

Page

10

Thief strips car in Permian Mall theft case

The Crime Stoppers weekly case details the Dec 3 theft of a 1967 Ford Mustang from near Sears Roebuck at Permian Mall. Jeff Russell, a Sears employee, parked it at 5 pm and found it missing at 8:30 pm. Found Dec 16 19 miles west of Odessa in a pasture between I 20 and Kermit Hwy. car burned and stripped. Reward up to 1000 dollars for tips this week only. Call 333 8477 anonymity guaranteed.

Sears & Roebuck Permian Mall Jeff Russell Sears Odessa Interstate 20 Kermit Highway Russell

Plane overshoots runway in Colorado incident

A twin engine Beechcraft King Air with eight aboard overshot the Northwest Colorado Regional Airport runway near Hayden in snow and low clouds. Five year old Will Schmid of Fort Worth was treated for a minor back injury and released. the father Walter Schmid, 34, piloted the craft. The seven other passengers, all from Fort Worth, required no treatment. The plane touched down mid run, flaps down, then lost power as the pilot attempted to climb.

Hayden Colo Fort Worth Northwest Colorado Regional Routt County Tim Walsh Will Schmid Routt Memorial Hospital Steamboat Springs Walter Schmid Walsh Schmid

UTPB appoints Gardner as planning and instructional chief

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin names H Warren Gardner 44 as assistant to the president and vice president for planning instruction and institutional advancement. He previously led Northern Montana College Havre Clinic roles and has held posts at Southwest State University Serling College Emporia State University and the University of Kansas. Gardner arrives with wife Alicia and children Julie and Greg to support growth and curricular expansion on the Odessa campus.

University of Texas of Permian Basin Duane Leach H. Warren Gardner UTPB Gardner Northern Montana College Havre Mont Havre Medical Clinic UT System Board of Regents Leach Odessa University of Kansas NMC Southwest State University Serling College Emporia State University Kearney State College Havre Clinic West Texas Alicia Julie Greg

Obituary roundup spans Odessa and surrounding areas

Funeral services are listed for Beverly Ann Lynch of 818 Snyder St and several others across Alpine, Crane, Fort Stockton, San Angelo, and Odessa. Dates, burial sites, and survivors include spouses, children, and extended families, with churches and funeral homes coordinating the rites. AM-long list notes varied birthplaces and lengthy illness, with multiple cemeteries and religious affiliations cited.

Beverly Ann Lynch Snyder St St. Matthews Baptist Church D.A. Flinn Hansen Rose Hill Cemetery Easterling-Wilson Funeral Home Lynch Medical Center Hospital Lindale

Firefighter Cleans Up After Twin City Fires

Fire Department reports two fires on Monday damaged an eastside apartment and a westside shed within 30 minutes. In Winwood Apartments unit 66 at 3877 Penbrook Street a bedspread fire started by a child lighter damaged the apartment, none injured. A water well house at 3808 Alexander Street caught fire from an electric heater thawing pipes, owner Kathe Cadriet unharmed.

Winwood Apartments Penbrook St Oscar Lujan Alexander St Coggins Kathe Cadriet

Traffic deaths down during Christmas weekend in Texas

Texas DPS reported 32 road deaths over Christmas weekend, 19 fewer than predicted. Freezing rain slicked bridges in North East and South Texas while a harsher DWI law taking effect Jan 1 may have prompted cautious driving. Six hours of Friday brought most fatalities. 14 died then. A Gardendale man was stabbed during a bar fight post game, with two Odessa men charged for public intoxication in a separate incident tied to the Cowboys Rams game.

Austin Texas Department of Public Safety DPS Jim Adams Adams East National Weather Service Gardendale Medical Center Hospital Orie Lee Harris Harris Odessa Randall Loyd Humphries 24Th St Dwight Bernard Rambo 36Th St Rusty Baker Los Angeles Rams

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Beverly Lynch Enoe Ramos Alpine Enoe Gomez Ramos Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church Holy Angels Armando Ramos Victor and Maria Gomez Mulato Carmen Gomez Victor M. Gomez Eloy Gomez Eladio Gomez Auden Gomez Eliuardo Gomez Hervey Gomez Jesus R. Gomez Matilde Arriola Lottie Peer Lottie Lee Kinter Peer Blossom Lane First United Methodist Church of the Good Shepard Grafton W.va Woodsdale Peer Four Seasons Bessie Butcher Nina Mae Graves Autumn Ave Hubbard-Kelly Bill Cook Lena Gaines CRANE Richard W. Box John Scruggs Fort Stockton John Henry Scruggs John Kenerley East Hill Scruggs Brevard N.M Thomas F . Scruggs Miami Fla Lemuel H. Scruggs Rhea Parker San Angelo Dallas Fairmount Johnson’s Funeral Home Plano Praga Wendal Parker Jr Texan O.W. Parker III Big Lake Jim Parker Grand Prairie Cheryl Shipp Iraan Virginia Short Allie Brooks Kathryn Willett Faye Murdaugh Elsie Weaver Elsie Sue Weaver Cisco Lynn Proctor Ector Cisco Nursing Home Mangus Winford Veale Winford L. Veale First Baptist Church Bailey Stone Veale Mr. Veale Houston K&w Clowns Wynky the Crown Kathryn Beckman Veale Larry Veale Seabrook Barbara Allen Hewitt American Cancer Society Lion’s Club Crippled Children’s Kerrville Charles Smith Charles Frederick Smith Stoner Road Rose Hill Smith Finley Ohio E.A. Holder Trucking Co Sharon Smith Christina Smith Caren Smith San Antonio Charles Eugene Smith Clayton Smith Marlin Thompson Doyt. Woodward Arcadia Tony Smith Brad Smith Gene Smith Huntsville Kathy Johnson Darren Hollomon Rupert Idaho Larry Griffin Blaze Wayne Coggins Man Stable
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