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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1986
Page
12
A Christmas Day blaze in Austin destroyed a house leaving a family homeless. Fire officials said a dog knocked a space heater onto bedding in the garage, killing both pets. Neighbors described the scene as heartbreaking as the family faced Christmas with nothing.
Green reports finding one to four dead dogs daily at the town dump while searching for Tiger who vanished three weeks ago. He cites poison, leg bindings, and shootings as methods. A $650 Crimestoppers reward aims to prompt information. Residents fear children’s exposure to poison as sheriff investigates.
Angie 14 and her mother shop for shirts and shoes while Julie Massey 28 from Castle Road seeks clothing for her apartment manager job. Daughters Tricia 14 and Jill 5 join their mother as others spend for fun. Dorothy Chisum of Pampa notes mall crowds resemble Amarillo. Mary Johnson 51 buys a coat on sale and plans more shopping after a rest.
Greer notes weekday traffic after Christmas matches typical Saturdays at the Mall, which remains the peak shopping day. She adds strip malls on Odessa's main streets are losing stores, possibly keeping mall traffic near last year's level.
Death notices and funeral details for multiple Odessa area residents including Wesley A Kiser 19 of San Marcos buried Kermit Cemetery after a Bastrop traffic accident with services at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. Also listed are infant Joshua Richardson and Stephanie Henderson, Roy Yoakum, Audie Somers, Nell Armstrong, Sandra Hill Greener, Hazel Kimbrell, Carleton Womack and Carleton TM Ross Womack with burial or service details in Odessa Andrews Pecos Fort Worth and Midland area facilities.
Services for Ernest E. Steele 76 of San Angelo are planned for 2 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev. Chuck McKinney. Burial will follow at Lawnhaven. Mr. Steele died Wednesday at Shannon West Texas Memorial Hospital. He was
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