Cold Night Drops as Texas Forecast Calls for Freeze
National Weather Service at Midland reports a hard freeze for North and West Texas as a cold front edges eastward. Five day outlook shows fair skies in the Permian Basin with warming to near 60 by Thursday, highs upper 40s to near 60 and lows from upper 20s to mid 30s. Saturday record highs and Sunday lows are noted with a general drying, then clearing conditions across the state into early next week.
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Odessa
National Weather Service
Permian
Texas
Brownsville
Midland
Cate
Weather forecast shows partial warming through Thursday
National forecast calls for a slow warming trend from Tuesday to Thursday with highs in the mid 40s to mid 60s across regions and lows mainly in the mid to upper 20s. South Texas faces upper 50s to 60s by Thursday while West Texas warms into the 60s by Thursday.
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Death of Cora Roxie Smith in Pecos is announced
Cora Roxie Smith 71 of Pecos died Friday at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Born March 17, 1909 in Glen Rose she lived in the Pecos area since 1964. Survived by husband Thomas Mark Smith two sons Joe L. Smith of Pecos and Bobby Smith of De Moines Iowa a daughter Marl Bishop of Pecos and a sister Corbie Overton of Fort Worth.
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Pecos Funeral Home
Mount Evergreen Cemetery
Medical Center Hospital
Glen Rose
Thomas Mark Smith
Joe L
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de Moines
Iowa
Marl Bishop
Corbie Overton
Fort Worth
Young Eddie Joe and Pecos divorces listed in AMAA District Court
PECOS Texas services set for Eddie Joe Young Sr 80 Pecos will be Tuesday at North Temple Baptist Church burial at Fairview Cemetery He died Saturday Reeves County born December 7 1900 Temple Texas retired from the Texas Highway Department and lived in Pecos since 1936 He was a Baptist Church member survived by two sons two brothers two sisters six grandchildren 13 great grandchildren 12 great great grandchildren plus many relatives and friends Also listed are multiple divorce cases in AMAA District Court including William Leon Robin Jr versus Tasia Marie Robinson Elva Gladys Schiart versus Walter G Schiart and several others with families and spouses named.
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North Temple Baptist Church
Fairview
Reeves County Hospital
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Texas Highway Department
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Baptist Church
Jimmie
Cajon
Calif
Eddie J. Young Jr
Atlanta
Lynn Young
Claude Young
Stamford
Jewel Wedeking
Ruby Wedeking
Odessa man Edward Perdue 56 dies in San Antonio hospital
Edward Clark Perdue 56 of 5614 Ector died Wednesday at a San Antonio hospital. Born February 26 1924 in East Palestine Ohio he was a retired Air Force major and one of the original U-2 pilots. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with a military service at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survived by wife Alice two daughters Kay Windham Barbara Beck two sons Edward C Perdue Jr David Paul Perdue father Edward J Perdue of Iowa two sisters June Munson Jim Seveska two brothers Dick Perdue Robert Perdue.
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San Antonio
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Sunset Memorial Gardens
East Palestine
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French Tool and Supply
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Kay Windham
Barbara Beck
Odessa
Edward C. Perdue Jr
David Paul Perdue
Edward J. Perdue
Iowa
June Munson
Jim Seveska
Indiana
Dick Perdue
Florida
Robert Perdue
Washington
Reunions Tough for Hostages as They Readjust Home
Navy captains and ex-hostages describe the difficulties of resuming normal life after captivity. They recount strained family ties, gaps in understanding, and the struggle to regain attention at home, with warnings that renewed attention could distract from reintegration and healing.
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Calif
Navy
Eugene McDaniel
Washington
Riate
Los Angeles
Veterans protest hostages welcome in city rallies
In Indianapolis about 300 Vietnam era veterans and families marched to the War Memorial to contrast the hostages' reception with veterans' return. Oklahoma City and Hartford veterans lament lack of welcome and medical support while others recall being spit on and called baby-killers.
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Conn
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Chapel's Snow Remark and Bell Crash at Historic Church
Mrs. McNair seeks to restore a chapel that never saw snow and once had a steeple blown down in hurricanes. The original interior includes a pine altar with a Virgin Mary statue two kneelers and a guardian angel statue. A bell once rang to summon worshippers until a near tragedy when it crashed while children were nearby. Socorro Longoria, married there 36 years ago, recalled the incident.
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Socorro Longoria
Historic chapel draws Mrs McNair and Rev Schoutteten
Mrs McNair favors the historic chapel over former parishioners while Rev Franci Schoutteten, the last priest, notes that denominational differences matter little as all worship the same God.
Spacek and Sharkey win Golden Globes in comedy category
Sissy Spacek and Ray Sharkey were cited as top stars at the 38th Golden Globes. Spacek praised Loretta Lynn’s Coal Miner’s Daughter as best comedy or musical motion picture. An attempted robbery at a 7 11 ended with a scuffle as a black male demanded cash, fleeing east on Clements.
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Ray Sharkey
Sharkey
Miss Spacek
Quitman
Texas
Jim Shoulders
Loretta Lynn
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Clements
Youth Suffered Serious Leg Injuries in Odessa Pedestrian Crash
A 13 year old boy was struck by an eastbound car on E 42nd Street in Odessa around 7 10 p m Saturday night. Timothy Mark Wilkerson of 2706 Pleasant suffered two broken legs and was taken to Medical Center Hospital. Driver Joe Craig Samford of 3507 Kermit Highway said he swerved to miss the boy who appeared undecided in the road. the car left 90 feet of skid marks and the speed was under 40 mph.
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Odessa
Larry Sirley
Timothy Mark Wilkerson
Pleasant
E. 42Nd Street
Joe Craig Samford
Kermit Highway
Sirley
Samford
Wilkerson
Odessa YMCA Kicks Off Month Long Membership Drive
The Odessa Family YMCA launches its three branch membership campaign with support from Mayor Bob Bryant who proclaims the first week of February as YMCA week in Odessa. Campaign chairman Frank Prokop and general director John McVicker organize about 75 volunteers toward a goal of 730 members and 70,000 dollars over four weeks ending with a victory dinner at the Central YMCA on February 28.
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Bob Bryant
Odessa
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John McVicker
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