Weekend death toll declines with 18 fatalities reported
The Associated Press tallies 18 weekend deaths in Texas from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday, including 14 traffic deaths. Fatal crashes occurred near Nacogdoches and Snyder, while shootings in Houston left two men dead and injuries to others. A Trinity University student died in San Antonio in a two car crash, and multiple other accidents and a possible gasping incident were noted across the state.
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Associated Press
Texas
Nacogdoches
U.S. 59
Janice Kay Else
Margie Griffith
Robert Griffith
Houston
Notice To Bidders For Consumable Teaching Supplies 1969
The Board of Trustees of the Ector County Independent School District will accept sealed proposals until 10 30 A M Tuesday March 4 1969 for Consumable Teaching Supplies for the 1969 70 school year. Proposals will be opened in the Board Room of the Administration Building Odessa Texas. Proposal forms may be secured at the School Administration Building. The Odessa American publishes this legal notice with mailing and subscription details.
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Odessa American
Ector County Independent
West 8Th and
North Lee Street
Odessa
Texas
President urges debt limit revision to mid April
President Bett rt Maca1 warned that government outlays will surpass inflows by mid April and require borrowing beyond the legal ceiling. He urged Congress to revise the debt limit, proposing a unified budget concept to align debt calculations with federal budgeting and clarify borrowing from the public.
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Congress
Nixon
Tryouts Set By Playhouse For The Crucible
Permian Playhouse invites actors for The Crucible opening in mid April for six performances. Requires ten men ages varied including an 83 year old farmer. five women ages from young matron to 70 with one Black actress. four girls late teens or 20s and one around 10. Auditions March 2 3 and 4 with backstage roles also available. The Miller drama portrays Salem witchcraft hysteria and the hanging of 19 villagers.
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Permian Playhouse
Playhouse Office
Old Salem
Odessa hires patrolman for police department
The City of Odessa added one officer in the past week, hiring Harry Childers as a patrolman. His monthly salary is $500.
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Odessa
Harry Childers
Nixon pledges NATO consultation in Moscow talks
President Nixon said American-Soviet discussions would affect Western Europe and will proceed with full consultation with NATO allies. He vowed two way consultation, listening before decisions, and avoiding lecturing partners, aiming for ongoing idea exchange during European meetings. White House aide had no info on Belgian relations bill.
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Laration
Europe
United States
Moscow
NATO
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Massive Israeli strike hits Syrian targets near Damascus
An air assault near Damascus wounded 20 civilians including a Lebanese doctor and a girl headed to the city. AP correspondent Farouk Nassar observed planes over the capital while explosions and antiaircraft fire echoed. Israel said it hit Al Fatah bases, with several hundred guerrillas believed present, amid rising clashes on the Golan Heights.
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Massalun
Fe] Hamme
Damascus
Farouk Nassar
el Hamme
Maisalun
al Fatah
Kiryat Shmoneh
Golan Heights
Lye Attack Hurts Four At Local Café
Four people were treated and released from Medical Center Hospital after being doused with lye at Oralee's Cafe in south Tom Green. Victims Leroy Jones and his wife Dorthy Jean Jones both 34 and 33, plus Billy Jean Major 35 and Gloria Beck 25, suffered facial burns. A quarrel with a fourth woman led to the attack. she left and returned to throw the chemical. No charges filed yet.
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Medical Center Hospital
Oralee’s Cafe
South Tom Green
Leroy Jones
Dorthy Jean Jones
South Hancock
Billy Jean Major
Gloria Beck
Science Week boosts Hood and Nimitz Junior High fairs
Hood and Nimitz Junior High Schools plan Science Week March 3 to 7 with more than 1,300 student exhibits. Hood hosts 784 displays March 7 evening and Nimitz 534 on March 8 afternoon. Teachers credit independent student research and hands on projects, from distillation to plant root studies, with deep scientific and technological learning.
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Hood
Nimitz
Hood Junior High School
Nimitz Junior High
Carroll Forrest
Hood Junior High
Forrest
Shelby Hillis
Hillis
Mutscher Discusses Medical Schools and Conference Rules
Texas lawmaker Mutscher backs a Texas Tech medical school in Lubbock with an $8.8 million start but questions Houston and Baylor options. He favors UT Regents administering the Baylor contract yet seeks study of Houston plans and cautions on Senate House conference rules. He also endorses a Texas dental school in San Antonio and predicts the liquor by the drink amendment may be delayed two to three weeks.
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Mutscher
Houston
Smith
Texas Tech
Lubbock
University of Texas Medical School
Baylor Medical School
University of Texas Regents
Baylor
Jeff
House
Senate
San Antonio
Odessa man seeks $600 in damage suit
Demesio Morales of Odessa sues Ed die Jimmie Nealy of Odessa for $1000 in a damage case in Ector County Court alleging Morales car was damaged on March 24 when Nealy’s vehicle struck it at the intersection of Clements and Dixie.
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Demesio Morales
Odessa
Ector County
Eddie Jimmie Nealy
Morales
Nealy
Clements and
Dixie
Suspect Charged Over Phony $3.24 Check
J Gomez of 1512 East Seventh faced an arrest charge in Ector County Court on Monday for allegedly passing a counterfeit $3.24 check on January 6 1968 at the Paint Bucket located at 2615 North Grandview. The suspect was not in custody at that time.
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Ector County
J. Gomez
East Seventh
North
Woman stabbed in chest and arm freed after treatment
Wilma Wesley Stevenson, 24, of 205 Bunch, was treated at Medical Center Hospital for chest and left arm stab wounds and released early Sunday. No charges had been filed in connection with the incident.
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Wilma Wesley Stevenson
Bunch
Medical Center Hospital
BT Tablets Offer Sleep Relief and Nervous Tension Help
Advertises BT Tablets as nonhabit forming relief for nervous tension and sleepless nights. Claims tested ingredients, safety with pharmacist guidance, and a money back guarantee. Priced at $1.50 with local drug store points Ba 633 E. 42nd and 815 N. Grandview.
Truman Recovers From Influenza At Research Hospital
Former President Harry S Truman, 84, is recovering from influenza at Research Hospital after being brought from his Independence Missouri home Thursday night for intestinal flu treatment. Doctors expect an undetermined stay for routine tests as he rests in a chair most of Sunday while receiving calls from Lyndon B Johnson and Clifton Daniel.
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Kansas City
Harry Sr. Truman
Truman
Independence
Lyndon B. Johnson
Clifton Daniel
New York
Crane Teacher Receives Honor From State Arts Convention
Crane High School drafting and crafts teacher L. Eggleston was named Outstanding Industrial Arts teacher from the West Texas Industrial Arts Association at the State Convention held near Texas A&M University. Eggleston, an Odessa native, studied at Odessa High School and Junior College before earning a BS and teaching in Odessa from 1952 to 1956.
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Crane
Thurston
L. Eggleston
Crane High School
Texas A&m University
West Texas Industrial Arts Association
Crane County
Eggleston
Odessa
North Texas State University
Wreck Kills Midland Man
A 42 year old Midland electrician Delbert Leroy Woodrum died after his pickup overturned on a I-20 service road near Midland. He was pinned beneath the vehicle and died of internal injuries on arrival at Midland Memorial Hospital. Police say the crash occurred around 7 30 p m as Woodrum’s eastbound truck spun and rolled, marking Midland’s third traffic fatality of the year. Funeral arrangements were pending at Newnie W Ellis Funeral Home.
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Midland
Here
Midland Memorial Hospital
Delbert Leroy Woodrum
Midland Police
Chamber Lists Week's Plans for Odessans
The Odessa chamber unveils a week of events led by the new Streets and Highways Committee headed by Clint Lackey and the Rangers. A 7 a.m. March 12 breakfast at Inn of the Golden West honors residents who moved to the city recently. The Medical Center Promotion Committee chaired by Kenneth Jumper plans an organizational session at 3 p.m. Tuesday to boost Odessa as the Permian Basin medical hub. A SBA representative will meet with local businesspeople all day Tuesday to discuss loans and aid. At 11 a.m. Wednesday the chamber board will hear a progress report on securing an upper-level college.
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Inn of the Golden West
Don Cleveland
Medical Center
Kenneth Jumper
Odessa
Permian
Small Business Administration
Chamber
Odessa Coin Laundry Burglary Suspects Held
Three suspects, Robert M. Poole 26, Ronnie Gene Poole 18, and Michael H. May 18, were taken into custody Sunday night after a reported break in at a coin operated laundry. Police found pry marks on a coin changer detergent dispenser and a soft drink machine and a tool box in the trio’s car.
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East 10Th
Peace Justice
J. A. Purifoy
Robert M. Poole
Ronnié Gene Poole
Midland
Michael H. May
Kermit
Memorial services for Buck Hardy set in Hub bard Chapel
Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hub bard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel for Buck Hardy 67 of 1107 West 14th with burial in Odessa Cemetery. Rev Henry Rice will officiate. Hardy a retired food processor died Saturday at Medical Center Hospital born August 31 1901 in Oklahoma married January 5 1925 in Charleston Arkansas. Survivors include his wife six daughters and one son plus 21 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Buck Hardy
West 14Th
Hubbard-Kelly
Odessa
Henry Rice
Calvary Tabernacle Baptist Church
Hardy
Medical Center Hospital
Oklahoma
Fannie Harris
Charleston
Ark
Calvary Gospel Tabernacle Church
Modesto
Calif
Charlene Horton
Fallon, Nev
Gertrude Ingram
Imogen Grove
Albuquerque
N. M
Cletal Keener
Goldsboro
N.C
Margie Gibson
Fallon
Nev
Dian Crombie
Fresno
William, Hardy
Rites Tuesday For City Woman
Services for Mrs. Leora Gregory 72 of 613 West 32nd will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Paul A. Rix Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Perry of Sherwood Baptist Church officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. She moved here from Eastland after being a Wiley native. Surviving: three sons R E Webb Kirbyville Kenneth Webb Houston A B Webb 603 East 35th. Also three step-sons J T Gregory Eastland J T Gregory Lubbock R E Gregory Big Spring. one stepdaughter Mrs. Gertie Emfinger Ranger. a brother Frank Gotcher Ranger. two sisters Mrs P J Dean Olden and Mrs Mell Perry Marshall.
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Leora Gregory
West 32Nd
Paul A. Rix
Lee Perry
Sherwood Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Wiley
Eastland
R. E. Webb
Kirbyville
Kenneth Webb
Houston
A. B. Webb
East 35Th
J. T. Gregory
Lubbock
R. E. Gregory
Big Spring
Gertie Emfinger
Ranger
Frank Gotcher
P. J. Dean
Olden
Mell Perry
Marshall
Odessa Man's Rites Today
Funeral services for Joseph M. Seabolt, 69, of 3106 North Adams, were set for 4 p.m. today at Westwood Baptist Church with Rev. B. F. Clark and Rev. Jerry Coffman officiating. Burial in Odessa Cemetery under Paul A. Rix Funeral Home. Seabolt, an Oklahoma native who lived 29 years in Odessa, died Saturday at Medical Center Hospital after a sudden illness. Survivors include his widow, two sons Joseph A. Seabolt of Kermit and Charles D. Seabolt of 3106 Ranchland, two daughters Ruby Randel of 219 Santa Rita and Wanda Scardino of Houston, a brother D. H. Seabolt of Moore, sisters Trilby Stephens of Seaside and Jimmie Jones of Oklahoma City, 15 grandchildren and two great.
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Gussie C. Briggs
San Angelo
Johnson Funeral Home
Mike Waco
First Christian Church
Fairmount Cemetery
St. John’s Hospital
Ozona
Ray Mixson
Plano
Darrell Pollock
Big Spring
Charles Briggs
Billy Gene Martin
Sonora
Maggie Briggs
W. A. Brimberry
Colorado City
A. C. Clark
Monahans
Lester E. Green
Seagraves
Lester Earl Green
First Baptist Church
Gordon Smith
Seaslaves Cemetery
Webb Funeral Home
Green
L. E. Green Plumbing Co
Hill County
Masonic Lodge
W. B. Begley
Odessa
Ray Kinserlow
R. B. Haywood
Brownfield
G. P. Watkins Ballinger
Othella Paul
Jack) Watkins
Ballinger
Allen Davis
Old Runnels
Watkins
Ballinger Memorial Hospital
San Saba
Alice Carlyle
Garden City
Methodist Church
Denver Watkins
Arthur Watkins
Larry Watkins
Killeen
Bob Watkins
Robert Watkins
Jesse Watkins
Ed Ruthledge
B. F. Curry
Myrtie Adelia Robinson
West County Road
Jal
N.M
Kermit Cemetery
Cooper Funeral Home
Kermit
Robinson
Medical Center Hospital
Admiral
M. C. Whitworth
B. Townsend
G. Addison
W. T. Peacock
Palomino
Doyce Cody
Catalina
Cecil Robinson
Midland
Joe Robinson
Richard Robinson
Annapolis
Mollie Surles
Dallas
Lora Walls
Oklahoma
Walter McAdoo
Amarillo
Hubert F. Pruett
Seminole
Hubert Fred Pruett
South Seminole Baptist Church
Gaines County Memorial
Seminole Memorial Funeral Home
Bobby Phillips
Preston Florence
Pruett
Medical Arts Hospital
Brownwood
Joseph M. Seabolt
North Adams
Westwood Baptist Church
B. F. Clark
Jerry Coffman
Paul A. Rix
Seabolt
Joseph A. Seabolt
Charles D. Seabolt
Ruby Randel
Santa Rita
Wanda Scardino
Houston
D. H Seabolt
Moore
Okla
Trilby Stephens
Seaside
Ore
Jimmie Jones
Oklahoma City
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Willie D. Johnson
Suney
Johnson
Kathy Roach
Corpus Christi
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el Paso
U.S. 183
Cuero
Bonaficio Ramos
Rodriguez
Juanita Ybarra
Paul Reagan
Galves
Ton
la Marque
U.S
Tatree Lee
Mount Pleasant
Sonja Marona
Victoria
John McKinley Williams
Hempstead
Harris County
Grand Jury
H. C. Culberson
Nome
Southern Pacific
Circulation Department
C&m
Marlin Collins
Bill Ireland
Mar
Bett
Smeel
Hood, Nimitz
Grandview
Hong Kong
IER Sale
East U.S
Shamn T. Daryani
Ned's Custom Tailors
P.O. Box
Rexall Drug
E. 42Nd
N. Grandview
HST
City Council
Council Chamber
City Hall
Grandview Lions Club
Sands Restaurant
Jaycees
Inn of Golden West
Odessa College Board of Regents
American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Eighth and Pueblo
Downtown Odessa Association
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Pat Rushing
CLU
Ralph
Richard Lecroy
Nalley- Pickle Funeral Home
Llano
Lecroy
Steere Tanklines
Topeka
Kan
Roscoe
Pauline
Joe Charles Lecroy
Euless
Jerry Ray Lecroy
Jackie Don Lecroy
Vietnam
Dickie June Henkell
Lovington
Carolyn Kay Burnett
Irving
Peggy Janelle Lecroy
J. R. Lecroy
Crecent City
Elizabeth Laurence
Ora Holzgraf
Newnie W. Ellis
Fairview
Holzgraf
Hurst Springs
R. D. Heatly
Midland County
Charles
First Presbyterian Church
Conrad H. Holzgraf
Delbert Woodrum
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