Sand Hills Show Ends With Positive Notes In Odessa
The Sand Hills Hereford and Quarter Horse Show and championship rodeo wrapped up in Odessa as weather cleared and crowds dispersed. President Jackson Parker praised division superintendents and staff for a smooth event, with about 80 4H and FFA youths benefiting from the auction profits totaling 32 697.15 for 40 champion lambs and 40 champion steers. The board plans to close out 1973 books in March and start on 1974 preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Woodward
Houston
Odessa
Sand Hills
Miss Wood
Texas Junior Quarter Horse Association
Jackson Parker
Ector County
Parker
Coliseum
Harry Wold
Denver
Colo
Sand Hills Board of Directors
Jay Poynor
Areca
New Orleans Hotel Snipers Battle Ends as Officers Fire
The siege at a six blocks from the French Quarter left seven dead, initially reported as ten, after snipers fired from a hotel roof. A Marine helicopter aided by AR-15 rifles targeted the bunker as police, including Supt. Clarence Giarrusso, sought to stop the attack with negotiators failing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lie
Marine
Sikorsky
Clarence Giarrusso
Moon Landrieu
C. H. Pitman
Edward Laporte
Winter Ice Grips Texas Panhandle to Gulf Coast
Ice storms and heavy cold sweep Texas from the Panhandle to the Gulf. Towns report subfreezing highs, overnight lows near 25 to 31 degrees, and scattered moisture with traces of rainfall. Warnings persist for ice on bridges, with several traffic pileups and a rising weekend fatality toll as highways remain slick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Electric Service Co
Andrews
Midland
Wink
Monahans
Wichita Falls
Texas
Panhandle
el Paso
Abilene
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tyler
North Texas
Plains
Irving
Texas House Eyes Reforms
Associated Press report from Austin outlines 1973 Texas House reform aims and growing rivalries. Price Daniel Jr. is set to become speaker with power curbs, while many veteran reps eye future leadership as the 1975 race looms. Possible candidates include Nugent, Claxton, Hale, Parker, Finney, and Head as Daniel faces a lame duck period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Jones
Associated Press
Austin
Rep
Price Daniel Jr
Daniel
Jim Nugent
Kerrville
House
Bill Claxton
Springlake
DeWitt Hale
Corpus Christi
Judiciary
Carl Parker
Port Arthur
Dave Finney
Fort Worth
Fred Head
Troup
Head
Rayford Price
Pales
Jine
Price
Gus Mutscher
Abilene
Houston
Frank Sharp
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Price Daniel
Country Club
Mutscher
Rules Committee
Moyer Is Ordered To Trial In Theft Case
AUSTIN AP Former Amarillo representative Hudson Moyer was ordered to trial after failing to secure counsel. He faced a theft by false pretext charge for using 840 of postage stamps to back a 6000 loan, returning 8600 stamps later. Moyer had sought delays due to attorney refusals over fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Hudson Mover
Amarillo
Mover
Roy Minton
Charles Burton
State District Court
Mace Thurman
Moyer
Dist
Bob Smith
Smith
Minton
Burton
Moyers
Dist. Atty
Amarillo First National Bank
House Post Office
State Auditor's Office
Phil Speegle
Odessa College
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Speegle
Odessa
Odessa Man Willie Harkin Dies on Arrival at Hospital
Funeral arrangements are pending for Willie Harkin 5A of 314 South Jackson dead on arrival at Medical Center Hospital about 11 20 p m Sunday. Paul A Rix Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements an autopsy is ordered to determine cause of death Harkin 25 year resident of Odessa born February 11 1918 in Mobile Alabama survivors include his widow Geneva of the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Harkin
South Jackson
Medical Center Hospital
Paul A. Rix
Harkin
Odessa
Mobile
Ala
Geneva
Preston Gobble
Route 2
Gobble
Lucy
Bailey Byers
The
Baptist Church
Jessie
Linda Wilson
Dallas
Sarah Byers
Joyce Byers
Myrtle Byers
Lubbock
Herbert Byers
Shallowater
Marvin Dickson
Tomorrow In Odessa Community Meeting Schedule
Tomorrow in Odessa lists noons and evenings for multiple groups across city venues including City Hall, Branding Iron, Sands Restaurant, Inn of the Golden West, Odessa College, VFW halls, and Pioneer Natural Gas. Featured groups include Grandview Lions Club Hi Noon Optimists Odessa A&M Club Jaycees Mothers and Wives of Vietnam Servicemen Propbusters American Legion Southside VFW and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M
City Council
Council Chambers
City Hall
Grandview Lions Club
Sands Restaurant
Odessa A&m Club
Inn of the Golden West
Jaycees
Odessa Chess Club
Distributive Education
Odessa College
VFW Hall
East 63Rd
Propbusters Club
Flame Room
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
American Legion
Legion Hall
Eighth and Pueblo
Southside
VFW
West Pearl
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Melissa Rosser
Ector County Coliseum
FFA Club
United States
Florida
Permian Basin
Seminole
Pecos
Fourth
Jackson
Department of Public Safet
Texas House Eyes
F. A. Wernl
Zoe Reynolds Duckwitz
Eighth and
Alleghancy
John Allen
Longiven
Larry Bales
Allen
David Ratliff
Stamford
Ratliff
Odessan
Gordon L. Corbell
East
Port Aransas Hospital
Port Aransas
Totten Memorial Chapel
Electras
New Electra
Corbell
Continental Oil Co
Mitchell County
Electra
Gladys
Gary Corbell
Sterling
Alaska
Bob Corbell
Gretna
Sally Ray
Newnie W. Ellis
Clara M
Sally) Ray
Episcopal
San Angelo
Fairmount Cemetery
She
Karnes County
James S. Martin
Sherwood
Ben Ficklin
George R. Leuszler
New Mexico
Sacramento Mountains
Humble Oil Co
Big Lake
Midland Iice
Will L. Ray
Roy F
Delma) Gardner
Walter L. Ray
J. K. Ray
Cecil Ray
Lillian Jennings
Thelma Jennings
Budd Wolfe
Waco
J. Fisher Martin
Ray V. Widner Hobbs
N.M
Ray V. Widner
Lea County
Griffin Funeral Home
Memory Gardens
Widner
County Road Department
Ray
Mount Ida
Ark
Clovis
Hobbs
Ruth
Steven Widner
Lois Nichols
Duchesne
Utah
Pearl Whitworth
Foy Jones
Floyd
Neal Widner
Glen Widner
Portales
Dale Widner
Earl Widner
Plainview
Kirby Widner
Michigan
Amy Widner
Odesson
William W. Taylor
William Wentworth Taylor
Midland Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Tenn
William W. Taylor Sr
Robert Winkler
Oren Lipps
Colorado City
Big Spring
Riker - Rains - Seale Funeral Home
Bridgeport
Lipps
Myrtle
Burt Johnson
Arlington
Farris Lipps
Tiwo
Bob Kern
Lena Porter
Lena Pritchett
Ben Costin
Nellie Bess Dorn
R.J. Davenport
Canutillo
Davenport
Rodney Davenport
Willard Davenport
Kenneth Davenport
Jim Choquett
Silverton
Ore
Pat Harris
Saint Joseph
Rick McCurty
H.P. Greer
Ashdown
B.D. Mayberry
Harris
Evalina Moore Slaton
First United Methodist Church
Cuthand
Evalina Moore
Ola Mae O'Donnell
Slaton
Jolley
Clarksville
Mississippi
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