Miss West Texas finals crown awaits for Gatlin Hubbard
Gatlin and Hubbard headline Friday night pageant activities as the Miss West Texas talent and swimsuit preliminaries proceed at the Ector County Coliseum. La Donna Gatlin 17 and Shay Hubbard for the two young finalists are among 13 contestants who showcased talent and appearance in front of Kay Gaddy and Larry Carter. Crowning will follow tonight with the five finalists vying for Miss West Texas and runners-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Meek
la Donna Gatlin
Aage
Miss Gatlin
First National Bank
Shay Hubbard
Sae! Shop
Hubbard
Miss Hubbard
Jack Hubbard
East 56Th
Wat
Wayne Gatlin
Bwest
West Texas
Ector County Coliseum
Iwert
Kay Gaddy
Kosa-Tv
Larry Carter
Carter
Midland
Odessa
Martha Molina
McCamey Chamber of Commerce
Karen Kelly
Miss Preslar
Amy Nunnelley
Miss Basin Real Estate: Diane ‘Whitten, Miss Ector Theater: Pat Brvmer
Roberta Huebner
Miss Gibson's
Shirley Nealy
Nancy Blaine
Johnn
Kathy Jackson
Jab’s
Debby Purdy
Katty
Teresa Merritt
Miss Home Savings
Mary Beth Clark
Miss Alton’s
Hemphill Confirmation Hinge Without Senate Vote
Texas Senate refused Odessa councilman Dan Hemphill's appointment to the Texas Library and Historical Commission in a secret session. Senator W E B Snelson of Midland said he must interview Hemphill in Austin before any action. Hemphill offered to travel to Austin for talks. Snelson planned to meet him after returning from a four day break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Hemphill
Texas Library and Historical Commission
Austin
W. EB
Pete) Snelson
Snelson
Midland
Hemphill
Commission
Texas Senate
Odessa
Senate
Basin Railroad Granted Extension For Financing
The Odessa to Seagraves mini railroad project receives a financing extension after 1960 proposals. The ICC extends the deadline to March 1, 1973 on urging from Rep. George Mahon with construction due by March 1, 1975. Gene Garrison of the Odessa Chamber notes the new order sets these milestones.
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Interstate Commerce Coffit
U.S
George Mahon
Lubbock
Gene Garrison
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
ICC
Odessa American publication rates and mailing info
The Odessa American announces pricing for home delivery in Odessa and Ector County at 2.50 per month, retail rates per month, and all other editions at varying weekly prices. Mail subscriptions are 25.00 per year, 12.00 for six months, 7.00 for three months, and 2.90 per month. single copy rates are 10 cents daily and 25 cents Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas
John Roger Alive And Well In Hobbs
Hobbs New Mexico AP report says John Roger the missing alligator was rescued unharmed from a treated effluent pool behind the city sewage plant. Six men drained the pool, lowered a net, and used a crane to lift the three foot reptile to safety asked to be moved to a city park after a protective mesh roof is built.
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Hobbs
N.M
John Roger Enzymes
John Roger
John
Roger
Sailplanes Compete Late Night in Soaring Championship
The National Soaring Championships distance task extended into Friday night from Marfa to Van Horn Pecos McCamey and back, with 62 pilots on day two. Bud Mears led speed from Marfa to Pecos to Van Horn at 62.1 mph, followed by Thomas Beltz 61.8, Arthur Hurst 57.2, and Peter Newgard 55.8, reshaping the overall standings as Wally Scott dropped to third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MARFA
van Horn
Pecos
McCamey
Bud Mears
Los Alamitos
Calif
Thomas Beltz
Lehighton
Arthur Hurst
Chappaqua
N.Y
Peter Newgard
Redwood City
Wally Scott I
Odessa
Wylie Mullen
Joliet, I
Robert Tresslar
Vincennes
Ind
Karl H. Striedieck
Port Matilda
Mears
Scott
Newgard
Hurst
Striedieck
Eric Mozer
Bloomfield Hills
Mica
Dick Schreder
Bryan
Ohio
Mullen
Robert Klemmedson
Orinda
Sea
Backstage Bees Help West Texas Pageant Contestants
A backstage team of seven Jaycee Ettes mothers aids 25 Miss West Texas hopefuls, with 150 volunteer hours, pantyhose chaos, and a goodie box of safety pins and thread. They mentor 17 to 22 year olds as finalists are chosen from 10 semi finalists tonight. The group also supports traffic accident victims and coordinates festival duties amid the Independence Day preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Havener
Jaycee Ettes
Odessa Jaycees
Ector County Coliseum
Karen Bryant
Jaycee-Erle
Susan Lish
Dorothy Smith
Sharon Agnew
Judi Montgomery
Nina Hand
Brenda Henderson
Deaths George C Bullard 65 Odessa
Funeral services for George Carlisle Bullard 65 of 423 East Odessa set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Chapel with Rev Curtis Thorpe of Temple Baptist Church. burial in Odessa Cemetery. Bullard a retired building contractor died Thursday at Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. born December 9 1906. married December 21 1929 to Carrie Read in Brownwood. they moved to Odessa in 1938. Survivors include widow two sons two daughters five brothers three sisters twenty one grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Also noted were Odessa Fire Department calls and two deaths pending. Ernest C Perez 23 Pecos died Friday in Medical Center Hospital. service pending. Perez was an Army veteran born July 2 1948 in Monahans. His body was taken to Pecos Funeral Home. Survivors include father Juan Perez son Ernest Jr brother Juan Jr and sister Frances Matta, all of Pecos.
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George Carlisle Bullard
East Odessa
Hubbard-Kelly
Curtis Thorpe
Temple Baptist Church
Odessa
Bullard
Medical Center Hospital
Carrie Read
Brownwood
Dallas
Evelyn Loudermick
Comanche
Clara Eunice Stevens
Hanford
Calif
Ernest C. Perez
Pecos
Perez
Germany
Juan Perez
Ernest Jr
Juan Jr
Frances Matta
Monahans
Driver charged after fatal Odessa teens crash
Louis Edward Green, 26, faces a new charge in Ector County Court for driving while license suspended linked to a collision that killed 15 year olds Paul Ares and Rand Ford. He previously faces two counts of homicide by vehicle and is jailed on $11,000 bonds.
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Ector County
Odessa
Louis Edward Green
South Crane
Paul Ares
Albert L
Buddy) Ares
Westbrook
Rand Ford
Johnnie Feeler
Haywood
Green
East Second
County and City court matters and traffic accidents
Criminal cases list Lewis Ewan Green in county court. Civil suits filed include Vonda Caywood versus College of Beauty and Keith Harmes versus Leon McCracken. Multiple traffic accidents reported with names, ages, addresses and injuries. Vehicle damage and left scene notes. Injuries range from minor to moderate.
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East County Road
Judy Keeton
West 59Th
James L. Sims
Verde
Fith
Tom Green
Eddie L. Lindberg
Melody Lane
Pera Muela
Cooper
North
Grant
Margarita B. Blake
East Sind
Foster F. Olive
West 47Th
West Eighth
Madeline E. Shoemaker
West 11Th
Francis B. Carpenter
Andrews Highway
David Rangie
Laredo
ESS
Pedira Wepco
Eighth
Alleghancy
Merian C. Raley
Yukon
Rodney
Horn
West Fifth
Mrs
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Carol McDougal
Alice Bruno
Lou Ann Spinks
Dunlap
Roberta Flack
Theresa Hartgrove
Miss Howard
Vickie Thomas
Scheupbach Real Estate
Theresa Stanford
Inursany
Hemphill’s
Basin Railroad
Funtex
Sahara
Ahara
Rodney B. Horn
Phillip A. Robins
Curtis Hatcher
Wilshire
Jimmy Herman
Express Way
Jess Parker
Parker Drive
Eddie Bryant
Billford
Toyah
Alonzo Mielez
South Tom Green
Cookie Dobbs
Phyllis Reid
Sue McAdams
Bryant
Edward Poindexter
Ector High School
Odessan
Clyde Construction Co
Pagewood
East Eighth
Plymouth
England
Francis Chichester
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