Reverend Mark Kirby on service over money in faith
The Rev Mark Kirby says financial concerns must be secondary to serving God as he explains his calling after leaving business. Plus, a Religion page feature invites readers to a Saturday Bridal Q&A and a Sunday look at 150 years of American baseball and the evolving hotdog.
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Coming This Week Theater Camp
Parents seek summer activities as boredom fades and children stay active. Details about the theater camp and related programs appear on the Ticket page with information for families planning Friday events.
Lottery Numbers and Death Notices
Lottery numbers for Texas and New Mexico listed for July 1 and June 30 including Cash 5 Lotto Texas Powerball Daily 4 and Pick 3 results with jackpots shown. Obituaries follow listing Claudia Jo Currie Richard Ray Harris Jo Lumpee Jorge Machicao Diane Shaul Maphis Margarita Vasquez Louis Whitney Mabel Schmid and others. Page 3B.
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Richard Ray Harris
Lumpee
Jorge M. Machicao
Diane Deanne
Shaul Maphis
Margarita Vasquez
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Whitney
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Open Territory Gaines County Texas Open Range Beginnings
The Gaines County region opened in the 1880s with Comanche and Mescalero presence fading as cattlemen moved in. Lum Slaughter’s Long S brand dominated, and early ranches formed near Cedar Lake and McKenzie Lake with settlers including the McGonagill, Quinn, and Brunson families joining Fort Griffin migrants.
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Dave Brunson
Bill Anderson
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Henry McClintic
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Tom Quinn
Charles McGonagill
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Permian Basin Weather Outlook for Odessa and Midland
The five day outlook shows Hobbs partly cloudy with possible thunderstorms and a high near 92 and low around 68. Ruidoso expected mostly cloudy with a high near 83 and a low around 57.
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Odessa American Contact and Classifieds Information
The Odessa American provides contact numbers for customer service and departments, subscription rates, and policy notes on advertising and delivery. Key numbers include editor 333-7740, news 333-7742, sports 333-7787, life and times 333-7775, and classifieds 333-7619. Delivery policies note possible higher rates for holiday editions.
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This Day in History highlights key events
July 2 marks notable past events including Garfield's 1881 shooting, the 1926 creation of the Army Air Corps, Earhart and Noonan's disappearance in 1937, Hemingway's 1961 suicide, Johnson's 1964 civil rights law, and the 1982 lawn chair flight by Larry Walters.
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U.S. Senate
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Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
Pacific Ocean
Equator
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Ken Darby
Decca Records
Lawrence Welk
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the Dodge
Ernest Hemingway
Ketchum
Idaho
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Susan B. Anthony
Larry Walters
San Pedro
Calif
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