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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1968
Page
2
Alpine staff report Brewster County Rescue Squad rushed to Presidio around 9 30 p m Saturday after hearing rumors of a 17 9 foot expected rise in the Rio Grande River at that point.
Odessa Jaycees hosted the pageant with 22 contestants, marking a milestone year. Miss Marcia Ruth McEntyre won the crown, with non finalists and semi finalists receiving trophies in talent swim wear and evening gown events.
Manassa Colorado, famed as the birthplace of former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, has turquoise mined at the King Mine near Manassa since 1800, linking the town to a long mining heritage.
The Odessa American's Quessa edition lists office, postal classification, and contact facts. It outlines subscription rates for home delivery in Odessa and Ector County at two dollars per month, retail and other zones, and mail options including yearly, half year, and three month terms. Weekly rates include six cents per copy on weekdays and twenty cents on Sundays.
Divorces granted list multiple couples including Herman Sennar and Emma Marin Schwartz and James Mecce with Tresa Mogte while Medical Center Hospital reports July admissions and discharges for numerous patients, followed by birth notices and city traffic accident details.
Blaiberg waited three weeks in hospital for a suitable heart of B positive blood type. Doctors noted at least two signs of rejection after a hepatitis attack and resumed routine care. Despite prior upbeat progress, he faced renewed complications during recovery.
Trustees end a nine year prohibition on selling beer on Colorado College campus in Colorado Springs. The move restores beer sales on campus grounds for events and student life, signaling a shift in campus beverage policy and student culture.
Obituary notices report Mrs. Vaca LaVerne Cobb 45 of Odessa died at home, with autopsy pending and funeral arrangements at Hubbard-Keily. James Eugene Pryor 23 of Odessa killed in a two car crash, services at Sharon Baptist Church and Electra Cemetery. Opal Geneva Metcalfe 51 of Midland fatally injured in Big Spring crash. New Zion Cemetery. Louie Duane Rush 38 of Hobbs died in Big Spring hospital after a highway crash. burial at Cot tage Hill Cemetery. Metcalfe and Rush memorials note survivors and service details.
Danny Holguin, 19, was transferred Saturday afternoon from his Fort Stockton home to a medical center hospital with possible head injuries. The city council will consider an internal agenda banning topless entertainment in night clubs. Funeral services were announced for Carrie Magdaline McGregor, 73, to be held at Avenue B Church of Christ. Evelyn Sarah Carr, 77, longtime Kermit resident, died after a short illness. Final rites held for Andrew J. Brown, 87, in Fredericksburg with burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
Morning sessions listed for Ector County Commissioners at the courthouse and noon gatherings for Odessa Rangers Kiwanis Chaparral Toastmasters A M Club at various venues including Golden West Inn Sands Barn Door and later 7 PM Wildcat Toastmasters at Sands Restaurant.
The Putman boy, 15, stepped from a ledge into a deep hole as a swift current pulled him under. His body was recovered Saturday afternoon and returned to Monahans for funeral services. He was born April 16, 1954, in Lubbock and would have started freshman year at Monahans High in September. He is survived by his parents, a brother Dennis Gene Jordan Jr., and sister Elizabeth Jo Putman, a Mary Hardin-Baylor student.
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