Tentative Ector Budget Tops 5.5 Million for 1974
Ector County commissioners closed 1974 budget study with a projected 5.5 million total, about 1 million above current spending. The plan relies on up to 550 thousand dollars in federal revenue sharing to offset a possible tax increase. The library’s 245,754 request was trimmed from 250,764 with cuts in book purchases and microfilming. The board discussed funding priorities, potential library board, and possible use of the old Post Office building if donated, with a July 16 tax rate decision looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Pinkerton
Ector County Commissioners
Bill Hicks
Commissioners Court
Court For
Ector County
Nona Szenasi
Washington
Szenasi
Hicks
Mike Barney
Library Board
Elms
Julian E. Pressly
Erskine E. Wunsch
Pressly
Barney
Odessa area praised for enviable natural gas position
K Bert Watson of Pioneer Natural Gas told a Luncheon of Odessa area officials that the Odessa region is in an enviable natural gas position with healthy reserves and no recent curtailments. He warned of broader shortages but said local prices can remain attractive while planning about 100 miles of new lines and over 11 million dollars in expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vim Pinkerton
Odessa
K. Bert
Tex) Watson
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Amarillo
Inn of the Golden West
Watson
West Texas
Texas
Austin
Nixon
Tarzan
Aiezin
Fts
Spur
Pioneer Natural Gas. Co
Dick Stack
Pecos
Confession urged over campaign finance reform claims
American Chairman Spater blamed current campaign finance laws and urged reform based on Common Cause. He described a four page statement to newsmen about a $75,000 donation mix from Nov 1971 to Mar 1972, with $55,000 from corporate sources, cash payments tied to Nixon campaign secrecy and Watergate era activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spater
Kalmbach
Nixon
Corporation Treasuries
DA's Staff Down To One
District Attorney John Green's seven member staff dwindled to one person on Friday. Lonna Baker, a secretary, was the lone employee on the job while Green and his investigator Tom Barker traveled with the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang in Sussex Wisconsin. Assistant DAs Don E Williams and Dennis Cadra attended the state bar convention in Fort Worth. Paulette Baze and Winona Childers were on vacation and trips respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Green
Lonna Baker
Green
Tom Barker
Sussex
Wis
Odessa
Odessa teachers to attend state in service conference
Sixteen Odessa homemaking teachers will attend a statewide in service conference July 30 to August 3 at the Shamrock Hotel in Houston. Participants include staff from Bonham, Bowie, Crockett, Hood, Nimitz, Odessa High, Ector High, Permian High, and Ector County Independent School District curriculum center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrock Hotel
Houston
Shirley Addy
Bonham Junior High School
Edith Blasi
Cynthia Bars
Bowie Junior High
Sue Kidd
Crockett Junior High School
Janet Womack
Hood Junior High School
Diane Bozarth
Nimitz Junior High School
Elaine Smith
Marcia Cole
Marylyn Godwin
Bobbie O'Neal
Odessa High School
Mary K. Rattan
Ector High School
Gayle Farnel
Glenda Ellis
Jorene Hopkins
Vera Williams
Permian High School
Marie Purvis
Ector County
Independent School
Obituary roundup from Clarendon to Fort Stockton deaths
Death notices for F Otis Naylor of Clarendon aged 81 and Ora Pearl Berry of Kermit aged 87, plus Maylon Baker Jr of Midland and George W Allen of Jal, with funeral details, survivors, and service times. Rosemary Valenzuela of Fort Stockton, 13, died on arrival. multiple relatives listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Allen Kermit
George W. Allen
Jal
N.M
Kermit Memorial Hospital
Cooper Funeral Home Chapel
Lenapah
Okla
Golden
Alen
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Stockton
Calif
Maxine Earl
Nardene Rowley
San Diego
Donna Hagin
Midkiff
Wanda Lovelace
Evansville
Ind
Clint Allen
Cassville
Issac Allen
Rosie Tucker
Long Illness Takes Life Of Famed Comic
LOS ANGELES AP Joe E Brown a beloved clown and star of more than 50 films and 10 plays died at his home after a long illness at age 80. His career spanned six decades from child acrobat to Las Vegas comic and stage performer in Harvey. He survived by his widow Kathryn and three children. Funeral arrangements were pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Naylor
Clarendon
F. Otis Naylor
Taos
N.M
First United Methodist
Murphy Funeral Home
Citizens Cemetery
Naylor
Hereford
Lucille Naylor
V E. Hagerty
North Alleghaney
Odessa
Ora Pearl Berry
Kermit
Owens-Brumley
Wichita Falls
Archer City
Cooper Funeral Home
Berry
Ramsey A. Berry
Lula Brown
Louise Bullock
Velma
Okla
Lawrence Callaway
Los Angeles
Joe E. Brown
America
Brown
Las Vegas
Don
Burma
North Africa
Elwood P. Dowd
Harvey
United States
England
Australia
Kathryn
Stephen K. Fair
Armond L. Lisle
Joseph L. Brown
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mary Cunningham
North Kelley
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Texas Baptist Leader Dr. Joseph M. Dawson Dies at 94
Elder statesman of Texas Baptists and early advocate for church and state separation has died in Corsicana after a fall. Dawson, 94, served 31 years as pastor in Waco and became the first executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs in 1947. He was a Baylor alumnus, founder of the Lariat and Roundup, and left a legacy in church leadership and public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsicana
Tex
Joseph M. Dawson
Texas Baptists
Dawson
Waco
First Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
JM. Dawson
Bavior
First Baptist Church of
The
Baptist Joint
Baylor
Lariat
Roundup
Lampasas
Hillsboro
Temple
Western Evangel” Baptist Standard
Baylor Centre
Baptist Report
Capito
County Court Records Include Licenses and Civil Suits
Marriage licenses issued for Randall Purnell and Anderson plus Vicki Wickliffe, Egubijez Chavez and Luisa Reid. Civil suits listed: Stadid Air Inc. v Sherman Kapar. L B Jackson v Petroleum Corp of Texas. Capitol Aggregate Inc. v Don Ross. World Way Enterprises Inc. v Feliz Riggs. R and C Leasing Co. v Jerald Hammett. R C Leasing Co. v Henry Longoria. L B Jackson v AR Archer. El Paso White Trucks Inc. v C M Véelis. Mary Alice Thomas v Zolie Edward Long. Criminal charges filed: Delores Johnson Reel for driving while intoxicated. Traffic accidents reported at multiple blocks with damages and injuries. Mary Alice Thomas seeks $1,500 in damage suit against Zelie Edward Long for July 12, 1971 car crash on Andrews Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Purnell
Anderson
Vicki Darlene Wickliffe
Egubijez Chavez
Luisa E. Reid
Stadid Air Inc
Sherman Kapar
L.B. Jackson
Petroleum Corp. of Texas
Capitol Aggregate Inc
Don Ross
World Way Enterprises Inc
Feliz Riggs
R & C Leasing Co
Wild heat and storms sweep Texas with tornadoes reported
Relentless heat returns as scattered showers and thunderstorms develop across South Central and East Texas. Storms tracked from Westheimer to Barker Cypress and along Katy Road Memorial Drive, with additional activity from Brownwood to Abilene. A golfer was struck by lightning at Port Arthur. a waterspout formed near Freeport.
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Houston
Westheimer
Barker
Cypress
Katy Road Memorial Drive
Norh
Wace
Killeen
Brownwood
Abilene
Houston-Galveston
Texas Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Gulf
Ballinger
Rockwood
West Texas
Texas
Lodkin
East Texas
Jeffrey Ko Nolf
Groves
Port Arthur
Pleasure Island
Coleman
Coast Guard
Freeport
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Sbicca Socialite
Telipo Fanfare
Cobbils Coleel NT
Matvelli
Joe Price
Opessa
Maylon Baker JR
Midland
Maylon Summer Baker Jr
Veterans Administration Hospital
Elbert Smithen
Resthaven Memorial Park
Richmond
North Carolina
Residue Research Laboratory
University of North Carolina
U.S. Marines
South Pacific
Anna Baker
Dennis Baker
Franklin Faubion
Lubbock
Maylon Baker Sr
Alaskie
N.C
Carrington Baker
Aulander
Rosemary Valenzuela
Fort Stockton
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
M Joseph's Cemetery
Stockton Funeral Home
Daniel Valenzuela
Danny Valenzuela
Joe Valenzuela
Johnny Valenzuela
Ramona Valenzuela
Ribia Valenzuela
Juan Gonzales
Rafel Garcia
Francisco Valenzuela
Ojiniga
Odessan
Texas Baptist
Dawson Was
Maypearl
Waxhachie
Willie Turner
Dallas
District Court
Mary Louise Moore
Phillip N. Moore
Drury
Valerie Ann Reed
Jack Meredith Scott
Melody Lane
Miss Reed
West University
Ranchland
Ernest Franklin Eggleston
North Tom Green
Henry Kyle Gray
North
Grant
Gus Winn
North Grant
Sherry Mathieen Norton
Grandview
East 25Th
Susan Elaine Miller
Cumberland
Gary Patrick Henessey
North Washington
Echo
Leon Patrick Fowler
Clinton
Kathy Davis Anderson
Terry
Mary Alice Thomas
Ector
Zelie Edward Long
Andrews Highway
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