Odessa War Bond Drive tops quota and 1943 home front notes
In 1943 bond drive progress tops its $188 000 target led by John D Mitchell Dusty Rhodes and H H Beagle. Odessa residents face rationing and war economy changes with car upkeep oil rents and liquor laws amid a nationwide news roundup noting Rosa Parks JFK PT 109 and other wartime events.
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Ector
John D. Mitchell
War Finance
Dusty Rhodes
Victory Fund Committee
H.H. Beagle
Ector War Savings Staff
Yesteryear
Odessa
Congress
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
Stalin
Time Magazine
Detroit Red Wings
John F. Kennedy
Humphrey Bogart
Angelo Bertelli
Summer registration under way for new ECISD elementary sites
Summer registration began Wednesday for incoming prekindergarten through kindergarten at Austin Montessori Magnet and all grades at Gale Pond Alamo year round magnet school. ECISD reports changes for Buice West and Downing elementarys with temporary sites at St Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church Kellys Turner Community Center and Faith Community Baptist Church. Parents may register on the given dates then call 456-4974 for arrangements and contact principals at the temporary number.
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Austin Montessori Magnet
Gale Pond Alamo
Buice
West
Downing
St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church
N. Grandview Ave
Kellys Turner Community Center
Sycamore Drive
Faith Community Baptist Church
W. University Blvd
Odessa College nursing and therapy grads post high licensure pass rates
Associate Dean Marie Vasquez Brooks notes 2015 Odessa College graduates excel on licensure exams. Nursing graduates posted 93.75 percent NCLEX-RN pass rate, while the Physical Therapist Assistant program achieved a flawless 100 percent pass rate.
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Marie Vasquez- Brooks
Odessa Col
National Council
Pist
Physical Therapist
Assis
Man arrested after laser incidents near DFW airport
Nine incidents near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport prompted flight path changes with no injuries. A Texas DPS helicopter tracked a rural home to suspect Austin Lawrence Siford of Alvarado, arrested on a misdemeanor charge of illumination of an aircraft by intense light. Deputies seized a laser device.
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Dfw
Dallas
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
The
Federal Aviation Admin
Istration
Texas Department of Public Safety
Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies
Austin
Lawrence Siford
Alvarado
Groundwater Fight Over Produced Water Pollution in Pecos County
Bugington Energy faced fines after produced water release near the WT. Shearer lease 2.5 miles south of Imperial polluted pasture with sludge and a salty odor. Texas Rangers and 83rd District Attorney Rod Ponton lead a criminal probe as the Railroad Commission weighs penalties. Weatherby criticizes slow Commission review while district seeks full remediation and testing.
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Bugington Energy
Tim George
George
Bugington
Texas Railroad Commission
Ty Edwards
Pecos County
WT. Shearer
Imperial
Edwards
Bagington
Weatherby
Pecos River
83Rd
Rod Ponton
Ponton
Groundwater District Board
Railroad Commission
Midland District Office
Austin
Ramona Nye
Nye
Midland Based Sport Environmental Services
Wi. Shearer
HIPPY program aids anxious kindergartners in science and art
Basics the children were doing well and they could tell the difference from when they first arrived. Elizabeth Acosta and Isela Canava taught math and language using colored Skittles to graph and count. Five year old Coralys Rivera enjoyed making a jellyfish craft. Houser and Mercy Hinojos led science with predictions on sinking and floating items. Art lessons featured fondant squid and tiny octopus from a local restaurant. Volunteers praised the program and suggested expanding to Kinder College next year as it helps socialization and following directions.
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Elizabeth Acosta
Isela Canava
Rivera
Ie Houser
Mercy Hinojos
Houser
Caleb Robles
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Publisher's Weekly
Lloyd C. Douglas
Mrs. Miniver
Greer Garson
Walter Pidgeon
Charles Meadows
NAACP
Oanews
OADA
Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
Associated Press
Faa.gov
Texas Rangers
Anna Watson
Iris Balerio
Michelle Oo
Lamar Early Education Center
Carroll
Thomas
Kinder College
Mark Sterkeljodessa
Zavala Elementary
Golden Brass Nap
Music City Mall
Grandview PN
Country Center
Moe
Charles Maarie
Francene
John
Unico Manufacturing
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