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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1968

Page

2

Thief Ransacks Woman's Home In Odessa

Odessa lawmen probe a lengthy theft spree with Mrs. Paul Rouseh reporting the largest loss at 898 West 20th. Items stolen include a portable oxygen therapy device, an electric lawnmower, tools, a purse with $250, and various household goods.

Odessa Paul Rouseh West 20Th Odell Cook Glenhaven City Auto Parts Edward Mathews Wes Westpath David R. DuBois North Grandview Odessa Auto Co North Dixie Rosie Ramos

Fulbright Faces Reelection Amid War Debate

Senator Fulbright, 63, defends opposition to US involvement in Vietnam as critics accuse him of aiding the enemy. He campaigns to “stop the killing” and bring troops home, battling Republican Charles Bernard, 40, in the November 6 general election. Bernard, a first-time candidate and father of five, previously served as a city alderman and runs a dry goods business.

Senate Foreign Relations Maimond Fulbright Pr Johnson Charles T. Bernard Farle Bernire Birms

Miss Your Paper Odessa American Circulation Help

Missed delivery? Call the Odessa American Circulation Department at FE 7 4661. Open weekdays until 6 45 pm, Saturdays until 1 00 pm, Sundays until 10 30 am.

Odessa Jalaphone Phonn

Odessa American: Classified and Subscription Rates

The Odessa American lists delivery rates for Odessa and Ector County at 42.00 per month, Retell Trading Zone 41.90, and other zones 35 cents weekly. Mail rates include Moll subscriptions at 20.00 yearly, 41.00 six months, with monthly options. single copy prices are 10 cents daily and Saturday, and 20 cents Sunday.

Odessa Texas Ohessa American East Ath Street Ector County Retell

Odessa Woman Elected Mrs Valta Vickil Davis County Treasurer

An Odessan woman, Mrs Valta Vickil Davis, is elected county treasurer and to a leadership role as third vice president of the Texas County Treasurers Association at its 20th annual conference in San Antonio.

Valta Vickil Davis Association of Texas San Antonat Juedeman Jake Lawless Odessa Texas Asec

Weather forecast hints cooler Texas North after front

The wind shifts from the south tonight into Thursday with thundershowers along the coast near Galveston. Skies stay mostly clear elsewhere as Gulf air Generates convective clouds over South Central Texas. Temperatures fall behind the cool front with readings dropping to the 60s in the Panhandle and near 80s elsewhere. cities like Amarillo, Dalhart, San Antonio, Wink, Lamesa, and Waco logged warm highs today.

Galveston Shire Gulf of Mexico Texas Amarillo

Odessa Woman Hickerson Dies After City Wrecks

Mrs. Edna Hickerson born June 18 1910 in Amherstburg Ontario was a nurse who lived in Odessa and worked with Detroit Public Health Department. Survivors include her husband Carl one son Frank in Sacramento one daughter Alice Towis also of Sacramento and three sisters in Ontario and Michigan.

Hickerson Edna Maillanx Amherstburg Ontario Canada Carl Hickerson Hermosilhy Mexico Toquepila Peru Flickerson Wayne University School of Nursing Detroit Mich Hotel Dieuw School of Nursing Windsor City of Carl Frank Phwulee Sacramento Calif Daugher Alice Towis Louise Grondin Alma Hurt Cammada Marie Wigle Grosse Peint, Mich

Fragmented obituary note on doctors and brain injury

A garbled report describes a patient who died after a brain hemorrhage on a Tuesday. Dr Denton A Conley of St Luke’s was named as the head of a team of surgeons who operated in a failed attempt to save the patient.

Denton A. Conley

Injury at Work Details Fragment in Donor Artery Report

A garbled report describes an incident at a medical center involving Dismuke, Tiehard, and others. It mentions an artery and veins, a donor, and an injured toe, with unclear circumstances but indicates treatment at a hospital after the event.

Tiehard Dismuke Sanford Golder Medical Artery Center Hospital Dismuke

County Court notices and civil filings listed in court ledger

Marriage licenses issued for Gerald Dear and Marsha Leah MaytAgnue. dockets show divorces filed including Mery Lowise Jackson v Elijah Jackson and David France v Olivia Francey Wang R. Erwinny. district court civil suits filed Emilio Armendare v O L Mealor. Medical Center Hospital admits and discharges list numerous patients. city traffic accidents cited with multiple parties and property damage totals.

Gerald Deardones Marsha Leah MaytAgnuedriquez Alice Gore Bavalas Iam Wellar Lillian Mineie Cate Clade Dravian Dunwoody Vida ‘Athe Reed Robert Lawrence Owens Dohonas Franke Cecil Harlow Maxwel Department of Public Safety Vernon Byram Marvin 3 Chesney Stirauding James Baugh Innkoures Joseph Ourriter Jack Weaver District Court Mery Lowise Jackson Elijah Jackson David France Olivia Francey Wang R. Erwinny Erwing Rolah Jay John Martha Jean Jovn James L. Parisher Patsy Parisher Donna Adams Vo i Wailliem C. Adams Emilio Armendare O. L. Mealor Dornares Billy Suebury Lowell Barclay Karen £. Smith Lewis €. Domingues Januel Ontiverez Herman T. Reynollds Marcel He Verschueren Juan’ Dominguez Doneld A. Scott Albert A Ery G. Jones Michael Ann OP. Hanson David R. Bon Paul A. Brumley Janet L. Laith Roger C. Wiggins Armando Belcon Firs Jock &. Burris Lorry iCharles Poindexter Tammy D. Nichols Joby DB. McCollum Clifford Wallace Steven Richard Thornton Lyie D. Stifter LaMar Halliday Howard David Goer Wayne £. Kinn Ads Mary TC. Williams Howard J. Bagget Martha Cleveland Alvin Gomez Oliver L. Grove Nettie C. Cooner Herold Martin Robert J. Boren Ana Mae Busch Antonia H. Arrenda Ars Fin BR Betterton Flava E. Doi Charles P. Howard Clyde Evrene Keys William D. Bell Elmer McWilfiany Cook Patricia Wever Mcirvin Tinsley Kody Sam Allen Banks Ray Quiroz Lionel C. Salazar Leonard A. Mahe North Darby East Damoane Voth and Muskingum Samuel Knowles Ross North Washington Parker Shields Merrian Hoak Darashy

Blaze Damages Car From Flooded Carburetor in Front of Home

A flooded carburetor caused a fire Tuesday damaging a 1968 model car owned by Mary Lay at 3113 North Jackson. The blaze, limited to wiring, also prompted crews to respond to separate fires at 17th and East County Road and 400 Ruth.

Mary Lay North Jackson East County Road Ruth

Harriman urges Laos neutrality as path to Southeast Asia peace

Harriman condemns North Vietnam for violating Laos accords and urges respect for Laos neutrality. He cites Lao White Book claiming 40,000 Vietnamese troops in Laos, including 12,000 on the Ho Chi Minh trail. He backs strengthening the International Control Commission to monitor 1954 and 1962 Laos agreements.

Laos Southeast Asia North Vietnam Xuan Thuy Ha van Lau Harriman Ho Chi Minh Trail South Vietnam International Control Commission

Death rites set for Mrs C W Furr widow of store founder

Final rites for Mrs. C. W. Furr, widow of Kirkland Mercantile founder and head of Furrs Inc, are planned for 10 a.m. at Polk Street Methodist Church. She died Monday night at High Plains Baptist Hospital in Amarillo at age 89. Survivors include two sons Roy of Lubbock and Rey of Amarillo, daughter Mrs J Lee Sparks of Amarillo, and brother Rev Willis Furr of Memphis.

Amarillo C. W. Furr Polk Street Methodist Church Furr High Plains Baptist Hospital Panhandle Kirkland Kirkland Mercantile Co Furr’s, Inc Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Colorado Arizona Roy Furr Lubbock Rey Furr J. Lee Sparks Willis Furr Memphis, Tenn Monahans Ollie Pigman Hammond Funeral Home Pigman Odessa Medical Center The Baptist Church Knott County Jewel Slaughter Johnny Ambergey Robert Cornett Kentucky

Wreck Victim's Funeral Today

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Joyce Thornhill age 42 of 1205 Alameda will be at 4 pm today at the First Baptist Church Desdemona. Burial will be in Alameda Cemetery under Arrington Hamner Funeral Home Eastland with director’s guidance.

Ence UN Manut Helen Joyce Thornhill Alameda South Vietnam First Baptist Southeast Desdemona iAsia Alameda Cemetery Arrington- Hamner Funeral Home Eastland

Steel contract details near completion in nationwide wage talks

A negotiator hailed the steel agreement as the largest economic package yet, with 3702 North Texas workers benefiting from wage hikes and extensive pension and medical provisions. The contract, amid a 6 percent pattern across major settlements, includes 30 percent pension improvements, vacation bonuses, unemployment boosts, and new night differential rules, while defense of inflation remains contested.

J. W. Abel Odessa Thornhill The Baptist Church William Michael Kimbrough Desdemona Ae Geen Harris North Texas Mike Keent Muler North Golder Errc Abel William E. Simkin Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Simkin Basic Steel Industry Conference Opposi

New Hospital Administrator Appointed in Midland

Midland Memorial Hospital names Wayne E. Ulrich as new administrator replacing John Hess who resigned. Ulrich, 34, comes from Methodist Hospital in Houston and holds a BA from Trinity University San Antonio and a MPH from UC Berkeley. He has Army Medical Service experience and is married with two children. Salary not disclosed.

Midland Wayne E. Ulrich Methodist Hospital Houston Midland Memorial Hospital Maurice E. Kennedy Hospital Board of Trustees Ulrich John Hess Trinity University San Antonio University of California Berkeley Medical Service Corps U.S. Army Kennedy

Odessa civic notices and club meeting schedule

Noon Sandhills American Business Club at Sands Restaurant. Odessa Life Gadomillar Association at Barn Door. Evening Lions meet at Sands Restaurant at 6 30 P M. Basin Lions at Little Mexico Cafe at 7 30 P M. Texas State Guard Odessa unit at National Guard Armory 4501 Andrews Highway at 7 80 P M.

Sandhills Sands Restaurant Odessa Life Gadomillar Association Basin Lions Little Mexico Texas State Guard Odessa National Guard Armory Andrews Highway

Odessa Event Schedule Snippet From Local Clubs

A fragment lists morning and noon gatherings in Odessa with Sunrise Optimist at Sands Restaurant and Downtown Lions at Inn of Golden West in the ballroom. Additional noon meeting noted for Odessa Civitan at Sands Restaurant.

Sunrise Optimist Sands Downtown Lions Inn of Golden West

Vandals Strike Ector County Lease Site and Home

Police and deputies probed two vandalism cases in Ector County on Wednesday. Vandals damaged meters and lines at a lease site belonging to Robert Pelletier Oil Co. of Midland, and broke two windows at Billy Swoopes’s home at 615 East Murphy.

Ector County Robert Pelletier ‘Oil Co Midland Billy Swoopes East Murphy

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