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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1952
Page
2
UT President T. S. Painter urged 1 400 graduates to push for a great university and to support faculty needs including pay housing and freedom to teach. He retires August 31 but remains on the faculty as the largest UT class to date receives degrees and the 1 millionth library volume is presented.
Monahans report lists a $79,982 total for a new Ward elementary school at Ball and Hutchings streets. Cottle Construction Co. of Clovis NM won general construction bids totaling $63,517, Phillips Electrical Co. bid $4,717 for electrical work, and Mack Plumbing Co. of Midland bid $11,648 for plumbing and heating.
German sources say West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will postpone his planned visit to the United States until after the presidential inauguration next January.
Billie E Beard candidate for agriculture commissioner accuses John C White of failing to clean up Texas certified seed program and being confused on the law. He cites conflicting statements by White about seed law enforcement and argues the present administration is responsible for the weakness.
North Korean lieutenant colonel who led Thursday’s protests at Koje Island Compound 66 was jailed Sunday for insulting camp commandant Brig. Gen. Haydon Boamer. The riots drew 100 plus U S and British soldiers, with one prisoner killed and others wounded over 48 hours.
American Airlines will run a full schedule on Tuesday when the government ends its gasoline purchase restriction. The carrier aims for 260,000 plane miles daily in June, up 15 percent from last June, aided by 17 new DC-5B aircraft not all in service a year ago.
Siena reports Princess Margherita d Aosta cancelled a Morocco trip on May 31 fueling speculation she will announce plans to wed King Baudouin of Belgium.
Doug las Lee Marlow five year old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Marlow Monahans seeks the Texas Firemen and Fire Marshals Association state mascot title for 1952 53 The Permian Basin chapter endorses him noting his father is a volunteer fireman and Basin chapter secretary treasurer The state mascot will be chosen at the 76th annual convention June 10 11 and 12 in San Antonio
Detectives investigated a house burglary at 105 N. Hancock in which about $30 in cash was taken from Ralph Liner. Thugs entered through a rear door Friday night and took a pair of trousers containing the billfold with the cash. the trousers were recovered near the home Saturday.
The Holy Office in Vatican City placed all writings by Andre Gide on the Catholic Church index of prohibited books. Gide, a French Nobel laureate, is cited as the author of essays novels poetry and criticism now banned for Catholics.
Det Capt. Andy Fenton said a 19 year old Odessa man was arrested in the Wednesday night burglary of two offices in the First State Bank building. Fingerprints matched a print from the offices as investigators tested the lead. About $300 in cash was stolen from the W C Smith Insurance Agency and the adjacent Martell McDonald law office.
City Manager Dick Pepin and Ray Stapp head of the city tax department will attend a regional Texas League of Municipalities meeting in Big Spring on Monday. The all day sessions are held biennially.
Memorial Day services sponsored by the American Legion and VFW were moved to radio station KOSA after a wind and rain storm interrupted the Odessa cemetery program. Judge Alan Fraser of Alpine delivered the main address.
Registration for Odessa College summer courses begins Monday at 9 a.m. in room 106 of the administration building. The six week term starts Tuesday with morning and evening sessions. Courses offered include college algebra, business machines, elementary school curriculum, and U.S. History to 1865, with additional classes possible if demand reaches ten students.
The registrar's office reports that chemistry and physics courses may be added to the night program. Beginning and advanced typing will meet from 6 to 7 30 p.m. with several other subjects scheduled for 11 30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 7 30 to 9 p.m. in English literature and teaching techniques for the elementary school.
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