Last Day Of School Details At Fannin Elementary
Principal Gordon J Gaines says Thursday will mainly keep students occupied until the final bell. Report cards will be held for 15 minutes to maintain order as most finals and grades are complete. Elementary pupils receive cards Thursday while secondary students await mailed reports next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Pinkerton
Fannin Elementary School
Gordon J. Gaines
Fannin
Evelyn N. Meachum
Lamar Elementary School
Lamar Elementary
Estelle B. Langley
Last Day Of School Plans A Mix Of Activities
Teachers and principals describe a hectic last day of term with awards, talent shows, parties, and a movie for Lamar Elementary and Dowling Elementary. Principals warn of jokes and fatigue as students wrap up the 10 month year and prepare for summer vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansel
Ketel
Bernard Ross
Dowling Elementary School
Ross
Gayle Smith
Local Enforcement Seen For Pollution Control
The Texas Air Control Board directs a shift toward local air and water pollution enforcement. Curtis Heaton of the Ector County Health Unit notes a 1972 for full operation and regionalization, with Region 6 centered on Ector and Midland counties. Local authorities will handle testing and lawsuits as state funding shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Air Control Board
Curtis Heaton
Ector County Health Unit
Heat
Heaton
Ector
Midland
Gaines
Dawson
Martin
Menard
Rio Grande
Terrell
Reeves and
Loving
San Angelo
Odessa
Odessa American publication rates and mailing info
The Odessa American lists pricing for home delivery in Ector County and other zones, with annual and monthly rates for mail subscriptions. It notes single copy prices for daily, Saturday, and Sunday editions and provides contact details for the newspaper.
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Odessa
Texas
East 4Th Street
Odessa American
Ector County
Judge Accepts 2 Guilty Pleas
Two men pled guilty before Judge John H. Buddy Rogers on misdemeanor charges. Edwin Ellsworth, 45, was fined 50 dollars and jailed three days for driving while intoxicated after an arrest at South Crane and Drury Lane. Clarence Wayne Johnson, 19, was placed on six months probation and ordered to pay 70 dollars restitution for driving a car on a public street without the owner's consent after allegedly taking a vehicle from Peiper Auto Sales on April 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H.buddy Rogers
Miss Demeanor
Edwin Ellsworth
East Second
South Crane
Drury Lane
Clarence Wayne Johnson
Lancaster
Peiper Auto Sales
Odessa man found guilty of petty theft in municipal court
Delton H Lunceford Jr of 226 West University Blvd was found guilty by a municipal court jury of petty theft for taking sunglasses worth 77 cents from Cooks Discount Center at 2021 East Eighth on May 20 and was fined 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Delton H. Lunceford Jr
West University
County Court Records Marriage Licenses and Court Actions
Marriage licenses issued list multiple couples led by Fahlstrom Pate Castillo Torres and others. Criminal, appeal, and civil cases filed include driving while intoxicated and threats. district court divorce and damages suits. extensive Center Hospital admissions and discharges. births and recent city traffic accidents noted with names ages and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Earl Fahlstrom
Patsy Lee Pate
Fernando Martinez Castillo
Aurora Torres Chavez
Ronald Raymond Dowell
Vickie Sue Elland
Joe Madonado Esquivel
Barbara Ray Gonzales
John Calhoun Armistead
Nany Vee Mabry
Jerry Don Gallowaay
Hope Darryn Eileen
Ritchie Clay Cureton
Loren Dee Peddicord
Travis Dwayn Brown
Mickle
Elaine
District Court
Donald F. Reid
Lillian V. Reid
Mary Frances Pace
Glyndon Ray Pace
Elizabeth Jean Welch
Jack Carroll Welbhy
Kenneth Ardin Alford
Norman Ruth Alford
Johnnie J. E. Meadows
Deloris Ann Meadows
Raleigh Lynn Wier
Mark Allen Agnew
Howard L. Cook
James Lunceford
R. J. Stone
John Lane Fox
James R. Bond
John Butler
Grandview Seal Coating Ties Up City Traffic
City crews seal coated Grandview from Eighth to 21st Street causing heavy morning congestion. City Manager Ron Neighbors cited planned nocturnal work to finish the project up to University Blvd after last night’s efforts and possible additional night work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Eighth
21St Street
Ron Neighbors
University Blvd
Theft Cases Being Checked by City Police
City police investigated six thefts including catfish shop break in and home freezer theft. Mrs. J. W. Jones reported 100 pounds of catfish and 30 quarts of bloodbait missing valued at 150 dollars. Other incidents include an air conditioner stolen from Ace Pawn, a pawn mower from Grace Hendrick, water bottles from Mrs. Jack Laird, and a stereo with two speakers from Carl Ball. A bicycle theft was reported by W. N. Rutherford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Jones
Pagewood
Ace Pawn and Used
South Grant
Grace Hendrick
North Golder
Jack Laird
East 14Th
Carl W. Ball
North Tom Green
W. N. Rutherford
Santa Monica
Eight Odessa Delegates Selected To Texas Boys State
Eight Odessa area high school students will join about 840 peers at the Texas American Legion Boys State in Austin from Saturday through June 12. Delegates from Permian, Odessa, and Ector High Schools will study citizenship, visit the State Capitol, and participate in a mock state government ending with a Governor's Ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Ee
Texas American Legion
Austin
James Orbeck
American Legion
Odessa
Permian
Odessa High
Ector High
University of Texas
Donnie Auvenshine
Don Auvenshine
East 10Th
John B. Davis
Palm
Ector
Ricky Lynn Meredith
C. D. Meredith
Sherwood
Thomas G. Perkins
Jink Perkins
Odessa American Legion
Ravenshine
the Legion
Odessa Optimist Club
Boys State
Officers Check Five Breaking
Five burglary cases are being investigated after prowlers damaged a service bay door at Hubbard Olds Cadillac Co and stole a 1963 Station wagon from Dr. Jack Fielden. A missing TV, camera, blankets, pillows and cigarettes were reported at Ron Farris home. A purse was stolen from Mrs. Billie Joe Hughes. The Alibi Lounge front door lock was broken and five beer cases taken. A stereo tape and six beers were taken from Gene Bills’s car at Floyd Gwin Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard Olds- Cadillac Co
East Eighth
Jack Fielden
Idlewood
Ron Farris
North Muskingum
Billie Joe Hughes
Cambridge
South Crane
Gene Bills
Andrews
Floyd Gwin Park
Andrews man charged with assault with intent to murder
Joe Brown, about 25, of Andrews, was named in a charge of assault with intent to murder on file Wednesday with Justice Manuel Valles. He is accused of firing a shot on May 15 at the Elks Club at Pearl and Tom Green that wounded James A. Posteal, 24, of 912 Prairie Street. Posteal was hospitalized for 10 days. Brown was not in custody Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brown
Andrews
Justice of the
Manuel Valles
Brown
James A. Posteal
Prairie
Elks Club
Pearl
Tom Green
Posteal
Death of Rev Reinhold Niebuhr a prominent church leader
Stockbridge Massachusetts AP The Rev Reinhold Niebuhr famed Protestant theologian and social reformer is dead at 78 after a long illness at his summer home He shaped Christian realism linking faith with social and political action He helped found the World Council of Churches Americans for Democratic Action advised many leaders and taught at Union Theological Seminary for 32 years He stressed that modern life demands approximate rather than absolute answers in public questions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niebuhr
Union Theological Seminary
Illness Fatal To Local Man
Raymond Faulkner aged 32 died at Medical Center Hospital at 4 a.m. after a long illness. Born January 18, 1939 in McCamey he lived in Odessa 30 years. Services are pending with Paul A Rix Funeral Home. Survived by mother Mrs. Clarence Faulkner brother C R Faulkner of Clute sister Mrs. William Bowen II of 501 West 59th two grandmothers and two nephews and a niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Faulkner
West 26Th
Medical Center Hospital
McCamey
Odessa
Paul A . Rix
First Methodist Church
Clarence E. Faulkner
C. R. Faulkner
Clute
William T. Bowen II
Lee Ann Daniel
Washington Lane
Paul A. Rix
Leon Daniel
San Bernardino
Calif
Stolen Pickup Recovered By City Police
City police recovered a pickup owned by the Western Tank Co. at 1905 West First. W. T. Williams of 1005 West 15th said the vehicle had been taken from in front of his home.
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Western Tank Co
West First
W. T. Williams
West 15Th
Scorpion Sting Sends Odessa Woman to Hospital
Bertie Rodges, 45, of Odessa, was stung on the leg by a scorpion Tuesday morning and treated at Medical Center Hospital where she was released after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertie Rodges
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
West Texas Civic Leader J Henry Sears Dies at 64
Hereford banker J Henry Sears 64 died in a Hereford hospital after a yearlong illness. He chaired Hereford First National Bank and earned multiple honors including Man of the Year Hereford 1960 and Top West Texan 1968. Memorials set for Hereford First United Methodist Church with graveside rites at West Park Cemetery. Survivors include widow two sons Jim and Wheeler daughter Mrs. Robert Cox five grandchildren two sisters and a brother.
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Hereford
Tex
J. Henry Sears
Sears
Hereford First National Bank
Texas Agriculture
West Texas State University
Canyon
First United Methodist Church
West Park
Jim
Wheeler
Dallas
Robert Cox
Bellaire
Odessa civic groups meet at local venues by noon evening
A series of noon gatherings in Odessa list Clairmont 商? groups meeting at the Inn of Golden West Ballroom Sands Restaurant and The Barn Door with Lions clubs Life Underwriters Association and the Sandhills American Business Club. The Texas State Guard unit meets at 8 PM and VFW Post 4372 hosts at 208 East 63rd in the VFW Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downtown
Lions
Inn of Golden West
Odessa Civitan
Sands Restaurant
Sandhills American Business Club
Odessa Life Underwriters Association
Paul G. Mahoney
VFW Post
East
VFW
Hall
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Permian High School
A. G. McDonald
McDonald
Odessa High School
National Science Foundation
Lowell Lovell
Paul Lovell
West 25Th
Larry Kluck
Louis Kluck
Southern Methodist University
Linda van Houten
W. C. van Houten
Texas A&m Unisemeetdas
Vurairys
Circulation Department
Cee
N. Grant
3PC
Eese Wall Ae Vela
Bankamericard Ce
Sigio
Leach and
Slider
Optometrists
Houston
More
Center Hospital
Jane
John R. Carickennet
Marguerette
Jimmy E. Jones
Della M. Burleson
Alta E. Gilliam
Mary N. Gold
James A. Thomas JR
Winnie A. Rogers
Carolyn Ann Folk
Benita Leona Perrin
Isabel R. Palma
Lucy H. Molinar
Tony Bernal Sr
Edmund Lusan Carrasco
Josephine G. Calderon
Roberto L. Martinez
Ramona Luna
Jeffrey B. Waits
Billy W. Vaughn
Ruth A. Thrall
Carolyn L. Goff
Tanya M. Stratton
Janette F. New
Danny M. Beaver
Patsy A. Longley
Arthur D. Duncan
Robert J. Ratcliff
Joe L. Hallmark
John O. Cooper
Shirley J. Felts
Winnie F. Miller
Wilma Darlene McDonald
Mary H. Kirklien
Judy Lynn Massey
Patricia Ann Riggs
Judy R. Hager
Dorothy A. Solomon
Ronald K. Witt
Conrad D. Lee Jr
Harlan Hammond
Norma L. Saunders
Georgia M. Bailey
Ottis E. Adkisson
Louisa Delgado
Carmelita S. Elliott
Juanitas
Gomez Frances L. Yarborough
Sherrie L. Burke
R. Orita Crawford
Linda K. Richardson
Shirley A. Riley
June E. Whisenhunt
Ann Norman
Floyd A. Hale
Guadalupe S
M Bon CG
Lynn
East 36Th
Boy
Lonnie Alan Looney
Edward E. Folk
Basil Drive
Winchester
Palma
Lindberg
Ada
Jerry Lynn McCord
West 14Th
John N. Wade
Best
Esther
N. Wade
H. Gonzales
East Seventh
Christy von Jones
East 15Th
Joyce Lynn
Everett
East 21St
North Adams
Patricia Gail Payne
Westwood
Mildred Baliew Taylor
William Wesley Wilkerson
North Elliot
J. F. Marsden
Sam Houston
Kenneth Ray Allen
Clifford
Alfred C. Donaghey
West 69Th
West Eighth
Pleasant
Laurel
James Thomas Morris
Douglas
East 42Nd
Debra Janette Graves
Bonham
Jimmie Edwin Raser
East County
Darlene R. McDonald
East 55Th
Carol Martin
Corpus Christi
West Texas
C. H. Martin
Cherrywood Circle
Church Council
Homer Lee Morgan Hedley
Homer Lee Morgan
Hedley
Toots
Madlock
Levelland
Amarillo
Betty
Iness
Basin Lions
Little Mexico
Texas State Guard
National Guard
Andrews Hwy
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