Midland Seeks Spur Highway for bottleneck relief
Midland Mayor Ernest Angelo Jr says the Texas Highway Commission may prioritize a new spur from U S 80 along Midkiff Road to Interstate 9 after a Austin hearing. Project cost about 1 3 million with 1 million for a grade separation of the Texas Pacific Railway. City to contribute 75 000 plus 300 000 for highway work. Attendees included Mayor Pro Tem A A Thomas Jr Councilman Pat Baskin and chamber director Bill Collyns.
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Midland
Ernest Angelo Jr
Texas Highway Commission
Angelo
Austin
Texas Highway Department
Texas & Pacific Railway
Midlanders
A. A. Thomas Jr
Pat Baskin
City Public Works
Fred Baker
Bill Collyns
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Primary Law Attacked In Federal Suit
The American Party sues in federal court to strike down the McKool Stroud Primary Financing Act and ease third party ballot listings. Plaintiffs Homer Fikes Hub Horton Robert Frias seek a three judge panel against Secretary of State Bob Bullock, alleging signatures required for ballot access are unconstitutional.
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Midland
American Party
U. S
Gloria Svanas
Odessa
Texas Supreme Court
Homer Fikes
Stonewall
H. D
Hub) Horton
Ector County
Robert Frias
Bob Bullock
Two Odessa High Seniors Win American Legion Awards
Two Odessa High School seniors receive the American Legion Awards for scholarship leadership courage and service. Virginia Miller daughter of B F and Miller 900 North Bernice and Craig Cooper son of Bill C Cooper Route 3 are honored. Miller active in National Honor Society Girls State Seguin Advanced Social Studies Problems Group and Who's Who social studies award. Cooper vice president Odessa High Student Council named most reliable by classmates and part of the football squad Student Council and Junior Board.
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Odessa High School
American Legion
Virginia Miller
B.F. Miller
North Bernice
Craig Cooper
Bill C. Cooper
Route 3
Special Fund Drive Slated For Odessa Jaycees Effort
Odessa Jaycees plan a Saturday fund drive to aid 20 year old Billy Crump paralyzed in a motorcycle crash on August 11 1971. Crump's mother has been with him in Houston at the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Medical Center while he receives treatment. Eight Odessa High School students will collect donations wearing Jaycee badges and the office will arrange pickups and donations by phone. A special bank account for Crump is at First National Bank.
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Odessa Jaycees
Houston
Billy Crump
Odessa High School
Arvel R. Crump
East Seventh
Crump
Odessa
Harold Hand
Jaycee
Jaycees
Larry Kennedy
Jaletta Trout
Paula McHam
Pamela McHam
April Barton
Kathy Moore
Berry Hogan
Mike Luker
Odessa Jaycee
First National Bank
Derby Derby Feed Set Saturday for Odessa Soap Box Derby
The Odessa Soap Box Derby entries and families will attend a 2 p.m. watermelon feed Saturday at McKinney Park Pool Road and South Crane. The July 22 race will be at McKinney Park. Derby chairman Kevin Dobbs says entries still come in and youngsters can register to build a roler. Entry blanks are at the Jaycee office in the Chamber of Commerce or Brancho Chevrolet, sponsors with The Odessa American. Booster pins sell for 1 each to support the event. several boys have sold out their first allotment of 25 pins and secured additional pins.
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Odessa
McKinney Park
Pool Road
South Crane
Kevin Dobbs
Odessa Jaycees
Younsters
Jaycee
Chamber of Commerce
North Lincoln
Brancho Chevrolet
Odessa American
Dobbs
County court matters and district court notices
County records list marriage licenses for eight couples and civil cases including Simon & Schuster vs The Book Mouse. District court notes divorce filings. Medical Center Hospital admits and discharges list numerous patients for June, with births, traffic accidents, and a pending aggravated assault charge against Brother Phillips. The Book Shop of Odessa faces a debt suit by Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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John Howard Wells
Eva Beil Higgs
James Robert Barnett
Debra Diana Wade
Jerry Earl Goodwin
Marion Lou Baker
Michael Eugene Pitt
Marilyn Ann Bly
Henry Ray Cutbirth
Bernice Janette Terry
Hollis Jay Bishop
Mary Ann Mitchell
Jerry Michael Wilkerson
Delana June Gelnar
Christopher Allen Vaughn
Juanita Corene Wingfield
Stephen Lynn Poynor
Nina Catherine Gossett
Simon & Schuster, Inc
the Book Mouse
Ourwood Lamoine Adkisson
Hovie Williams
Richy Don Awbrey
Brother Phillips
Irma Arquetlo
Johnny 8
Arquello
Jeanette Keeth
Lonnie Joe Keeth
P. L. Cat
Donna Cat
Robert Aleman
Marilyn Sue Aleman
Dorothy Louise Self
John Junior Self
Ala May Sadler
Gibson's Discount Center
Larwin Realty & Mortgaage Trust
Gage Brothers Corp
Ector County
Odessa
New York
Meat Stolen From Freezer At Toddle House
Police investigated a theft at Toddle House restaurant, 182 East Second, where 120 pounds of meat were taken from a rear freezer. Missing items included 40 pounds of steak burgers, 40 pounds of chopped sirloin, 30 pounds of steak, and 10 pounds of filets, valued at 138 dollars. Entry was gained by tearing off plywood.
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Toddle House
East Second
Where To Vote In Saturday Democratic Republican Runoff
Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the primary runoff with multiple voting sites across four precincts for Democrats and Republicans. Locations include courts, schools, churches, fire stations, and community centers such as the Courthouse Commissioner's Courtroom, Permian High School, Bowie Junior High, Fannin Elementary, and Gardendale Community Center.
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Floyd Gwin
10Th
West County Road
Pease
22Nd
San Fernando
Notrees
West Side Baptist Church
University and Flamingo
Dowling
17Th
Maple
Bonham Junior High
East 21St
Permian High School
42Nd
Dawn
Burnet
Permian
John Ireland
Lyndale
Goliad
52Nd
Kingston
Gardendale Community Center
Bowie Junior High
21St
Alleg
Morningside
la Fiesta
Ruth
Southside
Clements
Zavala
Pine and
Clifford
Fannin
North Kelly
Eighth
Santa Rosa
Notrees Old School
Alamo
23Rd
Center
Reagan
Redbud
Brentwood
Ross
46Th
Everglade
Gonzales
Custer and
Disney
Ector High School
Crane and Clements
Crane and
D W Dilbeck Obituary In Odessa Texas
D W Dilbeck 51 of Odessa died after an apparent heart attack at Medical Center Hospital. Service 4 p m Saturday Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survived by wife Eva Hunt, siblings and extended family. Born March 10 1920 in Blanchard Oklahoma he moved to Odessa in 1937 from Kermit and was WWII veteran.
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D. W. Dilbeck
Milburn
Pradton Construction Co
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Blanchard
Okla
Midland
Eva Hunt
Odessa
Kermit
Leon R. Hull JR
Big Spring
Leon Randolph Hull Jr
Keller
Nalley-Pickle Rosewood
Mount Olive
Greater Southwest International Airport
Fort Worth
Federal Aviation Administraton
Texas A&m University
Air Force
FAA
Hull
Midland-Odessa Regional Air Terminal
Eula Hull
Timothy
Julie
Stephanie
Roxie Coggin
Stanton
Marilyn Brewer
Canyon
Mrs Bertha A Elmore 71 dies after long illness
Mrs Bertha A Elmore 71 dies at her Nabors Lane home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Saturday at First Methodist Church with burial in Roswell New Mexico. Born January 21 1901 in Bastrop she lived near Roswell with husband Buel C Elmore until his death. Survived by three sons and a sister, with Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Bertha A. Elmore
Nabors Lane
First Methodist Church
Roswell
N. M
Bastrop
Buel C. Elmore
Wilford H. Elmore
Westbrook
John C. Elmore
Linden
N. Wayne Elmore
Kingsland
Maggie Shaffer
Truth Or Consequences
N.M
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
May's Cool May Weather Drops Below Normal Readings
The National Weather Service report from Midland Odessa shows May was cooler than normal with a maximum around 82.5 degrees, a low average 58.2 and a monthly average 70.4. Precipitation totaled 1.20 inches, with rainfall 2.77 inches below normal year to date.
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National Weather Service
Midland-Odessa
May
Nixon voices hope for new U S Soviet peace path on Capitol Hill
After a 13 day journey Nixon returned by jet to a joint session in the Capitol. Sparse attendance marked the hour long address as lawmakers hurried to other plans while he touted arms control pacts and a new era of cooperation with the Soviet Union. He framed 1972 as the year America led the world toward lasting peace and noted agreements on space, health care, and a joint commission expected to seal a broader trade pact.
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House
Nixon
America
Peking
Moscow
Joint Commercial Commission
United States
U.S.S.R
Waterspout damages trailers near Corpus Christi in Texas
A waterspout offshore near Padre Island caused a trailer crash and injured Karen Riviera, 32, of Laredo, who was taken to a hospital. A beach concession stand trailer toppled onto a sleeping youth, but no serious injuries were reported. Tornado warnings covered Nueces San Patricio and Aransas counties until 7 a.m. as showers and thunderstorms moved along the coast.
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Corpus Christi
Nueces
San Patricio
Aransas
Karen Riviera
Laredo
Odessa Woman Targeted By Lottery 'Stroke of Luck' Swindle
Police sought a man who visited Rosetta Snell at 807 Washington Lane on Thursday and claimed she won a set of encyclopedia thru a drawing. She paid a $6.16 shipping fee with a $10 bill and the man left, promising to return with change. He did not return. Also, Joe Weatherby of 304 West Parker, 41, posted $1,000 bond on a driving while intoxicated charge after a 1:30 a.m. arrest on U.S. 80 Wednesday, justice of the peace set bond.
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Odessa
Rosetta Snell
Washington Lane
Joe Oscar Weatherby
West
Suit filed against Gibson's Discount Center for $27500 damage
Ala May Sadler of Odessa accuses Gibson's Discount Center employees of falsely arresting her on February 25. The $27,500 damage suit was filed Friday in the 61st District Court.
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61St
Gibson's Discount Center
Odessa
Ala May Sadler
Crash Hurts Midland Man With Two Vehicles Collision
A 90 year old Midland man, Oscar Lewis Haney, remained in satisfactory condition at Midland Memorial Hospital after a two vehicle crash Thursday 10 miles east of Monahans on US 80. Haney suffered a broken left collar bone, broken ribs and a broken left shoulder when his pickup struck a car driven by Michael Eugene Ross of Odessa about 5:15 p.m. and the truck overturned. Police attributed a separate windshield break to a water filled balloon thrown at a car on West 12th Street by three boys in a pickup. Ricky Don Awbrey of Midland, 23, was charged with theft in Ector County Court for taking a motorcycle foot bar valued at $17.95 from Klusmeyer Motorcycle Parts. No arrest had been made Friday.
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Midland
Midland Memorial Hospital
Monahans
Oscar Lewis Haney
Michael Eugene Ross
Odessa
Bob Forbus
Forbus
Sheral Lee Martin
West University
West 12Th
Ricky Don Awbrey
Ector County
Klusmeyer
Andrews Highway
Toade Friday
Graveside Rites Slated For Infant Sandra Hope
Sandra Jean Hope infant daughter of Mr and Mrs William Hope died Thursday in Medical Center Hospital She was seven hours old Graveside services set for Saturday at 2 pm in Odessa Cemetery Survivors include parents three half brothers Felix Hope Stewart Miss and Mr and Mrs E B Blasingame Greenville Miss Irwin Realty Mortgage Trust of Los Angeles filed foreclosure against Fago Brothers Corp of Odessa and sought 1300000 in damages over an unpaid Feb 23 promissory note secured by a deed of trust on four Odessa lots
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William D. Burcham
Francisco Mendoza Alpine
Pecos
William David Burcham
Francisco Mendoza
Brewster Memorial
Santa Rosa
Santa P.m
Geeslin Chapel
Rosa
Marathon
Brewster
Reeves County County Commissioner Memorial Hospital
Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford
Salem
Ind
West Texas
Esther Mendoza
After
Nevada
Victor
Shafter Mendoza
Santana Mendoza
Terlingua
Magdalena Mendoza
Pedro
Rubye Mendoza
Jose Mendoza
Richardson
Alpine
June Ervin
Sacramento
W. G. Lauderdale
la Canada
Alveen Ater
Roscoe
Roscoe Methodist Church
McCoy Funeral Home
Sweetwater
Childress and
Crane
Miss Ater
Childress
Ray Hendricks
Velma Kriedle
Barbara Haynes
Sandra Jean Hope
William Hope
McKnight
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
James David Bean
William Stacey Bean
Robert Wilson Bean
Felix Hope
Stewart
E. B Blasingame
Greenville
Irwin Realty & Mortgage Trust
Los Angeles
70Th District Court
Fago Brothers Corp
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Marcos C. Martinez Sr
Ramon O. Mancha
Paula Jean Webb
Elnora (Stephens) Pigg
Linda 4. Armstead
Sandra M. Donaldson
Paul Alan Bryant
Harry R. Jefferson
Charlotte J. Tucker
Delbert L. Ward
Vivian Payne
Norma Janell Moore
Robert N. Cree
Janet E. Barnes
Debra L. Polorack
Betty 5. McKinney
Patsy L. Scruill
John C. Stevens
David M. Vinson
Cleveland
Julia Martinez
Alejandra Flores
George Ellington
Lota Marquis
Lucy McLain
Michelle Moore
Ruth Brown
Maria Betancourt
Mildred Hardman
Thrissia Glissen
Mary Willard
Geraldine McRee
Robert Jenkins
Betty Henderson
Mary Ramsey
David Lee
Hubert Persell
Calvin Gibson
Jimmie Myers
Baby
Tiburcio Ybarra
Danny Crozier
Jackie Brownd
James Luker
Charles P. Armstead
Ted A. Bickerstall
North Adams
Darryl J. Webb
Castle Road
Phillip Morris
Eisenhower
Ronald W. Herndon
Vincente C. Hernandez
Foster
Jessie Ocon
North Hancock
Muskingum
Harold Fain Lowery Jr
West 11Th
Clyde Stanley Patterson
Montclair
Grant
Paulette Maldonado Clement
North Washington
Claude Lawrence Kiser
University and
Henderson
Jackie Small Bagget
Harold Wisco Everson
Andrews
Judge Lowery Manauia
Santa Monica
Shelby Ferguson Ward
Sunset
Roger and University
Lloyd Durward Gibbs
Ian Michael Don Halicroft
East Ith
East 14Th
Norma Wells Arnold
Janice Rae Edwards
Grandview
Charles R. Hemingway
Brownwood
Lorenzo Zuniga
Humble
Shirley Ellis
Snyder
Shelton Cleo Bassham Stanton
Shelton Cleo Bassham
First United Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Gilbreath
Stanton Hospital
Bonham
Colorado City
First Baptist Church
Bassham
Rita Lela Clardy
Jay Moore
Buena Vista Wulfsen
Nelson Bassham
Joe Martin Villalva
Seminole
Joe Villalva
St. James Catholic Church
Seminole Memorial Funeral Home
Seminole Memorial Hospital
Jeanette
Frank Villalva
Eusavio Lechuga
Hobbs
Jack Neeley
Seminole Memorial Cemetery
Kansas
Vera
Don Neeley
Tulsa
Howard Neeley
Jetmore
Kan
Ted Neeley
Eldorado
Katherin Taylor
Ona Mae Cole
Cambridge
Ideaho
Audrey Lomburg
H. T. Barker
Dallas
Tom Barker
Gorman Baking Co
The
Baptist Church
Camp Funeral Home
Grove Hill Cemetery
Edna W. Barker
Perry William Barker
William E
Billy) Barker
Irene Adds
New Orleans
Willie Mae Johnson
Burkburnett
Minnie Belle Hicks
Fidelis
Council For Mentally Retarded Children
Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary
Capitol Hill
Earth
Padre Island
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Bend
Big Bob Hall
Brownsville
Port Arthur
Gulf
South
Amarillo
Galveston
Wichita Falls
Marfa
Suit Lodge
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