Odessa Chest Drive under new director plans early campaign
Fred Ross, Odessa Community Chest's new director, announced a 1960 drive with all campaign chairs named except one. The advance gifts drive begins in August and the general campaign in September to avoid Oil Show conflicts.
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Odessa Community Chest
Fred Ross
Chest
Ross
H. 1
Pat) Simmons
J. L
Dusty) Rhoades
A. C
Johnny) Bassett
FASTEETH PROMOTES COMFORTABLE DENTURE WEAR
An old styled advertisement touts FASTEETH powder to stop teeth from dropping, shifting, or wobbling. It claims the product keeps dentures firm while avoiding rust, goo, or pasty taste and notes an alkaline formula with no nausea. It suggests use for fresher breath and lists all counters.
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
Reported breakthrough claims a non surgical healing substance called Bio-Dynet used in Preparation H to shrink hemorrhoids stop itching and relieve pain. Case results allegedly include reduced swelling and statements that piles ceased to be a problem with suppository or ointment forms available at druggists.
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York
N. Y
Defendant Pleads Guilty. Seeks Return of Shoes
Myrion Purser, 38, appeared barefoot in Salt Lake City court and pleaded guilty to destruction of property and drunkenness. He was fined $25 and demanded the return of his shoes, which police had seized as evidence after finding two distinctive footprints mashed into the stamped hood of a small imported car.
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Salt Lake City
Myrion Purser
San Francisco Census Count Faces Dispute
The Chamber of Commerce reports up to 48000 San Franciscans may be left out of the census, based on a survey. District Census Supervisor Thomas Gosland Jr. disputes the figure and says each dwelling was checked, with a preliminary total to be announced later. The chamber hopes the count exceeds 800000.
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SAN Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Thomas Gosland Jr
Gosland
Body Recovered After Fisherman Falls Overboard
Harold Baker a 50 year old resident of Houston died after falling from a boat in Galveston Bay while repairing an outboard motor. His fishing companion Mrs Catherine Atherston reported the accident and recovery occurred Thursday.
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San Leon
Harold Baker
Houston
Galveston Bay
Catherine Atherston
Baker
Seminole Man Given Verdict
A 109th District Court jury awarded J. & Franks of Seminole $14,035 in a compensation suit against Aetna Casualty and Surety Company. Franks suffered a back injury while working as a roughneck for Nobel Drilling Company on May 5, 1939, and was ruled fatally injured. Odessa attorney J. B. Cotten represented the plaintiff, with James Little of Big Spring for the defendant. Judge G. C. Olsen of Kermit presided.
Seaman Jailed Over False Bomb Report At Airpt
Patrick Matthew Hayes, 37, a Baltimore merchant sailor, is held on $2500 bail after claiming a 16 inch box he carried on an Eastern Airlines flight contained a Soviet atomic bomb. He cited New York LaGuardia as a target. Hoover notes Hayes is the 17th arrested on false bomb charges since April 7.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hayes
Odessa Chapter Installs Officers at Masonic Temple
Odessa Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will install new officers at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic Temple, West Ninth and Lasseter. Mrs. R. L. Blaine to be Worthy Matron and James W. Strong to be Worthy Patron. Leading the installation service are Mrs. Raymond Dahl, Mrs. G. C. Bingham and Mrs. Selwyn Webber.
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Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
West Ninth
Lasseter
R. L. Blaine
James W. Strong
Raymond Dahl
G. C. Bingham
Selwyn Webber
Students Attend Lubbock Clinic Ends With Concert at Tech
A week long choral music clinic at Texas Tech ends with a 7 30 p m concert in the Student Union Building Lubbock. The event features 138 singers including 43 from Odessa and 28 from Crane. Tom Adams Bowie Junior High choral director led the Odessa group with Edna Marie Jones assisting.
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Texas Tech
Lubbock
Odessa
Crane
Tom Adams
Bowie
Odessa Singers
Edna Marie Jones
Tech
Midland Census Figure Change Lowers City Population
Midland now records a population of 62,272 after a census revision. Mayor Frank Thompson noted the adjustment by James Stroud, regional census director, due to nearly 300 people wrongly credited as living outside Midland being counted inside the city.
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Midland
Frank Thompson
James Stroud
Thompson
Last Rites Held for W A Elms of Mullin
Funeral services were held here Thursday for W A Elms 69 of Mullin former Marfa resident and father of Hal Elms of Eunice NM. The elder Elms died in a temple hospital Tuesday.
Odessa educators lead Tarleton band school program
Two band directors from Odessa schools visit Tarleton College in Stephenville this week to teach a one week band school. The Odessa participants are Bill J Dean of Odessa High School and J R McEntyre of Permian High School.
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Tarleton iCollege
Stephenville
Auto Overturns Injure Couple North of Odessa
An Andrews man Joseph Veach 41 and his wife Robbie Nail Veach 28 were injured when their car overturned on U S Highway 285 six miles north of Odessa. He received facial and arm cuts and possible head injuries at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. she had cuts and bruises. Mrs Veach was driving at about 8 10 p m. The mishap was investigated by Highway Patrolmen Jimmy Nail and Melton Rasberry of Odessa.
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Andrews
U. S. Highway 285
Odessa
Joseph Veach
Robbie Nail Veach
South Ave
Medical Center Hospital
Veach
Texas Highway Patrol
Jimmy Nail
Melton Rasberry
Suspects Arrested in San Angelo Doctor Bag Theft
San Angelo police arrested four people including three from Kermit in a case involving stolen doctors bags containing habit forming drugs and syringes. Tyrone Wilson 19 Randolph Wilson 24 both of Kermit Lester Vest 22 of San Angelo charged with unlawful possession of a hypodermic syringe Harold Bullock about 20 of Kermit faces the same charge. Two patrolmen nabbed Tyrone Wilson and Lester Vest in a car with a juvenile girl. another Wilson was arrested in a tavern. The bags were stolen Tuesday and Thursday from three San Angelo physicians.
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San Angelo
Kermit
Tyrone Wilson
Randolph Wilson
Lester Vest
Melvin James
Harold Bullock
Wilson
Permian Group Resets Meeting In Monahans
The Texas Permian Historical Society postpones its May 29 meeting to 3 p m Sunday in the Monahans community building. The Ward County Historical Survey and Monahans Sandhills Park joint committee will present research on Ward County and Pecos Valley history with Conrad Dunagan chairing the program.
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Texas Permian Historical Society
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