Weekend thefts investigated after spree across city
Deputies and detectives morning after a weekend of 16 thefts. The costliest item was a wedding ring from Sam D Williams at 9625 North Adams. A $42 loss from a kitchen cabinet. A power saw vanished from H S Standford’s workshop at 1420 South Anderson. Wattsburger workers reported chips stolen after a rock shattered an east window. Mrs Jake Barbee reported $15 to $20 missing.
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Sam D. Williams
North Adams
Willams
Williams
H. S. Standford
South Anderson
Wattsburger
South Grant
Girl Suffers Mangled Arm At City Washateria
A 12 year old girl Joyce Bell was seriously injured Monday morning when her arm was caught in an automatic washer at 19th Street Washateria. She was rushed to Medical Center Hospital and admitted. An employee said she was trying to remove clothes while the cycle ran.
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19Th Street Washateria
East
Joyce Bell
Orville Bell
West 62Nd
Medical Center Hospital
Medical Center
Alfred R. Gomez
North Golder
Marcy J. Baker
Sam Houston
Odessa ALL Law Enforcement Officers Afternoon Assembly
Primary course for law enforcement officers held in the Police Station assembly room afternoon program. At noon the Hi-Noon Optimists meet at Sands Restaurant, then Jaycees at Inn of Golden West Ballroom, and at 8 P.M. the American Legion Earl S. Bailey Post 430 holds events at Legion Hall at Eighth and Pueblo where Boys State representatives and their fathers will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Inn of Golden West
American Legion
Earl S. Bailey
Legion Hall
Eighth and
Pueblo
Odessa to tour city facilities Tuesday afternoon
Mayor Jim Reese invites about 200 Odessa business and civic leaders to a tour of city operations Tuesday afternoon. The group will visit City Halls, fire stations, the police station, water and sewer plants, and other facilities with guides on each bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Reese
Odessas
Odessa Chamber of Commerce Board
Odessa College Board
Ector County Public School
Woman Reports Watch Stolen In Texas Incident
Police investigate a claim by Mrs. Elroy Bolton that a man snatched her watch after a disturbance at the Sportsman Club. Her husband was struck with a cue stick and their car windshield was damaged as they left the scene. The report names the North Tom Green address and details the alleged assault and theft.
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Elroy Bolton
North
Tom Green
Sportsman Club
West
Senate
Texas Afl-Cio
House
Ronald Bridges
Corpus Christi
Reagan
Labor
Miller
Don Adams
Jasper
J. E Blaines
el Paso
Liquor Regulation Committee
Ramon Ramos Jgr
Bob Hendricks
McKinney
Bill Dungan
Joe Hubenak
Rosenberg
Reagan Clark
Jamie Bray
Pasadena
John Nelms
Houston
Vietnam War air strikes tightened after commander orders ban
General W. Abrams, commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam, ordered no further American air strikes in Saigon and suburbs without his approval. A U.S. spokesman would not comment. Reports say a rocket from a helicopter malfunctioned and may have landed near officials, while helicopters returned to Cholon using tear gas to avoid hitting a Roman Catholic church used by Viet Cong as a command post. The church has historical ties to Ngo Dinh Diem, who sought refuge there in 1963 before being assassinated nearby.
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U.S
Cholon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Texan at War Describes Mortuary Dangers in Da Nang
A Fort Worth area Texan recounts dangers at the U S Army mortuary in Da Nang where bodies carry grenades with pins pulled. He notes lapses at collection points and says troops strip weapons before transport. He trained on body charts and recalls early shock, stressing civil readers have it good.
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U.S. Army
da Nang
Robert Simpson
Fort Worth
Haltom City
Simpson
Women Injured In Auto Mishap At Ninth and Grant
Two women were slightly injured in a two car collision Monday morning at Ninth and Grant. Annie Lou Steele aged 56 of 611 North Washington sustained knee bruises, and Darla B Franks 23 of Monahans suffered a forehead bruise. Both were treated at Medical Center Hospital and not expected to be admitted. Police report Franks car traveled southbound on Grant, the other vehicle westbound on Ninth, with total damage estimated to be about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth
Grant
Annie Lou Steele
North
Washington
Darla
Freak Mishap Injures Woman Near Penwell Texas
Nancy Stein of Clint Texas received first aid at Medical Center Hospital after a trailer sway caused by a camping trailer breaking free from a westbound car near Penwell. The crash injured her eye as she was tossed inside the vehicle. Bernard Stein, 33, was driving the car and trailer. patrolman Gerald Bradford commented on the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Stein
Clint
Tex
Medical Center Hospital
Penwell
Texas Highway
Gerald Bradford
Bernard Stein
Five Vandalism Cases Reported In City
Five vandalism cases were being probed Monday by police. Mrs Steele DaJarnett of 2413 West 13th reported chemical dumping on evergreen trees in her yard. Windows were broken at vacant houses 1134 Wilson and 1143 West Ada. Erlinda Badrinnay of 100 D.
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Steele DaJarnett
West 13Th
Wilson
West
Ada
Erlinda Badrinnay
Breakin Reported Suspect In Custody In Odessa
James Curtis Terry, 54, was arrested Saturday night after police found a loaded .22 revolver and a rear window break in West Sixth. He was held on a $1,000 bond by Justice of the Peace E. E. Nobles and awaited transfer to Ector County jail Monday. The Odessa American reports the incident from the 900 block of Coleman and outlines the local jail holding.
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James Curtis Terry
Coleman
Ector County
West Sixth
el Polka
Sims
Evidinag
Theft leads to window screen missing at local building
Police found a removed window screen at 2707 Kermit Highway near the Ector Theater and McVean and mirror. No immediate report of items missing though the outside of a property appeared disturbed. Witnesses named Ricky Lanser and others in Grant reported a possible break in but details remained unclear.
Man Recovers After Weekend Foot Burns At Medical Center
Ray Gilley, 30, of 1009 Drury Lane, was treated at Medical Center Hospital over the weekend for third degree burns on his right foot and was later released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Gilley
Drury Lane
Medical Center Hospital
Gilley
Odesson Jailed on Property Destruction Charge
D Banks, 33, of 709 Fitch, remained in Ector County jail Monday with a $1,500 bond on a charge of destruction of private property. The complaint is filed in Ector County Court.
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Odesson
D. Banks
Fitch
Ector County
Lawsuit Filed by Odessa Woman for 78000 Damage
Nina K Crowder sues Adela Cano Uranga in 70th District Court seeking 78000 for injuries from a April 26 auto collision at Grandview and Oakwood. The plaintiff alleges she was injured when her car collided with the defendant’s vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Nina K. Crowder
Adela Cano Uranga
Grandview
Oakwood
Jury bias ruling softens death penalty stance
The court reversed Witherspoon's 1959 murder conviction sentence, saying a jury biased against capital punishment cannot speak for the community. Justices noted the majority did not establish a per se rule but warned juries must reflect broader views to carry out the ultimate life or death decision.
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Witherspoon
Chicago
Mitchell ‘Stone
Stewart
Three Injuries From Weekend Disturbances Prompt 19 Charges
Police reported 19 charges filed after three weekend disturbances left three people injured. Larry Thornburg, 27, was treated for a forehead cut after an incident at Blue Top Drive Inn. Robert Ellis, 16, was treated for a head cut following a stabbing in the 300 block of Wabash. Jackie Wilson, 23, received first aid for a elbow cut from a separate incident at Sheik's Tent Lounge.
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Larry Thornburg
Hendrix
Medical Center Hospital
Blue Top
Drive Inn
West Second
Robert Ellis
Seamon Ellis
Patterson
Wabash
Jackie Wilson
East Ninth
West Fourth
Three Odessa Committees Schedule Meetings This Week
Odessa Chamber of Commerce announces three committee meetings for the week. The Business Visitation Committee led by J E Perkins will tour city facilities Tuesday afternoon, the Sports Committee under Dale Ellis met Monday afternoon, and the Downtown Odessa Association will meet at the chamber Tuesday at 9 45 a m to discuss a sales promotion. Also, Catalina Mendoza, 52, 1217 Bluebonnet, was treated after a dog bite this weekend and sent home.
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Odessa Chamber of Commerce
J. E. Perkins
Dale Ellis
Chuck Wagon Gang
Firestone Test Center
Fort Stockton
Downtown Odessa Association
Catalina Mendoza
Bluebonnet
Medical Center Hospital
Deaths Helen Keller services held worldwide tribute
Helen Keller 87, the blind and deaf author, died Saturday at her home Arcan Ridge. Memorials in Tokyo and Washington honored her lifelong work for the blind and mentally challenged. Her teacher Anne Sullivan Macy, and Keller’s family, recalled a life of achievement and advocacy.
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Japan
Miss Keller
Arcan Ridge
Tokyo
Helen Keller Institute For the Blind
Ferris Chick
Tuscumbia
Ala
Asia
Johnson
Philip B. Keller
Dallas
Mildred Tyson
Montgomery
Funeral Notices Roundup From Midland Odessa Area
Funeral services are set for Raym Wesley Crane at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of God with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. He died at Medical Center Hospital after a short illness. Survivors include his wife Jullean and two sons Ray Lavern and Delmar Gene. Also in this roundup, Hubbard Tillis, 66, a former Odessan, will have services at 3 p.m. Friday with burial in Fairview Cemetery. He leaves four sons, two daughters, a father, and many grandchildren. Mrs. John E. Benson Winters, 70, sister of Vaughen Harris of Odessa, will have services at 3 p.m. today at Spill Memorial Chapel with burial at Lakeview Cemetery. R. W. Cox, 86, will be buried in Hart Cemetery after 3 p.m. Tuesday services at First Baptist Church in Hart. Lida Evans, 82, sister of Fred Cox of Lovington, N.M., had services at 4 p.m. Monday at First Methodist Church in Tulia with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. Sterlin Riggs, 68, found dead at his Balmorhea residence, will be buried in East Hill Cemetery after services at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Fort Stockton. Allie Wise, 66, will be buried in Seminole Cemetery after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday services at Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors include spouses, children, and siblings as listed.
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Raym Wesley Crane
Medical Center Hospital
Church of God
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard - Kelly
Hanna
Midland
Hubard Tillis
Elmer
Andrews
Raymond
Pecos
Roy L
Portland
Ore
Josephine Tillis
Ina Mae Tillis
Will Tillis
Houston
J. F. Benson Winters
John E. Benson
Vaughen Harris
Odessa
Spill
Mittie Morris
Abilene
Margnen
Earl
Winters
C. E. Conlee
Mittle Harris
Fort Worth
Manteca
Bertha Dougherty
Seattle
Wash
Frances Height
Broadview
N.M
Billy McGregor
Caleb
San Bernardino
Calif
H. A. Collins
Minnie Harris
McGregor
Rudy Schwartz
Tulia
Lida Evans
Fred Cox
Lovington
N. M
First Methodist Church
Rose Hill Cemetery
Wallace
Evans
Swisher Memorial Hospital
Cook County
Cecil
Bill
Lloyd
T. D
Gordon Russell
Frank Cox
Versa New
Cleo
Cherry Jeliot
Fort Stockton
Allie Wise
Seminole
Trinity Baptist Church
Seminole Cemetery
Seminole Memorial Chapel
Wise
Seminole Hospital
St.ason
Fort Hi
Mary Priers
Wayne, Mich
Margie Wameke
Katie Powers
Corrine Dunlap
Mineral Wells
Lonnie Shaw
Kermit
Permian High School Key Club installs officers
Bryan Osborn at 2316 East 1Ith becomes resident member at the Permian High School Key Club installation banquet held at Holiday Inn. Martin Potter of 4208 Bonham is vice president and Mike Hollcroft of 1531 East 43rd serves as secretary treasurer. Past president Steve Hoback of 516 Cumberland is lieutenant governor this year for Texas Oklahoma District No 22.
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Bryan Osborn
Permian High School
Holiday Inn
Martin Potter
Bonham
Mike Hollcroft
East 43Rd
Steve Hoback
Cumberland
Odessa Man's Rites Conducted
Rites for Robert L. Fitch, 54, were held today at Bible Freewill Baptist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Fitch died Friday about 7:30 p.m. while working in a yard at the 200 block of Casa Grande. Justice of the Peace Howard Williams presided. Survived by wife Evelyn, brother Roy of Beeville, sisters Rosa Lee Fitch of Beeville, Violet Fitch of Raymondville, and Dorthy Fitch of Kennedy.
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Robert L. Fitch
Bible Freewill Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Fitch
Casa Grande
Justice of the Peace
Howard Williams
Evelyn
Roy
Beeville
Rosa Lee Fitch
Violet Fitch
Raymondville
Dorthy Fitch
Kennedy
Trailer Looted Car Recovered After Theft Report
Police recovered a 1962 model car stolen Saturday from Allan B. Fausett at 2912 Cambridge and found several items, including a gold ring and a clock, behind 1008 Za alley near Fourth and a Houston street location. The incident involved a trailer loot and a possible associated者 route, with details filed Monday morning.
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W. B. Forrse
Andrews
Fies
Allan B
Fausett
Cambridge
Houston
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Sunset Blvd
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Roger
Short
van Theriot
Monahans
Snyder
Bob Heath
West Catclaw
Barrow
Andrews Highway
Leroy
Reed
Hudson
East Murphy
Murdock Tank Co
James Hallman
West 18Th
Sherwood Baptist Church
East County Road
Earl Ray Phillips
Nabors Lane
Don Lee Patterson
Alpine
Glenn L. Clark
Douglas
Marshall Meeks
Redbud
Willis Johns
Texas
Jimmy Weaver
East 21St
oWante Farrane
Oessa , Texas
Sands Restaurant
Mommie
Home
Home Savings Assn
Town & Country Shoppina Center
Rendy
Bond Voters
Bonham and Burnet
G. K. Roeder
K. Roeder
Peeterr
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Breakin
Americar
Odessa American
East Ath Street
Odessa County
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Foundation Investment Co
Circulation Department
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Quiin
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Santa Rosa
Ray Lavern
Delmar Gene
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R. W. Cox
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