Armed Bandits Rob Drugstore in Odessa Farmstore Heist
An Odessa pharmacy, Permian Pharmacy at 319 North Golder, was robbed at 6 p.m. Friday. A male robber took about $10 and narcotics, forcing the pharmacist to fill a pillow case. A Fort Worth couple were jailed within an hour on armed robbery charges, with bonds set at 25,000 each. The investigation tied a female accomplice seen earlier, and a green 1964 Cadillac. Police recovered a .38 revolver, a blond wig, and narcotics in a vacant motel room vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Lawrence
Permian
North Golder
Fort Worth
Odessa
Chester James Calmes
Kirkwood
Calmes
James Jerald Jourden
Neida Johnson Jourden
West Second
Jack Fillvan
de Luxe Motel
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Valles
Midland Woman Reports Attack
Midland police continued an investigation into a reported assault on a 40 year old woman at a residence in the 500 block of East Kentucky. The victim said a Black man pressed a knife to her throat during the attack and threatened to kill her if she cried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
East Kentucky
Vandalisms Reported In Three Local Incidents
Local deputies pursue leads in three vandalism cases. Two boys on a horse threw water at a mirror on Gene Prather’s truck at 3830 Englewood Circle and fled. A car window was broken on R. E. Merritt’s auto at 1105 Royalty. Judy Smith at 4325 Kirkwood said a man bent a mailbox marker and assaulted her in her home at 3 a.m. He fled. she was unharmed. Police have no suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Prather
Englewood Circle
R. E. Merritt
Judy Smith
Kirkwood
Suspect Gary Theesfield Free On Bond In Threat Case
Gary Lee Theesfield 23 of 3736 Crestview posted 1000 bond Friday after a complaint in Ector County Court alleged he threatened to take a human life against Sue Denice Theesfield 18 of 2612 Verde. Justice of the Peace Otis Moore set the bond after the alleged Sunday threat.
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Gary Lee Theesfield
Crestview
Theesfield
Ector County
Sue Denice Theesfield
Verde
Justice of the Peace
Otis Moore
Odessa American publication notice and pricing details
The Odessa American announces its status as second class matter under an act of March 3, 1879. It lists contact numbers, publication frequency, and subscription rates for home delivery in Odessa and Ector County, retail trading zone, all other zones, and by mail. Single copy price is ten cents, with a morning edition at twenty five cents.
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Odessa
Texas
East 4Th Street
Odessa American
Ector County
Four Thefts Reported In Ector County
Four theft cases were under investigation by Ector County law enforcement on Friday. Items stolen include oil field equipment valued at about 800 dollars from a site near Texas 866, and a set of slips and elevators belonging to Beckman Inc. at 2919 Maurice Road. A 1970s model car owned by Clara Cade at 1202 West Second was taken from a carport. Stolen bicycles were reported by Patti Redding of 2302 Catalina and Clay Spruill of 1205 Smith.
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Ector County
Texas
University
Beckman Inc
Maurice Road
Clara Cade
West Second
Patti Redding
Catalina
Clay Spruill
Smith
Theft Charge Faces Suspect Awbrey in Odessa Area
A 23 year old Midlander remained in Ector County jail on a 1500 bond for theft of a motorcycle foot bar worth 17.95 from Klusmeyer Motorcycle Parts on Andrews Highway. Charges were filed Friday in Ector County Court. The suspect was arrested by Midland County deputies and returned to Odessa in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Rickey Don Awbrey
Klusmeyer
Andrews Highway
Awbrey
Bondon Awbrey
Justice of the
Manuel Valles
Midland County Sheriff's Deputies
Odessa
Odessa Included In Road Funds
The Texas Highway Commission approved a 38 million advance planning program for urban streets and highways including over 700 thousand for Ector County. Odessa projects include a mile long West 42nd Street reconstruction with a 294,600 cost, new traffic signals on 42nd Street at Grandview Dawn and Golder Avenues for 29,700, and signals at the Kermit and Andrews Highways plus 38 city street intersections totaling 386,300. The plan funds preliminary engineering and eligibility for two 50-50 federal aid programs TOPICS and the Federal Aid Urban Program, with construction financing to follow as needed.
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Texas Highway Commission
Ector County
Texas Highway Department
Paul H. Coleman
Odessa
West 42Nd Street
West County Road
Andrews Highway
42Nd Street
Grandview
Dawn
Golder Avenues
Kermit Highway
Commission
Presidio Seeks Bank for First Time in 30 Years
Presidio seeks its own bank with a $100000 capital and $100000 surplus amid three new Texas bank applications disclosed by State Banking Commissioner Robert E. Stewart in Austin. Rancher C B Black of Presidio, an import export operator, leads proposed directors including L T Van Eman, Louis E Ehrlich, B J Bishop, and Gill Youngdoff. The town, population about 1000, lost its last bank in the early 1930s but agriculture and ranching growth promise renewed finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presidio
Robert E. Stewart
Austin
Presidio State Bank
C.B. Black
Black
L.T. van Eman
Louis E. Erhlich
B.J. Bishop
Gill Youngdoff
Alpine Doctor Accuses Hospitals Over Migrant Care
Dr. W E Lockhart alleges Brewster Memorial Hospital Alpine and Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio plus the Texas Department of Public Welfare delayed prompt aid for migrant worker Rogelio Arredondo who suffered a May 24 crash causing paralysis. Arredondo, 20, was admitted to Santa Rosa eight days later and was reported in satisfactory condition with some paralysis.
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Alpine. Tex
W.E. Lockhart
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Rogelio Arredondo
Santa Rosa Hospital
San Antonio
Arredondo
Lockhart
Santa Rosa
Andrew Magliola
State Department of Public Welfare
Austin
Magliola
Brewster Memorial Hospital
Alpine
Kart
Department of Public Welfare
el Paso
Alfredo Arrendondo
Rogelio
Leon Dietschweiler
Providence Memorial Hospital
Providence
Dietschweiler
Midland Man Dies After Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound
A 46 year old Midland man Manuel Natividad died from a gunshot wound to the head in his front yard at 801 Whitaker on Friday at 2 30 pm. Police said the death was a personal safety related gunshot wound with the weapon found nearby. His wife and child were inside the house during the incident. Services were pending at Thomas Funeral Home.
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Midland
Manuel Natividad
Whitaker
Justice of the Peace
Robert Pine
Jack Lay
Midland Police Department
Natividad
Thomas Funeral Home
Local Court Records Highlight Marriages and Divorces
County court issues include marriages for Robert Mature Lopez and Eva Siolas Oeande and Everett Rosas Carter with Amelia Hingies Duran. District court records show divorce filing Katherine Wimorrtey Freasier versus Jack C Freasier Jr. City traffic accidents list incidents on West 1th and East 3st with multiple injuries and property damage across blocks 1200 to 7700 along Grantview Jana k and Andrews Highway.
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COUN
Centes
Robert Mature Lopez
Eva Siolas
Everisis Rosas Carter
Amelia Hingies
Duran Allen
Jay Kertey
Ara Karen Anita Pickett
Catherie Wimorrtey Freasier
Jack C Freasier Jr
West
Janett McHie
East 3St
Wence Robinson
Granaview - Janak
Trara
Cresteeen
Del 4
Stump
North Grant
Andrews Highway
Linda P. Willams
Coessa
Sam C Lance
North Austin
Menor
Where To Vote For Saturday Primary Runoffs
Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Democrats and Republicans across Precincts 1 through 4. Voting sites include courth ouse rooms, schools, churches, community centers, and fire stations in Floyd Gwin Auditorium, Permian, Goliad, Gardendale, and surrounding areas.
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Floyd Gwin
10Th and
West County Road
Pease
22Nd and
San Fernando
Notrees
West Side Baptist Church
University and Flamingo
Dowling
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
Alleghancy
San Jacinto
19Th
Beaty
Barn A. Coliseum
Sam Houston
McKnight
Goldsmith Community Center
Greenfield Acres Baptist Church
Yukon
Lamar
Sixth
Jefferson
Gonzales
Custer
Disney
Blackshear
Blackshear Junior High School
Morningside
la Fiesta
Ruth
Southside Community Center
Clements
Zavala
Pine and
Clifford
Texas echoes and clashes in Sharpstown era senate field
The piece surveys Sharpstown scandal figures Connally and Hobby amid spats over hunting leases and campaign finances. It then covers Democratic U.S. Senate contenders Ralph Yarborough and Barefoot Sanders, their votes and positions, plus comptroller and gubernatorial runoff candidates Albert Fay and Henry Grover and House races Alan Steelman vs Lyle in Dist. 5 and Courtney Roberts vs Don Reeves in Dist. 24.
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U.S
Ralph Yarbrough
Senate
Barefoot Sanders
Dallas
Justice Department
Lyndon B. Johnson
John Tower
Texas
Sanders
Yarborough
Sen
Bentsen
Washington
Robert S. Calvert
Jim Wilson
Calvert
Wilson
GOP
Albert Fay
Henry Grover
Grover
Fay
U.S. House
Alan Steelman
Robert Lyle
Earle Cabell
Denton County
Tarrant
Courtney Roberts
Don Reeves
Economy Report Shows Unemployment Near 5.1 Million
Labor Department data after seasonal adjustment place unemployment at 5.1 million last month with 4.3 million total unemployed and 200000 more people in jobs. Commissioner Moore calls the rise not statistically significant while political reactions split along party lines. Health prices and profit rules are seen as gradually influencing inflation in coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Department
Geoffrey H. Moore
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Hert J. Stein
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Democratic
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Stein
The
Price Commission
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