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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1998
Page
11
Houston officials consider bottling tap water as Houston Superior. City employees and Councilman Chris Bell tout taste tests and branding derived from a superior water rating while piping remains through municipal systems. The project costs about 5000 dollars and runs two months.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Rickie Perry estimates the drought will cause 97 million dollars in losses across cotton, grain sorghum, sugar cane and corn in the Valley. Farmers fear ongoing ruin may push them to switch careers as extension economist Dr. Jason Johnson notes possible disaster-declaration aid but warns it may not cover all losses.
Death notices from Odessa Fort Stockton Stillwater and McCamey list Charles Ray Brice Santos Esparza Burniss Buford Holder C B Rusty Leach Fabian G Rayos. Survivors include spouses children and multiple relatives with burial and service details across Odessa Fort Stockton Stillwater McCamey Balmorhea and Balmorhea Cemetery.
KK Keller 81 died June 3 1998 at Stafford District Hospital Stafford Kansas born May 4 1917 at Leeman Oklahoma son of Henry F and Lou Ann Everett Keller worked as soda jerk in youth later sales for Continental Emsco in Wichita Falls Kermit Snyder and Midland resident of Wichita Falls Kermit Snyder and Midland last months at Trinity Towers Midland veteran of World War II member of First Presbyterian Church and Masonic Lodge married Winona Mae Minter Feb 1 1936 in Ada Ohio she died Jan 30 1998 survivors include two nieces and two nephews graveside service June 8 at Resthaven Memorial Park viewing Sunday at Ellis Funeral Home memorials to Hospice of Midland Inc.
Odessa City Council will hold a Saturday retreat at 8:30 a.m. in the San Jacinto Room of the Radisson Hotel to set goals and review a preliminary budget and capital improvements plan. Topics include neighborhood initiatives affordable housing zoning master parks plan and energy conservation contracts. An executive session will cover a pipeline lease appointments to three boards including the Odessa Development Corp and a municipal court report.
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