Marriage licenses and court actions listed in city record
Marriage licenses issued include Walton Chancellor, Young Fuentes, Peterson Sallee, Anderton Beggs, Hightower Robinson, Bartee Mueller. Criminal cases filed cite Polk for driving while intoxicated and Kathiee Castle. Civil cases filed include American Bank of Commerce vs Lonnie Tune. Past court items show numerous divorces, civil cases, and patient admissions with extensive list of names. Births, admissions, and traffic accidents noted with multiple names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edward Walton
Linda Jo
Ramon Rafael Young
Elisa Natividad Fuentes
Jerry B. Peterson
Joyce Ann Sallee
John Henry Anderton
Edith Jewell
Beggs
Lee Marion Hightower
Willie Lee Robinson
Horace Lee Bartee
Irma Beall Mueller
Kathiee Castle
Cppes
Corporation Court
Claude Emmitt Polk
American Bank
Glynder D. Williams
John Thomas Preston
Hugh H. Fuller
Gus Glenewinkel
William Loren Davis
Mary Antoinette Finch
Mary Ella Tuscana
Gene P. Posey
le Roy Bonds Jr
Ralph R. Burton
Nancy Carolyn Vermillion
Glenn A. Tyler
Bobby Joe Clark
Thomas P. Ambrose
Ennis Earl
Grady C. Huffman
David Louis Billings
Jim Games
Sandra Kay Kelly
Shemma Ruth Smith
Mitchell Davis
Kenneth Dale Miller
Beth M. Bridges
Dayton H. Goble
Melissa Stewart
Winford Bailey
Orbie Lee Edson
Barry S. McBride
Joseph R. Murray
Donald R. King
Robert G. Vasquez
Donald H. Reynolds
Bobby Wayne Watts
Er Ae Coven
Jimmie L. Crawford
Jase
Graveside rites set for infant Marcus Arnold Dunn
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Odessa Cemetery for infant Marcus Arnold Dunn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Dunn of 506 Lindberg. Born May 31, the baby died five days later at Medical Center Hospital. Surviving: parents, paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dunn of Odessa, and maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Drake of Kimball, Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Marcus Arnold Dunn
Marcus Dunn
Lindberg
Medical Center Hospital
R. A. Dum
N. M. Drake
Kimball
Nebr
School Officials Study Budget At Board Meeting
Ector County Independent School District will review the budget at the 7 30 p m meeting. The budget last year was 10 310 396 81. The district aims to cut costs with rising taxes modest and debts mostly paid by 1972 73. Pease Elementary bus line changes move some students to San Jacinto. Mentally Retarded Children program at Bonham Junior High to use handicraft room this summer. Two year bank depository contract with First National Bank up for action. Resignations and teacher elections also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County Independent School Disttrict
Charlie Walker
Pease
San Jacinto
Permian Council
Bonham Junior High
Odessa man given probation in armed robbery case
Kenneth E. Broyles 31 of West 18th Odessa received a 10 year probation after pleading guilty to robbery by assault in 161st District Court. He admitted robbing Cabell's Minit Market on January 24 taking about 200 dollars after forcing the clerk into the vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
161St
Kenneth E. Broyles
West 18Th
Cabell’s
Rankin
Broyles
Bob Morris
East 17Th
Bock
Morris
Woman's Rites Set Wednesday for Mrs Miether
Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Odessa at 2 p.m. for Mrs Frieda Irene Miether 78 of 1401 North Graham who died Monday after six weeks illness. Dr John Rasco and Rev Jimmy Dolan will officiate at First Baptist Church. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors include three sons Albert Wilbert and Evan Miether all of Odessa a daughter Florence Meither two brothers in Hankamer and Beaumont and a sister Mrs Elnora Hidalgo. Burial arrangements by Hubbard Funeral Home. Born August 11 1882 in Hankamer Texas married August 15 1902 in Hankamer. Moved to Odessa November 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Irene Miether
North Graham
First Baptist Church
John Rasco
Jimmy Dolan
Idlewood Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard Funeral Home
Miether
Hankamer
Tex
William F. Miether
Odessa
Hankame
Woman Facing Forgery Count in Odessa
An Odessa housewife, Georgia Mane Williams, was in Ector County jail on a $1000 bond charged with passing a forged instrument. She allegedly cashed a forged 35 check on May 17 at Breck's Shoe Store, 514 North Grant, with the complaint signed in Justice of the Peace C P. Robinson's court by P. E. Brecheisen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Georgia
Mane Williams
Ector County
Williams
Breck
North Grant
P. E. Brecheisen
Justice of the Peace
C P. Robinson
Deputies Seek Culprits Here
Deputies Tuesday investigated a burglary at the C and A Garage on West Van Horn. Thieves forced the door, taking two carburetor rotors, an eight ton jack, two batteries, two distributors, and assorted automotive equipment valued around 98 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Vam
H. N. Robinson
Tok
Israeli Arms Probe Starts in Parliament Investigation
In Jerusalem the Knesset foreign affairs and security committee was ordered to probe Israeli arms deliveries to foreign nations. Reports claimed Israeli made submachineguns were resold by West Germany to Portugal for use in Angola. Bonn denied the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
Foreign Affairs and Security Committee
Germany
Portugal
Angola
Bonn
Tes
Four Vandalism Cases Probed by Police
Officers Tuesday probed four vandalism acts damaging two cars, windows, and a hose. Daniel Gonzales reported a rock shattered a windshield. Delbert Norris said rear car glass was shot out. Doyle McBride cited broken plate glass at Bamac Supply. Mrs. Ray Logan reported a garden hose found in her yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel H. Gonzales
Delbert Norris
East 17Th
Doyle McBride
Bamac Supply Co
West County Road
Ray Logan
East 44Th
Burglary Charges Placed on Two Odessa Men
Two Odessa men, Everett Walter Wilson 32 and William E Daniels 38, were jailed after being named in burglary charges for a Monday break in at Black's Liquor Store 901 South Crane. Detectives said statements were being taken as Justice of the Peace J B Dolan filed the complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
South Odessa
Everett Walter Wilson
Drury Lane
William E. Daniels
Black
South Crane
Justice of the Peace
J. B. Dolan
Councilmen Okay Low Bid On Water Plant Expansion
The city council heard Mrs. J. C. Digby describe a $113 overdue water bill that led to water and sewer disconnection. Officials cited city law restricting installment payments on utility bills, but council members debated granting an exception as Digby proposed $10 monthly toward the old bill plus $3 monthly for sewer use while promising to reconnect sewer and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Clark
Lubbock
Townsend
Rumbaugh
Odessan Hurt In Car Crash
A 15 year old Odessan is held for observation at Medical Center Hospital after a two car collision Monday night in the 3800 block of Andrews Highway. Mrs Geraldine Wright of 2164 Orchard Drive reported chest pains but is listed in good condition. Police identified drivers Johnny Lee Wright and Tommy Lee Kennedy as the other occupants, with damage estimated at $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Hoddleston
Copus
Marvin A Wilson
North Goker
Beti
Sohih
Brestwood
Girth
Raleigh Dale McTee
Stoner
Ton
Robert L Mima
West Finh
Dixie
T. M. Swart
West
Tom Green
James Roland Irvin
North Hancock
John Robert Willams
Walnut
Finch and Highland
Valentine Bo Roach
Washington Lance
Will Frank Hodgins
Patterson
Puskingum and Sith
Medical Center Hospital
Andrews High
Geraldine Wright
Orchard Drive
Johnny Lee Wright
Orchard
Tommy Lee Kennedy
North
Jackson
Andrews Highway
Kennedy
Lake Nears Spillway as Rain Fills Reservoir
Lake J. B. Thomas, reservoir for the Colorado River Municipal Water District, sits three feet three inches below the spillway after weekend rains. Officials said the lake rose .53 of a foot by receiving 1.2 billion gallons from rainfall near O'Donnell and Snyder, Texas, with up to 11 inches reported in the Snyder area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Thomas
Colorado River
Odessa Council Approves Water Plant Expansion Bid
M. B. McKee Engineering of Lubbock won a 1,041,652 dollar contract to double Odessa's water plant capacity to 30 million gallons daily with an optional five million more, plus six million gallons storage. The bid included 98,573 for the alternate, and total financing comes from 1960 bond funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. McKee Engineering and Equipment Co. Inc
Lubbock
G. T. Morris
Public Utilities
Odessa
G. W. Parkhill
Odessans
Lawmen Probe Theft Reports Across City
Half a dozen thefts were reported to city and county officers on Tuesday. Victims included Billy C. Bushong of Dallas whose .38 pistol vanished from a glove compartment, a sledge hammer stolen from Great Western Amusement Co. carnival, a $25 power lawn mower from Boyce Rankin's garage, an electric drill from a trailer home, and items such as glasses a boy’s bike and three personal items from cars at Lake J. B. Thomas. An acetylene bottle from Meeks Machine Shop was found in a ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy C. Bushong
Dallas
Antlers Courts
Lecland
Dixie
Thomas A. Collins
Fern Courts
Great Western Amusement Co
Carnival
Andrews Highway
Boyce Rankin
West Lith
C. R. Dunlap
Florida
H.E. Morrison
North Lee
Petra Baca
del Rio
McKinney Park
J. D. Ward
Lake J. B. Thomas
Meeks Machine Shop
Golder
Oregon
Quotations From The Kennedy Nixon Khrushchev RFK
United Press International reports on Presidents Kennedy and Khrushchev noting no concessions or major decisions from their meeting. Nixon criticizes welfare spending while defense needs rise. Khrushchev jokes about Mikoyan on work and women. Kennedy urges tough law enforcement to maintain order during civil rights tensions in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Washington
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Anaheim
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Robert F. Kennedy
South
Dora Garcia Held on Probation Violation Inquiry
Dora Garcia aged 19 of 405 West First is in Ector County jail Tuesday for probation violation investigation. She was placed on five years probation April 18 by 7th District Court Judge C. E. Milburn after a forgery conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Garcia
West First
Ector County
7Th District Court
C. E. Milburn
Two Children Hurt In Falls In Odessa
Two Odessa girls recovering at Medical Center Hospital after falls from beds at home Monday. Six month old Kimberly Purser, daughter of Gene Purser, observed for possible skull fracture. Sara Fewell, 14, daughter of C W Fewell, underwent surgery for a cut finger and rested well. Two other children received first aid for dog bites: Charles Templeton and Randy Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Kimberly Rae Purser
Gene Purser
North Jackson
Sara Gaye Fewell
C. W. Fewell
East 11Th
Charles Templeton
East 14Th
Randy Allen
J. H. Allen
Hendricks
Damages Sought In Death Case
A $176 150 damage suit stemming from the electrocution death of Odessa man Sammy Etheredge in 1959 was filed in 70th District Court. Billie Ola Van De Mark represents herself and two minor children against Mr. and Mrs. H L Waldrum. The widow seeks the missing bellows of support Etheredge would have provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Billie Ola van de Mark
Sandra Sue Etheredge
Gary Wayne
Etheredge
H. L. Walkdrum
Waldrums
Court Allows Probation Continuation For Gibbs In Odessa Case
Odessa man Robert Neal Gibbs 2 remains on probation after 161st District Court Judge George Kelton opted for psychiatric treatment instead of immediate penitentiary. The decision follows a probation revocation petition by Miles Jones and testimony Gibbs drank on Feb 9, with defense attorney Warren Burnett calling for mental health care as a path to becoming a productive citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Neal Gibbs
Odessa
161St District Court
George Kelton
Kelton
Miles Jones
Ector County
Gibbs
West Texas
North Texas
Jones
Mike Berry
Justice of the Peace L. A
Miles) Jones
Louis Zang
Zang
Burnett
Chang
JP Court
Berry
Stolen Vehicle Recovered Here In Odessa
One of two cars reported stolen in Odessa Monday was recovered near 1h and Dotsy, though its tachometer had been removed. Don Medlock reported his 1955 model car taken from 10h and Golder. The second victim, B D Fowler, said his 18% model was taken from the 7800 block of the Andrews Highway while he worked. the vehicle had not been found by Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Don Medlock
North Adams
Golder
B. D. Fowler
North Texas
Andrews Highway
Coup Attempt Rumors Denied in Turkey
ANKARA Turkey AP reports the government denied rumors of an attempted coup in southern Turkey against Gen Demiral Gursel. Maj Ali Arman spokesman for the National Unity Committee said reports were inverted by subversive agents seeking disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Gotthern
Deimal Gursel
Ali Arman
National Unity Committee
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W. W. Weathers
Walker
Texas
Odessan
City Water Department
J. C. Digby
Douglas Drive
Alton Sikes
A. C
Craig) Rumbaugh
Floyd Knott
Art Townsend
Gordon Headlee
Lubbock Firm
Tracy Byers
J. W. Cooper and Co
B. B. Adams
Fort Worth
United Construction Co
Ransdell Co
Hays Co
Clyde Construction Co
M. G. McDonald
Hilton Stewart
Charlie Meadows
Ray Mosher
Dora Roblerts Ranch
C. H. Martin
Moscow
Anastas Mikoyan
Central Committee
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