Murder Defendant To Seek Rehearing
Roosevelt Wiley 28 of Odessa was convicted of murder and will seek a rehearing at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The court upheld a death sentence imposed by a Cleburne district court jury for the knife slaying of L. H. Canada near Sterling City on Oct 24, 1958.
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Roosevelt Wiley
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Wiley
Cleburne
L. H
Shorty
Canada
San Angelo
Sterling City
Jack Altaras
Johnson County
18Th District Court
Lubbock
Criminal Appeals
Anti-Red Move Criticized by Former FBI Informant
Herbert Philbrick, nine-year FBI informant and author of I Led Three Lives, says the Supreme Court ruling requiring Communist registration will have little effect. He notes the Communist party anticipated the ruling and went underground. Philbrick, who runs a Rye Beach shop, was visiting Miami for a lecture series.
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Miami
Fla
FBI
Communist Party
Supreme Court
Herbert Philbrick
Philbrick
Rye Beach
N.H
Subscription rates and publishing details for Odessa American
The Odessa American lists carrier rates at 35 cents per week in Odessa and Ector County, 30 cents in Retail Trading Zone, and 25 cents elsewhere. Mail subscriptions cost $18 per year, $10 for six months, and $5 for three months. Published daily except Saturday at 222 East Fourth Street and entered as second class matter since March 3, 1879.
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Odessa
Tex
Paris General Warned in Algiers Revolt Case
Andre Peti 51 a former brigadier general and ex adviser to Premier Michel Debre was sentenced in Paris to five years in prison for his role in the April Algiers general revolt.
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Paris
Andre Peti
Michel Debre
Algiers
Verdict Favoring Defendant in Workmen's Comp Case
A 161st District Court jury returned a verdict Wednesday denying Odell Segrest Odes Isa payment of 14035 for total and permanent disability from Commercial Standard Insurance Co. Segrest claimed a June 5 1959 work injury with E. E. Ayers. Jury members included G L Young Lacy Turner and others. attorneys were Vann Dulp and Al Taylor for Segrest and Fred K Newberry for the insurer.
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161St
Odell Segrest
Odes Isa
Commercial Standard Insurance Co
Segrest
E. E. Ayers
G. L.young
Lacy Turner
L. R. Waldrop
Floyd Chambers
Minnie E. Nelson
James Ocker
W. T. Warnell
Beryl B. Teston
Billy H. Dunnam
N. Holt Priddy
Ray Kendall Valla
James E. Wolf
Vann Dulp
al Taylor
Odesssa
Segre
Last Rites Set For Odessa Man Buckbee 81
Funeral services were held for Columbus Edward Buckbee at 3 p.m. in the Chapel of the Roses with John Gipson of Parkview Church of Christ officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Buckbee, a retired oilfield worker, moved to Odessa in 1959 from Monahans. Pallbearers: C. J. Harrison Pyote Leroy Hardaway Bill Lee J. G. Laney E. W. Harbin and E. O. Walker.
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Columbus
Edward Buckbee
Canet
Medical Center Hospital
Chapel of the Roses
John Gipson
Parkview
Leroy Hardaway
Bill Lee
Monahans
J. G. Laney
Crane
E. W. Harbin
E. O. Walker
Odessa
Indonesian Security Chief Meets Soviet Defense Minister
Indonesia's Minister of National Security Abdul Haris Nasution conferred with Soviet Defense Minister Rodion Malinovskiy in Moscow on Wednesday. The subject of their talks was not disclosed.
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Moscow
Abdul Haris Nasution
Indonesia
Rodion K. Malinovsky
Odessa Optimist Club names 1961 62 committee heads
W R Bud Lee president elect of the Odessa Breakfast Optimist Club announced the 1961 62 committee chairmen serving July 1 through June 30. The blocks for Ottos fund aims to buy 2500 concrete blocks for a bunkhouse at Ottos Boys Ranch with local high school students raising 155 dollars before school closed.
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W.R
Bud) Lee
East Lwist
Odessa
Sands
Lee
Otto
Otto's Boys Ranch
Otto's
Andrews Highway
John Evans
Community Service
Optimists
Bob Ervin
Mike Smith
Thomas Dempsey
Dave Melton
Kendall Green
Gene Brownfield
Lee Phillips
Joe Ernst
Bill Dunnam
Dan Boone
Fort Stockton Infant Burial Set for Sandra Kay Kelly
A funeral service for Sandra Kay Kelly infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Kelly will be held at Owens Funeral Home Chapel Fort Stockton with Rev. George Bastin officiating. Burial follows at East Hill Cemetery. Born May 26 in Midland, she died Wednesday at Medical Center Hospital. Survivors include a brother Larry Don Kelly paternal grandparents J L Kelly Brownwood and E W Richardson Fort Stockton maternal grandparents E W Richardson Fort Stockton. Hubbard Funeral Home Od essa handled local arrangements.
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Fort Stockton
Sandra Kay Kelly
D. R. Kelly
Santa Rosa
Medical Center Hospital
Owens Funeral Home
George Bastain
First Baptist Church
East Hill
Midland
Larry Don
Kelly
J. L. Kelly
Brownwood
E. W. Richardson
Hubbard Funeral Home
Odessa
Alpine Cowboys Hurt In Mishap
Two Alpine Cowboy players were slightly injured in a traffic mishap 25 miles west of Pecos. Dick Matern had a head cut and Jim Moster a foot injury. other team members were shaken up. They were en route from Hobbs New Mexico to Alpine for a game and officials sought to cancel the next game.
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Alpine
Alpine Cowboy
Pecos
Dick Matern
Jim Moster
Hobbs
N.M
Ex Ranger Henry Glasscock Dies at 75 in Alpine
Funeral services for Henry D Glasscock 75 Alpine resident and former Texas Ranger will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in First Methodist Church with Rev Kelly Scott officiating. Burial follows at Elm Grove Cemetery. Glasscock born July 16 1886 in Lampasas County rancher then Texas Ranger from 1917 to 1931 later guard at Marfa Alpine Air Base, park ranger in Big Bend, joined Alpine police 1951 retired 1959. Survivors include his wife a stepdaughter and two stepsons. Funeral Home Alpine in charge.
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Alpine
Henry D. Glassbock
Texas Ranger
First Methodist Church
Kelly Scott
Elm Grove
Glasscock
Lampasas
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Big Bend
Big Bend ‘National Park
Marfa-Alpine Air Base
Big ‘Bend Park
Alpine Police Forces
Force
Viene Funeral Home
Alpiney
Officers Named for Odessa Life Underwriters Group
New Odessa Association of Life Underwriters officers were elected at the Lincoln Hotel Care Room. Neil Byron is president, Charles D. Wiles first vice president, John W. Torrey second vice president, Don Nelson secretary treasurer, Charles E. Evans sergeant at arms, with Cecil Moore and G. P. Crone as directors. Jay Poyner and Marion Adams were named delegates to the Texas association state convention June 12 to 14 in San Antonio at the Granada Hotel.
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Odessa Association of Life Underwriters
Lincoln
Neil Byron
Charles D. Wiles
John W. Torrey
Don Nelson
Charles E. Evans
Cecil Moore
G. P. Crone
Jay Poyner
Marion Adams
Texas Association
Granada
San Antonio
Monahans Rodeo Opens With Wild Buffaloes and Buffalo Roping
The Monahans Jaycees sponsor a two performance rodeo at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday featuring wild buffalo from Reynolds Cattle Co. in the Davis Mountains. Johnson, known as Hackberry, joins G.C. Galloway in the event. Vaughn Harris advises as pickup man from C-Bar Ranch. Admission is 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for children. Eight high point men out of 24 will rope a buffalo to win the Brahma bull calf tie down. Cowgirls barrel race and junior buffalo riding accompany steer roping after the show. Johnson, a pioneer West Texas cowboy born in Bell County, recalled pitching cows in 1906 and losing a leg in 1917, with pals carving a wooden peg leg from a hackberry tree.
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Buffalo
Monahans Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hackberry Johnson
G. C
Galloway
Johnson's
Monahans
Monahans Jaycees
Reynolds Cattle Co
Davis Mountains
G.C
Cowboy
Johnson
West Texas
Bell County
Odessa
Fred Cowden
Winkler Grand Jury to Report Indictments in Odessa Slaying
Kermit Texas staff report that Winkler County Grand Jury, after delayed deliberations, planned to return indictments mid afternoon Thursday against John Mack Herring of Odessa. Herring, 17, is charged with the shotgun slaying of Elizabeth Jean Williams, 17, also of Odessa, on March 22.
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Kermit
Winkler’ County
John Mack Herring
Odessa
Herring
Elizabeth Jean Williams
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