Farenthold Mystery Deepens as Body Found in Corpus Christi Bay
West side apartment search finds no signs of violence but uncovers keys to Farenthold s former wife s home. The rancher s body washed ashore on Corpus Christi Bay with a 25 pound weight tied to his neck. Investigators suspect robbery as a motive while noting Farenthold was to testify in a fraud case involving four men charged with defrauding him of 100000 and inducing cross state line financing schemes.
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Farenthold
Corpus Christi Bay
Corpus Christi
Aransas
Nueces County
FBI
School Funding Hearing Begins
SEMINOLE Texas. The West Texas legislative committee studying public education financing will hold hearings at 2 p.m. Friday in the Seminole Community Building. State Rep. E. L. Short of Tahoka said Seminole was chosen for central location for 24 school districts. Committee members include Linn Nabers, Charles Tupper, Brian Poff Jr., Phil Cates, and Delwin Jones. Hearings invite public and professional educators to share views on financing. A federal court held ad valorem tax illegal, but the U.S. Supreme Court said it would review the decision.
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West Texas
E. L. Short
Tahoka
Short
Linn Nabers
Brownwood
Charles Tupper
el Paso
Brian Poff Jr
Amarillo
Phil Cates
National Meet Schedule for Grand Lodge Convention
The Grand Lodge of the Benevolent Patriotic Order of the Does begins its first national convention in Phoenix Arizona spanning Sunday to Friday. Odessa delegation led by Mrs Bobby Sparkman 4910 Cordova attends as official delegate with her husband. Also attending are Mr and Mrs Floyd Morris and Mrs Estelle Johnson from Odessa. Mrs Morris is past president and Mrs Johnson is assistant to the local president.
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Grand Lodge of the Benevolent Patriotic Order of the Does
Phoenix
Ariz
Bobby Sparkman
Cordova
Odessa
Floyd Morris
Estelle Johnson
Morris
Johnson
Odessa American publication data and rates list
The Odessa American provides mailing and subscription information including office address at 22 East 4th Street in Odessa Texas 79760. It lists newspaper mailing class, service zones, and rate structures for home delivery in Odessa Ector County and beyond, with annual and per month pricing for mail and single-copy rates.
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Odessa
East 4Th Street
Texas
Secong
Rch
Odessa American
Ector County
Odessa Man Found Dead In Auto on Oil Lease
A 36 year old Odessa truck driver Jimmy Potter was found dead in his car on a Sun Oil Co lease west of Odessa. Deputy Don Register said death likely due to carbon monoxide poisoning with a note about family problems found in the car. Potter, born March 12 1936, worked for Steere Tank Lines since 1970 and previously for Ref Chem Corp. Services pending with Rix Funeral.
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Odessa
Jimmy Potter
West Smith
Steere Tank Lines
Sun Oil Co
Francis Street
Ector County Sheriff's Deputies
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Valles
Valles
Potter
Steere
Ref-Chem Corp
Pair Facing Dope Charges in Odessa Raid
Two Odessa men, Stanley Carl Chaffin 18 and Ricky Thomas Burton 19, remained jailed Thursday on possession of dangerous drugs charges. Police searched their residence at 3939 Tanglewood with a warrant from Justice Otis Moore, finding a quantity of a substance believed to be amphetamine in the kitchen. No bond had been set as of Thursday afternoon.
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Odessa
Stanley Carl Chaffin
Ricky Thomas Burton
Tanglewood
Justice of the Peace
Otis Moore
Ector County
Firemen Battle Seven Alarms Across Odessa
Odessa Fire Department fought seven fires on Wednesday including an electrical short at Moodey Fredenburg’s home off FM 158 Astor that damaged a bedroom. chemical drums ignited near 2214 Alice but caused no damage to Odessa Drum Co. equipment. a bulb caused a small blaze at Larry Blackburn’s 1617 West 10th. trash fires in East 67th and East 11th blocks. and a fencing fire at Jimmy Villanueva’s 806 East 18th.
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Odessa
Moodey Fredenburg
Astor
Alice
Odessa Drum Co
Larry Blackburn
West 10Th
East 67Th
East 11Th
Jimmy Villanueva
East 18Th
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Frances Farenthold
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Tharel Smith
Anthony P. Sodd
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Rix Funeral Home
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