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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1968
Page
2
Alpine woman Vira Meisner is charged with murder after a fatal shooting of her husband Arthur Meisner with a 2 caliber rifle at their ranch home. She was arraigned and held on $10 000 bond after being treated at Brewster Memorial Hospital. Surviving family includes two daughters and two sons.
Publication from Odessa listing daily and Sunday edition details. Rates include $1.20 per month or $70 per year by mail, with weekly and weekend price notes. Some garbled text references classifieds and delivery terms.
Balluck advises that women should be on alert for the caller described as a manipulator from Dunlap’s department store. The notice warns of risks and urges vigilance amid reports of a telephoning individual seeking information, with details unclear and names partially garbled in the text.
RCMP traced Ray’s movements in Canada after he allegedly sought a Canadian passport without a sponsor. Authorities tipped Scotland Yard and the FBI as Ottawa noted tightened rules, while Ray lived in Toronto rooming houses before boarding a London-bound flight May 6. A Toronto travel agent described him as a “completely ne siculous character.”
A 40 year old escapee from Missouri State Penitentiary was arrested in London while carrying two Canadian passports issued under the name Ramon George Suelye. Authorities identify him as James Earl Ray, with Scotland Yard noting the passport details and a loaded pistol found during screening at London Airport. The arrest follows a U.S. embassy request linked to the King slaying.
Midland district judge Perry Pickett refused a temporary injunction that would have restricted Sunday sales at Gibson's Discount Store. Police aided by FBI in the Ray search. Canadian authorities noted forged a passport linked to Sneyd. The case sparked civil rights concerns and fears of conspiratorial violence surrounding King’s death.
Odessa police are probing an attempted breakin reported by Charles O Neill of 454 Springdale. A nocturnal intruder apparently tried to enter the residence but only damaged a bedroom window screen. the entrance was not gained and valuables reportedly remained secure.
Severe weather blasted West Texas Saturday night with menacing tornadoes and thunderstorms. Reports from Tahoka to Slaton noted ground twisters, roof damage, and hail the size of golf balls, while no injuries were reported. Weather officials warned of ongoing severe storms across eastern Lynn, Garza, Lubbock, Crosby counties and parts of the Panhandle. Temperatures climbed into the 90s with 105 recorded at Presidio.
During testimony Friday Jim Keel an employee of J C Penney said he bought rug sheet and curtains on a successive Saturday and Sunday from Gibson Discount Store in Midland funds used to make the purchases were furnished by J C Penney Co a firm planning to build a store near Gibson. Gibson’s manager said Sunday operation profits are split 95 5 with Sunday Sales Co and the Midland store will continue under this plan. DEATHS Salesman James Raymond White Jr 61 Odessa Concrete Co died at Medical Center Hospital after a weeklong illness. He was born in Hillsboro served in WWII a Mason and church member. Funeral set for 2 p m Monday Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home chapel, burial in Hillsboro. Surviving widow a daughter and several siblings. Memorials and further notices follow for several local deaths with services pending.
Mrs Reba Brailey 26 of Lindale was listed in satisfactory condition with a neck injury after a three car wreck at Andrews Highway and 52nd. Mary Slate Rand 27 driving westbound struck the rear of Judy Owen 22 who was stopped at a sign, causing Owen to hit Maxine Henderson 47, both also stopped.
The rain damp streets echoed with a somber procession for John Kennedy, as Richard Cardinal Cushing officiated and Kennedy’s office at the Justice Department loomed overhead. Capitol and Senate buildings stood as dignitaries watched while National Guardsmen and DC police lined the route. The hearse paused before the Justice Department, with the moon faintly visible and a cooler breeze after a hot day.
Obituary notices detail the death ofMrs Marilyn Bundick of Odessa aged 99 in Houston after illness. Funeral arrangements with Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home pending. Surviving husband Eddie Bundick, son Jerry Mack, daughter Judy, and other relatives listed. Also reports T H Nelson and Herbert Esmond deaths with service details and survivors. District court notices list multiple divorce suits and civil actions.
Rangers, the chambers membership group, will meet at noon Monday in the Golder Falcon for a membership report.
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