Farm Secretary wrestling with cotton price problem
President Kennedy tasked Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman with lowering domestic cotton prices while export subsidies keep American growers’ incomes high. Freeman formed a task force to study the issue behind closed doors as the subsidy rises from 6 to 8.5 cents per pound on August 1, costing taxpayers over $200 million annually and affecting housewives and textile mills.
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Odessa American subscription rates and mailing zones
The Odessa American lists solidscription rates by carrier for Odessa and Ector County at 35 cents a week, 8 cents in Retail Trading Zone, and 23e in All Other Zone. Mail subscriptions are 18 per year, 10 six months, 5 three months, and 1.73 for one month. Stoke copy rates are 3 cents daily and 15 cents Sunday. Published daily except Saturday at 522 East Fourth Street. Entered in the Odessa post office as periodical matter under the act of March 3, 1873.
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Odessa
Ector County
Odecas American
East Fourth St
Odeora
Hospital Treats Odessa Child After Accidental Ingestion
Billie Westbrook a 22 year old Odessa boy remained in good condition at Medical Center Hospital after accidentally swallowing a chemical at home. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ocis Westbrook Route One Odessa. Also treated and released was A J Henson 58 Route One of Odessa for a broken left arm caught in an elevator door at J C Penney Co in downtown Odessa.
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Billie Westbrook
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Billie
Ocis Westbrook
A. J. Henson
J. C. Penney Co
Ooor Spraying Reliable Rates and Guaranteed Work
Oriented pest control advertises reasonable rates for spraying services with a full guarantee. Contact day phone FE 2-2292 or night EM 6-1187 for appointments and estimates.
Texas Doctor's License Canceled After Narcotics Case
The Texas Board of Medical Examiners canceled the license of Sherman and Paris doctor Fairfax Van Dyke Breneman, 35, found guilty of narcotics violation and accused of bungling an operation that cost a patient one eye. Witnesses testified of an eye operation in which the optic nerve was severed. Breneman remained missing from his Sherman home. The board also probed intemperance claims and named Linwood Denman to succeed Temple as officers, while a San Antonio physician was placed on probation after conviction.
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Texas Board of Medical Examiners
Sherman and
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Texas
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Sherman
H.L. Brantley
Clarksville
Breneman
Linwood
H. Denman
Lufkin
J.G. Rodarte
Temple
R.H. Peterson
Wichita Falls
M. H. Crabb
Medical Board
San Antonio
Elmira
N.Y
Davids
Texas B P W Club Names President
ABILENE AP The Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women on Saturday elected Mrs Willie L Meyer of San Antonio as president for 1962 63 at a three day convention with more than 900 women registered Delegates and officers were named to take office July 1 including Mrs Hope E Conroe Lubbock first vice president Mrs Modell Scruggs Houston second vice president Mrs Corolyn Jarvis Brownwood third vice president Mrs Thelma H Jarrett Marshall secretary and Mrs Odessa J Clark Fort Worth treasurer Miss Helen Krauss of St Petersburg Fla keynote speaker Also Miss Elizabeth Tandy Fort Worth will be installed as president Sunday and outgoing president is Mrs Ruth Fox Dallas The convention ends Sunday with installation of officers and election of delegates and next year site.
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Abilene
Texas ‘Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Club
Willie L. Meyer
San Antonio
Texas
Elizabeth Tandy
Fort Worth
Ruth Fox
Dallas
Hope E. Conroe
Lubbock
Modell Scruggs
Houston
Corolyn Jarvis
Brownwood
Thelma H. Jarrett
Marshall
Odessa J. Clark
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Helen Krauss
St. Petersburg
Fla
New Officers Selected By DeMolays Conclave
Don Alstaugh of Kermit was named master councillor of the West Texas area Order of DeMolay at a two day conclave at the Lincoln Hotel. Other officers include Dan Johnston Rex Cotton George Manly and several more. State executive committee members named for West Texas South Plains Panhandle and El Paso districts. Dignitaries attended including H Malvern Marks Fort Worth past grand master.
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Don Alstaugh
Kermit
West Texas
Order of DeMolay
Lincoln Hotel
Dan Johnston
Lubbock
Rex Cotton
Lamesa
George Manly
Odessa
Fred Homeyer
Otto Kitisinger
Burl Nichols
Amarillo
Ken Gafford
Big Spring
John Nail
Sentinel
Jimmy Playton
Almoner
James Neely Lamesa
Max Moore
Charles Wiggins
Midland
George Overton
el Paso
Gary Thompson
Jim Porter
Jim O'Shields
Jim Adams
Joe Sherwood
Bill Slocum
Freddie Coleman
South Plains
Frank Treadaway
Jay Simpson
Panhandle
Robert Clint
DeMola
H. Malvern Marks
Fort Worth
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State of
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Officers Seek Vandals Here
Deputies sought vandals who ran over a metal fence in the 2100 block of West County Road. Ralph Clark reported about 100 dollars to replace the fence. A window and screen door were damaged at a vacant house at 3614 North Hancock, listed to Mrs. L. H. Keer. Total damage estimated at 2.50 dollars.
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West County Road
Ralph Clark
North Alleghany
North Hancock
L. H. Keer
Root
Ofte
Rites Pending For Odessa Man Tom McDonald 80
Funeral services for Tom Mc Donald, 80, of Odessa, formerly of Elgin, were pending at Prince Funeral Home. He died Saturday at Medical Center Hospital after an extended illness. Born December 12, 1880, he moved to Odessa in 1954. Survivors include sisters Vincy Stillwell, Odessa. Jackie White, Kansas City. Willie McDonald, Kansas City. and brother Simpson McDonald, Temple.
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Tom
McDonald
Nelson
Prince Funeral Home
Odessa
Elgin
Mediical Center Hospital
Vincy Stillwell
Jackie White
Kansas City
Willie McDonald
Simpson McDonald
Temple
Dallas Hospital Reports Zavala Recovering After Brain Surgery
Manuel Zavala 35 was reported in good condition after hours of brain surgery at St Pauls Hospital Dallas. He was admitted in critical condition this week at Medical Center Hospital after spending a night in city jail on a misdemeanor charge. Police chief is investigating a claim of assault during booking and a doctor suspects the hemorrhage may have preceded arrest.
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St. Paul's Hospital
Dallas
Zavala
Medical Center Hospital
Jess Cariker
Cariker
T. Y. DePriest
South Odessa
Tenet of Tragedy Claims Five Burned Men
Fatally hurt in a tank incident, five standing near the vessel were seriously burned. Maxwell funeral at 3 p.m. in Mona hans First Baptist with Rev. Levi Price. Maxwell, born 1919 in Goose Creek, long Monahans resident, city water works head for eight years, survived by widow Tommie, brother Ray, mother E.R. Stephens, and son Carl Richard Jr. Hutchison funeral set for 2:30 p.m. at Pyote Baptist Church with burial in Pyote Cemetery. Hutchison, born 1905 in Monahans, long Ward County lawman, former city marshal of Van Horn, constable at Mona hans, deputy sheriff. survivors include Nell Hutchison, daughters Nyle Jean Tetens and Joyce Woods, and son James Lee Hutchison.
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First Baptist Church
Hutchison
Pyote Baptist Church
J. H. Wright
Pyote
Monahans
Ward County
van Horn
Nell Hutchison
Nyle Jean Tetens
Harlingen
Joyce Woods
Lubbock
jJames Lee Hutchison
Redford
Mateos Speech Gains Wide Praise and Support
President Adolfo Lopez Mateos delivered a middle road address at the Freedom of the Press Day banquet for over 200 editors and publishers. The speech praised calm policy while warning against demagogic actions outside the constitution, drawing broad cross‑sectional support and signaling intolerance for recent pro and anti Castro disturbances.
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CITX
UPI
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Freedom of the Press
Lopez Mateos
Two petty thefts reported at local police station
Ann Shadler of 2602 Rosemary reported a mirror was taken from a car at the Ramada Inn. Earl Sturdivant of 3511 Andrews Highway reported a bicycle stolen.
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Ann Shadler
Rosemary
Ramada Inn
Earl Sturdivant
Andrews Highway
Pair Injured In Accidents In Odessa
Two Odessa residents were injured in separate city traffic incidents Saturday. Jerry Barnes 17 at 1705 East 12th was treated and released after a two car crash at Texas and 10th with Elouise Hoover 32 at 3654 Eisenhower. Damage was about 350 dollars. Louis Jordan 3 of 402 East 46th was taken to Medical Center Hospital with a back strain after a nearby mishap and discharged after examination.
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Louis Jordan
East 46Th
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa Victim Reports Theft
James L. Lusk of 3616 North Hancock told deputies Saturday that two motors valued at about 600 dollars were stolen from his shop located at 38th and West County Road. Intruders broke in and hauled off an eight cylinder motor a six cylinder motor an automatic transmission a standard shift transmission and a one ton hoist.
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James L. Lusk
North Hancock
Lusk
38Th and
West County Road
Florida Weather Getting Wetter
Intermittent rains and brisk winds marked Florida weather on Saturday as an easterly wave moved through. The unsettled pattern, typical of locations that can spawn hurricanes, swept over South Florida on Friday.
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