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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1971

Page

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Full Gospel Meeting Ends with Judge Bradford Testimony

An Atlanta judge, Kermit Bradford, wrapped up a three day West Texas regional Full Gospel Business Mens Fellowship International convention in Odessa. He described 24 hour presence of Jesus in his life and praised lay participation, urging prayer for crime reduction and a peaceful nation. Over 600 attendees, mostly Protestant from West Texas and New Mexico, registered for the annual event.

Atlanta Hollywood West Texas Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International Odessa Bradford Fulton County America Fgbmfi Christ Peronne New Mexico

Hijacking Ends in Fatality Aboard Airliner

Staten Island man Shimer, 34, killed after locking through a cockpit peephole. Capt. Robert E. Elder, 42, a Stamford, Connecticut veteran, reported a lengthy hijack exchange via public address and door dialogue. Miss Culver described pleas for privacy and compliance.

Shimer Staten Island Robert E. Elder Stamford Conn Elder New York

Mink Stole Stolen From Mrs Hill During Bridge Tour

A $1,500 mink coat was stolen from Mrs. F. W. Hill while she stayed at the Scharbauer Hotel in Hereford. The theft occurred Saturday in her hotel room closet as she attended the 1971 Tall City Sectional Bridge Tournament with about 400 players from the Southwest.

Midland F. W. Hill Hereford Scharbauer Hotel Southwest

Raymond Lopez Charged With Theft in Ector County

A complaint filed Friday in Ector County Court accuses 21 year old Raymond Lopez of stealing tools and drill bits from IT.G.&Y. Store at 840 West Clements on June 9. Lopez had not yet been taken into custody by Saturday.

Ector County Raymond Lopez It.g.&y West Clements Lopez

Tricia Cox Weds Amid White Rose Garden Rain Delay

The 24 year old Cox son of New York social set married 25 year old Tricia Nixon Cox in the White House Rose Garden after a 30 minute rain delay. The ceremony featured a lilac and mint green bridal party, a Sleeveless organdy gown, lilies of the valley, and guests including former presidential daughters and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Executive Mansion Cox New York Social Register Tricia Ialley Priscilla Boston Nixon Congress Lynda Johnson Robb Luci Johnson Nugent Alice Roosevelt Longworth White House Dwight D. Eisenhower Jailie Nixon Eisenhower

Planning Group Sets Tuesday Meeting

The Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission plans a 1:30 p.m. Tuesday session in the Caprock Electric Co auditorium Stanton to discuss hiring an executive director and locating headquarters. Dues are set at .025 per capita for 1971 and five cents per capita for 1972. state and federal grants will seed the operation.

Permian ‘Basin Regional Planning Commission Commission Caprock Electric Co Stanton Dawson County Leslie C. Pratt PBRPC

Odessa American postal notice and subscription rates

The Odessa American lists publication details at 222 East 4th Street Odessa Texas 79760. It is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act and published daily and Sunday with subscription rates for Odessa Ector County and other zones. It lists mail prices per year and per period plus single copy prices for daily and Sunday editions.

Odessa Texas East 4Th Street Odesse American Telephone Ector County

Deaths Ex-Andrews Man Killed In Wreck Near Marble Falls

Obituary notices for Bill Underwood 20 from Andrews now Kin gsland killed in a one car crash near Marble Falls at 1 15 a.m. Survived by wife and daughter and his parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Washam. Kenneth Akins reports car ran off Ranch Road 1431 and overturned. Also Barbara L Dicken 42 Pecos died after illness. Walter Hawkins 69 retired farmer of Dawson County died at Medical Arts Hospital. Funeral services in Pecos and Lamesa, with survivors listed including spouse, children, sisters, brothers, and a missing son.

Pratt Commission Rankin Odessa College PBRPC Pecos O. D Buck) Luttrell Fort Stockton Andrews Borden Dawson Ector Martin, Pecos Midland Upton and Ward Goldsmith, Lamesa Odessa Rankin and Stanton Stanton, Tarzan Martin Bill Underwood Marble Falls Singleton Funeral Home Underwood Kingsland Thomas Washam Texas Highway Kenneth Akins Lamesa Walter Edgar Hawkins Dawson County Medical Arts Hospital First Baptist Church Lamesa Memorial Park Branon Funeral Home Childress Annie Ernest Ray Commerce Bobby Edgar Lee Thurman Sims Seminole H. JO. Nelson Linden Lilly Price Arthur Burbank Calif Big Spring William P. Land Nalley- Pickle Rosewood Loraine Land Arcadia Ethel Smith Colorado City Webb Air Force Base Veterans Hospital Billy G. Land Joe W. Land Longiven Gwen Burchell Lazell Osborn Gaylie Roach Ola Hall Arthur, Jr Marie Davis Austin Myrtle May Olds Bryan Street Baptist Church Doris Brown Wichita Falls Laverne Ross William Elton Ronnie Nora Jaynes Detroit Amherst Dorothy Crawford Littlefield Laverne Hartley Eddie Mack Sanders Dr. Crawford R. M. Crawford C. EF. Braswell Bob Lanter Thomas C. C Buck) Dorn Mitchell County Santa Rosa N.M Dorn United Earline McCullogh M. P. Dorn Johnny Dorn Plainview Eugene Woods Curt Shaw Leonard Hill Wendell Each Vernon Jessee Hodge Ray Bell James Jarratt Westbrook Jake Whitley O’donnell James Dorn Pierce Dorn Jr Coahoma Crosbyton King Funeral Home Ray Webster Crosbyton Hospital Wayne Grizzle Otis Pierce Webster Fannin County Kalgary Darrell Fisher da Rata Webster Weldon Campbell Billy McAdoo Dwight Lubbock Grace Johnson Charles Hunter Yuma Ariz Marfa Kelley Funeral Home Wylie Buster) Holland Brewster Hospital Alpine Rock Springs Holland First Presbyterian Church Tom Myers R. W. Painter Bill Hutchison

Friona Tornadoes and Panhandle Floods Hit Texas

Reports describe severe weather across West Texas with hail near Stephenville and Brownwood, plus a tornado at Friona causing trailer damage. Heavy rains flood roads between Plainview and Lubbock, while Amarillo area sees hurricane force winds. Elsewhere, multiple towns report substantial rainfall and scattered storms through the Panhandle and South Plains.

Amarillo Hereford Friona

Prisoner Dies In City Jail

Horace Wayne Shelton 43 of 102 Roxanna died in a City Jail cell early Saturday from natural causes after being held on a misdemeanor charge. Inquest planned. autopsy expected Monday. Shelton was an oil field worker with relatives in Murchison and Midland. Survivors include a daughter and several siblings. Body to Canton for funeral arrangements.

Horace Wayne Shelton Roxanna Shelton Justice of the Peace Otis Moore Moore Odessa Murchison Gladys Shelton Sharon Shelton Clovis Nml Nellie Jo Graham Waco Lucille Jackson Hazel Sessions Helen Brown Midland Joyce Shelton Athens Brenda Sue Shelton Willie Shelton Earl Shelton Pershing Canton

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Pension Plans Group Health Disability Life Agency Ied Ern Aan Edward Finch Cox Tricia Nixon White House Rose Garden Red Cross Howard-Midland Trans-Pecos Sand Hills Crane iLoving, Reaves Terrell Gaines Glasscock Howard Winkler Circulation Department Paul G. Mahoney Veterans OF Foreign Wars Barbara L. Dicken Brownsville St. Louis Dicken H. D Sonny) Dicken Shirley Logan Bellevue, IL Mary C. Hastings Pecos Funeral Home Prairie View Cemetery Butler Smith Walter Edward Hawkins Stephenville Brownwood Abilene Beaumont Lake Charles el Paso Panhandle South Plains Adrian Dimmitt Summerfield High Plains Claude Pampa Memphis Humble Brackettville del Rio C. C. Dorn Mrs Wylie Holland Franklin Maccormack Chicago MacCormack Loretto Hospital WGN
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