Wallace and McGovern Win Texas Delegates in Marathon Convention
Alabama Governor George Wallace and Senator George McGovern gained sizable delegate blocks at a Texas Democratic convention that stretched into the early hours. The final delegation totaled 130 with Wallace 42, McGovern 34, Humphrey 33 uncommitted, and 21 still undecided, as Briscoe pressed for movement in the fraught process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Alabama
George Wallace
George McGovern
Texas
Calvin Guest
Dolph Briscoe
Wallace
McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Miami Beach
Carl McMillan
Dallas
McMillan
Midland Man Faces Charge After Stabbing in Midland
A 20 year old Midland man was listed in satisfactory condition after a stabbing at Bolton Corp on Industrial Loop. A. C. Potts, 30, remains jailed in lieu of 15000 bond on assault with intent to murder. Victim Oscar Molinar suffered a abdomen stab wound. knife with four inch blade recovered. Deputy Harris investigated hours after 11:05 a.m. Tuesday altercation over work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Midland Memorial Hospital
A. C. Potts
Midland County
Justice of the Peace
John Biggs
Potts
Oscar Molinar
Bob Harris
Bolton Corp
Harris
Two Persons Hurt In Falls At Medical Center Hospital
Two people were listed in satisfactory condition after falls reported Monday and Tuesday. Mark A. Hill, 10, son of Darlene Willis, was injured during baseball play and admitted at 6:10 p.m. for head injury observation. Otto A. Seider, 39, fell on his concrete patio, admitted at 5:40 p.m. with a broken right wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Center
Mark A. Hill
Darlene Willis
North Alleghaney
Otto A. Seider
East 49Th
Breakin Probes Target YMCA and Shell Station
Police hunt clues in two breakins. A prowler at the YMCA on East University took a paddleball racket and four basketballs after entering through a northeast door. A change was stolen from a soft drink machine at North Plaza Shell Service Station at 52nd and East County Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
East University
North Plaza
52Nd
East County Road
Midland YMCA Expands Health Facilities and Seeks Funds
Midland YMCA plans September construction to expand the men’s health club and add a women’s health facility. A $20,000 grant from Dora Roberts Foundation advances a $200,000 goal, with private donations funding the rest. Also report theft charges against Robbie Hawthorne and Fred Crutchfield for eight beer cases from Kon-Tiki Lounge. Both totals set bonds at $2,000. Bill Carlile named best speaker at Wildcat Toastmasters meet. runner-up Neil Borders and best evaluator Otis Baller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Midland Ymca
YMCA
Dora Roberts
Big Spring
Dave Widner
Wider
North Grant
Ector County
Robbie Hawthorne
Athens
Fred Crutchfield
Winchester
Bill Carlile
Wildcat Toastmasters Club
Sands
Neil Borders
Otis Baller
Word On PO Unit Awaited Word On PO Unit Awaited
The Odessa Post Office awaits word from regional officials on whether the westside postal service station in a drug store will stay. J and J Service Drug Inc. held the sole bid for a one year contract from July 1 1972 to June 30 1973. Slough said the bid went through Midland Amarillo and possibly Memphis offices and a verdict is expected in about two weeks. Other Odessa stations remain in Dunlaps and two TG and Y Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Westside
Wade Slough
J&j Service Drug Inc
North Whitaker
Slough
Midland
Amarillo
Memphis
Tenn
Dunlap’s
Tg&y
Planning Unit States Meet at City Planning Board
The City Planning Board will hear three requests at 9 a.m. Thursday including a specific use permit for Allied Finance to erect a sign at 2508 North Grandview, a day care center at 4210 Winchester for Ottie L. Lee, and a rezoning near Coleman between Eighth and 10th from general residential to commercial or retail. A Pleasant Farms resident remains jailed on a driving while licensed suspended charge. Durwood Friend was arrested 12 miles south of Odessa. bond set by Justice of the Peace J. A Purifoy. Evel Knievel and George Hamilton are sued for over 6 million related to the 1971 film Evel Knievel. A five-year-old Odessa girl treated for a broken arm after a bicycle fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Board
Allied Finance
North Grandview
Ottie L. Lee
Winchester
Coleman
Eighth
10Th
Pleasant Farms
Ector County
Durwood Friend
Odessa
U.S. Justice of the Peace
J. A
Medical Center Hospital
Tracy J. Cottingham
Linda Cottingham
San Jacinto
Rufus Clayton Joy
West 18Th
Myrtle
Peace
Otis Moore
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Cottonwood
Myrtle Clark
Baird
Glenda Hinkle
Springbrook
Patricia Ann Jones
Mars
Lois Darlene Joy
Ronald Clayton Joy
West 40Th
Brookshire
West 15Th
R. F. Joy
Cross Plains
M. F. Joy
O. B. Joy
Bisbee
Ariz
Katheryn Winchester
Ibee
Bobbie Brown
Pioneer
Two Men Hurt After Bull Breaks Loose In Arena
Odessa man Johnny Woods and Elmer Franks were injured when a Brahma bull escaped at the Ector County Sheriff's Posse Arena during a Tuesday night practice. Woods, 49, is in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital for possible internal injuries from goring, while Franks, 53, complained of left side pains after horns. The bull, kept for weekly rodeos, roamed the arena as the pair tried to corral it amid rodeo preparations for Monahans. Odell Samuels Jr. filed a $9,700 auto crash suit in 161st District Court against Al Engler of New York in Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark B. Slay Jr
Odessa
Industrial Accident Board
Equitable Fire & Marine Insurance Co
Austin
J. J. Willis Trucking Co
Ector County
Sheriff's Posse
Medical Center Hospital
Johnny M. Woods
Bowie
Phillips Petroleum
Elmer C. Franks
Hanley
Odell Samuels Jr
Midland
al Engler
New York
County Court and District Court Records Move Through June
Civil, criminal, and family actions listed from County and District Courts including marriage licenses for Nash Parish Aley Rees Cox Rodriguez Cotton Erwin Hokett Reynolds Sanchez Mancha Martinez. divorces Swanson Baldwin Bankhead Coe Beaver Thornton. suits Samuels Engler Slav against Equitable. Kenneth Jones charged with carrying a weapon. hospital ad admissions and discharges. births and traffic incidents with multiple pairs named across Odessa and nearby blocks.
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David Edward Nash
Ruthie Mae Parish
Danny Ray Aley
Mary Elizabeth Rees
Jesse Clayton Abel Jr
Teresa Elfeen Reynolds
Michael Hurley Cox
Roberta Rodriguez
James Louis Cotton
Paula Sue Erwin
Charles Wayne Reynolds
Sandra Kay Hokett
Rodolfo Vielma Sanchez
Dolores Mancha Martinez
Trey Tracks, Inc
Weaver, Inc
Kenneth G. Jones
Jo Ann Swenson
John William Swanson Jr
John H. Baldwin
Dorothy C. Baldwin
Russell M. Bankhead
Kristy Karen Bankhead
Laura Coe
Dean Coe
Judy Elaine Beaver
Roy Wesley Beaver
J. Milton Thornton
Ellen Thornton
Odell Samuels Jr
al Engler
Mark B. Slav Jr
Equitable Fire & Marine Insurance Co
Industrial Accident Board
Medical Center Hospital
Hazel
Sewel
Kenneth W. Watts
Rachelle A. Clark
Kenneth Atkinson
Leona L. Gardner
Anita J. Schloer
Mary H. Whisenant
Edward E. Mitchell
George D. Dunn
Velma
Sutton
Tammy L. Brantley
James R. Walker
Robin L. Dutch
Tonny Gentry
Joe Cummins
Robert McClure
Gerald Renfro
Glen Ray Ross
Manuel Puga
Ruling By Suedeman Ends GOP Squabble
GALVESTON Texas AP gubernatorial candidate Henry C Grover failed to topple state GOP leadership at the state convention The delegates tabled a resolution calling for ouster of state chairman Dr George Willeford and vice chairman Mrs Malcolm Milburn Grover asserted party leaders hindered his campaign but the convention upheld party unity Tower urged unity but Grover pressed for a leadership change, the tabling motion carried and Grover’s bid failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orr
Briscoe
Hall Timanus
Wallace
Texas
Johnson
Dallas
Humphrey
Guest
Jess Hays
Robert Strauss
National Party
Bernard Rapoport
Waco
Ralph Yarborough
Rapport
Roland Blum
Seguin
Hilda Weinert
Bill Aptman
Canada
Timanus
McGovern
Galveston
Tex
Henry C. Grover
Resolutions Committee
Grover
George Willeford
Austin
Malcolm Milburn
San Antonio
Democratic State Party
GOP
Sen
John Tower
Tower
Willeford
W. M. Rector
Wichita Falls
Rudy Juedeman
Juedeman
Rector
Five DWI Charges Filed in Ector County Court
Five area men were charged in Ector County Court with driving while intoxicated. John Fielder, 52, 1315 Sunset, arrested Sunday on F.M. 1882 two miles north of Odessa. Jose Cervantez, 22, Route 1, arrested on I 20 two miles east of Odessa. Robert Bookman, 28, 206 West 46th, stopped on Gist Street one mile north of Odessa. Jay Henry, 26, 1512 Century, arrested on U.S. 385 one mile Walter Grolemund Jr., 49, Andrews, arrested on U.S. 385 one mile north of Odessa. All free on $1,000 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
John Fielder
Odessa
Jose G. Cervantez
Robert Elmo Bookman
West 46Th
Gist Street
Jay Ruff Henry
Century
U.S. 385
Walter E. Grolemund Jr
Andrews
Monahans Man Injured on Job While Operating Jack Hammer
Nemesio S. Morales, 38, of Monahans, was listed in satisfactory condition after injuring his back while operating a jack hammer. He was admitted to the hospital at 9:05 a.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Medical Center Hospital
Nemesio S. Morales
Kissinger Plans Four Day China Visit
President Nixon’s national security adviser Henry Kissinger will visit the People's Republic of China for June 19 to 23 for concrete consultations with Chinese leaders. The aim is to further normalize relations and exchange views on common issues. Kissinger will meet Premier Chou En Lai and foreign ministry officials. He departs with a Hawaii stopover, refuels in Guam, and returns to Washington after the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
People’s Republic of China
White House
Peking
U.S
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
Communist China
Chou En-lai
Foreign Ministry
Ziegler
Hawaii
Guam
Shanghai
Zielger
China
4-H Auction Set For Thursday In Ector County
The Ector County 4-H Horse Club holds its annual auction Thursday at the Ector Mattress Factory Building, 624 South Crane, starting 10 a.m. Proceeds fund year-end awards. No minimum bid. Auctioneer Col Jimmy Davis. Items include equipment, firearms, furniture, appliances, tools, bikes, cameras, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
4-H Horse Club
Ector Mattress Factory
South Crane
Jimmy Davis
Two Burglary Cases Reported
Local lawmen Wednesday sought clues in two burglaries. A television set radio stereo and golf clubs were taken from Harvey H. Martin at 5705 West 39th. A box of tools disappeared from A-1 Radiator Shop at 1409 East Second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey H. Martin
West 39Th
East Second
Deaths and obituaries from Odessa and Midland area
Notices detail services for John Henry Ratliff 74 of Odessa with burial in Odessa Cemetery after a long illness. Also listed are memorials for Carol Dean King 16 months in Fort Stockton, Alvvie Lee Brooksher 47 of Midland, Herman C Mergenthaler in Harrison New York, and a civil suit for $10 250 filed in Odessa involving Walter Schiwart and Paul Bentle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Ratliff
East May
Hubbard-Kelly
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Crockett
Ogden
Ark
Edna Robinson
DeKalb
The
Baptist Church
Edna
Preston Reed
Garland
Johnny N. Ratliff
U.S. Air Force
Holland
Billy Jack Ratliff
U.S. Navy
Newport
R.L
Harvey Lloyd Ratliff
A.D. Ratliff
Ruidoso
N.M
Fort Stockton
Carol Dean King
Robert Bruce King
Northside
East Hill
Stacia Elaine
Doris King
Imperial
Louis Cole
Moore
Okla
Marilan Grove
George Cole
Ringling
Grover King
Alvie Lee Brooksher
Midland
Alvvie Lee Brooksher
Ellis Funeral Home
Resthaven Memorial Ark
Poplar Bluff
Ella Lewis
Ronnie
Mary Alice Maker
Betty Brooksher
Flat River
Odessa Event Schedule Delivers City Meetings and Club Gatherings
Tomorrow in Odessa lists a City Planning Board Emergency Operations Center and City Hall at 9 AM followed by noon gatherings at Lions Inn of the Golden West, Odessa Civitan, and Sandhills American Business Club. Evening events include Lions at Sands Restaurant, Basin Lions at Basin Lions Den, Texas State Guard Odessa unit, West Texas Gem and Mineral Society, VFW Post 4372, and a holdover performance of The Miracle Worker at Permian Playhouse.
Trial Set On Pornography Transport Case in Odessa Area
Fort Worth man William Hahar faces a U S District Court trial between July 8 and July 31 for transporting a truckload of lewd and obscene books into the Odessa region. The truck was stopped March 20, 1971 on Interstate 20 near Odessa during a routine check by Marvin Harrison of the DPS. The bill of lading listed oil well parts to Atlanta, but the cargo was phonographic literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate 20
Odessa
Marvin Harrison
Dpartment of Public Safety
Atlanta
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Roy Orr
Billie Carr
Midland Man
San Angelo
William A. Reel
Luesday
Bellaire Park
31St
Chestnut
Donald Duke
Drury Lane
Odessan
Carl E. Hall
el Paso
South Dixie
Knievel
Hamilton
Los Angeles
Evel Knievel
Daredevil
George Hamilton
Robert Hinkle
Hinkle Pictures Inc
Franks
Woods
Larry MH. Currie
North Jackson
Gary Paul Hanson
West 16Th
Ruben R. Clark
Mesa
Johnny Lee Yarborough
Beaty
Stanley P. Jones
West Nineth
Dave L. Gale
Grayson
Denice M. Walker
Grant
Cheryl M. Pettier
Walnut
Wendy N. Parks
East Eighth
Terry T. Randall
East 17Th
West Seventh
Lee R. Goolsby
Billy
Black
East 51St
Robert L. Muncy
West 10Th
Grant and Murphy—Jay&. Shropshire
Stanton
John D. Keeshan
New Carrollton
Camage
West Clements
Ivey J. Roberson
West Eighth
Kathy K. Gunster
Carver
Betty L. Consett
Margie R. Cummins
East 21St
Carolyn
Emerson
Clover
Barbara S. Sides
East 42Nd
Hancock
Raymond R. Bright
East 36Th
Thomasa G. Franco
Jack A. Hollowell
Custer
Irene H. Martin
North Washington
West County
Kermit Highway
Robert T. Reynolds
Santa Monica
Rita
Rich
North
Jackson
Reynolds
Sam Houston
Walter G. Presley
Cambridge
Janice Miller
Suedeman
Herman Mergenthaler
Harrison
Herman C. Mergenthaler
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Westchester Country Club
Alice Sweeney Mergenthaler
Rochester
N.Y
Rye
George
Pauline Mergenthaler
Baltimore
Nancy Perkins
70Th District Court
Walter Schiwart
Paul Bentle
Schiwart
Pend
Maria Martinez
Fidencio Martinez
Rankin
Lupe Martinez
Mike Martinez
Coahoma
Juanita Torres
Emma Fuentes
San Jose
Calif
Frank Flores
Mertzon
Estefia Castro
Juanita Jeminez
Selema Cruz
Levelland
Eugene Clark McNally
Philip J. Philbin
Bolton
Mass
House
Armed Services Committee
Philcrest Farms
Philbin
Robert F. Drinan
Father Drinan
Downtown
Lions
Inn of the Golden West
Gopi
Odessa Civitan
Sands Restaurant
Sandhills
Evening Lions
Basin Lions
Basin Lions den
South
Texas State Guard
National Guard Armory
Andrews Highway
West Texas Gem and Mineral Society
West Second
Paul G. Mahoney
VFW
East
Hall
the Miracle Worker
Permian Playhouse
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