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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1985
Page
5
A childless or absent father figures in a personal musing evolved into a broader reflection on fathering. The writer recalls a practical dad who funded education, supported family, and modeled integrity, contrasting gifts with the deeper value of presence. The piece ends musing on what to give or say to honor a father who parented well.
Eileen McCLELLAND reports on a crowd at Winwood Mall for a special edition of the Newlywed Show hosted by Bob Eubanks. Cecil and Cecilia Adkisson won the grand prize with a second honeymoon in New Orleans. trips to Ruidoso, Las Vegas, Dallas, and Lajitas were awarded to other couples plus alternates. judges included Sheriff Bob Brookshire and Mayor John Minor.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin schedules a Father’s Day event Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The program recreates a turn of the century picnic with period decor and attire, featuring Clancy Debenport and Don Wright with songs Gilbert and Sullivan.
A narrator recalls a lifelong struggle with Pack Rat Syndrome in a family marked by extreme collecting. The grandfather hoarded scraps and tools, the narrator became a compulsive disposer, yet the disease persisted, now affecting the narrator’s husband. A storage unit visit underscores the depth of compulsion and fear of loss.
The narrator describes a lifetime of accumulation found in a storage building and workshop. Boxes hold empty shotgun shells, 1962 magazines, vehicle parts from 1961 to 1963, 74 cans of screws and nuts, cables, and notes without names. Lighter fluid, old glue, and sleeping bags fill barrels as possessions migrate between yards and trips to San Antonio. The speaker notes the owner’s rule of not throwing anything away and humorously suggests a lasting bond.
Scientists at the State University of New York report discovery of enzyme molecules on cell surfaces that emit electrical bursts under mechanical pressure. The ion channels convert physical contact into nerve signals, potentially explaining how touch and erotic sensation arise in the brain.
The 1975 Permian High School class schedules a 10th year reunion for the weekend of June 21. Parents and staff are invited to a picnic at Sherwood Park from 11 50 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. June 22. For details call Sue Lynn Lee Harris at 381 6065 or 381 1500.
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