Miss West Texas Pageant contestants showcase talents
Diane Veigele 21 daughter of Dr and Mrs Veigele plans acrobatic dance for June 28 29 30 at Permian High School. She has seven years ballet six in gymnastics three in acting and works as a gymnastics coach at Odessa College aiming for television career. Deborah Denise McDaniel 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs Don C McDaniel will sing talent act. A Odessa High School and Odessa College student majoring in music she has soprano awards and aspires to be a professional singer. Jona Rhea 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs Morris Rhea will sing for the pageant June 26 29 30 at Permian High School. Permian High School graduate will attend Texas Tech University majoring in physical therapy and was active in National Honor Society choir activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Veigele
William Veigele
Permian High School
Veigele
Odessa College
Deborah Denise McDaniel
Don C. McDaniel
North Adams
Miss McDaniel
Odessa High School
Jona Rhea
Morris Rhea
East 46Th
Donna Sue Hale
Hubert Hale
Stanton
Miss Hale
Stanton High School
Midland College
Midland
Trucker strike widens as threats escalate across states
Sniper-style attacks injure a trucker, another is beaten, and a dynamite-laden rig avoids detonation while ominous radio threats spread to drivers homes. ICC chief O Neal to discuss easing fuel problems as drivers halt rigs in at least 30 states amid fuel shortages, rising diesel prices, and calls for higher pass-through rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
A. Daniel O’neal
ICC
Independent Truckers Association
New York City
California
Richard Simon
Penny's Super Markets
Minneapolis
Michigan
Pacific Northwest
Jerry Stewart
Gold Kist
Atlanta
South
Alabama
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Leadership Odessa seals first class with 35 graduates
Approximately 100 Odessans attended a banquet at the Odessa Country Club as 35 men and women completed Leadership Odessa. Dr. Eugene Nini of the University of Texas Permian Basin delivered the featured address, with Mike Elder as emcee. Billy Bartlet was reelected chairman for 1979 80, and graduates from banks, oil firms, and local agencies received certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadership Odessa
Mike Elder
Billy Bartlet
Home Savings
Odessa
Roy Allen
Murphy & Rochester
David R. Austin
American Bank
Tommy Barrow
First National Bank
Don Blair
McVenan & Barlow, Inc
Paul Blanton
Texas Electric
Shelby Bogan
W.C. Smith Insurance
John Bowser
Shell Oil
Pat Carter
D& L Sports
Billy Duff
Yellow Jacket
Billi Rea Insurance
David Frazier
Bill Graf
Anchor Bolt & Screw
Gary Haner
Esmond Haner, Inc
Randy Hollar
Turner, Ferguson & Co
Dale Holloway
Permian Bank & Trust
Gary Hopper
Kosa-Tv
Bob Howard
National Bank of Odessa
Bob Hurt
Sewell Ford
Dan James
First Savings
Dean Kelm
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Cheto Morales
Geneva talks loom over treaty and possible test ban
Leaders years will bring more than the 80 page treaty finalized by American and Soviet negotiators in Geneva. U.S. sources suggest Carter and Brezhnev may push a long delayed underground nuclear test ban and explore cultural accords such as visa ease for reporters. They are to discuss trade barriers, emigration trends, dissidents, Middle East after peace talks, southern Africa, and China relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
Brezhnev
Carter
Middle East
Africa
China
Very warm Odessa forecast as weekend heat holds
National Weather Service in Midland reports very warm conditions for Odessa with mid 90s highs today and Saturday. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph, cooler tonight, with no rain in 24 hours and temperatures easing from 93 Thursday to the upper 60s overnight. A large high pressure system kept skies clear across Texas and the heat is expected to persist through parts of the weekend, with statewide highs in the 90s and Big Bend readings up to 106.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin
National Weather Service
Midland
Texas
Big Bend
Midland forecast: hot fair Friday with 90s heat
National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport forecasts fair skies and hot temperatures with a mid 90s high today and southerly winds 15 to 25 mph gusting. Tonight's low near 66 with a high tomorrow in the mid 90s and overnight low around 63. Year to date precipitation 6.7 inches. Sun sets 8:56 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Fourteen Students Win UTPB Merit Scholarships 1979 80
Fourteen area junior college students earned University of Texas of the Permian Basin Merit Awards for the 1979 80 academic year. Recipients from Odessa College Midland College Howard College and Western Texas College include Judith Day Ted Gregory Glenda McDowell Micheal Neal Ronald Stewart Bonnie DeWitt Cheri Hill Sherry Ward Pat Bingfianm Cecilia Mann Otis Chunn Julie Dozier Rita Hardegree Becky Westbrook with majors and GPAs listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Odessa College
Midland College
Howard College
Big Spring
Western Texas College
Snyder
UTPB
Judith Day
Ted Gregory
Glenda McDowell
Micheal Neal
Ronald Stewart
Bonnie DeWitt
Cheri Hill
Sherry Ward
Pat Bingfianm
Cecilia Mann
Otis Chunn
Julie Dozier
Rita Hardegree
Becky Westbrook
Death notices for Maggie Palmer and Charles Frederick Brownlee Jr
Services for Maggie Palmer 64 of Kermit set for 4 p.m. Saturday at Grace Temple Baptist Church with burial at Kermit Cemetery under Cooper Funeral Chapel. She died Thursday at Memorial Hospital Kermit after an illness. Born August 15 1894 Weatherford she lived in Winkler County 52 years and was in Grace Temple and Eastern Star. Survivors include two nieces Oran J. Freed Phoenix Arizona and Opal Lee Masters Toronto Ohio. Services for Charles Frederick Brownlee Jr 71 of 1903 North Hancock set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens under Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. He died Wednesday at Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born March 25 1908 Tarkto Missouri he moved to Odessa 1940 from Hobbs New Mexico. He was a retired truck driver civil service worker at Midland Air Base in World War II and a member of Second Baptist Church. Survivors include Ava Lou Munn his wife two sons Max Brownlee Carol Stream Illinois and Don Brownlee Temple one brother Reade Brownlee Millersburg Ohio and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Palmer
Kermit
Grace Temple Baptist Church
Kermit Cemetery
Cooper Funeral Chapel
Palmer
Memorial Hospital
Weatherford
Winkler County
A.L. Palmer
Wink
Charles Frederick Brownlee Jr
North Hancock
Second Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Medical Center Hospital
Brownlee
Tarkto
Ava Lou Munn
Midland
Odessa
Hobbs
N.M
Midland Air Base
Max Brownlee
Carol Stream
Ill
Don Brownlee
Temple
Reade Brownlee
Millersburg
Ohio
Anchorage
Alaska
Paul Clyde Preston
Preston
Texas
Levelland
Lenora Ervin
Great Western Drilling Co
O.D. Rentals
Prudential Insurance Co
Hope Cottages
John Preston
Gerald Ervin
Paula Chambers
Dedra Inahara
Beverly Maxwell
Fort Worth
J.B. Preston
Vida Fine
Imogene Rogers
Sherman
Charlene Carter
Lubbock
Jane Bennett
Connecticut
Ozona
Refugio A. Fierro
Church of Christ
Lima
Gutierrez
San Angelo
Fierro
Baptist Memorial
Alicia Lopez
Lina Mendoza
Roberto Fierro
Sonora
Everto Fierro
David Fierro
Manuela Perez
Genoveva Gonzales
Salt Lake City
Utah
Cibriano Fierro
Marble Falls
Juan Fierro
Coleman
Cecil Melvin
Red) Barrington
Henderson Funeral Home
Coleman City
Barrington
Ranger Park
Santa Anna
Gene Day
Fort Stockton
Mills County
Marie E. Bell
Rising Star
D&b Drilling Co
Coleman County
Tommy E. Nelson Jr
St. Paul's United
Dallas
Nelson
Scarritt College
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Gloria
Timothy C. Nelson
Thomas E. Nelson III
Englewood
Calif
Robert Joel Nelson
Havina
Anna Harris
Amarillo
Sarah E. Jones
Jim Hopkins
Stanton
City of Lubbock
Rix
Jones
Madisonville
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Morris H. Jones
Pennsylvania
C.L. Jones Sr
Arizona
Walter Lee Jones
California
J. W
Shorty
Bearden
Hope
Ark
Grand Falls
Georgia Watts
Big Lake
Richardson Bath
Bobby Bearden
J.W. Clifford
Hershel Clifford
Pyote
Bernice Bowman
Oklahoma City
IRA
Jesse Grizzle
Dennis Grizzle
Ira Baptist Church
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Grizzle
Midland Regional
Justice of the Peace
Robert H. Pine
Mohank
Eugenia Carlile
State Highways and Public Transportation Department Engineering Department
Obituary notices from Texas and Alaska list multiple services
The long OCR fragment records funeral services across Texas and Alaska for Paul C Preston Refugio Fierro Cecil Barrington Tommy Nelson Sarah Jones J W Bearden Jesse Grizzle and others. It lists birth dates, death dates, burial places, spouses and survivors, plus occupations and military service. The notices span Odessa Ozona Coleman Midland Lubbock Kermit and Ira with times and locations for planned services and cemeteries.
County Court records show multiple marriage licenses issued
County Court lists marriage licenses for Michael Law Hinson and LaDee Kimberly Dobbs, Edward C. Miller and Donna Kay Butler, Hilton Fontaine Hixon and Lou Ser Williams, Walter Lee Jones and Beverly Joan Cochran, Eddy Eugene Gregory and Jo Ann Waddell, Kevin Anthony Gluck and Stacie Lynn Ferrell, Walter Owain Horton and Brenda Gall Madry, Thomas Drift Shepherd and Sandra Louise Cook, Virgil Maynard Byerly and Hazel Pauline Cravens, Roger Lewis Maggard and Tami Denise Collins, Buster Fred Godbold and Louise Elizabeth Williams, Manuel Garcia Pando and Consuelo Garcia Flores, Gerald Clyde Woods and Melinda Kay Baucham, Rex Lloyd Kennadie and Katherine Elizabeth Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Law Hinson
LaDee
Kimberly Dobbs
Edward C. Miller
Donna Kay Butler
Hilton Fontaine Hixon
Lou Ser Williams
Walter Lee Jones
Beverly Joan Cochran
Eddy Eugene Gregory
Jo Ann Waddell
Kevin Anthony Gluck
Stacie Lynn Ferrell
Walter Owain Horton
Brenda Gall Madry
Thomas Drift Shepherd
Sandra Louise Cook
Virgil Maynard Byerly
Hazel Pauline Cravens
Roger Lewis Maggard
Tami Denise Collins
Buster Fred Godbold
Louise Elizabeth Williams
Manuel Garcia Pando
Consuelo Garcia Flores
Gerald Clyde Woods
Melinda Kay Baucham
Rex Lloyd Kennadie
Katherine Elizabeth Johnson
Brigitte Herring
Cheries Anthony Herring
Debra Lujan Martinez
Johnny Joe Martinez
Bobby Gene Randolph Jr
Janice Ann Randolph
Elvira Salazer
Gustavo Montoya Salazar
PT Beacon
O.W. Bescon
Odessa Midland-Odessa Singles Dance at Slater Park
Tomorrow at 9 PM the Midland Odessa Singles Association hosts a dance with a live band at Slater Park Building located at 38th and Pleasant in Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland-Odessa Singles Association
Slater Park
38Th and
Pleasant
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Hair
Martin County
George Martin
Staples
Minn
Ann Jozwiak
Kentwood, Mich
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Don Carter
The
Chamber
Charles F. Brownlee Jr
Paul C. Preston
Cecil Barrington
Tommy Nelson
J.W. Bearden
Jesse Grizzile
Ron Hunter
Roy Gober
Donna Greston
Marlyn Orr
Bobby Palmer
Michael Hale
Alma Weed
Mar Prather
Albert Duncen
J.0. Hill
O. Jean McGill
Clara Haynes
David Stephenson
Jesus Mendoza
Lor! Rose
David McBride
Therese Cardwell
Richard McCulston
Inocensia Sierra
Horise Garrett
Oscar Gesch
Leona Cowles
Clairepel Harrington
Earl Roarker
Richard Freeman
Leona Smith
ME. McMahan
Juanite Sosa
Yared Ortiz
Leia Perkins
Robbye Martin
Jimnie Fletcher
Garnell Hurat
Sylvia Natividad
Jerome Groves
Deime Absher
Sylvia Ramirez
Shirley Kupkufske
Jen Ramirez
Edward Lambert
Charles Rosen
Tom Miller
Frank Miller
Mases Hamilton
Derwood Gregory
William Fowler
Marvin White
Women's and Children’s Hospital
Michael Jones
Waverly
Randall Myers
East
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!