Odessa Makes Sunday Splash About Water
Odessa celebrates arrival of 5 million gallons per day of CRMWD water with a dedication at North Odessa station. Speeches praise local control, cooperation with Big Spring and Snyder, and promised expansion of mains to deliver water to homes. The event featured Lake Ector stunts, city officials, and college athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Smith
Odessa
North Odessa
Ector
Don Maxwell
Odessa College
Pat Voss
Thelma Lancaster
Yvonne Whisenhunt
Carol Gross
North Golder
Malvern McDonald
McVean and
Barlow Pipeline
J. L
Dusty) Rhoades
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Big Spring
Snyder
Colorado River
Dick Pepin
Jesse Owens
Chamber of Commerce
Cody Harbour
CRMWD
Pepin
Owens
West Texas
Fred Gage
J. R. McEntyre
Edwin Parker
County Commission
Col
E. V. Spence
Odessa Water Department
Martin County
GOP Candidates Squabbling Over Texas Delegates
The Associated Press reports a heated clash over Texas 38 GOP delegates to the national convention. McLean of San Antonio defended Mineral Wells procedures, while Taft and Eisenhower backers traded charges of manipulation and dirty tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Texas
Associated Press
Finance
Mark McLean
San Antonio
Hisen‘hower
Slain Utility Worker Identified in Murphy Street Killing
Clifford Johnson about 50, Ray Pool Real Estate employee, was killed by a single shot to the eye. George Williams, 49, owner of iChatterbox and East Side Cleaners, surrendered at the sheriff's office and is charged with murder in Justice of Peace M. Newman's court. Williams said Johnson confronted him over missing records, then left in a car. Williams fired through the car window. Johnson died at Medical Center Hospital. Funeral arrangements pending at Hubbard Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Johnson
Ray Pool Real Estate Company
E. Murphy
George Williams
iChatterbox
East Side
Williams
Park Ave
Justic of Peace
M. Newman
Geneva Bahn
Johnson
Charles Mitchell
Dirk
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard Funeral Home
George Bosley
Uestions
Odessa
Taft Kefauver Televised Debate Highlights Presidential Queue
Washington coverage recalls a televised clash between Taft of Ohio and Kefauver of Tennessee on American Forum of the Air. The debate touched foreign policy and corruption, featuring exchanges over isolationism and calls to weed out racketeers. Taft claimed near certainty for the nomination while denying deal making with Ike and endorsing the best man for the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Kefauver
Tennessee
Sen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Detroit
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Venice Youth Shoots Self After Kiss Refusal
In Venice California a 17 year old high school student Fred M Plehn killed himself with a .22 rifle at the police station entrance after his sweetheart Anita Dunham refused a goodnight kiss following their senior prom. Plehn who was to graduate with honors this week was said to have escorted Dunham to the prom the night before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Calif
Fred M. Plehn
Venice High School
Anita Dunham
Young Plehn
Red Germans Halt Revolt in German Soviet Zone
Five thousand German Communist police quelled a revolt across more than a dozen Soviet zone villages. East Germans protested eviction from the Communist frontier security belt amid the crackdown.
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Bom
Germany
Soviet Zone
International Ring Tracked Over Fake Masterpieces
Paris reports national security agents are pursuing an international ring selling counterfeit copies of famed French and Italian paintings. The case centers on forgery of recognized masterpieces and involves efforts to halt the distribution and identify those responsible.
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Paris
Odesson Goes To Trial For Robbery In Midland
S M Miller Jr 28 year old ex convict faces robbery by assault in 70th District Court Midland Jury selection set for 1 30 pm Forty five jurors summoned Dist Atty W O Shafer leads prosecution Duke Kimbrough represents defendant Miller also facing a murder indictment in Odessa If convicted he could receive a life sentence Judge Hamilton denied a postponement and ordered jury questioning to begin at 1 30 pm
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S. M. Miller Jr
70Th District Court
Midland
Dist. Atty
W. O. Shafer
Duke Kimbrough
Miller
Odessa
Har-Will
Kimbrough
Michigan Man Charged in Burglary and Theft
Rudolph Sharer 29 of Michigan faces burglary and theft charges after deputies arrested him on Andrews Hwy. less than 30 minutes after police say he stole a Winchester rifle from L. L. Griffin on Garden Street.
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Justice of Peace v. Newman's Court
Rudolph Sharer
Michigan
Andrews Hwy
Sharer
L. L. Griffin
Garden Street
State GOP Briefs Ike On State Setup
Texas Republican leader Henry Zweifel wires General Eisenhower with a detailed outline of the Texas delegate dispute for the 1952 GOP nomination. Zweifel argues Texas contests were decided by the state executive committee, facing Democratic voters and rump conventions. Zweifel asserts Eisenhower supporters were Democrats and that the committee seated delegates only after open hearings and merit review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Daniel
Senate
Detroit
General Eisenhower
Texas
Eisenhower
Sen
Henry Cabot Lodge
Taft
Washington
Time Magazine
Ohio
McLean
Mineral Wells
United States
IGOP
Fort Worth
Henry Zweifel
National Republican
Zweifel
Robert Taft
Denver
Consid
Supreme Court
Jand
State Executive Committee
Ike Believes in High Court Ownership Split
In Detroit Eisenhower says he obeys the Supreme Court on tidelands and notes the court has ruled for federal control in the tidelands oil fight. He previously backed state ownership in a Texas campaign letter. Congress passed a tidelands ownership bill but Truman vetoed it. Senate debate and a veto override are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tidelands
Supreme Court
Detroit
Houston
Jack Porter
Texas
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Truman
Ballot positions set by County Democratic Committee vote
All major July primary ballot spots were drawn today at a county committee meeting chaired by Thomas J. Pitts. Filing fees are due with the last payment date Saturday, June 21, ahead of the July 26 primary and August 23 runoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Committee
Thomas J. Pitts
Pitts
LeRoy Williams
Lucille Gerron
Paul McCollum
Thomas D. Murphy
George Kelston
C. V. Milburn
George Svanas
Warren Burnett
James Clay Hancock
Charles Butts
J. H
Buddy) Rogers
W. G. (Cotton) Kirklin
J. T. Rutherford
Hill Hudson
I. G. Parker
Earnest Broughton
J. Ted Roby
Wesley Phillips
Rufus Arp
S. L. Slaughter
B. B. Skelton
Roy Holder
A. A. Deer
W. B. Crow
E. O. Walker
J. W. Smith
Tine Davis
W. S. Riley Jr
W. W
Bill) Orchard
Tunisian Explosion Leaves Two Injured in Anti-Jewish Attacks
In Tunis on June 16 two bombs exploded during a wave of nationalist violence targeting Jewish residents. Two French citizens sustained minor injuries as authorities investigated the incidents.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Soviet jets down Swedish search plane near Estonia
Swedish government reports a Soviet MiG-15 attack shot down an unarmed Catalina off the Estonian coast while searching for a missing Swedish transport. Seven crew members were rescued by a German merchant ship. two were wounded. The incident sparked a strong protest and demands for an immediate investigation.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Estonia
Constantine Rodionov
Foreign Office
Tage Erlander
Rodionov
Erlander
Indian murder mystery unearthed near Odessa plains
An oilfield crew found a skeletal Indian burial and arrowhead in the sand hills north of Goldsmith about 40 miles northwest of Odessa. Sheriff Earnest Broughton and deputies traced the discovery to Andrews County late Saturday night.
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Odessa
Goldsmith
Earnest Broughton
Wiley Beasley
Bob Burkett
Andrews County
Sandhills
Jack Thurman
Victory Village
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Herbert Earl Harrison
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Harrison
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R. W
Bob) Hamilton
Ike
L. B. Henson
H. L
Sgt.) Rich
James W. Davis
Ray Shockley
George Carnes
Grady Maxwell
Ed Schoenwandt
H. S. Cowser
John W. Fernandes
Lon Reed
Claud Toles
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C. H. Hamilton
Otis Barton
Elmer (Peewee) Norman
C. M. White
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John W
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