Odessa Reservists End Two Weeks At Fort Hood
Ninety six Odessa men from Companies C and 3 of the 90th Transportation Battalion wrap up two weeks of summer field training at Fort Hood. They will depart by bus and private cars shortly after midnight for the 398 mile trip home to Odessa. Conditions were rugged with five days of field exercises, tents, and mess kits. The unit received top ratings for night problems from regular army inspectors. A division review featured Major General James E. Rudder, with others visiting the encampment. Company C saw a new commander, First Lt. Charles R. Overend, after Maj. Donald Robilliard was promoted. Reservists were paid on Friday before breaking camp.
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Fort Hood
90Th Infantry Division
U. S. Army Reserve
Odessa
90Th Transportation Battalion
James E. Rudder
90Th
General Rudder
Texas A&m College
Waco
Rites Pending For Fort Davis Man Robert Withers 90
Final rites were pending Friday morning for Robert Casey Withers 90 a retired insurance man and land surveyor of Fort Davis. He died Thursday in an Alpine hospital. Withers born in Jasper County came to Fort Davis in 1925. He organized and managed a mutual aid insurance company until eight years ago buried Saturday at Hillcrest Cemetery. He was a Baptist Church member for 70 years. Survivors include a son Casey Withers of Beaumont and a nephew B T Withers of San Angelo.
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Fort Davis
Robert Casey Withers
Alpine
Withers
Jasper County
Hillcrest
The
Baptist Church
Casey Withers
Beaumont
B. T. Withers
San Angelo
Funeral Rites Set In Iraan for Rose Sims 91
Former Iraan resident Rose Sims 91 will be buried at Restlawn Cemetery after funeral services at 3 p.m. in the First Methodist Church of Iraan. Ministers Rev English and Rev Joe Pockey will officiate. Sims died Tuesday in a Pueblo Colorado hospital after living in Englewood Colorado three years and in Iraan 28 years. Survivors include son Arthur Sims of Iraan and daughter Mrs Ted Allen of Englewood.
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Traan
Iraan
Rose Sims
Restlawn
First Methodist Church
Joe Pickey
Sims
Pueblo
Colo
Englewood
Arthur Sims
Ted Allen
Odessa American Subscription Rates and Address
The Odessa American lists subscription rates by carrier and zone including 35 cents weekly in-city and in-County, 3 cents weekly in Retail Trading Zone, and 25 cents in All Other Zone. Mail subscriptions are a year or six months, with 3 cent daily copies and 15 cent Sunday copies. Published daily except Saturday at 222 West Fourth Street Odessa Texas postal information and rates under act of March 2, 1870.
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Odeues
Ucter County
Odessa American
Odewna ‘Posteffler Ag Ciseender
Mare
Television Schedule Snapshot for Friday and Saturday
A dense OCR style TV guide lists hourly slots across KMIDTV and KVKMTV for Friday and Saturday. It includes news, almanac, sports, weather, movies, dramas, Westerns, comedies, and a live church segment with various show titles and start times.
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KVKM
Channel 9
National Velvet
Harrigan & Son
Sunset Strip
News & Weather
Bowie Reports Spring Semester Honor Students
The spring honor roll at Bowie Junior High School was announced by Principal Emmitt Cavin. The high honor roll includes Sidney Trulock Narita Kunkel Cherie Samson Steve Daniels Sheila Looney Pat McCreless John O’Hern Gary Rochele Randy Walker. Regular honor roll lists many eighth and seventh graders across grades with grades of 90 or higher, including Janet Bauman Dixie Boring Jan Bostick and more.
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Bowie Junior High School
Emmitt Cavin
Sidney Trulock
Narita Kunkel
Cherie Samson
Steve Daniels
Sheila Looney
Pat Mc Creless
John O'Hern
Gary Rochelle
Randy Walker
Janet Bauman
Dixie Boring
Jan Bostick
iTylene Bradley
Norman Elms
Lynn Foster
Johanna Franke
Janie Harris
Beverly Hunt
Duane Jones
Gene Kelley
Lissa Noel
Eugene Pollard
Kay Rudiell
Ted Street
Tony Wells
Diane West
John Witmire
Sherry Wood
Jeff Yudin
Joe Ann Butler
Linda Butler
Betty Campbell
Lane Cavin
Gerry Dobbs
Randy Echols
Eric Eubanks
Linda Gardner
Diane Hollis
Stephen Knowles
Cheri McCall
Anna McCown
Jack McCreless
Ronald Neyer
Linda Pierce
Paula Prickett
Julia Puckett
Karol Rice
Judy Thacker
Tom Townsend
Terry Utsinger
Fritz [Wernl
Anna Marie Wilbanks
Kathy Williamson
Sharon Winn
Chris Acreman
Brusse Bevers
Julie Boring
Cherry Boyd
Donna Crider
Seagraves student wins $600 WT Press Assoc scholarship
Eugene Young receives a $600 college scholarship from the West Texas Press Association, awarded by WIPA president Jimmy Allison. The funds will be distributed over four years. Two other scholarships go to Peggy Sue Hale of Can-Bap and Carolyn English of Lub.
Last Rites Slated For Crane Grocer
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Crane First Baptist Church for Russell Dow Shaffer, 63, a Crane grocer since 1933, who died Thursday morning in Crane Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Burial will be in Crane Cemetery. Shaffer, born August 3, 1897 in Rice, was a World War I veteran and member of the American Legion Post and First Baptist Church. Surviving: wife, one son John William Shaffer of Crane, three sisters Ruby Shouse of Tulsa S A Branum of Wichita and W W Pyle of Oklahoma City, and one brother R R Shaffer of Tulsa.
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Crane
Crane First Baptist Church
Russell Dow Shaffer
Crane Memorial Hospital
Crane Cemetery
Shaffer
Rice
American Legion Post
First Baptist Church
John William Shaffer
Ruby Shouse
Tulsa
S. A. Branum
Wichita
Kan
W. W. Pyle
Oklahoma City
R. R. Shaffer
Services Slated In Stephenville
The body of John Elehne Humberson, 70, will lie in state at Rix Funeral Home in Stephenville until Saturday morning before funeral services. A 3 p.m. Saturday service will be at Stephenville Church of Christ, with burial in Stephenville Cemetery. Humberson, native of Stephenville, died Thursday evening at Medical Center Hospital. He lived with a son, and was a former railroad telegraph operator. Survivors include three sons Jack Humberson, R. B. Humberson, and Johnny W. Humberson. one daughter Martha Kerr. two sisters Bud Haven and Frank G. Head, and 11 grandchildren.
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John Elehne Humberson
Rix Funeral Home
Stephenville
Jack Humberson
North Lauderdale
R. B. Humberson
West 20Th St
Johnny W. Humberson
Fort Worth
Martha Kerr
Amarillo
Bud Haven
Santa Anna
Calif
Frank G. Head
Abilene
Services Slated For Odessa Man
Final rites for William Arthur Whisenhunt, 66, of 7509 Andrews Highway, will be held in Hubbard Funeral Home chapel at 4 p.m. Saturday, with burial in Odessa Cemetery. Officiating minister will be Rev. J. B. Dolan of Idlewild Baptist Church. Whisenhunt died Thursday morning at his home after a three month illness. Survivors include his wife and four sisters, Annie Dickie of Tulsa, George Cross of Alaska, Pat Steele and George Morgan of Oklahoma City.
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William Arthur Whisenhunt
Andrews
Highway
Chapel of Hubbard Funeral
Odessa
J. B. Dolan
Idlewild Baptist Church
Whisenhunt
Annie Dickie
Tulsa
Okla
George Cross
Alaska
Pat Steele
George Morgan
Oklahoma City
Bonham Honor Roll Listed
The Bonham Junior High School spring honor roll announced by Principal J. E. White lists students with 90 or higher grades. Honors span NINTH GRADE Jack Baldwin Julia Cole Sue Cotten Mike Davis Lee Dossey Wendy Hackler Judith Heckmann Glynda Irvin Lynn Juedeman John Leathers Karen Lenora Bailey Mary June Somers Herman Terry Julia Walker Bob Weston Beverly Whaley Sheila Yount EIGHTH GRADE Deborah Abbott Barbara Austen Donald Barlow William Roy Barnes Linda Bell Gloria Bowers Ralph Buels Elizabeth Byford Beverly Caswell Charles Chambers Nita Beth Clark Jane Clay Toni Joe Davis Dixie Demler John Doran Patty Dye Kathy Feldman Mancy Firebaugh Judy Grubbs Judy Heckler Melody Harp Sylvia Holt Margaret Hunter Charles Jacobs Kathy Knight Sharon Lindsay Martha Love Linda Kay Locke Jackson Logan Maurine Martel David Lynn Metzger Alan Moravcik Mary Murray Paul Myers Marina Osborn Jim Meeks Carolyn Pena Stan Poulos Johnny Raley Patricia Rister Wesley Rodgers Katie Sherrod Judy Smoot Nancy Sperberg Betty Stepp Ginger Taylor Pauline Thomas Joe Wallace Dana Welch Carol West Pamela Wey_jlandt Sharon Whitmore Jerry Wolz.
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Bonham Junior High School
J. E. Whitehead
Jack Baldwin
Julia Cole
Sue Cotten
Mike Davis
Lee Dossey
Wendy Hackler
Judith Heckmann
Glynda Irvin
Lynn Juedeman
John Leathers
Karen Lenora Bailey
Mary June Somers
Herman Terry
Julia Walker
Bob Weston
Beverly Whaley
Sheila Yount
Deborah Abbott
Barbara Austen
Donald Barlow
William Roy Barnes
Linda Bell
Gloria Bowers
Ralph Buels
Elizabeth Byford
Beverly Caswell
Charles Chambers
Nita Beth Clark
Jane Clay
Toni Joe Davis
Dixie Demler
John Doran
Patty Dye
Kathy Feldman
Mancy Firebaugh
Judy Grubbs
Judy Heckler
Melody Harp
Sylvia Holt
Margaret Hunter
Charles Jacobs
Kathy Knight
Sharon Lindsay
Martha Love
Jerry Wolz
Rita Biar
Lanelle Black
Gail Boatright
Becky Brecheisen
Linda Briggs
Mike Burney
Jody Buchanan
Don Butler
Connie Campbell
Lelia Gail Coleman
John Cooper
Betty Correll
Linda Cox
Darla Darrville
Anna Dennis
Betty Dooley
Leigha Dopita
Rennie Dunn
Linda Dye
David Edwards
June Fausett
Cecile Hermsen
Jerry Hestand
Billie Jean Hinds
Denny House
Bill Ivers
Gail Johns
Mike Jordan
Janice Kennelley
Linda Ky‘zer
Donna Lawrence
Jane Long
Linda Lyons
Gary McIntosh
Kay ‘Mabry
Janice Mace
Becky Malone
Arlene Mast
Pamela Mason
Martha Mee
Jerry Moore
Julia Murphy
Karen Sue Overby
Lyn Pierce
Linda Reid
Mike Smith
Bobby Stewart
George Terrell
Work Underway On U S Highway 80 In Pecos
Work is underway on resurfacing U S Highway 80 through downtown Pecos under a 156945 30 dollar contract awarded to Hugh McMillan Inc of El Paso. The project covers U S 80 from near Highway 17 to about half a mile east of the Pecos River bridge widened by 18 feet and includes resurfacing on U S 385 for about 0 7 mile in Pecos.
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Pecos
Hugh McMillan, Inc
el Paso
U.S
Pecos River
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