County Court Records Highlight Marriages and Cases
Marriage licenses issued list multiple couples led by Hobanks Dutchen Sides Williams Anderson Wagnon Anderson and others. District Court notes divorce filings Lang Lang Braus and civil suits including Work Clothes Rental and Forsan Roustabouts. Medical Center reports admissions and discharges for June 16 with numerous patient names and births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Terry Hobanks
Debra Louise Dutchen
Randall Gary Sides
Nona Beth Williams
Robert Anderson
Lenora Hampton Anderson
Thurman Morrison Wagnon Jr
Debra Ann Jackson
Daniel Leland Parker
Emmalou Rogers Flanigan
Alan Lamar Knichton
Jeri Lee Knight
Thomas Arthur Townsend
Sandra Kay Horn
Robert Lee Williams
Mary Jo McCullough
Bob Lewis
Marjorie C. Churchill
Texas Department of Public Safety
J. J. Willis Trucking Co
James K. Wolfe
L. C. Beck
Franklin Wise
C. S. Caroll Jr
District Court
Judith Ann Lang
C. Fred Lang
Rosa Carrijas Braus
Jose Rocha Bra
Clare Catherine Williamson
James R. Osborne
Jerry Don Lefevre
Wilma LaVeda Hounshell
Rose Maria Hamilton
Margie Rangel
Raul Lares
Richard Medina
Lucille G. Burleson
Betty £. Horrell
Cynthia Kay Sellars
Deenna M. Glisson
Clair Burke
Margaret E. Reed
Bruce L. Tuxhorn
Wilbur F. Roberts
Smith A. Everett
Jessie L. Vowel
Ralph T. Whitley
Rhoda M. Widner
Carolyn A. Galladay
Paul P. van Zandt
Pat G. Sorreils
Lou Ann Belcher
John G. Lavers
Johnnie R. Seales
Shirley N. McKinney
Ovanah C. Voss
Jimmie P. Daggett
Mildred June Hardin
Jo Ann Hendrix
Melba Jean Everett
Otis L. Nelson
Fred A. Guthrie
Brenda Lee
Conrad Seamons
Donald Lewis
Bennie Neal
Fred Ott
Aby
Jewelry and Gun Taken In One Of Many Thefts
Police report a rash of thefts including jewelry and a .38 revolver taken from a home on West 38th Street and other items stolen from pickups, autos, and garages. Victims named include Horace E Hounshell and Olemon T McCune among numerous suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace E .Hounshell
B. Davis
Oiemon T. _McCune
North Golde
Floretia
Ypignerd Bargel
Laredo
East Eighth
Johnny Strout
Fairlane
Marylou Kelsey
East 31St
Evan Dalton
Brentwood
G. T. Warren
Tanglewood
Joe Woodson
West Crescent
B. B. Straham
City Traffic Accidents Reported Across Multiple Blocks
The record lists numerous vehicle collisions in several blocks including East Eighth West 4th and West 22nd. Owners cited include Karen R Sawyer Curtis A Asrey Rebecca L James and Anne M Webster among others. Damages range from minor to heavy with multiple parties involved.
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East Eighth
Karen R. Sawyer
West Fourth
C. 4
Meredith
Rankin
West 22Nd
Curtis A. Asrey
Rebecca L. James
Hancock
Velmar B. Lyons
West 18Th
William 8. Guff
Idlewood
Dixie
Anne M. Webster
North Center
Oliver C. Lewesley
Bonham
Lee
Eishth
Horace T. Adams
East 56Th
Leo J. Dagley Jr
North Lincoln
Texas
Douglas H. McKinney
North Grandview
Patsy A. Wester
North Elliot
Muskingum
Sammy D. Garner
Springbrook
Ronald W. Murray
Midland
Paul T. Gaenett
Andrews Highway
Grant — Craig
Douglas
Guy D. Harnel
Alpine
E. N. LeCray
Case Filed Against Sonora Man Middaugh Jr
Vernon L. Middaugh Jr., 27, of Sonora, is jailed in Ector County on a forged instrument charge with a $5,000 bond. He allegedly passed a $298.54 check May 25 at Gibson's Discount Center on North Grandview, per Justice of the Peace Otis Moore's file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon L. Middaugh Jr
Sonora
Ector County
Gibson’s Discount Center
North Grandview
Middaugh
Otis Moore
MonaDEX weight loss pill ad promises easy curb of appetite
An advertisement promotes MONADEX tablets as a tiny easy to take weight loss aid. It claims no dangerous drugs and no nervous side effects with no strenuous exercise and offers a 20‑count bottle for 390. The offer includes a money back guarantee and mail order options through Latham Pharmacy at 116 E University Blvd.
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Monadex
Latham Pharmo- 116
University Blvd
Burglary Suspect Held On Wichita County Warrant
William D. O'Neal, 26, of 1205 North Lincoln, was jailed in Ector County on a Wichita County warrant charging burglary. He remained in custody Thursday in lieu of a 5000 dollar bond set by Witchita Falls lawmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. O'Neal
North Lincoln
Ector
Witchita Falls
Wichita County
Judgment Sought in Sworn-Account Suit
A sworn-account suit seeking $1,271 was filed Thursday in the 161st District Court. Work Clothes Rental Service sues Forsan Roustabouts Inc. over unpaid charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
161St District Court
Work Clothes Rental Service
Forsan Roustabouts Inc
Three Charged With Breakins In Odessa
Three Odessans remained in city jail on burglary charges with bonds set at 5 000 each. Tony R Lawrence 18 3207 Eastland and Gary K Riddle 18 Gardendale faced additional drug possession counts after a 3 am arrest near Boens Maytag Laundry where a screwdriver and LSD tablets were found. Michael Sharp 17 1506 North Tom Green held on 3 000 bond for burglary. Police investigate vending machine breakins at Center Laundromat 2021 Kermit Highway as more suspects are sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony R. Lawrence
Eastland
Gary K. Riddle
Gardendale
North Alleghancy
Boen
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Valles
Michael Sharp
North Tom Green
Jeff Ellig
Custer
Ellig
Sharp
J. A. Purifoy
Chief Seeks Thanks For Aid Givers In Officer Slaying
Oklahoma City AP Chief Wayne Lawson praises three men who aided a fatally wounded officer and his partner Monday night. One performed mouth to mouth to save Officer Mike Ratikan, another assisted Officer Ratikan’s partner Charles Sheldon, and a third held a car of suspects at gunpoint for the officers before they could pursue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Wayne Lawson
Mike Ratikan
Ratikan
Charles Sheldon
Judgment Asked in Be ster County Court
A judgment of 239 dollars was sought in a Be ster County Court suit filed Thursday. Plaintiff L. D. Beck sues Franklin Wise for alleged negligence on May 14. Both are residents of Odes sans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bester County
L. D. Beck
Franklin Wise
Negligence suit filed in 161st District Court
Henry C. Diesel sues Carl C. Hulse for negligence alleging damages totaling 30000 in a Thursday filing. Both Odessans, the incident dated June 10, in 161st District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
161St District Court
Henry C. Diesel
Carl C. Hulse
Vandalism Probed in Odessa Car Window and Egg Attack
Police investigated vandalism at Odessa Motor Co. 1510 East Second where a storeroom window was broken and eggs were thrown at a car owned by Jerry Miers of 709 East Seventh. Investigators pursued leads Thursday seeking suspects and motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Motor Co
East Second
Jerry Miers
East Seventh
Times Devils Court Order On Vietnam Papers
Controversy over the Times Vietnam disclosure grows as a restraining order blocks further publication. Vice President Agnew questions the paper’s judgment while publisher Sulzberger defends history’s need to reveal the documents. Officials insist the act breaches security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
Spiro T. Agnew
Los Angeles
The
Times
Nixon
Ithan
New York Times
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
London
Kennedy
Herbert Klein
Wilmington
Del
Executive Branch
the Times
U.S
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
John N. ‘Mitchell
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
APME
Maxwell Taylor
South Vietnam
JointChiefs
CBS Evening News
Walter Cronkite
Taylor
Suits Filed Over Accounts In Ector County
Two suits on account filed Thursday in Ector County Court by the J J Willis Trucking Co of Odessa seek 410 dollars from James K Wolfe operator of Wolfe Construction Co and 290 dollars from C S Carroll J operator of Carroll Electric Co The actions allege unpaid balances for work and materials in the Odessa area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
J. J. Willis Trucking Co
Odessa
James K. Wolfe
Wolfe Construction Co
C. S. Carroll
Odessa American publication details and subscription rates
The Odessa American published daily and Sunday from 2a East 4th Street, Odessa Texas 79760. It was entered as second class matter on March 3, 1879, with telephone numbers and subscription rates listed for various zones and formats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas
East 4Th Street
The
Odessa American
Ector County
Rig Accident Victim's Rites To Be Friday
Funeral services are set for Thomas Gene Spain 45 at 2 p.m. Friday in the Paul A. Rix Funeral Chapel with burial in Odessa Cemetery. He died in surgery at Midland Memorial Hospital after a rig accident near Stanton. He was born December 17, 1925 in Liberty Hill and lived in Odessa 20 years, a World War II Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife Margaret three sons a father a stepmother a brother five sisters and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gene Spain
West 48Th
Paul A. Rix
Odessa
Spain
Shorty Hall Big Co
Midland Memorial Hospital
Stanton
Liberty Hill
San Angelo
Margaret
Roy Dalel
Bryan Mitchell Spain
Thomas Spain
Georgetown
Arlie Spain
Webster
A. V. Spain Jr
Texas City
Jane Bozeman
James Hamilton
Peggy Phelps
Celine Waldrut
Loretta Hutto
Hitchcock
Sherry Winees
Charlotte Sanders
Austin
Final rites for Mrs Anna Wells held at Rix Funeral Home
56 year old Anna Lou Wells of 406 Lasseter died Wednesday at Medical Center Hospital after an illness. Born December 22 1914 in Cooper she was a Methodist. Survived by husband John H daughter Char lene Collins of 4029 Pleasant mother Gertrude McMillan of Fort Worth six sisters and four brothers, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial at Rix Funeral Home Chapel.
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Anna Lou Wells
Lasseter
Rix Funeral Home
Odessa
San Antonio
D. R. Badgett
C. T. Porter
C.C. Ryan
Iraan
B. L. Carson
Lubbock
Charles W. Clark
Fort Worth
C. R. McMillan
Jay McMillan
E. J. McMillan
Ozona
Lucian McMillan
Temple
Retired Railroad Agent Is Dead
Seth Box aged 84 of Odessa died after an illness at Medical Center Hospital. A Dallas native, he came to Odessa in 1967 and was a former railroad station agent. Survived by widow Edna. daughters Mrs. Bill White and Mrs. J O Baker. son Wes B. Box. Services pending with Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. body to be taken to Restland Funeral Home in Dallas.
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Seth Box
Brahma
Medical Center Hospital
Hal
Texas
Edna McNew
Box
Odessa
Dallas
Baptist Church
Bill White
Alamosa
J. O. Baker
Wes B. Box
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Restland Funeral Home
Gunshot Wound Claims Life Of Odessa Man
Odessa man Louis E. Doverspike died from a single gunshot to the right temple at Medical Center Hospital. His son Mark found him in the bathroom about 5:30 p.m. with a .22 rifle nearby. Police indicated no foul play and an autopsy is pending. the death is treated as self-inflicted. Doverspike, born October 26, 1930, lived in Odessa since 1951, a former sulphur plant operator, and member of Vine Avenue Baptist Church. He is survived by wife Elsie, four sons, a daughter, his mother, a brother, and two sisters. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Watts Funeral Home in Madill, with burial in Cumberland Cemetery.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Louis E. Doverspike
Santa Rosa
Mark
Doverspike
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Valles
Walles
Lynn Snyder
Madill
Okla
Cumberland
Vine ‘Avenue
Elsie
Ricky
Randy
Steven
Rosa
Shirley Doverspike
Lynn Dale
Williamsburg
Louise Leonard
Pat Hughes
Baton Rouge
Watts Funeral
Cumberland, Okla
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Cars Destroyed In Two Fires
Firemen extinguished two blazes Wednesday damaging two autos outside the city limits. A neighbor reported A. D. Crane and his 1956 car on fire before rescue. In a vacant pasture at Murphy and Meadow a car was found ablaze, likely driven and stuck in sand and set on fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Crane
Mercedes
Murphy and Meadow
DWI suspect Williams posts $500 bond
George T. Williams, 59, of Monahans, bonded out of Ector County jail after posting a $500 bond on a driving while intoxicated charge. Texas Highway Patrol arrested him about 7:55 p.m. Wednesday at mile south of Odessa on Interstate 20. The charge was lodged with Justice of the Peace Manu Jel Valles.
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George T. Williams
Monahans
Ector
Williams
Texas
Odessa
Justice of the Peace
Manu
Jel Valles
Rites Friday For Odessan Rosa Steinberg 82
Funeral services for Rosa Steinberg 82 at Hubbard Kelly Home Chapel with burial will follow. She died at home Wednesday and had lived in Odessa since 1943 after moving from Fort Worth. Native of Czechoslovakia she was a Lutheran Church member. Survived by four daughters Annie Mae Hill M C Holcomb D H Potts Harriet Steinberg seven grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Steinberg
West Seventh
Hubbard-Kelly
Odessa
Czechoslovakia
Fort Worth
Lutheran Church
Annie Mae Hill
North McKinney
M. C. Holcomb
North Amburger
D. H. Potts
East 36Th
Harriet Steinberg
Big Spring officials demand police chief resign over cooperation
Three city commissioners accused Police Chief Jay Banks of not cooperating with other agencies during a liquor theft probe. About 1,400 people attended a public hearing as they urged Banks to resign. Banks, a former Texas Ranger, said the investigation involved a two way street of cooperation and denied knowledge of the cited issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Spring
Tex
Jay
Ety
Jack Watkins
Banks’ Department
Ucppal Luce
Banks
Texas Ranger
Dist
Wayne Burns
Burns
Aubrey Standard
Breakfast Optimists and Rotary meet at local venues
Schedule shows 7 AM Breakfast Optimists at Sands Restaurant, NOON Eastside Rotary in the Coach Room of the Inn of the Golden West, NOON Odessa Optimists at Sands Restaurant, 4 1 6 PM Veterans of World War T meet at Barracks of Hi Sport Youth Center, and 4 30 PM The Merchant of Venice at Globe Theater.
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Eastside Rotary
The
Inn of the Golden West
Hi-Sport
10Th and
MacArthur
Globe Theater
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Luis &. Santos
Prairie
Girl
Emil Mosbacher
Richard M. Nixon
Mosbacher
Coliseum
Bassador
Wayne Ingram
Bill Amstead
UTPB
Danter
Alore
Zales Jewelers
Downtown
Std & Grant
Great Oil Basin Center
Circulation Department
Odessan
Vets
Troy C. Randell
West Lindberg
Veterans Hospital
Randell
Exx City
Oklo
Gaylan Sue Hampton
Colorado
Herman
Oklahoma
Tommy
Germany
James Andrew Green
Lovington
N.M
Smith-Rogers
Methodist Hospital
Green
Mustang Construction Co
Annette Kelley
Thelma Baskett
Cleburne
Stella Nolen
George Clinton Copeland
Lea County
Smith- Rogers
Resthaven
Tatum
Ethel
Orvis Hennington
J. W. Spears
C. C. Copeland
Plains
Ronald Sears JR. Andrews
Ronald Sears Jr
Mary Sears
Andrews
True Light Baptist
Singleton Funeral Home
Andrews Hospital
Ronald Sears
Chicago
Randall Sears
Domingo Salgado
Fort Stockton
St. Agnes Catholic Church
St. Joseph
Memorial Hospital
Presidio County
Emelia Salgado
Hagerman
Benina
Maria
Avelina
Margarite Nunez
Maricelo Salgado
DWI
Bill Lee
Department
Wade Choate
Rangers
Arnold Marshall
Novessa
Breakfast Optimists
Sands Restaurant
Odessa Optimists
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