Organized Trail Ride urged after Texas Pecos tour
A Pecos Trail Association journey from Odessa to Langtry and beyond ends with calls for more organized rides. Officials from Odessa, Midland, Monahans and Pecos praise the three day tour’s community connections, while noting travel by bus and car along the 734 mile historic route. The trip included Ecuadorian exchange student Patricia Hernandez Romero and stops at Langtry, Pecos River Bridge, Fort Stockton, and Cuidad Acuna Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Pinkerton
Texas Pecos Trail Association
Odessa
Frank Lackey
Odessa-Monahans
Association
H.A. Tuck
Midland Chamber of Commerce
al McGehee
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Paul Tittle
Odessa College
Texas
Odessa Midland
McCamey
Pecos
Monahans
Patricia Hernandez Romero
Quito
Ecuador
Midland High School
America
del Rio
Lake Amistad
Jack Skiles
Texas Highway Department
Langtry
Pecos River Bridge
Midland
Rankin, McCamey
Iraan
Ozona
the Caverns of
Sonora
Junction
Alamo Village
Fort Clark Springs
Cuidad Acuna
Mexico
Rites Held For Victim Of Wreck
Moslem graveside services were held for Mrs. Nabat Lalani 53 in Andrews Cemetery. She died after a one car crash east of Deming New Mexico while traveling with her son Dr Inayat Lalani and family. Selma Lalani survived with a head injury. Two young sons were bruised. Dr Lalani's sister Nargia Dacosta also injured. Survivors include several sons and a daughter. Funeral arrangements were by Singleton Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Nabat Lalani
Singleton Funeral Home
Lalani
India
Deming
N.M
Inayat
California
Members Memorial Hospital
Selma
Deming Hospital
Nargia Dacosta
New Mexico
Don Pauley
Selma Lalani
Pauley
Nargis Dacosta
Bombay
Iqbal I
Jamaica
N.Y
Inayat I
Hamid I
New York City
N.H
Naushir I
McCamey
Virgil Gist Nevill
First Baptist Church
East Hills
Nevill
Iraan General Hospital
Larry D. Sheppard
Jones County
Laura Bullock
Midland
Pecos
Culberson
Dawson
Ethene Plummer
Crane
Marshall
Hearrell Nevill
Death notices from Fort Stockton area funeral home notices
Deaths include Troy Stockton 71 of 2213 West 13th with services at Rix Funeral Home and burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Also Sotero Pina 78 in Fort Stockton with church service at St Joseph’s and burial, a World War I veteran. Multiple Nevill, Lewis, Moseley, Roger, Baeza, Pursley, Pattillo deaths listed with services, churches, and burial plans across McCamey Odessa Coleman Pecos Andrews Big Spring and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Theodore Stockton
West 13Th
Rix Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Stockton
Medical Center Hospital
Oklahoma Territory
First United Pentecostal Church
Geneva Thomas
Lubbock
Sotero R. Pina
Fort Stockton
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Rev. L. Wilde
Pina
Fot Stockton
American Legion
The
Chamber of Commerce
League of United Latin American Citizens
Rites Planned for Odessa Man Joseph C Clarke
Funeral services for Joseph Charles Clarke 70 of 2100 Beverly will be Tuesday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home with burial in Odessa. Clarke died Sunday after a several months illness born February 19 1903 in Waco he moved to Odessa in 1950 from Dallas and was a retired maintenance man a Baptist. Survived by Patricia Clarke sister Walter Clarke and Mrs F J Hawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.B. Moseley Coleman
Claude B
Ruby Lee) Moseley
Henry Roger
Big Spring
Henry
Evelyn T.) Roger
Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home
Trinity Memorial Park
Roger
Birch Tree
Big Spring State Hospital
William H. Roger Sr
Denver City
Tommy H. Roger
Hobbs, N.M
W. J. Thomas Jr
Stanton
Jospeh Charles Clarke
Beverly
Odessa
Hubbard-Kelly
Clarke
Medical Center Hospital
Waco
Viola Long
Dallas
Patricia Clarke
North Grandview
Walter Clarke
F.J. Hawkins
Seminole
Carmen Guzman
Rodolfo Guzman
St. James Catholic Church
Singleton Funeral Home
Memorial Hospital
Olga Guzman
Lucy Guzman
Antonio Guzman
Rosa Guzman
Nora Guzman
Rudy Guzman
Lupe Guzman
Paul Guzman
Seagraves
Pablo Torres
Plainview
Leola Johnson
Colorado Springs
Colo
Leola Ruby Johnson
Ellicott
Swann Funeral Home
United Methodist Church
Childress
Tex
Morton
Gerald Johnson
Clahan
Phama Jo Kite
Sunland
Calif
Thieves Take Auto Parts From Several Vehicles
Police investigated seven weekend thefts including cars at 42nd and Dixie where an alternator battery carburetor and air conditioner compressor were taken from a vehicle. A truck at 4201 North Dixie had its regulator removed. A battery worth $50 was stolen from another car. Victims include Kenneth Paxton John Bloodworth JA Patrick Gene Cheschang Gary Payne Hilda Sosa LA King and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Paxton
North Sam Houston
42Nd and Dixie
John Bloodworth
Redbud
North Dixie JA Patrick
East Eighth
Gene Cheschang
Nabors
Gary Payne
Hilda Sosa
Lindberg
and LA King
Bowie
Odessan pleads guilty in drug possession case
A 28 year old Odessa man, Richard Harvard Knight, pleaded guilty in 161st District Court to a reduced charge of possession of dangerous drugs and was fined 501 dollars. The initial charge of marijuana possession was reduced on the district attorney's recommendation after a dope sweep that netted 73 persons. Knight was arrested December 15 by Odessa police and represented by attorney Jack Tidwell. evidence was presented by stipulation.
Lawmen Probe 8 Burglaries
Odessa police investigated eight burglaries with $172 taken from a Wagonyard juke box and cigarette machine at 2318 Andrews Highway plus $225 damage to both machines. A separate entry at Olio Vending and Food Service at 2320 Andrews Highway left signs of forced entry but no losses. Additional burglaries included a cash loss of $475 at 411 North Grant from Sam Fisher’s office after entering via a vent and door. Other reports included a taped car stereo theft, broken windows, a coffeemaker stolen, and a ransacked home with no missing items. Authorities noted officers were tied up with nearby convention duties returning Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagonvard
Andrews Highway
Odessa
Olio Vending and Food Service
Collins Drag
North Grant
Sam Fisher
Wilda Owen
Boataucht
West Murphy
West Avenue K
Scholarships Given To Odessa College Radio Televison Fund
Three radio stations contributed 400 to Odessa College radio television education scholarship fund for 1973 74. KOZA andessa radio station gave 200 while KCKS and KNFM in Vidland each gave 100. Funds support OC students studying radio and television and planning careers in the field. Reese attending US Conference of Mayors in San Francisco expected back in Odessa Thursday. Former police chief Harry Sanders in London radar trap fined 25 for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa College Radio Television
KOZA
Andessa
KCKS
KNFM
Vidland
Wally Jackson
Radiotelevision
Im Reese
US Conference of Mayors
San Francisco
Cal
Odessa Thursda
London
Harry Sanders
Britain
Suspects Face DWI Charges in Odessa Court
Four Odessa men faced DWI charges in Ector County Court after arrests in June. Carl Henry Brandt 35 of 810 North Tom Green, Archie Martin 45 of 809 West Sixth, Jaw Douglas Rolls 18 of 1770 Santa Monica, and Herman Lee Perchinsky 39 of VID East 50th were taken into custody near Odessa with bonds set at 500 for Rolls and Marin, 700 for Perchinsky, and Brand held in the county jail on a 2000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Odessa
Carl Henry Brandt
North Tom Green
Second
West County
Archie Martin
West Sixth
Odessa Jaw
Douglas
Santa Monica
Herman Lee Peitchinsky
West University
Marin
Rolls
Perchinsky
Brand
Exeter County
Hobbs Hospital Chief Selected for New Facility
William Young Jr will begin July 1 as administrator of Lyra General Hospital in Hobbs. He will oversee Lea General Hospital duties initially and gradually shift to the new Hobbs 150-bed hospital being built by Extendicate Inc near New Mosoco Junior College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WORBS
William
Bill) Young Jr
Bevar County Hospital
Mstrnet
San Antonio
Lyra General Hospital
Hobs Young
Lea General Hospital
Hobbs
Extendicate Inc
Extendicare 18
New Mosoco Junior College
Firemen Will Attend Texas Firemen's School in College Station
Odessa Fire Chief W J Childress and Training Chief Dean Williams will attend the 44th annual Texas Firemen's School at Texas A M University with about 3500 firemen from across the state. Sessions begin July 22 and cover 18 courses on firefighting and prevention conducted by the Engineering Extension Service with the Texas Education Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
W. J. Childress
Dean Williams
Texas A&m University
Childress
The
Engineering Extension Service
Texas Education Agency
State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association
Odessa Tomorrow Meetups and Evening Club Events
Odessa announces a noon schedule of chamber board meetings at the Chamber Board Room 412 North Lincoln. A slate of noon gatherings includes Grandview Lions at the Branding Iron, Optimists at Sands Restaurant, A M Club at Inn of the Golden West, and Jaycees at Inn of the Golden West. Evening events feature Odessa Chess Club at Odessa College and American Legion Post 430 at Legion Hall, plus wrestling at Ector County Coliseum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wam
Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting
Chamber Board Room
North Lincoln
Odessa
A&m Club
Inn of the Golden West
Also Mentioned on This Page
Skiles
Texas Historical Commission
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Roy Bean
Kentucky
Bean
P. R
Maher Fitzsimmons
Texas-Mexico
Fitzsimmons
Lillian A. Langtry
Sanderson
Old Riggs Hotel
Annie Riggs Memorial
Sand Hills Museum
Tom Green
Roy Dale Haney
Route 3
Betty Trimble Edwards
East 17Th
Haney
Juan Contreras
Virgil G. Nevill
Frank Lewis
Frank
Margaret) Lewis
Resthaven Memorial Park
Nennie W. Ellis
Calvert
Flipe Baeza
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Felipe R. Baeza
Winkler County Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa
Presidio
Baeza
Juan Baeza
Ojinaga
Andrea Baeza
Leonard P. Pursley Andrews
Leonard P
Pete) Pursley
Means Memorial United Methodist Church
Pursley
Permian General Hospital
Buffalo
Anne Brown
Sylvester
Andrews County
C.A. Pursley
W.A. Beyers
Landis Herrington
Compton
J.D. Green
Lufkin
Fred Fountain
Comanche
Ralph Pursley
Homestead
Fla
Eldon Pursley
Bellview
Wash
Wayne Pursley
Koby
C.J. Pursley
Cleburne
Homer Pursley
A.W Pursley
Alfred Pursley
Abilene
Eppie Pattillo
Eppie Corene Pattillo
Reeves Memorial Hospital
West Park Baptist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Dalton
Homer Pattillo
Gardena
Clem Pattillo
Oklahoma City
Okla
Julius Pattillo
Stillwater
Dick Pattillo
Rube Pattillo
Hugo Grauman
Silver Springs
Julius Hill
Ed Hill
Garvin Hill
Mangum
Gus Hill
Ferdinand Zegal
Hollywood
Christopher Blakley
VFW
Joseph McHale
George Blakley
Baird
Clint Blakley
R.B Taylor
Putnam
Mrs. Louise Figler
Louise Figler
Dees
Kaufman
Scurry
Figler
Vernon Figler
Houston
Walter Figler
Nina Jefinat
Mille Ratteree
Daisy Hefner
Farrell J. Stewart
Newne W
Haskell Dunn
Port Mansfield
Rodney Baker
Civ
Ben Neighbors
Ity
Ron Harmon
Texas Cty Managers Association
East 4Th
Burt Stringer Jr
San Carlos
William Yamption Thomas
Hobbs Hospital
Mary Caldwell
Pleasant
Lee Buice
Sorech
South
American Biographical Institute
Texas Forensics
University of Southern California
NOON
Grandview Lions
Sands Restaurant
Noon — Jaycees
Odessa Chess
Legion Hall
Fighth and Pueblo
Ector County Coliseum
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