Terminal Road Meet Planned For Midland Odessa Project
Odessa regional highway officials will brief at 9:30 am on a two year multi million dollar project to replace and widen the Midland Odessa air terminal access. The Terminal interchange near U S 80 will cost just over 3 million with surface and underpass work contracted to Austin Bridge Co of Dallas and South Texas Construction Co of Austin. Foreseeable traffic slowdowns are expected while frontage roads are built first to maintain flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas Highway Department
Midland-Odessa
Paul Coleman
Austin Bridge Co
Dallas
South Texas “Construction Co
Austin
Coleman
Midland
U.S. 80
Falls Injuries Report From Local Falls and Horse Incidents
Three youths were injured in falls from horses on Sunday while four people were treated in Medical Center Hospital Monday after falls. Oscar M. Valenzuela aged 17 from Route 1 suffered a broken jaw and was admitted Sunday evening in satisfactory condition. Terry Layfield, six, of 6801 North Golder, had a broken left elbow and was listed in satisfactory condition. Brian H. Ross, 15, of 4636 Locust, was treated for a left hand injury after a fall at the Boy's Club and admitted Sunday morning. Ellen L. Keel, 49, of 2108 West Eighth, treated and released for a broken right ankle from a curb fall.
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Medical Center Hospital
Oscar M. Valenzuela
Terry Layfield
Bob Layfield
North Golder
Brian H. Ross
John R. Ross
Ellen L. Keel
West Eighth
Four Injured In Mishaps Across Weekend Events
One person remained hospitalized Monday after a weekend traffic crash in Socorro New Mexico injuring Roger N Cotman 18. Others treated included Betty G Brooks 16 with wrist and leg injuries from a bicycle collision and Jimmy Morgan Jr 10 with elbow cuts after a bike hit a parked car in West 26th. Bob Harlan 40 suffered facial and shoulder injuries in a mini bike mishap on Kermit Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Center Hospital
Roger N. Cotman
Joe Tillery
Wink
Cotman
Socorro
N.M
Betty G. Brooks
Juanita Brooks
Buffalo
Wyo
Andrews Highway
Andrews
A. P. Jones
Cordova
Miss Brooks
West 26Th
Jimmy Morgan Jr
Jimmy Morgan
Truman
Kenneth J. Green
Bob Harlan
Melody Lane
Kermit Highway
Arson Suspected In Welcome Inn Bar Blaze
Fire investigators say a burglar who looted the Welcome Inn tavern on the South Side may have started the Sunday fire to cover his tracks. The 216 East Murphy site suffered heavy front damage after a 7 am blaze spotted by a passerby. rear door lock was forced and 35 cases of beer and food were missing. The cause remained undetermined Monday as investigators consider arson.
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Welcome Inn
East Murphy
Joe Bitolas
Gulf
Judge Hears Guilty Plea In Auto Theft Case
Victor Edward Wilson of 1202 West Second pled guilty in 161st District Court to automobile theft charges and received a three year probation. The May 24 theft targeted a Ruff Adders car from the 300 block of West Fifth. Wilson testified he had no prior felony conviction. state evidence came by stipulation. defense: Jerry Childs. prosecutor: John Hoestenbach.
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Victor Edward Wilson
West Second
West 13Th
West Fifth
Wilson
Jerry Childs
John Hoestenbach
Pilot Shot Before Crash Near Gonzales Texas
The pilot Eugene W. Davis, 29, was shot in the neck before a Cessna 182 crashed killing five including Lydia Morales and her family. A note reading Time went by Time to die How? Fly in the sky Goodbye signed Lydia was found in their car. Recovery was delayed by deep mud and radar loss before wreckage was removed.
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Gonzales
Tex
Justice of the Peace
E. Ray Bright Jr
Eugene W. Davis
Bright
Harlingen
Rio Grande Valley
Austin
Lydia
Lydia Morales
Joe
Air Central, Inc
Morales
Farm
Nepal
Texas Department of Public Safety
Daniel Lussy
Gonzales County
Three DWI Counts Filed Three DWI Counts Filed
Three men posted $1,000 bond and were released from Ector County jail on DWI charges. Chester Clyde Jackson, 47, stopped near Odessa on U S 385 at 10 p.m. Saturday. William Lee Hughes, 19, Lovington New Mexico, arrested near U S 80 at 2 15 a.m. Sunday. Frederick Wayne Boen, 33, Snyder, stopped on U S 385 north of the city. Bonds set by Justice of the Peace Manuel Valles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Chester Clyde Jackson
North Golder
Odessa
U.S. 385
William Lee Hughes
Lovington
N.M
U.S. 80
Frederick Wayne Boen
Snyder
City
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Valles
Two Teen-Age Girls Jailed
Ector County juvenile probation officers detained two runaway teens from Denver and Midland, aged 14 and 16, who allegedly solicited Odessa detectives for prostitution. Detectives Glover and Lindley said the unmarked car was hailed at 3:30 a.m. Sunday in East Pearl. The youths were taken into custody and to be detained for investigation.
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Ector County
Odessa
Denver
Colo
Midland
Larry Glover
Larry Lindley
East Pearl
Tax Group Sets Meet in Ector County
Ector County Taxpayers Association will meet Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. at 7807 Andrews Highway to elect a new vice chairman replacing Rita Champaco Duke who resigned for personal reasons. A proposed constitution, study committees on school funding, and a new school tax increase will be discussed.
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Ector County Taxpayers Association
Rita Champaco Duke
Duke
Andrews Highway
Cops Blamed in Slaying in Manila Well Tale
A man with 16 stab wounds crawled from a 30 foot well and accused Quezon City police of dumping victims. Richard Aburdo and two others were charged with murder of a Quezon City policeman. Manila police said Aburdo implicated officers in the killing and dumping. Police in Quezon City investigated the case while Aburdo remained under protective care.
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Manila
Quezon City
Greater Manila
Aburdo
Zaldy Vergara
Alfredo Macaba
Macabath
Vergara
All Normal At Terminal All Normal At Terminal
Air traffic was normal at Midland Odessa Air Terminal today as Continental and Texas International continued service. TI manager Gary Burke said an injunction removed TI from a threatened ground action through the Air Transport Association. Continental's W W Beene reported union pilots had agreed not to strike in Odessa area.
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Midland-Odessa
Col. Wilson Banks
Continental
Texas International
Gary Burke
Air Transport Association
W.W. Beene
Continental Airlines
Odessa
Burke
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Wreck Leaves Two Odessa Electricians Injured
Two Odessa electricians were hurt Sunday afternoon when their pickup collided with a car at Texas 302 and Loop 338. The driver James Leddy, 30, was in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital with head injuries. Passenger Bobby Schvally, 22, received lacerations to the right hand and arm. The car’s driver L C Hawkins of Andrews was uninjured. The pickup overturned twice and skidded 277 feet before stopping at the 42nd Street exit.
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Odessa
Texas 302
Loop 338
James Howard Leddy
East 13Th
Medical Center Hospital
Bobby Boyd Schvally
Jim Edington
L. C. Hawkins
Andrews
Edington
42Nd Street
Rites Pend For Victim Drowns During Fishing Trip
Loyd David Allison 61 a construction worker died when he drowned early Saturday on a fishing trip at Pandale Pecos River Services are pending at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home 300 East 67th. He was born Oct 21 1910 in Kent County and lived here since 1936. He married Ethel Sandlin in 1932 in Roscoe Survived by widow two Las Vegas New Mexico stepdaughters a son two sisters and a brother.
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Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Loyd David Allison
East 67Th
Pandale
Pecos River
Kent County
Allison
Ethel Sandlin
Roscoe
Donnie Dillion
Tessie Templeton
Las Vegas
N.M
Lonnie Dillion
Thelma Mills
West 67Th
Roy Jordan
Denver City
C.C. Allison
Sam Sheehan obituary and other funeral notices
Sam Sheehan 66 of Midland will be buried in Ridgelawn Cemetery after 1 30 p.m. services at Collinsville Community Church. He died in a Houston hospital after a short illness. Memorials go to the American Heart Association. Born January 4 1906 in Oklahoma he lived in Midland since 1958 retired in 1971 from Atlantic Richfield Co. and had worked as a right of way claims agent since 1955. Survivors include his wife of Midland three sons two daughters two brothers a sister and ten grandchildren.
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Sam Sheehan
Collinsville
Okla
Midland
Ridgelawn
Collinsville Community Church
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Atlantic Richfield
William L. Sheehan
Houston
Andrews
Patrick J. Sheehan
Leslie R. Kreps
Denton
Ernie L. Taylor
Bedford
Jess Sheehan
Loran Sheehan
Cletus
W. M. Massey
Llano
W. M
Lizzie Jo) Massey
Eden
Lake Buchanan
Church of Christ
Harold Massey
Lubbock
Marvin Massey
Janice Kelly
Mike Ellis
John H. Buie
Brisbane
Australia
Bill McMillan
Pecos
del Gene Millsap
Robert H. Breen
George Strebeck
Thomas R. Taylor
San Angelo
Louis W. Routh
Monahans
Louis Wayne Routh
Ward Memorial Hospital
Olney
Wilson-Miller Funeral Home
Cowgill
Hudson Routh
James P. Routh
Gainsville
Don W. Routh
Vallejo
Calif
Jewell McNell
Miami, Fla
Pat Beagles
Seaside
Oreg
Miguel Rodriguez
Balmorhea
Miguel
Rosa Vasquez) Rodriguez
Christ the King
Pecos Funeral Home
Thompson General Hospital
el Paso
Rodriguez
Fermin Rodriguez
Ishamel Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez
Jaimie Rodriguez
Saragosa
Olivia Tuantrevez
Nona Rodriguez
Irma Rodriguez
Mae Watson Hobbs
N. M
Griffin Funeral Home
Mae Watson
Hobbs Lea General Hospital
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Barton County
Kansas
Joplin
William Watson
D. C. Watson
Lone Star
William L. Watson
Hobbs
A. J. Chance
Monte Mayfield
Quinton Mitchell
Linda Watson
Susan Watson
A. E. Foard
Big Spring
Cap Ellison
Crosbyton
King Funeral Home
Ellison
Union County
Crosby County
Portables
N.M
Mary
John Allen
Hereford
Roy C. Hoggard
Wilbert
Muleshoe
Eldred
Lee Orie Trapp
Clovis
Mutt Melugin
Cecil Lawson
Lidge
John McDermitt
John Harvey
Mode Reed
Viola Gray
Winners Named By Saddle Club Rodeo High Point Winners List
Winners named across age divisions in the Little Britches Saddle Club Rodeo held in the Sheriff's Posse Area. Nine years and under top points Timmy Phillips and Gary Otwell. 10-12 years Danny Otwell and Tommy Matthews. 13+ Rhona Hooper and Lisa Rosser. Rutime events awarded in barrel, pole, and flag races with multiple champions including Sabrina Wilcoxson, Kelly Hinds, David Keeton, Tom m y Bryson, Cindy Letcher, Kim Bookout, and others.
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Little Britches
David Keeton
Timmy Phillips
Gary Otwell
Todd Watkins
Kelly Hinds
Troy Bryson
Sabrina Wilcoxson
Troy Thomas
Danny Otwell
Cindy Letcher
Tommy Matthews
Michelle Lee
Elaine Stone
Laurie Mayfield
Donna Mingus
Kim Bookout
Danny Mingus
Rhona Hooper
Lisa Rosser
Debbie Stone
Steve Keeton
Tommy Laughland
Sheila McGree
Rhonda Hooper
Grady Mingus
Jeanie Tucker
Shelly Pittman
Two Burglary Cases Reported With Stolen Cash and Cigarettes
Police investigated two break ins as detectives sought clues. A burglar entered Milton Hobbs's mobile home at 909 North Tom Green and fled with 50 dollars in a box, plus food and utensils. At Corynean Service Station, 3037 West Second, a window was broken and nine cartons and 64 loose packs of cigarettes were taken.
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Milton Hobbs
North Tom Green
Corynean
West Second
Odessa residents file $10,700 damage suit in district court
T. E. Pleasant sues Lola W. Holt over an April 6 Odessa auto mishap. Both Odessans. In a separate note, Orlando R. Franco age 10 of 1116 Del Rio was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital ER for a dog bite to the right thigh sustained Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
70Th District Court
T. E. Pleasant
Lola W. Holt
Orlando R. Franco
Pablo Franco
del Rio
Medical Center Hospital
Panel Approves Bob Bullock for Secretary of State
A Senate committee endorsed Bob Bullock and moved to confirm his appointment by Governor Preston Smith. Bullock, 42, argued for easy voting access and said he expected a tough Senate floor vote behind closed doors. He noted prior pressure from Lt. Gov. Barnes and aides as he pursued confirmation.
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Austin
Senate
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Midland youths injured in weekend traffic crashes
A 13 year old Midland boy Arland Morett and a 53 year old Midland woman Wilma Andrews were listed in guarded condition at Midland Memorial Hospital after two weekend traffic mishaps. Morett sustained a broken leg and cuts when his motorcycle hit a car, while Andrews suffered a fractured leg and multiple injuries when she lost control and struck a utility pole.
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Midland
Midland Memorial Hospital
Arland Morett
Mattie Moret
Wilma Andrews
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East
Dick Clark
Wreck
Carrie Dunham
Texarkana
East Funeral Home
Dunham
Joe S. Dunham
South Lincoln
Washington, Ark
Angie Graham
Ray Graham
Hobbs, N.M
Alvina A. Duran
Fort Stockton
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Duran
Memorial Hospital
Cisto Terazas Sr
Emiliana Vasquez
Candida Duran
Severiano J. Duran
Los Angeles
Laura Whahley Hobbs
Laura Whahley
Eunice
Permian General Hospital
Eunice Cemetery
Georgia
Roy Whahley
Edward Whahley
Jess Bagley
J.C. Royal
Omega
Mamie Lassister
Ruidoso, N.M
Brarney Baylston and
Haley Bagley
Tifton, A
Elmer Justus
Elmer E. Justus
Crosbyton Church of Christ
Crobyton
Clovis, N.M
Lewis Mitchell
Los Animas
Jewel Taylor
Marquette
Kan
Mary Joe Kennedy
Seminole
Billye JO Brooks Tahora
White
Billye Jo Brooks
South Lubbock
St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
Tahoka
J.Y. Thompson
Lynn County
Leo Brooks
Post
Odessa College
Juanelle Wheeler
Brownwood
Sue Townsend
Mary Baker
Morton
Mary Genevieve Baker
First Baptist Church
Morton Memorial Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
F. T. Joiner
Seagraves
First Assembly of God Church
F. T
Lillie Mae) Joiner
Lubbock’s Methodist Hospital
Seagraves Cemetery
Webb Funeral Home
Fannin County
Tatum
Leroy Joiner
Minnie Beadles
Cheryl Dugger Seminole
Cheryl Dugger
Seminole Funeral Home
Wyoming
Dave Dugger
Guy
Charles Gowan
Charla Gowan
Archie English
Sammy
Gerald Hornbeck
Greeley
Kay Riddle
Farmington
Edna Romero
Riverton
Shirley Freeman
Brooklyn
N.Y
Lonnie Brown
Charles Smith
Charles R
Choc
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Texas Electric
Marie Kinsey
Fort Worth
Methodist Church
Louie Ross
Ida Smith
Truman Smith
Marian Smith
W. J. Smith
John Stack
Yorktown
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Stack
Saddle Club
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