League of Women Voters plans Odessa political rally
The Odessa League of Women Voters expands its voters guide and hosts a July 19 rally for top state and national candidates at the County Auditorium, following similar events in Lubbock and Midland. Telegrams invite leading office seekers. 65 candidates answered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
League of Women Voters
Ector County
LWV
Charles Jones
Voters ‘Service Committee
League
Lubbock
Midland
Two Large Damage Suits Filed In District Court
Two damage suits totaling 162500 were filed in District Court. H B Dubberly, as next friend of Leroy Flicking, 13, seeks 125000 from Humble Pipeline Co for injuries after a May 14 hit while crossing to catch a school bus. A B Bewley requests 37500 from Edwin G Sellers for injuries to Norma Bewley, 23, from a April 4 crash at Whitaker and Tenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Dubberly
Leroy Flicking
Humble Pipeline Co
N. Center
E. Eighth
Dubberly
Humble
A. B. Bewley
Edwin G. Sellers
N. Whitaker
W. Tenth
Bewley
Norma Bewley
Services Today For Paul Richey
Funeral services for Paul D. Richey 51 of Odessa will be held in Hubbard Funeral Home chapel at 5 30 p m Rev Edwin Parker officiating burial in Odessa Cemetery Richey died Tuesday in Phoenix after a heart attack He was office manager for Dixilyn Drilling Co and lived in Odessa a year He is survived by his widow Mary and three daughters Alva Juanita Betty and Mrs Richard Byrd all of Washington DC Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are named from Odessa Tulsa Fort Worth Dallas and other cities all employees of Dixilyn Drilling Co and various friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard Funeral Home
Paul D. Richey
Hilltop Drive
Edwin Parker
Odessa
Richey
Phoenix
Ariz
Dixilyn Drilling Co
Methodist Church
Mary Richey
Alva Juanita Richey
Betty Pauline Richey
Richard E. Byrd
Washington, D. C
R. L. Blakney
J. W. Booth
M. O. Boring Jr
J. C. Coonce
A. Dishough
T. A. Pickering
Cliff Allen
Bert
B. C. Fuqua
Dallas
S. T. Lillard
van Nuys
Calif
E. F. Lillard
Mansfield
Tex
D. R. Richey
Los Angeles
Cecil Coluille
Midland
Fred Thomason
C. L. McNair
Decatur
Marco Hill
Hillsboro
Lubbock strengthens hold on second with Amarillo win
Lubbock Hubbers beat Amarillo 7-6 to widen their second place lead in the West Texas New Mexico League as Borger and Lamesa cleared a night off with a double header. Clovis widened its lead by routing Abilene 10-4 while Albuquerque beat Pampa 5-2 behind Jerry Folkman’s pitching and two key double plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lubbock
Hubbers
Borger
Amarillo
Lamesa
Berger
Clovis
Abilene
Albuquerque
Pampa
Jerry Folkman
Max Molberg
Flenniken Tops Patrol in Police Target Shoot
Patrolman V. S. Flenniken posted the high score at the Odessa Midland Air Terminal police target range Thursday with 85 points. Inspector Joe Cawthon reported the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flenniken
V. S. Flenniken
Odessa-Midland Air Terminal
Joe Cawthon
Theft Suspects Caught By Cops Here After Race
Two Odessa men Clem Flanagan 58 and James Nanny 40 were charged with felony theft in Pecos County after officers nabbed them in the 500 block on East Second Street following a brief chase. A patrol car involved in the arrest crashed after another vehicle made an illegal left turn. The third suspect fled and remained at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Pecos County
Clem Edward Flanagan
E. Fourth
James N. Nanny
Hillcrest
Hal Black
T. B. Lay
Hancock
L.E. Brown
S. Nelson
Odessan Leader Reflects On China Visit At Rotary
C W Rankin longtime China educator told the Odessa Rotary Club in the Lincoln Hotel that the U S let the Chinese down. He criticized Gen Marshall’s postwar call to unite with the Communists and the Formosa blockade that kept Nationalist forces from fighting in their own land. Rankin said illiteracy promotes communist tendencies and that Chinese people are basically good while noting Sun Yat sen’s patriotism and socialist leanings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Odessa Rotary Club
C. W. Rankin
University of Sunchow
Lincoln Hotel
United States
George C. Marshall
Chiark Kai-shek
Formosa
Korea
Rankin
Sun Yat-sen
Suit For Damages Lodged Here Today
Sid ney W Bates files a $10025 suit in the District Court against the Texas Employers Insurance Association appealing a State Industrial Accident Board award. Bates says his left foot was injured on Feb 16 while working for Davidson Drilling Co Inc 30 miles west of Odessa, crippling his left leg and work ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney W. Bates
Texas Employers Insurance Association
State Industrial Accidents Board
Bates
Davidson Drilling Co. Inc
Odessa
Roughneck Is Charged With Lead Pipe Attack
Odessa man R J Stone 35 admitted beating brothers Ned H Barfield 38 and Hampton H Barfield 36 with a lead pipe at 1421 E Fourth about 530 PM. The Barfields suffered severe head lacerations and were treated at Medical Center Hospital. Stone was charged with aggravated assault in Justice of Peace M Newman’s court and later confessed. Cause of the fight remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Justice of Peace
M. Newman
Ned H. Barfield
Hampton H. Barfield
Midland Carpenter
Medical Center Hospital
R. J. Stone
Moody
Wheat farmers to face no federal acreage or quota limits
Washington reports Secretary Brannan will allow next year's wheat plantings to proceed with no direct acreage allotments or marketing quotas. The 1953 goals will guide production, likely below the near record 1952 crop, while officials keep emergency reserves and note wheat could substitute for other grains when supplies lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Charles F. Brannan
Department
Brannan
Party Leadership Refuses to Step Down Amid Tensions
A political dispute unfolds as party leaders reject relinquishing command, warning of lasting friction and opposition. The text notes overwhelming support at two statewide conventions and cites a copied 1948 letter from Ethel K. Holcomb to Zweifel and a related carbon copy from Creager to Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel K. Holcomb
Zweifel
Sweifel
Creager
Porter
Summer Uniforms Cool the Police in New Shift
Police officers switch to light tan summer uniforms replacing heavier blue attire. The lighter material aims to provide comfort during hot weather as officers begin their seasonal duties.
Engineers Sought In Permian Basin For Foreign Duty
Texas Employment Commission in Dallas announces overseas engineering recruitment for the U S Corps of Engineers. In Odessa on June 25 and 26 a representative will interview qualified civilians for overseas postings in Europe Alaska Japan and the Caribbean. Salaries range 2950 to 9600 annually or 2133 to 333 hourly with family restrictions and age rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corps of Engineer
Odessa
T. J. Teter
Texas Employment Commission
Dallas
U. S. Corps of Engineer
Europe
Alaska
Japan
Caribbean
Teter
Willie T. Reaves
West Lindberg
Reaves
European
Pacific
Wage Bill Rejected by French Senate
The French senate voted 137 to 121 against Premier Antoine Pinay's sliding scale wage bill. The measure, already approved by the National Assembly, would become law automatically if the lower house approves by an absolute majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Antoine Pinay
National Assembly
Sweden and Russia in tense note exchange over Catalina shootdown
The Swedish cabinet reviews Moscow’s note denying Sweden’s account of the Catalina incident. Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky handed the Russian message to Swedish Envoy Sohlman in Moscow. Sweden maintains the Catalina was unarmed and over international waters when it was shot down, while Russia claims it violated 12 mile territorial waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Rolf Sohlman
Moscow
Baltic Sea
Flames and Smoke Heavily Damage Home In Odessa
Heavy fire and smoke damaged the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Purcell at 1101 Blue Bonnet Thursday evening after flames rose from the kitchen. Firemen answered the 6 45 p m alarm and believe a wiring short in the refrigerator sparked the blaze. A baby sitter, Mrs. Loemie Jones of 312 S Hancock, reported the fire. No one was injured. Purcell is assistant manager of Everybody's Grocery No 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Purcell
Blue Bonnet
Loemie Jones
S. Hancock
Purcell
Everybody’s Grocery No. 1
County Court records show marriages licenses issued
County Court lists marriages for O H Bennie and Sara Nan Anderson, Jerry Russell Glass and Jane Marcella Gorrell, Ralph Walton Dearley and Inga Tallmadge Davidson. District Court docket records include divorce suits Roy Phillips vs Mamie Dell Phillips J W Banta vs Bertha Allen Banta Edward C Brannon vs Ethel Jean Brannon. Civil suits feature H W Dubberly vs Humble Pipeline Co and damages suits A B Bewiey vs Edwin G Sellers Sidney W Bates vs Texas Employers Insurance Association. Medical Center Hospital admitted patients listed for June 19 and dismissals, with births recorded at Perry Drury Lane Patton Drive and other addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Bennie
Sara Nan Anderson
Jerry Russell Glass
Jane Marcella Gorrell
Ralph Walton Dearley
Inga Tallmadge Davidson
Roy Phillips
Mamie Dell Phillips
J. W. Banta
Bertha Allen Banta
Edward C. Brannon
Ethel Jean Brannon
H. W. Dubberly
Humble Pipeline Co
A. B. Bewiey
Edwin G. Sellers
Sidney W. Bates
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Industrial Accident Board
Medical Center Hospital
J. W. Glover
B. B. Strahan
T. E. Perry
Elmer Westbrook
Joan Hayes
Molly Mee
R. S. Burns
Pat Miller
W. P. Gatlin
G. E. Shelton
Rum
Ronnie Miller
T. A. Ham
I. H. Fisher
T. L. Sneake
R. L. Sheeks
J. G. Robinson
Minnie Phillips
Government scraps plan to relax building bans
Washington June 20 The government scrapped its plan to relax construction restrictions set for July 1 amid a steel strike cutting military and civilian output. National Production Administration head Henry H. Fowler said easing curbs on home construction and recreation sites must be postponed indefinitely as CIO Steel workers led by Phillip Murray strike began June 2, shortly after the Supreme Court voided Truman steel seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry H. Fowler
National Production Administration
Phillip Murray
CIO
U. S. Supreme Court
Truman
Truman Moves to Expand Marine Corps Power and Independence
A bill to enlarge the Marine Corps and give its commandant a voice on the Joint Chiefs of Staff sailed through both houses by unanimous vote. It would allow permanent peacetime growth to 400000 personnel, three divisions and three air wings, and reduce Navy influence over Marine affairs while keeping independence in size and organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Marine Corps
Truman
Stalin
Congress
Sen
Douglas
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
Sens. Long
D-La
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
House Armed Services Committee
Long
Navy
Air Force
Army
Joint Chiefs
Charges of Robbery Lodged in Odessa
Charges of robbery by assault were filed against Jessie Coy Kimbrough, 27, of Midland in the Fort Worth strong-arm robbery. Kimbrough allegedly took $380 from inside a shoe worn by a Fort Worth resident on a west Odessa street last Friday. Justice of the Peace M Newman set no bond at noon. He was arrested Thursday by Midland officers and returned for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Coy Kimbrough
Fort Worth
K. D. Wilhite
Kimbrough
Odessa
Justice of Peace
M. Newman
Midland
Livestock Market Weakens at Midland Auction
At Midland Livestock Auction Co sale on Thursday cattle declined 50 cents to 2.00 per hundred from last week. A run of 257 head offered with few choice cattle. Calves and yearlings cleared at 25 to 30 dollars, 16 to 25 for commons. Cow prices 19 to 21, mediums 16 to 19, canners 10 to 16. Bulls 19 to 24.50. Stocker steer calves sold at 27, 31, and heifer calves 25 to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Livestock Auction Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Memphis
Tenn
Buddie Peeler
Inez
South
Federal District Court
Peelers
West Memphis
Ark
Carmelita Ramona Timmer
California
The
Paul Richey
Odessan
Roughneck
Permian Basin
Jin
Perry
E. 14Th
S. McE Wany
Drury Lane
Glover
Patton Drive
P’ Strahan
BE. Bunch
N. Golder
L. Williams
N. Hancock
Ae Ieel
Solitaires
Cwelers
Odessa, Texas
Itan
T. L. Miller’s
Kentucky
McKesson & Robbins
New York
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!