Payroll Checks Theft Leads to Forgery Rings
The Texas Roofing Co. payroll checks, 23 in total from 2715 Robertson, were stolen and later cashed as forgeries at three locations. Five checks totaling about 390 dollars were cashed at Tatum Grocery on Kermit Highway around 9:30 a.m. A $106 Texas Roofing check was cashed at Everybodys No 1 on South Grant at 10 a.m. A $78 check was paid at Safeway on West Clements at 3 p.m. No arrests have been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Roofing Co
Robertson
Police Department
Tatum Grocery
Kermit Highway
South Grant
Safeway
West Clements
Investigate Profitable Golf Distributorhip Ad Promised
An invitation urges readers to investigate the supposedly most profitable golf and recreational field distributorship with directions to see the ad in the Sports section or call for details.
Rings and Money Pills Among Odessa Theft Items
Thieves struck at four Odessa locations Friday and Saturday, taking diamond rings from Cande Salmon and cash from C. E. Rodgers after forcing him unconscious. A wallet and credit cards were stolen from George Carter’s car, and a bottle of nerve pills disappeared from Mrs. B. G. Wickliffe’s home after a pried door entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Cande Salmon
George Carter
East 42Nd
West 25Th
B. G. Wickliffe
West County Road
Two Hospital Issues Pass in Seminole
Seminole voters approved two measures to create a hospital district and authorize 2.75 million in bonds for a 49 bed hospital with a physical therapy unit and outpatient clinic. The project will employ 50 to 60 people and aligns with the Seminole school district boundaries. Final margins were not ready at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seminole
Ruby Frost
Eighth Street Parking Ban Challenge Seen
City council meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday will consider a proposed ordinance to ban parking on Eighth Street from County Road East to West and to add a left turn lane along the route. The poll shows mixed views from business operators and property owners along the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Street
County Road
Eastwest
City Traffic Department
McKinley Park
Pool Road
Murphy Street
Board of Survey
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Odessa ‘Jaycees
Mobil Petroleum
Odessa Gas Pipeline Co
T-25
Ector County
Man Shot During Chase Near Ozona
A chase on U S 290 east of Ozona ended when a speeding driver Hilton James Curlegh, 22, California, fled after officers shot tires. He fired at the troopers, was shot with a shotgun and taken to Shannon Hospital in San Angelo after Crockett County Hospital first. A gun was discarded. a shell clip was found, but shell use unclear. An investigation by a Highway Patrol sergeant continues.
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Ozona
Shannon Hospital
Sangelo
Highway Patrol
John Harris
Border
Glenn Sutton
U.S. 290
Ken Curtis to headline 38th Big Spring Rodeo
Actor Ken Curtis known as Festus on Gunsmoke will be the featured entertainer at the 38th Annual Big Spring Rodeo and Cowboy Reunion. Shows run 8 p.m. nightly Wednesday through Saturday in the rodeo bowl west of Big Spring on Highway 80 with calf roping and bronc riding among major events. A parade is at 4 p.m. Wednesday and a street dance at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Tickets cost 2.50 for adults and 1.50 for children.
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Big Spring
Ken Curtis
Festus
Rodeo Bowl
Highway 80
Three Odessa students named to TCU dean's list
Fort Worth staff reports three Odessa students Furman Ronald L. Peles and David R. Shafers have been named to Texas Christian University's spring dean's honor list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Odessa
Constance Furman
Ronald L. Peoples
David R. Shafer
Shave
Texas Christian University
Murder trial set for Glasscock rancher killing
Two men, Witmer Ballard of Odessa and Orville Davis of Midland, go to trial in Garden City for the December 1970 murder of Steve Currie, a Glasscock County rancher. Prosecutors claim Currie was shot in his home, his wife tied, and valuables stolen. jury selection starts Monday in district court after a venue-change request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Glasscock
Witmer Jean Ballard
Odessa
Orville Davis
Midland
Steve Currie
Currie
Dist
Ralph Caton
Odessa American Rates and Publication Details
The Odessa American publishes daily and Sunday from East 4th Street Odessa Texas 79760. Subscriptions are $2.50 per month in Odessa Ector County, $2.00 in Retail Trading Zone, 35 cents per week in all other zones. By Mail $25 per year, $13.40 per month, $7 per 3 months and $2.50 per month. Single copies 10 cents daily and Saturday, 25 cents Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas
East 4Th Street
Odessa American
Ector County
New Mexico Title Goes To 22 Year Old Miss Cornali
Michele Jeanne Cornali, 22, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George A. Cornali of Silver City, was crowned Miss New Mexico. She represents Grant County and won the talent prize, earning a $250 scholarship in addition to the $1,500 Miss America qualification. First runner-up was Keren Louise Lafferty of Albuquerque. Second runner-up Evelyn Wasson of Hobbs. Cornali is 5-4, 110 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes, and performed a semi classic solo "Love is Where You Find It."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Brown
Albuquerque
Lea County
Evelyn Elizabeth Wasson
Raymond Wasson
Hobbs
New State
Cycle Bandits Rob Rail Cash From Jonesville Truck Stop
Two young motorcycle bandits robbed the Jonesville Truck Stop at 4 30 a m taking 100 from the cash register. Attendant Clifford Nelson, who was on duty briefly, described two white males in their early 20s with one brandishing a .22 pistol and the other guiding the getaway on a nearby motorcycle. They fled north on FM 1936 after detaching the phone line and directing Nelson toward the restroom. Nelson said he could identify the suspects if seen again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesville
West Highway 80
Clifford Nelson
Nelson
Gamnes Woman Wins Honors in Texas Restaurant Group
Members of the Texas Restaurant Association named 21 top operators of the year. Recipients include Neil Fry of Abilene, Joe Mike Lang of Austin, Billy Faubion of Bryan College Station, Col. Harry Lane of Temple, Jack Bell of Corpus Christi, John Lohrweide of Dallas, and others across Texas from Fort Worth to Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Restaurant Association
Neil Fry
Abilene
Joe Mike Lang
Billy Faubion
Bryan College Station
Col
Harry Lane
Temple
Jack Bell
Corpus Christi
John Lohrweide
Dallas
A. J. Ronzello
Longview
William Waggoner
el Paso
Jon Daniel
Fort Worth
FE. C. Porterfield
Galveston
Walter Lewis
Houston
W. M. Cromer
Lubbock
Albert Totah
Victoria
Aubrey Anthony
Wichita Falls
R. J. Lee
Amarillo
Bessie Sample
Donald Crain
Beaumont
Carl Best
San Angelo
Marky Sellers
San Antonio
Dan Sanfilippo
Edinburg
A. F. Barton
Waco
Diseases Reported By Ector County Health Dept
The Ector County Health Department logged last week in Odessa 57 upper respiratory infections and 39 tonsillitis cases. Measles totaled 11, with nine sore throats and eight mumps. Strep throat counted three, chicken pox two, venereal disease two, and pneumonia one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County Health Department
Odessa
Obituary notices from Kermit and Monahans region
Multiple death notices and funeral details from Kermit Monahans and Ranger areas. Raymond Hallard 74 of West 10th died today. services at Rix Funeral Home Chapel with burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Ava Lou Donaghey 58 of Kermit died Saturday. survivors include children and church member at First Baptist. Jose Torres 84 of Monahans died. funeral in Grandfalls Catholic Church. J L Isabell 68 of Ranger died Friday. Services today in Ranger. Aubry Linden Chaney 52 of Royalty died Friday. funeral today Grandfalls Union Church with burial at Jones Cemetery Utopia. Survivors listed for each.
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Raymond Hallard
West 10Th
Rix Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Medical Center Hospital
Coleman
Perla
Robert E. Jones
Monahans
Joe Smith
del Rio
H. L. Hallard
Pecos
Kermit
Ava Lou Donaghey
South Ash
Hale Center
First Baptist Church of
Jose Torres
Ward Memorial Hospital
Grandfalls
Mexico
Luz
Eliza Valenzuela
Jesus Torres
Watsonville
Calif
Trinidad Torres
Artesia
N.M
Hammond Funeral Home
J. L. Isabell
Aubry Linden Chaney
City Traffic Mishaps Injure Three Persons
Early Saturday two people were slightly injured when a car ran off South Muskingum, struck a post and hit three cars at an auto sales lot. Enrique Hignosos, 23, lost control at 79 South Muskingum, hitting a pole and three cars before overturning. Hector Ruiz, 17, and a passenger were treated and released. In a separate hit and run on West 10th at North Belmont, James Anthony Hendrick, 20, attempted a left turn and was rear ended by Joe Donald Aleman, 24, injuring Betty Jo Hendrick, 18, who was treated and released.
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South Muskingum
Enrique Hignosos
Catsclaw
Laon
Hignosos
Hector Ruiz
Monahans
Medical Center Hospital
West 10Th
North Belmont
James Anthony Hendrick
Joe Donald Aleman
North Hancock
Hendrick
Betty Joe Hendrick
Elihih
West County
Francisco Olivas Saucedo
South Anderson
Marvin Leonard Wit
Cambridge
North Grant
Alfred Elray Clay
Jeeler
Willard Wilson Jr
Lovingten
N. M
Elaine Wright Roberson
Damaar
North Alleghaney
Bertha John‘ston Medley
Tom Green
Anna L. Dawson
Blossom
Winnifred Dean Porter
North
Sam Houston
John Scott Campbell
Salinas
Andrews Highway
Eloise J. Cummings
Patton
Albert Lee Huddleston
North Texas
Top Notch Auto Sales
Maisr
District Court Divorces and Hospital Records Summary
District Court grants divorces in multiple pairs including Ruby Rowe and James Rowe, Melba McKelvy and Connie McKelva, among others. Medical Center Hospital lists numerous admitted and discharged patients on June 10 and June 18, with several births and a string of traffic accidents across city blocks resulting in minor to major damage and some injuries.
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District Court
Ruby Rowe
James W. Rowe
Melba Jean McKelvy
Connie Luther McKelva
William Rankin Masterson
Marianne Masterson
Gay Turner
J.C. Turner Jr
Teressa Gail Garland
James Ernest Garland
Kathy Ann Weaver
Rodner Dale Weaver
June Hudson
Robert Hudson
Clara Lynn Robinson
Bill Robinson
Geraldine Melton
Waymon
Clyde Melton
Margaret Levan Brannon
Jere Donald Brannon
Medical Center Hospital
Onie
Moore
Try B. Slaughter
Roy Sc. Williamson
Georgia N. Campbell
Augusta J. Tanner
Randall M. LaBruyere
I Dsadore Ireland
Sherry Ann Nicks
Vickey Sue Winkler
Jacky Spaugh
Larry J. Ferguson
Shirley A. Anderson
Pearl C. Arrington
Victoria E. Butler
George Clary
Albert R. Wheat
Fred Schweltman
Bertha C. Flores
Clara Williamson
Lourdea Tijerina
Charles Stanford
Andy Carr
Janet Warren
Billy Mickle
Melba Everett
Jerry D. Lefevre
Kathleen Fain
Stanley Cooper
Gayla S. McDonald
Anita R. Gomez
Rebecca Valdez
James R. Osborne
Terry Barberousse
Ralph T. Whitley
Glenda Laury
Philip Ambrose
Martin Ochoa
Dr. Side Paredes
Petroleum
Tommy Loyd Nicks
East Ith
Walter E. Winkler
Wilson
Recruiter to Visit Dallas Army Station for WAC Info
Captain Sue Walton of the Women's Army Corps will be at the U S Army Recruiting Station at 322 North Texas Wednesday and Thursday to answer questions about W A C officers programs for interested young ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Walton
Women's Army Corps
Dallas
U.S. Army
Women’s Army Corps
Army
North Texas
Area Students Cited for Academic Honor at Hardin-Simmons
Odessans Larry Wolz and Marilyn Cole are on the spring academic honor rolls at Hardin-Simmons University. Also listed are James R. Compton and Donna Reese of Midland, Debra Gregory of Andrews, Denise Irby of Hobbs New Mexico, and Bill Vermillion of Eunice New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Larry Wolz
Marilyn Cole J
Hardin-Simmons University
James R. Compton
Donna Reese
Midland
Debra Gregory F
Andrews
Denise Irby
Hobbs
N.M
Bill Vermilllion
Eunice, N.M
Fort Worth student named TCU graduate assistant
Odessan Fred Arnold Wernh Jr, pursuing a history M A, has been appointed a graduate assistant for the coming term at Texas Christian University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Fred Arnold Wernh Jr
Texas Christian University
Local clubs and venues schedule for the evening
NOON Odessa Kiwanis Inn of the Golden Wear Ballroom. NOON Chaparral Toastmasters Sands Restaurant. 7 P.M. Wildcat Toastmasters Sands Restaurant. 7:30 P.M. Evening Optimist Club Branding Iron. 7:30 P.M. CAP XV Headquarters CAP Hdqtrs Building at Motor County Airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Chaparral Toastmasters
Sands Restaurant
Optimist Club
the Branding Iron
CAP Ae XV
CAP
Motor County
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Odessa High School
University of Texas At Austin
L-R
Steve Stratton
Ethe
Sybert
Billy Prescott
Leland McCain
Allen McCain
David Jenkins
David Brown
Billy Casper
Jim Nettles
Red Cross
Mpouos Cobbies
Sbiccas
Fanefares
Bankamericard
Py Price
Dous
John R. Brave
John
Circulation Department
New Mexico
Michele Jeanne Cornali
Gamnes
Rereliy Whitamaker
Eagle Pass
Becky
The
Shome
Tommy Chane
Jackie
U.S. Air Force
Nevada
Raymond Chaney
Grandfells
Cecil Keyes
Don Hill
Ora Hartman
California
Addie Guess
WAC
Odoessa
Wildcat Toastmasters
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