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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1954
Page
11
The defense and prosecution present divergent accounts of a fatal shooting at a hospital visit. Hampton, linked to an alleged relationship with Miss Long, describes a struggle over a pistol that ended with Everhart wounded and the assailant tackled by others.
Sheriff Earnest Broughton and local law enforcement uncovered a marijuana field near Odessa. The plants valued at about 20 000 dollars were to be harvested in August. A man linked to the grow was tracked from Worthmore and Albuquerque, with family hardship cited as motive amid a rising national pattern the National Narcotics Educational Foundation warns increases drug use and related dangers.
Reeves County announces assistance programs for residents amid rising concerns. Officials outline aid options, eligibility, and contact points for families facing hardship. Community centers will coordinate services and distribute resources to those in need.
A Fort Worth court reviews a burglary sentence as the appeal proceeds. The case involves a defendant identified in court records with references to Homer and deputy sheriff Ro Stark. Proceedings continue as the appeal moves forward from the previous prison term.
Odessan was knocked unconscious and injured but unhurt. The truck overturned this afternoon as Odessan and another man rode inside. Petrey, 47, was admitted to Medical Center Hospital for observation after reporting chest and shoulder pain. X rays showed no broken bones.
Odessa City Council studied a proposal to ban parking in the 100 block of East and West Second for a half block to ease traffic at Second and Grant. The motion to table passed unanimously after pleas from several businessmen. council warned action may come later.
Jimy Richardson, an Anderson County man, is set for execution shortly after midnight for raping an 11 year old girl. A first trial was overturned over prosecutorial inflammatory statements and a second trial occurred in Freestone County. The victim testified she was awakened July 18 1952 and forced to a garden where she was beaten and raped. The Pardons Board had no hearings scheduled.
Secretary Benson toured Pennsylvania State University farm buildings and, in a light moment with a photographer, demonstrated milking a cow by squeezing an udder and squirting milk from about 15 feet away.
Thomas J. Pitts of Odessa serves on the Trustees' Committee to recommend a new college president as President Thomas H. Taylor plans retirement next year. A West Texas member, J Howard Hodge of Midland, also serves on the committee.
The scale model of Odessa's Bonham Junior High, under construction in Northeast Odessa, will be entered in a national architectural exhibit in Atlantic City next spring. Architects Wilson Patterson and Associates of Fort Worth prepared the model for the 24 classroom building project costing just over a million dollars including site and fees. The facility will house gym auditorium cafeteria library and offices with future addition potential.
Initial plans from the State Highway Department propose a Grant Avenue underpass near Second to Pearl streets with four traffic lanes and service loading on both sides. The project hinges on right of way acquisition and bond financing with likely city and county cost sharing, and local voters may decide funding. The plan favors Grant Avenue for economical crossing and parking along side service roads to reduce property damage.
The wife Kyoko Batchelor of Cpl. Claude Batchelor of Kermit Texas says she plans to stay in Japan and not travel to the United States until his court martial concludes. Batchelor, a former Korean War prisoner, is being held at Fort Sam Houston San Antonio on charges of collaborating with the enemy.
The Keep Odessa Ahead campaign wraps up Thursday after noon led by C C Gibbs with 25 workers. The drive aims for 65 000 and 62 500 has been tallied, officials expect the goal will be reached.
In Chicago the stockyard district youths broke into a high school and swam in the school pool last night. Ten police squads rounded them up and they were all referred to juvenile authorities.
District Court: Diveres suit filed William Haswood versus Bredvart Haxword. Mars Roberts v National Life and Accident Insurance Co. for 31000 loss of use of hand and leg. County Court: marriage licenses issued for multiple couples including Watters and Campbell. Kalenak and Pitt. Horton and Franklin. Daston and Ruper. Medical Center: patients admitted June 22 and several names listed. births and discharges noted. local individuals named.
L. P. Fort running for county judge lists campaign expenditures in PAMPA Texas. An entry shows Miscellaneous for new soles and heels for shoes amounting to $3.50.
Rain-laden clouds drenched El Campo Tuesday with 2.72 inches in under an hour, the heaviest statewide. knee-deep water surfaced on streets but damage was limited as soil absorbed most moisture. Deputy Wilbur Hensley noted some cotton crop damage while lighter showers scattered across Texas. by Wednesday the weather largely cleared.
In Seoul on June 23 a sweeping blaze tore through a crowded market district, sending smoke and alarms through the center of the city as responders fought the flames amid chaos.
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